Lawrence Daily Journal World staff and details, Aug 18 1964
Lawrence Daily Journal World issue dated Tuesday August 18 1964 lists staff in Lawrence Kansas with editor Dolph Simons Jr publisher Bill Mayer and others. The paper notes publication details and subscription rates for local and national editions and references Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Press membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolph Simons
Dolph C. Simons JR
Bill Mayer
Jack Zimmerman
Ernest Pontius
Leo Eller
W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence Kane Telephone
Douglas
United States
Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Promoters Lend Gusto to Democratic National Convention
The piece notes veteran Douglas County Democrat Frank McDonald as a key promoter while predicting a weak convention with few decisive battles. It cites Lyndon Johnson likely securing the nomination and Hubert Humphrey as a leading vice presidential possibility, amid limited platform drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McDonald
Douglas County
Atlantic City
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ballyhoo
Robert Kennedy
Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
Barry Goldwater
Underground Wires Vision Sees Better Community Appearance
Editorial argues for burying overhead utility lines to improve neighborhood beauty. It notes the cost but asserts officials and homeowners over fifty years allowed landscapes to deteriorate, while travel reveals uncluttered districts with fewer poles and wires.
Count Basie Returns to Kansas City in Two Hour Big Band Bow
Count Basie and his band played a two hour concert before over 5 000 at a Kansas City shopping center. Many teenagers and older fans attended as parents hoped the performance would rekindle interest in the big band era and steer youth away from rock and roll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Basie
Kansas City
Basie and Co
Yesteryear
Glenn Miller
Tommy Dorsey
Harry James
Basie
News Managers Tighten Grip on Pentagon Access
Pentagon reporters report growing trouble getting officials to speak after Arthur Sylvester's directive requiring personnel to report conversations with newsmen. The restriction allegedly spreads beyond Defense to other matters, delaying even minor features such as a band story from Bolling Air Force Base until Pentagon clearance is granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense
Arthur Sylvester
Defense Department
Pentagon
Phil G. Goulding
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bolling Air Force Base
Washington
Air Force Band
Democrats back liberal platform as 1960 promises largely enacted
A 1964 platform drafting shift reflects how many 1960 pledges have become law. Democrats plan a broader liberal agenda at Atlantic City while Republicans move right in San Francisco. The civil rights push and equal pay advances altered legislative momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Times-Post
Organized Labor
San Francisco
Atlantic City
Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
South
North
Kansas Towns Founded On Oregon California Trail
Excerpts recall Leavenworth as a prime settlement site and Wathena and Ozawkie on the Oregon California Trail. Barker neighborhood near Lawrence recalls Rev Francis Barker who freed two slaves but faced neighborly discontent. Local officers named include Raymond Laessig and others. Two youths saved a life via artificial respiration at a safety meeting. Fort To Fort highway opens 1924 and Lawrence taxis dodge meters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Kansas
Leavenworth
Ft. Leavenworth
Wathena
St. Joe
Barker
Lawrence
Francis Barker
Raymond Laessig
Dorsey-Liberty
American Legion
Simon Hurwitz
Cecil Hough
Walter Keeler
J.W. Twente
Beryl Shearer
Arch Oliver
Billy Lonnecker
Harry Mortenson
Donald Tobler
Fort-To-Fort
Kansas City
Today’s Bible Message and Prayer Reflections
Christ Jesus, equal with God, humbled himself and became a servant. A prayer asks to resemble the Master, to be filled with love, and guided by the Holy Spirit in the name of Christ. Amen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Jesus
God
Christ Our Redeemer
Reapportionment Debate and Dirksen Proposal
Analyzes whether state legislature reapportionment should rely on Congress and a constitutional amendment in addition to federal court action. Notes urban shift since 1890, with 44 states underrepresenting city and suburban voters, risking misrepresentation but not an urgent emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Dirksen
Sen
Supreme Court
Alabama
Justice Harlan
Sen. Dirksen
New York State
Madison
Scalenus anticus syndrome explained and teenage vomiting cure
The anterior scalene muscle can press on nerves or neck arteries causing arm discomfort, tingling or blanching. Advice includes not sleeping with arm overhead and not tucking the chin. surgery may free the muscle. The column also covers teen weight worries, self induced vomiting risks, and general medical Q A on mononucleosis and fertility myths.
Bobby Kennedy’s VP bid falls as Johnson cuts him loose
The Kennedy bid for the Democratic vice presidency unravels amid White House doubts and cabinet tensions. Johnson informs Robert F. Kennedy that cabinet members will not be eligible, ending Kennedy’s path to the ticket and prompting a tense exchange over Kennedy’s future influence and campaign role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Times - Post
Robert F. Kennedy
Johnson
Kennedy
Butte
Mont
White House
Sens
Hubert Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Rep
William Miller
New York
Dean Rusk
Georgia
Agriculture
Orville Freeman
United Nations
Adlai
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy Library
Jacqueline Kennedy
Valenti
Louisiana
Mississippi
Johnsonites
Mr. Johnson
Lyons Den and Hollywood Odds and Ends
Mrs Bobby Kennedy sister scours Manhattan for an attorney general residence likely in the East Eighties. Elizabeth Taylor sends orchids to Carol Channing after Hello Dolly. Ian Fleming recalls Dr No title from a nurse chased by a romancing intern. Beatles film title inspired by Ringo Starr slang at a late night session yielding A Hard Day's Night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Kennedy
Elizabeth Taylor
Dolly
Carol Channing
Miss Channing
Richard Burton
Burton
Ian Fleming
Dr. No
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
Lennon
Ringo
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Los Angeles Times News Service
Old Home Town
the Breather
Walter Lippmann
Joseph Molner
G.T
E. P
Bobby
Robert E. Thompson
Jack Valenti
Lyons den
Leonard Lyons
the Cynic's Corner
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