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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1972
Page
2
The document lists the Lawrence Daily Journal World staff and publication details. It notes Dolph C. Sims Jr. as president publisher and Ralph Gage as editor, with W. C. Simons noted as editor from 1891 to 1982. It also provides publishing address, contact, and subscription rates across regions.
The Journal-World affirms accurate fair news reporting and separation of opinion from news. It pledges equality rights for all citizens and sympathy for the disadvantaged while exposing dishonesty in public affairs and supporting community improvement projects.
The passage questions city policies on Edgewood Homes in the 1600 and 1700 blocks of Haskell. It argues officials focus on signage and setbacks while disregarding other visible blights like two blocks of clothes lines along a busy street, suggesting a need for balanced planning and quality housing outcomes.
A reader ridicules lack of public service after a car owner finds no service department staff on a Saturday. The piece argues Americans must stop loafing and blaming others from Nixon to local officials. The column then shifts to Douglas and Franklin counties over jail funding. Franklin County secured a 322,028 federal grant for jail improvements, while Douglas has lagged, risking missed opportunities.
A fragmented note suggests seeking a remedial grant similar to Ottawa's to reduce bond costs and win voter approval. The passage emphasizes easing the bond burden and increasing acceptability to the electorate.
In Ohio two months before the 1974 Senate race, Senator Hubert Humphrey faced a split with Metzenbaum who abandoned a neutrality pledge to back McGovern at a Cleveland rally. McGovern led or tied Humphrey in key Lorain and Akron wards, signaling a strong working-class appeal in the Midwest heartland.
William Glover praised the Imagination 62 student theater conference at KU as invaluable after three days of events. The Lawrence Human Relations Commission sent questionnaires on local employment practices involving minority groups to area businesses. Astronaut John Glenn, famed for his orbital flight, showed poor cooking skills at a cookout for a visiting Russian astronaut. Francis Crail top student at Baker University. A picnic for foreign born wives and families was planned at Clinton Park. Returning service members at KU had married women in other countries. City water department banked fires while preparing to sandblast and repaint the reservoir. Robert Hunt elected president of the junior high student council. KU senior Dick Sutton Jones won Carruth memorial poetry prize.
Be sure you act on the message and not just listen to avoid self deception. A prayer asks God to help examine the heart so actions align with the word.
A critique of absolute freedom argues freedom is relative and requires compromises for order. It explores how free schooling, discipline, and education affect societal progress, citing Kozol and figures like Michelangelo and Caruso to illustrate the link between hard work, skilled labor, and respectful, paid work.
Review of Friedrich Duerenmatt’s The Visit set in Gallen notes Claire Zachanassian’s billion dollar demand for Anton Schill’s death. The production features Emalou Roth as Claire and Steven A. Gilham as Schill, with mixed pacing and restrained audience rapport. The reviewer praises some performances while criticizing directing and tempo, predicting a second performance.
Joseph Kennedy Jr., eldest son of the late Robert F. Kennedy, said he supports George McGovern for the Democratic nomination but cannot campaign due to his job with the Kennedy Foundation and its tax exempt status. He added that McGovern is the best candidate and he believes what McGovern says.
Waterville Maine AP Erwin D Canham editor of the Christian Science Monitor says news media tend to overdo political reporting but the 1972 campaign will be covered accurately and honestly He links media performance to public credibility and notes a newspaper crisis driven by credibility and economic problems
In Rome at Hostaria Dell Orso Elizabeth Taylor and Aristotle Onassis faced aggressive paparazzi. Onassis reportedly sprayed champagne and hurled a glass while Taylor hid under a table. Police restored order as they left at dawn with aides. he returned to his hotel and she to a private residence.
The letter writers urge better west Lawrence siren coverage and warnings during severe weather. One resident critiques privacy concerns with police alerts while another laments the lack of audible sirens, recounting a near miss and calling for proactive tornado safety measures and more public warning systems.
Robert S. Winters of Local 512 AF of M thanks the Journal-World for notice of a Potter Lake covert performance and Art In The Park at South Park on May 7. The Lawrence Musicians Union funds bands for two programs with public events free of charge.
Editor prints a letter urging peace marchers to pressure Congress to end U.S. involvement in Vietnam. The writer calls for aggressive lobbying across fifty states before elections, warning that token statements won’t suffice and that activism must replace strolls down Massachusetts Street.
On May 6 1941 Joseph Stalin became premier of the Soviet Union succeeding Molotov. Other events include Karl Marxs birth in 1818, Arkansas seceding in 1861, the Eiffel Tower opening in 1889, Rudolph Valentino born in 1895, Edward VII death in 1910, Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong Jones marriage in 1960, and reports of clashes in mainland China among Red Guards troops and workers.
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