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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1965
Page
2
The Lawrence Journal World announces staff roles including Dolph C Simons Jr as president and editor and Ernest Ponttus as News Editor. The paper operates from Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas, with print and mailing rates listed for carriers and mail readers.
The Lovington New Mexico scene contemplates a rainmaking stunt mixing Indian rain dancers and teenagers. A Denver firm offers cloud seeding with dry ice while locals joke the spectacle may not bring rain unless the Great Rain Spirit cooperates.
A physician explains chronic pharyngitis arises from irritation rather than a single germ. Bacterial cases may respond to antibiotics, but antiviral vaccines do not cure pharyngitis. Factors include nasal drainage, smoking, deviated septum, focal infections, mouth breathing, Sjogren’s, and Vitamin B supplementation for mouth corner cracks.
After the 1951 floods, Kansas River observers note significant progress in flood protection. Projects like Turtle Creek Reservoir, Pomona Reservoir, Milford Reservoir, and Perry Reservoir are complete or underway. Cooperation among groups has improved, reducing flooding compared with 14 years ago, with more work planned.
A Journal-World feature cites extensive vandalism in Lawrence including damaged park fixtures a destroyed wooden dinosaur and a burned picnic table. It notes thousands in theft from drive ins and broken parking area devices and urges residents to aid police to curb the acts.
Eric Sevareid lauds Edward R Murrow as the first great literary artist of broadcasting his death at age 57 from cancer ends a forty year influence on radio and television journalism. He combined non fiction focus with superb writing and responsible reporting as the era’s leading figure.
A group of articulate young American Indians at the American Indian Performing Arts Festival in Washington discuss maintaining heritage in a white man’s nation. They stress reservation pride, language preservation, and cautious engagement with broader society while resisting forced assimilation.
Old Home Town notes Portia Club re elected Mrs W A Dunbar Mrs Charles Hayden Mrs W H White and Mrs H W Howsman to office for the coming year Howard Heck serves as secretary treasurer and resident manager of Jayhawk Crushed Stone Corp which plans a large quarry northwest of Lawrence.
Today's message speaks of God giving each seed its own body and honoring divine choice. A prayer thanks God for conquering death through Jesus Christ and for transformation into new life beyond.
David Garfield, 21, son of the late John Garfield, will join Joseph Papp's free Shakespeare Festival in Central Park but must register a different name under Actors Equity rules because another actor already holds the rights to David Garfield. The note appears among a string of entertainment industry items and remarks.
Benton Roy Hanan argues against David Lawrence's view of clergy remaining apart from political issues and praises demonstrations as a means to advance justice. John Weatherwax counters a LEA editorial critique, urging higher teacher pay to attract and retain quality educators, and calls out the need for public recognition of teachers' value.
Army Captain Eugene R. Fowler of Terre Haute Indiana died in South Vietnam from wounds suffered when a mine exploded during a combat operation two days earlier.
In Saigon a tense quiet settles between seasons with rumors of coups fading and monsoon delays. Locals whisper in hushed tones while white bankers and police mingle with wary civilians amid street markets and guarded buildings. Fear erupts briefly with backfires and terrorist threats before patrons resume meals as war feels distant.
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