Lawrence Daily Journal World staff and publication details
The Lawrence Daily Journal World provides staff roles and 1881 to 1952 publication info. It lists President Publisher Dolph C Simons Jr and editors, plus address at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas with subscription rates for carriers and mail and affiliation with the Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulation.
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the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence
Kaw
Telephone
Journal-World Stands For Editorial Policy Mission
The Journal-World articulates its commitment to accurate fair news reporting and separation of opinion from news. It pledges to safeguard citizens rights regardless of race creed or economic status and to expose public dishonesty while supporting community improvement projects.
Lawrence High students urge roadside KU signs along Town Street
A front page photo of four Lawrence High School students highlights a need for University of Kansas identification along Iowa Street. The letter argues for clear, well-lit signs and a roadside pull-off to inform visitors about KU, its campus, NASA facility, and Geological Survey buildings.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Lawrence Lions
Iowa Street
Kansas
15Th
21St Streets
Kansas University
NASA
Iowa
Geological Survey
Lawrence High
Grim Forecast From New York District Attorney Hogan
New York district attorney Frank S. Hogan warned that crime will likely worsen before improving. He cited rising licentiousness in films and media, the underground press, and violence as influences on behavior, noting a trend he has observed over his 30 plus years in office. He said optimism is warranted but doubtful in the near term.
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Frank S. Hogan
New York
Hogan
Thomas Dewey
Jewish Voters Signal McGovern Defections in New York
A national poll screened Jewish voters in Bronx and White Plains showing a sharp drop in support for George McGovern since 1968. Defections threaten McGovern in New York with declines from 83 percent to 62 percent in the Bronx and from 22 to 29 percent in Rosedale, while Nixon gains.
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Bronz
N.Y
George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
New York
Oliver Quayle
McGovern
Rosedale
White Plains
Israel
U.S
South Vietnam
Bronx
Humphrey
Pleasant White Plains
Quayle
Eleanor Seaman
Mr. Nixon
KU theater expands reach for 1962-63 season
Old Home Town notes a broad KU theater program to tour communities statewide with travel troupes led by Kansas City and Wichita. It also lists top 4-H and FFA Fair winners Claudia Harris Mike Wempe Linda Wulfkuhle Kathleen Harris and Richard Fornelli with 4000 attendees. It mentions cooling weather ending and heat returning in the coming week.
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Kansas City
Wichita
Claudia Harris
Mike Wempe
Linda Wulfkuhle
Kathleen Harris
Richard Fornelli
Paul Malone
Martin Marshall
Ralph Burger
19Th
Hall Brothers
Leavenworth
Lawrence
Brutus Hamilton
California
Berkley
Jim Bausch
Glenn Cunningham
James Anderson
Clinton Township
Douglas County
Gen
Wilder Metcalf
Commentary on social permissiveness and moral decline
The piece argues youth embrace of permissive norms grows from a belief nothing is wrong with it and notes parallels with drugs and explicit media. Hogan doubts meaningful change anytime soon, suggesting morality starts with families and extends to broader social activities but sees little reason for swift improvement.
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Hogan
Prison reform advocates push toward pragmatic changes in system
In the Okla State Penitentiary Eye Opener inmate editor Verdell Sexton Jr argues reform is mere talk. He notes politicians oppose rock‑the‑boat penalists while Hoffa and Cash promote reform ideas. The piece outlines a four step progressive prison plan and argues for experiments with shorter sentences and staged privileges to reduce recidivism and aid reintegration.
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Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Verdell Sexton Jr
John Q
Sexton
Jimmy Hoffa
Johnny Cash
Wild Promises Galore During Election Year
Washington satire imagines McGovern and Shriver promising to feed 1,300,054 poor people at the White House. Eleanor questions feasibility while the couple debates dinners, buffets, catering, and political optics amid hunger concerns.
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Washington
R. Sargent Shriver
West Virginia
George McGovern
White House
McGovern
Eleanor
Sarge
George
Shriver
This Day in History August 19 Highlights 1972
On August 19 1972 Adolf Hitler vote history noted in Germany. Van Minh withdrew from South Vietnamese elections leaving Thieu unopposed. Salem witch trials executions noted in 1692. Constitution defeats HMS in 1812. DAR formed 1890. Italy conquers Somaliland 1940. Canadian raid on Deippe 1942. 1955 Connecticut flood disaster. Jockey Willie Shoemaker and actress Marie Wilson birthdays. Moment recalls Napoleon Bonaparte quote.
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van Minh
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Daughters of the American Revolution
British Somaliland
Deippe
France
United States
Connecticut
Parade Will Feature KU Contingent
KU alumnus Mark Merriman of Overland Park will join about ten Kansas University pom pom girls and a KU float in Osage City Monday night. The KU group participates in a parade tied to the county fair with alumni sponsorship and support from local Osage City residents.
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Kansas University Jayhawk
Mark Merriman
Overland Park
Osage City
Puzzling mismatch in Lawrence teaching job reports
Letters from Car Hall questions two Aug 17 Journal-World articles. He notes 13 applications per open post yet reports show many new hires with bachelor’s degrees and no experience. He argues Lawrence should attract better teachers with higher salaries and prompt hiring, citing costs and staff growth.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Knox
Kendall
Post Office by Air to Kaktovik Alaska
A U S Postal Service spokesman said a 876 square foot pre constructed post office will be shipped by air in two sections from Fairbanks to Kaktovik, Alaska. The building, built in Anchorage, will be flown next Wednesday to Barter Island and moved about a mile to its new site. This is one of 10 such upgrades this year for Alaska outlying villages, and the only one sent by air.
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Eleanor
McGovern
Sarge
Air Force
Warren Beatty
Grateful Dead
Lawrence
Anchorage
Alaska
Alaskan
Kaktovik
U.S. Postal Service
Fairbanks
Barter Island
Bug Poison Fatal In Kansas City Child
A two year old boy died at Children's Mercy Hospital after swallowing bug poison. John Patrick Robertson, son of James and Mrs Richard Robertson, was taken to the hospital Thursday for treatment.
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Kansas City
Children's Mercy Hospital
John Patrick Robertson
James Robertson
Boy Drinks From Bottle Found On Kitchen Counter
Mrs Robertson said her Kansas City boy took a bottle from a kitchen counter and was drinking from it when she entered the room.
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Wallor
Douglas
Lawrence, Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulation
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Richard M. Nixon
Old Home Town
Glacier Thawson
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Country Club
America
Art Buchwald
Pennsylvania Ave
Eunice
THE
Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Paul von Hinderburg
Salem
Mass
Constitution
North Atlantic
Willie Shoemaker
Marie Wilson
Napoleon Bonaparte
West Berlin
Tonkin Gulf
Gen. Duong
KU Alumni Association
Drs
Dwight and
Paul Adams
Steve Clark
Alumni Association
Highland Dr
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