Lawrence Journal World 1967 Christmas Week Edition
Lawrence Daily Journal World staff and publishers listed with dates and contact details. The Friday evening issue from December 29 1967 notes editors and staff, publication history since 1854, and subscription rates for various regions.
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W. C. Simona
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
United States
Kaw
Audit Bureau of
Associated Press
Grim Last List of Instructions Foretells New Year Traffic Deaths
An insurance firm issues a stark safety appeal urging drivers to prepare for possible fatal outcomes during New Year festivities. The piece notes vast traffic dangers and contrasts calm driving with risky behavior, urging cautious, defensive driving to prevent deaths and injuries.
Johnson Rome visit shows intricate protocol and tension
President Johnson's world tour wrap up with a Rome stop sparked diplomatic friction as the U S and Italy debated meeting venues Castel Porziano versus the Papal Palace. Secret Service worries and anti American demonstrations added to the tension before final approval.
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United States
President Johnson
Rome
Washington
U. S
Johnson
Pope Paul
Mr. Johnson
Secret Service
Castel Porziano
Communist Party
Europe
U. S. Secret Service
America
Christmas slows antiwar protests at Oakland induction center
The New Left faced thin crowds as Christmas kept would be demonstrators away, forcing leaders to cancel a third protest at the Armed Forces Induction Center in Oakland California. Some activists lament the disruption while others claim peace on earth fit the antiwar mood this year.
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Armed Forces Induction Center
Oakland
Calif
The Ice Cap Melting Myth and a Purdue Engineer
A skeptic tone contrasted with science fiction plots about polar ice melt. The piece mentions a widely cited sea level fear and then pivots to Professor L. A. Rivioja of Purdue University School of Civil Engineering as a potential counterpoint or savior to alarmist scenarios.
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L. A. Rivioja
Purdue University School of Civil
Scientist Dismisses Doomsday Sea Rise Claim
Dr Kivioja argues in the Journal of the International Association of Geodesy that sea levels could rise at most 30 feet even if an ice cap melted. He says no one can melt the ice cap now, so fears may be overstated.
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Neering
Kivioja
International Association of Geodesy
Fed Steps In As Tax Fails
In New York the Federal Reserve Board requires member banks to hold idle funds, reducing lending by about 550 million dollars. The move aims to curb inflation but risks dampening credit and fueling fear of a renewed recession, with broader psychological and economic impacts.
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New York
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Iowa State Tops Kansas In Big Eight Clash 55 48
From 1957 era reporting, Iowa State defeats Kansas 55 to 48 in a Big Eight basketball game. Chaperones for a Country Club high school party are listed as Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sinclair and other couples. A 1942 note recalls a Christmas power outage blamed on a Leavenworth boy, and a Woodrow Wilson memorial meeting with speakers Prof. Olin Templin and Rev. A. D. Gray. Tickets offered for a free New Year’s movie at Jayhawker.
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Iowa State
Kansas
Paul Sinclair
G. D. Squires
Kenneth Whitenight
James Wooden
Country Club
The
Leavenworth
Woodrow Wilson
Chamber of Commerce
Olin Templin
A. D. Gray
Lisle Eby
Jayhawker
Ober's
Granada
Varsity
Tom Mix
Bible message and prayer excerpt
The text presents a Bible quote from John 6 69 in RSV and a prayer asking God the Father to guide believers to follow His will through Jesus Christ. It emphasizes faith in Jesus as the Holy One and a plea for discernment and faithful service.
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Holy
God
John
Jesus Christ
Champagne corks risk New Year eye injuries warned
A New Year hazard arises as corks from champagne can cause eye injuries. The NSPB urges care with safe bottle opening, suggesting napkins, facing away, gloves, and goggles, though a nightclub scene in safety gear seems farfetched. A simple tip is to open under a table to keep corks from harming revelers.
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John W. Ferree
NSPB
The Lost Week For Many
Hal Boyle notes a postholiday lull from Christmas to January end as people drift through Do Nothing Week. Fatigue shapes every interaction from office routines to family life while plans for resumption blur into postponed intentions.
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New York
Sex Life Not Changed by New Findings Says Scientists
New studies on human sexuality suggest no broad sexual revolution. College women tie first intercourse to love while men remain opportunistic. First intercourse among young women increasingly framed as pleasurable. Birth control devices raise enjoyment rather than activity. Dr Paul H Gebhard cites a 1967 Indiana Univ Kinsey Institute survey of about 1,200 students nationwide, compared with 1940s to early 1950s data.
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New York
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Paul H. Gebhard
Institute For Sex Research
Indiana University
Alfred C. Kinsey
Woman Fatally Shot in Kansas City Legion Club
In Kansas City a 42 year old woman, Florence Williams, was killed when a small caliber pistol fired as she entered an American Legion club room with her husband and their four year old daughter. Police reported a single stomach wound.
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Kansas City
American Legion Club
Florence Williams
Thyroid treatment and dosage guidance from Drs
A letter from Mrs H discusses conflicting medical opinions on lifelong thyroid therapy. The columnist explains that thyroid needs often require gradual, individualized dosage adjustment and may be needed indefinitely, with recurrence if stopped too soon. The note also mentions cataract development timing between eyes.
Liquor by the Drink and Sunday Sales Stir Kansas Legislature
In 1968 Kansas lawmakers face emotionally charged debates over liquor by the drink and a Sunday sales ban on certain merchandise. Supporters and opponents debate constitutional hurdles, with Supreme Court rulings shaping prospects for any new laws or amendments.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Kansas House
Senate
Supreme Court
High Court
Pressure's Up for S. Viet To Find a Way Out of War
President Johnson pushes for informal talks between Saigon and the NLF as the United States presses South Vietnam to seek a political exit from the war. Thieu resists without renouncing the Front while U.S. internal divisions over approach widen. Ambassadors diverge on whether diplomacy can split the Vietcong or force a coalition, complicating a path to negotiations before the next campaign.
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S. Viet
Washington
Johnson
Nguyen van Thieu
National Liberation Front
U.S
Saigon
Thieu
NLF
Vietcong
Hanoi
South
Ngo Dinh Diem
Novemer
South Vietnam
Manila
Nguyen Cao Ky
U.s.-Saigon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Avyerel Harriman
Arthur Goldberg
United Nations
Ellsworth Bunker
Mother of Five Held After Husband's Death
Julia Hass, 27, mother of five, is held on an open charge as coroner's jury examines the shotgun death of her husband Frank L. Hass, 28, a bread truck driver found shot in their Missouri apartment. She says he attacked her. she grabbed a 12 gauge shotgun and it discharged. Two children and a babysitter were present.
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St, Joseph, Mo
Frank L. Hass
Julia
Hass
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