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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1970
Page
3
The Lawrence Daily Journal World dated Thursday Evening January 1 1970 lists staff publishers editors and price rates. It notes the paper published daily except Sunday by The World Company in Lawrence Kansas with carrier and mail subscription options and circulation details.
A New Year greeting urges Americans to meet 1970 with vision and courage. It frames the nation as the people and calls for leadership and effort to turn challenges into gains for a better year.
U.S. Senator James Pearson visits Haskell Institute, the national Indian education center, to advocate continued federal support and growth. The senator’s leadership in Washington and prior work by Senator Frank Carlson underpin ongoing care for the school serving about 1,100 students from Alaska to Florida.
The Georgia University system faced opposition from regents over naming former U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk to teach law and politics, amid concerns about his Kennedy Johnson cabinet ties and a biracial marriage. Georgia approved him, while California’s system welcomed an avowed Communist in a policy reversal, highlighting shifting academic freedom debates through the 1970s.
Former President Lyndon Johnson praises wife Lady Bird as one of his wisest and most trusted counselors. The couple faces jokes from comedians but endures as a strong first family unit under trying circumstances.
The Johnsons present a united front of loyalty and mutual respect despite internal squabbles. Outsiders see a devoted couple with a genuine relationship, where public admiration grows from a love that endures scrutiny and shared life in the spotlight.
Washington report details Secretary Melvin Lairds tactic to drive a 5.5 billion cut in the current defense appropriation while keeping Nixon's requested total intact. Laird privately outlined reductions to congressional leaders, enabling Congress to claim the credit for the cut amid war strain and budget pressures.
Lawrence reports no major accidents New Year’s Eve yet on New Year’s Day 23 year old Melvin Merkel died when his truck struck a Union Pacific freight train near Midland. Also notes return of Fred D. Butcher from Saigon and city officials at the 40th annual New Year’s dinner.
A short devotional prayer expresses gratitude and expectation as the speaker asks for guidance to follow God’s will. It seeks obedience and loving service through a humble, faith filled appeal.
The author argues by analogy asking what the government should do about alcohol and notes high alcohol abuse costs. He claims the government does little to regulate liquor despite serious social harms and recalls a failed past attempt that harmed legal prestige.
Cyrus S Eaton an 86 year old Ohio industrialist advocates peaceful co existence between the United States and the Soviet Union through trade contacts and diplomacy He led visits by Khrushchev Kosygin and Mikoyan to the US and Hanoi urging compromise to end the Vietnam war He argues the need for dialogue and practical aid while rejecting anti communist labels and calls for free choice and restraint in government over personal habits.
A satirical look at Congress flooding a private citizenship bill with riders from Gulf of Tonkin to social security boosts and tax perks. Jan Klopinski, a Polish refugee, seeks citizenship as political maneuvers balloon around him, ending with a Nixon veto and an Australian departure.
A reader asks about a beat beating in the ears when trying to sleep and is told it is likely the pulse amplified by high blood pressure. Mild nighttime sedatives and a different bed position are suggested, with reassurance that the sound is common and not dangerous.
New Orleans judge Edward A. Haggerty Jr. faces formal charges of soliciting prostitution and exhibiting indecent motion pictures after a police vice raid December 17 at a city motel. He could face up to $1,000 in fines and 24% years in prison if convicted.
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