Tragic Loss to the Communities Changing Clergyman Role
A Lawrence Kansas report from April 28 1968 discusses the impact of measles and rubella in pregnancy warning rubella risks. It notes a 20 percent chance of birth defects when infection occurs in the first three months and mentions the absence of a rubella vaccine while a vaccine exists for ordinary measles. The piece emphasizes prevention for women in early pregnancy.
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Sgawrence Daily Journal
Lawrence
Kansas
Clergy in America Struggle Over Public Involvement
A U.S. News column discusses the clergy role in public life amid debate over street demonstrations and political speech. It weighs duty to conscience against church state separation, urging rational compassion and nonviolence to heal social rifts.
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America
Supreme Court
LEA members blamed for unruly meeting display
The Lawrence Education Association faced criticism as about 145 members gathered to debate salary schedules. Supt. Carl Knox was booed while other teachers urged calm, and the piece calls for responsible conduct to preserve support for collective bargaining.
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Lawrence Education Association
LEA
Supt. of Schools
Carl Knox
National teachers adopt a new unified code of ethics
The Teacher Code State associations led by Kansas adopt a national ethics code for 1.5 million teachers. It requires applying for vacancies honestly, rejecting gifts that influence judgment, and avoiding outside work that harms service. The code centers on measuring success by each student reaching maximum potential, encouraging ongoing professional improvement.
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Kansas
William G. Carr
National Education Association
Lawrence
Measles Alert Emphasizes Caution For German Varieties
Medical authorities warn that measles are common seasonally and stress special caution for German measles. Youngsters can suffer serious effects from these infections, underscoring the need for preventive care and early treatment.
Powell Gang Exciting Powell Gang Exciting
George Lardner reports on the Washington poverty hearings with Adam Clayton Powell absent. James G. Banks defends Start and community credit unions while Rep. Scheuer presses for indigenous poor involvement and an umbrella approach to planning. The scene includes a Playboy Club moment as the hearing shifts focus.
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Washington
Times-Post
Adam Clayton Powell
Gobbledegook
Powell
House Education and Labor Committee
Harlem
James G. Banks
Anti- Poverty Planning Organization
District of Columbia
Glenn Andrews
R-Ala
Banks
UPO
James H. Scheuer
D-N. Y
Scheuer
Baltimore
Bronx
Mrs Ray Wright elected state PTA president
In 1955 Mrs. Ray Wright of Lawrence was elected state president of the PTA as Sycamore Hollow began its first year as a nudist club. Greensburg joined 22 Kansas towns with fluoridated water, and Carolyn Holmes married George Miller.
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Ray Wright
Lawrence
PTA
Sycamore Hollow
Greensburg
Kansas Town
Carolyn Holmes
J. W. Holmes
George Monroe Miller
D. A. Miller
Glenn Charlton
Chamber of Commerce
Walt Keeler
Junius Underwood
Walter
Daily Bible Message and Prayer Text
Today’s Bible message reminds believers they have been raised with Christ in Colossians 3 1. A prayer offers gratitude to God for Jesus the Savior and asks for praise in His name Amen.
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Christ
God
Jesus
Mothers Day Memo Sparks Manly Rio Gift Debate
A playful column lampoons gift ads for Mothers Day that target wives and mothers with risqué items. The author jokes about a midriff shift and a Rio trip, then recalls a failed pitch to his own wife and shares light banter on marriage and consumer culture.
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Rio
Brazil
Carmen Miranda
Lawrence Teachers Voice Policies Beyond Salary Schedule
Letters from Luke T. Krebs and Alvin Dahlene critique Lawrence school policies beyond pay. Krebs urges a permanent teacher voice at board meetings and career advancement reforms. Dahlene lauds Bill Easton’s 18 year Kansas track legacy and warns against mediocrity under new leadership.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Lawrence System
Luke T. Krebs
27Th St. Santa Monica
Calif
Kansas University
Easton
Cook
Bill
Anyething
Garden for memories in Hal Boyle musings on old days
Hal Boyle reflects on memories of a bygone era noting the simplicity and quirks of earlier times. He recalls summer mischief without modern comforts, social norms, technology, and fashion, painting a nostalgic panorama of childhood, Prohibition, and social life.
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Prince of Wales
Long Island
U.S
Burton Homes
Billy Sunday
Hell
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Joseph Molner
By David Lawrence
U.S. News and World Report
U.S. News and World Report, Inc
Powell Gang
George Lardner Jrr
Old Home Town
Chicago Motion Picture Censor Board
W. E. Tenney
Jaipur
India
Jack's
By Jack Zimmerman
Harry S. Truman
Plaza
Oak Room
Ruth Berle
Hollywood
N. Y
Milton Berle
Jack
M. E. Easton
W. O. Hamilton
O’leary
Dorman
Paul
Rodkey
Haddock
Everette Bradley
Merwin Graham
Tom Poor
Bill Easton
Bill Nieder
al Oerter
Wes Santee
Tidwell
Bill Alley
Alvin Dahlene
Til
Hal Boyle
New York
H. L. Mencken
Baltimore Sage
John the Baptist Jack
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