Lawrence Daily Journal World closes 1963 year with notes
The Lawrence daily Journal World dated Saturday December 21 1963 prints staff roles and masthead details for Dolph Simons Jr publisher and editor Bill Mayer co managing editor Jack Zimmerman news editor Ernest Eontics advertising manager Leo Weulier business manager and other staff as part of its standard information page.
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Dolph Simons
Douglas
United States
Lawrence
Wan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Saturday Evening
Left Hand Turn Signs in Downtown Lawrence Ignored
Town readers question the effectiveness of no left turn signs at 8th 9th and 10th Streets and Massachusetts Avenue. They note frequent violations especially at 9th Mass and argue enforcement is needed to keep traffic flowing.
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Lawrence
8Th
9Th
10Th
Massachusetts
Mass
Sick Minds on Campus Pranks Draw Strong Censure
The Kansas University campus faced incidents described as a bomb scare and theft of crutches, provoking outrage over pranklike acts. The writer condemns the reckless behavior and calls for accountability, noting potential harm and the need to identify perpetrators.
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Kansas University
California Senator Engle Faces Questioned Re election
Influential Democratic friends urge Clair Engle to abandon plans for re election due to brain tumor surgery and partial paralysis. His wife believes recovery may allow a run next year but uncertainty remains. Engle appears to pace his recovery while awaiting a Senate term near its end.
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U.S
Clair Engle
D-Calif
California
Sen
Engle
Washington
White House
Kennedy
Senate
China targets Africa as new diplomatic front emerges
U S experts monitor Chou En lai Chen Yi talks with Nasser in Cairo as Beijing expands moves through Africa on a two month tour. Loans to Algeria and Somalia total 73 million dollars with cultural treaties in Somalia and Tanganyika seen as signals of a broader aim.
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Johnson
Africa
U.S
Cairo
Chou En-lai
Chen Yi
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Peking
Chou
Asia
Latin America
Algeria
Somalia
Tanganyika
Washington
United Nations
Red China
U.N
Chinese influence in Africa risks reshaping UN and US policy
The piece argues long standing Western efforts to block seating of China face new African backing for Beijing at the UN. It warns against rash U.S. moves and urges strategies that earn respect rather than costly, failed attempts to buy friends.
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Peking
U.N
Washington
U.S
Soviet shows cautious shift toward consumer needs
Moscow lawmakers signal a restraint on rapid militarization and a pivot from steel to chemicals while nudging toward consumer welfare. Khrushchev notes progress hinges on people and skill rather than climate. Analysts doubt systemic reforms suffice. emphasis still lands on heavy industry but leans toward supply of homes and goods.
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Moscow
Times-Post
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Supreme Soviet
Central Committee
Russia
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Santa Claus Special rides through blizzard memories
The 1953 Santa Claus Special miniature train visit at South Park brought smiles for three days as children enjoyed rides despite a fierce blizzard. Other notes include Prof. Robert Taft’s talk on Stephen A Douglas and Kansas history, and local honors during the Sons and Daughters of New England annual dinner.
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South Park
Robert Taft
Sons and Daughters of
New England
Stephen A. Douglas
Taft
Territory of
Kansas
Rowland Dyer
Charles Oldfather
Floyd Rankin
Marcia Carter
Vernon Springer
Rusty
Bible message and prayer excerpt
Today a brief scripture excerpt from Hebrews 1 1 2 emphasizes that God spoke through the prophets and now through a Son. A closing prayer asks for guidance to reveal Christ to someone today and to remain receptive to Jesus Christ speaking through him.
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God
Father
Christ
Jesus Christ
Seeming Lack of Purpose Joust With Santa
The 88th Congress ended a lackluster session with few gifts to history though some bills stood out. The nuclear test ban treaty and major education and mental health acts emerged, while civil rights and a large tax cut stalled. Senate and House dynamics and rule structures shaped the delays and potential future progress.
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Washington
Times - Post
Santa
Congress
Senate
White House
Kennedy
Johnson
House Judiciary Committee
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
Charles Halleck
House
Unites States Senate
Mike Mansfield
D - Mont
Finance Committee
Washington Post News Service
Cap'n of Three Presidents Retires Plans on Crabbing
Walter C. Slye veteran yacht pilot for three presidents and Navy veteran will retire at month end to crab from his 16 foot Piney Point Maryland boat. He recalls Kennedy Truman Churchill Eisenhower moments and his years aboard the Honey Fitz Barbara Anne and Williamsburg.
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Washington
Times - Post
Walter C. Slye
Slye
Navy
Piney Point
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Caroline
Potomac
Massachusetts
Truman
Williamsburg
Winston Churchill
Eisenhower
Elizabeth Taylor vows rabbi led Burton wedding
In a Louis Lyons column the actress Elizabeth Taylor, after divorces and marriages with Todd and Fisher, states her wedding to Burton will again be conducted by a rabbi. The piece also recalls Orville Wright’s 60th flight anniversary and a humorous Ted Lewis Jack Britton memory.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Burton
Miss Taylor
Mike Todd
Eddie Fisher
Todd
Kitty Hawk
N.C
Orville Wright
Jimmy Johnston
Jack Britton
Dayton
Ohio
Johnston
Governors Island
Albany
Dear Dr. Mother Health Qs on Raw Hamburgers and Polyps
A reader asks if raw hamburger is dangerous and if it affects bust size. The answer warns raw beef can harbor tapeworm eggs and cooking kills them, advising against raw consumption.
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M. T
New City Library Book Listings 1963
A catalog of 1963 titles includes Lesley Conger Adventures of an Ordinary Mind and Church and the Campus by J Gordon Chamberlin. Also featured are Israel Years of Challenge by David Ben Gurion and Under a Colored Cap by Sean O Case y with other novels and non fiction works by Burman Killilea Stevenson Barnes Douglas Case Sevier Longstreet Chidester.
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Lesley Conger
J. Gordon Chamberlin
Chamberlin
Israel
David Ben-Gurion
Sinai
Sean O’casey
Karen
Marie Killilea
Killileas
Adlai E. Stevenson
United States
Current Best Sellers list overview
The list shows top fiction titles including The Group by McCarthy The Shoes of the Fisherman by West Caravans by Michener The Venetian Affair by MacInnes The Living Reed by Buck and non fiction entries such as Jee The Man and the Myth by Lasky The American Way of Death by Mitford The Fire Next Time by Baldwin Mandate for Change by Eisenhower Rascal by North.
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McCarthy
West
Michener
MacInnes
The
Reed
Buck
Mitford
Baldwin
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