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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1975
Page
2
An analysis argues that over legislating creates nuisance bills and window dressing. It cites Kansas as an example where focus has shifted from cosmetic issues to essential brass tacks, urging continued emphasis on meaningful, widely impactful laws.
The U S Army led a Flag Day parade on Massachusetts Street and shared a large flag motif birthday cake with hundreds at South Park. Army Reserve and National Guard women’s bands performed as Kansas University ROTC programs contribute notable military figures to Lawrence’s civic life. The piece recalls past tensions during antiwar demonstrations and praises ongoing community military ties.
A narrator visits a CIA contact, Blackwhistle, who serves coffee and cookies while claiming CIA training in baking. The exchange touches on the Rockefeller report and alleged CIA activities, but ends with the narrator fleeing and his wife asking to borrow sugar, causing a frustrated outburst.
The prayer asks for awareness of others needs both physical and spiritual and for wisdom to act meaningfully to meet those needs. It invokes guidance and compassionate action.
The reminiscence recalls the 1929 crash and Lawrence Kansas in the early 1930s. It describes widespread job loss, mutual support among neighbors, spinning daily meals from cheap staples, home production ventures, small businesses, and community schemes to survive the downturn.
In New York, entrepreneurs struggle to secure early funding as banks favor proven ideas and insurers back large loans. William McCrea notes “resource people” in law, banking, and accounting who help startups gain credibility. A Cincinnati symposium gathers 300 officials and experts from 46 countries to promote enterprise development and funding avenues.
The piece attacks the Special Unemployment Assistance Act of 1974, citing 500 teacher applications and 5 000 projected, arguing it enables 12 months pay for nine months work and unemployment for three more months. It frames teachers and unions as seeking extra months of pay, and calls for repeal and nine month pay with unemployment only after. The column contrasts with memories of 1930s hardship and CCC activity, noting dust storms, floods, bank moratoriums, and economic shifts driven by projects like Sunflower Ordnance and Hercules Power Co.
The Music and Art Camp at Kansas University drew 1176 junior and senior high students this summer. City Commission discussed exterior wood allowances for downtown remodeling with fire insurance rates influencing guidelines.
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