Lawrence Daily Journal World front page 1973 notice
The Lawrence Daily Journal World published in Lawrence Kansas issues by The World Company. The Thursday November 29 1973 edition lists staff editor W C Simons and executive editor Skoe with longtime publisher and advertising staff. Subscription rates are shown for various regions and mail services.
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Solph Simons SR
Skoe ‘Simons SR
Bene Aedateate Wemermne
Mne
Managin
Starkey Advertising
Contreler
Fiail
Douglas
Warker
Kansas
Kansas City
Mall Gewhere
United States
Lawrence
Kan
City Commission grants stay to demolish Firebird Club on Iowa Street
Lawrence officials again pause demolition of the Firebird Club on Iowa Street citing cooperative behavior by the owner. The deteriorating venue has long been a health and safety hazard and an eyesore on a busy corridor, prompting repeated protests and condemnations. Separately, coverage notes preparations for a 1975 Apollo Soyuz joint mission with the U.S. and Soviet space programs, highlighting crew familiarization in Russia and plans for future exchanges to test rendezvous docking.
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Lawrence
Firebird Club
Iowa Street
U.S
Kohoutek
Apollo
Russia
Gagarin
Moscow
Ron Evans
Kansas University
Topeka
Slick Bridge Ice Causes Minor Turnpike Crash
A Ft. Riley soldier and spouse were injured when their car struck a glaze on the Kansas River bridge on the Kansas Turnpike after rain and freezing temperatures left the bridge slick. The crash highlighted that bridges freeze first due to cold air beneath, prompting caution as winter nears.
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Ft. Riley
Kansas River
Kansas Turnpike
Turnpike
Social Security wage base and benefits rise moving through Congress
A House bill raises the Social Security wage base from 10 800 to 13 200 and grants seven percent benefit boosts in March 1974 and four percent in June. The Senate Finance Committee has approved the wage-base hike and an eleven percent benefits hike, with similar legislation pending.
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Congress
House
Senate
Social security costs rise as benefits grow
The article warns that increasing benefits raise costs for almost all participants and urges a timely review. U.S. Rep. Conable of New York cautions that the nation is not adequately planning for future generations and calls for action before the next generation bears heavier burdens.
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U.S
Conable
R-N.y
Straight Talk on Energy Crisis Returns to Washington
New York AP report examines forecasts for 1974 as oil cutbacks slow growth and raise unemployment. Analysts split on inflation and growth with 5.5 to 8 percent jobless outlook and 8 to 9 percent inflation possible early next year. White House mixed on specifics while urging energy conservation.
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New York
Washington
Notable events from 10 and 40 years ago in 1963 and 1933
A recap of 1963 references including President Johnson urging action against hate and violence and Kennedy era notes, plus Thanksgiving weather in Lawrence and hospital drug dispensing modernization. It also recalls Connally’s remarks, Kansas voting stats, Massachusetts roadwork, parking meter fixes, and 1933 Thanksgiving church services, KU Officers Club raid, and Iola beat Lawrence in football.
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Johnson
U.S
John Kennedy
Congress
Lawrence
Kansas
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Texas
John Connally
Kennedy
Officers Club
Iola High
Kansas State
Big Brother and the Price of Gas and Freedom
A critique arguing price mechanisms better address shortages than government limits. It rebuts Nixon proposals and historical prompts, denounces speed limits and gas station curfews, and defends personal choice from thermostats to Sunday trips, asserting wealth will always secure fuel.
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Rio de Janeiro
Big Brother
League of Readers Questions Airport Expansion Plan
Douglas County Environmental Improvement Council questions the Lawrence Airport expansion, safety, timing, and funding, urging retention of the present site. The letter asks about FAA safety, distances to other airports, bond costs, and broader transport needs, while endorsing the current airport site. It also notes community voices should weigh transportation priorities before the bond vote.
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Douglas County
FAA
Forbes
Topeka
Kansas_ City Municipal
Lawrence
Denver
Oakland
Riverside
Golden Triangle
Atlanta
Chicago
Los Angeles
Memphis
Colby
Kansas
Kaw
Douglas County Environmental Improvement Council
DCEIC
Dick Ruppert
Petrol and Politics Stir Energy Crisis Debate
Washington observers note the energy crunch heightens tensions in 1974 elections as Democrats blame Nixon for delays while White House pushes conservation and rationing. House Speaker Carl Albert urges stringent cuts to ride out a harsh winter, amid bipartisan maneuvering on rationing and emergency energy legislation.
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Washington
White House
Congress
House
Senate
Nixon
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Albert
United States
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Cessna to Cut 2,400 Workers in Fuel Shortage
Cessna Aircraft & Co plans layoffs of 2,400 workers by Friday night due to a 42.5 percent fuel cut for business flying. President Nixon’s policy change reduces fuel available for production, leaving about 9,000 Cessna employees. Wichita firms Beech and Gates Learjet keep schedules. Learjet will trim December hiring.
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Wichita
Kan
Cessna Aircraft &Co
William Worford
Nixon
Cessna
Beech
Gates Learjet
Learjet
Jack DeBoer
Wichita Chamber of Commerce
Docking
Hopes High Despite Dim Lights at the U N
At the United Nations lights dim to save electricity while experts debate oil reserves and future energy. They cite a 1972 UN report oil lasting 75 years and coal three to four times longer, with demand rising about 8 percent yearly.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N
Club of Rome
Middle East
North Sea
West
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