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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1966
Page
2
The president of Occidental College and UC Berkeley experts argue a small fraction of troublemakers exists, while 90 percent of students are capable, well behaved, and motivated. They note improvements in the rest of the student body over time and urge cautious optimism for the future.
Publication data for The Lawrence Daily Journal-World includes editors W. Simons Ernest Ponti and manager Leo Elle within the The World Company. Established 1894, published daily except Sunday from Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas. Subscription rates: 35 cents per week by carrier, 18.20 yearly by carrier, 8 yearly by mail in Douglas counties, 11 yearly by mail elsewhere. Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulation member. Wednesday Evening August 24 1966.
The piece questions President Johnson’s planned campaign style tours labeled non political while noting Democratic officials and candidates join the swing through the northeast and soon the southwest. Critics ask who pays for the jet, crew, lodgings, and related costs.
The piece notes half of Americans are 25 or younger and describes the 1960s youth surge as disruptive yet constructive. UCLA Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy and other educators offer cautious optimism about guiding rebellious youth toward future citizenship while adult concern remains.
Market watchers call the Dow drop below 800 a crisis in investor confidence. The Feb 1964 to present slide shows 20 of 30 Dow stocks hitting new yearly lows, 10 below highs, with speculation of oversold conditions and a possible temporary base.
Ten years back in 1956 Mr and Mrs W C McNown returned from Carmi Illinois after celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary Sally Six was named an instructor in speech and drama at KU Virgil Godfrey and Arthur Kean also joined that department Edward Beatty Jr became superintendent of Wellsville grade and high schools Twenty five years ago in 1941 Edward Bumgardner wrote of the old Quaker Meeting House razed that year on a knoll where John Brown once stationed men The Quaker site later known as Hesper had 40 local members F W Moore of Lecompton filed final proof on land west of Lecompton once an island in the Kaw and tied to a flood era McRae home and river course change reshaped the land now under Moore’s settlement.
A devotional prayer emphasizing wisdom from God in nature and scripture. The speaker asks for grace to praise and serve God and lift the heart toward heaven, invoking Jesus Christ for aid.
A Telluride Times report recalls an open house at the Pick and Gad bordello now closed for 35 years. About 300 visitors toured the former house greeted by ghosts Agnes Mable and Becky with historic wall messages and a rear entrance for discreet exit.
A reader endorses the Journal-World edit on race relations and housing marches. The writer argues freedom includes buying a home in good neighborhoods and earning advancement through education and hard work, noting color should not determine opportunities in northern communities.
Reader questions cover narcolepsy causes and treatments, menopause and sex drive, thyroid overdose, eczema skin rashes, paregoric use, and broader commentary on racial barriers to housing and education in Lawrence. The column blends medical guidance with local social observations and community progress.
A reader commends Lawrence cleanup campaigns and slogan efforts to beautify the city while criticizing the public library building for needing a face lift. The letter suggests sandblasting or painting to improve its appearance as part of civic pride.
A California engineering firm linked to the Democratic President's Club has given $12,000. J Edward Martin a Los Angeles Bircher leader backed multiple Welch dinners and held Republican posts. Donations may target more federal contracts.
Hal Boyle argues that average Americans cling to beliefs, true or false, for comfort. He lists popular myths from weather to intelligence, honesty, crime, sexuality, and politics, noting the gap between myth and fact and the social utility of belief.
Lionel Stander at Hurlingham in England recalls a member discussing the banned novel Lolita and its age details at the bar. Jerry Silverman and Shannon Rodgers hosted their annual Gathering of the Leas at the Brighton Pavilion, with guests and a famed reference to historic battles during supper.
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