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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1977
Page
2
The piece critiques President Carter’s hotel switch from Claridge's in London to a cheaper option, noting a large bill from Claridge's and questioning the real impact of cosmetic cost cutting. It argues for lasting federal spending reforms over temporary cost shifts and hotel changes.
The Soviet Literary Gazette notes rising interest in etiquette in post revolutionary Russia but laments scarce guidance and reliance on translations. It cites examples from Soviet etiquette guides, contrasts with Emily Post, and raises questions about politics and détente as Russians show greater concern for social form and deportment.
An AP analysis notes Washington's Arthur Burns preparing to fight inflation with higher rates. Investors doubt extend to institutions and individuals alike, turning cautious, piling into bank accounts, fearing risk and seeking reasons not to commit. The market shifts from risk taking to a conservative, bearish mood.
The 1957 Big Smoky Nevada test left 40 Canadian volunteers and 1,200 Americans exposed to radiation risks. Twenty years later leukemia fears emerge as the Army tracked volunteers while Ottawa was not notified. Also covered are congressional pay raises, Speaker O Neill's strategy, and FDIC expenses for Robert Barnett.
A commencement address at San Diego University urges valuing tradition over purely useful knowledge. The speaker, turning 36, argues education should preserve timeless ideas, criticize fashionable novelty, and treat the past as essential to a mature democracy. He cites Emerson Wilson Chesterton and urges graduates to balance progress with prudent backward-looking wisdom.
Steve Langhofer received the Citizenship Award at the awards assembly based on a student body vote. At LHS Joe Robb earned the Frank Olney Scholarship as top junior. Betty Cobb honored for violin and piano achievements. Kansas University planned Commencement June 3-5. Local rent board chaired by George Docking with members named. A 1937 note cites Douglas County population gain to 24,419 and Lawrence at 14,167.
The World newspaper in Lawrence Kansas lists Dolph C Simons Jr as president publisher and W C Simons as editor. It details staff positions and rates including carrier 2.45 per month 20.40 per year mail Douglas counties 15.53 other Kansas 19.67 United States 24 per year and notes postal and AP AAC memberships.
Israeli leader Menachem Begin declares plans for hundreds of settlements in the West Bank provoking U.S. concerns and unsettling European allies while he remains hospitalized with a heart ailment. The move strains relations with President Carter and could presage oil embargo fears.
President Carter warned of a disaster to the international order if Israel or the Arabs block an Arab Israeli settlement. Insiders say he remained steadfast, angry at Begin’s West Bank settlement moves and his challenge to Carter’s peacemaker role. The issue followed Begin’s Nablus visit and a tense ABC interview.
Richard C. Peters of Peters Williams Kubota responds to May editorial questioning professionalism in courthouse remodeling estimates. He cites county budget figures: $600,000 initial estimate, $1,200,000 later, potential cuts to $992,000, and current costs at $1,183,600. He praises commissioners and defense of staff work.
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