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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1966
Page
2
A fragmented newspaper masthead shows the Lawrence Daily Journal-World leadership lines with names and titles including President and Editor Coup Seemons Jr Vice Press-Publisher Managing Editor Ack Zimmermann News Editor Ernest Ponttus Advertising Manager OllERme Business Manager, indicating an old-era staff listing.
FBI clerk Thomas Carter challenges his firing for conduct unbecoming an employee after admitting a girlfriend stayed overnight. He seeks restoration to work with back pay in federal court, while an FBI spokesman defends high standards and potential security risks.
Washington Rep. Gerald Ford battles a house-wide backlash after his Viet Nam mismanagement charge. GOP leaders Mel Laird Charles Goodell Glenard Lipscomb and others criticize Ford for unilateral action undermining the silent strategy and unity. Dirksen’s retort compounds the rift as Republicans seek to mend fences while Ford’s standing erodes.
The piece questions President Johnson's psychological approach to the Vietnam war amid rising casualties and heavy U.S. firepower. It notes McNamara warnings of worse days ahead, Viet Cong resistance, bombs shortages, and unstable South Vietnamese leadership while asking how long U.S. troops will stay and what happens after elections.
Lawrence residents appointed by the mayor tour city facilities led by City Manager Ray Wells to assess current conditions and outline long range needs. The advisory group weighs necessary construction against budget limits and aims to improve utilities fire, library, airport, and office space while avoiding overtaxation.
A terse item reports a mid career FBI employee, described as a bachelor, being dismissed over alleged behavior issues. The note lacks detailed names or dates. The incident seems to involve disciplinary action by federal investigators.
AP News Analyst James Marlow discusses how taxes loom over President Johnson amid Vietnam costs and rising living costs. He notes potential tax increases, political risk, and Johnson’s efforts to restrain inflation through wage and price policy and possible spending cuts or controls. The piece outlines options discussed by advisers and the political implications for the 1966 congressional elections.
A 1956 highlight recalls the traveling New York company presenting Anastasia at Hoch Auditorium with Viveca Lindfors and Eugene Leonto vich superb in roles. The 1941 note marks Dr. and Mrs. Frank Kerns celebrating 62 years and Lane University meeting. Harold Lloyd film shown in 1926 and Osawatomie history flagged.
A devotional note recalls Psalm 119 verse 5 and thanks God for guiding believers with his word. It asks for understanding of scripture and for scripture to direct steps so as not to stray, ending with an Amen.
Lawrence readers urge action on a new smut control ordinance. They criticize mannequins dressed publicly in show windows and press for curtains or private dressing times. Signed by James P. Kennedy, Chuck Storer, Hobart Woody, and others.
A tribute at the Astor marks Gilbert Miller’s half century as a producer in New York and London. Miller produced 88 plays in New York with 89 total after a missed credit, and he once served in World War II. He briefly notes purchasing London’s Lyric Theatre for his wife during wartime.
An informal State Department interview imagines a staged Honolulu meeting to topple Charles de Gaulle. The plan hinges on a Johnson embrace followed by French student protests and elections, with Hubert Humphrey accompanying de Gaulle to underscore U.S. backing.
An exhibit of oil paintings and wood sculpture by Pat rick H. Bowers, former Kansas all American half m iler, will be on display in the Kansas Union through April 30.
The list features THELMA HELYAR and ONCE MORE FROM THE BEGINNING by Robert Merrill, THE FALL OF PARIS by Alistair Horne, THE X IN MEXICO by Irene Mickelson, THE PRESS AND THE JURY BOX by Howard Felsher and Michael Rosen, AGAINST INTERPRETATION by Susan Sontag, EARTH AND WATER by Sheelah Kanelli, THE LAST WARPATH by Will Henry, MR. THREE by William Butler, QUOTA by Vercors, HERE WE GO ROUND THE MULBERRY BUSH by Hunter Davies, THE NIGHT IS A TIME FOR LISTENING by Jolliot West, THE OUTSIDERS by Robert Carson, GOODBYE TO THE HILL by Lee Dunne.
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