Lawrence Daily Journal World staff details and date
Lawrence Daily Journal World published daily except Sunday at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas. Staff includes Dolph Simons Jr publisher associate publisher Bill Mayer managing editor Jack Zimmerman news editor Ernest Pontius advertising manager Leo Blumer business manager. Established 1854. Wednesday Evening January 28 1960. Subscription rates listed. Second class postal matter. Associated Press and ABC member.
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Dolph Simons
Weiter
Dolph Simons Jr
Bill, Mayer
Jack Zimmerman
Ernest Pontiusus
Leo Bluer
Ww. C. Simona
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence
Kas
Lawrenica
Douglas
United States
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Docking Budget Message Criticized By Kansas Legislature
The Kansas governor delivers a budget message critics call political and negative. Legislators praise past resistance to his tax ideas and warn that adopting his new recommendations would harm higher education and mental health. They credit lawmakers for steering the state toward stability.
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George Docking
Kansas
Docking
Lawrence Lions Reach Fourth Straight State Title This Year
Lawrence High School doubled down on athletic success in 1959 by extending its football win streak to 38 games and capturing a fourth straight state championship. Fans packed Haskell Stadium and braved 20 degree winds to support the Lion gridmen. The era’s multi-sport vigor continued as the basketball team, under Max Rife, rode an eight and one record and a seven game win streak into a pivotal NEKL showdown with Ottawa, aiming to prove Lawrence fans embrace both football and basketball with equal fervor.
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Lawrence High School
Lion
Haskell
Highland Park
Topeka
LHS
Lawrence High
Max Rife
Lion Quintet
Ottawa
Lawrence
Lion Gym
Fidel Castro's New Year Benefits Criticized as Repression
The piece accuses Fidel Castro of expanding control in Cuba with three measures: urging spying on neighbors and family, capping departure cash at 50, and requiring explicit permission to leave. It questions promises of a new era and mocks prior revolutions and promises.
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Fidel Castro
Fidel
New York
Castro
What’s Normal in Psychology Says UCLA Expert
A UCLA psychologist Dr. Bruno Klopfer argues that about 60 percent of Americans are neither introverted nor extroverted. He says this suggests many people fall into an ambivert range rather than fitting classic personality types.
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UCLA
Bruno Klopfer
Klopfer
Normal behavior debated by psychologist on ink blot test
An international psychology authority argues about what counts as normal in behavior and introversion versus extroversion. He notes many Americans hide their true selves, while people vary in how they define normal and in their happiness with themselves.
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Klopfer
Van Doren Returns as Editor at Leisure Magazine
Charles Van Doren is promoted to associate editor at Leisure in its March edition, editing an eight to nine page section Ideas At Leisure. Jeff Stansbury calls him a star, noting readers supported him more than opposed him after the quiz show scandal. Van Doren’s pay is undisclosed and modest.
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Charles van Doren
van Doren
NBC
Columbia University
Jeff Stansbury
Washington
Greenwich Village
Stansbury
Yeas
Bank Board Adds Winter Kraft To First National
Old Home Town M S Winter and Chris Kraft were named to the First National Bank board with William Docking as chairman and George Docking as president. F C Whipple and Kelvin Hoover are vice presidents, E B Martin cashier and trust officer, and E J Coy, George Dunkley and Georgiana Graves assistant cashiers. Billy Hutson announces dinner music at Crystal Room Sundays.
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M. S. Winter
Chris Kraft
First National Bank
William Docking
George Docking
F. C. Whipple
Kelvin Hoover
E. B. Martin
E. J. Coy
George Dunkley
Georgiana Graves
Billy Hutson
Crystal Room
C. B. Hosford
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Daily Bible Message Do all things through Christ who strengthens
A devotional note cites Philippians 4 13 and prays for strength from God to act in the Christian life. It asks believers to seek this grace and use it to influence others in faith and service.
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Christ
Thank-You Letter from Christmas Seal Chairman
Editor the Journal-World thanks staff for aiding the 1959 Christmas Seal Campaign. Funds from seal sales will boost Douglas County Tuberculosis and Health Association services to meet community needs. The TB association urges continued newspaper coverage of tuberculosis control and vigilance against the disease. Charles E. Decker Christmas Seal Chairman
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Journal-World
Douglas County
Tuberculosis and Health Association
TB Association
Kansas
Kennedy meeting signals Kansans for Kennedy club formed
Commenting on Robert Kennedy's Friday Kansas gathering, Topeka Capital notes the Kansas Democrats present appeared receptive yet suggests Kennedy was deceived about broad party support. The rally, two years in planning by Don Hewitt for Governor Docking, featured the governor's son making the motion to form the club.
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Topeka
Robert Kennedy
Kansas
Kennedy
Don Hewitt
Docking
Kennedy club fills leadership as Democrats resist nomination
Mrs. Thomas Sewell is appointed secretary to the Kennedy club while Rep. Newell George and Tom Corcoran take co chair roles. Yet many Democrats skip the meeting hoping Kennedy cannot be nominated or would lose the general election, and object to forced delegate commitments amid a rising Republican challenge.
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Thomas Sewell
Newell George
Kansas City
Hewett-Docking
Kennedy Club
Tom Corcoran
Democratic Organization
Kennedy
Massachusetts
United Republican Party
Kansas
To Your Good Health Letter Highlights Pain Relief
A reader reports neck and shoulder pains returning after a Saouthern trip. The note notes pain eased while in South Carolina, then recurred, prompting discussion of possible remedies and physician guidance.
The Specialist and the Doctor in Medical Training
The article defends the distinction between a doctor and a specialist. It recalls abuses of diploma mills, credits the rigorous medical school path, and explains how physicians pursue residencies to gain expertise in fields like ophthalmology, radiology, internal medicine, anesthesia, orthopedics, gynecology, and surgery.
Americans Abroad Could Leave Colony Mindset Behind
Roark notes American wives abroad live in a separate social enclave. He cites a Washington program run by Esther Franklin to train behavior for spouses of diplomats and businesspeople. He warns about language gaps, cultural insensitivity, and the danger of returning home unsettled, urging genuine engagement with locals.
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Esther Franklin
Inter- American Commission On Women
United States
Africa
Rendille
Not Very Disturbed When He Has No Theater Space
A humorous column notes Artur Rubinstein’s Worcester stop and his quip about seating at the piano. It recaps industry chatter from Sol Hurok to Michael Kachouk and sketches various arts and social anecdotes from actors to writers.
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Lyons den Rubinstein
Artur Rubinstein
Sol Hurok
Met
Opera House
Russia
Hurok
Michael Kachouk
Town Hall
Academy of Music
Brooklyn
Carnegie
Kachouk
Marmalade demands and money woes at breakfast
A couple banters over marmalade and finances during breakfast. The husband laments no peace, while the wife lists stalled bills and past purchases, highlighting a strained budgeting moment and a running joke about avoiding money talk at meals.
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