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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1965
Page
2
Snow blocked roads forced hundreds of Iowans to spend the night away from home on Wednesday. School children travelers snowplow operators and highway patrolmen took refuge in farm homes along the state’s highways. A community spirit emerged as people helped each other through the storm and many recalled Samaritans and Christmas in an overall hopeful note.
Lawrence Daily Journal-World details publication staff and rates for March 20 1965. The entry lists editor Dolph C Simons Jr publisher Bill Mayer managing editor Jack Zimmerman news editor Ernest Pontius and advertising manager Leo Eller. It notes prices for carrier and mail subscriptions and states ABAC and AP memberships.
A reader from Lawrence argues against xenophobia toward Made in Japan items and praises local cooperation after the April 13 tornado. The letter cites Kansas trade with Japan, recalls KU community aid, and urges Mr. Thompson to respect local support and neighborliness.
Local emphasis on Poison Prevention Week highlights the 24 hour Poison Control Center at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and urges steps to prevent accidental poisonings. Experts advise locking up harmful substances, returning items to proper storage, keeping medicines in original containers, and disposing of unused medicine properly.
The Tax Foundation estimates the average American family paid about 2600 in fiscal 1964 in taxes from all government levels, up from 2493 in 1963, with 1965 outlooks near 2800. The note compares today’s taxes to 1930s wages and questions the path to 3000.
Kansas rose to 10th in U S dollar volume in Japan trade in 1963 with shipments totaling about 48.5 million. Wheat feed grains hides and skins oil seeds petroleum products machinery and meat led the state’s exports to Japan as California Texas Missouri New York and Washington ranked above.
Washington is permeated with Lyndon Johnson as his dominance spreads across the presidency, Congress, and Cabinet. The piece compares his influence to FDR’s era and notes Johnson’s decisive control over policy ideas before they become formal policy.
A 1955 look back records sewer history in Holland Wheeler era politics, costs, and mileage. notes girls state selections for Lawrence High School and Haskell. Also recalls 1925 Pershing Maine monument unveiling and local club formation, with Col. Miles death.
A devotional excerpt from I John 1 8 9 RSV urges honesty about sin and confession. The prayer pleads mercy O Lord for forgiveness, restoration to favor, and grace to live as Christians in Jesus name.
A $100 billion North American Water and Power Alliance NAWAPA would divert wasted western waters to Canada the United States and Mexico creating a 2000 mile seaway from Lake Superior toward Alberta and supplying 70 million kilowatts of power. Proponents say it could end western water shortages restore Great Lakes levels and spur growth with millions of jobs. Parsons Co. and federal hearings backers say feasibility is high though the project faces immense political cost and technical challenges.
A Lawrence resident defends the town against Mr. Ray Thompson's constructive criticism. The letter celebrates local pride, lists personal friends across races and creeds, praises community figures, and argues for unity over public reform debates.
Sandy Amato criticizes Lawrence for high rents and perceived unfriendliness tied to the nearby university. He argues salaries are low, rents consume about a quarter to half of monthly income, and calls Lawrence a semi-backward town needing progressive KU graduates to push change.
In a sharp editorial stance Kansas writers condemn John Mitchell and Morton Olson for insulting Wichita University and Kansas. The piece urges releasing the pair to prevent further taint on education and to shield taxpayers from a weakened teacher qualification standard.
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