World Company Lawrence Kansas newspaper note 1969
The World Company at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas publishes daily except Sunday with staff roles listed. Subscription rates are $1.72 monthly $20.76 yearly by carrier and various mail rates. Copyright and postal information included. Published Wednesday Evening July 23 1969.
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New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
United States
Audit’ Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
College Campus Convention Idea Faces Hurdles for 1972 Party Meeting
A Democratic Party panel favors holding the 1972 national convention on a university campus with a large fieldhouse to ease housing and logistics. Kansas faces obstacles bids and liquor law limits may hinder campuses like Mt. Oread and Allen Fieldhouse from hosting such a national event.
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Democratic Party Commission
James G. O'Hara
D-Mich
Chicago
Los Angeles
Miami
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San Francisco
Kansas
Demos
GOP
Lawrence
Kansas City
Topeka
Allen Fieldhouse
Miami Convention Center
Wichita Civic Center
Mt. Oread
Raquel Welch to star in Myra Breckenridge film
Raquel Welch will play dual title roles in the movie adaptation of Myra Breckenridge. She portrays a man who undergoes surgery to become a beautiful woman and the piece raises hopes for impressive makeup work.
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Raquel Welch
Myra Breckenridge
Raquel
Tobacco Dilemma Sparks Health Policy Debate
Government and health officials push warnings on tobacco cancer links and restrict advertising while USDA funds total 67.4 million to promote and subsidize tobacco. Research dollars include 5 million for studies and 2 million for improving cigarette appeal amid broader export and subsidy spending.
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U.S
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Department
Safety of rail travel vs cars and planes reported
The Association of American Railroads released a safety report showing passenger trains were 24 times safer than cars and three times safer than airplanes. In 1968 thirteen rail passengers died, with a fatality rate of 10 per 100 million passenger miles. Highway fatalities exceeded 36,000, about 2.4 per 100 million passenger miles, while domestic airlines had 258 deaths and a .30 rate.
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Assn
AAA
Taking a Look At the Farms Taking a Look At the Farms
New York AP reports on the shift in farming from labor based to high tech business. Banks like Northern Trust manage tens of thousands of acres and use agronomy and computers to optimize land labor and capital. By 1968 farms average 360 acres and earned more than in the 1940s, while 1969 Farm Journal analysis shows young farmers with rising net worth and larger assets indicating a move toward bigger farms and professional management.
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New York
LaSalle Street
Chicago
Northern Trust Bank
Farm Journal Magazine
Pineapple juice plant aids local factory upgrade
In 1959 the Stokely-Van Camp packing plant began processing a new pineapple juice using $25,000 equipment under manager Robert Pickett. The Kansas Board of Regents proposed a $12,868,105 KU budget for 1960, effective July 1.
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Robert Pickett
Kansas Board of Regents
Bert Brandt
Italy
France
Ernie Pyle
Normandy
Topeka
Clinton
Indianola
Douglas
Ada Lindell
Bernice Jones
Todays Bible Message and Prayer Reflection
A devotional note invites confession of sins citing I John 1 9 and asks God to cleanse lingering faults. It ends with the Lord's Prayer in Jesus name asking to be made fit for Thy kingdom.
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John
Jesus
Campus Sentiment Pushes Cutbacks in NASA Spending
Greenwich Conn college poll shows 74 percent endorse space programs while 53 percent oppose continuous exploration after moon landing. Students favor reallocating funds to urban poverty and domestic programs, with SDS activists pressing for reevaluation of national priorities.
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Greenwich
Conn
NASA
SDS
University of Illinois
Vassar
Fordham
UCLA
University of Chicago
Purdue Engineering
Space
Berkeley
Columbia
Harvard
Apollo TV segment shows weightless lessons on earth moon
The AP reports a Houston SPACE CENTER educational TV piece tracing Apollo demonstrations by Collins Armstrong and Aldrin. They explain moon rocks in boxes and weightlessness visuals while Earth looms large, with playful exchanges about oceans and planets.
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Apollo
Earth
Charles Duke
Aldrin
Hugh
Duke
Armstrong
Lunar
Collins
Houston
Air travel ear pain and treatment questions to Dr Thosteson
A reader asks about persistent ear pain during descent and possible rupture of blood vessels and infection. Advice notes some people must not fly and cites ephedrine as a decongestant only with ear specialist approval.
Letter seeks library copy of Kaleidoscope in full
A Lawrence taxpayer requests the Lawrence Public Library acquire Kaleidoscope from the American Dream in its European presentation so readers may form their own opinion. The letter is signed by Mrs. D. C. O'Connell of Route 2.
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Lawrence Public Library
Europe
D. C. O'Connell
Lawrence
Changes Likely For Gas Warfare Plans
Washington AP Pentagon officials foresee a high level review of U S gas warfare projects leading to policy changes and tighter supervision. A government acknowledgment of overseas gas weapon placement followed a July 8 Okinawa leak that affected 23 U S soldiers and a civilian.
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Washington
Pentagon
U.S
National Security Council
Okinawa
United States
NSC
Nixon
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Frail Quail Will of Iron Kim Darby Plan
Corona California AP Kim Darby embodies the frail strong heroine of True Grit and discusses conflict with director Henry Hathaway and co star John Wayne. She recalls growing up in Hollywood and her switch to the name Kim, crediting key TV roles for her discovery.
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Corona
Calif
Kim Darby
Lillian Gish
John Wayne
Glen Campbell
Henry Hathaway
Hathaway
Kim
Rooster
Matty
Campbell
Norwood
California
Hollywood
San Fernando Valley
Derby Zerby
Ben Gazzara
Paul Nathan
Hall Wallis
Hal Boyle On Art Of Avoiding Trouble
Hal Boyle argues avoiding trouble is an art not a science and offers examples of invitations and situations to say no to. He cautions that refusing risky or silly offers helps maintain balance and prevent woeful consequences.
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New York
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