Lawrence Daily Journal World Masthead and 1961 edition note
Lawrence Daily Journal World front matter lists editors and publishers including Nolph C. Simon Jr and W. C. Simons. It notes publication as a daily excluding Sunday by World Company. Subscription rates are given for in town, Douglas County, and national mail. Date shown Tuesday Evening June 27, 1961.
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Rolph Simons
Nolph C. Simon Jr
Bild. Mayer Cee Wi
Jack Mikensia
Mrnest Pontius
Leo Eller
W. C. Simons
Hutrien
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
United States
Kaw
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Turnpike Increases Fees for Kansas Turnpike Authority
The Kansas Turnpike Authority votes to raise superhighway tolls to align revenue with operating costs. Officials must monitor traffic volume as higher rates could deter use. Drivers retreat to free routes between Lawrence, Kansas City, and Topeka over cost concerns. The ETA should track demand to avoid deeper financial issues.
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Kansas Turnpike Authority
KTA
Lawrence
Kansas City
Topeka
ETA
B A in Cheating
A Life Magazine article by an English teacher argues college cheating is widespread with estimates of two to five students involved in organized cheating. The piece critiques students who moralize while failing on integrity and urges personal ethical reform before policing others.
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Life Magazine
Why We Revert to the Good Old Days Values Not Times
A commentary notes Kansans embrace Centennial programs to revisit past values rather than the era’s technology. It argues people seek kinder courtesy, sincerity, and truthfulness, not just nostalgia for horse and buggy days, hoping to reclaim relationships and slower life.
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Yesteryear
Be Prepared for Changing Job Opportunities in Modern Times
A cautious look at shifting career paths in fast moving times. Automation grows daily, urging youth to think clearly before choosing a career. Parents can guide choices as traditional life work selection becomes less accidental.
Future job opportunities rise in professional and service sectors
Surveys indicate strong growth in professional, technical, and service jobs over the next 10 to 15 years. Competition will be stiffer, promotions faster, and standards higher, driven by birth-rate fluctuations and emphasis on education. Helen Wood of the Labor Department notes professionals and technicians will grow from eight million to about 12 million by 1975, making education the key to future success.
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Ster
Washington
Helen Wood
Occupational Outlook
Department of Labor
A Special Cult Of Toughness by John Crosey
The piece criticizes television for shaping youth behavior arguing it acts as a powerful storytelling force in place of traditional myths. It condemns the violence in shows sponsored by Warner Bros as contributing to juvenile delinquency and notes the Senate hearings on this link.
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Senate ‘Subcommittee
J. D
Warner Bros
Newton D. Minow
Lower East Side
Wyatt Earp
Cowboy
Senate
Old Home Town Highlights From 1961 1963 and Earlier
A recap of notable events from past decades includes the world’s first color TV program in New York with CBS stars like Arthur Godfrey and Ed Sullivan. The Engel couple celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary. Other items note legal milestones, piano classes, baseball rookie Joe DiMaggio, high school plans, a new building law, pelicans over Massachusetts Street, and L M Metzler buying a home and opening a furniture store.
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New York
Arthur Godfrey
Faye
Emerson
Ed Sullivan
Garry Moore
CBS
Elmer Engel
Frederick Wiesselman
Kansas
Mildred Reuter
NYA
Ecke
Joe DeMaggio
New York Yankees
W. B. Ittner
St. Louis
Lawrence
Pelicans
Massachusetts
L. M. Metzler
Chariton
Mo. St
Ecke Block
Today’s Bible Message Prayer
A church service prayer emphasizes unity in the spiritual body of believers. It asks forgiveness for worshiping material things and seeks faithfulness in fellowship through Jesus Christ.
JACK'S STRAWS-RESERVATION IS A PROBLEM
A column argues the Omaha tribe faces Japanese competition in souvenir production and jokes about using white man tactics to gain leverage. It suggests diversifying into low cost but mocks aggressive methods while referencing historical conquest and stereotypes about Indians and Japan. The piece uses provocative satire.
Small fingernails danger to eyes and sun allergy cautions
In this health note a doctor warns that baby nails can injure eyes and urges trimming to avoid eye damage. He links accidents to toys, air rifles, and slingshots, and cites sunlight aggravating lupus like conditions while answering reader questions on blood types and constipation remedies.
Highway Measure Passes Congress Goes to President
Congress approves a plan to complete the 41 000 mile interstate system by 1972 with 90 percent federal financing. The bill, awaiting Kennedy’s signature, funds the program at 11.56 billion over 11 years and extends the 4 cent gas tax to 1972. It also raises vehicle and tire taxes and rewards billboard restriction efforts.
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Washington
Kennedy
House
Senate
U.S
Debt Ceiling Increase Set At 298 Billion Ceiling
The Senate is expected to vote quickly on a bill raising the national debt limit by 5 billion dollars to 298 billion. The measure would allow the treasury to meet obligations next week after the House approved it on Monday.
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Washington
Senate
Treasury
House
Summers Theater Managers and Stars Face Equity Contracts
Leonard Lyons reviews a meeting of summer theater operators as they negotiate a new contract with Actors Equity. The piece weaves anecdotes about Tallulah Bankhead, Diana Churchill, Nunnally Johnson, George Kaufman, Jocelyn Brando, Dorothy Stickney, Harold Kennedy, Joan Blondell, and Cornel Wilde, illustrating contract tensions, onstage fashion, rivalries, and personal negotiations that shaped summer stock life.
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Actors Equity
Equity
Sarah Churchill
Tallulah Bankhead
Miss Churchill
Miss Bankhead
Nunnally Johnson
Cape Cod
Summer Playhouse
Johnson
George Kaufman
Kauffman
Milton Steifel
Ivoryton Playhouse
Jocelyn Brando
Hyde Park Playhouse
Marlon
Brando
Dorothy Stickney
Bucks County Playhouse
Harold Kennedy
Ian Hunter
Hunter
Kennedy
Tallulah’ Bankhead
Princeton Playhouse
Joan Blondell
Harold Rome
Jerome Chodorov
Chodorov
Fox Holes
Cornel Wilde
Patricia Knight
Dennis Playhouse
Wilde
Playhouse
Victor Mature
Gene Tierney
Wildes
Manhattan Opens Its Heart To Summer Lovers
Hal Boyle celebrates Manhattan as a summer escape offering room to breathe. The essay extols parks libraries and low-cost sunbathing on quiet piers off East 20th Street while urging readers to relax and enjoy the city’s pace and amenities in warm months.
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Manhattan
East 20Th Street
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Campus Crusaders
By John Crosey
New York Herald Tribune
Old Home Town
God
Jack
By Jack Zimme
Japan
Nebraska
Madison Avenue
Sitting Bull
Peace Corps
Asia
Joseph Molner
Junior
Mrs. R
M.S.C
The
Lyons
Don
Sarah
Tallulah
Leonard Lyons
Hal Boyle
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