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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1969
Page
3
The Lawrence Daily Journal World lists editors and staff led by Molph Simons as president and editor with Bills Mayer as vice president publisher. The notice shows established 1854 and prices for subscriptions, dated Saturday January 18 1969 with AP and ABC memberships listed.
The piece argues President-elect Nixon should reject a proposal to double his salary from 100000 to 200000 annually. It links large raises to inflation, higher prices, and wage spirals, saying public service should be well paid but not inflated. It warns such a jump would pressure workers and worsen the economy amid Vietnam and financial strain.
In prolonged negotiations over a 10 percent income tax surcharge, Johnson aides push to extend the tax to curb inflation and avoid a big deficit while Nixon aides resist. Johnson wins near full endorsement after a direct call with Nixon, though Nixon himself remains less involved. Rep. Mills warned he would not back extension without Nixon. Everett Dirksen is among those urged to press Nixon.
Students allege some UCLA Italian Department teaching assistants exchanged grades for tutoring pay and dates with coeds. Reported cases include passing grades despite poor work and a student noting the brash courage of youth now challenging faculty behavior.
Old Home Town Hildred Hoecker and Mary Godfrey to alternately play Jo in Little Women with Mrs. Deal Six directing. Mrs. June McMillin honored at dinner before leaving for Washington to work for Congressman Newell George. KU loses to Oklahoma 45-38. KU defeats K-State 36-30. The White School in District 61 north of Lawrence destroyed by fire. train delay blocked fire engines for 15 minutes. Jay Kennedy elected chairman of county commissioners. Kansas ranking in oil and minerals noted by KU geologist Dr. R C Moore.
A devotional fragment reflects on Jesus question about the ten cleansed and urges gratitude. It includes a brief prayer thanking God for daily gifts and asks to be more grateful and worthy through Jesus' name.
A column reflects on the retirement of the last Pullman conductors as America shifts from rail to air and road. The piece recalls cross country journeys by train, the Pullman experience, and the changing sense of national identity amid rapid progress.
A long spoof recounts how the Saturday Evening Post drops 3 million subscribers, causing social strife and rivalries. Two men Kellerman and Sanskrit compare losses and seek rival magazines, while the community reacts with bitterness as the Post threatens closure.
Letters praise the University of Kansas Band for performances in Young Circle Amphitheater and the Beach Theater Under the Stars drawing over 7,000 residents and visitors. Director Kenneth Bloomquist is lauded for his leadership and the band’s exemplary conduct during the visit.
Letter writer cites Song of Solomon to defend beauty discourse in public notices noting enduring interest in human beauty in newspapers and scripture. The author, David A. Norlin, signs from 2413 Ousdahl No. 14.
The Ballard Center Policy Advisory Committee and Ballard Center Staff issued a public statement supporting Leonard Harrison. The move signals unified backing from local policy leadership and organizational leadership for Harrison’s aims.
The Forestry, Fish and Game Commission reversed plans to turn Sappa State Park in Decatur County over to Oberlin. The 481 acre site, bought for 34000 in 1935 and donated to the state, once boasted park facilities now decayed and overrun with weeds, prompting local groups to seek action.
A two day old boy with blond hair and blue eyes was found abandoned on basement steps of the outpatient clinic at the Kansas City College of Osteopathy and Surgery. A clerk, Mrs. Carolyn Stack, discovered the infant who weighed 5 pounds 15 ounces and appeared healthy. doctors noted the umbilical cord was tied with sewing thread, indicating he was not born in a hospital.
Economist Leon Keyserling argues poverty starts for a family with annual income below 6000 dollars and reaches actual poverty when income falls under a defined threshold. He uses this financial measure to distinguish deprivation from deeper scarcity.
Two readers describe pacemakers in the heart aiding steady rhythm. They recount emergency operation, implantation, battery life, replacements, and return to work. The letters note wide use, location origins in California and Ontario, and explain the device basics.
A Scottish professor, Sir Dugald Baird of Aberdeen, reports from a survey of 16 000 children that first births by women aged 35 yield higher IQs, while fifth or later births by women under 30 show below average scores. He notes 40 percent of such children in lower classes score below 80.
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