Lawrence Journal World Appoints Short News Brief
Lawrence Journal World dated February 25 1971 lists staff roles and publishing details. The item notes editors publisher and sales staff with circulation and mailing rates.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1971
Page
2
Weather control urged amid costly natural disasters
The piece argues for increased weather research and control after a string of disasters including California earthquakes, Mississippi and Louisiana tornadoes, Kansas blizzards, and Nebraska and Illinois floods. It contends the pay as you go approach is wasteful and calls for investing in weather mastery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
California
Mississippi
Louisiana
Kansas
Nebraska
Illinois
U.S
Joe Higgins Sheriff Hero of a Humorous Highway Ad
Joe Higgins the actor turned 1969 television sheriff faces mixed reactions to a Dixie’s sheriff portrayal in a Dodge Challenger commercial. Police groups complain while Higgins tours schools offering safety tips and defends his acting as a harmless, humorous look at driving dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Higgins
Atlanta Braves
New York Mets
South
Gruff Higgins
Higgins
Joe
Arbitration Moves Up as Strike Frustration Grows
New York AP reports union leaders back a study of voluntary arbitration as a way to end bargaining deadlocks. The American Arbitration Association with I W Abel and R Heath Larry leads the inquiry as inflation pressures wages profits and the economy. Advocates urge voluntary arbitration over forced action, arguing it could avert strikes if both sides fear losses more than gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Arbitration Association
I. W. Abel
United Steelworkers
R. Heath Larry
U.S. Steel
Donald Straus
AAA
Straus
Lions win sixth straight Northeast Kansas title
Lawrence High School defeated Leavenworth 71 to 48 with Bill Royer scoring 21 of the Lions points to clinch their fifth Northeast Kansas League basketball title in six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Battling Lions
Leavenworth
Bill Royer
Mike Nichols
Phillipsburg
R. O. Carlson
Carlson
Lord Halifax
Hoch Auditorium
America
Britain
Orville Stone
Lawrence Country Club
E. E. Alexander
Nebraska
H. W. Hargiss
University of Southern California
Laughing at Ourselves Lightens Tough Police Stories
The piece notes that humor injected into law enforcement scenes by Joe Higgins and sponsors has produced more good than harm. It suggests that lightening the mood can help everyone and reduce over seriousness in public safety reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Higgins
Wage Price Activity Over Shultz Body
Washington reports major government wage price efforts hinge on President Nixon this week while Budget Chief George Shultz lies injured after months of internal battles. Shultz, a rising figure in the OMB, appears defeated as administration pressures grow from business leaders and other groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shultz
Washington
Nixon
George Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
OMB
Connally
House Banking Committee
Mr. Nixon
Secretary of Labor
Card Players Rated Eternal Optimists
A rugged Idaho style scene unfolds around a dusty Indochina Bar and Grill poker table with Big Sam, Black Jack Haney, Tiger Cy Gone, Charlie Cong, Little Louie, Kid Kamboodia, and others. The pot swells as loyalties shift and bets rise amid claims of cheating and gunfire threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Jack Haney
Tiger Cy
Charlie Cong
Big Sam
Little Louse
Kid
Frenchie
Black Jack
Tiger Cy Gone
Tiger
Charlie
Little Louie
Kid Kamboodia
Little
We Are An African People Editor's Note
Charles S. Scott Jr. 22, married Topeka native with KU political science AB 1970. As assistant director of Lawrence Ballard Community Center he studies business at KU and will write a weekly Journal-World Opinion Page column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Scott Jr
Topeka
Kansas University
Lawrence
Ballard
Scott
Journal-World Opinion
Identity and Black Power in the African Diaspora
The text traces failed paths of integration and communism for Black liberation, arguing true self-definition comes from Black culture and self-rule. It cites Stokely Carmichael’s 1966 Black Power shout as turning point, advocates Africa-centered solidarity and development of African institutions worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stokely Carmichael
America
United States
Africa
Letters to the editor compare KU K State crowds and tree-cutting ire
Peter J. Casagrande of 1428 Conn. protests Kansas City area tree removal and street widening on 15th Street Lawrence. He cites misstatements by KPL and city officials, questions forester orders, and calls for citizen access to meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
KPL
15Th Street
Connecticut
New York
City of
Lawrence
Legislature At Glance Kansas Senate blocks April 6 lottery vote
The Kansas Senate failed to reach a two thirds majority 27 votes with a 24 16 tally to delay an April 6 vote on the lottery amendment. Some senators will pursue a bingo bill and challenge its constitutionality. The House advanced two Kansas investment tax bills and a departmental reorganization proposal. The sales tax collection bill for merchants with $3 million annual aid was killed 98 in the House committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Senate
House
Kansas
Kansas Department of Safety
Senate
House Assessment and Taxation Committee
Continental Airlines 747 heads for inaugural Denver Chicago flight
A Continental Airlines 747 carrying 300 VIPs and newsmen prepared for its inaugural Denver to Chicago flight. The aircraft was not damaged and no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Continental Airlines
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