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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1969
Page
2
The Lawrence Daily Journal World lists Dolph Simons as president and editor with Bill Mayerne as vice president and publisher and Ernest Pontius as managing editor. The paper traces its lineage back to 1854 with W C Simons serving as editor from 1892 to 1952.
Lt Gov elect James DeCoursey will succeed Lt Gov Crutcher in Topeka as Crutcher criticizes rising state taxes. He favors sharing more federal tax revenue with states to ease homeowner real estate levies, noting Douglas County backed him 60 percent in last August's GOP primary.
A Department of Health, Education and Welfare survey notes middle class adolescents suffer malnutrition from unbalanced diets. Dr. Arnold Schaefer says teens crave hamburgers and fries and lack imagination to include fruits vegetables and milk. Even small amounts of lettuce and tomato could help.
Israel warns that Arab provocations push it to harsher action and recounts the Beirut airport strike worth nearly 50 million dollars. The attack is framed as retaliation for an Athens incident, with U S and Soviet Russia backing UN Security Council condemnation. Prime Minister Levi Eshkol accuses states aiding terror of responsibility for aggression.
The text cites commando operations against Havana airport due to hijackings of Miami-bound planes. It argues that the heavy handed stance of Israel tarnishes its peace image, embarrasses allied powers, and raises the risk of broader Israeli-Arab and world conflicts. It calls for reaffirming that actions speak louder than words.
David Packard, named to be deputy secretary of defense, is a Stanford educated engineer and Hewlett-Packard co founder. His career spans General Electric early work to a company grown into a world leader in precision electronics with extensive government dealings. He serves as director of major firms and supports educational and research initiatives while raising four children including a UCLA humanities professor.
A new $300 000 J C Penney store debuts in Lawrence occupying doubled floor space and 62 employees. Prof. Wiley Mitchell of KU Business School takes a one year leave for a management institute in Switzerland. I R Ames shows License Tag No 1 with a four hour courthouse wait.
The message thanks God for Christ and the gospel of salvation described as timeless and ever new. It asks for daily renewal and devotion, ending with an Amen.
The article profiles the 15 fresh faces sworn into the U.S. Senate in 1969. It highlights Kansas Republican Bob Dole as a 45-year-old lawyer veteran, Midwest conservative with liberal civil rights leanings, and notes his World War II heroism. It also gives brief notes on Saxbe Schweiker Cranston Mathias Gurney Allen Cook Goldwater Hughes Gravel Stevens Bellman Packwood and Eagleton along with Gravel and Stevens details.
A letter from Captain J. David Stewart expresses gratitude for the Journal-World coverage of the Salvation Army Christmas Fund Drive. The drive raised a near record $5,556 to assist almost 300 families and individuals, totaling about 800 people helped.
Letter explains sugar does not cause diabetes but can contribute to overweight, which raises diabetes risk. Primary dangers include blunting appetite and picky eating, promoting lifelong faulty eating habits, harming teeth, and calories from sweets driving weight gain.
Dallas report notes intra party strife among Texas Republicans after the November 5 Democratic victory. Critics target Tower and O Donnell and seek shifts toward Reaganites while moderates back Bush allies. Analysts warn liberal Democrats like Yarborough and Barnes loom large for future Texas politics.
Hollywood producer Sheldon Leonard frames his career as chasing unlikely programming dreams. He recalls bold moves from The Danny Thomas Show to I Spy and Gomer Pyle, arguing his latest My Friend Tony faces stiff competition from Mission Impossible and ABC Sunday movie.
Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher, skipper of the USS Pueblo, remains hospitalized in San Diego after release with the crew. He is described as exhausted both physically and emotionally and is expected to receive a Purple Heart in a Saturday ceremony alongside nine other crew members.
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