Lawrence Daily Journal World Publication Details
Lawrence Daily Journal World details the 1854 founding by W C Simons, listing key staff including President Publisher Dolph Simons Editor Bill Mayer and Managing Editor Ralph Hall. The paper operates from Sixth and New Hampshire, Lawrence, with contact, ownership, and subscription rates across local counties and nationwide.
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Dolph ¢. Sarees JR
Publiisher
Dolph Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence
Ban
Telephone
Tell It Like It Is A Plea Against Euphemism In Language
A professor laments Americans hedging words and a nationwide drift to softer terms. The piece catalogs euphemisms in education, business, government, and war, warning that vague phrasing clouds truth and thought. It cites Orwell on language and urges personal habits of clearer speech.
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Allison Lockwood
Montgomery College
Maryland
Lockwood
Montgomery
New York City
Prof. Lockwood
Vietnam
George Orwell
NEA
Politeness Shapes Wallace Third-Party Run Doubt
The Annapolis meeting shows Governor Wallace avoided defending a third-party run, signaling unity with Democrats. Wallace pledged loyalty to Miami Beach delegates and hinted he would sit out 1972 if the platform did not suit him, while Kissinger faces a separate presidential-policy scrutiny by Democrats.
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Washington
George Wallace
Annapolis
Lawrence F. O’brien
O’brien
Robert Scott
North Carolina
Wallace
American Independent Party
Miami Beach
CBS
Democratic Party
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Capitol Hill
Kissinger
Pollution Controls to Add Sharply to Prices on Cars
A White House study estimates 30 percent of new 1976 car buyers will face higher initial and operating costs due to pollution controls under the Clean Air Act. It cites $350 extra per vehicle for emission requirements and $503 for safety standards, proposing a two-car strategy for different regions. Senator Muskie criticizes the report as favoring big business and a double standard.
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Washington
White House
Office of Science and Tcchnology
Main Street
Wallace and busing stirred in 1960s political clash
In a period analysis, George Wallace is depicted as a hardline segregationist favoring states rights while opposing forced busing. The piece contrasts Wallace with Sen. Jackson and Muskie, noting shifts in Democratic dynamics and Nixon-era tension over school desegregation. A separate AP item reports a Yugoslav Egyptian jetliner crash near Aden, with 30 dead.
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George Wallace
Wallace
Commentary Magazine
Nathan Glazer
American Jewish Committee
Sen. Jackson
Sen
Jackson
Muskie
Lindsay
McGovern
John Ashbrook
Nixon
John Lindsay
Florida
George McGovern
George Romney
Humphrey
Aden
South Yemen
Balance of payments and confidence in the US economy
A New York AP analysis explains the term balance of payments, the 1971 deficit, and how foreign confidence affects dollar flows. It notes imports rose 15 percent to 45.7 billion while exports grew 2 percent to 42.8 billion, creating a 2.9 billion trade deficit, the first since 1888, and links deficits to U.S. overspending and dollar inflation.
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New York
Virgin Island
Europe
United States
Ben
U.S
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Letters on busing and local concerns in Journal-World
Readers critique Paul Carttar’s stance on federally induced busing and school governance. Others discuss a motorcycle park plan along the Kaw levee and a contested health curriculum, urging parental input and local policy review.
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Paul Carttar
Machiavelli
Old Home Town glimpses spring storms and civic planning
In 1962 spring nears with a Kaw River flood plan study and possible city sponsorship for levee revamping with federal aid. The Douglas County spelling champs include Karen Wulfkuhle Linda Wisdom Mary Topping and Judith Fowler.
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Kaw River
Lawrence
City Commission
Douglas County
Karen Wulfkuhle
Linda Wisdom
Mary Topping
Judith Fowler
I. W. Hartley
L. E. Rice
Ben Brown
Topeka
Kansas City
Nelson Gallery of Art
Lawrence High
Walter Rigdon
U.S
Rep
U.S. Guyer
Prayer and scripture excerpt on grace and Christ’s presence
A devotional line emphasizes boldly approaching God’s throne for mercy and grace in time of need. It prays Our Father to help everyone grow in awareness of the living Christ and ends with Amen.
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Christ
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Jourrnal
W. C. Simons
Douglas
Kansas
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Democratic Governors’ Organization
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
Hubert Humphrey
M Humphrey
Egypt
Mt. Shamsan
Cairo
Letters To the Journal-World
Journal-World
Cromwell
Edward J. Paris
Harvard Rd
Kaw
Mud Creek
Lyle Fergus
North Lawrence
Woodlawn
Nick Place
Betty Gilbert
Evelyn Hess
Bonnie Merritt
Dorothy Newell
Glynn Robison
Old Home Town
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