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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1968
Page
2
The piece contrasts Calvin Coolidge and Norman Thomas on strikes against the public safety. It notes public sentiment growing weary of leaders among some public employee groups who expect public care while feeling no responsibility to the taxpayers who fund them.
Mrs. Howard Estelle, mother of 26-year-old Marine Pfc. Norman Estelle, felt a surge of relief when a Journal-World reporter phoned to report her son’s courageous act rather than injury in Vietnam. The account illustrates how war brings anxiety close to home and heightens fear for families awaiting loved ones.
The piece argues that essential workers including doctors nurses teachers police and hospital staff must not walk out or strike. It urges officials to negotiate fair terms while noting the public health safety and education risks of stoppages and even suggests penalties for strikers to deter disruption.
Washington AP report says Rep. John W. McCormack of Massachusetts is supported to keep the speakership as long as Democrats control the House. At 76, he remains healthy and highly regarded for guiding key Johnson era bills and maintaining unity, with no intention to step down.
Old Home Town Eldon Tefft crafted a large bronze Jayhawk for KU behind the Union, completed entirely in Lawrence. KU indoor track team clinched its seventh straight Big Eight Conference title. Also noted are 25 and 40 year old items on births, art talks, and a 1928 business college banquet with delegates for Charles Curtis.
A brief devotional notes faith as victory over the world citing I John 5 4. The prayer asks believers to emulate victorious saints and prepare the world to receive the Kingdom led by the Spirit through Jesus name.
The piece blasts proposed taxes on Americans traveling outside the Western Hemisphere as illogical and harmful. It argues the policy shifts blame to tourism, increases deficits, harms exports, and risks widespread evasion, urging stricter passport rules and a halt to out-of-country travel.
A reader critiques pesticide spraying and air pollution efforts, defends Kansas Power and Light, and questions attitudes toward hippies and dissent. The letter discusses Washington Madison Franklin and Jefferson, civil disobedience, and shifts in American society, concluding with demographic notes on the average American family.
A reader criticizes the editorial stance that places full road financing responsibility on the petroleum industry. The letter argues road need stems from autos, not oil, and questions gasoline tax fairness, noting Kansas uses funds for roads while others divert revenues.
A Montgomery Ward charge account insurance plan drawing premiums on a life policy users did not request drew reader anger. The spoof letter from a customer, Spritzer, jokes about deducting premiums from washing machine payments while wishing the retailer long life.
Dr Molner explains safety of Caesarean births and the possibility of later normal delivery. He notes many factors influence whether a vaginal birth is possible after a Caesarean, including pelvic size and prior surgical necessity.
A columnist notes ulcers as a cost of modern life with five million Americans affected and about 4,000 new cases daily. The author cites 7 to 12 percent lifetime risk.
Irish Journal by Heinrich Boll surveys Ireland with reflective notes from thirteen years prior. The catalog includes The Limits of Power by Eugene J. McCarthy and NOT SO RICH AS YOU THINK by George R. Stewart, critiquing postwar American affluence and waste.
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