Debates Over Obscenity in The New York Review of Books
William F Buckley Jr critiques a debate sparked by a published obscene word in a NYRB issue. He notes editors favor their choice and contrasts liberal intellectuals defending Ulysses with rising pressures to curb obscenity. He cites Supreme Court struggles between free speech and public morality.
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NEW York Review of Books
Philistia
James Joyce
Ulysses
The
Wall Street Journal
Supreme Court
County Reassessment Sparks Confusion Over Douglas County Values
Douglas County real estate reassessment creates confusion among three commissioners and residents as new values show a countywide drop in 100 percent value yet net assessments may rise due to higher state percentage. Tax rates per thousand could fall about 16 2/3 percent to keep total revenue, while some properties see increases above the average.
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Douglas County
South Lawrence
Lawrence
Kansas Class AA basketball tourney may move from Fieldhouse in 1966
Plans show the Kansas Class AA high school tournament likely to relocate for 1966 as KU hosts the NCAA Regional. Manhattan or Wichita are possible sites with Lawrence hoped for a return soon. Attendance records and economic impact top the discussions as Hayden of Topeka upset Hutchinson in overtime and current totals near 17,700.
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Manhattan
Wichita
Kansas State High School Activities Association
Lawrence
Kshsaa
Hayden
Topeka
Hutchinson
Ight
Lawrence to Welcome KU Back as Tournament Site
Attendance figures from Lawrence underscore KU's bid for the colorful event. The city will again warmly welcome the tournament, as has been the case the past two years.
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Lawrence
Johnson rejects federal action in Alabama rights protests
Reports from Washington say President Johnson will not send federal troops or marshals to Alabama to curb Negro rights demonstrations. He seeks to avoid provoking white southern sentiment and hopes for gradual change through negotiation rather than force. Clergy and officials warn this stance risks delaying long term gains.
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Alabama
Washington
U. S
Selma
Ala
United States
States
United
GOP Seeks Image Makeover With Broad Policy Push
House Republicans launch a wide set of proposed bills from health care to urban affairs and immigration in a bid to counter public image as oppositional. Democrats mock the strategy as me too and out do efforts while internal GOP tensions threaten unity.
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Wall Street Journal
Robert Griffin
R-Mich
Landrum-Griffin Fame
GOP
Off to New Roles in Local Civic Groups and Campus Life
Old Home Town notes show 1955 officers of the League of Women Voters planning studies on city and county courts with focus on juvenile offenders. Kappa Kappa Gamma Zeta Province held convention with seven Midwest schools represented. Chamber of Commerce Rural Acquaintance Smoker drew nearly 100 businessmen and farmers. Al Green sent best wishes due to illness. Four Jayhawks including Ralph Miller and Dick Harp named All-Big Six in 1940. 1925 KU Men's Student Council expands authority over campus male activities. Katherine Kline leads WSGA. crossword craze hits Europe.
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Hilden Gibson
James Seaver
Robert Quinsey
Ethan Allen
Johanna Kohlmorgen
Charles Johnson
Eldon Fields
Leroy Harris
League of Women Voters
Zeta
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Midwest
Chamber of Commerce
al Green
Jayhawks
Ralph Miller
Bob Allen
Dick Harp
Don Ebling
Katherine Kline
Lawrence
WSGA
Europe
Today’s Bible Message on Repentance and Baptism
A religious snippet urges repentance and baptism in Jesus Christ for the remission of sins. It prays for salvation through Jesus, asking eternal Father to grant grace and heirs to salvation in His name.
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Jesus Christ
Father
Faith in the Gospel Seen Through Linguistic Lens
An editor's note outlines Lent observations by local church members sponsored by the Douglas County Ministerial Alliance. The piece discusses Dr. Paul Van Buren's book The Secular Meaning of the Gospel, interpreting Jesus as a free man whose life and Easter event reveal a contagious freedom that reshapes the early disciples' proclamation.
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Journal-World
Douglas County Ministerial Alliance
County Ministerial Alliance
Paul van Buren
Episcopal Theological Seminary
Austin
Tex
Jesus of Nazareth
Peter
Jesus
Milstein Plays On Despite Lodger Noise
Violinist Nathan Milstein rescheduled concerts after a hotel guest of 30 years objected to the music. Milstein refused to stop, telling the clerk the neighbor could “take a walk for the next hour.”
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Nathan Milstein
Milstein
Constipation Help From Exercise and Diet After Stroke
A stroke survivor with chronic constipation is advised to modestly increase walker activity if possible and to boost fiber intake with fruits and vegetables. Hydration is emphasized with water and prune juice, plus regular daily routines. glycerin suppositories may help initiate movement.
New City Library Picks and New Books for Fall
A roundup of recent books includes THELMA HELYAR LEADERSHIP IN A SMALL TOWN by Aaron Wildavsky and THE WIND AT MY BACK by Pat O’Brien. Also listed are THE FIRST IN THE WILDERNESS by David Lavender and THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE LATE DEMON RUM by J C Furnas, along with works by Sydney Harris Hobart Bowen Charlton Osburn and others.
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Wildavisky
Pat O'Brien
David Lavender
J. C. Furnas
Temperance Movement
Sydney J. Harris
America
Free Enterprisers
Hobart Bowen
Kennedy
Johnson
River Sea
Charlton Osburn
Brazil
Lajos “Ailahy
Dukaya Twins
Count Antal
Count Adalbert
David Walker
John Hyde
Moira
Hyde
Mallabee River
New Brunswick
Talbot
Current Best Sellers Non Fiction Markings
A catalog of prominent nonfiction titles including Hammar Skjold Reminiscences Mac Arthur The Founding Father Whalen Queen Victoria Longford The Italians Barzini showcasing popular reads.
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Queen Victoria
Longford
THE
Barzini
Housing fairness and racial integration in Lawrence
A Letters to the Editor decries restricted housing areas for Black residents in North and East Lawrence as the city grows. The writer links segregation to limited job advancement and calls for better housing, education, and medical services while recalling wartime unity and urging equal rights.
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Lawrence
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Joseph Molner
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Escondido
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