From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Dec. 21, 1970:

“For one moment in a troubled community, the ‘extremes’ reached out and touched each other. And in at least one small part of the city, there was peace on earth, good will toward men.” So ended the description of a recent heartwarming event in Lawrence at the end of a year of riots, fires, and shootings. A card had arrived at the Rock Chalk Cafe addressed to “The Street People” with the printed message, “Merry Christmas, and Peace, Good Health, Happiness in the New Year.” It was signed, “Lawrence Police Department.” No one in the police department claimed knowledge of the card and it was not one of their official ones, but there was speculation that one of the officers had sent it privately. The young people who received the card, touched by its message of peace and goodwill, made a giant poster-sized Christmas card and delivered it to the police department, then stood outside singing Christmas carols. One of the “street people” said, “We love Lawrence just as much as everybody else or we wouldn’t be here. We want to see it turn into an ideal community, too.”