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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1976
Page
3
Britain and Iceland settle their seven month Cod War with a agreement allowing Britain to use up to 24 trawlers daily within 200 miles of Iceland but at least 20 miles from shore. Foreign ministers call it common sense and a symbolic victory at the conference table.
The Journal-World editor cites courtesy behind the wheel as good but insufficient. Real safety requires constant awareness of warnings in front, behind and at sides, plus sound, smell, and touch cues from the vehicle. Plan, anticipate, and stay alert to avoid accidents. John C. Chappell 1504 Oak Hill.
KU students Arthur Baum and Ann Appleton warned a stalled car on Lecompton Road tracks as a Santa Fe train approached. Damage near ten thousand dollars. A phantom car surfaced from Potter Lake, later identified as belonging to Roland Lamb. No tracks show how it entered the lake. Additional notes recount local memories and school milestones from 1966 and 1936.
The World newspaper operated in Lawrence Kansas spanning 1891 to 1952 under editor W C Simon. It issued a daily edition except Sunday with circulation rates set by tier and by mail to Douglas and adjoining counties and to Kansas City and beyond.
Washington report details oil companies drafting offshore revenue bills and pressuring Congress. It notes amendments from American Petroleum Institute backed by GOP staff, a key memo from Interior and Ford Administration opposing a rule, and a Senate deal favoring gas price deregulation costing utilities billions.
An elderly woman visits an editor with a yellow manuscript claiming she was Lincoln's mistress and that her memoirs reveal the president’s true character. She names figures from Frank Sinatra to Sam Giancana and insists the memoirs deserve publication for historical insight.
The piece debates the Bicentennial's success as central planning flops and highlights New York's orchestration of a floating museum barge open June 3 at Southport Sea Museum. It contrasts Adams's July visions with New York officials under scrutiny and urges reflection beyond the festivities.
The piece argues Carter will likely reach about 1,200 of 1,505 delegates next Tuesday and presses whether the Democratic Party should nominate him. It weighs risks of unity versus the consequences of rejecting a strong southern and black vote appeal, urging governors to consider Carter’s credentials before convening at Hershey.
On this date in 1940 the Allied evacuation from France finished with about 337000 British French and Belgian troops transported to England. Also on this date in 1621 the Dutch West India Company received a charter for New Netherlands now New York.
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