Lawrence Daily Journal World staff and details 1963 launch
Lawrence Daily Journal World dated Saturday March 30 1963 lists staff including president and editor D. Simons Jr and vice president Bill Mayer with managing editor Jack Zimmerman and news editor Ernest Pontio. It includes advertising manager Leo Elle business manager and W C Simons as editor. The paper, established 1854, is published daily except Sunday by World Company at Sixth and New Hampshire, Lawrence Kansas with subscription rates and AP and Audit Bureau affiliations.
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Dolph Simons
Aec
W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
United States
Lawrence Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Jones Party Honors Dr Penny Jones At Country Club
About a thousand locals attended a Country Club gathering to honor Dr Penny Jones. The physician-surgeon was thanked for 30 years of service, civic leadership, and community care, with warm, old-time camaraderie and festive mood in Lawrence.
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Country Club
Penny Jones
Jones
Lawrence
City panel backs park project despite critics
The Journal-World condemns the City Commission decision to build a large, unfashionable structure in South Park. It argues the site now harms the park’s beauty and integrity, despite cheers for teen and senior activities. The piece frames the plan as a low point in city planning and a minority viewpoint’s concern.
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Journal-World
City Commission
South Park
Miller’s Tropic of Cancer sparks Las Vegas censorship clash
A Las Vegas censorship board lifted its ban on Henry Miller’s Tropic of Cancer amid press and university opposition. The debate centers on public access to explicit content for youths, with critics accusing censorship of stifling taste and free expression. Public reaction questions whether the work is literary merit or shocking sensationalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Miller
Las Vegas
Nev
Miller
Three Strikes on Dropping Out Warned By Employers
Employers say three qualities stability productability and promotability determine job prospects. A high school dropout lacks all three and faces significant hurdles before applying. Parents and youths are urged to consider finishing high school to gain future dividends from a diploma.
Halleck Seeks Truth in Government Over Kennedy Claims
U S House Minority Leader Charles Halleck of Indiana attacked the Kennedy Administration over charges it is manipulating the news to favor it. He contrasted promises of truth in advertising and securities with a call for truth in government packaging and TV ratings.
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U.S. House
Charles Halleck
R-Ind
Halleck
States push for national constitutional convention
State legislatures across the country are advancing three resolutions calling for a national convention to change the Constitution. Proposals seek a Court of the Union to override the Supreme Court, shift amending power to the states, and curb federal authority over reapportionment rules. Serial approvals vary by state, with Nebraska vetoing two. Washington Post News Service
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Assembly of States
Council of State Governments
Court of the Union
Nebraska
Charles L. Black Jr
Yale Law School
United States
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Missouri
Arkansas
House
Earl Warren
Florida
Kansas
Wyoming
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Oklahoma
Utah
Colorado
Illinois
New Jersey
South Dakota
Iowa
Lawrence Area Briefs Highlight Local Officials and Events
Old Home Town Clifton Calvin heads Rotary with a slate including Carl Drake Karl Klooz John Brand Ray Roberts and Frank Burge. Julie Ellyn named by Gerald and Mrs Moore. AFL official visits Lawrence for teachers meeting. only one teacher attends out of curiosity. Schiller Shore awards best fish story. Dean Henry Werner wins this week. A bakery oven accident injures H C Brinkman. KU professor Otto Miessner elected to national Music Educators Association council. Lansing suffers major fire threat near Leavenworth. Five new steel one man streetcars to run Easter morning owned by Kansas Electric Power Co bringing total to ten. At the Varsity Bebe Daniels in A Glimpse of the Moon. At the Bowersock Colleen Moore in The Ninth Commandment.
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Clifton Calvin
Rotary
Carl Drake
Karl Klooz
John Brand
Ray Roberts
Frank Burge
Gerald Moore
Julie Ellyn
AFL
Lawrence
Schiller Shore
Kansan
Henry Werner
H. C. Brinkman
Burns
Otto Miessner
National Music Educators Association
Lansing
Leavenworth
Kansas Electric Power Co
Varsity
Bebe Daniels
Bowersock
Colleen Moore
Jesus Christ Example Of Do Good Faith Prayer
A devotional note reflects on Jesus Christ as the example to imitate in doing good. It asks for a Spirit filled life with sympathetic loving hearts and closes with a prayer in Jesus name.
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Jesus Christ
How Communists Train Africans and Asians
In Bonn Germany the Los Angeles Times summarizes Western intelligence on 18,000 foreign students in Communist countries. The program places students into Soviet and allied universities then returns them as hardline Communists to influence Africa and Asia. Major recruiting routes include World Federation of Democratic Youth and International Union of Students with scholarships and embassies guiding indoctrination.
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Soviet Union
China
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Hungary
Rumania
Africa
Asia
International Communist Movement
Association of
World Association of Democratic Youth
Budapest
The
International
United States
Britain
Germany
Rome
Lawrence Letter Urges Yes Vote for City Pool
The writer urges Lawrence residents to approve a new city swimming pool, arguing it offers wholesome recreation, saves lives, aids youth programs, and benefits families, while noting the proposed $195,000 cost and questioning who will bear debt burden. Bertha Luckan, 1003 Tenn, shares concerns about education and spending.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Kansas
Harold M. Mallett
First Presbyterian Church
Bertha Luckan
Fire response critique after Kanwaka Township blaze
A Lawrence resident protests the lack of fire department aid during the March 28 S. T. Baugher farm fire in Kanwaka Township. He thanks neighbors EU students and water trucks for saving homes and countrysides, questions authority and commissions for action.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Wakarusa
S. T. Baugher
Kanwaka Township
Gaylord Schneck Jr
Route
Do Not Refreeze Meat Says Health Column
Dr Molner explains thawing and refreezing heightens bacterial activity during the thawed period, harming texture and moisture. Sellers’ reputations help ensure meat hasn’t been refrozen. experts note a silvery surface on thawed meat as a warning sign. The column also notes remedies for constipation and corns, including a booklet request.
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Dr. Mother
New City Library Books Memoirs and More 1960s titles
A catalog listing 1962 1963 books with varied subjects. Memoirs of a Special Case by Chaim Raphael explores Jewish identity in the western world. Israeli Stories edited by Joe Blocker collects contemporary Hebrew writing. Beckoning Desert by Edward Maddin Ainsworth surveys the Great Southern California Desert. Einstein Profile of the Man by Peter Michelmore traces Einstein from birth to death. Conquistadors in North American History by Paul Horgan covers early sighting to Vargas era in New Mexico. The Dreams and the Dreamers by Hollis Alpert delves into film criticism. The Desert World by Alonzo W. Pond analyzes deserts and their inhabitants and climates. Here to Stay by John Hersey portrays resilience in the nuclear age. Red Mountain by David Lavender follows a Colorado town building a road to exploit silver. The Blind by Luis Harss depicts a scandalous affair in a Latin American resort. Purple-7 by Henry Brinton features two scientists fleeing to defense posts. The Surgeon by W. C. Heinz presents a minute-by-minute view of a surgeon's day.
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Joe Blocker
Beckoning Desert
Edward Maddin Ainsworth
Great
Southern
California Desert
Einstein
Peter Michelmore
Albert Einstein
Paul Horgan
Diego de Vargas
New Mexico
Hollis Alpert
Alpert
Alonzo W. Pond
John Hersey
Red Mountain
David Lavender
Argent City
Colorado
John Ogden
Luis Harss
Latin America
Henry Brinton
W. C. Heinz
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Washington Post News Service
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Uncle Sam
Red
By Sterling Slappey
Bonn
West German Association of Student Unions
Communist Party
Moscow
Sofia
Bucharest
Warsaw
Los Angeles Times News Service
Switzerland
Jack
India School
Phyllis Babbitt
Joseph Molner
B. B
New City Library Books
Thelma Helyar
Chaim Raphael
Mr. Raphael
Jocelyn Davey
Publishers’ Weekly
Carpenters
Seymour
Salinger
McKenna
Knebel and Bailey
Burdick and
Wheeler
Stewart
Charle Steinbeck
Hudson
St. Johns
Carson
Interlandi
White House
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