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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1960
Page
3
The Lawrence Daily Journal World dated Monday June 6 1960 lists staff including editor LPH Simmons and publisher, with circulation rates and postal information. The notice notes standard newsroom staff and affiliations with the Associated Press.
The Kansas Board of Regents renames the Music and Dramatic Arts Building Murphy Hall honoring Chancellor Franklin Murphy. He ends his nine year KU tenure soon to become UCLA chancellor. The paper lauds Murphy for his work toward superior musical and dramatic facilities and productions.
The piece argues criticism of the 1960 census mainly targets cities with smaller gains or declines while noting a national urban to suburban migration trend. It cites Kansas City dropping from 129000 in 1950 to 122000, Wyandotte County rising by 27000, and favors a perspective of gratitude over complaint. It also recalls ancient Mexico's census by tallying stones and lists curious 1960 questions about shoes and meals.
The Tax Foundation chronicles federal state and local tax growth from 1913 to now, noting federal taxes rising from 662 million to 76.3 billion, state taxes from 301 million to 17.4 billion, and local taxes from 1.3 million to 16.8 billion. It warns that future spending could rise further if unchecked.
In Los Angeles a Democratic harmony dinner billed as a three-Act show gathered Sen. John F. Kennedy Sen. Stuart Symington and Sen. Lyndon Johnson six weeks before the general election. The event aimed to raise funds and honor Gov. Edmund G. Brown with delegate support while quips and needles touched on Nixon and Rockefeller in a brisk, politically charged program.
In responses to readers, Dr. Mother discusses possible causes of nocturia including cystocele bladder relaxation, kidney disease, and diabetes. He notes factors like evening fluid intake and suggests medical evaluation for accurate diagnosis and treatment. He also comments on a cataract surgery modification and endorses circumcision for boys, advised promptly in infancy or early childhood. He invites readers to request the leg cramps pamphlet.
A Red Cross report shows Kansas received 18.6 million dollars in disaster relief from 1949 to 1959, the highest among states. Wichita’s Red Cross will not launch a separate drive due to United Fund ties, but a local Chilean Relief Committee is accepting donations to aid the Red Cross.
NBC reports 543000 daily viewers and 1.728 million weekly audience for Continental Classroom, with 275000 daily in 1958-38, as the TV series educates diverse groups from students to technicians. Next season adds Contemporary Mathematics taught by NBC and credited by about 200 colleges, highlighting TV as a classroom and a tool against scientific obsolescence.
Chancellor Deane W. Malott announces gifts to Kansas University surpassing 1,233,000 dollars since 1949. Memorial Stadium hosts graduation for about 2,500 as 8,000 spectators look on. Also reported are a major vehicle crash near Teepee Junction injuring eight, polio case at KU Medical Center, and several social and local notes.
A devotional note cites John 4 34 about living water that becomes a well of life within believers. A concluding prayer thanks God for living water and asks the Holy Spirit to supply strength for every need in Jesus name.
A collage of Hollywood and Broadway notes. Leona has reports on Eliot and cummings theater roles at Harvard, Danny Kaye eyeing a Scarlet Pimpernel revival, Raoul Levy pushing 25 000 troops for The Longest Day, Eichmann prison conditions, Chagall immigration, Dali mention, and other arts scoops.
Kansas City AP profile on Bill Vaughan custodian of Star beams a long running Kansas City Star feature. The piece notes Vaughan 44 former reporter since 1946 writes about 75 000 paragraphs distributed to 95 papers under Senator Soaper and defines his craft with warmth and humor.
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