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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1973
Page
2
Lawrence Daily Journal World staff listing includes editors and officials such as W. C. Simons, Ernest Pontius, and Ralph Gage. Published daily except Sundays by The World Company at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets in Lawrence Kansas. Established 1854. Local contact numbers provided.
A Washington Post survey shows uneven admission trends as 1.8 million freshmen enter 8.5 million college population. Examples include a high school senior flooded with 60 unsolicited invites, Bowdoin recruiting inner city seniors, and Broward Community College banner ads influencing choices. Kansas schools face praise for open admissions allowing any accredited high school graduate to enroll, with performance confirming the policy.
An Army recruiting officer in the Kansas City area is relieved of duty as a probe into fraud and irregularities unfolds. The Army CID oversees 173 investigations across 37 states with 107 recruiters reassigned in seven months for alleged quota pressure and falsified enlistment records.
The piece discusses widespread recruiting irregularities across services, including falsified transcripts and discharges for enlistees unable to meet standards. It cites Oklahoma football program issues and Navy shipboard troubles, noting urgency to uncover and fix problems before they worsen.
In New York the 1973 boom shows signs of weakness with May industrial output rising slowly, housing up but slipping for three months, and retail sales decelerating. Bank of America warns growth may slow toward zero or negative briefly, while The Conference Board predicts a significant recession next year as the expansion proves unsustainable.
A dairy barn five miles south of Haskell Avenue burned with undetermined origin. Loss estimated over 50000 dollars. No livestock perished. Nancy Gallup of Lawrence High named Sunflower Girls State delegate to Girls Nation in Washington. A 1.43 inch rainstorm slowed harvest. Lawrence population surpassed 18000. county reached 27000. EU summer enrollment set a record at 3521. Emil Heck Potato shed at Midland had four carloads picked and sorted in one day.
A devotional note emphasizes cultivating loving concern for every person as a child of God. It urges recognizing the inner integrity that resides in each individual and invites reflection.
The piece argues the Kennedy Chappaquiddick and Nixon Watergate episodes share parallels. It cites New York Times and Wall Street Journal critiques, polls showing shifts in Kennedy and Nixon support, and notes on press silence, TV statements, and perceived influence on prosecutions.
European buyers increasingly target American firms as dollar devaluations boost their purchasing power. Lloyds Bank plans to acquire First Western Bank and Trust of California for 115 million, while Brown and Williamson bid 195 million for Gimble Brothers. Regulators and defenses loom, but states lure foreign plants.
Letter discusses Flag Day June 14 and the desire to fly the American flag daily weather permitting. The writer, Robert M. Haralick, notes community members flying the flag, hopes for continued usage, and questions citizens about daily flag routines in Lawrence Kansas. He comments on city politics and the firemen's equal pay petitions and suggests polarity lies with the commission's pay policy.
The White House uses blue loose leaf binders to deliver daily Watergate summaries to President Nixon since the scandal began. A May 22 digest allocates 11 pages to Watergate and six to world news, with President Nixon reportedly commenting in margins. Patrick Buchanan notes Nixon reads and sometimes quotes the summaries.
The FBI faces a revived probe into narcotics agents accused of terrorizing two Collinsville families after Justice officials overruled a two year old mutual non investigation pact. Civil rights chief targets BNDD DALE excesses while Burt Thompson.
James P. Schwartz, 35, vice president of finance at Pizza Hut, was killed by a lightning strike while golfing at Crestview Country Club northeast of Wichita. His companion Robert Logsden, 46, was also struck.
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