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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1963

Page

4

Lawrence Daily Journal World 1963 Feb 20

Lawrence Journal World front notices page lists staff: President Editor NS Jr Vice Press Publisher Ro an Managing Editor Jack Zimmerman News Editor Ernest Sone Supervising Manager Leo Eller Business Manager. publication details show 1854 establishment, 1963 date, price rates for local and national mail, and AP membership.

Dolph Simons NS Jr Vice Press Ro. An Jack Zimmerman Ernest Sone Leo Eller W. c. Simons the World Company Sixth New Hampshire Lawrence Kan Douglas United States Kaw Audit Bureau of Circulations Associated Press

Progressive Idea Affects Kansas Real Estate Tax Assessments

Two Democratic state senators Charles Joseph and Worden Howat propose a statewide 30 percent of market value assessment for all real property. The plan would replace wide county variation, aligning valuations but facing Senate resistance and partisan hurdles. Douglas County currently pursues its own reappraisal, seeking broader acceptance if a standard method is adopted.

Charles Joseph Potwin Worden Howat Wa Keeney Kansas Joseph Howat Senate Douglas County

Citizens Committee Reopens to Support Good Government

The Citizens Committee for the Support of Good Government restarts after eight years to screen and approve candidates for the City Commission and School Board. An election meeting is set for Thursday at 8 30 p m at the Hotel Eldridge with delegates asked to bring potential candidate names and filing closes March 8. The group is non partisan and aims to provide voter choice and qualified candidates.

Citizens Committee Eldridge Citizens Committee For the Support Lawrence Warren Decker James Postma Robert Ellsworth

Kansas Senator Clears 34 0 Vote for Eudora Kaw River Bridge

The Kansas Senate approved Don Hults bill 34 0 enabling counties on navigable streams to borrow funds for bridge construction and repair. The plan aims to start Eudora Kaw River Bridge work soon with House approval and governor's signature likely. It also could speed repairs on the Lecompton to Jefferson County bridge.

Eudora Kansas Senate Don Hults Eudora Kaw House Leavenworth County Kaw Lawrence Bonner Springs Hults Lecompton Jefferson County Hults Long Jefferson Douglas Topeka

35 Hour Plan Myth or Economic Dilemma

Washington Post News Service notes that heavy overtime in manufacturing keeps 60,000 auto workers unemployed and questions whether a 35 hour week would reduce joblessness. The piece cites Wirtz, Meany, Reuther, and the Chamber of Commerce on potential impacts to jobs and costs.

Washington UAW Solidarity United Auto Workers W. Willard Wirtz Afl-Cio George Meany Walter P. Reuther Wirtz U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Lawrence seniors win awards and marriages noted in weekly items

Ralph Graber receives the Silver Beaver at Kaw Valley Council dinner. Ruth Kackley marries Dr Alexander Clark Mitchell of Lawrence. Chalmer Woodard becomes SMU head football coach, after coaching at McPherson College. Also noted are a 1838 church testimonial for John E Selig, KU basketball lead after beating Oklahoma 41 to 38, Gertrude Welch remembrance, 1923 high school play leads, a Lawrence School Board candidate, and Alpha Nu Bet a Theta Pi 50th anniversary.

Ralph Graber Lawrence Junior High Kaw Valley Council Shawnee Mission High School Ruth Kackley Marvin Kackley Courtland Alexander Clark Mitchell A. B. Mitchell Lawrence Lawrence High School Chalmer Woodard Southern Methodist McPherson College Trinity Lutheran Church John E. Selig Oklahoma Gertrude Welch Kate Stephens Ted Burnett Elizabeth Cain Junius Underwood Francis Teter Moyne Rice Mary Engel Carl Gauck Arlo Hults Mary Sisson W. B. Dalton Alpha Nu Chapter Beta Theta Pi

Bible Message and Prayer Prompt

Today’s Bible message cites Romans 8 28 RSV that God works for good for those who love Him. The prayer asks forgiveness for difficulty trusting God in darkness and seeks help to look beyond it and trust His purpose and presence in life.

Christ Trujillo Dominica Patrice Lumumba Fidel Castro Trotsky Stalin Beria Kwame Nkrumah Ghana Nasser Egypt

Violent Deaths Are Untidy and Lacking Dignity

Roark argues that dictator deaths are pitiful and unglamorous. He recalls figures from Mussolini to Kassem and Trotsky, noting how power-seekers meet violent ends and the bodies remain meaningless relics.

Parents urged to supervise children at Murphy Hall events

Letter to the editor from a Journal-World reader complains about noisy children in Murphy Hall lobby during performances of Alice in Wonderland and a Sunday band concert. The writer questions parental supervision and calls for proper behavior at Hill events.

Murphy Hall Sammy Davis, Jr Clifford Odets Herve Alphand N.Y Patachou Carnegie Hall Frederic Morton Jack Garfien Carroll Baker Europe

Newspaper circulation grows amid rising costs and change

The 1962 Editor and Publisher Yearbook shows 1,760 daily papers at year end, one less than 1961, with circulation up by 386,992. Sunday papers numbered 558 with 671,000 more copies printed. Newspapers adapt through improved reporting and efficiency while remaining vital to social and economic life.

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Rheumatic Fever Causes Effects and Heart Damage

Dear Dr Mother explains rheumatic fever linked to streptococcal infection. It can damage heart valves causing an inefficient heart. prognosis depends on vigilance and treatment including rest, salicylates or steroids, penicillin to prevent recurrences, and energy conservation for those with heart involvement.

J.J American Heart Association

Dissident Israel Leader Relays Ten Commandments Version

A compilation of short items notes a dissident Israeli leader recounting a tale of divine commandments given to different peoples. Debut mentions Sal Mineo's planned wall display, and Marilyn Monroe’s delayed portrait. Other items cover a Bronx chicken soup anecdote and a Russian theatre tour with American plays.

Israel Sal Mineo Jim Downey Mineo Marilyn Monroe Jill Haworth James Demtropoulos Miss Haworth Robert Q.’ Lewis Edie Hamlin Bronx

Luncheon mixup shows wrong Pat at midtown table

Hal Boyle recalls a lunch date gone awry when a public relations woman named Pat Hanson booked under her married name Richardson. Both women arrived, confusion ensued, and the author endured a long solitary wait before discovering the mixup.

Pat Pat Hanson Miss Hanson New Jersey

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