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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1971
Page
2
The Lawrence Daily Journal World details its publisher executive staff led by OLPH C Simons Jr and W C Simons editor with Fuller News Editor and Advertising Director. It lists established year 1891 1952 and office at Slastic and New Hampshire Streets. Subscription rates show carrier monthly and yearly prices with out of town mail options. The notice also notes AP and Audit Bureau memberships and publication date March 10 1971.
The city commission and school board primaries advance 14 candidates to the April 6 finals, with women leading both tickets. Voter turnout reaches 7,507, just under half of eligible voters, despite terrible weather and KU spring break withdrawals. The piece also debates higher education funding rhetoric and the cost of expanding state universities and private college grants.
The speaker argues against fragmentation of policy talk and analyzes state wealth and welfare. Connecticut tops per capita income ahead of New York, while Mississippi remains poorest. Alaska shows high poverty relative to its size, Missouri sits near the median, and federal welfare grants favor richer states.
Letters praise the paper for clear voting guidance. The editor notes frustration with high living costs, greed, and ineffective policy. Citizens call for better law enforcement, responsible government budgeting, and greater support for teachers and local schools.
A speaker argues that inflation is a hidden tax imposed by federal authorities. He condemns overspending and calls for direct taxation reform, reduced expenditures, and public action to curb inflation and protect purchasing power. The piece urges citizens to demand fiscal restraint from Congress and the President.
A retired teacher recalls a tornado near Overland Park and credits a custodian with warning students, arguing warning systems are incomplete but questioning funding by reducing teachers' salaries. The writer urges readers to present ideas to the school board and to consider teachers' living incomes.
Gov. Robert Docking vetoed the legislative pay raise bill and the House sustained the veto. The Senate Judiciary Committee killed a bill to raise Atty. Gen. Vern Miller assistants’ salaries to 21000. The ambient air quality bill moved forward. A congressional redistricting bill changing eight counties passed the House. The Senate approved publishing welfare recipients names and amounts. A tax on strong beer at 3.2 level passed the Senate for Docking’s action.
The stock market edged higher on Tuesday as the Dow Jones industrial average lingered near 900. Trading was heavy and analysts expect a sustained breach could lift the Dow 20 to 30 points before a major correction, with the index finishing at 899.10 after intraday strength.
Two Lawrence girls Karen Kerr and Sharon Pettengill reached the eight finalist stage for Miss Lawrence 1962 after preliminary competition at Central Junior High School. Overbrook fans watched its basketball team play Americas High in Emporia for the Kansas Class B title. Burglars stole 26 suits from Gibbs Clothing Co and fled with cash. EU awarded 103 medical and nursing degrees at Hoch Auditorium. Chamber of Commerce members sought new recruits led by Charles Galloway and Ernest Pontius. The Red Cross drive in Lawrence met its $13,707.61 goal, announced by secretary Mrs. W C Hunsinger.
New York AP report notes borrowing costs remain elevated as big corporations and government units pay near 8 percent for long term issues. Strong demand for 20 to 40 year funds, March calendar reaching 4 billion dollars, prompts firms to refinance bank loans with long term debt while some expect rates to ease if demand shifts.
The text quotes Isaiah 9 2 and asks readers to thank God for light from darkness. It prays for guidance through Jesus to lead others toward joy and sharing the light in daily life.
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