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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1969
Page
3
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A Navy secretary ruling to drop court martial for Cmdr Lloyd Bucher spurs debate on what is expected of officers when captured. The inquiry reviewed 4350 pages and urged a court martial, while critics warn against bending discipline and seek top level guidelines for future engagements.
Raymond Nichols was announced Tuesday as a 1969 recipient of the University of Kansas Alumni Association Distinguished Service to Mankind award. He has served KU and Lawrence for nearly four decades, contributing to university growth, church and Boy Scout work, and community advancement. Nichols will step aside as vice chancellor this spring but will remain KU executive secretary, continuing to aid the school and state with his experience.
From the outset the Red China hierarchy has opposed Paris peace talks with practical aims. Vietnam ties down U.S. forces and drains American money, men and morale, so China can fan North Vietnam U.S. enmity and resist a sudden peace breakthrough.
Observers say Red China may foment people wars in Southeast Asia to drain the Soviet and unsettle the United States. Thailand, a U S ally, and Burma, backed by both the Soviet Union and the United States, are seen as ripe for destabilization should Vietnam War fade. The piece warns against rushing into another costly crisis and urges learning from the Vietnam drain.
New York AP reports paradoxes in 1960s style labor data as unemployment rises while help wanted ads stay strong. The piece cites education’s role, geographic gaps, and labor shortages, noting the National Planning Association study warning of unmet health goals and a need for 18,000 more doctors yearly in the 1970s.
A snapshot of local history notes from Old Home Town sections. It recalls 1959 BPW scholarship winner Karen Stuart and new Candystripers officers at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, a seniors tea with corsages, plus 1944 anniversaries and KU Honors Man Warren Snyder. In 1929 the City PTA pushed for a summer playground, with a municipal airport opening featuring a tri motor all metal plane ride event on the farm of Dale Seitz Aviation Co.
Bible verse Ruth 1 16 frames commitment to accompany Naomi and adopt her people and God. Prayer asks fortitude and forbearance to live as God desires and to apply His precepts in daily life.
A nostalgic memoir recalls old time gardens and chores in Lawrence with family plots, seed sources, and labor divisions. It describes yard culture, neighbors, and the shift to Victory Gardens during World War II, plus street vendors, cisterns, and May Day traditions.
The University Senate Council Executive Committee plans to charge three students with violation of student conduct for intruding into a meeting and causing disruption. The writer compares those charges to demonstrators’ actions against the Army ROTC on April 29 and questions if similar charges will be brought against them.
A reader details watching a robin build a nest near Valleyview Nursing Home. The bird laid four eggs starting April 20 and hatched two by May 4, with likely two more hatchings to come, sharing a small nature note with bird lovers.
The Lawrence Art Guild and Recreation Commission thank the Journal-World for promoting Art in the Park. They praise the spring day turnout and the Lawrence community’s appreciation of the show. Gratitude is extended to contributors led by General Chairmen Mr. and Mrs. Ray B. Roberts Jr. and Publicity Chairman Mrs. Fritz Elvig.
Hollywood reports that the Motion Picture Academy trimmed a shortened Oscar cast including director Carol Reed’s award. Directors Guild protests grew, with Gregory Peck pledging reforms. Reed, famed for Oliver!, discusses directing a modern musical and his upcoming film Nobody Loves a Drunken Indian with Anthony Quinn.
An 18th century French philosopher in GREHAT BOOKS argues for free trade, claiming mercantile freedom without restraint is slavery. He notes England restricts exports and requires water intake at home ports, asserting constraints protect commerce and favor trade.
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