Lawrence Daily Journal World masthead 1960 edition
Lawrence Daily Journal World staff list and publication details for Tuesday January 12 1960. Names include Dolph Simons Jr associate publisher Bill Mayer editor Nest Pontius and others. Rates shown: 20 cents weekly Lawrence carriers 60 per year by mail in Douglas county 9 per year elsewhere.
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Dolph Simons
Balter
Dolph Simons Jr
Bill Mayer
CK Zimmerman von
Lawrence
Douglas
United States
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Businessmen to take bigger political role in 1960
A Newsweek trend forecast notes businessmen will engage more in politics in 1960. They will ring doorbells, speak publicly, and stir controversy to influence policies, backed by both major parties. Elites acknowledge past inaction, urging practical political involvement over campaign contributions alone.
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Gerald J. Barry
Newsweek Magazine
Labor
Agriculture
KU English Proficiency Failures Highlight Need for Change
A large share of Kansas University juniors and seniors failed the English Proficiency Exam with 36.5 percent of 718 students not passing. Critics blame the English Department, yet educators say multiple factors are involved and improvements will take years.
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Kansas University
Who Will Lead Kansas City Now?
The Kansas City political scene is centered on choosing a new city manager after L P Cookingham left for Fort Worth. Reed McKinley, once acting and then city manager, quit amid power struggles as outsiders and residents watch whether the new hire will be a figurehead or an independent leader with ideas, and how long they will last.
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Kansas City
McKinley
Letters on the Swastika Campaign and Jewish Stereotypes
The writer denounces the Nazi swastika as a sign signaling irrational hate and persecution. He contrasts it with the Christian cross and argues political leaders manipulate fear and enemies, using the Jew as both enemy and savior, critiquing enclosure in collective hive mentality and urging true freedom through creative teaching.
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Journal-World
Hitler
Lily White
To Your Good Health on Ergotamine Use
A medical conference discussed headache treatment focusing on ergotamine drugs. The author favors these medications and promotes a booklet on stopping headache suffering, offering to send it to readers who request it via the newspaper.
How To Tame Headaches And Ergotamine Use
The article explains ergotamine drugs can stop many headaches including some non migraine forms. It stresses taking the drug early, preferably before the headache starts, and recognizing individual warning signs to relax tense brain vessels. Not universally effective but helpful for many sufferers.
Hatred, Nazi Symbols, and School Lessons in West Berlin
A columnist laments Nazi influence among West German teachers and student vandals who daub swastikas on college buildings. Officials warn Berlin educators to teach history properly while condemning anti Semitism and prosecuting paint daubers.
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West Germany
Berlin
Hitler
Adolph
Soviet Eyes for America Reconnaissance Plan Predicted
Joseph Alsop argues the Kremlin aims to launch long range missiles toward the mid Pacific with many ships observing, signaling a push toward a Soviet reconnaissance capability. He notes U.S. efforts like Midas and Samos offer warning advantages but lack budget authorization, risking a missile gap.
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MIDAS
Samos
U.S
Pentagon
KU Medical Training Faces Anatomy Teaching Shortage
Dr Paul Roofe of KU notes a roadblock in training more doctors due to few anatomy teachers. The American Association of Anatomists reports 31 U.S. departments offering graduate training with 79 students, including ten at KU.
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Paul Roofe
American Association of Anatomists
U.S
Nebraska
Chemical Engineering
Daily Bible Message and Prayer Reflection
A devotional excerpt quotes Ephesians 3 19 RSV about knowing Christ’s love and being filled with God. It offers a prayer to God the Father for grace and to be a vessel through which the Holy Spirit works in Christ’s name.
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Christ
God
Lyons Den Break-Ups and Publicity Mix in 1960s Gossip
A Broadway figure dismisses rumors of “ideal marriages” as foolish while recalling a Fiji Honolulu trip with the Duchess and Duke of Argyll. The column covers Nathan Leopold suing Meyer Levin over Compulsion, Life magazine’s photo staff spread, Rex Williams turning down a $500 weekly acting offer, and The Andersonville Trial casting with Albert Dekker, plus a Dekker family note on military orders and commendations.
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Leona
Broadway
Duchess of Argyll
England
Nandi
Fiji Islands
Fiji
Honolulu
Duke
Piper
Nobody Prefers to Be Veep Says Hal Boyle
Hal Boyle humorously argues that no one wants the vice presidency yet must appear reluctant. He describes the political theater of coyness, the path to nomination, and the paradox of a coveted yet despised role, noting pay and limited powers while urging honest ambition.
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