Lawrence Journal World June 24 1971 News Summary
Lawrence Journal World front page notes printer details and publisher info for June 24 1971. Advertising rates and mail subscription options listed for Douglas County and surrounding areas.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1971
Page
2
Lawrence Journal World front page notes printer details and publisher info for June 24 1971. Advertising rates and mail subscription options listed for Douglas County and surrounding areas.
The Lawrence Savings Assn. opens a colonial style branch at 9th and Vt. highlighting downtown improvements. City progress includes Project 800 parking upgrades Massachusetts Street changes and a federal urban renewal grant while planners consider repurposing the old library building.
A New York Times report from Detroit describes a middle aged worker who uses heroin at work breaks, costing about 60 dollars per day for four fixes. The piece notes rising drug abuse across industries, with 53 percent of 222 companies reporting some use. It cites access through colleagues and a shift from martini for lunch to fix for lunch as a national pattern.
New York AP reports Mil ton Fisher urges buying new issues with caution. He warns many issues are risky and profits depend on strong analysis of earnings, dilution, risk factors, and insider transactions before investing in over the counter offerings.
Old Home Town recounts Jane Sutton’s 1961 Farm Bureau citizenship contest win at Douglas County Fair. It also mentions Kansas Universitys first nuclear reactor becoming critical, and 25 and 40 year ago items including Orville Wright's visit, summer KU sessions, and price increases on cigarettes.
Judge Walter F Calcagno calls security measures a pilot courtroom and notes ongoing concerns after recent courthouse raids and hostage incident alarms. He compares modern courts to lawless days while urging vigilance and policy review.
Prayer excerpt asks for divine speech to witness to others. A devotional plea for guidance to proclaim the gospel of redeeming grace. The text centers on the Christ as the anticipated Messiah and the believer’s testimony.
The Court of Appeals reversed a bail ruling, sending Edgar Smith back to death row in Trenton. Supporters issue pleas for clemency and funds while legal battles continue toward a possible Supreme Court decision.
Edward J. Paris argues liberals seek scapegoats for SEA blunders and advocate global morality while defending figures like Kennedy and Fulbright. He contrasts Wilson and LBJ with Goldwater, calls for conservative domestic focus, and cites the Seaver Carttar column as example.
In a darkened Santiago theater President Salvador Allende drew hisses and applause from a newsreel crowd as opposition and disaffection rise. After the June 8 assassination of former Vice President Edmundo Perez Zujvoci blamed on the ultra left, tensions widen with accusations against the CIA and Vop mercenaries.
A letter from Walter Farrar of Hallandale Florida argues that drug addiction among service members is a personal failing. He contends soldiers faced dangers in Vietnam and that addicts should not blame Nixon or the armed services, but accept responsibility for their actions.
Inside Nixon administration pressure grows for an emergency tax cut package that could speed up individual tax cuts and bring back the investment tax credit while dropping depreciation liberalization. Victory by Shultz remains a major obstacle, and overall policy remains unsettled amid sluggish economy and uncertain quarterly data.
Three Soviet cosmonauts Georgy Dobrovolsky Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Patsayev aboard the Salute orbital station surpassed the previous space endurance mark early today. They launched June 6 aboard Soyuz 11 and docked with Salute, which is the largest manned craft in orbit, with ongoing experiments in biology earth observation and human physiology.
Kenneth Sanborn announced his resignation as Coffeyville City Manager during a regular city commission meeting. Mayor Roy Patterson urged him to reconsider, but Sanborn stated he would not change his decision after careful consideration.
Editorial by Charles Scott Jr criticizes the Lawrence United Fund as a middle class, white controlled entity. He claims it ignores African and disadvantaged communities, funds Scouts and Salvation Army while neglecting programs that raise education and economic status, and cites coercive employer practices to secure donations.
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