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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1971
Page
2
The provided OCR segment lists the Lawrence Daily Journal World staff roles and publication details including president publisher editor and other staff, plus the address and contact information. It records the paper as established in 1854 and notes Associated Press membership.
Jaycees sponsored display in Memorial Stadium remains planned for next Sunday night with a band concert at 7 30 by local musicians union Lt Gov Reynolds Shultz will speak and the famed fireworks follow darkness A wave of calls from Kansas City area residents shows the event draws broad regional interest.
AP reports midyear outlook shows rising interest rates inflation and unemployment around 6 percent with consumer confidence depressed. Bank of America sees a gradual recovery but warns that rates could rise further unless inflation falls, risking delayed growth.
The Kansas Board of Regents proposed a 1963 fiscal year budget of 15,276,561 for Kansas University after trimming 138,977 from the KU request. KU track coach Bill Easton named nation’s top coach for 1960 by the National Collegiate Track Coaches Association. Thermometer reads 99 degrees. Menninger Foundation School of Clinical Psychology joins EU psychology department led by Dr. Raymond H. Wheeler. A Lawrence man is found guilty of driving while intoxicated after collision with a city street flasher on Massachusetts Street.
The piece critiques naivete in views of government and argues that dissimulation is intrinsic to state function. It notes 1964 Washington pessimism, cites Roosevelt and Eisenhower contrasts, and warns readers will misread the Pentagon Papers yet may become cynically distrustful of democracy’s vitality.
A New York Times report describes David Levy of New York City giving a despairing address at Dartmouth College's 201st commencement. He asks peers and alumni to explain life’s value while considering becoming a bartender, prompting a letter urging him to rethink his outlook and responsibilities.
In Hays Kansas a second blaze in under a month leveled the half block Weiler s Furniture and Appliance Store. Fire Chief Vie Lang said Monday s fire would be a total loss with flames reaching 70 to 80 feet and winds up to 30 mph aiding the rapid spread. No loss estimate was given. The store had been holding a fire sale.
Washington officials praised Robert F. Ellsworth for his two year tenure as ambassador to NATO. The Lawrence Kansas native returns to private law practice in Washington and may play a key role in Nixon's 1972 campaign. Also present were John Volpe Alexis Johnson Gerald Smith Rep Larry Winn and Llewellyn Thompson.
In Beirut a novice hangman bungled the drop and had to tug at the condemned man’s legs to complete the execution. Adel Hlaoul, 30, a real estate broker, confessed to killing an 81-year-old land buyer with a shotgun in 1968.
New York regulars from the city and upstate met at the New York Democratic Club to push Muskie over Lindsay as the 1972 NY delegation plans face reform pressure. They proposed unity slates to avoid internal bloodbath while reformers and Muskie backers clash over campaign strategy and delegate control.
Joseph W. Henkle Sr., former Kansas lieutenant governor, is reinstated as Great Bend postmaster after the Civil Service Appeals Board cleared him of charges. He had been relieved on May 28, 1970, with a civil service examiner finding guilt on two of six unethical conduct charges. He will be paid 13 months back pay as part of the reinstatement.
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