Lawrence Daily Journal World 1963 Front Page Item
The Lawrence Daily Journal World dated Saturday April 13 1963 lists staff including Dolph C Simons Jr editor and publisher Bill Mayer managing editor Jack Zimmerman Ernest Pontius and Leo Eller. It notes publication by World Company Lawrence Kansas and circulation rates within Douglas and nearby counties and nationwide.
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POLPH
Douglas
United States
Lawrence Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Kansas Legislature Review Signals Better Processes
The 1963 Kansas session produced a solid result despite lengthy delays. It created a new development corporation, university research foundation, Wichita State status, school unification progress, standard county assessments, a tax on financial institutions, a household goods levy referendum, Kerr-Mills expansion, Sunday sales restrictions, Senate reapportionment, and higher legislator pay.
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Kansas
Kansas Industrial Development Corporation
Wichita U
Lawrence sees record first quarter building boom
City Hall issued first quarter building permits totaling 1,368,000, the largest since 1956. Projects include KU stadium expansion Blake Hall replacement Ellsworth Hall completion a new 850 unit dormitory library addition Dyche Museum addition and a new engineering building signaling a busy period for local trades.
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Lawrence
City Hall
Blake Hall
Ellsworth Hall
Dyche Museum
Kennedy urges National Foreign Affairs Academy in Washington
President Kennedy questions reliance on universities for a foreign service academy and proposes an $8 million, central Washington project modeled on the National War College. The academy would train about 1000 officials annually, replace the Foreign Service Institute, and operate with tight State Department liaison.
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National War College
Kennedy
Congress
National Academy of Foreign Affairs
Washington
State Department
Guatemala
South Korea
Congo
India
Pakistan
Foreign Service Institute
Foreign Service
Foreign Service Academy Pushes For Continuous Operation
Officials argue for ongoing operation of a Foreign Service Academy rather than monthly extensions to avoid red tape. The proposal emphasizes steady modernization and day-to-day management in a rapidly changing world.
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Foreign Service Academy
Florida governor weighs refugees as Castro agents in Florida
Governor Farris Bryant of Florida says Fidel Castro likely has many Communist agents among about 250 000 Florida refugees. He notes fragmentation may hinder organizing subversion while agents may stay covertly spying and enjoying life in the United States. He wonders how many will stay dedicated or lose resolve.
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Farris Bryant
Florida
Fidel Castro
United States
Four Mayors in Seven Months Spark City Commission Change
Lawrence has seen four commissioners serve as mayor in seven months after Ted Kennedy resigns. Don McConnell acts as mayor briefly until James Owens is named fifth commissioner. Ben Barteldes then wins mayoralty, followed by Rusty Springer, now the lone remaining former mayor on the new, relatively young commission.
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Lawrence
Ted Kennedy
City Commission
Kennedy
Don McConnell
Ben Barteldes
Fred Cooper
Rusty Springer
James Owens
McConnell
Barteldes
Springer
Commission
Owens
James Schubert
Ernest Pulliam
Kansas City Area News In Brief: Relocation and Events
Dress rehearsal for exchanging sick and wounded Korean War prisoners showcased careful planning. KU Medical School honors and tea invitations from Drs Jochim Roofe and Mills mark a milestone for the first-year class. Chamber leaders Brand Hedrick Winter Brinkman Schaal guide local business and relief projects.
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Kenneth Jochim
Paul Roofe
Russell Mills
Kansas University Medical School
John Brand
Chamber of Commerce
George Hedrick
M. S. Winter
Henry Brinkman
Walter Schaal
Columbia Douglas County Relief
Columbia Food Corporation
Haskell
Santa Fe
Emporia
Kansas City
Edwin Price Jr
Summerfield
Jesus Speaks I Thirst On the Cross and Prayerful Plea
A devotional excerpt reflects Jesus’ final words on the cross from John 19 28 and a prayer urging gratitude through sacrifice and mission to bring others to salvation in Thy kingdom through worship and intercession.
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Jesus
John
Magazine war ends with middle ground thriving
The piece argues magazines face a TV and book squeeze yet adapt with special interest titles and general interest weeklies. Esquire Holiday Sports Illustrated Life Look and others expand content while preserving readers. ad revenue hit a record high despite rising costs and circulation battles.
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Geographic
Los Angeles
San Diego
Esquire
Raymond Swing
Mme. Curie
Sally Rand
Arnold Gingrich
Holiday
Sports Illustrated
Show
Gingrich
Life
Look
Post
McCall’s
Palos Verdes
Calif
Ladies’ Home Journal
Good Housekeeping
New Yorker
Playboy
Reader’s Digest
Saturday Review
Reporter
Harper's
Atlantic
Reader's Digest
Time
McCall's
Newsweek
Better Homes & Gardens
U. S. News & Report
TV Guide
Monroe
Miss Carlton
Los Angeles Times News Service
League of Women Voters Lauds Journal-World Coverage
A letter from the League of Women Voters lauds the Journal-World for thorough registration and voting information prior to the city election and for publishing the Candidates Questionnaire. Signed by Mrs. J. H. Camin, president. 2502 La St.
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League of Women Voters
Journal-World
Lawrence
J. H. Camin
Elizabeth Taylor Gift and Publicity Remarks Stir Controversy
Elizabeth Taylor deflected questions about a $10,000 gift to the Actors Fund saying she would avoid publicity. The piece notes her MCL Corp ownership with Kurt Frings and Eddie Fisher and a meeting with their accountant to review records.
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Elizabeth Taylor
MCL Corp
Miss Taylor
Kurt Frings
Eddie Fisher
Frings
Actors Fund
Elizabeth
Kurt
New City Library Offers Classic And Contemporary Reads
A catalog of new and notable books including Maps and Men 1562 The atlas history of ocean exploration by Thelma Helyar Seal. THAT SUMMER IN PARIS 1963 Morley Callaghan profiles Hemingway and Fitzgerald. TEEN-AGE TYRANNY 1963 Hechinger group discusses teen culture. Profiles of the Future 1962 Arthur C Clarke forecasts. The Politics of Hope 1963 Schlesinger liberalism and civic duty. Remember Me to Tom 1963 Edwina Williams memoir. Private Shaw and Public Shaw 1963 Weintraub friendship of Shaw and Lawrence. The Conscience of a Liberal 1962 Bowles writings on war and peace. The Tulip Tree 1963 Rigsby haunting Hudson Valley tale. No Castanets 1963 Brahms satire of Portugal's Braganzas. Georgie Winthrop 1963 Sloan Wilson midlife crisis tale. Where's Annie 1963 Bassing American tensions in a Mexican village. The Glass Blowers 1963 Du Maurier master craftsmen in France. Grandmother and the Priests Caldwell portraits and fireside tales.
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Arthur M. Schlesinger
Tom
Edwina Dakin Williams
Tennessee Williams
Private Shaw
Public Shaw
Stanley Weintraub
George Bernard Shaw
Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence
Professor Weintraub
Chester Bowles
Howard Rigsby
Hudson Valley
Caryl Brahms
Portugal
Georgie Winthrop
Sloan Wilson
George Winthrop
Charlotte
Annie
Eileen Bassing
Daphne DuMaurier
France
Taylor Caldwell
Best Sellers List Highlights Reading Picks
Publishers' Weekly current best sellers feature Raise High the Roof Beam and Seymour An Introduction by Salinger Seven Days in May by Knebel and Bailey The Sand Pebbles by McKenna The Glass-Blowers by du Maurier The Moonflower Vine by Carleton Nonfiction Travels with Charlie by Steinbeck Happiness Is a Warm Gun by Schulz The Fire Next Time by Baldwin The Whole Truth and Nothing But by Hopper and Brough The Fall of the Dynasties by Taylor
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Seymour
Salinger
Knebel and Bailey
McKenna
du Maurier
Carleton
Charley
Steinbeck
Schulz
Bale
Hopper
Brough
Taylor
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