Lawrence Daily Journal World Staff Directory Details
A partial masthead lists key personnel for the Lawrence Daily Journal World including President and Editor Dolph C. Bimon Jr and Vice President Publisher Bill May, with roles for Managing Editor Jack Vimmerman News Editor Ernest Pontius Advertising Manager Leo Eller and Business Manager. The paper notes establishment in 1854 with W. C. Simons as editor 1891 to 1952.
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Dolph Lions
Dolph C. ‘Bimons JR
Vice Press
Bill Mayswesenmeneee
Jack Vimmerman
Muaeswesenneee
Ernest Pontius
Leo Eller
W. C. Simons
D C Home Rule Debate Tests Civil Rights Support
The DC home rule issue returns to Congress as Black residents form a growing majority and schools reflect about 90 percent African American enrollment. Supporters say passage would signal sincerity on civil rights while opponents remain cautious awaiting final votes. The debate ties governance to national marches for equality and may reveal lawmakers' true commitments.
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District of Columbia
Congress
Washington
D. C
Senate
House
Washington Long
U.S
Wig with built in curlers for time pressed shoppers
A new marketing pitch targets busy women who want instant styling. The wig features built in hair curlers to simplify getting ready before stepping out to shop.
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Milady
Young gang leader in Chicago Southside eyes quieter path
An 18 year old Mighty Blackstone Rangers president, interviewed by a Chicago reporter, speaks of weariness with violence yet devotion to protecting his neighborhood. He works a $1.25 per hour recreation job and contemplates a steel mill $3.70 wage only if it preserves his gang duties and care for his brothers.
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Chicago
Chicago Southside
Blackstone Rangers
Viet Nam
Here
Illinois
South Side
Seeds of reform in society’s troubled youth
People who dedicate themselves to rehabilitating individuals like the Chicago gang leader insist their work matters. They believe seeds sown may blossom into useful lives, channeling loyalty and dedication into constructive paths, and therefore continue their effort to save souls despite mixed reactions.
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Chicago
Summer Slump Eases as Steel Demand Drives Up
Summer business softness is easing as steel orders rise and production rebounds. Auto plants shift to 1967 model lines while other industries show strength, suggesting a quicker end to the usual summer slump. Employment gains appear in machinery, metals, and electrical equipment sectors.
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New York
Labor Department
Polio Epidemic Fears Rise in Chicago 1956
A summer polio surge nears 600 cases and 13 deaths as residents brace for outbreak. In Kansas, the American Legion baseball team clinched the state title in Wichita, while Eu dora hosts a county picnic with square dancing and musical events featuring the Eudora Community Band and George Francis orchestra.
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Chicago
American Legion
Wichita
Douglas County Protective Association
Eudora
Pat Beedles
George Francis
Rotary
John Stutz
Phog Allen
Stutz
Allen
Kansas League of Municipalities
Perry O. Hanson
Shantung
China
Lawrence Methodist Church
Barker-to
Pennsylvania
Walter Thiele
Thiele
C. C. Stewart
Evelyn Alberta Garvin
Lawrence
Earl Wilson
Salina
Garvin
Edward Hislop
First Methodist Church
Verse Reflection: She Hath Done What She Could
A brief devotional note citing Mark 14 8, urging readers to reflect on stewardship of talents, time, and money, with a closing prayer invoking divine guidance and Jesus Christ.
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Mark
Heavenly Father
Jesus Christ
Does It Sound Familiar A wall to block Viet Nam infiltration
The author suggests building a continuous wall from the sea to the Laotian border to stop North Vietnamese infiltration. A cleared strip with barbed wire and guard towers would flank the south, with a central checkpoint called Checkpoint Chan. North Vietnamese attempts would be deterred by glass and gunfire, with rare passes allowed yearly to finish raids.
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Chan
North Viet Nam
Swimming Tops Baseball Play As Summer Favorite of Youths
A survey across the nation shows swimming as the top summer pastime for youths, with 38 percent of boys and 39 percent of girls ranking it first. Baseball and softball follow, while girls favor swimming more, and many expect to continue their sport after high school.
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America
Oregon
Florida
New Hampshire
California
Rob Hopper
Woodside
N. Y
David Thompson
Vermillion, S. D
Ken Bullock
Phoenix
Judy Kravitz
Silver Spring
Llyla Rubin
New Haven
Profiteering Seen as Bread Price Rise Cause
Rep. Paul A. Fine testified before a House Agriculture Subcommittee that grain speculators act as middlemen profiting from higher bread prices. He urged doubling the Commodity Exchange Authority’s budget to fund investigations of trading practices, citing alleged price fixing by speculators.
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Washington (Ap
Paul A. Fine
House
Commodity Exchange Authority
Fine
Millers
Bakers
New York
Untold health advice from Dr Molner Dear Dr Mother
Letter from readers on household risks for a sick relative. Advice says move in once paint dries and avoid unfounded restrictions. Aunt’s doctor should guide pork use and bathroom products, not hearsay. Harelip genetics and early repair discussed. Honey vinegar gout remedy ridiculed as quackery. proper meds unchanged.
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H. K
B. H
E. S
Lyons and artists mix art theft film notes and old friends
A collage of art theft lore and entertainment tidbits notes Chagall losing early Paris paintings with friends Soutine and Modigliani, a chicken house find for a large canvas, Finch and Schneider filming a nude scene in Paris after Spain bans it, Beethoven Seventh on TV, Artie Shaw’s film project, and Francis X. Bushman greeting guests at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
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Marc Chagall
Paris
Soutine
Modigliani
Berlin
Peter Finch
N. Y
Madrid
Romy Schneider
Milton Goldman
Spain
Finch
Miss Schneider
Francis X. Bushman
New Caesar’s Palace
Las Vegas
Too Much to Do in This World Hal Boyle Says
New York AP columnist Hal Boyle reflects on a lifetime of unachieved daydreams listing bizarre experiences never undertaken from eating locusts to riding a freight train and attending a Turkish harem. He notes how life’s abundance makes it hard to finish many imagined ventures.
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New York
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