Lawrence Daily Journal World front matter 1960 editorship list
The Lawrence Daily Journal World issue notes editors and publishers including Dolph Simmons Jr and W. C. Simons. It lists staff roles, office location Sixth and New Hampshire Streets, Lawrence Kansas, and subscription rates for local and national mail.
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Dolph Simmons
Dolph Simons Jr
RIL
MAYER
Jack Zimmermae
Wwsr
Ernest Pontius
Leo Eller Owen
W. C. Simons
the World Company
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New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kas
Douglas
United States
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Presa Ee Ieee
Fire Protection Sparks Township Fire Jurisdiction Debate
A 10,000 blaze at a Lawrence roller rink exposed gaps in Wakarusa Township fire cover. Township and city departments clashed over jurisdiction as gasping residents questioned adequacy, while Douglas County Sheriff Dale Chappell and a township firefighter helped avert total loss. The salvage value of the old building was 10,000, and the incident sparked calls to rethink local protection.
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Lawrence
Wakarusa Township
Wakarusa
Douglas County
Dale Chappell
Chappell
Cautionary notes on everyday safety lessons from a Kansas tragedy
The piece urges constant caution to prevent family harm following the Clutter murders by paroled convicts in Garden City. It advises home and car locks, reporting suspicions, and neighbor checks, noting how simple precautions have thwarted crimes and that even ordinary vigilance matters in dangerous times.
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Herbert Clutter
Kansas State Penitentiary
Garden City
Clutter Place
Kansas
Kansas City
Clutter case cited as example of preventable tragedies
An opinion piece from January 6 1960 argues crime in America rises with frightening violence including road traveler danger. It urges citizens to exercise normal care to prevent tragedies and notes the Clutter case as not typical but overshadowed by broader risk.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Lawrence
Kansas
Tan
Man
Orson Welles Dream Role Sparks Greco Quip in Morocco
Julie Greco, promoting Crack In The Mirror with Darryl Zanuck in Morocco, quips about the chance to kill Orson Welles twice while praising her part. The piece also notes TV trailer prep for Jackie Gleason and other Hollywood blurbs from the era.
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Julie Greco
Orson Welles
Darryl Zanuck
Morocco
Juliette Greco
Miss Greco
Jackie Gleason
Jackie
Gleason
Steel Negotiations Leave Open Questions On Government Role
AP News analysis details Eisenhower’s March news conference optimism about steel bargaining ending in a 116 day strike that disrupted the economy. It notes recommendations by James Mitchell and Vice President Nixon, U.S. Steel’s Roger Blough, and warnings of possible price rises and future congressional action to prevent broad damage to national welfare.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Roger Blough
U.S. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Steel
Congress
Old Home Town and Campus Developments Highlight Local News
Dr Henry Carroll Tracy honored at department banquet marking 30 years of service as KU Anatomy chairman. North College Hall named for women’s dormitory costing 625000. James Koch named city sanitarian replacing Robert Weir. NRA Clause ruling deemed unconstitutional in oil production case by Supreme Court. Haskell budget set at 227000, up 21000 from prior year. Junius Underwood welcomed as Parents of a daughter. Lawrence High football team letters awarded to twelve players including Ulm Frye Mifflin Weede Banning Lup ton Wilson Woodruff Wilbur Pontius Testerman McGrew. Jess Willard declared no profiteer for selling wood at standard city price. Frank Brooks named city treasurer but declines to become city clerk to remain in current post.
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Henry Carroll Tracy
North College Hall
James Koch
Robert Weir
U.S. Supreme Court
NRA
Haskell
Junius Underwood
Lawrence
Ralph Ulm
Sap” Frye
Dee Mifflin
Wide Lapels and Fashion Etiquette Across Eras
Robert Ruark defends wide lapels and high style against Walter Winchells critique. He cites figures like Adolphe Menjou the Duke of Windsor Cab Calloway and Maurice Chevalier while recalling fashion trends from the Gay Nineties to the present. He argues style is class dependent and dismissed uniformity in menswear.
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Winchell
Adolphe Menjou
Walter
Dolph
Mr. Winchell
Duke of Windsor
Cab Calloway
Damme
Suh
New York
Mr. Menjou
Johnson
Menjou
New antibiotic griseofulvin aids ringworm treatment
Letters from readers discuss long standing fungi infections including ringworm of the finger nail and scalp. The article explains griseofulvin, a pill taken to attack fungi, noting it marks real progress though it is not cheap. Nail fungus requires longer treatment until the nail grows out.
Blessed are the pure in heart Bible message
A devotional note echoes Matthew 5 8 Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God It prays for a clear spiritual sight free from trivial concerns and asks guidance through prayer and the Word in Jesus name Amen.
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God
Heavenly Father
Ambulance Speed Laws Urged After City Critique
A Wichita Beacon editorial cites a national survey on emergency care of the injured showing speeding ambulances do more harm than good. It urges the City Commission to revise ambulance ordinances and urges firms to comply with speed limits and traffic laws to protect public safety.
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American College of Surgeons
American Association For the Surgery of Trauma
National Safety Counc
National Safety Congress
James B. Mason
Wichita
Leap Year Advice for Maidens on How to Charm Eligibles
Hal Boyle explains that in 1960 many women seek husbands and should focus on making the man feel important. He warns against two pitfalls the too coy and the overly dominant woman pose, urging the right balance to attract and keep a partner.
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New York
Dresden
Aisling
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