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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1977
Page
2
Journal World editorial questions how an elderly Mansfield man died after gas service was shut for delinquency. It urges neighborly programs like Meals on Wheels and How to Help Your Neighbor to prevent future tragedies and calls for community action beyond blaming the gas company.
An ACLU official argues punishment could be living with crime, noting Gary Gilmore seeks execution but others may restrain violence. The Utah inmate’s firing squad delays draw attention to motives behind dramatic acts and public demonstrations of force.
New York AP report questions December job totals as Bureau of Labor Statistics shows raw counts decreasing while seasonally adjusted figures rise. Despite a 222000 job gain in December, raw data dropped from 88542000 to 88494000, even as retail sales jumped 3.01 percent aiding hiring.
Key historical events listed include the 1922 establishment of the Irish Free State the 1535 Henry VIII title claim the 1919 Paderewski Polish premier the 1929 Kellogg Briand Pact ratification and King Jr birth. Also notes 1932 France Morocco pacification 1971 Aswan High Dam dedication and a 1970s employment data debate on seasonally adjusted figures and unemployment trends.
Washington report examines how legalized betting expands illegal gambling. Mob bosses adapt to new venues while bookies in bars near elevated lines keep cash flowing and social ties intact. A Michigan study notes rises in unlawful gambling where betting is legalized.
Henry Kissinger makes successive rounds through Random House Simon & Schuster Time Life and others negotiating rights for his memoirs. He reports progress and aims for compromises on serialization and reprint rights with publishers including Doubleday Viking Putnam Harper and Row McGraw Hill and Norton. He plans a Helsinki meeting with involved parties to finalize terms.
Gov Robert Docking made his first return to his hometown since election. Attended a Cosmopolitan International session echoing his father’s gubernatorial visits. Lawrence High basketball beat Leavenworth. Wyandotte topped the state rankings. Douglas County State Bank announced officers. Douglas County plans three new 4 H Club buildings before 1952 fair. KU’s Simpson left for a California defense lab. Senior Scout Society advisory board named. City snow clearance cost over 500 from the relief budget.
The piece examines President Ford's push to admit Puerto Rico as the 51st state, Cuban, Venezuelan and U.S. viewpoints, Puerto Ricans living in the mainland, and potential economic and political consequences. It asks what the United States would gain from statehood and whether Puerto Ricans would lose privileges.
The World newspaper in Lawrence Kansas lists staff positions led by Dolph C Simons Jr as President Publisher Ralph Simons Sr Editor and others. It publishes daily except Sunday from Sixth and New Hampshire with subscription rates 29.40 yearly by carrier 24 per year via mail elsewhere 15.53 in some counties and 19.67 in others.
The School of Fine Arts outlines its dual mission of training professional artists and serving students and the community. Starting this spring graduate art and design courses will be offered in Shawnee Mission with public schools, and next fall classes will run in Johnson and Wyandotte counties. The department plans non major courses on campus, aims for closer ties with the visual arts building gallery and Helen Spencer Museum, and introduces an Opera history course taught by Professors Henry Snyder and James Seaver. The center views the Lawrence Arts Center as a community arts hub and backs its fundraising drive with an open house January 22 23.
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