Lawrence Journal World Staff and Publication Details
Lawrence Journal World records show Doph Simons as president and editor and Bill Mayer as vice president and publisher. The paper, established 1854, is published daily except Sunday from Lawrence Kansas with circulation rates listed and AP membership noted.
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Dolph Simons
Dolph C. Simons JR
Bill Mayer
Cee Weer
Jack Zimmerman
Cecessessissens Rescisseees
Ernest Pontius
Leo Bluer
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence, Kan
Price of Success In Israel and U S world opinion shift
A physician argues that Israeli victory in the six day war boosted pride and created envy as world sympathy shifted against the winners. He notes that nations favor underdogs and warns the United States still seeks friends through bribery rather than fairness. Israel’s current success challenges Jewish leaders as they face rising hostility despite strategic gains.
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Israel
United States
America
England
U. S
France
Poland
Lawrence fireworks show shines at Memorial Stadium
The Junior Chamber of Commerce presents a July 4th fireworks display at KU's Memorial Stadium supported by the Athletic Department. The open arena provides a safe, large venue with low admission 25 cents in advance and 45 cents at the gate, funding lavish pyrotechnics while reducing backyard fire risks.
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America
Lawrence
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Memorial Stadium
University
Weaker Than Ever Garrison Probe Faces Aide’s Resignation
William Gurvich, a top aide to New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison, resigns and urges dropping a conspiracy charge against Clay Shaw for lack of reliable evidence. He accuses Garrison of conducting an unethical inquiry and plans to present his charges to the Orleans Parish Grand Jury seeking termination of the investigation.
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Jim Garrison
John Kennedy
New Orleans
William Gurvich
Garrison
Clay Shaw
Gurvich
Orleans Parish
Shaw
Garrison's Kennedy case under scrutiny by Gurvich
Gurvich challenges the Garrison campaign against the Kennedy assassination as a publicity stunt and urges a formal probe. He defends the Warren Commission finding that Oswald acted alone and questions Garrison's methods and motive.
What About Last Half
The piece discusses the outlook for the second half of the year with forecasts calling for an upturn but higher income taxes and rising prices. It notes potential strikes in Detroit, rising federal spending, and the Vietnam War’s cost as key pressures. Consumer activity shows cautious gains in housing and autos amid savings and declining real income.
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New York
Detroit
Washington
Federal Reserve
Vietnam
Rain records and old town notes from KU station
The KU Weather Station logged 7.78 inches of rain this June, three inches above normal and the wettest since the 1951 flood. Historical items include Solon Ayers becoming acting and then superintendent, and architect Arthur Allen, a Chippewa, noted for the new Haskell administration building.
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Solon Ayers
Haskell
G. Warren Spaulding
Arthur Allen
Today’s Bible Message and Prayer Reflection
The text presents a devotional line from Luke 9 58 RSV noting Jesus’s lack of a place to rest and a prayer thanking the Savior for loneliness and persecution. It expresses commitment to Him and hope for a heavenly home, concluding with an Amen in his name.
Readers’ Letters on City Streets and Middle East Policy
A Lawrence reader urges widening East 19th Street and other cow-path streets to reduce accident risk and calls for full city paving. The letter also addresses a June 28 Journal-World story and questions culverts and traffic hazards from horse and wagon vehicles. A second excerpt critiques Middle East policy with a detailed refutation of a prior letter and defenses Israel, the UN partition, and regional security. A third note clarifies a pavement assessment dispute in Indian Hills, regarding how assessments were planned and communicated, and requests delay to resolve ownership and petition issues.
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East 19Th Street
East 15Th Street
Lawrence
City Commission
15Th
Journal-World
Ernie Klooz
Indian Hills
City Hall
Morton
Commission
Klooz
J.T. Bogin Jr
W. 27Th St. Terr
Miss Israel Crown Goes To 19 Year Old Soldier
Batya Kabiri a 19 year old army member from Tel Aviv was chosen Miss Israel in Jerusalem. She has light brown hair green eyes measures 36 24 36 weighs 121 pounds and stands 5 feet 8 inches. Teddy Kollek crowned her. she will represent Israel at an international contest in Long Beach California later this year.
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Jerusalem
Miss
Israel
Batya Kabiri
Tel Aviv
Teddy Kollek
Long Beach
Calif
Nebraskan Governor Tiemann Faces Republican Schism
North Platte crowds witness a chilly reception as Gov Norbert Tiemann seeks reform. The 42 year old Republican, touted as a future national figure, confronts party opposition over taxes, government size, and leadership battles with Hruska, Ross, and others amid a broader GOP split.
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North Platte
Neb
Thunderbirds
Tiemann
Nobby Tiemann
Nebraska
Reagans
Percys
Brookes
George Norris
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
California
Ronald Reagan
Ross
Hruska
Heel Pain and Pancreas Myth Debunked
A reader reports heel pain when weight bears on the heel and fears a serious condition. The doctor suggests a heel spur as a likely cause and mentions X rays to confirm. A note from Montana clarifies that pancreatic cancer cannot be transmitted through marital relations.
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Montana
Gasoline taxes rise as Expo 67 travel looms
The Tax Foundation shows 1967 is bringing higher state gasoline taxes for travelers to Expo 67 in Montreal. Missouri Illinois Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania and New York levy increased per gallon rates, boosting a St Louis family’s trip cost to about 8.70 for fuel. Kansas and Texas continue 5 cent levels, but city street funding remains a fiscal issue.
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Montreal
Tax Foundation
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Monreal
Kansas
Texas
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