Lawrence Daily Journal World staff and details 1963
The Lawrence Daily Journal World news staff and publication details list president and editor Dolfh Simons Jr. and other executives, with address at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas. Published daily except Sunday since 1865, rates shown for carriers and mail, June 13 1963 edition.
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Dolph Simons
Dolph CG. Simons Jr
Bill Mayer
Amcmen- Mankplee
Tor Jack Zimmerman
Ewa
Ernest Pontius
Leo Eller
Lawrence
Kan
Selephone
Douglas
United States
Lawrence Ian
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Present
Getto Drives Five Year Plan to Modernize Hotel Eldridge
Lawrence businessman Mike Getto leads a five year hotel improvement drive at the Hotel Eldridge audience projects include a $200,000 general revamp to be completed by fall. Earlier upgrades include lobby Crystal Room remodeling and Eldridge House Club installation with a future coffee shop remodel planned. The effort aims to boost downtown activity and Lawrence’s reputation through a top notch hotel hub.
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Lawrence
Mike Getto
Getto
Eldridge
Eldridge House Club
How Can We Know About the Space Race Debate
The piece contrasts views on space spending with Eisenhower calling lunar funding nuts while Dr. Lloyd V. Berkner argues mastery of space demonstrates economic system superiority. It notes Kennedy backing a moon race but laments fragmented advocacy and a lack of organized information to guide national choices.
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Dwight Eisenhower
House
Congress
Lloyd V. Berkner
Graduate Research Center of the Southwest
Dallas
U.S
Soviet Union
Berkner
Kennedy
Gambling Trends at Vermont Track Highlight Outsiders
Opening attendance reached 4 701 but only 17 Vermont license plates were seen in the parking lot. The report cites concerns that legalized gambling draws out-of-town traffic and may invite corruption and social decline, echoing debates as New Hampshire considers similar measures and questions school funding versus costs.
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New Hampshire
Vermont
Kennedy meets Negro leaders in New York talks
Atty Gen Robert Kennedy met with Negro leaders in New York to discuss grievances and public concerns, signaling ongoing dialogue between federal officials and civil rights groups.
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Robert Kennedy
New York
Local debates drift from national events to personal projects
Discussants ignore Kennedy civil rights topics and focus on their own plans. The group laments how people get absorbed in special projects and fail to notice surrounding events.
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Kennedy
Nashville
U.S. Prepares for Atmospheric Test Resumption If Talks Fail
The United States remains ready to resume atmospheric nuclear tests if talks with the Soviet Union collapse. The Nevada underground series continues, Johnston Island stays on standby, and Defense and AEC planners assess new warhead concepts, aiming to avoid starting from scratch if tests resume.
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Washington
United States
Kennedy
U.S
Nevada
Johnston Island
Pacific
Defense Department
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Pentagon
Moscow
Old Home Town Notes and 1923 Douglas County Figures
Paving began on a highway bypass later named Iowa Street from No. 6 schoolhouse to Sixth Street. State Atty. Gen. Fatzer warned private clubs selling 3.2 beer to open to the public or risk license revocation. Teachers named for Cordley and Craven Terrace. Douglas County Sportsman's Club officers announced. Oldsmobile agency partners Hudson and Reber noted. Tax assessors counted Douglas County population at 26,066 with Lawrence at 15,062 and gains or losses in Baldwin Eudora and Lecompton. Lawrence carpenters won higher pay. Elks Club awarded essay prizes on the flag.
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Sixth Street
Iowa Street
Harold Fatzer
W. O. Brownlee
C. A. Schultz
Lavene Vincent
Fred Kahn
Douglas County
Lawrence
Baldwin
Eudora
Lecompton
Lawrence Carpenters
Union
The
Elks Club
Phillip Edwards
Dorothy Jewell
Pea Ridge Battlefield A Litemonument Misadventure
The writer recalls a failed search for Pea Ridge Battlefield in northwest Arkansas, noting signs and confusion over locating the Civil War site. He reflects on the idea of a national monument while recounting the humorous misdirection and the sense that little is visible at the battlefield.
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Peak Ridge
Arkansas
Missouri Line
Pea Ridge
Pea Ridge Battlefield
Nervous heart and ear issues in reader mail
A reader asks if a “nervous heart” exists and if it can be a lasting condition. The column notes rapid heartbeats can stem from anxiety, stimulants, or medical causes and may improve after identifying triggers. It also covers ear buzzing, hysterectomy effects on hormones, and how blood type in children can vary with parental types.
Today’s Bible Message and Prayer
A devotional note thanks God for His Word and remembers martyrs and witnesses who prevailed through the gospel. The prayer asks for faith to cling to promises, to live daily on spiritual sustenance, and to transition from faith to sight in heaven.
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Jesus
Profumo scandal linked marriages and theatre exits
In London, Profumo resigns as War Minister amid a scandal linked to his wife actress Valerie Hobson. Hobson reportedly sought exit from The King and I contract. a Rodgers and Hammerstein staffer quips pregnancy as the path out. Other notes include Tokyo’s PT-109 premiere guest Capt. Kohei hanami and fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent’s first men’s ties line.
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John. Profumo
Britain
Valerie Hobson
London
Jerry White
Rodgers and Hammerstein Office
Miss Hobson
Tokyo
Koheihanami
Amagiri
JFK
Yves Saint-Laurent
Bil
Cora Baird
Russia
Jim Downey
Arthur Kopit
Edward Albee
Virginia Woolf
Jack Richardson
Kopit
Albee
Richardson
el Paso
Johnson
Sarah Bernhardt
Walter Hampden
Trying to Set Up Sense of Order as Disorderly Man
Hal Boyle reflects on the daily struggle to maintain order amid chronic clutter. He contrasts the disorderly toll with the neat person’s hunger for structure, noting how piles on a desk reveal deeper truths about control and freedom.
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New York
Kennedy Move on Test Bans Has Been Explained
Walter Lippman analyzes President Kennedy's Moscow speech on a nuclear test ban. He argues the address signals a shift toward coexistence and improved East West relations, noting reduced Cold War rhetoric and a cooler, more confident tone. He ponders implications of the July meeting and potential concessions.
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Kennedy
American University
Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
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