Lawrence Daily Journal World staff and publication details
Lawrence Daily Journal World staff and ownership notes for January 24 1968 list Dolph Simons president and editor Jack Zimmerman news editor Ernest Pontius and Leo Eller advertising director The World Company publishes daily except Sunday from Sixth and New Hampshire Streets with carriers and mail rates noted.
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Dolph Simons
Dolph C. Simons JR
Bill Mayer
Jack Zimmerman Woorseneene
Ernest Pontius
Leo Eller
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kaw
Douglas
United States
Audit Bureau of
Associated Press
Let Freedom Guide Heart Transplant Decisions
An editorial defends private organ transplant arrangements where a dying patient offers a heart to a terminally ill donor, arranged with a surgeon and staff. It argues these voluntary gives embody freedom, humanity, and progress, warning against premature government overreach and regulation that could stymie medical advancement and individual rights.
Seven Years of Expansion: Inflation Looms Over Growth Era
The nation marks seven years of economic expansion ending February 1968 with inflation seen as a risk. GNP rose from $500B to over $800B, industrial output up sharply, personal income to about $650B, wages and weekly pay higher, unemployment falling from 6.9% to under 4%, and employment up by over seven million.
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New York
United Nations
Congo
Smoking Trends and Personality Profiles From a California Study
A long term Berkeley led study tracks 200 Oakland junior high students from 1931 now in their forties. Findings show never smokers were self controlled in youth while heavy smokers show persistence of aggression and lower achievement. Differences exist between men and women across smoking histories.
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Oakland
Calif
J. A. Clausen
Berkeley Institute of Human Development
Smoking film sparks child led urges to quit smoking
The film shown in local schools prompts strong reactions from youngsters who tell parents about its ominous smoking prospects and urge family members to quit, echoing the adage out of the mouths of babes.
Local Leaders Named For United Fund Drive
Old Home Town Jim Black was elected chairman of the United Fund drive for the next year. Other officers were Ray Culbertson, Ken White night, Chester Jones and Mrs. William Willee. Ross Beach of Hays, president of the state Chamber of Commerce, spoke at Jaycee Bosses Night. Jim Black named outstanding young man and Don Welling Jaycee key man. Students at KU began paying fees and enrolling. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Forth observed their 50th wedding anniversary at Overbrook. In New York Alexander Woollcott died of a heart attack during a nationwide radio program. Vachel Lindsay writing a weekly syndicated column. This week: The United States Language. Fifty-six years ago Sen. Edmund G. Ross sold his property on Mt. Oread and moved to Coffeyville.
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John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Everett M. Dirksen
Jim Black
United Fund
Ray Culbertson
Ken Whitenight
Chester Jones
William Willee
Ross Beach
Hays
State Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
Don Welling
J. A. Forth
Overbrook
New York
Alexander Woollcott
Vachel Lindsay
United States
Edmund G. Ross
Mt. Oread
Coffeyville
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
Senate
Lister Hill
Alabama
Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Congress
Hill
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Morse
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Foreign Relations
Hickenlooper
Sen
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Hiram L. Fong
Bible Message Prayer Meditation for Daily Faith
A devotional prayer invites believers to focus on God throughout the day. It centers on Jesus handling final requests to the Father and asks guidance to dwell on God day and night in personal prayer. The text echoes John 17 and urges continuous spiritual communion.
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God
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Senate "New Blood" Not So New Chickens Long on the Roost
Longtime senators edge toward retirement as the Senate aging process reshuffles power. Three 70s era lawmakers announce exit this year while successors edge in slowly. A mix of 60s and 70s years old, Democrat or Republican, stand ready as chairmanships shift with party control.
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Washington
Senate
Elderly Lieutenant Faces Unit Loss In Vietnam Action
In War Zone C near Cambodia, 2nd Lt. Hector Colon led Bravo Company through a fierce fight. With 9 survivors and 7 dead, Colon’s platoon saw heavy enemy fire as jets and artillery supported them, while colon and Sgt. Richard Devore earned posthumous praise.
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Vietnam
Hector Colon
Bravo Company
Colon
Letter Defends Kansas Teachers Assn Amid Tax and Cost Concerns
Carol Lawrence of 1945 Wt. St. argues against J. C. Branson of Medicine Lodge, defending teachers’ salaries and school funding. She cites high taxes, good roads, police, health and education, and compares family expenses to a single wage earner to question a 104 percent funding gain as inadequate for ongoing school needs.
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J. C. Branson
Medicine Lodge
Kansas State Teachers Association
Navy
Branson
United States
ESTA
Carol Lawrence
Wt. St
Worth Remembering On Looking For Balance And Justice
A reflection quotes not seeking vengeance but promoting fairness. It urges patience and restraint even when wronged and credits those who support growth and accountability. The saying emphasizes moral strength over retaliation.
Percy Shifts to Low Gear in Illinois Delegation Fight
In Chicago and Illinois Perry Percy backs away from leading a Percy pledged delegation to the 1964 Republican National Convention. He faces resistance from the regular Bourbon party machine and may skip the Oregon May 24 primary. Percy leans toward a passive candidacy with Dirksen and Ogilvie support while Schlafly could win anti Percy delegates. The soft line risks a home party stock slump even as a future vice presidential path remains possible.
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Chicago
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Republian
Percy
Oregon
Washington
George Romney
Nelson Rockefeller
Chuck Percy
Barry Goldwater
Phyllis Schlafly
Schlafly
McKinley Dirksen
Richard Ogilvie
Cook County
Ogilvie
Rockefeller
Dear Dr Mother Advice On Jaundice And Dilation And Curettage
The column explains jaundice as a liver or gall bladder issue and urges immediate medical evaluation. It notes that dilation and curettage serves multiple purposes beyond terminating a pregnancy, including irritation or bleeding and diagnostic use.
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Dr. Mother
Memory as Ideal Museum Hal Boyle Reminiscence
AP writer Hal Boyle muses that memory is a perfect museum always open and ready to tour. He recalls midcentury domestic life with items like fireplaces telephones directories rugs and electric blankets and notes social quirks and childhood intimacies of the era.
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New York
Museum of
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