Lawrence Daily Journal World masthead
The historic Lawrence Daily Journal World masthead lists Dolph C. Simons as president and editor with Dopph C. Simons serving as grand vice president and publisher Suthovie Parsons as assistant publisher Bill Mayer as managing editor Wanieast Pontius as news editor and Lo Bollur as advertising director in a scanned newspaper header page.
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Lawrence World Journal History Fact Sheet 1969
A historical notice lists the Lawrence World Company details from 1854 to 1969. It notes editors W. C. Simons, publication dates 1891–1942, address Sixth and New Hampshire Streets, Lawrence Kansas, contact and subscription rates for carrier and mail editions. It also mentions circulation audit and AP association membership.
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Farm Exports Down This Year
Agricultural exports in 1968 fell 3 percent from 1967 and 9 percent from the previous year, with a $680 million two year drop hurting farmers and the balance of payments. Through 1969, dock strikes and strong world supply depress prices, while beef pork and poultry outlooks show gains. Despite higher per person beef and pork consumption, U S wheat and feed grains face reduced foreign demand and potential tariff barriers.
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U.S
Uncle Sam
Judas figures in corporate takeovers warn managers
Dr. Eugene Jennings of Michigan State University explains a pattern in takeover campaigns where a disgruntled insider acts as a Judas guiding aggressors. He notes such controllers or engineers may push for mergers from within and stresses maintaining a high price earnings ratio through strong asset management to deter absorbent bids.
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NEW York
Eugene Jennings
Michigan State University
Jennings
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Arbor Day Observance Highlights Kansas March 28
Arbor Day in Kansas falls on the last Friday in March with 4-H groups and civic agencies leading tree planting efforts. The article urges thousands of citizens to join in setting out multiple trees to beautify communities and promote resource conservation for years to come.
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Kansas
Television censorship debate sparks calls for restraint
Congress scrutinizes Freedom TV as watchdogs push for clearer guidelines. The Chicago American urges broadcasters to resist fads of verbal shock and tasteless daring, citing Smothers Brothers Laugh-In Turn-On and imitators as problematic provocations.
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Congress
Chicago American
Public Airwaves Sparks Call for Audience Voice in TV Content
Critics warn that daring nudity and profanity invade publicly owned airwaves and advertising. They argue audiences, not just broadcasters, should have a say as viewers resist being drawn into leering displays.
Old Home Town snapshots from 1959 1944 1929
A collage notes Charlie Radcliffe pondering spring hats in 1959 Ober’s bad weather. Kansas City banker Ray Evans named Phiof the Year by Phi Delta Theta alumni. 1944 reports Gov Schoeppel urging voting access for service men and federal ballot transport.
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Charlie Radcliffe
Ober’s
Ray Evans
Kansas City
Kansas Board of Regents
Phi Delta Theta
Andy Schoeppel
Pres. Roosevelt
Kansas
St. Patrick’s Day
Jackie Coogan
Burma
Lawrence High
Topeka
Seaman
Fred Johnson
Bowersock
George Whaley
Mr. Whaley
Today's Bible Message Blessings of Patience and Endurance
A devotional note cites James 1 12 about blessed endurance under trial and a prayer thanking God for patience. It asks for patience in relations with others and expresses gratitude for divine restraint from wrath.
Kansas lawmakers mull bills affecting Lawrence schools
The Kansas Legislature considers a school finance plan to replace the current formula with 26 to 30 million dollars more state aid for elementary and secondary schools. The measure includes a 5 percent property tax cap, options for non-property tax funding with voter approval, and negotiations for wages with strikes banned. It also proposes seven member boards for unified districts and a Professional Practices Act for teachers. The package covers vocational education funding, state advisory councils, and interagency public facility planning.
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Kansas
Senate Education Committee
Professional Practices Act
Professional Teaching Practices Commission
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Practices Commission
House Committee On Education
Board of Education
Hoodlums Get Help As the Needy Wait
Washington reports reveal the SBA loaned $466,000 in 1965 to ANR Leasing Co. in New York, a gangster‑associated firm run by a notorious loan shark. The case, tied to Charles Kriger and political pressure from Rep. Rooney, highlights lending bias and bureaucratic secrecy.
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Washington
New York
Small Business Administration
SBA
ANR Leasing Co
FBI
ANR
New York Area
Charles Kriger
Brooklyn Democratic Organization
Kriger
Rep
John J. Rooney
Brooklyn
Pentagon cuts McNamara F111 Initiative to four squadrons
New Defense Secretary Melvin Laird told Congress the F111B program is pared to four squadrons or about 60 aircraft costing 1.7 billion, with development difficulties and rising per unit costs. He urged shifting toward a new AMSA design and full scale engineering for next year. The F111A remains in use with over 400 planes planned, aligned with Air Force needs.
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Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Congress
Laird
Pentagon
McNamara
Air Force
AMSA
Navy
TFX
Southeast Asia
Defense Administration
Clark M. Clifford
Imaginary Invalid spoof at Murphy Hall blends Moliere with TV
On Stage presents The Imaginary Invalid with Moliere and McLuhan in Murphy Hall. Director Robert Findlay modernizes the classic into a Laugh-In style spoof with screen projections and pop culture parodies. Cast includes Roy Sorrell as Argan and Lynette Butler favored in Carol Burnett comparisons.
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Moliere
McLuhan
Murphy Hall
Rowan and Martin
Jonathan Winters
Robert Findlay
Findlay
James Hawes
Chez Haeh
Holmes Osborne
Lynette Butler
Arte Johnson
Mr. Osborne
Roy Sorrell
Argan
Janet Jensen
Toinette
Doc
Future of World Might Turn On Reactions of Computers
Washington writes about fears and fantasies of a future where a computer selects the national leader and may decide nuclear war. It imagines IBM Univac Honeywell Data Control RCA GE on ballots with platforms and media scrutiny, noting speed reliability and the absence of human flaws.
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Washington
puckWwaco
IBM
Univac
Honeywell
Data Control
RCA
General Electric
Otepka Faces Swift Senate Confirmation for SACB Post
Senator James Eastland predicts speedy Senate approval for Otto F. Otepka to join the Subversive Activities Control Board at a $36,000 annual salary. Nixon nominated the former State Department security evaluator who was dismissed in 1963 amid charges of unauthorized disclosures.
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Otto F. Otepka
Senate
State Department
Subversive Activities Control Board
Justice
Judiciary Committee
James C. Eastland
Nixon
SACB
Eastland
Otepka
Everett M. Dirksen
Supreme Court
Dirksen
Senate Internal Security
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Old Home Town
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Carol Burnett
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