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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1975
Page
2
Journal World editorial weighs Gov. Bennett’s 13.8 percent general fund rise and a $1.47 billion state budget. It notes surplus fat from a $150 million treasury and questions tax cuts versus spending as four-year term begins, with tax implications slated for 1978.
The Douglas County siren warning system suffers from intermittent sounding failures and false alarms. Despite replacements and added devices, testing control changes and repeated tests have not produced a reliable alert, prompting calls for decisive action to restore public trust in warning reliability.
Martha Keys of Manhattan won the Kansas Second District House seat last November on openness promises. In Washington she supported shaking up Congress and replacing long time leaders, while withholding votes on leadership issues as she calls for full disclosure of legislation.
An old House Committee on Un American Activities death is blamed for widespread unemployment among critics. The piece recalls the committee’s broad scope from the 1950s including questions on Communist influence in unions, gambling, propaganda spending, immigration law gaps, and political assassination.
A critique questions the impact of the House Committee on Un-American Activities and the broader anti-Communist discourse. It contrasts scholarly graphs and ideologies with the urban gentry’s influence, noting debates over who shaped U.S. freedom and the subversion narrative.
The article portrays Ford surrounded by divided advisers from the Nixon era. It bluntly outlines fears of higher deficits and inflation if tax cuts proceed, while arguing that capital may not revive housing or jobs. It ends noting voters may judge Ford and Congress in 1976, while economists escape accountability.
Washington reports Israel’s post 1973 war military build-up as a diplomatic lever for Henry Kissinger’s shuttle diplomacy. The strategy aims to secure Israeli security through superiority and push for withdrawals from occupied lands with U.S. military and economic incentives.
New York stocks jump as institutions rush back into equities amid falling interest rates and high volatility. Public investors show caution with households prioritizing saving over risk while Needham notes renewed but tentative enthusiasm on the floor of the Exchange.
The text argues urban blight stems from federal policies and local planning gaps, urging Lawrence to rehabilitate older areas while financing new development. It highlights CBD preservation, off street parking, traffic plans, and East Lawrence housing loans as key tools for revitalization and investment balance.
Notable events include Kansas admission as 34th state in 1861 and McKinley birth in 1843. Also California free state proposal 1850, Seeing Eye founded 1929, Britain Israel recognition 1949, France veto 1963, Churchill funeral 20 years earlier, Haifa sonic boom 5 years ago, Belgian parliament dissolution 1 year ago, and birthdays of John Forsythe and Victor Mature.
Gov. William Avery unveils a record half billion dollar budget with a $60.9 million tax increase and a foundation plan to boost state school aid by 35 million annually. KU benefits, house passes 253 thousand to start rebuilding the damaged State University auditorium. Hauptman trial concludes in Flemington as jury deliberates.
The World Company in Lawrence Kansas is listed as publisher from 1854 with editors including Delph Simons Sr and Jr Bill Mayer Ralph Gage Jack Starkey and Leo Edler. It shows address Sixth and New Hampshire Streets and telephone 843 1000. Subscription rates vary by carrier and location.
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