Scars from terrorism and the threat of blackmail
Journal-World editorials discuss the lasting trauma of terrorism and captivity, citing Walter Laqueur’s Terrorism. He argues terror’s core is blackmail that destroys dignity and security, and notes how democratic leaders compromise to save lives, spawning further terror. The piece links home burglary fear to broader lawlessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Laqueur
International Research Council
Center For Strategic and International Studies
Institute of Contemporary History
London
Laqueur
Christo eyes Kansas City sidealysis with cloth sidewalk plan
Controversial artist Christo seeks about 40000 to cover Loose Park sidewalks with strawed nylon. Critics recall his Valley Curtain near Rifle Colorado and a long cloth fence in Monterey California, noting past projects failed and funding may come from private arts groups without tax money.
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Aman
Christo
Loose Park
Kansas City
Rifle
Colo
Monterey
Calif
Colorado
California
Contemporary Art Society
Missouri Arts Council
Kan
Arts
Valley
West Coast
House talks reveal liberal drift and budget restraint
Two brief House floor speeches reflect a shift in party mood as Carroll Hubbard Jr. and Abner Mikva voice concerns over consumer regulation and middle income tax relief. The era of aggressive liberal domestic policy fades as Carter’s welfare and health priorities falter under committee resistance and political bargaining.
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Washington
America
Carroll Hubbard Jr
D-Ky
Carroll Hubbard
Hubbard
Congressional Record
The
New Republic
Reader
Carter
Consumer Protection Agency
Consumer Agency
Rep
Abner J. Mikva
D-Nl
Evanston
Democratic Study Group
Caucus
House Liberals
Congress
Mikva
Democratic Congress
Jimmy Carter
Journal World Publication and Rates Notice
The Journal World, Lawrence Kansas, established in 1854, edited by W C Simons from 1891 to 1952, operates daily except Sunday. Subscription rates include car tier $2.75 monthly, $33 yearly. mail in Douglas and nearby counties $8.63 yearly, in Kansas counties and Kansas City area $23.81 yearly, elsewhere in U S $24 yearly. Second class postage paid at Lawrence. Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation and Associated Press.
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W.C. Simons
Word Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kon
Cartier
Douglas
Kansas
Kanaae City
United States
Lawrence, Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulation
The
Associated Press
Ford Talks With Confidence About Life After Office
Jerry Ford appears upbeat and at ease during a Los Angeles speech to a religious congress, citing good health and broad friendships after leaving the White House. He remains partisan yet supportive of Carter, criticizes congressional overreach on foreign policy, and outlines plans for golf, speeches, and a possible 1980 campaign as he pursues a new golf‑course home and a forthcoming book.
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Los Angeles
Jerry Ford
Congress
White House
Washington
Carter
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Israel
State Kissinger
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Ford
Scotland
St. Louis
Kansas
Kansas State
Florida
California
Jimmy
Fidelity of White House Planning Blamed for Coal Strike
Washington reports credit a missed warning from April that severe coalfield troubles would arrive by winter. The Carter administration focused on Panama Canal treaties, neglecting long and short term coal contingency planning, leaving Congress and coal states pressing for intervention as the strike escalated.
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Washington
White House
Landod Butler
Butler
Carter
Senate
Carter White House
Oval Office
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Sen
Jennings Randolph
West Virginia
Randolph
Panama
Ray Marshall
University of Texas
Marshall
The President's Best Friend Bert Lance Holds Dual Passports
A dubious diplomatic passport X-000065 grants Bert Lance, noted as the President's Best Friend, unusual access. The column links Lance to Bank of Credit and Commerce and Financial General Bank, suggesting influence over Arab funds and Washington banks, with investigations and testimonies unfolding.
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Washington
United States of America
Carter
State Department
Vance
Bert Lance
Bert
Federal Reserve
J. William Miller
London
Pakistan
Middle East
Agha Hasan Abedi
Bank of Credit and Commerce
Financial General Bank
Washington, D.C
Georgia Bank
Financial General
U.S
Henry
Eugene Metzger
Judith Miller
New York Times
Metzger
Robert Bloom
Atlanta
Bloom
Lance
SEC
Stanley Sparkin
Clark Clifford
Victor Posner
David Begelman
Mideast
Lance Case
Cono Namaroto
John Kenny
Richard Beckler
Jack Stephens
Butcher Brothers
Tennessee
C and S
Araby
Oval Office
Georgia
Calhoun Bank
Douglas County funds approve drought wells repair plan
The Douglas County Commission approved using county funds to repair wells to aid drought relief. Broken Arrow Elementary near 27th and Louisiana was set to be ready this fall. KU defeated K-State 80 78 in basketball at Manhattan. The city issued 14 million dollars in revenue bonds to finance water department expansion. Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy starred at Patee Theater and Judy Garland appeared at the Granada in a double bill.
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Douglas County Commission
Broken Arrow
27Th
Louisiana
Roger Pine
Lawrence
Robert Taft
Taft
Kansas Historical Society
Kansas Territory
K-State
Manhattan
Water Department
Edgar Bergen
Ventriloquist
Charlie McCarthy
Patee Theater
Granada
Fanny Brice
Allan Jones
Judy Garland
Letters about whales and conservation
Kari Pajudan writes to the Journal-World praising a National Geographic show on whales. He notes sad scenes of a baby whale dying and hunting by harpoons, but emphasizes hopeful efforts to save whales and urges public help for these large intelligent sea creatures.
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Journal-World
National Geographic Program
Kari Pajudan
Post-Watergate Hostility by Judge Pratt Raises Alarm
Washington reports the judiciary showing renewed anti-press hostility after Watergate. Judge John Pratt is accused of rumor mongering from the bench and attempting to purge it from the record. The FBI reportedly investigates his conduct as court colleagues navigate a tense legal climate.
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Washington
John Pratt
FBI
Pratt
Richard Nixon
White House
J. Edgar Hoover
U.S. District Court
U.S
Nicaragua
Turner Shelton
Thomas Flannery
Flannery
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Hubert Humphrey
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Dolph Simons Sr
Enage Tefecti
Bill Mayer
Ralph Gage
Robert Nordyke
van &. Kempin
Jack Starkey
David Ward
George Bush
Texas
Howard Baker
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Ohio
United Mine Workers
UMW
House Economic Committee
Clarence J. Brown
Brown
Wright- Patterson Air Base
Dayton
Landon Butler
Hamilton Jordan
Sen. Randolph
Mr. Carter
Lyndon Johnson
Duffy
Amartes Sen
Old Home Town
McAllaster School
PTA
Walter Sneegas
Carl Shafer
Charles Schaake
Alice van Buskirk
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