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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1969
Page
2
Daily publication details subscription rates for World Company Lawrence Kansas. Carrier plans cost 1.73 per month or 20.76 yearly, Douglas and nearby counties mail 10 yearly, elsewhere in United States 15 yearly.
The piece warns of about a 20 percent chance of something going wrong with Apollo 11 while stressing the program’s strong safety record. It notes astronauts accept risk and that deeper space efforts bring greater disaster prospects, urging calm and realism if tragedy occurs.
The passage cites Franklin P. Jones on how people refuse personal accountability, noting even Adam and Eve would find it hard to blame the world’s state on the older generation.
A police car stopped a lost driver who made an illegal turn and offered aid. The officer warned him about traffic signs and used a map to guide him to a place to stay, showing police help rather than punishment. The piece highlights officers’ helpful public service.
Washington reaction surges as summary of a forthcoming book promises to unveil Jackie Kennedy Onassis personal life behind the public image. Serialized excerpts in Ladies Home Journal build anticipation for a potential best selling biography with dramatic behind the scenes quotes.
The work aims to show Jackie, like all of us, with her faults and strengths, reflecting many personal frailties. Readers are eager for the candid portrayal and insights the book promises to offer.
The piece surveys progress in electric vehicles as researchers and major automakers push for a viable mass market. It notes six small firms selling 100 mile range cars at 40 to 50 mph, ongoing work by big manufacturers, and benefits like reduced noise and air pollution. Recharging limits and battery packing remain challenges.
Four Lawrence youths Nancyelaine Rusk Janet McFarland Sara Hardiman and Laura Brown joined the Kansas University Summer Art Camp ballet school. Prof J A Buzzle head of KU German Department and Fulbright advisor returned from sabbatical in Germany. KU aids East Asian Language Area Program under federal contract.
A devotional note calls for unity in thought and judgment from I Corinthians 1 10 and prayer asks to keep one spirit by redemption so believers may strengthen and help one another.
A Journal-World letters page argues salary disclosures should be limited to public officials with fiscal oversight. The writer notes many professor pay components come from private endowments, research contracts, or student fees, not taxes, and warns disclosure without tax provenance misleads the public. Readers react to governance and ethics of public funding.
In Lawrence letters, Catherine Weinang and others condemn the EU Theatre Department and Mr. Fredric Litto for bringing Kaleidoscope of the American Dream to Europe and KU stages. They call the work lewd and anti-American, praise Weinang's moral stance, and argue against perceived decline of public morals. Esther Price signs at 916 Pamela Lane.
Former U.S. Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and his wife arrived in Moscow after a private visit to Sochi. They planned an eight day stay with sightseeing but rain in Sochi kept them from swimming on Monday.
Washington reports the Romanian visit aims to signal China the U S will not join a Moscow anti China axis. Kissinger led planning while State Department officials questioned the move. Nixon sought secrecy to protect a broader pro China policy in Eastern Europe.
A Washington narrator quotes an American Indian friend named Joe who imagines a moon settlement scenario. He warns that space colonization could imitate historic land grabs and displacement, turning lunar land into new frontiers for conquest and profit, echoing fears of tribal loss and broken promises.
In the Sun, about 400 pounds of hydrogen fused into helium yields roughly three pounds of matter converted to light and heat energy. This describes the mass–energy conversion that powers solar radiation.
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