Lawrence Daily Journal World Staff and Publication Details
The Lawrence Daily Journal-World announces staff positions and key editorial roles with TIOLPH SIMONS as President Publisher and W C Simons as Editor. It lists advertising news staff and subscription rates and notes daily publication status on Monday Evening, Jan 5, 1970.
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STV Parsons
Bill Mayer
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News
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KU Marches On With $18.6 Million Progress Campaign
Kansas University reports the $18.6 million Program for Progress surpassed its goal by $862,000 as private giving surged. Leaders Clarke Wescoe Stanley Learned Maurice Barker and alumni donors fueled a nationwide show of loyalty, promising plans for ongoing private support and future projects atop Mount Oread.
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Kansas University
Mount Oread
Clarke Wescoe
Stanley
Bartlesville
Maurice Barker
Progress
America
Michigan University
Vickers gift funds KU distinguished lecture series
The Vickers family gives KU funds for a national lecture program to host annually. Announcement came last week with no start date, aiming for spring or next fall, to bring leading voices to discuss topics vital to American freedom and public life.
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Kansas University
Vickers
Free Society of America
Landon
Kansas State
Manhattan
Hubert Humphrey
U.S
Defense Spending Reform Under Nixon Faces Downward Trend
Washington sources say a restructuring of defense spending is under way with a downward trajectory expected to continue unless a national emergency arises. The President advocates budget cuts across federal agencies and the Pentagon may be the easiest to trim amid Vietnam War costs. Doubters cite large Navy ships and other defense programs as potential sticking points.
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Defense Department
Washington
Nixon
Pentagon
Defense budget cuts target Air Force aging planes and space program
Advisers argue reduced military funding can update air force craft by cutting manpower saving 10000 to 25000 dollars per personnel depending on duty location. The plan aligns with Viet Nam troop reductions and signals broader cuts across all federal agencies to realign resources.
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Vietnam
William Proxmire
Dwis
Pentagon
Mutual Funds in Doubt in 1969 Performance
New York AP reports mutual fund shareholders faced disappointing results in 1969 with only 19 of 376 funds gaining over 1968. Average loss reached 14.5 percent, worsened by dollar erosion. some funds like Putnam Equities fell about 37 percent while others lagged inflation.
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New York
Arthur Lipper Corp
Putnam Equities
Lawrence items recall fires and store sales in 1960s notes
Old Home Town recalls a 1960 fire east of the city limits near Highway 10 causing about 10000 dollars in damage to the Lawrence Roller Rink area. Briman's Jewelers of Topeka bought the Wolfson store at 743 Mass and planned remodels. Vernon Hardware owner sold to Henry Goss of Topeka.
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Lawrence
Highway 10
Briman’s Jewelers
Topeka
Wolfson
Mass
J. G. Vernon
Vernon Hardware
Henry Goss
J. B
Daily Bible Reflection on Hunger for Righteousness
A devotional note cites Matthew 5 6 blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness and prays for spiritual renewal. The prayer asks God to create in believers a renewed hunger for justice and divine guidance.
Good Housekeeping Seal under Fire in Consumer Debate
The critique of the Good Housekeeping Seal fades as new evidence shows the magazine’s testing aligns with federal standards. Attorney John F DeGroot rebuts claims, noting Del Monte not covered by the Seal and FDA findings misrepresented.
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Good Housekeeping
Bess Myerson Grant
Consumer
New York
Washington
National Commission On Product Safety
Federal Drug Administration
Federal
Department of Consumer Affairs
DeGroot
del Monte
FDA
de Groot
Nuclear threat from the Russians grows with SS-9 progress
Washington reports new intelligence shows Soviet SS-9 missile sites advancing faster than Defense Secretary Laird warned, raising fears of a first strike capability. The debate ties to arms talks, budget cuts, and the Nixon doctrine amid discord over F-4 jets for Formosa and U.S. Asia policy.
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Washington
Melvin Laird
Laird
Congress
U.S
Moscow
Pentagon
Vienna
William P. Rogers
Defense
Formosa
Nixon
Asia
Red China
Guam
Vietnam
Dog Penny Climbs Tree Then Struggles to Descend
Marvin Krehbiel of Kingman Kansas reports his 20 month old English Setter Penny climbs a tree to beat the heat. Penny learned to climb up but cannot reliably descend, spending days perched twelve feet high before being helped down.
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Krehbiel
Penny
Rainbow Trout Could Profit on Prairie Farms
Manitoba researchers report rainbow trout can be profitable on prairie farms. In Erickson area ponds stock with 100000 fingerlings and 150000 fry yielded about 120 pounds per acre by harvest time, with 60 cents a pound paid by the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corp returning roughly 40 dollars per acre.
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Fisherise Research Board
Freshwater Institute
University of Manitoba
Prairie
Institute
Erickson
Manitoba
Riding Mountain National Park
Lake
Winnipeg
Lionel Johnson
Freshwater Fish Marketing Corp
Raider Star Not Sold on KC Club in Super Bowl
Oakland Raiders center Jim Otto doubts the Kansas City Chiefs will fare well against Minnesota in the Super Bowl. Otto criticizes KC's rush as relentless and says Oakland should have won, while kicker George Blanda blames bad snaps for three missed field goals and notes a generally off day for both teams.
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Raider Star
Oakland
Calif
Kansas City Chiefs
Minnesota
Jim Otto
Otto
Raider
George Blanda
Blanda
Previn Plans to Wed Pregnant Mia Farrow
Andre Previn says he will marry Mia Farrow as soon as a divorce from his wife Dory is finalized. Farrow, reportedly expecting twins, is in London with Previn during a three week Sym phony Orchestra tour. The couple recently lived in London while he conducted the London Symphony Orchestra.
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Previn
Mia
New York
Andre Previn
London Symphony Orchestra
Mia Farrow
Dory
Miss Farrow
London
Kennedy Airport
The
Symphony
Was Gilded TV Drama Span As Golden as It Appears
Hollywood AP reports Barbara Schultz executive producer of CBS Playhouse questions the Golden Age label for 1950s TV drama. Costs limit revival potential. CBS Playhouse costs about 400000 per 90 minute drama and sponsors are scarce. Schultz notes CBS Playhouse aims for quality scripts and airs four times yearly.
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Hollywood
Barbara Schultz
CBS Playhouse
Studio One
Playhouse 90
U.S. Steel Hour
Miss Schultz
General Telephone
Martin Balsam
Uta Haggen
Farley Granger
Apao
CBS
Mike Dann
Schultz
Today In History Highlights From Jan Fifth Years
On this date in history notable events include Wilhelm Roentgen revealing X rays in 1895 and Capt John Smith's capture in 1608. Other milestones cover Benedict Arnold burning Richmond in 1781 and Nellie Tayloe Ross becoming Wyoming's first female governor in 1925.
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Wilhelm Roentgen
Virginia
John Smith
Benedict Arnold
Richmond
Great Northern Railroad
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Wyoming
Calvin Coolidge
Northampton
Mass
Harold MacMillan
London
Africa
Pope Paul
Soviet Union
Venus
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