Lawrence Daily Journal World staff and publication details
Lawrence Daily Journal World front page notes staff roles and publication data dated Friday Evening January 5 1968. Names listed include Dolph C Simons Jr editor and Daph Simons as founder with The World Company address in Lawrence Kansas.
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W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kaw
Douglas
United States
Audit Bureau of
Associated Press
Long-range city planning urged for Lawrence growth
A letter urges careful, essential spending to support Lawrence growth toward 50 000 by 1970. It stresses maintaining basic city services first including police, fire, water, sanitation, parks, health, and schools over grand, costly projects and marble palaces. It notes newer facilities like fire stations and a swimming pool are needed, while large projects such as a garage or airport should be weighed against maintenance costs.
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Lawrence
Municipal Services Demand Priority in City Planning
Citizens urge prioritizing municipal services in future city planning warning that the town will suffer without them. Calls for action highlight essential needs and resident concerns about service continuity.
County ice rink idea fizzled in Broken Arrow Park
Last summer the county board proposed a low cost ice skating rink at Broken Arrow Park but the plan never progressed. Despite favorable August weather and potential to open before lakes froze, officials offered excuses and the community lost a temporary skating area for this winter.
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County Board of Commissioners
Broken Arrow Park
Potter Lake
Grip on Money To Tighten
Americans in 1968 hold tight to money despite forecasts of a consumer boom. Christmas sales showed buyers were less exuberant than expected, with records but below forecasts. High saving rates and inflation concerns drive cautious spending and limited growth in shopping activity.
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New York
Air capital payroll and careers span Wichita history
Summary notes Wichita's claim as the air capital supported by a near 250 million dollar payroll and 43 664 jobs from three plane firms. It also recounts Art Fritzel ending a 40 year Lawrence dairy and locker business after starting milk runs in 1917 and growing Kaw Valley Creamery. School and state history items trace Governor Ratner and Henry Allen in earlier eras.
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Wichita
Art Fritzel
Tom Triplett
Lawrence
Kaw Valley
Fritzel
Payne Ratner
Henry J. Allen
Baker University
Kansas
U. S
Today’s Bible Message Prayer
A devotional passage emphasizes living the Word through deeds not words. It asks for strength to avoid barren lives and empty talk and ends with an Amen in the spirit of Jesus.
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Jesus
Milli ken Eyes Romney Seat as He Covets Governor’s Job
Michigan Lt. Gov. Milliken openly enjoys acting as governor during Romney’s world tour. He says he would return to the desk, though Romney seeks the presidency and may push him to explain praise or brainwashing charges. The piece playfully imagines political fallout and Milliken’s response.
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William Milliken
Michigan
Milliken
George Romney
Romney
Calendars for Congressmen Cost U S 25 000 a Year
Washington AP reports Congress spends about 25 000 yearly to print calendars for members and staff. The House sets a free allotment of 100 calendars per member, 43 500 total, with 40 cents each beyond. Senate orders 8 000 to 8 500 large calendars plus 1 500 small ones, free to Senators.
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Washington
Congress
House
Capitol
Senate
United States Senate
House of Representatives
New House
Government Printing Office
Beds Line Hospital Halls for Flu Victims
TOPEKA AP Beds in Topeka hospitals are being expanded as patient numbers rise with flu and pneumonia. Stormont Vail Hospital reports 281 medical-surgery patients, 40 above the prior high, with 265 beds normally. St Francis Hospital lists 133 such patients and five in halfway beds. Jorgensen notes over 20 nursing staff ill with flu.
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Topeka
Stormont Vail Hospital
C. Jerome Jorgensen
St. Francis Hospital
Jorgensen
Unusual 1968 idea conquer Washington Monument stairs
Readers urged to tackle the Washington Monument by climbing its 806 steps. The challenge promises an 80 minute or faster ascent for those in good shape, with a caution not to attempt if unfit.
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1968
Washington Monument
Blood spots on arms in elderly not unusual
A 74 year old reports small arm and hand spots that burst and fade over a few days. Doctors note they may be bruises from minor injuries, fragility of capillaries, or a platelet calcium or vitamin C deficiency, and suggest possible blood tests if concerned.
Jamestown’s Golden Egg Liquor Store Fuels Town Growth
Jamestown North Carolina, a town of 1 338 residents with no police force, hosts an Alcoholic Beverage Control store delivering over 1.5 million dollars in six years and more than 2.5 million in sales last fiscal year. The shop, near High Point, funds town projects including a 275000 dollar Town Hall, a 925000 dollar sewage system, street improvements, and a 63 cent tax rate per 100 dollars valuation. 70 percent of profits go to Jamestown with the rest split between Guilford County and other municipalities.
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Jamestown
N.C
Piedmont
North Carolina
Carl Wester
ABC System
America
High Point
ABC Liquor Stores
Wester
Thomas C. Ragsdale
Charles P. Turner
William Lawrence
Turner
Ragsdale
Guilford County
Washington Concludes Greek Crisis Risks Neo-Fascist Shift
U.S. officials warn that the Greek military junta may drift toward a neo fascist regime as King Constantine remains in exile. Washington's policy oscillated between backing the king and supporting the colonels, leaving no decisive move to push for civilian government.
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Washington
Hich Dlcy
Johnson
Athens
Constantine
U.S
Mediterranean
Junta
Michael Arnaoutis
London
Arnaoutis
Frederika
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Newport
U.S. State Department
Congress
Vietnam
Housewives Fools Prompt Subway Union Curiosity
Hal Boyle humor column features Trellis Mae Peeble declaring housewives disorganized and proposing a union to win subway workers half pay after 20 years. Wilbur plays along, imagining retirement and a younger wife, ending with a kiss as Trellis Mae drops the topic.
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U.S.A
Trellis Mae Peeble
America
Trellis Mae
Wilbur
New York City
Subway
Glove shortage hits Siberia as cold deepens
In Siberia the temperature falls to 60 below zero and Pravda reports a widespread glove shortage. A man’s complaint reaches the clothing department while the Ministry of Trade says 120 million pairs were ordered from light industry but only 48 million arrived.
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Moscow
Siberia
Pravda
Ministry of Trade
Ministry of Light Industry
Communist Party
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Lawrence Daily Journal- World
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Dolph C. Simons JR
Bill Mayier Ooo
Jack Zimmerman
Ernest Pontlus
Leo Buller
Sssensece
John Cunniff
Old Home Town
Jack
By Jack Zimmerman
Lansing
Robert A. Hunt
Joseph Molner
By Reese Hart
D.C
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Hal Boyle
Trellis
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