Lawrence Journal-World Staff and Publication Details
Lawrence Journal-World published daily except Sunday in Lawrence Kansas. The staff includes editor publisher and executive editor with historical notes on founders and leaders. Subscription rates vary by service area and duration.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence
Kan
Telephone
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Lord Boothby Critiques U S Role and European Support
A British parliamentarian urges confronting the United States and boosting European backing while criticizing long term American largess. The column notes U S aid costs exceed $100 billion and compares it with the modern mail service delays at the Lawrence post office amid questions about special delivery value.
Credit Unions Fight GMAC Booklet Misleading Claims
Credit unions nationwide push back against a GMAC booklet that allegedly misleads installment buyers about credit union confidentiality and operations. The pamphlet claims incorrect limitations on withdrawals and payment demands during job changes, prompting FTC review and a warning from Credit Union National Association officials. GMAC says the booklet generalizes practices and ordered its discontinuation.
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New York
General Motors Acceptance Corp
GMAC
Wegner
Credit Union
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Federal Trade Commission
Patman
House Currency and Banking Committee
Lewis Engman
FTC
Patihan
Engman
Division of Consumer Credit and Special Programs
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Mail Service Declines Prompt Hope for Reform
The passage notes major problems across the country with the U.S. mail system, once dependable, now underperforming. It expresses hope that new plans and realignments will restore previous standards and return to the “good old days.”
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U.S. Mail Service
Wheat harvest struggles and bridge project plans in Douglas County
Old Home Town notes from 1963 report the wheat harvest due to fall early because of heat and dryness, with yields not expected to meet par. Douglas County plans a Kaw River bridge at Eudora but construction cannot start until next spring. Attorney general aide comments on rising losses from bad checks in Lawrence, and a record low temperature of 40 is recorded locally.
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Douglas County
Kaw River
Eudora
Elmer Ousdahl
Lawrence
Charles Edmondson
University High School
Carl Sneegas
Jack McCall
Midland Players
Midland College
Nebraska
HEW Fights New Hampshire Education Voucher Experiment
HEW officials clash over a Milton Friedman style school voucher plan for New Hampshire. NIE and OEO push for feasibility and delay while Governor Thomson backs a limited pilot costing about five million dollars. The dispute pits liberty against equality as HEW weighs implementation.
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Glennan
Jencks
Frank Carlucci
HEW
Friedman
New Hampshire
Meldrim Thomson, Jr
Assembly
Washington
OEO
Casper Weinberger
California
Nixon
Haunting Voices From the Empty White House
A Washington guard reports eerie voices from the shuttered White House over weeks, with references to Alger Hiss and past presidents. The house reportedly moved to Camp David after aides fled, while a speaker berates government duty and urges self-reliance.
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Washington
White House
F.D.R
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Camp David
Clinton Lake road woes spark call for action
Letters from Clinton Lake area residents urge Douglas County officials and the Corps of Engineers to accelerate road work before the 1976 completion of the lake. They criticise delays on Roadway 460 and demand simultaneous construction of circulation roads and bridges with better funding.
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Clinton Lake Area
Corps of Engineers
Clinton Lake
Corp of Engineers
Rock Creek
Wakarusa
Douglas County
Lawrence
Clinton Area
Wakarusa Valley
Clinton
Prairie near Blackjack Roadside Park urged to curb bike use
A geography student voices concern about Douglas County ownership of a nearby prairie east of Baldwin on U.S. 56. He notes visible bike tracks and urges action to prohibit motorized use of the virgin land, stressing its ecological value. Separate AP item reports Jean MacArthur named U.S.O. Woman of the Year at Plaza Hotel luncheon for her lifelong support of youth in uniform.
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Douglas County
Jay Farrell
1300 Valley Lane
Blackjack
U.S. 56
Baldwin
New York
Jean MacArther
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
U.S.O
Plaza Hotel
Service
MacArthur
Failing FBI Leads Cited as Step to End Paralysis
Washington reports that resignations of three Hoover loyalists signal a potential move to replace the FBI leadership. Ruckelshaus, amid Watergate turmoil, may not seek a full director post, delaying a permanent appointment while the bureau seeks to restore independence and credibility.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Bureau
Hoover
CIA
William D. Ruckelshaus
Nixon
Ruckelshaus
W. Mark Felt
Felt
Mr. Hoover
Indiana
Pat Gray
Bill Ruckelshaus
Senate
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Boge Simons SR
Rolph C. Simons
Bill. Mayer
Ralph Gage
Ernest Pont Leoeller
W. C. Simons
Lawrence, Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulation
The
Associated Press
Lord Boothby
U.S
U.S. Navy
France
Omaha Beach
England
North America
Lord Boothbys
Jack Harris
Harris
John Cunniff
GMCA
John O. Zimmerman
Old Home Town
William Frank March
First National Bank
S. A. Burgert
Stull
Christ
HEW Fighting Project
William Buckley JR
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Thomas K. Glennan
National Institute of Education
Mr. Glennan
NIE
Office of Economic Opportunity
Milton Friedman
Christopher Jencks
Alum Rock Union
Daniel Joy
Alum Rock, UN
Ehrlichman, Haldeman, Kleindienst, Gesundheit
Rose Garden
U. S. Marine
Lincoln
Journal-World
Big Springs
Lecompton
Commission
Cragan
Sanderson
Osage
Martha Parker
Lois Gaines
John Wayne
Nashville
Wayne
Vietnam
Mrs. MacArthur
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
L. Patrick Gray
Gray
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