Lawrence Daily Journal World personnel and details
The Lawrence Daily Journal World lists staff including Dolph Simons as publisher and editor, Polph C Simons Jr. as president and editor, Bill Mayer as vice president and managing editor, Tauk Zimmerman as news editor, Ernest Pontius as editor, Leo Buler as advertising manager, and W C Simons as editor from 1891 to 1952 status. The paper is published daily except Sunday by The World Company at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas with various subscription rates and circulation details.
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Dolph Simons
Polph C. Simons JR
Vice Press
Bill Mayer
Tauk Zimmerman
Ernest Pontius
Leo Buler Oe
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence Kan
Republican unity edges ahead as Democratic rifts widen
The piece argues Republicans are nearing unity after decades of liberal conservative splits while Democrats face internal strains from Johnson Kennedy tensions and Eugene McCarthy's Vietnam War challenge. It suggests GOP unity may strengthen as Democratic turmoil grows despite Johnson's attempts to heal divisions.
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Herbert Hoover
Dwight Eisenhower
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Kennedy
Sen
Robert Kennedy
Eugene McCarthy
Curtis Links Out of State Students to Campus Rioting
Senator Carl Curtis argues that out-of-state students contribute to campus civil disobedience and riots. He cites the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and says the omnibus crime bill could deter riots while stressing police support and public attitude toward law and order. He notes investigations show outsiders along with minorities fueling disturbances.
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U. S
Carl Curtis
Nebraska
America
Curtis
Senate
Tennessee
Texas
New Jersey
Congress
Sen. Curtis
Safety rule requires side marker lights on autos from 1969
A recent government safety standard mandates side marker lights or reflectors on cars manufactured on or after January 1 1969. The rule addresses vehicles whose headlights and taillights are hard to see from the side, reducing collision risk in traffic and improving daytime awareness.
Wind Chill Likely From Weather Bureau Table
The piece explains how wind affects perceived cold with a wind chill table from the U S Weather Bureau. It notes that wind increases the chill beyond what the thermometer shows and discusses how the table computes coldness using temperature and wind speed.
Wind Chill Comes From Cold and Wind in Weather Bureau Claim
The Weather Bureau says wind chill is real. Temperature and wind together affect how cold people feel, not just the air temperature alone. Individual factors like nourishment metabolism and clothing also shape exposure.
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Weather Bureau
Check Writing Faces Flood of Paper as Electronic Pay Nears
New York AP reports Americans wrote about 17 billion checks this year with a projected annual rise of one billion, threatening the payment system. Banking officials endorse a shift to electronic transfers, using high speed networks and centralized computers to debit and credit accounts, with safeguards and who runs the system under debate.
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New York
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
John Clarke
Clarke
Golden Wedding planned at Centenary Methodist Church
Old Home Town notes from 1957 show Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Colburn planning a Golden Wedding open house at Centenary Methodist Church. A Sam Elliott Christmas Party at Plymouth Congregational Church was to become an annual event funded by a trust in his honor.
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H. L. Colburn
Centenary Methodist Church
Sam Elliott
Plymouth Congregational Church
Elliott
Deane Malott
University Senate
Dean Swarthout
Will Durant
Dr. Doolittle
Pollyanna
Bob
Son of
Battle
Will James
Milne
Bible Message and Prayer Reflect on Light and Joy
Today’s note cites Isaiah 9 2 and offers a prayer of gratitude for the birth of the Son. It asks God to accept thanks and to fill lives with peace on earth and goodwill toward men through Redeemer’s name.
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God
Kinsmen of Jesus John a Forerunner for Christ
Editor notes introduce a five part Christmas series on Jesus kinship focusing on his family roots and John the Baptist as a loner contemporary cousin and forerunner. The piece frames the Baptist as a pivotal kinship figure in the Christmas narrative.
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Jesus
Christ
John the Baptist
The Growing Family Tree of Christ Across Narratives
A narrative ties John the Baptist and Jesus as kin and colleagues set within a shared lineage. It traces Matthew and Luke genealogies from Abraham to Adam, notes Elizabeth's birth of John, Mary’s pregnancy, and John’s desert ministry, ending with John's beheading and Jesus' continued mission.
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John
St. Paul
Christ
Jesus
Bethlehem
Matthew
Abraham
Tigris-Euphrates Valley
Luke
Adam
God
David
Solomon
Rehoboam
Mary
Joseph
Elizabeth
Zacharias
John the Baptist
Jerusalem
Dead Sea
Man
Nazareth
Roman Empire
Herod
Herodias
Salome
Letters on Dow Chemical napalm stance confrontation
A reader criticizes Journal-World for defending Dow Chemical and its napalm production arguing profit motivates humanitarian claims. The letter challenges corporate responsibility and recalls Nuremberg to condemn following orders.
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Journal-World
Dow Chemical Company
Dow
Major Tells Of Efforts To Get Help
Alamogordo New Mexico AP Major Kenneth Stout survived a crash that killed Doss Maner and Alex Padilla and injured four others. He recounted four hours of hiking with torn ligaments and a cracked vertebra to reach help after the Gallinas Mountains crash during a snowstorm. Surviving in the group were Jules Gilbert Frank Reeder and Daniel Petersen who kept a fire and improvised windbreak from wreckage as they awaited rescue.
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Alamogordo
N.M
Air Force
Kenneth Stout
Gallinas
New Mexico
Almogordo
Floyd Miles
Alex Padilla
Albuquerque
Olin Boyd
Stout
Jules Gilbert
Frank Reeder
Daniel Petersen
Padilla
Aspiring Lawbreaker Views Civil Disobedience Debate
A letter from Dwight Macdonald challenges Buckley on civil disobedience and draft resistance. The exchange centers on a proposed High Noon style confrontation at National Review and questions about government response, publicity, and legality. The writer argues the affair is a publicity stunt and questions authorities plans to prosecute draft refusers.
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Dwight Macdonald
Buckley
Tick
Tock
Department of Justice
The
National Review
Spock
Dr. Spock
Bill
Macdonald
Mr. Macdonald
Waldorf Astoria
Mad Magazine
Understanding Sickle Cell Anemia in Children
A doctor explains that sickle cell anemia is a hereditary disease common in Negroes and dark-skinned people. The red blood cells are crescent shaped causing weakness and pain, with transfusions offering limited relief and ongoing research at hospitals like Children’s Hospital. The trait can exist without anemia, but can pass to children.
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Children’s Hospital
Mediterranean
Dependents Attended Raleigh Jaycees Christmas Party
North Carolina dependents of American servicemen in Viet Nam, especially children, were guests at a Raleigh Jaycees Christmas party. General Robert York of Ft. Bragg and the Seymour Johnson AFB drill team shared the spotlight with Santa Claus.
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Raleigh, N.C
North Carolina
Vietnam
Raleigh
Green splits writing and producing careers with care
Gerald Green discusses balancing TV documentary work and novel writing. He notes books are wholly his, while TV is collaborative and more relaxing. His latest book To Brooklyn With Love premieres as a Book of the Month Club selection, and American Profile aired on NBC.
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New York
Gerald Green
Green
Brooklyn
Forgotten Peninsula
Baja California
Joseph Wood Krutch
NBC
Albert Abrams
Brownsville
O'Keefe
South Sea Island
Larry Klingman
International News Service
Burt Lancaster
Docor
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