Editorial asks Congress to probe FBI over private member files
Journal World editors argue for congressional oversight of FBI practices after reports of limited personal habit files on some lawmakers. They compare to England’s cabinet scandals and urge caution, not illegal spying, but alertness to how private conduct could threaten national security.
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Congress
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
CIA
England
Journal-World
Governor Bennett pressuring regent chair choice raises concerns
The Kansas Governor is alleged to lobby for Elmer Jackson as next Board of Regents chair, challenging the independence of the nine member body. Critics say it signals tighter gubernatorial involvement and politics in higher education policy. The issue questions whether Bennett seeks to reward support and blurs the line between politics and administration of state colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Board of Regents
Robert Bennett
Bennett
Elmer Jackson
Kansas City
Jackson
Consumer fears and auto market misreads in recession era
In a broad view of the era, the public sensed worsening conditions via attitude surveys even during prosperity. Automakers raised prices amid rising costs, weakening demand, and rising debt, while forecasts warned of a deeper recession and rising bankruptcies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Detroit
The World Company Lawrence Newspaper Rates Ad
The World Company in Lawrence Kansas listing established 1854 editors and staff. It shows subscription rates by carrier and mail for Douglas and adjoining counties and remaining Kansas counties plus nationwide rates. It notes publication daily except Sunday and city address at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets.
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W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Lawrence, Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Ford faces tough Congress as energy plan meets delay
Opinion notes President Ford faces a resistant Congress amid debates over a 16 billion tax rebate and oil conservation. It warns of delay, possible gasoline rationing, and resistance to domestic spending cuts, while urging urgency in tax relief and policy action.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Rep
al Ullman
Oregon
House
Ways and Means Committee
Ullman
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Democratic Congress
Washington News Highlights From State of the Union Week
The Ford administration faces tough choices with candor as Supreme Court and Congress act to curb partisan folly. Democrats remove veteran chairs Wright Patman and Wayne Hays for leadership failures and abuse of power amid debates over banking and policy.
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Ford Administration
Illinois
Richard Daley
Chicago
William Singer
House
Wright Patman
Wayne Hays
Time for sacrifices and a call for reduced spending
In a letter to the Journal-World readers, John Hack argues for sweeping government cuts and a wartime mindset in peacetime. He favors a 10 percent expenditure reduction across offices and criticizes an anticipated Hoover-style commission as insufficient. He urges decisive action starting in Washington today.
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Washington
John Hack
Democrats Propose Tax Relief Debate in 94th Congress
Washington reports a Democratic study group branded as seeking meaningful leadership released a plan for tax relief and reform. It suggests raising some personal deductions and credits while closing corporate loopholes to offset revenue loss, citing tax data on high earners.
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Washington
House
Carl Albert
Ford
Ways and Means
Roger Freeman
American Enterprise Institute
Freeman
Fire arson case brings two students to arrest in 1965
Riley County sheriff James Tubach announced the arrest of two students aged 22 and 19 who admitted setting the fire that destroyed the Kansas State University auditorium. Lawrence population rises from 27 000 to over 40 000 in 35 years with students included.
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Riley County
James Tubach
Kansas State University
Clarke Wescoe
Winston Churchill
Lawrence
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Dolph Co Simons Jr
Bill Mayer
Ralph Gage
Jack Starkey
Leo Eller
Truman
Benton
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Thomas Hart Benton
America
Truman Library
Independence
By David S. Broder
Union
Daley
High Court
California
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Hoover Commission
IRS
Pearson
Hoover
Raymond Cerf
Douglas County
Wakarusa Manor
George F. Will
Internal Revenue Service
U.S
Cerf
Gables
Valley View
East Lawrence
Canada
Walter Sandelius
Nellie Worden McNeil
Old Home Town
Franklin Murphy
Kansas University Medical School
The
Harvey McArthur
Woodlawn School
Stan Schwahn
Alvin
Alice
Ernest Harris
George O. Foster
E.E
Weatherby
I. C. Stevenson
Lisle Eby
Lawrence Building and Loan
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