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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1975
Page
2
The article lauds Lawrence for strong hometown patriotism and generous, courteous residents. It cites growth through long-range planning, acknowledges occasional mistakes by city bodies, and argues that overall leadership has made Lawrence a superior, orderly medium-sized city worth preserving.
The House moves to create oil stockpiles and open Navy Elk Hills reserves in California to fund storage in Gulf Coast salt domes for a national strategic reserve. If approved by the Senate, the plan aims to reduce Arab oil leverage and improve bargaining power, though it may take years to build a practical reserve.
The author argues power corrupts both genders, comparing Indira Gandhi and Idi Amin to illustrate that leadership temptations cross gender lines. They caution against sweeping generalizations while noting both figures demonstrate self-serving tyranny and the potential for lawlessness.
Established 1854 W C Simons Editor 1891 to 1952 The World Company publishes daily except Sunday at Sixth and New Hampshire Lawrence Kansas with contact 843-1000. Subscription rates list carrier and mail options by region and year, including Kansas and Missouri areas and nationwide mail.
The piece argues that urban liberalism relies on federal aid and revenue sharing, fueling municipal spending and labor actions. It cites 1968 New York and 1974 San Francisco strikes, the BeameAlioto-led capitulations, and a private versus public garbage cost comparison to critique city governance and federal funding’s influence.
The article discusses whether the U S economy has enough capacity to expand as growth resumes. It weighs high and low capacity scenarios, cites First National City Bank projections of potential bottlenecks and a double dip risk, and examines how capacity surveys may miscount idle or marginally efficient plants.
A Topeka family feared lost when the downtown bridge over the Kaw River collapsed on July 3 was found safe in Tucson, Arizona. The report notes local flooding along the Kansas River cresting at 18.5 feet and lists other regional news items from the era.
The Journal-World editor discusses that the Building Code and Housing Code aim to protect life and property by establishing minimum standards for construction and occupancy. Lawrence has codes 4529 and 4530 based on 1973 Uniform editions with amendments, and substitutes by non professionals are discouraged. Bill Duncan of 2008 W Ninth notes his role on the building code board of appeals.
Space Center Houston reports the Soyuz liftoff dazed viewers with a Fourth of July spectacle, though the Saturn V still dominated in visual drama as it rose from Cape Canaveral to begin a historic orbital linkup. Cosmonauts Leonov and Kubasov led Russia into a new era while American crews prepared for their own mission.
Indonesia shows public nonalignment while private generals press for U S. bases and arms. Malik tilts toward ASEAN diplomacy but Suharto's regime fears Soviet naval influence and seeks continued U S. defense pacts and military modernization. A Xiom test on China relations looms.
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