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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1981
Page
2
An editorial argues high bank funding costs reflect fierce deposit competition driven by government borrowing. It notes savings institutions struggle as they must raise rates to attract funds while loans stay fixed, citing Bank of America's earnings drop and urging reduced public spending to restore banking health.
The writer denounces attempts on world leaders including Sadat Reagan and John Paul I. They urge severe punishment for killers to preserve law and order and caution against softening penalties for violent acts amid calls for forgiveness and empathy.
Historical notes recall Lawrence chosen as site for the 1973 Kansas State Grange gathering. Other items mention city debates over a mini bike track proposal, ongoing dog issues, and highway 59 project progress on schedule. Radar checks report many speeders in Douglas County and 1956 football loss to Oklahoma.
Events span 1805 Trafalgar victory and Nelson mortally wounded, 1945 French women gain voting rights, 1969 Willy Brandt becomes West Germany’s first socialist chancellor, 1972 Vietnam ceasefire steps proposed, 1979 Begin government rocked by Dayan resignation. Nobel laureate Neruda ten years ago. Reagan Iran hostages comment one year ago. Birthday: Whitey Ford is 53. Lincoln thought for today.
A Chinese American hot dog vendor, Buck Wong of Arcata Associates, rises to an $8.9 million annual defense contractor role via the SBA 8a program, edging out BDM Corp. for a top secret Army Combat Development Experimentation Command project, amid concerns of noncompetitive awards and ties to SBA leadership.
In Virginia politics, Chuck Robb runs as a conservative Democrat leaning toward Reaganism, challenging Republican Coleman as Reagan's national influence presses on the state. The race, marked by fear of Byrd's party realignment and Johnson-era programs, tests whether Reagan's ideals can reshape a long Republican stronghold.
The item lists standard postal and professional memberships including Second class postage paid at Lawrence Kansas, membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulation and in the Associated Press, reflecting publication credentials and affiliations.
Anna Hauptmann, at 82, presses to retry the Lindbergh kidnapping trial to clear her husband Richard Hauptmann, executed for the abduction and murder of Charles Lindbergh's baby. She alleges witnesses lied, recalls their life in New York, and seeks a jury review of 90,000 pieces of evidence opened in New Jersey.
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