Ling housing code questions spark demand for answers
The Journal-World urges Lawrence city officials to explain how residential building code inspections have been handled in recent years. It cites missed violations at Ling properties, inconsistent enforcement, delayed actions, and questions about electrical and gas code compliance. The piece calls for accountability and doors opened to judicial review.
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Lawrence
City Commission
Buford Watson
Ling
Proposal for a National Court of Appeals to ease Supreme Court load
A U S commission urges creating a National Court of Appeals as an intermediate branch linking 11 federal circuits and the high courts. Proponents see it as relief for the overloaded Supreme Court. opponents fear politics and cost. Sen. Roman L. Hruska leads the study and cautions the debate may take years. The commission cites rising docket and delayed rulings as justification.
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U.S. Commission On
National Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Commission
Gerald Ford
Congress
Sen
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Hruska
National Appeals Court
High Court
Nixon judged by clumsy tasteless faults not crimes
The piece argues Nixon’s undoing rests on failure to reconcile conflicting claims and questions the ethics of judging him for style rather than intent. It speculates how critics would react if Nixon had used a Huston plan against militant right disruptions and notes broader Cold War anxieties.
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Nixon
Richard Nixon
Theodore White
White
New York Times
National Security Council
Mr. White
Gordon Liddy
Huston
FBI
CIA
America
John Birch Society
Peking
Moscow
White House
Chou En-lai
Mao Tse-tung
Mobile
Ala
George Wallace
United States
Hitler
Tojo
Oddball News Snippets Stir Up Then Pass
Headlines across cities show a spoof of world affairs and politics with figures like Schlesinger Kennedy Kissinger and Wallace commenting on wars contracts and elections. The tone mimics a late career wire service round up with sharp one liners and caricatured quotes.
Moscow holds secret Berbera base as Indian Ocean power push
Eyewitness details of a $100 million Soviet naval facility at Berbera Somalia reveal Moscow's intent to establish a Far Eastern style base to control Red Sea and Persian Gulf oil routes. Reports describe housing, missile storage, security, and expanded docks with KGB ties boosting Somali influence and alarms among Arab states.
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Washington
Berbera
Moscow
Indian Ocean
Lord Byron
Greece
Soviet Union
Somalia
U.S
Diego Garcia
Red Sea
U.S. Congress
Arab League
Siad Barre
Debating Nuclear Policy Could Shape 1976 Campaign
The piece urges forming formal debates among presidential candidates on major issues, focusing on nuclear policy. It argues a public understanding deficit harms democracy and proposes structured topic debates, inclusion of Ford, primaries reform, and possible equal time rule exemptions to ensure substantive discussion.
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Washington
United States
Ford
Ron Nessen
James R. Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Russia
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Morris K. Udall
Arizona
Ford Administration
Congress
Lawrence World Company History and Rates Card
The record lists the Lawrence Kansas newspaper The World Company details from 1854 to 1952 with editors Dolph Simons Sr and Jr, Bill Mayer, Ralph Gage, Jack Starkey, Leo Eller. It notes publication as daily except Sunday, and provides subscription rates by carrier and mail across regions and states. The address is Sixth and New Hampshire Streets, Lawrence, Kansas 66044, with AP and ABC membership.
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Dolph Simons Sr
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Bill Mayer
Ralph Gage
Jack Starkey
W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Faith and Courage in Facing Life's Tests
A devotional exhortation calls on readers to seek faith patience wisdom and courage to endure life’s tests while remaining mindful of others needs and showing compassion.
Women face a long wait for women to reach top management
In New York, Eugene Jennings of Michigan State University argues equal opportunity laws won't quickly place women in high management. He cites tedious work, family income, and job satisfaction as factors, noting many high achieving women pivot to entrepreneurship or smaller firms or shift to staff roles within corporations.
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New York
Eugene Jennings
Jennings
Michigan State University
Weather hits Lawrence area as heavy rain and winds pound region
The soaked Lawrence area received 1.80 inches of rain with severe winds and lightning causing downed trees and power outages. The city tally for the year nears 28 inches. Deer browsed along Turnpike routes. Canonical notes include Miss Lawrence KU and Miss Eudora contenders for Miss Kansas.
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Lawrence
Parmalee Bates
Lawrence KU
Mimi Frink
Eudora
Pratt
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Robert Novak
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