Lawrence Daily Journal World staff and publication details
Details of the Lawrence Daily Journal World staff and publication information. Names listed include Dolph C. Simons Jr as president editor and publisher Bill Mayier, with Jack Yimmerman Ernest Pontius Leo Eller as staff. Established 1854, published daily except Sunday in Lawrence Kansas.
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Dolph Simons
Pume
Dolph C. Simons JR
Bill Mayier
Unum
Jack Yimmerman
Jonah We
Ernest Pontius Cone
Leo Eller
W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Camperine Streets
Lawrence
Kan
Public Service Tribute to Harold Fisher at City Hall
Lawrence honors Harold Fisher for 24 years as city clerk and nine years as county school superintendent. The long time public servant retires June 30, with praise for courtesy, knowledge, and dedication to municipal affairs and community service.
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Lawrence
Harold Fisher
Court House
Fisher
Alfalfa Lawn Idea Prompts City Beautification Push
The article urges ongoing neighborhood efforts for cleanups and plantings to improve city appearance. It cites the Massachusetts Street vacant lot near South Park where a torn down house left a boggy site, suggesting earth smoothing and grass or alfalfa growth as quick fixes. Individual responsibility is key.
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Massachusetts Street
South Park
U S House Warns on Public Recreation Land Funding
The U S House Appropriations Committee threatens to cut future funds for acquiring public recreation lands if speculators do not curb price hikes. It laments rapid land price escalation from 200 to 300 percent due to speculative activity, tied to the land and water conservation program.
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U. S. House Appropriations Committee
Braking advice from a KSU engineer on parking brakes
Kansas State University engineer Jonn M. Ferguson urges motorists to use the hydraulic foot brakes when applying the parking brake. He explains that setting the parking brake alone can leave the shoes only lightly engaged, allowing the car to roll backward on hills while not moving forward. Ferguson notes the correct method prevents unintended movement and reduces strain on parking components.
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Kansas State University
Jonn M. Ferguson
KSU
Ferguson
Rostow Joins Johnson White House in Foreign Policy Role
Walt Rostow, long a policy brain for Kennedy, returns to the White House as special assistant to President Johnson. He will focus on foreign policy, serving alongside Bundy’s legacy while Johnson builds a five-member team to share Bundy’s responsibilities. Rostow helped shape Kennedy’s early foreign policy and the Alliance for Progress with Latin America.
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Washington
Jack
Walt W. Rostow
John F. Kennedy
White House
Johnson
Kennedy
Rostow
State Department
McGeorge Bundy
Harvard
Bundy
Ford Foundation
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Office and civic notes from the 1956 Lisle Eby era
Highlights include Lisle Eby elected Chamber of Commerce president with Owen Smith Clarence Houk and George Clem also chosen. Dick Harp named KU basketball coach by the Board of Regents. Traffic changes at Sixth and Mass Streets with turning‑lane arrows painted to ease congestion.
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Lisle Eby
Chamber of Commerce
Owen Smith
Clarence Houk
George Clem
Dick Harp
Board of Regents
Sixth
Mass. Sts
Olin Bell
W. C. Simons
John
Bell
Olin
Muncie
Ind
Douglas County Sportman’s Club
Leoneline Memorial Hospital
Today’s Bible Message and Prayer Readings
A devotional note emphasizes reconciliation through the cross as taught in Ephesians 2 16 NEB The prayer thanks God for Jesus and asks that the cross remain a daily living gift guiding service to God and neighbor.
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Father
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Great Society rent subsidies face uphill House vote
Washington report details a high pressure lobbying push by President Johnson and aides to win approval for rent supplements amid House opposition. Key moves include last minute arrivals, whips pressuring lawmakers to pair votes, and a narrow 198 to 190 outcome. The piece frames the effort as a shift to aggressive, new Great Society measures beyond familiar programs.
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Washington
House
Johnson
Capitol Hill
Silvio Conte
Massachusetts
Mr. Johnson
Lawrence F. O’brien
Great Society
Major Johnson
Congressional
The Lenten Story on Calvary and the Temple Curtain
Passersby mock Jesus on the Hill of Calvary as He dies at the ninth hour. The chief priests, elders, and centurion witness the earthquake and torn temple curtain, declaring Jesus the Son of God. Matthew 27:1-54 narrates these dramatic events and signs.
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Jesus
Calvary
God
Matthew
Odor in a Child's Breath and Related Health Questions
A sweet fruity breath in a child may come from fever or dehydration due to acetone, and fluids with sugar can help. Airway obstruction from congestion or enlarged adenoids or tonsils can cause the odor. a doctor's evaluation is advised.
Green Saucers Stir Neighborhood in Satirical Interview
Cartoonist ART BUCHWALD imagines green aliens arriving in Ann Arbor and explores social fears about integration. The piece probes education, jobs, real estate, and civil rights through mock interviews with the NAAGP and White Citizens Council figures.
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Washington
Ann Arbor
Mich
Watts
NAAGP
The
National Association For the Advancement of Green People
New Books at City Library Highlights Thelma Helyar
A list of new titles includes The Poems of Akira Kurosawa by Donald Richie Sawa a critical study of Akira Kurosawa and his films Rashomon Seven Samurai The Throne of Blood Ikiru plus other works such as The Cobra Story by Carroll Shelby The Innocent Ey e by Arthur Calder Marshall and more.
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Akira Kuro
Sawa
Donald Richie
Carroll Shelby
Arthur Calder-Marshall
Robert Flaherty
Oza Johnson
Martin
Osa Johnson
Kansas
North Borneo
Viet Nam
Marguerite Higgins
Miss Higgins
Will Rogers
Shepherd Mead
Mary Patterson
Minnesota
James Hall Roberts
Evan Cummings
Southwestern Research Foundation
Arizona
The Embezzler Wenn Auf The Staircase? Notable Titles
A list of literary works is presented including nonfiction and fiction titles such as The Proud Tower by Tuchman and In Cold Blood by Capote, with references to Auchincloss, Kaufman, Schlesinger, and Berne.
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Schlesinger
Tuchman
Berne
Montgomery
Capote
Mississippi
Alabama
America
Letters on obscenity and protest in America
A reader questions obscenity censorship and cites the indecent materials ordinance and a Supreme Court ruling. The letter condemns a Boston protest where draft-card burnings occurred, condemning violence and censorship as unamerican and decrying mob brutality by opponents of U. S. policy.
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City Commission
Supreme Court
Boston
U. S
Viet Nam
South Boston
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