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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1973
Page
2
The Lawrence Daily Journal World announces staff roles including Editor Dolph C. See Jr and Publisher Bill May. It lists subscription rates by carrier and mail, with prices ranging from 12.42 to 20 dollars per year and notes publication details and AP affiliation.
The Journal World presents its pledge to accurate fair reporting and separate editorial opinion. It upholds citizens rights regardless of race creed or economic status and aims to expose dishonesty in public affairs while supporting community improvement projects.
The Topeka debate questions capping enrollments at Kansas University and Kansas State to aid smaller private colleges. lawmakers argue against restricting state schools, noting open door admissions benefit all Kansas high school graduates and uphold the state’s strongest asset.
The Lawrence Sertoma Club will distribute copies of the American Declaration of Independence to local junior high students during Tuesday school assemblies as part of Freedom Week. The program, honored with a National Freedoms Foundation Award of Merit, gains added meaning as Vietnam POWs return home, underscoring loyalty and freedom.
The author reflects on Texas history and myth from oil booms to 20th century development. He notes the Texas mystique, railroading, philanthropy, and legends like the Lone Ranger, contrasting past rugged ambition with modern consolidation, taxation, and urban growth. The piece laments Texas losing its rough edge to affluence.
Washington whispers describe two White House aides moving to private life as part of a Nixon plan to Republicanize a Democratic capital. Colson will join Morin Dickstein Shapiro and Galligan while Walker opens Charls E. Walker and Associates a block from the White House.
Washington reports the Concorde SST plight with most airlines dropping options and a London summit debating the jet's fate. An idea emerges to create a slower double capacity plane to reduce costs and sonic boom concerns, possibly naming it Concorde 747.
The Biaggi campaign gains momentum among Jewish and lower middle class voters amid fear among liberals. A Bronx meeting showcased Orthodox support while Beame remains his main electoral rival with calls for frugality and crime focus.
On February 17, 1801 the House elected Jefferson after an electoral tie with Burr. Other historical notes include Miles Standish named captain in 1621, first U S gas illumination in Baltimore 1871, sardine canning in 1876, King Albert’s death in 1934, Eniwetok landing in 1944, Goldwater Cuba blockade speech, Vietnam offensive, Hughes move to Nicaragua, and birthdays of Truman-related figures. Governor Wallace visits Alabama Sports Hall of Fame after prostate surgery.
A letter responds to a Journal-World call inviting readers to become laureates. The writer jokes about the urge to write verse and the uncertain honor of winning, mentioning friends who teased about the Oxford Road designation.
The R. J. Reynolds Co. will withdraw television ads showing a cowboy luring girls to cigars. Senators Magnuson and Cook said the company removed the ads amid criticism that little cigars imitate cigarettes. Lorillard’s Omega ads were also ordered dropped.
The Lawrence school system won approval of its pay as you go plan which could fund a new elementary school by next year. Kansas University officials backed reciprocal education agreements and the Board of Regents supported the move. Kenneth McDonald, 50, a Topeka businessman, was killed in a Kansas Turnpike auto accident near Topeka.
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