Plea for Adventure Land
Jack Zimmerman argues against replacing the Kaw River Bridge at Lecompton citing safety gains but lamenting lost thrills. He recalls the old Missouri River crossing at Ft. Leavenworth where narrow lanes and rival motorists created a roving code of the road. The Lecompton bridge offers challenges and a danger sense that would vanish with modern replacements, he warns.
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Kaw River
Lecompton
Missouri
Ft. Leavenworth
Lawrence Daily Journal World Staff Roster 1965
Friday Evening January 22 1965 lists Dolph Simons Jr president and editor and W C Simons editor from 1891 to 1952 as part of the World Company in Lawrence Kansas with staff roles and subscription rates for carriers and mail readers.
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Dolph Simons
Dolph Co
Simons JR
Bill Maye
Seep Creek
Tack Pimminr Ai A
BST Pontius
ELLER
W. C.simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kaw
Douglas
United States
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
The
Associated Press
Honorary chairman Hill honored by Lawrence bank board
Recognition of Irving Hill by the Lawrence National Bank board marks a milestone in his career. Hill, a longtime Lawrence resident and KU alumnus, has influenced education, industry, and community welfare through leadership roles at KU War Memorial, the Chamber, the Lawrence Paper Company, and local endowment efforts.
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Lawrence National Bank
Irving Hill
Lawrence
Hill
J. D. Bowersock
Horatio Alger
Lawrence Board of Education
KU War Memorial Corporation
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas University Endowment Association
Lawrence Paper Company
Buddhist Leaders Trigger Anti Government Drive in South Vietnam
South Viet Nam faces a Buddhist led push against Prime Minister Tran Van Huong as anti American and anti army sentiment grows. Monks vow to fast to the death or resignation. Buddhists in Saigon rally and banners appear with apparent clerical approval. Leaders show no support for government changes.
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South Viet Nam
Tran van Huong
Huong
Viet Nam
Kennedys Cast Shadow as Johnson Foresees Washington Role
Four years after Lyndon Johnson became president with Robert Kennedy watching, the Kennedy family remains a political force. Bobby Kennedy now a New York senator wreaths Arlington and reflects on the family influence in Washington. Ted Kennedy is rising, while Johnson faces checks from the Kennedys in Congress. Vice President Hubert Humphrey is also mentioned as part of the political landscape.
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Robert F. Kennedy
United States
Bobby
John Kennedy
U. S
New York
Arlington
Ted
Lyndon B. Johnson
Teddy
Johnson
Washington
Hubert Humphreys
N.Y
Manhattan
Humphrey Makes Brief Vice Presidential Speech
Vice President Humphrey delivered a short talk to a large audience lasting under two minutes. Observers question how long Johnson can maintain tight control over his running mate and whether clash over roles may emerge between the President and Humphrey.
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Humphrey
Johnson
Texas
Minnesota
Kennedys
Electoral College Reform Debated in State of the Union
President Johnson backs reform to preserve voters will while keeping winner take all. Congress will consider an amendment this year though timing and shape remain undecided. Critics cite past instances where the college elected without a majority popular vote.
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Washington
Times-Post
Johnson
Congress
College
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
House
Rutherford B. Hayes
Samuel J. Tilden
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Old Home Town and 1955 Local Happenings Recap
A retro look traces the Journal-World’s move from 720 Massachusetts to 6th and N. H. Streets. Notes mark centenarian C. E. Merwin, former Central teacher, plus memories of 1940s teachers and 1925 legislative pay changes. Also features Otto Fischer’s Ind Street home and 20 winning Kansas Bar candidates including Beulah Wheeler, first Black woman lawyer in Kansas.
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Journal-World
Massachusetts
6Th and
N. H. Sts. C
Daddy) Merwin
Old Central
Frank Robbins
Lyons
Kan
William Borah
Otto Fischer
Ind. St
Kansas
Topeka
Beulah Wheeler
Leavenworth
Today’s Bible Message and Prayer Reflection
A devotional note cites Matthew 28 19 RSV urging to make disciples and baptize in the Trinity. A closing prayer asks God to replace hate with love malice with forgiveness dispute with reconciliation error with truth doubt with belief despair with hope darkness with light and sorrow with joy.
Fort Knox gold shipment sparks Goldfinger ties and mystery
Four tractor trailer loads left Fort Knox toward an undisclosed destination in a move the Treasury would not confirm. The convoy, worth about 132 million, headed toward Louisville and then east toward Jeffersonville with follow on shipments likely, as officials cite national security and secrecy surrounding Fort Knox and the vault.
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Washington
Times - Post
Auric Goldfinger
Jetstar
James Bond
Pussy Galore
Jan Fleming
Goldfinger
Bond
Miss Galore
United States
Fort Knox
U. S. Treasury Department
Associated Press
Louisville
Jeffersonville
Ind
Victor H. Harkin
Treasury
Editorial on Women Drivers Sparks Reader Letter
A Journal-World reader criticizes an editor for an article about women drivers calling them Bargersiners and questions the editor's own driving habits. The letter muses on punishment for murder, cites scripture, and ends with Evangelist Roy Loney's address at 925 La. St.
Debate on capital punishment and firearm use in Kansas letters
The Journal-World letters discuss capital punishment after the Smith and Hickock case, arguing state executions are not murder but divine justice. A second letter defends responsible gun use, urging laws targeting criminals not firearms, citing the NRA and youth marksmanship as safeguards.
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Journal-World
William Buckley
Kansas
Supreme Court
Smith and Hickock
Clutter
God
Hollywood Nudity Sparks Controversy in Hawaii Film
Notes from entertainment gossip recount Harold Mirich ordering Polynesians photographed nude for accuracy in the film Hawaii. Other items mention JFK book collaboration in Palm Beach, Grove Press Russian edition of Tropic of Cancer, Redgrave and Bergman in A Month in the Country, and Mort Sahl’s quip about police attention.
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James Michener
Hawaii
Harold Mirich
Hollywood
Kenny O’donnell
Larry O’brien
Dave Powers
Palm Beach
Sander Vanocur
Jfk
Samuel Goldwyn
Henry Miller
Grove Press
Soviet Union
Michael Redgrave
Ingrid Bergman
Guildford
England
Meyer Davis
LBJ
Coolidge
Carroll Baker
Cheyenne
John Woodenlegs
Gen. Custer
Sally Ann Hewes
Bobby Hewes
Australia
Finian
Francis Wallace
Mort Sahl
Lennie Bruce
Bruce
Sahl
Dear Dr. Mother Letter Warns About Drinking After Heart Attack
A wife recounts her husband’s heavy drinking, a 1962 heart attack, and cirrhosis. After two years sober the husband was advised he could have two drinks daily, prompting concern over the damaged liver and future risks without medical honesty.
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O. K
Africans May Supply Arms to Castro Allies in Latin America
U S officials fear African nations could smuggle arms to Castro loyalists in Latin America. Algeria is suspected of delivering small arms to Venezuelan sympathizers as Che Guevara journeys across Africa visiting Algeria Congo Mali Guinea Ghana and possibly others. Cuba has trained over 100 Africans in guerrilla warfare since 1961 and may expand its program while opening new embassies in Guinea Ghana Tanzania and resuming Guinea Havana air links.
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Washington
Times - Post
U. S
Fidel Castro
Latin America
Algeria
Venezuela
Cuba
Mexico
Africa
Ernesto
Che) Guevara
Guevara
Guinea
Senegal
Mali
South Africa
Angola
Mozambique
Zanzibar
Tanzania
Ghana
Havana
Pearl Buck: Nobel Laureate and Author Presses On
Hal Boyle reports Pearl Buck, renowned author and founder of the Pearl S. Buck Foundation, continues to write and travel at 78. Buck plans to learn new languages, publish four more books, and expand charity efforts aiding Amerasian children in Asia while maintaining a disciplined daily writing routine at her Pennsylvania farm.
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New York
Pearl Buck
Mrs. Buck
India
Pearl S. Buck
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Washington Post News Service
Old Home Town
Ft. Knox
Auric
By Laurence Stern
Son
U. S. Assay Office
Switzerland
Auric Industries
Isaiah
Evangelist Roy Loney
Citi
National Rifle Association
Lyons’ den
Leonardo Lyons
Joseph Molner
Goodness
D. D
U.S
By David Kraslow
Ready
Congo
Brazzaville
Hal Boyle
Interlandi
Republican Party
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