Lawrence Journal World Announces Staff and Dates
The Lawrence Journal World reports staff roles including Dolph Simons as president and editor and Bill Mayer as publisher. The paper, established in 1854, notes its 1963 date and daily publication hours with subscription rates and mailing details.
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Dolph Simons
Dolph C. Eons Jr
Bill Mayer
W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
United States
Lawrence Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Perry Reservoir Project Promises Summer Start
Lawrence residents welcomed word that construction may begin this summer on the Perry Reservoir 18 miles northwest of town. Army Corps inspectors will survey the dam area this week with access road work possible in months. The completed lake could span about 12 200 surface acres with a 70 fold increase over Lone Star Lake, potentially ready as early as 1967. Outdoor recreationers must use Pomona and Tuttle Creek in the interim.
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Lawrence
Perry
Here
Army Corps of Engineers
Lone Star Lake
Pomona
Tuttle ‘Creek
Corps of Engineers
HELP KU Drive KELP KU Fund Banquet Sparks Community Aid
The 1963 Lawrence HELP KU drive kicked off at a banquet to boost the KU Higher Education Loan Program. Citizens are urged to support student loans, with every cent going to loans and no administrative cuts. Contributions from $1 to $1,000 plus are welcomed.
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Lawrence
Help-Ku
KU Higher Education
HELP
Kelp-Ku
Lawrence Area
Elizabeth Watkins
Endowment Association
What’s Next in the Sunday Business Debate
The piece argues against broad regulatory trends in Missouri and Kansas restricting Sunday business operations. It warns that if a Sunday opening ban can pass, future laws could dictate sale days and hours, eroding free enterprise amid new rules, taxes, and penalties.
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U.S
Missouri
Kansas
Pew
Medical figure backs voluntary health groups as bolder force
Dr Isidor S Ravdin Penn State surgeon and American Cancer Society president told a National Health Council group in Washington that government and private philanthropy are essential to public health and medical research yet neither does enough. He argued voluntary agencies can be bolder and more experimental in advancing cancer control and health work where public agencies are limited.
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Isidor S. Ravdin
Pennsylvania University
American Cancer Society
Ravdin
National Health Council
Washington
Cancer Society
Voluntary Agencies Face Government Involvement Debate
Dr Ravdin argues tax supported bodies like the Society show freedom through voluntary work. He says voluntary agencies mobilize millions of volunteers and keep costs down versus government hiring. He stresses their sensitivity to changing needs and willingness to try new approaches.
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Lic
Ravdin
Art Subsidies Big Topics
Washington report notes four speakers at ANTA on government and the arts. Thompson urges a federal advisory council to study the issue, Minow champions government responsibility for media, Heckscher wary but open to some subsidy, Javits framed as headlines. Public action urged via executive order.
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Washington
American National Theater and Academy
ANTA
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Javits
Rep
Frank Thompson Jr
Federal Communications Commission
Newton Minow
August Heckscher
White House
Minow
New York Herald Tribune
Heckscher
Thompson
Advisory Council On the Arts
Congress
Exalted Ruler Named at Elks Club In Town
Old Home Town Skipper Williams was named Exalted Ruler of the Elks Club with Clifford McDonald Allen Phillips Fred Frey Dick Pucka and Edward Frick as other officers. A KU and K State educational TV proposal was killed in the State Senate today. Cecil B DeMille and stars Shirley Booth Gary Cooper won Academy Awards in Hollywood. Katherine DeMille wife of Anthony Quinn is noted as a first but earned no award herself.
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Skipper Williams
Elks Club
Clifford McDonald
Allen Phillips
Fred Frey
Dick Pucka
Edward Frick
K-State
State Senate
Cecil B. DeMille
Shirley Booth
Gary Cooper
Hollywood
Katherine DeMille
Cecil
Anthony Quinn
Big Band Jazz Faces Springtime Comeback Hint
Jazz editor notes a possible revival of big bands in the United States and Europe, with Russia showing a growing openness to swing. He traces past trends, wartime popularity, and a cycle of jazz support as younger generations mature, urging a quicker return to the era of big bands.
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Russia
United States
France
England
Ice cream and cholesterol debated by Dr. Molner
Dear Dr Mother suggests two gallons of ice cream weekly for two people is not inherently dangerous if overall diet is sensible and activity is high. He advises using bathroom scales to judge weight, notes exercise and fat balance matter more than fat type, and answers reader questions on weight and shingles.
Fishing Pole a Test on Parade and Law-Breaking Suspected
Gen Eisenhower leads ceremonies for Gettysburg battle centennial with a pageant and parades. Ben Edwards tests float clearances using a six foot fishing rod in Gettysburg, Adele Nathan and Major General Flucke present. Mayor Weaver jokes about trout season as crowd gathers at Town Hall.
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Eisenhower
Gettysberg
Ben Edwards
Broadway
Gettysburg
Adele Nathan
Flucke
Edwards
Bill Weaver
Palm Springs
Irving Berlin
Frederic Loewe
Loewe
Berlin
Lotte Lehman
Macmillan
Week Planned to Encourage Proper Handling of Poisons
National Poison Prevention Week highlights accidental poisonings in the home. The report cites 500,000 yearly cases and urges safer storage and labeling. Local groups including Kansas University APhA student chapter participate. Emergencies: contact physicians or Poison Control at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
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U.S. Public Health Service
Kansas University
The
American Pharmaceutical Association
Lawrence Area
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Wrist Watch Philosophy: Hal Boyle on Postponement
New York AP columnist Hal Boyle argues against rushing life. He suggests postponing duties to savor moments, living with a 24 hour perspective and treating aims as future tasks to reduce urgency. He toys with the dream of simultaneous goals like climbing the Empire State Building while reading War and Peace.
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New York
Empire State Building
Leo Tolstoy
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