Lawrence Journal World Staff Historic Masthead and Date
Lawrence Journal-World masthead lists SIMONS as president and editor Bie Mayer managing editor Jack Zimmerman and Ernest Pontius as news editor The publication began in 1854 with W C Simons serving as editor The paper notes mailing and subscription rates and Feb 11 1963 as the issue date.
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EU Simons
PH C. Simons Jr
Bie Mayer
Jack Zimmerman
Newa
Ernest Pontius
Leo Eller
W. C. Simona
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Douglas
United States
Lawrence
Kaw
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Two Newsmen Receive William Allen White Honors
At the William Allen White Foundation meeting in Lawrence KU, Associated Press president Paul Miller earns the 1963 national journalistic merit award and Clyde M. Reed Jr. of the Parsons Sun is named the 1963 Kansas merit winner. Both are lauded for integrity, leadership, and dedication to responsible journalism.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
William Allen White Foundation
Associated Press
Paul Miller
Gannett
White Foundation
Rochester
N. Y
Oklahoma
Miller
Clyde M. Reed Jr
Parsons Sun
Kansas
Clyde Reed
William Allen White
Reed
The
Sun
Newsman
Gas Market Shifts to Buyer's Advantage in Regional Supply
Gas producers and pipeline operators privately acknowledge a new buyer's market as abundant production and improved pipelines increase competition. Household gas costs remain held by regulators, but industry could gain with cheaper, steadier fuel to attract new plants to Kaw Valley amid nearby southwest gas fields and strong labor and transport infrastructure.
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Kaw Valley
Press Freedom and Cuban Crisis Spar Over Kennedy Policy
The piece argues growing American unease with Kennedy era governance including Cuba and the Common Market amid a controversial policy of managed news. It cites shock at officials' claims that a government may lie for convenience and notes heightened Russian strength and influence in the hemisphere.
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White House
Cuba
Brance
President Kennedy and News Reports on World Crises
The piece questions whether President Kennedy and his staff have fully informed the public about issues from Gaulle and the Common Market to Viet Nam and Berlin. It argues that evidence of manipulated official news has eroded faith in presidential reports on international developments.
Quick Glance At Art by Henry J. Seldis
An arts column contrasts Washington and Moscow on modern art amid political critique. It argues art’s danger lies less in tyrannies than in conformity in galleries and museums, noting the role of education and the need for judgment beyond mere information.
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Kremlin
America
Washington
Moscow
National Culture
Khrushchev
Henry Taylor
Legacy of KU School of Journalism and 19th Century milestones
The item recalls William Allen White Memorial dinner. Palmer Hoyt of the Denver Post gave the main address. It notes 75 years since Kansas Legislature created EU at Lawrence, signed by Gov. Carney on Feb. 20 with doors opening Sept. 12, 1866. Also mentions 1923 events including a $50 reward for horse killings, Eagles initiation, and KU beating Nebraska 36-15.
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Palmer Hoyt
Denver Post
William Allen White
KU School of Journalism
Kansas
Lawrence
Frank Hush
Alexander Wilson
Duane Morrow
Robert Docking
Community Chest
Eugene Smallberg
Wilmer Beougher
W. N. Lesh
E. J. Coy
Topeka
Carney
North College
A. H. Ritchie
President Lincoln
John P. Usher
Interior
Beta Theta Pi
Lions
Ottawa
John Ise
Lawrence Humane Society
Eagles
Jonathan Davis
Nebraska
Today’s Bible Message Prayer Humble Hearts and Peace
A devotional verse from Matthew 18 4 invites humility as greatness in heaven. A faithful prayer asks the Lord to seal humble hearts and imitate Christ’s meekness for inner peace and daily service. Amen.
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Kingdom of Heaven
Efficient 'Police Force' Ferrets Out Wast ers
Washington profile of Comptroller General Joseph Campbell and the GAO. It describes a vast anti waste operation using accountants to root out inefficiency in the federal government, with examples from defense spending foreign aid and stockpile programs and details on Campbell’s independence and methods.
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Washington
Joseph Campbell
Columbia University
United States
Campbell
Congress
General Accounting Office
House
GAO
Comptroller General
Senate
Leviathan
Treasury
Defense Department
Goa
Korea
Air Force
Capitol Hill
M. A. Hanna Company
George M. Humphrey
Hanna
Accounting Office
Eisenhower
GAQ
Columbia
U.S. Atomic Energy Program
Resident complains over annexation petition and salvage site plans
A homeowner near 1902 Harper disputes a city annexation petition and asserts his auto salvage operation will be kept discreet with landscaping to improve property value. He warns that misinformation claimed the site would become a visible operations center and urges fair treatment.
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Journal-World
Harper
City Commission
Lunt and Broadway Insider Gossip Mixes Nancy Bits and Old Collier
Georgia Brown stars as Nancy in Oliver! and displays a photo of Constance Collier. Alfred Lunt recalls Collier’s 1905 Nancy performance as better. Nearby, Zero Mostel jokes at Mrs JFK's expense. Other showbiz notes cover Kazan casting, Lille sales, and political quips.
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Lunt
Georgia Brown
Nancy
Collier
Dear Dr Mother and Medical Questions on Fever and Surgery
A reader asks if ice water soaks on a fevered chest are safe, and Dr Mother suggests tepid sponging and cool cloths as simpler remedies. Other letters define uremic poisoning from kidney dysfunction and discuss who can perform jawbone shortening surgery and whether to seek local specialists or travel.
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W.D
K.W
Painters Have Left Hal Boyle Stranded in Messy Apartment
Hal Boyle writes from New York about being surrounded by fresh paint and the chaos of unpacked boxes. He jokes about rainbow hair and walls smudging him, hoping to stay seated until the paint dries while dreading the task of reclaiming a usable kitchen and uncluttered living space.
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New York
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Federal Bureau of Public Roads
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Viet Nam
International Cooperation Administration
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Washington Post News Service
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Tommy Noonan
N.Y
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Noonan
Mae West
Miss Mansfield
Mickey Hargitay
William Gaxton
White Horse Inn
Jimmy Savo
Savo
Gaxton
Sam Lyons
Lyons
London
Duke of Windsor
Jimmy
Joseph Molner
S.J
Hal Boyle
Interlandi
Atlantic Alliance
Common Market
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