Lawrence Daily Journal-World masthead and staff list
The Lawrence Daily Journal-World publishes from Sixth and New Hampshire in Lawrence Kansas. Dolph C Simons Jr serves as editor and president with Bill Mayer as publisher and teens managing editor Jack Zimmerman. Ernest Pontius is news editor and Leo Eller handles advertising while the paper notes circulation measures and AP membership.
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Dolph C. Simons JR
Bill Mayer
Jack Zimmermanne
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the World Company
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New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence
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Inconsistent sign rules spark Lawrence city stance dispute
Lawrence commissioners face a sign policy crisis as they waver over ordinance compliance. A local sign maker admits future nonconforming signs, while visiting designers urge a uniform system to curb eye sore signs and restore city appearance.
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Lawrence
Land Collar policy sparks regional push for change
Mission developer Matt Kearney leads a regional drive to revise a 1962 Army Corps land collar policy for Perry and Clinton reservoirs. He argues the expanded floodplain would curb resort and private recreation development and raise maintenance costs, threatening area economic growth. Backers include county officials and reservoir associations.
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Kearney
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Department of the Interior
Congress
Missouri
Kaysinger
Jefferson County
Osage County
Perry Reservoir Association
Douglas County Commission
Perry Reservoir
Dress Secrets for Luci Johnsons Wedding Revealed
Report notes extensive precautions to keep details of the dress designed for Mrs Lyndon Johnson and Luci Johnson secret. Designer Adele works to prevent leaks as plans for the wedding emerge amid tight security and scrutiny.
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Lyndon Johnson
Luci
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Costume delivered for Mrs. LBJ wedding in locked case
Simpson created the suit without sketches and the designer arranged delivery of the finished costume to Mrs. LBJ the day before the wedding. The case was locked and its key sent to Mrs. Johnson in advance. Speculation arose about whether the CIA was involved.
Shrunken World prompts travel tied medical advice
A physician on vacation in Monte Carlo urges friends with illnesses to self care at first with two aspirin and return home if no improvement in 48 hours to consult their family doctor. The remark highlights how air travel has condensed the world into a single global village.
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Monte Carlo
Federal funds reach record high as banks borrow nightly
AP News analyzes the surge in federal funds costs with banks paying up to 6 percent for overnight loans, surpassing the 4 percent Federal Reserve discount rate. The article notes daily trading around 4 billion dollars and explains funds as deposits above reserve requirements used for interbank loans.
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Eulogy Noted for William B. Dalton and Local Honors
Memorial notice honors William B. Dalton, former cello teacher at KU and Baker, a respected figure in local music. The piece also recalls the Usher Dunkley medal lineage, Lawrence aviation figures, and a string of historic notes from 1876 to 1918, alongside a Dodgers Cardinals pennant race mention and wartime events in France.
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William B. Dalton
Baker
Holton
J. A. Buzzle
Frank Dunkley
Lawrence
Usher- Dunkley
Robert Duroche
F Company
National Guard
Col. Usher
137Th Infantry
Dunkley
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
France
Marshall Petain
Jean Darlan
George T. Harris
England
Daily Bible Message and Prayer Reflection
The message urges presenting oneself as a living sacrifice to God and calls for a prayer for steadfast faith. A prayer asks for grace to live by the cross in daily life, offered in Jesus name.
Are Strikes Becoming a Way of Life
Column by William F Buckley Jr argues that prolonged strikes reflect eroding traditional reconciliation pressures amid affluence. He cites the airline machinists dispute, strike funds, unemployment benefits manipulation, and pride as factors, noting the need for Congress to reassess these pressures shaping labor conflicts.
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Congress
Presidential Commission
Lawrence residents aid family after medical crisis
A California family involved in a near-fatal emergency praises Lawrence community members and the Red Cross for blood drives and care during Paula’s birth and the four days that followed. The letter also discusses firearm control, defending gun ownership as necessary and calls for moral guidance from leaders.
Johnson Private Efforts to Ease Negro City Crisis
President Johnson undertakes quiet, high level actions to quell urban race tensions. He argues for early aid like rent subsidies and oversees White House teams to study education housing and employment in northern cities.
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Washington
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Byrd
Senate Appropriations Committee
White House
South
Fano
Harry McPherson
Douglass Cater
Washington Post
Chicago
West Side
Califano
Red Cross
Wedding Produces More Thrills Than Boxing bout
NBC reporter Nancy Dickerson anchors from Earl's Court as Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent wed in Washington while Cassius Clay and Brian London stage a low key bout in England. The wedding draws higher drama with guests elated, Clay’s attire featuring Muhammad Ali in pink script, and emotional reactions from officials and trainers.
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Luci Johnson
Pat Nugent
Cassius Clay
Brian London
England
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Nancy Iucanato
Dickerson
NBC
White House
Miss Dickerson
Herb Kaplow
Earl’s Court Indoor Stadium
Mr. London
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Nancy
Cassius
Muhammad Ali
Nancy Dickerson
Earl’s Court
London
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