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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1963
Page
2
Lawrence Wins Approval for New Post Office Building
A community effort in Lawrence reaches a milestone as the federal government approves a new 33,000 square foot post office. The site, south 300 feet of the block bounded by 6th and 7th Streets and Vermont and Kentucky, is projected to cost about $700,000. Local leaders and lawmakers pushed the project after prolonged delays.
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Lawrence
Post Office Department
Chamber of Commerce
Jim Clark
Riley Burcham
Vermont Street
Clark
Burcham
Frank Carlson
Senate Post Office Committee
Carlson
Robert Ellsworth
House Post Office Committee
Wichita
Frank McDonald
Democratic Party
Veteran County
Washington
McDonald
National
Frank Theis
J. Edward Day
6Th and 7Th Streets
Vermont
Kentucky
Back to the Old Days Beauty Contest Slant
Officials of the Maid of Cotton pageant in Sacramento California plan a return to older beauty judging. The August to September event will rate 80 percent on beauty of face and figure and 10 percent on poise and grace plus 10 percent on personality.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Truly Brave Man Henry Cabot Lodge Named Viet Nam Ambassador
Opinions on Henry Cabot Lodge vary yet his bravery is widely praised for accepting the Kennedy administration post as ambassador to Viet Nam. The Buddhist Catholic country, chaotic leadership under Diem, and American casualties echo Korea, demanding a miracle worker to restore order.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Kennedy
Viet Nam
United Nations
Diem
U.S
Korea
Lodge
Banks embrace bait money as thefts rise nationwide
The article notes a 30 percent jump in bank robberies across the United States despite new devices and safeguards. It suggests the FBI questions whether banks bear some blame and openly asks why banks do not use bait money, special bills designed to trap robbers.
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America
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Banks Favor Casually Handed Numbers Despite Robbery Risk
The FBI notes banks resist surrendering security numbers and points to an ongoing issue: only 55 percent of bank robbers are caught. The piece suggests that many see the odds of capture as decent enough to keep robbing.
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FBI
Vienna Mixes Emotions
Vienna charms visitors with imperial sights the Ringstrasse Schoenbrunn and Vienna Woods while lamenting dull nightlife and a Danube that skirts the city. The Heurigen wine garden exception offers a vivid local contrast amid broader European travel trends.
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Ringstrasse
Schoenbrunn
Kahlenberg
Vienna Woods
Danube
Lawrence town rents area office closed as controls end
George Kapfer 53 owner of Kapfer Construction Co. died at his home. Hank Brown and his wife welcomed a daughter Holly Jane. Nearby notes reference West Hills homes, KU Fine Arts party for Dean Swarthout, and historical details on Bowersock Mill and local power generation with generators and streetcar switches.
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George Kapfer
Kapfer Construction Co
Hank Brown
Holly Jane
Brown
Lawrence
West Hills
Hunter Real Estate
KU School of Fine Arts
Valleyview
Donald Swarthout
University
Today’s Bible Message and Prayer Note
The devotional cites Job 42 10 about restoration after prayer and asks for God’s eye on loved ones. The prayer seeks God’s awareness of each person’s needs and guidance of the Holy Spirit through Christ Jesus. Amen.
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Heavenly Father
Christ Jesus
Not Really Sin to Be White By Ruark
In a pointed defense of white identity amid racial tension Ruark argues it is not a sin or crime to be white and urges recognition of shared humanity across races while condemning mob violence on any side. He warns against guilt by association and calls for peaceful civic action without erasing white identity.
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Vienna
Danube
New York
Wagner
Africa
Harlem
Can East West relations remain frozen until De Gaulle acts
Walter Lippmann argues that General de Gaulle blesses the Moscow test ban while rejecting Anglo American leadership in Europe. He asks how East West relations should proceed during France's decade long buildup toward a nuclear force and whether the West must wait in suspense for France to act. Washington Post News Service
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U.S.S
Europe
France
United States
Western Europe
Gen. de Gaulle
Kennedy
Germany
de Gaulle
John F. Kennedy
Letter on Medgar Evers death and moral schooling
In a hospital bed the writer reflects on Medgar Evers death and the need to follow Jesus’s example of courage and nonviolence. The letter urges rejecting violence in pursuit of justice and raising children to believe in brotherhood and dignity for all races.
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Jesus
Medgar Evers
Calorie counting and spider veins in Health Notes
In Health Notes Dr Molner explains that alcohol provides calories and can hinder weight loss, comparing 7 calories per gram for alcohol to 4 for protein or carbs and 9 for fat. He notes that limiting alcohol is prudent in a weight loss plan and that sugar in drinks must be counted. The second part addresses spider veins, stating they are common in women, not varicose veins, and tend to come and go with no proven link to diet or exercise.
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R. W
Grammar Grist and Barometer Musings by Leonard Lyons
Leonard Lyons surveys Richard Rodgers and Alan Jay Lerner contract quips and a grammar gripe over everyone versus they. He then plates a theater savvy Barometer linking olive bowls to stock trends and notes a Liberia trip cost and U.S. aid for school buildings.
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Richard Rodgers
Alan Jay Lerner
Rodgers
Evans
What You Don't Do Tells Tale
Hal Boyle reflects on a reverse biography by listing things a man never did or tried. The piece humorously catalogues habits and experiences the subject avoids, from owning land to speaking languages, inviting readers to compare their own unseen deeds and shape of life.
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Switzerland
Britain
Johann Strauss
Munich
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Old Home Town
Lawrence-Clathe Defense Area
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Russia
Leon Trotsky
Bowersock
J. D. Bowersock
Kaw
R. C. Jackman
Job
Robert C. Ruark
Ruark
South
Birmingham
By Walter Lippmann
Moscow
Washington Post News Service
Brotherhood
Journal-World
Joseph Molner
M.D
Dr. Mother
M. R
Dick Rodgers
Leonard Lyons
Lux
Wall St
U. S. Steel
IBM
Senate
Tubman
Liberia
White House
Hal Boyle
The
Cynics
Interlands
Goldwater
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