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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1967
Page
2
A lengthy 70 minute address by President Johnson drew critique for fiscal looseness and continued Great Society spending. Support praised crime efforts and anti wiretap steps, while Vietnam policy and deficit concerns left many unsure of goals and withdrawal conditions.
John Cuniff reports on optimistic long range economic forecasts for 1975 and 1967 projections. Predictions include a Dow over 800 rising to 1500 and GNP targets around 981 billion to 1.3 trillion, noting forecasts vary and depend on available data.
City of Lawrence faces growing incidents of public relations trouble as cars are towed away with limited municipal control over process. The article notes the need to evaluate whether to expand into towing and storage services.
Parking infractions lead to police fines while tow storage fees are set by private firms. Police have no control over storage rates or how they are computed. Kansas City officials consider fixing tow and storage rates or bidding out the business to ensure uniform charges for residents and non residents.
Glenn Pierce Jr. announced eight organized houses for the KU Rock Chalk Revue including Chi Omega Alpha Chi Omega Kappa Alpha Theta Corbin Hall for women and Alpha Tau Omega Delta Upsilon Beta Theta Pi Lambda Chi Alpha for men. KU beat Missouri 48-34 in basketball.
A devotional prayer seeking God with a whole heart and sincere devotion. The speaker asks for divine satisfaction, joy, and salvation through the Savior, citing Psalm 63:1 and RSV style language.
A humorous essay by Jack Zimmerman on battling personal finances and bank reconciliations. He recounts long hours, miskeyed sums, and the relief of finally balancing the books after an error, comparing his misery to Michelangelo's.
A reader defends Lawrence as a university town, urges patience with traffic and policing, and praises local services while criticizing tax use. The letter discusses parking, towing, snow, police, and community responsibility, urging leniency toward students and continued support for city facilities and schools.
Hollywood star Glenn Ford, a Reserve Navy commander, has been exposed to enemy sniper fire twice while observing U S Marine operations in the Mekong River delta. Ford is in Vietnam for a 30 day tour of active duty and will make documentary films for the Marines.
A local letter praises Lawrence residents for their support during tough times, noting that stress reveals strong friendships and neighbors. The author expresses gratitude for living in a city with such community spirit and ready assistance.
On January 10 1967 Albert Smith longtime head of the Wakarusa Fire Department was removed by Evan Griffith and two township trustees. Within 45 minutes a new fire department led by Nightingale took over with James Raybern in charge.
A fireman writes letters thanking the Wakarusa Township firemen and their wives, KU students, and former Fire Chief Albert C. Smith for four years of service. He praises Smith as capable, resigns from his post, and salutes the Township Board with encouragement to keep trying.
In a 1966 Illinois contest Charles Percy defeated Paul Douglas amid claims of a white backlash. Douglas blamed backlash and Percy’s open housing stance, while Percy’s team cites independent voters and key events. Wade’s Reporter piece argues Percy fanned the backlash and rose on it.
President Johnson outlines policy lines including a 6 percent surcharge on income taxes to fund the war, raised Social Security payments, crime-fighting aid for cities, merger of Commerce and Labor into a Department of Business and Labor, draft reforms, wiretap limits, extended Medicare for disabled under 65, and a push to end the cold war with Europe. He seeks approval of an East West trade bill and a Soviet consular convention.
Hal Boyle jokes that shrinking humans could ease crowding as population grows. He notes smaller babies today grow taller and heavier, leading to denser populations, and imagines a future where miniaturized people and machines increase output while space remains fixed.
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