Bus safety worries drive letters call drivers to heed cross traffic
A Lawrence reader warns that school bus stop arms and flashers fail when cars ignore a stopped bus on Highway 40. She recalls three close calls on crossings and urges drivers to stop for buses, stressing the impact on future leaders. The second letter praises Lawrence as representative of America and supports careful policy on Asia and Vietnam, urging caution against imperial overreach and occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District 497
Jim
Beverly) Springer
Lawrence
School Bus Stop Rules Lift Safety Awareness in Lawrence
The Lawrence area sees more school buses than ever and motorists must fully stop for standing buses from all directions. Drivers warn that children crossing after exiting buses can dart into traffic, making strict stop-rule observance crucial to prevent tragedies.
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Lawrence
Journal-World
Controversy Over College Spending and Student Conduct
The piece frames legislators’ interest in public colleges funding and campus behavior. Dr. Rafferty challenges ideas of student conduct, urging pursuit of higher aims than mere legality, arguing colleges must cultivate noblesse and decorum.
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Ae Jeter
Max
Rafferty
California
Colleg Dramatic Club
Susan Smut
Dr. Rafferty
Studies of Reds Still Popular
NEW YORK AP The contrasts of capitalist and communist systems spark renewed debate among economists. Y G Liberman reports profit sharing in state firms raising profits 25 percent and sales 10 percent, while Western decentralization grows and central planning recedes in the East. Timbergen notes pragmatic similarities across systems, not ideology.
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New York
Russia
Y. G. Liberman
Kharkov University
Soviet Union
Liberman
United States
Columbia Journal of World Business
The
Netherlands Economic Institute
Jan Timbergen
Timbergen
University climate as tool for truth versus vice
The speaker argues a great university should provide intellectual tools for truth rather than mirror daily violence. Critics will dispute but agree that campus climate is shaped by leadership and must resist a brothel like atmosphere while pursuing knowledge.
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Mt. Everest
Max Rafferty
80th anniversary meeting of Zodiak Club marks service honors
Old Home Town Mrs. William Cottle presided as mistress of ceremonies at the Zodiak Club’s 80th anniversary meeting in the Union Building. George Wise received a pin and plaque for long service to the automotive field after 41 years with Parker Buick. Cliff McDonald dominated Lawrence High School spring basketball, scoring 159 points at 10.6 per game. City Commission plans a fire station in South Lawrence in response to a petition. Mr. and Mrs. John Kilworth return from Texas. Iceland horses ridden there two years ago reportedly multiplied. 52 deaths noted. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Arthur observed their 50th wedding anniversary quietly at home.
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William Cottle
Zodiak Club
Union Building
George Wise
Parker Buick
Russia
Khrushchev
Bulganin
Cliff McDonald
Lawrence High School
South Lawrence
John Kilworth
Texas
J. W. Arthur
Daily Bible Message and Prayer Reflection
A brief religious notice presents a Bible verse from Ephesians 2 8 9 about salvation by grace through faith. A concluding prayer asks for forgiveness strength and spiritual victory through Christ in Jesus name Amen.
Hill Climbing For Family Fun On A Local Hill
A family climbs a 250 foot hill for a day trip choosing a simple ascent and descent. They describe the ascent's challenges and rewards, the view, and the sense of accomplishment, prompted by the wife’s curiosity about what lies on top.
Mirage raids deepen Jordanian war impact near Amman
In Amman a Reuters report describes Israeli Mirage raids against Jordanian territory near the Jordan River. A carload of reporters witnessed bomb explosions near a cave target as a reprisal for Jordanian guerrilla attacks.
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Jordan
Israel
Levi Eshkol
Eshkol
Ex Prisoner Of VC Due For Return
Army Sgt Edward R Johnson who survived Viet Cong captivity says he asked to return to duty in Vietnam He was 344 days captured weighs 165 pounds now after Walter Reed recovery He and his wife Marianna live in Seaside California with two daughters and plan to return April 11 to active duty
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Seaside
Calif
Army
Edward R. Johnson
Vietnam
Johnson
Marianna
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Walter Reed Hospital
Ear surgery advances and calcium needs in older readers
A reader asks for a doctor's name after stapedectomy and discusses ear surgery gains nationwide. Another asks if elderly people need more calcium and if eggshells can be digested, with the reply that calcium needs peak in growth, pregnancy, and nursing, not general aging.
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R. G
C.C.B
Ottawa Letter Critiques Kennedy Pearson Alignment and Vietnam War Escalation
Eugene Frederick of Ottawa argues the press slanted Kennedy and Pearson, claims Pearson supports city revitalization with Kennedy, and says RFK agrees with escalation in Vietnam. He cites a Feb 20 1968 letter opposing troop escalation and accuses LBJ of making the war a one man show.
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Sen. Kennedy
Sen. Pearson
Jim Pearson
Kennedy
RFK
Vietnam
LBJ
U.S
Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Legislative
Eugene Frederick
1819
Valley Lane
Ottawa, Kan
Kennedy reception stirs Danish views on Vietnam
In a letter from Denmark a reader discusses Sen. Kennedy's Vietnam critique aired at the University of Kansas. The writer contrasts Kennedy’s call for renewal and courage with LBJ era conservatism and warns of a growing national divide if the old guard blocks new ideas for America’s future.
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University of Kansas
Lawrence
Sen. Kennedy
Vietnam
United States
Kennedy
LBJ
Americ
America
Nelson Rockefeller
Lyndon Johnson
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