Lawrence Journal World Staff Directory and 1962 masthead
A 1962 Lawrence Journal World masthead lists editors and managers including JACK ZIMMERMA, ERNEST PONTIUS, LEO ELLER, and DOLPH SIMMONS. The issue, dated Friday Evening June 15 1962, notes World Company publishing details and subscription rates for Lawrence, Douglas County, and elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ara
Jack Zimmerma
Ernest Pontius
Leo Eller
Dolph Simmons Dolph
Simon Bill Maylrame
W. G. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Douglas
United States
Kaw
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Kennedy faces critique as publicity turns against him
Two edged public relations era for John F Kennedy shown in how press coverage shifts from adulation to scrutiny. Analysts note the president’s team builds image while dissent grows, with Merriman Smith saying opposition is now common and the honeymoon ends as commentators judge the administration in plain view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Kennedy
U. S
Kennedy
Washington
James Reston
Kennedy and Co
Thm
Merriman Smith
White House
Smith
New York Herald Tribune
Behind the Iron Curtain a harsh reality exposed
A Hungarian priest at St Thomas College in St Paul, voiced by Msr James P Shannon, warns that Soviet controlled tourism hides a brutal system. He cites religious oppression through closing seminaries spying on sermons restricting assembly and halting church repairs while decrees shutter churches as unsafe.
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Russia
St. Thomas College
St. Paul
Msr
James P. Shannon
Selective Breeding Sparks Debate on Human Eugenics
British scientist Julian Huxley fuels a controversy by proposing artificial insemination to breed a super race. Critics note livestock breeders track generations, while human heredity data is far less certain, and emphasize focusing on single traits like egg production overlooks broader implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Huxley
Huxley
Crippled Genius as Hidden Stock in Innovation
The passage argues that production traits in animals and humans touch on mental and emotional aspects. It questions whether a physical lot of humans could be engineered and notes a critic’s remark that genius often resides in flawed individuals who might be deemed unsuitable stock for breeding.
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Huxley
Steinmetz
Edison
Old School Tie That Binds
London critic John Crosby surveys Eton and its role in British culture. He notes the school’s brutal traditions, the enduring influence of diction and class, and a modern challenge from David Benedictus’s The Fourth of June. The piece contrasts British austerity with American childrearing and questions whether England is softening.
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London
England
Eton
David Benedictus
Scarfe
George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Benedictus
Old Home Town 1952 and 1937 1922 notices
A compact garland of past hometown notes recounts 1952 marriages in Dallas and Lawrence, 1937 wheat and KU camp enrollment, W C Fields and a lawsuit, 1922 Leavenworth electric utility franchise, a high tension line, Jess Willard and Jack Dempsey beef, and Potter Lake fees for non students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Electric Utilities Co
Leavenworth
Lawrence
Los Angeles
Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
Potter Lake
Bible Message and Prayer Call
Today’s Bible message urges believers to fortify faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. It emphasizes remaining in God’s love and seeking guidance, with a prayer asking God to send the Holy Spirit and grant obedience for Jesus’ sake.
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Jude
God
Jesus
Fees and tax funds shape mental health center plan
Editor letters discuss Lawrence-Douglas County Mental Health Center finances and the impact of fee levels versus a potential increase in the quarter mill levy. Arguments stress realistic budgeting, possible service growth, and the need for thorough, constructive public review rather than impulsive changes. Seymour Menton argues graduate research quality underpins undergraduate instruction at KU and urges faculty-led direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence-Douglas County Mental Health Center
Bert Nash Mental Health Clinic
Board of County Commissioners
Lawrence- Douglas County
Off in the General Direction of Paradise Mozambique Hunt
Robert Ruark recounts a long jungle expedition across Mozambique with a mixed crew including Wally Johnson and Werner von Alvensleben. The party traverses swamp and forest by jeep and dugout, observes sable antelope kudu nyala and other wildlife, shares gin and palm wine with ex poachers Meque and Paul, and shoots a mbabala before returning to camp as hippos grunt nearby.
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Save River
Mozambique
Paradise
Wally Johnson
Australia
Africa
Werner von Alvensleben
Portupuest
Ray Quadros
Mexixo
Roberto Coen
Roberto
Italy
South Africa
Bibla
Lesley
von Alvensleben
Manners
Gary
Maria
Shangaan
Paul
Meque
Gomulka’s World Tensions Manuscript Rejected by Life
Poland's Prime Minister Gomulka faced a rejection from Life magazine for his manuscript on world tensions. The item lists prominent cultural and political figures, including Frederick Loewe partnering with Harold Rome on a musical project, Kirk Douglas returning to Broadway, and Jacqueline Kennedy receiving a Panama costume. The column mingles entertainment bids, political notes, and social curiosities from a sweeping, newspaper-era roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Gomulka
Life
Frederick Loewe
Theodore Roosevelt Jr
Joseph P. Kennedy
Shirley MacLaine
Jack Lemmon
Romania
Virginia Martin
Sid Caesar
Leon Shimkin
Pocket Books
Madison Ave
Man Known By Footprints in the Sands of Time
Hal Boyle reflects on identity through deeds and missed chances in New York AP prose. He lists actions not done and experiences, from horse racing winnings to encounters with presidents, lovers, and thieves, inviting readers to reveal themselves by omissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Phi Beta Kappa
George Washington
White House
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Old Home Town
Nancy Mae Morsbach
Melvin Morsbach
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Winton Allen Winter
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W. W. Hatfield
Eugene Doane
Marvin Garrett
Richard Daigh
The
Jaycee Jaynes
Hollywood
W. C. Fields
Fields
BERL
Markee
Journal-World
H. M. Lattimore
Douglas County Association For Mental Health
University
University of Kansas
Seymour Menton
Lawrence Ave
By Robert Ruark
Luiz
Seventeen
Megue
Paulo
Harry Manners
Eichenberger
George Dedek
Salazar
George
Manuel
Vultura
Ruark
Interlandi
Miley
Berlin
WWE
Algeria
South America
Sielland
Lyons den
Leonard Lyons
Jacqueline Kennedy
Panama
Chiari
Caroline ——_ Khrushchev
Benny Goodman
Moscow
JFK
Leslie Biffle
Senate
Johns Hopkins
5Th Ave
Li Ying
Hong Kong
Red China
International Rescue Commission
Bertrand Russell
George Brown
Britain
Labor Party
Charles Laughton
Bobby
Champion Sports Inc
Tom Bolan
James T. Farrell
Studs Lonigan
Irving Wallace
Scandinavia
M. Lincoln Schuster
Columbia
Asia
Schuster
Dimitri Tiomkin
MGM
Joe DiMaggio
Morton Downey
Hyannis Port
Downey
Abe Burrows
A. T. Ullman
Laramie
Wyoming
Burrows
Ringsiders
Frank Sinatra
Lido
Paris
Zanuck
Juliette Greco
Franklin
Harvey Breit
Madrid
Mississippi River
Leo Tolstoy
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