Prosecutor’s harsh verdict echo in Cook attempted murder trial
In Chicago a U S attorney called 37 year old Earle T Cook a monster and subhuman man as he argued the case against Cook who placed a dynamite bomb on a airliner and nearly killed 81 people before a faulty device limited casualties. The jury convicted Cook and he received a 20 year sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle T. Cook
Chicago
U. S
Cook
Jeanne
Colorado
Richard Shultz
House numbers and visibility in unfamiliar neighborhoods
Residents note many houses lack numbers or display them poorly causing daytime and night time navigation issues. Suggestions for brighter or better placed numerals have merit as a path to easier address identification.
Forgotten visits haunt aging loved ones in nursing homes
A local reader recalls a funeral for a cared for elderly woman who received flowers and sympathy at the service but none of the visiting or Christmas gifts she longed for. The piece contrasts devoted visitors with families who forget small acts of care and urges more consistent presence.
Tragic funeral contrasts mother’s loneliness with mourners
A nursing home aide reflects on the sorrow of a funeral scene where relatives show sympathy yet the mother cries alone. The piece underscores how some families forget the care and contributions of parents and relatives in hard times.
Quotes of Note from Activists and Officials
A compilation of remarks on Vietnam, urban hardship, civil rights, campus protest, and media. Gen Wallace Greene cites war priority over cities while MLK calls riots the language of the unheard. Dr Kerr predicts sit ins fade as coon skin symbols, Baez blasts violence, and Fred Friendly critiques television.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
Wallace Greene
Marine Corps
Martin Luther King
Clark Kerr
California University Complex
Joan Baez
America
Fred. Friendly
Columbia University
What About Hydrospace
A New York AP summary notes the rise of hydrospace driving oceans research alongside aerospace. It cites widespread federal and state involvement, corporate oceanographic interests, and an expected market potentially exceeding 25 billion dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Earth
Johnson
Bank of America
America
Old Home Town retrospective highlights from 1958
Patty Carey and Murray Martz were named best smiles in Douglas County Junior High School by the Douglas County Dental Society and received $25 savings bonds. The obituaries note Mrs. Cora Kimball Melvin’s death at 91, linking her family to Lawrence’s Kimball Foundry. Also recalls 1943 Kansas City Philharmonic concerts and KU convocation by Gov. Stassen. 1928 Baker University marked its 70th anniversary with a large library and notable officers. popular books listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patty Carey
Murray Martz
Douglas County Dental Society
Cora Kimball Melvin
George Kimball
Lawrence
Kimball Foundry
Sixth Street
Central Park
Kansas City Philharmonic
Karl Krueger
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Baker University
A. C. Mitchell
F. B. Davis
C. A. Richard
Addie Buckminster
Lawrace Library Board
Max Wilhelmi
C. E. Friend
Durant
de Kruif
Erskine
Helen of Troy
Bible Verse and Prayer Morning Message
The note quotes Mark 1 35 about Jesus rising early to pray then offers a prayer asking for God's meeting to receive love strength and peace. The request is to seek daily divine aid through prayer in the Masters name Amen.
Is There Any Last Straw In Right-Union Actions
A KNIFE-EDGE VIEW OF LABOR TACTICS. THE PIECE CONTENDS UNIONS HAVE SHUT DOWN NEWSPAPERS TRANSPORTATION AND SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK CITY, WITH BITTER RETRIBUTION AGAINST UNION LEADERS AND A PERSONAL MEMORY OF GALBRAITH AND SUSS KIND INTERVIEWS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Toronto
Detroit
New York
Albert Shanker
Teachers’ Union
Dick Gregory
David Susskind
Grand Central Station
Susskind
How Johnson Got the News About the Pueblo's Capture
Washington recounts a hearsay tale of how President Johnson learned of the Pueblo incident. McNamara urges alerting the President over a diplomatic issue while Rusk and Helms weigh who should break the news. Walt Rostow is dispatched in a tense nocturnal delivery that ends with an awkward bed visit sparking confusion at the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
McNamara
Rusk
Dean Rusk
Dean
Greenland
Dick Helms
CIA
Helms
Helm
White House
Walt Rostow
Walt
Rostow
Lynda Bird
Tarnation
Eartha Kitt
Concord
Nixon
Pueblo
George Washington
Gen
Stonewall Jackson
Virginia
America
Letters to the Journal-World oppose pool site at Central Park
Readers urge the city to reconsider the swimming pool location citing safety travel time and hospital access. They fear loss of historic landmarks and question democratic process guiding site selection, calling for open debate and preservation of Lawrence’s heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
Clinton Park
Lawrence
Central Park
Grace M. Heider
Tnd
Hidden Conflicts Shape Nixon's 1968 Campaign Balance
Concord New Hampshire report details a split among Nixon advisers over how far to modernize his image. Innovators push for substantive change and distancing from LBJ Vietnam policy, while old-line backers resist. Nixon himself remains cautious, risking the chance of altering his political fate if changes lag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. H
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
New Hampshire
George Romney
Romney
Barry Goldwater
Vietnam
Hanoi
Manschester
Lyndon Johnson
U.S
National Association of Manufacturers
When Bean Soup Cost 15 Cents Remembered Hal Boyle
A nostalgic column recalls midcentury memories from 15 cent bean soup to corny schoolgirl corsets, halting grocery payments, and forms of daily life. It notes presidents in knickers, Rin Tin Tin riches, and the joys and worries of a bygone era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren G. Harding
U.S
Lassie
Rin Tin Tin
America
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Lawrence DaiLy Journal-World
John Cunniff
National Oceanography Association
Old Home Town
William Buckley JR
John Kenneth Galbraith
Olympus
Billy Rose
Mt. Sinai
Mr. Galbraith
Art Buchwald
Washington
Navy
Buchwald
Pentagon
State Department
Lady Bird
Lyndon
Chuck
Journal-World
Kansas
Moving Picture Theater
Mississippi
R. M. Price
Crestline Dr
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Nelson Rockefeller
Miami Beach
Robert F. Ellsworth
Richard J. Whalen
Leonard Garment
Wall Street
Lloyd A. Free
Hadley Cantril
Rutgers University Press
Free
Cantril
Hal Boyle
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