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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1969
Page
15
Jehan Welling a 16 year old junior at a local school offers a nuanced view on legalization. She suggests possible legalization to reduce underground transactions while cautioning about aware use and potential impacts on others happiness.
Ken Rammer 17 and Bill Gray 16 share concerns that marijuana is unsafe and under-tested. Susie Ward 15 warns legalization could lead peers to try harder drugs and risk severe emotional damage.
Four Lawrence High School debaters Kathy Gilles Mark Krull Neal Pease and Charles Getto will compete at Wichita State University Friday and Saturday for the state title. Coach Joyce Dana led LHS which won regional honors at Washburn University and faces Topeka West and other regional winners Hays Hutchinson Newton Pittsburg Shawnee Mission East and Shawnee Mission South.
West Junior High School will hold a series of meetings next week in the multipurpose room to explain next year’s course offerings. Sessions at 7:30 p.m. will target parents of ninth, eighth, and seventh graders on respective days with enrollment completed before year end.
New York Mayor John V. Lindsay donated a pint of blood and called it a miracle to have any left after three years in City Hall. He quipped there may be no blood left in his tired body as he started the Red Cross donation drive.
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy teased a possible 1972 presidential bid during a dinner that raised funds to erase the Robert Kennedy campaign deficit. He joked about a Muskie Kennedy ticket and noted the ongoing impact of the 1968 campaign as supporters contributed up to $500 for a ride to his house event.
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