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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1973
Page
3
The Lawrence Daily Journal World lists editors and staff including Editor O L P H G Simons Jr President Publisher Mayer SAS and Executive Editor Raley Gage. It notes publication information established 1854, daily except Sunday, and listing rates for various carriers and mail in 1973.
The article positions the Middle East as the top danger to world peace, with Israeli and Syrian air actions near Beirut highlighting the volatility. It notes U S and Soviet maneuvering, Kissinger and Nixon focusing on Vietnam first, and predicts possible active U S peacemaking after Vietnam ends. It contrasts Vietnam progress with Middle East instability and warns against escalation. It also mentions Tucson researchers near a hangover antidote and questions the value of erasing hangovers.
The observer questions heavy salt use on roads and its effect on autos and the environment. He notes large salt deposits on vehicle sides after travel and recalls nine million tons of road salt applied in 1970, highlighting the durability and ecological concerns.
Environmental News Service reports rising salt use on roads may harm drinking water, wildlife, vegetation, and waterways. Early evidence suggests salting solves one problem but creates others, warranting study before expansion.
New York AP reports optimism rises as the economy grows and profits are expected to climb 12 to 18 percent. Foreign investors seek U.S. assets, and big institutions like pension funds and insurers support prices. Mutual funds face 10 straight months of net redemptions, with November at a $258.3 million shortfall, though total fund assets near $60 billion. Vietnam peace prospects loom as a cloud on the outlook.
Final figures show Lawrence construction at 3.5 million in 1962 per building inspector Louis Stone, below 1958 record 7.1 million and 1961’s 5,132,114. Activity expected to rise in 1963 and an albino robin became KU Ornithology Museum’s notable study specimen praised by Richard Johnson.
Western narcotics experts describe a growing Chinese run network of secret laboratories and trafficking in Southeast Asia fueling heroin for American streets. Officials say the Golden Triangle remains the opium heart, Burma Laos and Thailand, with traffickers moving labs and avoiding arrests. U.S. efforts target supply by pressuring Asian governments and replacing opium with crops, though local farmers resist and bandits guard routes. The scale has risen as seizures increase, and the modern network outpaces law enforcement.
Congress voices tough talk on ending the Vietnam war but faces hurdles. Democrats push resolutions to cut Indochina spending and demand safe troop withdrawal with POW releases, while Senate and House debate binding action ahead of Nixon’s second term and Inauguration Day.
The year ahead brings both good and bad: more jobs but rising prices and inflation seen as permanent by many. A penny and later nickel removal is proposed, a cancer claim collapses with the speaker's death, and a range of global and cultural quips color the outlook.
In Hutchinson Kansas George Blakeley fifty five was lighting his kitchen oven when the Blakeley home collapsed trapping him and Paul Adams sixty two beneath rubble. Both escaped without injuries as three rooms fell and walls were blown out though a mattress fire and a gas leak caused the blast. A dog survived the incident inside a buried dog house.
On January 4 various historical notes include 1948 Burma gains independence, 1642 Newton born in Lincolnshire, 1790 Washington delivers first annual message, 1896 Utah statehood, 1936 Nazi child military training order, 1944 Cassino attack, 1967 Campbell death, Kennedy tax cut proposal ten years earlier, Nixon visit Africa, Nixon birthday. Birthdays Grace Bumbry and Floyd Patterson noted with ages 36 and 38. Thought for Today adds a proverb.
A columnist reflects on prosperity beyond wealth and argues privacy matters more than public donations. He recalls a debate with a McGovern supporter and a reporter asking about salaries, noting people crave financial details more than essential values. He ends with a New Year wish for prosperity.
In a letters page note Charles Atlas once famed for physical prowess died at age 80 from a heart ailment. Doctors say arterial health underpins strength and longevity while Atlas reportedly continued feats of endurance well past typical years.
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