Lawrence Daily Journal World 1972 May 29 front details
The Lawrence Daily Journal World dated Monday May 29 1972 lists staff roles including Editor Bill Mayer Executive Editor Ralph Gags News Editor Ernest Pontius Advertising Director Leo Diller and others. It notes publication details with Sixth and New Hampshire address Lawrence Kansas and subscription rates for various regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolph Lee Ons JR
Wee
Fudieuer Dolph Simons
Enic Tees
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire Streeter
Lawrence
Kan
Long range submarine missile system urged amid Memorial Day reflections
The piece urges continuing defense buildup and a new long range submarine missile system despite Moscow arms limits. It argues the U S must stay strong to maintain peace and deter adversaries, warning that delay risks losing balance and inviting conflict, while honoring Memorial Day.
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Vietnam
United States
Russia
America
Melvin Laird
U.S
Laird
Moscow
Soviet Union
Red China
Douglas County Parks Encourage Environmental Responsibility
Douglas County Kansas highlights its scenic Lone Star Lake Broken Arrow Park Wells Overlook Park and other Lawrence municipal parks. Officials urge visitors to dispose of trash properly and involve park caretakers or law enforcement. penalties may apply to littering and improper disposal to preserve natural areas.
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Douglas County
Kansas
Lone Star Lake
Broken Arrow Park
Wells Overlook
Lawrence
They say McGovern could win presidency amid national mood shift
Scotty Reston notes McGovern’s aggressive strategy unsettles centrists and unions while Nixon faces risk from Vietnam fallout. The column argues a shift to second class status could provoke a Soviet dominated world, urging Republicans to monitor McGovern’s momentum and avoid overconfidence.
Survivor of Holocaust recounts 10 years in canyon interview
A New Zealand television interview with Hiram Potts recounts his claim of surviving a nuclear holocaust in 1972 after being found in the Grand Canyon. He asserts the byline of Nixon’s role and reflects on peace, humiliation, and U.S. resolve.
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New Zealand
Hiram Potts
Grand Canyon
Mr. Potts
Buchwald Potts
Nixon
United States
Paris
Russkies
Hanoi
J. J. Weigand
George Noland
Lions Club
Lyle Powell
San Francisco
Richard Dunlap
Two Children Die In St Joseph Fire
A rear fire in a single story home in St Joseph Missouri early Sunday killed two children John Standefer seven and Pamela five. The parents Gary and Mrs Standefer were hospitalized with burns and shock in satisfactory condition. Police found the family in the front yard after a disturbance call at about four am. Smoke and heat prevented rescue. The children died of suffocation. the boy was found in a bathtub and the girl under a bunkbed. The cause of the blaze was not determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph, Mo
John Standefer
Pamela
Gary Standefer
Methodist Hospital
Standefers
M.E. Grimes
Letter on Byrd Amendment and Indochina war stance
Rev Dale R Olen recounts attending the May 16 1972 Senate vote on the Byrd Amendment with Clergy and Laity Concerned. He describes lobbying Sen Pearson a brief failed meeting and a 21 hour Capitol Rotunda arrest with fellow clergy and professionals to pray for peace and an antiwar vote.
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U.S. Senate
United States
South Vietnam
Washington, D.C
Sen
James Pearson
Kansas
Sen. Pearson
Byrd
Senate
Capitol
House of Prayer
U.S
Indochina
Dale R. Olen
Violence Remarks Reflect on Wallace Shooting Issues
Opinion piece questions societal violence after Gov. Wallace shooting. It cites assassinations of Lincoln to Kennedy, notes 24 million handguns, and urges stronger gun control. Calls for reforms in campaign tactics and safer public campaigning. Questions who will lead restraining political hostility.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Larry Finley
Chicago Daily News
Finley
Congress
New York Times
George Wallace
Open Classroom Philosophy and Child Centered Learning
An article describes open classroom methods where centers buzz with activity and children pursue varied tasks. It emphasizes the teacher as facilitator who trusts children to learn through responsibility and inquiry, citing Robert Frost and Dr Roach Van Allen on freedom and future potential.
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Robert Frost
Roach van Allen
Kansas
Dita Beard To Take Rest After Senate Interrogation
Dita Beard, ITT lobbyist, suffered chest pains during a Senate judiciary subcommittee interrogation on March 26 and will travel to California next week for an extended rest. Doctor L. M. Radetsky said she is well enough to fly to Van Nuys but would not specify departure timing. Beard faced questions over a memo tying an ITT antitrust settlement to a $400,000 pledge to the Republican National Convention, which she denied writing.
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McGovern
Israel
Richard Nixon
Thieu
Mr. Nixon
Vietnam
Denver
Dita Beard
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Senate Judiciary
California
L. M
Radetsky
van Nuys
Early Morning Fires Burn Rural Eudora Home and Farm Structures
A rural Eudora residence, barn, and shed were destroyed by an early morning fire the occupants Mr and Mrs Ralph Nuttall escaped unharmed. The town saw a full inch of rain to ease a severe spring drought and more rain expected.
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Eudora
Ralph Nuttall
Harold Carlson Jr
Harold Carlson
Kansas University Medical Center
Bible Message and Prayer
The Lord God formed man from dust and breathed life into him, making him a living soul. A prayer asks for awe of creation and asks for daily worship through life, acknowledging dependence on God for all life.
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Ed Muskie
Harold Stassen
George McGovern
Henry Wallace
George Romney
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H. L. Hunt
Science
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Haiphong
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George C. Wallace
John F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Medgar Evers
Malcom X
Arthur Bremer
Wallace
Bremer
Abraham Lincoln
James Garfield
William McKinley
Carolyn Rankin
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Old Home Town
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Nebraska City
Neb
Lawrence High
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Kay Francis
Alice Marie Conger
New York
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