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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1966
Page
2
The Lawrence Daily Journal-World announces a change in leadership with a new editor and president. Renee remains in a managerial presence as advertising and business manager duties shift under the new administration established in 1854.
Kansas University marked its Centennial with the world premiere of Carry Nation an opera commissioned from Douglas Moore and William North Jayme. A 1200 seat crowd applauded the production praising the performers set design and music while university leaders and behind the scenes staff earned high praise for delivering a homegrown cultural achievement.
In Omaha a teen gang used walkie talkies during burglaries. Police caution that even useful tools can be misused, despite beneficial applications.
Roy Wilkins, NAACP secretary, warns that some protest elements confuse militancy with boorishness and disruption with action. He suggests disruptive tactics may be driven by those seeking political revolution and urges civil rights leaders to reject such rhetoric as counterproductive.
The passage honors a prominent civil rights leader, defending his measured pace against critics who label him slow. It argues that his method yields greater long term gains than fiery activism, praising his enduring impact across races.
SAM DAWSON writes on how affluence is measured beyond rising incomes and consumer spending. The SEC notes record personal assets and incomes but also new highs in personal debt, yet financial assets exceed debts by a healthy margin. Private pensions and insurance equity rise while savings as a share of disposable income dips to 4.8 percent, stirring concerns about consumer reliance on government support.
Old Home Town notes from 1956 report Wallace Griffith's Buffalo Ranch near Ozawkie maintained 28 animals. He bought two heifers in 1950 as a novelty and now sells buffalo meat regularly, with potential to expand.
Prayer excerpt reflecting on Philippians 3 13 14 and a request for perseverance toward the heavenly kingdom. It seeks divine guidance to avoid vain regrets and not be content with present flaws, invoking Our Father and Jesus Christ.
Jack Zimmerman savages Chinese army propaganda and urges more realism in war reporting. He mocks the Liberation Daily for praising revolutionary rhetoric while imagining grim conditions, itchy underwear, bad rations, and soldiers who constantly gripe, predicting such messaging weakens morale.
Editor discusses the Journal-World editorial and J Howard Pew article, urging broader church roles beyond saving souls. Emphasizes justice, civil rights, and social issues, noting clergy spend much time in pastoral care while calling for local dialogue to fuse faith with societal change. Letters from students highlight Vietnam era morale boosts.
Leonard Lyons recalls Met Opera memories from firsts to famous gaffes. He notes Enrico Caruso's 1910 Pagliacci broadcast heard by Navy ship operators, Cesare Siepi in Norma, Joan Sutherland dropping a necklace, and Rudolf Bing ordering a banner removal with a quip about plaques.
Explanation of hyperventilation linked to anxiety, rapid shallow breathing, and risk of alkalosis. Emphasis on identifying underlying distress, providing reassurance, and solving root problems for permanent improvement. Also notes on ear tinnitus and childhood overweight guidance from Dr Mother with practical feeding and nutrition tips.
St Petersburg police officer William T. Detterline returns to duty after a 15 day suspension for carving two notches in his service revolver. He says the marks commemorate wounding two burglars during a bakery break in April and a supermarket burglary in July last year. Chief Harold C. Smith said the notches were found during a routine inspection.
Washington. The economic irony today is that tighter money, tacitly supported by President Johnson, threatens core Great Society goals. Fed policy squeezes credit, raising interest while hurting small business and local governments, risking higher costs for schools and water works and dampening public investment in the Johnson era.
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