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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1973
Page
1
The article weighs arguments on Watergate hearings including public accountability and potential damage from overreach. It notes democratic openness versus self criticism, political fears of taint, and the possibility of wider investigations and disclosures affecting both parties ahead of 1972 campaigns.
A Saturday column cites a prominent Democrat praising Nixon and Kissinger on China Russia and Vietnam but warning that the Watergate scandal could affect international events. The piece urges thorough investigation and swift accountability while hoping for steady leadership in the remaining years of Nixon’s presidency.
The Gas Service Co and eastern Kansas customers must wait at least 60 days for a decision on a proposed 7.7 percent gas price increase. Kansas Corporation Commission Chairman Dale Saffels said President Nixon's price freeze paused any ruling, with a final decision possible after the freeze ends and hearings already held in April.
The Senate Watergate committee subpoenaed campaign finance records for five 1972 Democratic presidential hopefuls. Chairman Sam J. Ervin signed the order at the urging of Republicans Baker and Gurney, seeking details on contributions and expenditures for McGovern Muskie Humphrey Jackson Wallace.
Lawrence police investigate a burglary at 1430 Ohio in an apartment occupied by 19 year old James D. Schultz. Thief took stereo equipment and a wallet valued at about $944 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursday.
The House voted a $20 000 annual cap on payments to any farmer and closed a loop hole behind the current $55 000 ceiling. The vote on an amendment to the $9.5 billion agriculture appropriation bill passed 195 to 157 and sent the measure to the Senate.
A Spokane Washington woman, with help from the Spokane Ministerial Alliance, drafted a petition for a national Father’s Day after a 1909 Mothers Day story. The effort gained traction and led to national recognition in 1916 under President Woodrow Wilson, with President Calvin Coolidge urging nationwide observance in 1924.
The EPA considers transportation curbs in 13 metro areas to meet Clean Air Act goals by 1977. Proposals include gasoline sales limits in Los Angeles and northern New Jersey, a $5 daily parking surcharge in Boston, and downtown parking bans in several cities.
The Girls' State Legislature met in Topeka with Gov Margueritte Kitchen of Kansas City presenting bills from her nationalist platform. The group toured the Historical Museum and State Printing Building and met Gov Robert Docking, sharing lunch at the mansion before a post lunch joint session. Delegates will vote on Girls' Nation delegates in Washington D C with results announced at a candlelight ceremony.
Gov. Robert Docking proposes a threefold program to avert a fuel shortage. He will urge major oil firms to protect agricultural supply, press suppliers to honor the Voluntary Fuel Allocation Program, and seek advance July and August fuel allocations for farmers. He urges statewide conservation and may propose voluntary speed reductions.
Sevent y area youths join students from 19 states in the junior high music division of the 36th Midwestern Music and Art Camp at Kansas University. The session runs until June 22 with two bands an orchestra and two choruses rehearsing daily for the Grand Concert. The concert is at 2 p.m. Friday June 22 in the University Theatre.
In Baldwin Kansas the Kansas East Conference of the United Methodist Church approved June 9 the election of seven Baker University trustees for terms starting July 1 The appointees include Mrs Thomas Jefferson Wood Shawnee Mission Robert C Harder Topeka John C Landen Edina Minn Charles B Neal Tulsa Donald C Nutt Baldwin George R Schrader Dallas City Manager Rev David O Shipley Jefferson City Mo and a new officers group for 1973 74 led by John Arnold Rev E Morris Brady Mrs Carolee Lauder Leek and Cecil Miller
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