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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1969
Page
2
Lawrence Journal-World daily newspaper based in Lawrence Kansas lists staff positions including president editor publisher and various editors and department heads. It provides circulation and subscription rates for local and distant mail.
A Kansas University student warns the KU Disciplinary Board that threats to disrupt campus operations may escalate if punishments are too harsh. The speaker says expelled students have little to lose and urges firm action against both students and non students involved in campus turmoil.
Local employers tighten hiring as students involved in campus disturbances face exclusion from summer work. A personnel officer says a complete list of troublemakers will prevent them from hiring, citing reliability and citizenship as key traits. The piece notes SDS aims to exploit temp jobs to subvert business and industry, increasing employer caution.
The passage argues that deserving youngsters are unfairly viewed due to a suspicious SDS program. It contends that the majority bears the burden of deceptive actions by a few, harming opportunities for youth.
Edwin Mullane a Bergenfield New Jersey Ford dealer and Ralphael Cohen Yonkers New York Dodge dealer lead a cross state campaign before the FTC and Senate anti trust panel to press for higher warranty payments and fairer dealer relations. They decry factory stores and seek better public understanding of buying value.
Old Home Town notes the Arthur Weaver Memorial Fountain debut beside the KU Museum of Art funded by N T Veatch J L Constant Amarette Weaver Veatch and A B Weaver. Also mentions local strawberries marriages KU commencement 1959 and changes in Lawrence including a 20 year franchise grant and dike funding.
A devotional note quotes Genesis 50 20 about God turning evil into good and asks for patience and a strong spirit to face life without complaint in the name of Christ. The prayer seeks grace for patience, soul greatness, and divine guidance through Jesus.
The excerpted notebooks show Sirhan Sirhan’s belief he acted as an American against policy, citing Jordanian citizenship and anti Zionist motives. The writings link him to Communist rhetoric and global workers’ unity, suggesting a broader ideological motive beyond mere homicidal impulse. The piece argues readers should consider Sirhan as ideologically driven, not merely deranged.
In a family diary style column, a writer notes space shot excitement alongside growing public indifference among viewers under 21. He recalls Walter Cronkite guiding TV coverage during Apollo 11 plans, including Snoopy the lunar module’s trouble and the hope of a July moon landing.
North Kansas City officials discuss sewage backups blamed on disposal of plastic diapers. Councilman Robert Bledsoe cites serious sewer problems and says a notice will run in the city newsletter. Mayor Kelsey Short questions whether a policy change is being proposed.
In Baton Rouge Louisiana the House passed a bill 94 to 4 barring sex education below the ninth grade in public schools. Author Rep Fred Hayes cited protecting youths as the goal. The measure allows higher grade sex education with local board state board and parent approval and separate sex classes.
Oregon's gas chamber will be stored after the state prison building housing it is torn down for an exercise yard. The chamber, installed in 1937 after a change from hanging, predates Oregon's 1964 abolition of the death penalty.
Fresno reception shows local Young Democrats opposing Tunney over grape boycott neutrality. The episode signals strain in his 1970 Democratic Senate candidacy amid intra party ideological battles and rival candidates like Mosk and Hayakawa surface as stronger threats.
Trena P Nelson of 623 Utah Court questions whether university laws are applied differently from city laws after a ROTC Review disturbance. She references a Saturday editorial alleging the Chancellor avoided police intervention to protect a university matter and urges consistent law enforcement, noting punishment for downtown obscenity.
A satirical letter attributed to Houston police officials lists twelve parenting follies from infancy to adolescence. The piece ends by warning that the first 12 years shape a child’s future, with signature George C. Aeschliman Sudora.
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