Editorial urges leaving Federal Reserve alone
Journal World editorial argues President Carter should monitor rates without pressuring the Fed or packing its board with allies. It praises the Fed's independence and warns that political meddling could trigger worse inflation and instability. It also calls for stronger competition among private banks to stabilize interest rates.
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Carter
Washington
Council On
Federal Reserve
U.S
Nixon
Johnson
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Georgia
Fed Board of Governors
America
George McGovern
Wayne Hays
Wilbur Mills
Abzug
Haldeman
Bebe Rebozo
Beame
Treasury
Fed
Local judge defends bias for local control in youth murder case
Associate District Judge Mike Elwell of Douglas County ordered a 14 year old delinquent in a Topeka murder to remain in the local court system. He cited short term Topeka detainment patterns for similar cases and urged state legislation to empower local courts in Class A felonies when unusual circumstances prevail.
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Mike Elwell
Douglas County
Topeka
Elwell
Wyandotte
Johnson Counties
Mary E. Cox
Lawrence
SRS
Robert Harder
State Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Community compassion after Royal College Shop fire
Barb Heck commends Lawrence firefighters police and ambulance crews for their bravery and efficiency during the Royal College Shop fire. She praises residents for their genuine aid and notes few signs of opportunistic behavior while wishing recovery and reopenings for those who suffered damages or lost work.
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Journal-World
Royal College
Lawrence
Barb Heck
Saddlehorn
Pollster Caddell's influence aids Sears appointee
The president's pollster Patrick Caddell helped screen census director candidates and endorsed Manuel Plotkin, a Sears Roebuck research chief, for the post. Caddell says he suggested Plotkin, Commerce officials interviewed him, and final choice rested with the department. White House aides downplay a conflict while Plotkin and Sears defend the process. Openings for five doorkeepers to recruit women are approved to ease operations at the House.
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Washington
Patrick Caddell
Caddell
Manuel Plotkin
Sears Roebuck
Plotkin
Sears Roe
Census Bureau
Commerce Dept
Department
Commerce
Juanita Kreps
White House
Jody Powell
Howie Kurtz
Pat
Jimmy Carter
Carter
House
James Molloy
House Administration
Full Committee For Action
Frank Thompson
D-N.j
William Dickinson
R.ala
Frank Annunzio
D-Iii
Bill Frenzel
R-Minn
Charles Rose
D-N.c
Thompson
Rose
Annunzio
John Dent
D-Pa
Philadelphia
Dent
Joseph Ammerman
Anti inflation news boosts optimism for economy
The piece notes falling world commodity and food futures prices, a small May rise in the official wholesale index, and a 4.7 percent first quarter productivity jump. Citibank and Morgan Guaranty trimmed or held rates, easing borrowing costs, while oil prices stabilize and wage demands ease, suggesting a brighter inflation outlook.
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Citibank
Morgan
Lance
The World Company Lawrence Staff and Rates
The World published daily except Sunday from Lawrence Kansas with editors Dolph Simons Jr Dolph Simons Sr Jack Starkey Leo Eller and others. It lists staff roles and a 1854 establishment date and provides subscription rates by carrier and mail for various regions.
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Dolph C. Simons Jr
Dolph Simons Sr
Bill Mayer
Ralph Gage
Jack Starkey
Leo Eller
W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
City weighs Girl Scout camp restroom rights and flood updates
City commission hears appeal to retain outdoor Girl Scout restrooms at 15th Kasold site while flood waters rise and gates opened. Kaw crest at 18 feet lowers area concerns as Lawrence eases after flood scare. Authorities urge caution over rising assaults on women and announce park and civic activities including a new minister at First Methodist and Veterans Hall flag program.
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Girl Scouts
City Commission
Kay Harris
Council Grove
Sunflower Girls’ State
Kansas University
Lawrence
15Th and
Kasold
Russians relish constitutions four since the Glorious Transition
George F. Will critiques Soviet constitutionalism as theater not real reform. He notes four constitutions in 60 years, mocks Article 71 on secession and Article 50 on rights, compares to Stalin era and Animal Farm imagery, and argues democratic centralism hides tyranny. The piece reflects Western skepticism ahead of the Belgrade talks.
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Washington
Benjamin Franklins
James Madisons
Mother
Russia
Franz Liszt
Gulag
Elizabeth
Soviet Union
Stalin
Lawrence athlete Willie Green named to World Games team
An editor's note describes a Lawrence and Olathe fundraising effort that raised 2500 to send Willie Green, a student at the Kansas School for the Deaf, to Romania for the XIII World Games for the Deaf. It praises supporters, notes Green's high jump medal hope, and highlights recent deaf world records by American athletes.
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Lawrence
Willie Green
Gerald L. Johnson
Kansas School For the Deaf
Olathe
Willie
Art Kruger
Lawrence-Clathe
Young Green
Romania
Gerald
United States
Tam
U.S
Leo Bond III
St. Paul
Minn
College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls
Steve McCalley
Burbank
Calif
San Fernando
Drexel Lawson
Minot
N.D
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Les Whitten
John Cunniff
New York
Morgan Guaranty
Bert Lance
Office of Budget and Management
Journal- World
USPS
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Prass
Peni
State Board of Health
Ottawa
al Bramble
First Methodist Church
Veterans’ Hall
Louise Cooke Don Carlos
George F. Will
Animal Farm
Robert Strauz-Hope
Belgrade
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