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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1969
Page
2
The Lawrence Daily Journal World masthead lists Nolph Simons as president with Dolteh UC as vice president and other staff roles including publisher editor and advertising staff. It states pricing for home delivery and mail subscriptions and notes post office and Associated Press affiliations. The issue date is Saturday June 28 1969.
The article argues the 21 students who received private disciplinary hearings after the May 9 ROTC disruption should have their names released. It urges the Board of Regents and University officials to publish these names before the case closes, noting public hearings already disclosed.
President Nixon says he hopes all U.S ground combat forces can be withdrawn from South Vietnam within 18 months. He cites Clark Clifford proposals to remove 250,000 troops by end of next year as a benchmark while cautioning about Hanoi and Paris outcomes influencing timing. The plan signals possible acceleration of troop removals regardless of North Vietnamese actions.
The 7-cent per gallon gasoline tax takes effect at 12:01 a.m. next Tuesday July 1 in Kansas and is expected to spark a rush at service stations. Supporters say the increase funds streets and roads and will ease property tax burdens as part of a revised distribution formula benefitting cities and counties. Governor Docking opposed the rise but the Legislature approved it, arguing it is a fair user tax.
Washington reports Heath, Education and Welfare chief Robert Finch yields to White House and Southern Republican pressure to water down desegregation guidelines. The change removes HEW power to impose deadlines, risking longer segregated schooling in the South while prompting friction with civil rights officials. A Texas Austin case shows districts trying to backslide after prior cooperation.
A flashback lists community retirements in 1959 with Emma Berg ending a decade as county superintendent and George Berg leaving Haskell after twenty years. It notes Lawrence region management changes at KPL and succession in Lawrence. Also recalls 1944 KU graduation events and officers, with details of dorm and home addresses.
A brief devotional passage thanks God for grace and strength through daily life. It asks for courage in stress and sorrow and gratefulness in joy and victory, closing with a prayer.
Beirut report analyzes U S and Soviet roles in the Arab Israeli conflict since 1967. It discusses Arab distrust of America, Israeli military gains, and the risks of continued confrontation if major powers fail to press for demilitarized borders and access guarantees. It notes reactions to Israeli actions and Arab Fedayeen dynamics, warning of further strikes and instability.
As a leading loyal opponent, I rate the Nixon administration’s health and medical care record as poor in two areas. Five months without top HEW health officials worsens abuses in Medicaid and Medicare and leaves health policy leadership vacant while costs soar.
Washington columnist BUCHWALD sketches a fictional two government idea for South Vietnam, day government under Thieu and night government under the NLF, arguing no side would concede and both would claim control while using American aid and facilities. The piece satirically blurs lines between Saigon and Hanoi and mocks the peace talks.
Mary Gallagher, in Ladies Home Journal, cites excerpts from My Life with Jacqueline Kennedy detailing Jackie Kennedy’s clothing costs. The figures show 1961 attire spending at about $40,000 and family expenses totaling $121,461.61 in 1962, with budget controls imposed after JFK’s death.
A letter to Dr Thosteson argues against immediate surgery for a tipped uterus found during birth control pill counseling. The writer notes many women with tipping have normal pregnancies and urges waiting to address fertility issues only if pregnancy becomes difficult.
The pig likely bears the most human type diseases because it acts most like people, sharing similar physiology and susceptibility to infections and conditions. This resemblance makes pigs a key model for studying human diseases and pathogen transmission.
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