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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1969
Page
2
Lawrence Daily Journal World editor names and staff roles listed with titles and years of establishment and tenure. Includes Dolph Simons as president and editor, Bill Mayer as vice president and publisher, Ernest Pontius as managing editor, Leo Buer as advertising director, and W C Simons noted editor with years 1891 to 1952.
New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison's conspiracy claim loses ground as a Kennedy autopsy summary released by National Archives supports the Warren Commission view that Oswald acted alone. The autopsy findings, showing a single back-hemisphere shot, undercut Garrison's dual-shot theory and weaken his case against Clay Shaw.
George C. Thomson, director of the Political Study Center in Singapore, argues the United States needs a geographic reorientation. He notes that Far East is a European construct and misleading for Americans, with routes and horizons rooted in outdated global terms.
The text questions why a region is labeled Middle East and where it lies in the U.S. context. It suggests Americanized terms could help citizens understand geography and diplomacy amid easy air travel and global discussions.
Eugen Gerstenmaier, 62, president of West Germany's Bundestag, resigned amid a dispute over recognition as a Nazi-era resistance fighter. He received 70 250 dollars in pension and back pay tied to a potential Rostock University professorship lost under Nazi ouster. He argued the payout proves he belonged to the 20 July plotters who tried to kill Hitler in 1944. The piece notes ongoing German debates over past loyalties and cautions against broad generalizations about all Germans during the Hitler era.
The article notes 2,643,000 Americans were unemployed in November with 354,000 jobless over 15 weeks. Despite high unemployment, help wanted ads hit an all time high, signaling a shortage of qualified workers. Factors include geography, training, age, health, sex, and race. Burns advocates monthly national and local vacancy data, now to be published by the Labor Department.
A 1959 report recalls the Mothers March of Dimes raising over 4000 dollars. Templin Hall near 14th and Alumni Place is being cleared for razing, with its land tracing back to Dr. Charles Robinson and former owner Brinton Woodward.
A prayer urging mindfulness of daily actions as a witness to Christ. It asks for sensitivity to the material and spiritual needs of a war stricken world and to reflect the spirit of Christ in daily life. The message closes with an Amen.
The article traces Lawrence Kansas phone history from 1877 to 1955. It notes early wall phones crank telephones central office growth 28 subscribers 1885 directory. It covers two rival companies WWI merger 1917 Southwestern Bell 1955 dial system operator era and evolving long distance practice.
In Monson Massachusetts the school committee fired David Lucia and then resigned en masse after harassment cited by supporters of Lucia. Lucia from Belchertown had grown a beard during holidays and faced suspensions for insubordination before returning to classes bearded.
A pithy adage notes that the costliest mistake is keeping ignorance while education is a shield. The remark underscores value of learning and the price of neglect in public discourse.
Sixty-two percent of schools in Unified District 4977 now run lunch programs with eight campuses served by catered meals and thirteen using in-school kitchens. The program is financed by 35 cent student payments and federal reimbursements varying by meal type.
Olive Longacre laments current events praising Nixon and defends a Sunday service. Adrian Thatcher argues the Cold War era shifts as poverty remains a danger, noting Russia's new status and the evolving global balance.
TOPEKA AP Here at a glance are highlights of action in the Kansas Legislature. A bill to create a presidential primary in Kansas was introduced in the Senate Thursday. The House received a bill to earmark 50 percent of hunting permits for resident landowners and tenants on Kansas farm land. A humorous message from the House challenged the Senate to a basketball game with gate receipts to Cerebral Palsy Association.
Col James A Cross who piloted President Johnson in the White House is slated to become brigadier general this Saturday and take command of the 75th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Bergstrom Air Force Base as announced by the 12th Air Force.
A Moroccan family of seven arrived in Miami igniting a Jewish refugee flow to the city crowded with Cuban exiles. The Elmalehs reunited with sister Michelle Mitz and join relatives as a larger group from Iron Curtain and Mid-East countries is planned, aided by the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.
Wayne Dean age 34 of Oberlin was killed when his car left U S 8 about 10 miles north of Oberlin Thursday night, the highway patrol reported.
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