Lawrence Daily Journal World masthead and staff list
The text presents the Lawrence Daily Journal-World masthead with positions including President and Editor Ralph C. Simons Jr, Vice President Publisher Bill Mayer, Managing Editor Jack Yimmierat, News Editor Ernest Pontius, Advertising Manager Leo Eller, and Business Manager. It notes the paper published daily except Sundays from the We’d Company at Sixth and New Hampshire in Lawrence Kansas, with subscription rates and mailing details.
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Dolph Simons
We'd Company
Sixth
New Trampshire Bereets
Lawrence
Kaw
Telephone Viodleon
Jaycee Fireworks Display Delights Memorial Stadium Crowd
Lawrence July 4 celebration rises to new heights as the Jaycees present a superb program at KU Memorial Stadium. A large crowd enjoys ideal weather, top band acts, and a dazzling fireworks finale in the 15 year history of the event.
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Lawrence
Jaycee
Ku’s
Memorial Stadium
Lawrence Jaycees
Moon Dream Realized Doctor Gibson Wins NASA Astronaut Slot
Edward Gibson, Caltech PhD and Philco researcher, is named one of six scientist astronauts for NASA's Apollo program. He credits readiness and luck after surviving a competitive 400 applicant pool and notes many students underestimate early efforts shaping future achievements.
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Edward Gibson
Rochester University
California Institute of Technology
Philco
Gibson
NASA
Los Angeles Times
Senate bells echo in crowded pre recess session
The U S Senate ended a frenetic rush to recess with a chaotic voting pattern and loud bells. A visitor asked a page why the clamor and the page quipped perhaps one bell has escaped.
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U.S. Senate
Senate
Auto safety rules could reshape 1967 car designs
The General Services Administration proposes new safety features for all 1967 cars including smog-control devices steering wheels that will not intrude more than five inches in a head on crash at 20 mph and front seat belts. Estimated cost rise is 150 to 200 dollars per vehicle with smog devices costing most. California and New York push for exhaust control and related measures.
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General Services Administration
Detroit
California
New York
Road toll rises as road defects prompt safer car push
The text notes rising road toll linked to faulty street and highway conditions. It says growing pressure on auto manufacturers to produce safer vehicles is starting to have an effect, potentially raising car prices but offering greater safety as the key benefit.
Johnson Keeps Winning Ground For President Johnson's housing plan gains
Lyndon Johnson pushes his housing program through Congress as the rent subsidy provision survives a key vote 208 to 202 after a GOP Southern Democratic effort to derail it. The White House backs a compromise to keep the idea intact, with aims to expand federal involvement in housing.
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Washington
Times-Post
Lyndon
Congress
House
Senate
White House
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
GOP
Old Home Town July Fourth Memories from 1955
The 1955 Fourth featured 10 000 spectators at Memorial Stadium for fireworks by the Jaycees and a boxing history note. A soap box derby opened the day on Mt Oread with soft ball games eight teams and a river boat regatta. The Lawrence High School band led a concert and singalong with Dick Wagstaff as chair.
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Mt. Oread
Memorial Stadium
Lawrence High School
Joe Williams
Dick Wagstaff
American Legion
Woodland Park
Ford Voiland
Topeka
Theodore Gardner
Kansas
Lawrence
Blue Mound
Wakarusa Valley
Franklin
U.S
Kansas Sharp Shooters
Daily Bible Message and Prayer
Today’s verse from John 8 31 32 RSV urges disciples to remain in Jesus word and know the truth that frees. The intercessory prayer asks God’s help to overcome bondage and to love Him, seeking truth, hope, joy, and peace through Jesus.
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John
Jesus
Contradictions of the Soviet Way Explored in Depth
Washington Post editor J R Wiggins surveys the Soviet Union as a land of paradoxes. He notes hospitality and bellicose officialdom, immense regional diversity, rapid modernization alongside widespread ignorance, grand cultural triumphs with poor urban design, and bold industrial growth with uneven peasant advancement.
Berlin Shows Secure Trend After Years of Tense Life
Berlin moves toward normalization with East Germany as residents express openness to direct talks and recognition. Zeitgeist shifts from fear to debate about easing tensions, despite enduring Soviet backing and wall division. Public opinion favors dialogue over renewed confrontation.
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Berlin
Letter to Journal-World argues for toll-free Lecompton bridge
Pete Bahnmaier of Lecompton writes that a new bridge linking Highway 24 and 40 should be built at Lecompton without tolls for Lawrence residents. He questions Lawrence’s reliance on rural support and defends rural contributions to local firms and taxes while contrasting entitlement with preserving Douglas County historical sites.
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Douglas County
Lecompton
Lawrence
Pete Bahnmaier
Knee Injury in Young Football Player Urges Caution
Letter to Dr. emphasizes knee swelling after a fall on a 11 year old footballer. Recommends medical evaluation by an orthopedic specialist to assess residual damage and determine safe return to play. Advises protective knee guards while noting they protect only against direct blows, not joint strain. Ends with caution about growing bones and epiphyses.
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John K
Brando Demands Blood in The Chase Fight Scene
Marlon Brando arrived on the set with a bloodied face from makeup and urged more blood for the big fight. Director Arthur Penn notes Brando wants to be hit, as Richard Bradford battered his face in slow motion for realism.
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Marlon Brando
Marlon
Arthur Penn
Richard Bradford
Metal Monsters From the Sea Reach Qui Nhon
In Qui Nhon Vietnam the U S Army deploys two giant amphibious craft named the Lare and the Bare to rapidly land cargo and troops as part of a urgent base buildup. Capt Thomas O Donovan notes their ability to deliver a full company or heavy equipment, while Lt Col Alvin Bowles declines detail. The base aims to support logistic needs for a possible division amid Viet Cong pressure in Bing Dinh Province.
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Qui Nhon
South Viet Nam
App
U.S
Thomas O'Donovan
Boston
Mass
Army Transportation Company
O'Donovan
Alvin H. Bowles
Griffin
Bing Dinh
Long
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Dempsey
Jess Willard
Russia
J. R. Wiggins
Washington Post
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Samarkand
Siberia
Nakhodka
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Don Cook
West Berlin
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Journal-World
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Lyons den
Leonard Lyons
Columbia
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MGM _ lot
Robert Vaughan
Lbj
Humphrey
Vaughan
Schwab
Laurence Olivier
Burt Lancaster
Hamlet
Hal Boyle
Metal Monsters From the Sea
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Police Department
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