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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1969
Page
2
Lawrence Journal-World announces subscription rates for local and out of area readers. The paper bills carriers at 1.73 monthly and 20.76 yearly, Douglas county mail at 10 yearly, and nationwide mail at 15 yearly. The publication is a Monday evening edition dated June 9 1969.
The article forecasts a credit crunch as corporations face about 10 billion in income taxes due June 16. Banks strain to meet loan demands amid tight money, high prime rates, and elevated borrowing costs. The week will reveal if banks can stretch liquidity or tighten further.
A West Los Angeles high school replaced strict grooming rules four months ago with a student parent teacher committee led standard by good taste. Bare feet remained banned but overall attire declined to look similar to before the relaxation. Officials will review the experiment this summer to decide policy for fall.
Administrators and the parent-student-teacher panel reserve veto power but allow students to express clothing choices. The experiment aims to let students dress freely while maintaining classroom procedures and will be watched closely as a potential model for high schools nationwide.
Rising building costs and a shaky mortgage market push couples toward apartments and mobile homes. Apartment starts climbed to 608,200 in 1968, 40 percent of all starts, while 316,450 mobile homes were sold last year. Mortgage rates rose from 5.5 to about 8 percent, aiding the shift as savings and loan lenders pull back on long term loans.
A 1959 feature highlights Harold Johnson's farm with a 12-cow milking parlor serving 60 cows and drawing about 600 visitors in a year, many sent by the State Department. Traffic on Tennessee and Kentucky streets was reversed to improve flow, though still one way.
Daily devotional note citing Psalm 103 13 and a closing prayer. It expresses God the Father’s pity for those who fear him and asks for grace and strength through Jesus Christ.
The piece assigns fault for Berkeley’s May events to Gov. Reagan highlighting his use of National Guard to back sheriff orders and the University of California’s eviction of squatters. It notes crowd anger and mixed loyalties among faculty and merchants while detailing police injuries, helicopter actions, tear gas fears, and ensuing resentment toward the governor.
The ANPA Foundation announced a new test to measure reading competence in daily newspapers for U S junior and senior high students. The Newspaper Test will be distributed in September 1969 and was developed with Educational Testing Service to assess three objectives including reading, understanding of current events, and the role of newspapers in a free society.
New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, returning from a shortened Latin America tour, said the Alliance for Progress has been overpromised and underdelivered both in the United States and abroad. He noted ongoing visits to Brazil and Argentina and possible rescheduling of Venezuela and other nations. He urged a concrete program and a Washington organization to carry out goals.
Cardinal John J. Carberry warned that ecumenism should reveal differences between churches not conceal them. He said difference is the soul of ecumenism and urged parties to face and resolve their differences at a National Faith and Order Colloquium in St Louis.
John W. Gardner argues that social reform requires responsible critics who test ideas against reality and work with allies to target feasible actions. He warns against reckless radicalism and urges critics to understand institutional machinery, leverage points, and measurable results.
Letters Editor invites participation in a summer study of Nathan Wright's Lets Work Together at Westminster UCCF Center. The session is this Wednesday at 7 30 with Dr Wright, noted for leading Black Power conferences and Newark Episcopal urban work. For those unable to attend call 842 4419 Ed Daub Crisis Class First Presbyterian Church.
A reader asks Dr Thosteson about nipple shapes for a month old foster child and any relation to future speech. The doctor notes texture matters most as soft nipples collapse easily and disrupt flow, suggesting replacements as needed and that durability is common.
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