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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1966
Page
2
The snippet lists the Lawrence Daily Journal World staff roles led by L. C. Simons Jr and others, noting publishers, editors, and department heads. It also provides the 1854 founding, address at Sixth and New Hampshire, subscription rates, mail policies, and AP and Audit Bureau affiliations.
The Dine-A-Mite on West 23rd closed in January after Roy and Mary Bergen ran a popular dine and dance spot for KU students and townspeople. The restaurant was known for high standards, good food, and a campus peripheral role, leaving many warm memories among former students and locals.
Downtown Lawrence faces growing parking strain as merchants debate whether new lots serve customers or store staff. Two hour limits are enforced by police via tire marks, but some clerks reportedly erase marks or move cars. Merchants urge closer watch on mark erasers to protect shopper spaces and support downtown shopping.
A Hungarian farmer at an inn orders tea and faces a waiter who pushes a political choice. He sighs and asks to switch to cocoa citing the burden of political decisions in totalitarian eras. The anecdote is noted as having truthful humor about politics.
AP reports 1965 profits push four firms into the 10 million club with Union Oil of California Westinghouse Cities Service and Kennecott Copper leading at about 101 to 106 million each. Dow Chemical poised to join. Texaco topped 636.7 million. GM hit 2.1 billion. IBM 477 million. many others exceed 100 million.
The new Santa Fe train station worth 140000 dollars was dedicated with May Crown and John Crown cutting the ribbon. Ellis Addy hosted John Landreth, Santa Fe Eastern Lines GM, for the ceremony alongside other dignitaries.
A Ford worker in Illinois owed Indiana back taxes and Ford withheld his pay leading to his suicide. Officials defend the withholding as legal, while a governor and attorney general offer excuses. The column questions societal priorities and calls for accountability beyond mere law. The piece condemns corporate and political passivity amid a personal tragedy.
Readers critique removal of crosswalks on Massachusetts Street from 7th to 11th. They propose banning parking, raising speeds, removing north–south signals, and turning streets into a pedestrian mall to reclaim walkable streets amid urban change. Public voices urge safer, slower traffic and shared space.
Washington memo outlines a chairman Phillips plan to win Congressional support for Sargent Shriver’s War on Poverty through press leverage and flawless public statements. It targets critics Javits Ayres Quie Goodell and stresses rapid regional office responsiveness and a polished Congressional presentation.
A humorous column notes that men often claim to hate tuxedos yet secretly enjoy dressing up. The piece recalls awkwardness and charm, with anecdotes about a green, heavily pleated tux and a wife trying to dispose of it. It ends with a quip about the tux shaping a man’s image and loyalty to it.
In Topeka Kansas House receives a resolution from Rep Jack Turner asking a legislative Council study of the State Board of Tax Appeals and the Department of Property Valuation. Turner cites oil and gas property tax schedules not followed by the Tax Appeals board in many cases.
A devotional note quotes II Timothy 4 7 from Phillips urging believers to fight well finish the course and keep the faith It prays for strength to run the Christian race and achieve victory through Jesus Christ.
In this readers column Dr Molner answers questions on twins vitamin C absorption plain water enemas and eating raw clams. He explains identical twins must be same sex, vitamin C is absorbed though stomach acidity or antacids affect absorption, avoid daily enemas to prevent dependency, and raw clams provide protein calories and iodine while not causing arterial hardening.
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