A change we don't need travel agency story from Lawrence
The column reflects on Maupintour founder Tom Maupin and the growth of Maupintour Travel Service, contrasting it with a failed USPS airline ticketing plan. It lauds local enterprise, notes headquarters in Lawrence, and mocks delays of postal ticket delivery in favor of established agencies and personal service.
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Lawrence
Varsity Theater
Tom Maupin
Downs Travel
Maupintour
New York
Cadillac
The
Travel Agencies of America
Maupin
Neil Mecaskey
First National Bank
Maupintour Travel Service
Young Tom
U.S. Postal Service
America
United Airlines
Braniff
Kennedy Doctrine and Cuba Crisis Reflected in Sober View
The piece credits John F Kennedy with bold leadership during the Cuban missile crisis and warns of Soviet pilots and missiles near the U S. It notes Russia using Cuba for training while Africa fights in Ethiopia and criticizes White House policy as weak on protecting the canal. The tone urges forceful response over appeasement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Havana
White House
Massachusetts
Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
Africa
Ethiopia
Cuba
Panama Canal
This Day in History February 18 1978 Highlights
Notable events include Jefferson Davis sworn in as Confederate president in 1861 and Iwo Jima battle beginning in 1945. Birthdays listed for Nikolai Podgorny, Andres Segovia, and Dane Clark. Thought for today quotes J G Holland on self-disgrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Davis
Montgomery
Ala
Nikolai Podgorny
Andres Segovia
Dane Clark
J. G. Holland
Journal World rates and publication details listed
The Journal World of Lawrence Kansas 1854 to 1952 lists editor W C Simons and the Word Company as the publisher. It provides subscription rates by carrier and mail for Douglas and surrounding counties, other Kansas counties, Kansas City area, and nationwide, with second class postage paid and AP affiliation.
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W.C. Simons
Word Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kaw
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Lawrence, Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulation
The
Associated Press
Beyond Failure How to Cure a Neurotic Society
Frank Goble argues that value oriented education and character building can reform society. He critiques Freudian and welfare driven theories, promotes personal responsibility, and notes growing support for traditional discipline amid crime and social decay. The piece endorses Goble’s book as a corrective to liberalism and social malaise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowles
America
John Ruskin
Frank Goble
D.B. Milliken Corp
Thomas Jefferson Research Center
Pasadena
Goble
Letters to the editor greet snow-cleared sidewalks
Lawrence letter carriers thank residents for clearing walks during a heavy snow. They note deliveries were hampered on February 13 despite many carriers still trying to reach customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
Lawrence
Kan
K.C
Topeka
Baldwin
Atchison
Byron L. Jones
National Association of Letter Carriers
Effort to calm farmers under Carter backfires in White House
President Carter faced farmer groups at the White House meeting with the American Agriculture Movement accusing him of a survival of the fittest stance amid farm policy critics. Alan Grant of the Farm Bureau signaled broad agreement with administration plans, while the Movement prepared a new Washington march to protest. Sam Brown, facing Pep Campaign changes, hints at leaving the Peace Corps and reshaping his career amid pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter
American Agriculture Movement
White House
Alan Grant
Farm Bureau Federation
Secretary of Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Stuart Eizenstat
National Wool Growers’ Assn
Mr. Carter
Sam Brown
Peace Corps
Colorado
Brown
Action
Woodrow Wilson Scholars named 19 Kansas seniors
Old home town Russell Merrill of Lawrence among 19 K0 seniors named as Woodrow Wilson Scholar designates. Progress on funding cleared so work on the new Lawrence municipal swimming pool could start. Francis Heller KU official notes Selective Service rules would cut graduate study prospects amid shortages. Draft age limit is 24. Vietnam War era pressures cited by educators. Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant listed 3,300 employees with 140 cutback as Vietnam War demands production. Also notes KU open house at Rose Morgan home in 1953 and PTA officer changes. heavy winter snow recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Merrill
Lawrence
Woodrow Wilson
Francis Heller
Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant
Exodus of mental patients wounds cities and budgets
State governments have largely emptied mental institutions in a slow exodus. Thousands released end up in garages, flop houses, or boarded in unregulated facilities, with $157 monthly welfare for each. Critics cite few screenings, profit-minded operators, and rising per-patient costs, while some states faced violent outcomes and rising crime linked to discharged patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Illinois
Chicago
St. Elizabeth's Mental Hospital
Washington, D.C
Ronald Reagan
California
Ilinois
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U.N
U Thant
Henry Kissinger
Chou Enlai
Peking
Anthony Crosland
Journal- World
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Dolph Simons Sr
Bill Mayerse
Ralph Gage
Robert Nordykese
van A. Kempin
Jack Starkey
David Ward
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Indianapolis
Beatrice Bowles
American Institute of Character Education
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Good Housekeeping
Miami
Charles Bronson
Rowa
Delpha Badger
Rt. 2
Woodlawn
Wesley Williams
Williams
Woodlawn Pto
Carol Howard
Lyons
J-W
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
SRS
ADC
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Old Home Town
Rose Morgan
H. Russell Seacat
Kansas Electric Power Co
Emporia
James Wright
George Pickens
Louise Wilks
Wiley Wilson
Woodlawn Pta
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Barbara Blum
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