Lawrence Journal World staff and publication details May 1 1971
The Lawrence Journal World staff list includes President Publisher Dolph Simmons Jr Assistant Publisher Brill Mayer Executive Editor Daryl Hall News Editor Ernest Pontiu Advertising Director Luc Eller Controller and W C Simons as editor 1854 established and ownership by The World Company at Lawrence Kansas with subscription rates for various delivery options The issue date is Saturday May 1 1971.
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Dolph C. Simmons JR
Dolph Simons
U.cccesssesserssesseete
Seeeseseneese Sditior
Sstieveie Parsons
Brill Mayer
Welfare reform sparks county ban on able bodied 18 40 recipients
Douglas County Commission moved to stop welfare for able bodied adults ages 18 to 40 without children, arguing to cut free riders while not denying help to those in need. About 200 recipients fall under general assistance, with projected savings of about 50 000 to 120 000 dollars annually. The stance may clash with state standards, but officials push ahead citing public concern over abuse.
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Douglas County Commission
County Commission
Douglas County
Grandmother misreads teen visitor in nursing home scene
A Danbury family visit to Zachary's mother in a nursing home unfolds as Grandma mistakes Bobby for a granddaughter and offers old-fashioned advice and a $20 dress gift. She praises a granddaughter she hopes others will envy, highlighting generational and gender misunderstandings.
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Zachary Danbury
Zach
Mrs. Danbury
Bobby
Zachary
Grim Farewell to an Old Friend on the Rails West
A narrator recalls the decline of historic passenger service on the B&O line from Washington to Pittsburgh and the loss of the Lord Baltimore locomotive. He wanders Keyser and Cumberland, reflects on rails, crossings, and the Seventeen-Mile Grade, ending with a departure from Grafton to Morgan Town.
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Keyser
West Virginia
Potomac
North Branch
Lord Baltimore
National Limited
Baltimore
Washington
Appalachian
Safeguard Outflanked by Rapid Soviet Missile Buildup
The Nixon administration weighs a crash program to mobile long-range missiles or harden offensives as Soviet SS-9 deployments approach 400 missiles. Four Safeguard ABM sites near three states face obsolescence, risking erosion of U.S. nuclear parity and deterring Minuteman survivability. Congress may face a large supplemental appropriation.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
U.S
Safeguard
Washington, D.C
Warren Air Force Base
Wyoming
Defense
Melvin Laird
Untangling Tubes and Birth Control Cautions
A reader questions tying tubes and advises caution as such surgery often fails. The reply recommends discussing alternatives with a gynecologist and notes other birth control methods may be safer.
Letters to the Editor on defoliants in Vietnam
George Gunnells writes in rebuttal to supporters of the Vietnam War, challenging defoliant use and its environmental and human impact. He argues the United States contaminates Vietnams water and crops, cites birth defects, and questions the morality of fighting Communism by harming civilians and unborn children.
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Ammel
Vietnam
Mr. Ammel
U.S
Nigeria
Biafra
Former Inmate Arrested In Drug Smuggling Case
Nelson Eddie Caldwell, 30, of Poplar Bluff Missouri, a former inmate at the U S Medical Center in Springfield, is indicted for trying to smuggle 100 capsules on February 1 and 500 capsules on February 11. Three other inmates Nolan Eugene Jones James Umbern Robinson and Martin Ben Quick are named in related charges. Additional indictments include Robert L Rocke charged with mail fraud and Byron Thomas charged with mail fraud. Jack Allen Bellamy charged with escape from the Community Treatment Center in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
U.S. Medical Center
Springfield
Nelson Eddie Caldwell
Poplar Bluff
Nolan Eugene Jones
Martin Ben Quick
James Umbern Robinson
Robert L. Rocke
Groton- Hudson
N.Y
Byron Thomas
Jack Allen Bellamy
Wichita
Historians Gain Train Memento for Kansas Run
A 52 piece City of Kansas City streamliner dinnerware set will be donated to the Kansas State Historical Society to mark the last Union Pacific rail run across Kansas. The gift includes china glassware and silver presented by J R Henderson to museum director Stanley Sohl. The final trip ends over a century of state rail passenger service as Amtrak takes over May 1.
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Omaha
Neb
City of Kansas
Kansas City Union Station
Stanley Sohl
Kansas State Historical Society
J.R. Henderson
J. C. Kenefick
Kansas
Amtrak
National Rail Passenger Corporation
Busty Secretaries Accused of Espionage Menace
London AP report says Willie Hamilton MP warns business leaders to watch busty secretaries as possible spies. He claims a minibug sewn into bras is among espionage devices used by female clerks, calling professional spy bird threats to British industry.
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London
Willie Hamilton
Fife
House of Commons
New York Bill Sets 32 Inch Door Width for Wheelchairs
The City Council building committee approves a bill mandating all new buildings in the city have bathroom doors at least 32 inches wide, replacing the current 28 inch minimum to improve wheelchair access.
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New York
AP — City Council
Lawrence High students meet Ann Landers and talk with KU figures
Columnist Ann Landers spoke to Lawrence High School students then attended an All Women’s Day gathering at Hoch Auditorium. A KU press conference featured a Russian tour group seeking US USSR proposal support to ease world tensions during their six day visit. KU Navy ROTC commander Capt John W Newson will transfer to Honolulu June 10. Capt Richard Gruber to replace him.
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Ann Landers
Lawrence High School
Ku’s Hoch Auditorium
United States
U.S.S.R
Kansas University Navy Rotc
John W. Newson
Honolulu
Richard Gruber
Youth Speak to Us in Today's Bible Message
The Lord tells Jeremiah not to fear being young and to answer the call. Prayer asks for listening hearts as youth voice today and for guidance to strengthen their faith through ministry.
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Jeremiah
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