Lawrence Journal World Almanac Style Publisher List
The Lawrence Journal-World notes its long history with editors and staff. The World Company operated the daily paper from Sixth and New Hampshire Streets in Lawrence Kansas with long serving editor W. C. Simons and staff including DOLPH Lee DOLPH C SIMONS BILL MAYER JACK ZIMMERMAN ERNEST PONTIUS LEO ELLER and others. Established 1854.
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Vat Nova Fiditorertising
Dolph Lee Dolph
C. Simons
Bill Mayer
Jack Zimmerman
Ernest Pontius
Leo Eller
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence
Kaw
Capitalists at Christmas Urge Caution for Shoppers
The piece warns of seasonal profiteers during the holidays including shoplifters and bad check operators who target crowds. Merchants and staff are urged to request identification and shoppers to be patient, valuing security over rushed purchases to avoid financial loss.
Debate over Alcohol and Marijuana Policy Sparks Federal Report
A six year study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health urges less restrictions on alcohol with a lowered drinking age and family supervised social drinking. Dr James L Goddard of the FDA advocates softer marijuana laws, arguing society can accept both substances. Critics question whether further permissiveness will curb alcoholism or drug addiction and warn of possible harm.
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National Institute of Mental Health
James L. Goddard
United States Food and Drug Administration
Goodard
Dr. Goddard
Mental Health Report
Kansans Privately Prefer Sunshine Over Florida Storms
A humorous reflection contrasts Kansas and Florida weather. It notes Florida tornadoes causing over seven million dollars in damage, while Kansans are accused of negativity and constant complaint despite good weather. It riffs on regional temperaments and seasonal comfort.
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Florida
Land of
Sunshine
Kansas
Texas
Divorce risks and health effects warned by Dr Breslow
Dr. Lester Breslow, head expert, cautions that divorces may lead to serious self harm, alcoholism, and emotional illness, outlining the health consequences of marital breakups.
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Lester Breslow
Public Health Links Divorce to Higher Illness Risk
A California Department of Public Health expert notes census data showing divorced men and women of all ages die at higher rates than married people. He says marital status shapes health, with divorce and separation increasing risks of general illness, alcoholism, mental illness, and poor maternal and child care. Married persons are healthier overall.
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California Department of Public Health
Breslow
America
Curiosity High On Economy
AP report surveys anxieties about fiscal restraint and currency pressures in 1960s style. It weighs De Gaulle's stance on American investment and NATO, Johnson's congressional powers, and the gold reserve risks at Ft. Knox. It questions devaluation and Britain's ability to stabilize finances.
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New York
Charles de Gaulle
United States
France
de Gaulle
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Johnson
Congress
Ft. Knox
Federal Reserve
William McChesney Martin
Britain
Lawrence High semifinalists top National Merit list
Ten years ago in 1957 Deborah Young Suzanne Calvin Jerry Scholer Griffith Price and Harold Fearing were named semifinalists from Lawrence High School in the National Merit Scholarship exams a record for the school. The Chi Omega fountain was wrapped with wire and fir boughs to form a large Christmas tree.
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Deborah Young
Suzanne Calvin
Jerry Scholer
Griffith Price
Harold Fearing
Lawrence High School
Chi Omega
Allen Crafton
Educational Council of
Lawrence
Prof. Crafton
Gov. Ratner
Bible Message and Prayer Invocation
Today’s note reflects a devotional verse from II Corinthians 6 16 and a prayer asking God to dwell within believers hearts. It seeks cleansing of impurity and a joyful welcoming of the divine presence with concern for all people.
Exasperated student critiques Garraty history text
A student reproduces pages from The American Nation arguing the text is ideologically skewed. The piece mocks claims about Goldwater Nixon and McCarthy, notes how history lessons can mislead, and urges students to seek truth beyond teachers.
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United States
John A. Garraty
Columbia University
Garraty
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr
Daughters of the American Revolution
Joe McCarthy
McCarthy
Joseph Welch
Army
Mr. Garraty
Christmas Miracle at Plymout h Congregational Church
In Lawrence a diverse crowd gathered for a service of lessons and carols uniting Roman Catholics Baptists Latter Day Saints and many others. The event touched hearts and fostered community as voices and organ united across faiths for one holy night.
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Plymouth Congregational Church
Lawrence
Community Service of Nine Lessons and Carols at Plymouth Church
Editor thanks Journal-World for coverage of the Nine Lessons and Carols service at Plymouth Congregational Church Sunday night. About $120 was collected at the doors to be divided between Ballard Community Center and the Achievement Place Home for Boys.
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American Guild of Organists
Journal-World
Plymouth Congregational Church
Ballard
Achievement Place
Reply on Teachers and unionization criticism
The writer objects to the editorial claim that labor management tensions push officials against unionizing. They argue officials fear losing unilateral power and view teacher voices in policy as admitting inability to decide rightly. They contest that many so called teacher requests are actually pupil or societal needs.
Habits and Aids for Medicine Reminders in Daily Health
Readers seek help on reminders for eye drops and medicines. A physician explains insignia are for hidden medical issues, not memory aids, suggesting a daily calendar with a check mark to track doses. The column then clarifies milk choices for weight concerns, noting skim and buttermilk have fewer calories than whole milk.
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A. B
Mother
Nixon Attends Javits Fund Dinner in Unprecedented Move
New York reporters note Richard M. Nixon will attend Javits’s fund raising dinner with Nelson Rockefeller John Lindsay and Thomas Dewey as honorary guests. The event aims to raise at least 250000 and signals hush political strategy amid New York’s GOP tensions.
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New York
Jacob Javits
Richard M. Nixon
Javits
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
John V. Lindsay
Thomas E. Dewey
George Romney
Michigan
Senate
Romney
Europe
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Vincent Leibell
22Nd Assembly
McWhorter
William Safire
Rockefeller
Farm Bureau membership rises nearly fifty thousand in 1967
Roger Fleming, secretary treasurer of the American Farm Bureau Federation, told about 5,000 farmers from 49 states and Puerto Rico that membership climbed to 1,753,532 families in 1967, up 49,624. He credited Rep. Joseph Resnick’s hearings with boosting growth and noted the IRS audit through 1965 found the group in good health.
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Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Fleming
Joseph Resnick
AFBF
Rep. Resnick
Rural Development Subcommittee
House Agricultural Committee
IRS
Gov Wallace Bid Sparks Outrageous Authority Satire
Washington debate riffs on Alabama governance amid Wallace presidential bid. A running mock interview lampoons state officials vanished at the capital as sheriffs plead for help while every agency appears absent or deployed elsewhere.
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Washington
Alabama
George Wallace
Bull Whip County
Axhandle
San Diego
George
Sacramento
Alaska
Wallace
National Guard
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Negativism
John Cunniff
Old Home Town
Bill Hargiss
Kansas State Teachers College
Minnie Scott
William Buckley, JR
Lyndon Johnson
Bernard Baruch
MR. Garraty Plun
Barry M. Goldwater
William Fulbright
Walter Lippmann
Lippmann
Messrs. Fulbright
Garra
Richard Nixon
Stevenson
Alger Hiss
George Lincoln Rockwell
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
Franklin Roosevelt
Joseph Molner
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Charles McWhorter
Republican Party
California
Ronald Readan
Gov. Wallace
Art Buchwald
Buchwald
Wisconsin
New Hampshire
Ohio
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