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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1971
Page
2
The item lists staff roles at The Lawrence Daily Journal World with publishers editors and staff names. It also shows circulation figures and subscription rates by carrier mail and region, noting dates and places served and AP affiliation. The page is dated Friday evening May 14 1971.
After six years of planning and construction the Lawrence Energy Center at Cameron Bluff becomes the largest generating unit in the Kansas Power & Light system with a 430 000 kilowatt capacity and advanced pollution controls. The plant uses cooling towers to limit thermal pollution and has reduced residential power prices from 15. cents to 2.3 cents per kilowatt hour over 46 years. It aims to top 48 million dollars in cost by completion and will support neighboring utilities with surplus capacity while preserving its own reserves.
New York AP reports that humor experts claim slow economic recovery stems from listeners tuning out. The Humor Societies of America and gagwriters like George Tricker offer tailored jokes to fit audience, speaker, and topic, advising realism, cleanliness, and careful material choice to boost engagement.
A 1961 note reports Rev. Albert G. Parker III resigning from First Presbyterian Church to serve Grand Haven Michigan. Patty Kuhn named head cheerleader at Central Junior High for 1961 62. A 1946 item lists Tom Mix directing KU recreation summer program and J W Cohen leading a UJA drive. The 1931 entry mentions KU beauty queens in Jayhawker and Topeka liquor case with jail time. A prayer closes with a devotional benediction.
The text notes a move among young people from militant rhetoric to patient, optimistic efforts to improve justice. Doers replace doubters as talks replace gun threats and despair gives way to smiles. The overall mood is brighter than a year earlier.
A Monday meeting at HEW revealed a clash between the Supreme Court ruling on busing and Nixon era Southern strategy. Attorney General Mitchell urged a go slow approach while civil rights leaders pressed for renegotiating desegregation plans to implement the Court's decision.
The 1969 Woodstock festival is recalled as a defining moment for youth culture, but the piece argues disillusionment with rock, rising band fees, and the shift toward corporate control. It also notes Altamont, festival finacity problems, and the broader impact on outdoor concerts and the music scene.
Akron Ohio AP Sen Robert Dole national GOP chairman says he believes President Nixon will seek a second term in 1972. He notes the campaign will be positive and criticizes Democratic rivals for past war votes. He spoke at a $125 dinner before addressing supporters.
Rob Seaver argues the FBI provides a necessary though unwelcome service under J Edgar Hoover. He notes limited wiretaps in the Nixon era, compares to Kennedy and calls for a successor soon to avoid potential disarray amid ongoing criticism. He defends Hoover’s leadership and the bureau’s disciplined, legitimate operations.
Haskell Indian Junior College will cite Esther Burnett Horne and Ramon Roubideaux as outstanding alumni at Wednesday's 9:30 a.m. stadium commencement. Horne, Wind River Shoshone, 1928 graduate, BIA master teacher and author, and Roubideaux, Rosebud Sioux lawyer, will receive citations from Alumni Association president Ira Salvini.
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