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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1973
Page
1
The column questions whether oil companies exploit a potential fuel shortage to gain tax breaks and favorable laws while the public wonders if a real energy crisis exists. It highlights rising gas rationing, Sunday station closures, and calls for national energy management and efficiency policies.
Lawrence Memorial Hospital confronts a six percent revenue ceiling under federal guidelines as patient days rise from January through April and an orthopedic surge boosts stays. Officials may cut prices or appeal for a variance while pushing a 6.5 million expansion to upgrade facilities and meet new health standards.
Douglas County officials including Commission Chairman Walter Cragan Sheriff Rex Johnson and Police Chief Richard Stanwix returned from Champaign Illinois after a fact finding tour. They consulted with the National Clearinghouse on Correctional Programming and Architecture at the University of Illinois about designing a new county jail and viewed current facility models. The Kane County Geneva project was not complete, but the group gained useful insights while visiting Peoria to pick up a prisoner.
Kansas University marked the 50th anniversary of the 1923 national champions with four special awards for long service to KU. Alumni, spouses, and family heard taped remarks from Phog Allen as Chancellor Raymond Nichols and Endowment head Irvin Youngberg received honors.
President Nixon vetoed a bill abolishing Office of Management and Budget directors Roy Ash and Frederic Malek. The measure would replace them with Senate confirmed posts, prompting claims of unconstitutional executive removal and a test of Congress’s power versus the president amid Watergate disclosures. The Senate passed 73 19 May 8 and the House 229 171 May 1, both short of two thirds.
Lawrence leaders announce National Realtor Week in May 2026 with open houses planned by local firms. The Lawrence Board of Realtors sponsors the observance, as the Journal-World notes a variety of special advertisements.
The third annual Haskell Indian Junior College Powwow at Haskell Stadium includes a 1:30 p.m. alumni football game with the varsity team, attended by Louise Sheryl Edmo Miss Indian America XIX. A gourd dance follows and weekend ceremonies honor George Watche taker. The Haskell Rodeo Club hosts the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Regional Finals at Douglas County Fairgrounds with bareback and bull riding, second show at 2 p.m. Sunday.
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