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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1972
Page
2
Lawrence Daily Journal World personnel listing for 1972 includes President Publisher Dolph Simons Editor Bill Mayer Executive Editor Ralph Gage Managing Editor Daryl Hall News Editor Ernest Pontius Advertising Director Leo Eller and other staff. Publication details note daily except Sunday from Lawrence Kansas with rates for various destinations. Tuesday Evening June 20 1972.
Lawrence insurance man Morris Kay launches a bid for the Kansas Republican gubernatorial nomination amid three rivals John Anderson Reynolds Shultz and Ray Frisbie. The piece notes Kay’s background in business and Kansas Legislature and discusses Lawrence ties and the overall political season.
South Dakota travel leaders push positive tourism message after the June 11 Rapid City flood that killed over 200, noting most Black Hills attractions remain open. Travel director Gary Drewes defends marketing by stressing roadways are open and Mt. Rushmore remains accessible to visitors. Some fear the approach ignores the disaster’s severity.
The economy shows rising production and employment as election time nears, yet public belief in personal finances lags. Despite 15 favorable indicators for Republicans, joblessness below 4.5 percent and inflation under 4 percent remain unlikely to be achieved in a balanced economy.
The piece notes South Dakota quickly acknowledged the Rapid City flood and its limited regional impact while expressing sympathy for victims. It recalls past floods in Lawrence and stresses resilience, urging rapid recovery steps and a commended swift response.
Lawrence residents faced a quiet primary and general election with few local contests as KU staff and students set up radar gear at the Lawrence airport to improve storm warnings. Varying local notes include Fraser Hall and a 0.54 inch 20 minute rain, plus the Kaw River bridge opening and corn at $2 a bushel.
A dated critique questions whether John Ashbrook aided or hindered the conservative movement challenging Richard Nixon. It weighs Ashbrook’s qualifications, fundraising limits, impact in primaries, and the broader Zeitgeist shaping a potential right wing challenger to Nixon.
A reader details pollution from Co-Op emissions including fertilizer dust noise and ammonia as a health nuisance. another letter disputes a June issue error about KU parking permit policy. The writer notes Chancellor Lawrence Chalmers approved mail-in permits and a future parking study tied to Wescoe Hall, praising AAUP input and process transparency.
The New York primary tests George McGovern's control of his own operation as regulars fear he cannot unify the party. A June 12 rally snafu exposed rifts with Meade Esposito and Pat Cunningham, who resent alliances with insurgents and ADA head Al Lowenstein.
A power failure blacked out about 200 blocks in Kansas City Kansas after damage to two transformers at the City Park substation on Kaw Drive. An official blamed a deliberate act, noting it was the second such incident since a strike began May 1 over wage and work rules.
J Bunker Clark of the EU AAUP Executive Committee disputes a June 19 article. He says AAUP was not involved in a supposed joint Parking and Traffic Board meeting with SenEx and AAUP, notes a May 25 J W article referenced as planned, and recalls AAUP's May proposals to Chancellor Chalmers to keep fees at current levels and allow mail order permits.
On June 20 events include the start of the French Revolution in 1789, Maryland's grant to Lord Baltimore in 1632, Victoria's accession in 1837, West Virginia's statehood in 1863, the Alaska purchase treaty in 1867, Guam seizure in 1898, the hot line pact in 1963, and Muhamad Ali's draft conviction in 1967. Birthdays include Don Juan de Borbon and Lillian Hellman.
LaVerne L. Ijames, 37, city manager of Excelsior Springs Missouri, resigns effective August 15. A Clyde Kansas native, he came to the city in 1969 from Independence Kansas where he also served as city manager. He declined to discuss his future plans.
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