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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1963
Page
1
Former Kansas governor Alfred M Landon denounces right to work as punitive and calls for repealing the 1958 Kansas constitutional amendment. He says the system harms union security, cites Wirtz on bargaining flaws, and notes Kansas has lost manufacturing jobs since adoption.
Judith Englehardt 20 of Affton, a Lindenwood College student from St. Charles, was chosen Miss Missouri 1963. She won 1700 in scholarships 1050 in wardrobe and an expense paid trip to the Miss America contest in Atlantic City New Jersey.
Seven juniors and five seniors at Kansas University Journalism School were named to the spring honor roll by Dean Burton W. Marvin. All entries posted GPAs of 2.30 or higher, with students from Kansas City Kansas Lyndon Ellinwood Ottawa Neodesha Hutchinson Wilson Salina Overbrook Omaha Nebraska and other areas.
The House approved an amendment to curb presidential reorganization powers by 227 to 174. Southern Democrats backed Republicans, 63 to 18, reversing a pattern of support for Kennedy measures and highlighting racial politics over the proposed Department of Urban Affairs.
In London diplomats say President Kennedy is less eager than Prime Minister Macmillan about a June 29 summit at Macmillan's Sussex home. The 24 hour encounter will be sandwiched between Ireland and Italy visits. Kennedy aims to avoid election politics while not offense to his ally Macmillan.
Newly elected officers of the Lawrence Civitan Club will take office July 1 for one year. John Suder of 2345 Ohio Street, an insurance salesman and investment counselor and former Kansas University football player, becomes president. Other officers include Leroy Tobler vice president Russell Brooks secretary Mike Jones treasurer and directors Harold Crady Robert Floyd Dan Jansky and Robert Taylor.
Vice President Lyndon B Johnson warned that the fashionable outcry against science could draw an Iron Curtain across the pathway to the stars. He spoke at the University of Maryland urging free men to preserve space as a field of peace.
The 27th annual American Legion Boys State at Kansas University closed with seven Lawrence area students awarded appointed offices. Jim McCalla joined the Board of Regents, Tom Burns the Board of Social Welfare, James Gibson the Civil Service Board, Eddie West the Hotel and Restaurant Board, John Kelly the Atomic Energy Commission, Robert Bradle the AEC, and Steve Schoepflin the Board of Education.
More than 300 members of the Northeast Kansas Abdallah Shrine Temple and their wives will march along Massachusetts Street this afternoon in a Cold Sands Ceremonial. The event includes 25 Shrine candidate initiations with city officials bands patrols and mounted units. A dinner and dance follow ceremonies at the Hotel Eldridge after at the Community Building.
A 51 year old Lawrence woman and her 11 year old daughter were struck by a car at the 9th and N streets intersection. Both were taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital with injuries described as cuts, possible back injury, and an arm injury. The driver, Emma Brandenburg 58, of 2609 Bellecrest, said she stopped at a stop sign and the pedestrians began crossing.
Vacation Church School continues at Centenary Methodist Church with 9 to 1:15 sessions in the new Centenary education building at 4th and Elm. Teachers include Mrs. John Hadley Rev. William DeLaughder and several others, with additional helpers named.
A long admissions list includes Mrs. Jane Woodbury of Lawrence and Mrs. Mabel Sharp of Tonganoxie among many others. Notable birth announcements report a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Kim of Baldwin and a son to Mr. and Mrs. White of Baldwin.
Advertisement invites readers to receive the Journal-World at a summer address and provides a phone number VI 3 1000 for subscription setup.
The Saturday Column highlights how Kansas University boosts Lawrence's growth and reputation. A two week stretch brought chemists, engineers, and visitors for seminars, Boys State, Girls State, and reunions, underscoring KU's positive economic and cultural impact despite occasional campus irritations.
Nearly 200 students at Benjamin Wright Raymond School in Chicago heard Mozart, Dvorak and Debussy performed by a quartet. The all Negro student body comes from high poverty and housing inequality, and the concert is part of a pilot program by white volunteers to expose children to the arts.
The 1963 Kansas Girls State program will host a dinner with theme Poppy Sweethearts and master of ceremonies William E. Haney. Mrs. E. L. Crawford Shawnee is a special guest. Delegates from Lawrence and Baldwin, plus Haskell Institute, will join alumnae for weekend meetings and a final Sunday assembly.
A memorial note marks Joyce Leach’s passing a year ago on June 7. She is mourned by wife Grace Leach and their family.
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