Lawrence Daily Journal World masthead and rates
The Lawrence Daily Journal World at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets lists staff including OLPH C. Simons Jr. as president and editor, with Steve Pars as news editor and Bill Mayer as assistant publisher. Established 1854, published daily except Sunday, subscription rates vary by location, carrier and mail options across Kansas and beyond.
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Olph C. Simons JR
Publicnes Dolph
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence
Kaw
Telephone
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Gun readiness and violence fuel a weary Casper case
The piece argues guns raise risk of harm, citing Casper Wyoming with high homicide and self harm rates amid isolation and cabin fever. It notes alcohol, mental health, youth issues, and Westward gun culture as factors shaping danger. Memorializes H A Meyer Jr. and quotes Gen. Creighton Abrams on military alertness amid Vietnam disengagement. President Nixon signals U.S. effort to wind down the war.
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Wyoming
U.S
Casper
Creighton Abrams
Vietnam
Charlie 2
Demilitarized Zone
Nixon
Interest Rates Under Cloud Threaten Markets and Recovery
New York AP reports financier John Winthrop Wright warns rising rates risk a securities market collapse and slower recovery. He cites Fed influence and European central bank pressures, urges rates to drop to 6 percent for bonds and 6 percent for mortgages, and says the deficit is Europe’s making. He warns time is short and notes a letter to Treasury Secretary Connally.
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New York
John Winthrop Wright
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Wright
United States
Europe
Treasury
John B. Connally
U.S
Nixon
Harvest city on wheels heads to Texas for wheat season
Old Home Town Hammtown departed Perry for Texas to start one of the nation's largest annual wheat harvest operations. KU received a 10500 grant from HEW to expand its graduate program in education of the mentally retarded. Six Hensleigh family members from Winchester attend KU with three expected to earn degrees June 5. Paul E. Rogers elected president of the newly formed Junior Chamber of Commerce at the Eldridge Hotel. Bakery weight cuts under government orders meet resistance in Lawrence as firms had already reduced loaf sizes. Lawrence merchants establish a Better Business Bureau branch to curb fraud. A fire on the second floor of the Peoples State Bank Building caused smoke and evacuations.
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Kansas University
State of Kansas
H. A. Meyer Jr
Independence Reporter
Virginia
Meyer
KU Alumni Assn
Kansas Banking Board
Hub Meyer
William Allen White
Hammtown
Perry
Texas
U.S. Office of Health, Education and Welfare
Paul W. Hensleigh
Winchester
Paul E. Rogers
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge Hotel
Herman Cohen
Charles Stough
Joseph Drake
Bill Yearout
Lawrence
Merchants’ Bureau
Better Business Bureau
Frank Meierhoffer
Peoples State Bank
Ninth and Mass
Daily Bible Message and Prayer Prompt
A devotional note quotes Psalm 42 11 asking why the soul is cast down and invites faith in God. The prayer thanks God for inner hope and asks for stronger faith to shine as a beacon to guide others, ending with Amen.
Call for constant alertness amid Vietnam war troop cutbacks
The message urges vigilance as US forces ease operations in Vietnam. It warns against complacency, noting Hanoi and the Viet Cong remain intent and dangerous. General Abrams stresses that all Americans must heed the call for alertness for their own safety.
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Hanoi
Vietnam
Gen. Abrams
Progress Report on Lawrence Schools 1970-71 Humanization Goals
A year into the plan, Lawrence Schools report five human relations programs. Three in cooperation with The Menninger Clinic involve about 45 staff. another at Central Junior High with the Human Relations Commission engages 35-40 students and parents. A $45,000 Federal Title IV Civil Rights Act grant targets 65 secondary staff to reform policies, strengthen teacher pupil ties, and advance integrated education through updated methods and assessments.
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Menninger Clinic
Topeka
Central Junior High School
Human Relations Commission
Lawrence High School outlines four goals for 1970 71
The Lawrence district reviews goals including individualized responsibility and flexible curriculum, expands independent study at Lawrence High, and launches a major Vocational Education drive with a 75000 grant. Community involvement rises via PTA activities and extended use of facilities, aiming to strengthen The World of Work and work experience programs.
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PTA
Pinckney School
OEO
Kennedy School
McLouth letter urges six mill levy to save school programs
Mrs. Robert Lockwood asks McLouth readers to approve a one-year six mill levy on June 1 to fund elementary physical education music and kindergarten, warning cuts would derail recess, arts, transport, and teachers’ supplies while funds shrink from federal aid and retirements. The letter notes past district decisions limited capital reserves and transportation.
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State of
Kansas
McLouth
Sunflower Ammunition Plant
Perry Reservoir
Two Centuries Later Editor's Note
Paul Carttar and Rob Seaver are honored graduates of Lawrence High Class of 1971 and author a recurring column for the Journal World Opinion Page.
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Paul Carttar
Rob Seaver
Lawrence
Journal-World Opinion
Northern Ireland conflict rooted in history and injustice
The piece argues Protestant Catholic tensions stem from centuries of conflict, not theology, noting British troops in Belfast and Londonderry and systemic discrimination against Catholics. It warns that violence mirrors racial discrimination and calls for complex solutions beyond simplistic views.
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Northern Ireland
Belfast
Londonderry
U.S
Ireland
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