Lawrence Journal World History Highlights and Contact Info
The Lawrence Journal World lists staff roles from President Publisher Bill Mayer to Executive Editor Ralph Gage and Managing Editor Earnest Pontivus. Established 1854 by W. G. Simons. publication in Lawrence Kansas with subscriptions and rates detailed for carrier and mail service across regions.
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Dolph Simons SR
Csvecnssccessectermenenee Hgstor
Dolph Re Oo JR
Bill Mayer
Cccecees
Ralph Gage
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Earnest Pontivus
Leo Eller
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Douglas
Kansas
Sreater Aeatcee City
United States
Lawrence
Kan
Bradley to Leave School Board After Years of Service
Dr. William Bradley will resign from the District 497 board effective July 1 after serving as president for two years. He will be succeeded by Gary Condra and is praised for his long commitment to school improvement and community governance.
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William Bradley
Board of Education
Gary Condra
Bradley
District 497
The
India School Board of Education
Alegria
Chile
Knudsen
U. S
Oakland
California
Allendes
Ron Ziegler
Nixon
Allende
Santiago
PVE
Richard Nixon
Leonid Brezhnev
Alger Hiss
Rip
People’s Republic of China
Chiang Kaishek
Institutions urged to curb market power for fair trading
Paul Kolton of the American Stock Exchange pressed Congress and regulators to adopt rules for civilized competition. He outlined four areas: trading guidelines to avoid massive intraday swings, trimming reported portfolio values to reflect real liquidity, public disclosure of nonpublic information handling, and broader public portfolio disclosures to curb market abuse by large institutions.
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New York
Paul Kolton
American Stock Exchange
Kolton
Cease-fire Doubts Grow Amid Vietnam Conflict Doubts
Citizens question a new cease-fire as shooting continues in Vietnam after the announced agreement. A South Vietnamese militiaman says no order to halt fighting has come, while war's violence remains a constant in daily life and the doubt over a real armistice grows.
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Bec
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Ailding
U.s.ietnam
1963 Douglas County Dairy Princess crowned
Dee Anne Crawford, a 17 year old Baldwin girl, was named the 1963 Douglas County Dairy Princess and would represent the county at the Kansas State Fair. The notice places her win in context with local events and civic life of the era.
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Dee Anne Crawford
Douglas County
Kansas
Baldwin
National
James I. Roberston, Jr
Washington
Quanitrill
Lawrence
Bible verse and prayer reflection
A meditation on Luke 19 23 asks why the money was not invested to earn interest and prays for courage to use talents for the kingdom. The prayer seeks grace to bear fruit and live a useful life aligned with faith.
Academic Enthusiasm for Left Wing Events Satirized at Temple Seminar
Tad Szulc criticized U S press coverage of Latin America at a Temple seminar where 400 educators from 40 Pennsylvania colleges attended. The piece mocks the conference findings on Chile under Allende, noting selective reporting and the rise of state media dominance and civil liberties rhetoric.
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Tad Szulc
The
New York Times
Temple University
United States
Szulc
Pennsylvania
Chile
Jerry Knudsen
Department of Journalism
Allende
Greece
Rip Gets Some Shockers When He Reaches Capital
The narrative follows Rip encountering a bewildered observer amid a Washington scene praising Nixon’s detente with the Soviet Union and Communist China. The old man contrasts Nixon’s past anti-Communist stance with current rapprochement, referencing Watergate and Indochina.
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Rip
Capital
Federal grand jury probes organized crime in three Kansas counties
The federal grand jury investigating organized crime in Wyandotte, Johnson and Jackson counties entered its third day of the third session, with U S attorneys keeping proceedings secret. Witnesses included Lester Johnson, a Kansas City Kansas detective formerly with the vice squad, and an undisclosed number of young women.
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Kansas City, Kan
Wyandotte
Johnson and
Jackson
U.S
Lester Johnson
Hambleton Named to Kansas Municipalities Panel
Nancy Hambleton has been appointed to the League of Kansas Municipalities federal legislative committee by League president Al Thelan. She will be the sole woman among 29 members, shaping national policy and coordinating lobbying efforts.
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Lawrence
Nancy Hambleton
League of Kansas Municipalities
Federal Legislative Committee
By . League
al Thelan
CALL Book Fair Gratitude From Lawrence Library Group
The Carnegie Association for the Lawrence Library thanks the media, Lawrence schools, St. John’s, city departments, officials, local businesses and scouts for aiding the first annual CALL Book Fair. Community donations and purchases helped the Public Library, with warm gratitude to all who made it possible and a last-minute dramatic weather finale.
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Carnegie Association For the Lawrence Library
Lawrence
St. John’s
Bonita’ Dickinson
Dillard
The Retail Freeze Reflections on Grocery Pricing
Judith K Kroeger notes that wholesale price spikes before the freeze complicate retail restocking. Grocers face higher costs and potential shortages while customers expect stable prices, risking store closures and lost business. The piece warns of rising prices over 55 days as restocking proves difficult.
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Nixon
Nixon Rejects Nationwide Speaking Tour In Inflation Fight
President Nixon chose a nationwide price freeze over a bold stump tour to frame anti inflation measures. Top advisers split with Connally on a mandatory wage and price control plan, while Nixon weighed private expert reports against academic economists.
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Washington
Nixon
Connally
White House
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Detroit
Chicago
Watergate
Shultz
Stein
Mr. Nixon
Federal Reserve
Arthur Burns
Treasury
William Simon
Roy Ash
John Dunlop
Peter Flanigan
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Robert Novak
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Pierre Rinfret
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Herbert E. Stein
Council of Economic Advisers
Alexander Haig
Leonard Garment
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Garment
Rinfret
Sindlinger
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