Lawrence Journal-World masthead and 1971 publication note
The Lawrence Journal-World details its staff with Dolph C Simons Jr as president publisher and editor Leo E Simons in Lawrence Kansas. It lists executives including Steve Parsons executive editor Bild Mayer and Daryl Hall controller. The notice dates June 10 1971 with circulation and postal details and subscription rates.
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Dolph C. Simons JR
Dolph Simons
Steve Parsons
Bild Mayer
Government checks touch over one third of Americans
The piece details 72.7 million recipients of government payments last year across Social Security 26.2 million Public assistance 13.8 million state local retirement 8.4 million veterans and survivors 5.5 million unemployment 2.1 million civil service retirees 1 million. It notes growth in welfare and debates entitlement versus insured benefits and emphasizes distinctions among recipient groups.
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United States
Civil Service
Uncle Sam
Washington
Stanford Patent Center Translates Ideas Into Profits
Stanford University's Patent Development Program, earning $130000 in advance since 1968, licenses inventions from faculty and students including a synthetic insect hormone and an omniphonic sound system. Reimers says 200+ companies were contacted for 50 inventions. 130 ideas explored, 40 discarded for market or production issues.
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Stanford
Calif
Neils Reimers
Reimers
Stanford University
Philip Ford
Graduate School of Business
Brooks Stover
Farmington, Mich
Ft. Ord
Samuel D. Calella
Cupertino
Miss Kan sas crowned in Pratt state pageant
Old Home Town Carolyn Parkinson of Scott City Miss Lawrence of 1961 was crowned Miss Kansas in a statewide Pratt contest a preliminary for Miss America. KU registrar James K. Hitt announced summer enrollment of 2537 on the Lawrence campus up 177 from last year. Four Lawrence teachers elected for 1946 47 are Mrs Earhart Mailer Schnellbacher and Miss Weiser. A $9175 maintenance budget for city schools was approved. A paving contract for Louisiana Street and Haskell Avenue went to Constant Construction Co. Police installed metal stop signs at Massachusetts intersections. Esther Dempsey Baker University graduate 1930 will join KU as botany faculty in September.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Missouri
Oklahoma
New Jersey
West Virginia
Carolyn Parkinson
Scott City
Lawrence
Pratt
James K. Hitt
Board of Education
Joyce Earhart
Cora Mailer
Theresa Schnellbacher
Louise Weiser
Louisiana Street
Haskell Avenue
Constant Construction Company of
Massachusetts
Esther Dempsey
W. H. Dempsey
Baldwin
Baker University
Job Seekers Seek Work Amid Odd Letters
A batch of letters from job seekers in Glucksville and nearby towns reveal varied backgrounds from physics PhDs to self described general labor skills. Employers politely but firmly reject overqualified applicants while offering no positions and in one case inviting a candidate to start as a truck driver at a Westminster plant.
The Tree Situation and Church Support for Angela Davis Defense
A letter condemns government housing plans harming Edgewood Park trees and causing smoke pollution. It argues for church backing of Angela Davis defense funds, urging congregations to defend justice and minority rights against radical right influence.
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Edward Daub
General Assembly of
The
United Presbyterian Church
Angela Davis
Jeremiahs
Mavis Wiseman
Stratford Rd
Skyline Topeka Rises With Smog-Free Modernity
motorists approaching downtown Topeka praise a fresh skyline of handsome buildings. The city’s architecture blends modern lines with stability and community harmony, avoiding ostentatious monuments. Ten years of gradual improvement reflect foresight by business leaders and early settlers who chose Topeka as the capital.
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Topeka
Capitol
Skyjack Leverage and the Flow of Modern Society
A reflective essay argues that skyjackers leverage pervading technology and social flow to threaten order. It links a Washington area college graduation disruption to broader risks, urging personal restraint and critical detachment from mass spectacles and cults.
Letters on dogs and faith spark reader controversy
A sequence of reader letters argues over dog control and civil rights topics. Pat Kirk decries unleashed dogs and warns of danger to the elderly and children. Harold Lytle criticizes Angela Davis defense support and urges spiritual reconciliation through Jesus Christ.
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Christ
Jesus Christ
Daub
Angela Davis
Miss Davis
Tom Skinner
God
Harold Lytle
Winona Ave
Power Sources Facing Crisis In Energy Shortage Debate
In Houston AP reports Texas independent oil operators say the nation faces a general energy crisis and short supply. William J. Murray of Austin notes President Nixon’s Friday message signals acknowledgment of the crisis and potential development of alternate energy sources.
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Houston
Texas Independent Oil Operators
United States
Nixon
William J. Murray
Austin
We Are An African People poem feature
An editor notes a guest column by fourteen year old La Dean Thomas at Central Junior High. The piece presents Black pride themes and calls for freedom and empowerment, including lines about unity and resistance to oppression and a pledge to Black heritage.
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Journal-World Opinion
Charles Scott Jr
Kansas University
Topeka
Lawrence
Ballard
la Dean Thomas
Central Junior High School
Aldora Dorsey
Del
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