Lawrence Journal-World Staff and Publication Details
The Lawrence Daily Journal World lists Dolph C. Simons Jr. as president and editor and Dolph Simmons as key executive editor. Other staff include vice president and publisher Parson, assistant publisher Bill Mayer, managing editor Dary Halid, editor Ernest Ponatis Goncasattie, advertising director Leo Eller, and controller W. C. Simons. The paper has run since 1891 to 1952 and is published daily except Sundays from The World Company at Sixth and New Hampshire Street Lawrence Kansas. Subscription rates are $1.78 per month by carrier, $20.76 per year. $10 per year by mail in Douglas and nearby counties. $15 per year by mail elsewhere in the United States.
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Dolph Simmons
Prsesssees
Dolph C. Simons JR
Vice Press
Sthvh Parsons
Bill Mayer
Daryu Halid Oo
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
United States
Drug Abuse on Campus Remains Thorny KU Insight
Dr Raymond Schwegler Jr KU student health director notes few facts hindering effective programs about drug use on campus. He cites estimates from 2 to 80 percent of students experimenting, stresses the role of misrepresented drugs and supplier evasion, and highlights alcohol problems outpacing drugs. He warns of genetic and cognitive harm and urges more research and education to cut demand and supply.
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Raymond Schwegler Jr
Kansas University Student Health Service
Schwegler
How Businesses Choose Sites
A Nashville interview with John Harper of Aluminum Co. of America outlines how firms select large plant sites. Criteria include taxes, overall business climate, land cost, water supply, zoning, expansion potential, housing growth, labor availability and rates, and community attitudes toward industry and pollution.
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New York
Nashville
Tenn
John Harper
Aluminum Co. of America
Alcoa
Harper
Traffic Department
Engineering
Early Drug Education Starts in Kindergarten Says Officer
A veteran drug control officer argues that formal programs about drugs and their dangers should begin in kindergarten to curb social deviance and improve development. The approach emphasizes start time and effective education campaigns.
Old Home Town Highlights From 1959 and Earlier
Highlights include Robert Markley catching a 9 pound bass at Tonganoxie State Lake and KU events. The piece notes KU Midwestern Music and Art Camp enrolling 600 plus, founder Russell Wiley and 30 states represented, plus Ginger Leffler elected Girls State governor at KU. Minor obituaries and other historical vignettes appear.
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Robert Markley
Tonganoxie State Lake
Russell Wiley
Ann
Ginger) Leffler
Pittsburg
Girls State
Fred Moreau
KU Law School
A. M. Gardner
Kansas
Baldwin
Lawrence
Bible Message and Prayer Note
Today’s message cites Matthew 5 44 urging love for enemies and prayer for persecutors. A prayer asks forgiveness for lack of compassion toward others and requests God to use believers to share peace in the world.
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Matthew
God
Jesus
Critics of Nixon Defense Policy Clash Over ABM Debate
A charter member of the Give Nixon Every Chance group laments Nixon’s defense stance and rebukes labeling critics as isolationists. Senator Fulbright says the dispute targets political judgments, not the military, while scientists testify pro and con on ABM. The piece argues for arms control, restraint, and honest public debate amid faith in defense without reckless spending.
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Nixon
Congress
Vietnam
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Roses bloom in spring and advise on fertilizing
The Journal-World Letters Editor summarizes a prolific rose season in Lawrence with notes on abundant rain, plant losses, and ongoing planting options. It covers fertilizing dates, preferred 16-20-0 mix, soil lime issues after the 1951 flood, and the creation of hardy new roses like Peace and Baby Doll variants. Chester M. Lessenden offers practical spray tips and insecticide fungicide blends for gardeners.
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Betty Prior
North Lawrence
Chicago
Nature
Charley McCarthy
Water softeners and health answers in medical column
Reader questions address whether hard or soft water affects health, sodium exposure from softeners, kissing transmission of disease, six week wait after childbirth, and quitting smoking after a heart attack. Expert replies note minimal health difference, sodium caution for dieters, and low risk with partial infection concerns.
Portland Rose Festival princess allergic to roses
Toni a Twigger, named a Portland Rose Festival princess, has suffered sneezing since her selection due to an allergy to roses. The piece notes her local connection and the irony of the timing.
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Portland, Ore
Tonia Twigger
Portland
Deft Balancing Act For the Rumanians
Romania maintains an independent line by softening its stance on Soviet troop maneuvers while expanding its own army. The regime skirts Moscow while hinting at Warsaw Pact drills in 1970 and seeks Western ties, balancing appearances with real autonomy amid tension over Czechoslovakia.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Transylvania
Romania
Brezhnev
Nicolae Ceausescu
Leonid Brezhnev
Andrei Kosygin
Cliff Robertson credits Harry Cohn with good idea on Charly success
Hollywood star Cliff Robertson recalls early battles with Harry Cohn at Columbia and credits the studio chief with instincts. After winning the 1968 best actor Oscar for Charly, Robertson notes 25 percent profits and predicts the Oscar may boost the film’s box office while he searches for strong scripts and meaningful roles.
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Hollywood
Cliff Robertson
Columbia
Harry Cohn
Cohen
Robertson
Harry
Charly
Charly Gordon
ABC
Lin
Oscar
Carole Tregoff Seeks Stable Job After Prison Release
Carole Tregoff, once noted as a co defendant in the Finch murder trials, works as a medical records clerk after May 1 release from prison. She hid her identity at times and spoke at Inter Community Hospital about reentering society despite eight years of a life sentence for the 1959 murder alongside Dr. R. Bernard Finch, who remains imprisoned.
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Covina
Calif
Carole Tregoff
Finch
Miss Tregoff
Dr. R. Bernard Finch
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