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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1966
Page
2
Lawrence Daily Journal World announces staff roles led by Olph Simons as president and editor with Sims Jr as vice president and publisher. Jack Zimmerman serves as news editor and Pontius as advertising manager. established in 1854.
The piece praises Lyndon Johnson as a master salesperson capable of pressuring business leaders into cutting investment and spending. It notes the White House dinner with 100 industrialists who pledged to slow expansion and questions why he struggles to sway labor leaders and international affairs, while imagining broader power.
The article discusses a separate angle on U S France tensions within NATO. It notes a 1959 uranium fuel agreement and a 1964 noncompliance claim by the United States, prompting De Gaulle to question U S commitments. The piece contrasts Washington’s anti De Gaulle stance with an alternative view.
The piece notes that drive ins and beer sellers hinder beautification efforts. Dirty napkins cups and cans clutter streets creating ongoing eyesores. It urges residents to pick up litter to improve yards terraces and overall town appearance.
The piece laments drive-in owners struggling with litter from thoughtless customers. It calls for stricter enforcement, better beverage containers, and law officers to court litterers, urging the town to support tough action against can-throwing youth.
President Johnson promotes wage and price guidelines to curb inflation, arguing they help sustain prosperity. Critics like Roger Blough acknowledge limited anti inflation value, while supporters say the standards enforce restraint without new laws. The policy echoes Keynesian economics and aims to keep six years of prosperity intact.
An additional 175000 dollars from Mrs Joseph R Pearson was given to the University of Kansas to build a dormitory in memory of her husband who died the previous August. Pearson gifts total over 700000 dollars. Phi Beta Kappa adds four KU members Phyllis Springer Nancy Underwood David Hill Audrey Roberts.
A devotional excerpt, requesting God’s light and truth to guide life. The prayer asks for wisdom through divine guidance and steady direction by Scripture, ending with an Amen.
Readers praise the Lawrence High School A Cappella Choir for a flawless spring tour with punctual, hospitable hosting. They commend the students for conduct, neatness, and responsibility and defend teens against critical stereotypes.
Letter argues against labeling a young man's call for peace as ridiculous. Reader notes Viet Nam crisis, denies aim to aid Viet Cong, and cites the editor's distinction about demonstrations at the University Centennial event.
The April 16 Saturday Column notes Ashley Montagu’s sharp tongue during the EU Inter-Century Seminar in Law rence. His conduct during Justice Whittaker's morning presentation drew distaste among Kaw citizens.
The Saturday Column accuses the Distinguished Professor of unfairly criticizing his “great” university and questions whether he should refrain from biting the hand that feeds him. The writer, Harry Compton, argues that speaking out is a test of integrity and calls for a strong response if the institution cannot handle the critique.
Article notes that North Vietnamese infiltration rose before a B 52 raid on April 12 to block a key supply route along a ravine. It says the raid aims to push strategic use of bombers, with heavier loads, and cites overall Viet Nam tonnage of high explosives for last month. It also covers State Department concerns over Frances Knight and civil rights charges, plus misunderstandings at a civil rights conference with Ramsey Clark, highlighting Higgs as a controversial figure.
Dr Moiner explains thyroid underactivity causes tiredness and how thyroid pills restore vigor with possible dosage changes. He also reassures about breast lump cancer testing, defines simple open angle glaucoma, and discusses hereditary brain hemorrhage in a child as unlikely.
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