Lawrence Daily Journal World masthead and pricing notice
The Lawrence Daily Journal World lists staff roles including President Publisher Dolph Simons Jr and editors. It provides publication details, address at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets, Lawrence Kansas, and subscription rates by carrier and mail across regions.
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Dolph C. Simons JR
Polph Stimons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire Streets
Awrence
Kan
Telephone
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Youth Pulse: Gallup Finds Surprising Youth Attitudes
George Gallup reports in Reader's Digest that U S youth ages 16 to 29 show mixed views on service, Vietnam and politics. Billy Graham tops popularity among 11 figures, while Fidel Castro ranks last. Majorities favor national service and non-draft military options, and most back presenting both sides in schools. The survey notes 71 percent deem U S entry into Vietnam a mistake.
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George Gallup
Evangelist Billy Graham
Sens
Edmund Muskie
Ted Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Finn Nixon
Fidel Castro
John Lindsay
Gen. Westmoreland
Agnew
Ralph Nader
George Wallace
Castro
Gallup
Peace Corps
Armed Services
Nixon
United States
Vietnam
Aple
U.S
Soviet Union
Loizeaux Boom In Progress
New York AP reports the Loizeaux family runs Controlled Demolitions in Towson Maryland aiming to clear old buildings towers and a Texas Tower in the Atlantic. Jack Loizeaux says crew of three regulars plus part timers perform precise hazards with minimal explosive use and strict safety standards.
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New York
Loizeaux
Texas
Atlantic
Jack Loizeaux
Controlled Demolitions, Inc
Towson, Md
Lloyds of London
Jack
Mark
Douglas
Engineering News-Record
University of Georgia
Baltimore
U.S. Navy
Boston
Sir Francis Chichester Dies at 71 After Courageous Life
Sir Francis Chichester, knighted for sailing solo around the world, died at 71 from cancer. In 1967 he set sail from England in the 53 foot Gipsy Moth IV, enduring gales and icebergs to complete a hero’s voyage that inspired millions. He lived by a philosophy that joy comes from action and effort, not just success.
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Sir Francis Chichester
Sir Francis
England
Forest Service Lookouts: Early Detection Roots in Tower Watch
The U.S. Forest Service long relied on fixed fire lookout towers for early wildfire detection. These structures, distributed across forested regions, provided vital observation points before modern aerial surveillance and technology expanded.
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U.S. Forest Service
Smog Triggers Shift From Lookout Towers to Aerial Surveillance
Officials say smog limits sight along 154 national forests. Forest Service spokesmen in Atlanta and the Pacific Northwest report reduced visibility from Virginia to Florida and in the Willamette Valley and Puget Sound, prompting plans to replace towers with plane surveillance.
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Appalachian Mountain Chain
Virginia
Florida
Jim Moore
Forest Service
Atlanta
Howard Graham
Pacific Northwest
Willamette Valley
Oregon
Puget Sound Area
Washington
Burglars loot bank as safe torn open at Overbrook
A First National Bank of Overbrook safe was burned open in a overnight burglary. Funds missing are undetermined. Weather forecast calls for more cool, rainy days locally.
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First National Bank of
War Dominates College Voter Attitudes in 1972 Campaign
The College Poll shows 71 percent of students rank the Vietnam War as the major issue, up from 44 percent in 1971, with eight in ten students expected to vote this fall. The study, by Greenwich Research Center, notes strong opposition to Nixon’s bombing strategy and a link between war views and electoral intent.
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New York
N. Y
Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Indepth
Vietnam
Fairleigh-- Dickinson University
N.J
Michigan State
U.S
Southeast Asia
Greenwich Research Center
Time& Life Building
King of the Cocos Faces Modernism Inroads
Sydney AP reports John Clunies-Ross, a Scotsman about 45, rules the Cocos Islands as overlord to 483 Malay copra workers with a dagger at his waist. The islands, 1 720 miles northwest of Perth, were granted in 1886 by Queen Victoria to his clan in perpetuity amid a drift toward neofeudal attitudes.
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Sydney
The
Cocos
John Clunies-Ross
Indian Ocean
Perth
G.M. Kerr
Clunie’s-Ross
Clunies-Ross
Britain
Australia
Rival leagues spark political strategies and media plans
A Chicago based report details a Midwest millionaire planning a rival professional league across football basketball and hockey. He envisions TV contracts a six o clock news show and prime time hearings to attract stars and veterans. The piece also notes distant governance on Cocos Islands with Clunies-Ross ruling and birth control measures amid scrutiny by Australian officials.
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Chicago
Congress
Iowa
Illinois
Washington
Texas
Douglas County Praises Citizens After Blood Shortage
In a community note Barbara Nelson thanks Douglas County citizens and organizations for their quick response to a critical blood shortage. The letter praises news media coverage and collaboration with Lawrence Memorial Hospital, the Hospital Auxiliary, the Jaycees, Cosmopolitan Clubs and local groups plus donors who ensured a safe blood supply.
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Douglas County
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence Jaycees
Jerre Jaynes
Cosmopolitan Clubs
St. Kresge Co
This Date In History Highlights Major World Events
On this date key events include the start of World War II with Germany invading Poland in 1939, Aaron Burr’s acquittal in 1803, liquor rations ending in the U S Navy in 1862, Tokyo Yokohama earthquake in 1923, Japan's surrender in 1945 aboard the Missouri, Greece recalling King George II in 1946, a 10 year ago UN study on world population, five years ago LBJ defended bombing North Vietnam, and one year ago Switzerland recognized North Vietnam. Thought for today notes whisky improves with age but not whiskey.
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Germany
Poland
William Penn
America
Richmond
Aaron Burr
U.S. Navy
Tokyo
Yokohama
Japan
Greece
George II
United Nations
Lyndon B. Johnson
North Vietnam
Switzerland
Whigsky
National Guard in Kansas Prioritizes Recruiting
The Kansas National Guard has made recruiting its top priority in response to President Nixon's plan to move the Army to an all volunteer force by mid next year. Brig. Gen. Edward DeGraw says the force already relies on draftees and hints at reforms to attract and retain volunteers. The 69th Infantry Brigade leads at 92 percent strength of 4,500, while other units run about 83 percent with roughly 4,300 members.
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Dan Webster
John Calhoun
Henry Clay
Topeka
Kan
Kansas National Guard
Nixon
Army
Edward DeGraw
DeGraw
State Guard
Kansas Guard
69Th Infantry Brigade
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Audit Bureau of Circulation
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Old Home Town
George Sauer
Sauer
Roland Kraft
Lawrence
Salt Lake City
Lone Star Lake
R. O. Russell
Oread Training School
Jesus Christ
Peter
Father God
Robert K. Foley
James A. Foley
Thailand
Cambodia
Hanoi
King of the
By F. Richard Ciccone
External Territories Department
Clunies Ross
James Dixon
West Island
John Peacock
External Territories
Clunies- Ross
Journal-World
Barbara Nelson
American Red Cross
City Commission
Everett J. Shockley
Rt. 1
Collegians
Souri
State National Guard
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