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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1981
Page
2
The 1981 Lawrence United Fund opens Oct. 6 with a goal of 348,297 for 20 agencies. The piece urges prompt, organized effort from workers and generous giving from donors to avoid drive extensions and ensure private funding offsets diminishing government support.
Salt Lake Deseret News poll of 600 voters shows Orin Hatch leading Robert Redford 68 to 18 percent in a potential Utah Senate race. The study notes celebrities like Glenn Kemp Reagan and Murphy have pursued politics with mixed results, emphasizing substance over style in political success.
Walter VanderBeek, a five dollar GOP Victory Fund contributor, received a framed Certificate of Recognition and a wallet card as a sponsor. A letter from Congressman Vander Jagt claimed unanimous committee approval, but delays and dismissive reception in Washington exposed the party’s performative gestures over real access.
Peggy Scally and Terry McClain critique Journal-World editorials on the Lansing escape and federal budget cuts to the national school lunch program. McClain objects to labeling a former inmate as a local threat. Scally denounces proposed cuts that would reduce elementary meals, warning of hunger and stunted learning and urging protection of child nutrition amid defense and subsidy debates.
On September 27 1779 John Adams was named to negotiate peace with Britain. In 1854 the steamship Arctic sank with 300 aboard, the first great disaster involving an Atlantic liner. In 1939 Warsaw fell after 19 days of resistance to Germany.
A Washington assessment portrays former CIA agent Frank Terpil as a brutal figure who aided dictators, including Idi Amin, while investigators link him to the 1978 murder of Kenyan minister Bruce McKenzie. Undercover tapes reveal Terpil bragging of torture, poisoning, and explosive schemes, with prosecutors noting corroboration of his claims.
The piece traces the rise of moderate Republicans once derided as weak and bystanders. It highlights Sen. Howard Baker and Rep. John Anderson as examples, notes Jim Leach’s moderate manifesto at the Ripon Society, and outlines moderates’ demands for budget balance, arms control, human rights, anti trust, and civil rights within a pragmatic, decentralist GOP framework. The article suggests moderates aim to shape Reagan policy and GOP fate through dialogue with the administration.
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