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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1972
Page
2
The Lawrence Daily Journal World announces staff roles and publication details. Historic masthead lists President Publisher Editor and other editors, with address Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas and subscription rates for various regions.
Illinois residents and critics question Army Corps of Engineers projects as costly undertakings like Carlyle Dam and Shelbyville reservoir spawn environmental issues and questionable results. Editorials urge performance and accountability while noting successes elsewhere and the risks of momentum-driven work.
A letter recalls Ottawa experiences with German prisoners from Fort Riley during WWII. Civilians aided work crews, shares moments of mutual respect, discipline, and humor, including a hat gesture and quick tire changes. The writer notes mixed feelings but respect for the POWs and later joined the Navy.
Pennsylvania insurance commissioner Herbert Denenberg argues that the top consumer fraud in America is how government runs. He cites spending, regulatory agencies, and special interests, urging public advisory panels, hearings, and transparency to align government with the public and lower costs. He warns regulators must serve the public or be ineffective.
An analysis of Geneva accords impact on Vietnam and Diem's rise to power. The piece details Ho Chi Minh’s broad support, U S. and allied opposition to free elections, Diem’s Catholic aristocracy, repressive campaigns against Viet Cong supporters, and peasant resistance as 1959 nears.
Editorial imagines a campus structure built for student occupations with balconies for speeches a moat to deter police and asbestos walls. It refers to the Johnston Hall takeover at the University of Minnesota as an example and argues such actions do not end the war.
A Kansas University graduate student argues that rising government power fuels class antagonism and political violence. He cites Wallace and Berkeley as examples, urging rollback of government to reduce civil conflict and murders.
The 1962 Kansas University campus plan assigns vehicles to yield to pedestrians as the standard. Recreation Commission prepares for nearly 800 youngsters in the summer baseball program and eyes a local teen entertainment center after joint discussions with City Commission.
A devotional snippet exhorts readers to seek renewal with the phrase Behold I make all things new and asks for courage to remove a barrier blocking a closer view of God. The message emphasizes prayer and personal renewal.
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