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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1976
Page
2
A federal judge in Washington blocked Agriculture Department changes to the food stamp plan, arguing the reform would cost billions and harm recipients. The piece criticizes Congress for delegating authority, warns of court power over daily life, and urges new lawmakers to restore legislative responsibility.
Washington reports show federal investigations into A Duda and Sons confirming wage and labor violations. Despite findings and testimony by Hal Bernton, Florida lawmakers block reforms as growers defend conditions and the committee votes to kill the bills.
New York reports May still shows rising housing costs with a drop to 46300 for the average price of a new single family home from a month earlier. The piece weighs factors like land costs, materials, labor, and shifting construction methods while noting limited hope for meaningful price declines without quality loss.
Review praises the Vassar Playhouse Oklahoma! production near Pomona Lake for natural charm and youthful verve. The cast, led by Carolyn Harrison and Tom Mitchell, conveys prairie warmth and a homespun mood with strong supporting turns from Eleanor Richardson and Steve Haley.
Two hundred years ago a Provincial conference of committees in Philadelphia called for deputies to a Provincial Convention on July 8. The historical note marks a key step toward regional self governance and constitutional development in colonial America.
The writer critiques the Democratic Platform noting vague Middle East positions favoring Israel but not clarifying terms. It questions Asia policy on Taiwan and China and mocks promises of welfare reform and inflation controls. The piece ends by calling the platform musically pleasing yet guardedly welcome.
The piece critiques two years of bicentennial celebration for patting and cosmeticizing history. It mocks patriotic merchandise from clothing to toilet seats and notes publishers releasing calendars that gloss over less flattering events.
A compact, period tone retrospective listing notable historical dates in the coming weeks. It covers events from 1776 to 1968 including Custer’s Last Stand, White Star’s assassination, Mormon imprisonment, and McCarran-Walter Act passage, noting the bicentennial framing.
A reader cites a magazine piece praising a well loved beverage. The editor questions the trend and invites further discussion on its merits and potential drawbacks.
The record recalls mixed city concerns and events including annexation debates, a $2 million Union expansion, Elks land sale to the city, and leadership in Co-Operettes International. Flood warnings loom as eight Kansas rivers run high with more rain expected, while cultural invites and memory of Coca Cola’s arrival stitch the town’s past. Amarette Weaver Veatch of Kansas City adds nostalgic reflection.
The World Company in Lawrence Kansas shows Dolph C Simons Jr Dolph Simons Sr Bill Mayer Ralph Gage Jack Starkey Leo Eller as editors and staff. It notes established 1854 and various editorial roles. Subscription rates are given for carriers and mail. It also lists address Linth and New Hampshire Streets and AP AAC memberships.
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