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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1973
Page
2
Historical notice lists The World Company Lawrence Kansas contact details and editor tenure from 1891 to 1952 with publication at Sixth and New Hampshire and telephone 843 1000. It records establishment in 1854 and editor W C Simons.
Secret Service spent hours inspecting sites for meetings using mine detectors and securing locales during visits. The November 22 1963 Dallas assassination changed official protection, raising questions about returning to previous, saner times.
In Lawrence crews from the city and utility companies repaired power lines phones and cables after last Saturday's severe wind damage. Within days the city looked much improved as thousands of residents joined in cleaning yards and trimming trees, applauding a strong community effort.
The Wichita Chamber of Commerce plans a statewide campaign to establish a Wichita State University law school branch. The plan, backed by the Wichita Bar Association, proposes partial KU affiliation and local clinics, with a Regents hearing next week to study feasibility and costs.
Kansas City aims to become a global import export hub with the Great Midwest International Trade Center. The inland private zone will boost regional foreign trade from 3 billion to about 6 billion dollars in three years by housing manufacturing assembly and warehousing for world goods. It operates at a multi modal hub with river barge access and aims to attract Japanese European and American firms for processing and distribution with favorable tariff treatment.
The Kansas Board of Regents approved Pulitzer Prize winning composer Douglas Stuart Moore as a visiting professor at the University of Kansas for 1966 to compose an opera celebrating the school's 100th anniversary. The piece named Carry Nation.
East European communist states weigh Nixon Brezhnev talks with mixed views. Some see boosted West access aiding economies while others fear Western ideas eroding control. COMECON signals willingness to cooperate yet tightens ideological guard against dissidents and Maoism.
The letter writers challenge State Sen. Bennett on university system criticism and defend KU advising efforts in the BGS program. They urge dialogue between citizens and officials, invite the senator to visit campuses, and mention faculty morale and free summer teaching. The correspondence also questions jail needs and cites court data for a proposed $3.6 million city county jail facility.
Letter from Phil Wheeler criticizes editorial and Learned's reply on the gasoline shortage. He argues both sides cherry pick facts, calls for substantiation, and favors government and environmental safeguards over oil industry profit. Wheeler signs off from 1012 Emery Rd.
A community volunteer drive lists agencies needing help with varied tasks. Call 841 5059 weekdays or write Box 417 Lawrence 66044 to join, audition for AUDIO READER, or assist PENN HOUSE, RED CROSS, HEAD START, PARK AND RECREATION, HEADQUARTERS, INC., and ADOPTED GRANDPARENTS with weekly time commitments.
Dorothy Anderson urges gratitude for volunteers who cleaned streets yards and parks after a severe storm. She celebrates neighborly kindness and community effort while planning future plantings and visits to local nurseries to replace losses.
Wayne Bly parks and recreation director urged residents to cut tree limbs into four to five foot lengths after city trucks finish in their area. Six sanitation trucks assisted the parks and recreation and street departments on Wednesday, with about four weeks of collection work remaining.
Editor notes Phyllis Jones KU graduate and adviser on campus affairs. The piece surveys Angola Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau under Portuguese rule, outlining oppression, high disease rates, and scarce services, then traces liberation efforts, resources, and foreign interests shaping resistance and aid.
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