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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1973
Page
2
Lawrence Daily Journal World notes W C Simons served as editor spanning 1891 to 1952, marking a long tenure shaping the paper's editorial voice and community coverage in Lawrence.
The article discusses discontent with Nixon’s secretive Vietnam War handling and possible congressional veto power over war funding. It notes Nixon’s belief that Congress cannot force concessions for months, his hope for progress in Paris talks, and expectations that Hanoi timed moves to influence U.S. policy. White House views and Evans Novak analysis are cited on veto risks and public support.
New York AP notes the dream of owning a motel can turn risky as Brewer of Helmsley-Spear warns that motels are retail operations, depreciate yearly, require constant renovation, and are labor intensive. He cautions on real estate versus management, economic aging from events like airport closures, and the shift to four day weeks may hurt occupancy in the 1980s.
Phase 3 may be a different sort of animal than it appears with wage and price controls. The piece notes mixed voluntary and administrative power, regulatory relief, and inflation risks amid a shifting balance of government action and market forces. A separate item reports reporter William Farr freed after 46 days in jail pending a Supreme Court appeal.
The FBI under acting Director L Patrick Gray grapples with internal struggles between pro Hoovers and anti Hoovers as it fails to steady after J Edgar Hoover death. The agency’s power and role in society are under renewed scrutiny amid slow deterioration and rising intrigue.
The piece argues selecting a suitable FBI director is as vital as a Supreme Court appointment. It weighs whether Gray, possibly hindered by recent surgery, should take the role or if another capable leader should be chosen to restore the bureau’s prestige and prevent further harm.
Final figures show building activity in 1962 reached about 21.5 million with Kansas University contributing around 10 million. A 7 million expansion by Cooperative Farm Chemicals Assn. was the next largest boost, spanning public works, schools and private building and prompting calls for faculty salary increases at KU.
In a Washington piece Hanoi radio reported 1,318 killed and 1,262 wounded in the Dec 18-28 bombing, while the author argues the casualty figures are propaganda. The column contends raids aimed to harm war potential, notes relative civilian toll, and questions press impact on policy and peace talks.
Jodie Pattee leads a Lawrence group to express distress to Sen Dole and Rep Winn in Kansas City about broken peace promises and wartime funding. They face federal marshals restricting access to buildings and press, then vow to return for a January 16 protest targeting GIs at Forbes Air Base.
Gov Docking proposes 1974 expenditures for state hospitals and juvenile institutions in Topeka Kansas. Items include Topeka State Hospital 7.36 million, Osawatomie 7.19, Larned 7.65, Winfield 6.79, Parsons 4.36, Kansas Neurological 4.93, Norton 2.39, Boys Industrial 2.0, Girls Industrial 0.908 million, Children's Receiving 0.876, Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis 0.659 million, with 1973 comparisons.
Gov. Docking recommends 1974 funding for state penal institutions with 1973 comparisons. Highlights include Topeka Vocational Training Center 435 487 dollars, Lansing Women’s Institution 576 188 dollars, Hutchinson Reformatory 2.69 million dollars, Honor Camps 367 334 dollars, Lansing State Penitentiary 4.50 million dollars, Topeka Diagnostic Center 1.32 million dollars.
A Kansas fan laments ongoing player defections from KU basketball, citing 1968 69 frosh squads and recent quits. The letter questions recruiting choices and coaching philosophy while urging corrective action to restore top Big Eight and national standings.
The federal EPA awards Lear Motor Corp of Reno Nevada a $900000 grant to design develop and pre prototype a rankine cycle vapor turbine steam powered automobile over the next ten months Nevada Rep David Towell reports. The grant aims to advance a steam powered car and cleaner air.
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