Lawrence Daily Journal World staff and publication details
The Lawrence Daily Journal World is listed with staff roles including President and Editor podre C. SIMONS Jr Vice Press Publisher MAYER Managing Editor P. ZIMMERMAN News Editor ERNEST PONTIUS Advertising Manager LEO ELLER Business Manager W. C. Simons and publication details. It notes established 1854 and circulation options with rates for carrier and mail and confirms date Monday Evening May 6 1963.
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Duolph Simons
Podre C. Simons Jr
Vice Press
MAYER
P. Zimmerman
Ernest Pontius Uo
Leo Eller
W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Telephone
Douglas
Makela
Dandelion Days Campus Cleanup Idea Returns
Kansas University and Lawrence High School once rallied students for Dandelion Days to weed and beautify grounds. Classes were dismissed early for the effort, mixing fun with campus improvement. The writer notes spraying helps but digging remains valuable and suggests a spring 1964 revival.
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Kansas University
Lawrence High School
New Hampshire Lottery Sparks Federal Law Debate
New Hampshire becomes the first 20th century state to authorize a lottery with sweepstakes tickets sold at race tracks and liquor stores. Officials project about 4 million dollars yearly for education while a 50 thousand dollar top prize looms. If tickets cross state lines or are mailed, federal law could block the plan. Governors and legislators in other states watch closely as revenue hungry states eye similar schemes.
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New Hampshire
Kansas
Missouri
Vermont
Florida
Massachusetts
Louisiana
U.S
John King
New York
Damon Runyon
Mark Twain
John Milton
Alexander Pope
Teddy Roosevelt
Costly Pentagon Flyoff Faulted By Comptroller General
Comptroller General Joseph Campbell testifies the Pentagon lacks cost estimates for the TFX contract decision. McNamara says the General Dynamics bid saves a billion by combining fighters for Air Force and Navy, while Boeing would have required two. GAO cannot find reliable cost data and questions the May 1960 decision, urging taxpayers to demand accountability.
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Joseph Campbell
Pentagon
General Dynamics
Boeing
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
General Accounting Office
McNamara
Air Force
Navy
GAO
The Crocodile Appeaser Quip Echoes Through History
The saying likens an appeaser to feeding a crocodile in the hope it eats him last, a vivid metaphor underscoring fears that concessions may invite further danger rather than secure peace. The remark resonates across political discourse as a cautionary refrain.
People who push government takeovers threaten future freedoms
The writer condemns individuals who push one government expansion after another, arguing they move the nation toward a welfare state under a pretense of preserving individual freedom for children. They warn such leaders may exit before consequences bite, but question the lasting legacies they leave to shield their progeny from a looming danger.
Extra Hurdles For Rocky
Rockefeller faces potential political hurdles as divorce and remarriage loom over his GOP nomination bid. Romney gains from the turmoil while Goldwater and Romney backers court Republican women. The outcome remains uncertain with mixed views on divorce affecting presidential prospects.
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Washington
Nelson E. Rockefeller
United States
White House
Barry Goldwater
George Romney
Rockefeller
Romney
Goldwater
Margareta
Murphy
Carl Shipley
GOP
District of Columbia
Shipley
Michigan
United States Chamber of Commerce
Kennedy
Stevenson
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Gen. Eisenhower
Notable recalls from Lawrence and beyond ten years ago
Ten years ago Rev. Robert C. Swift led the Lawrence Ministerial Alliance for the year and James Parsons became acting postmaster. In New York Leona Baumgartner became executive director of a philanthropic fund aiding education and health. San Francisco officials drafted a mass draft system and Myron Dicker won a city trash hauling contract.
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Robert C. Swift
Lawrence
James Parsons
New York
Leona Baumgartner
New York Foundation
San Francisco
U.S. War Department
Armed Services
Myron Dicker
R. L. Webster
Daily Bible Verse and Prayer
Today's message centers on keeping God's commandments and walking in His ways. A prayer thanks God for His Word and asks for guidance and strength through Jesus.
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God
Jesus
Reformers Target Old Ideas With Fuzz Over Moon and Huck Finn
Roark voices mock alarm at modern edits from the moon being fuzzy to bowdlerized versions of Huck Finn. He mocks censors and laments cultural overreach while blasting McCarthy era excesses and American conformity.
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Charles R. Warren
U.S. Geological Survey
Doc Warren
Philadelphia
Mark Twain
Letters Editor Warns on Playground Hazards From Machinery
A reader details repeated theft of a loader tractor key and unsafe child play around heavy equipment. He describes youths near parked machines, fuel tank tampering, and children at a park near a dirt site, urging parental diligence and stronger safeguards to prevent injuries or worse.
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Journal-World
13Th
Mass
South Park
To Your Good Health By Dr Joseph Molner
Dear Dr Molner discusses ascorbic acid in vitamins and its alleged effect on colds. Reader R asks about overdoses interactions with foods and sleeping pills. The doctor replies with cautious guidance and balanced advice for vitamin C use.
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Dr. Mother
R. R
Vitamin C and gelatin in health advice letters
A doctor explains that ascorbic acid equals Vitamin C found in citrus, meats, and vegetables and helps bones, teeth, and wound healing while not preventing colds. A reader asks if gelatin improves hair and nails and risks artery hardening. the reply notes gelatin as incomplete protein that may aid nails and other areas and does not harden arteries.
Scholars and Texan Intrigue Buzz in Dining Room Tale
In a crowded dressing room at Photo Finish Pete Ustinov recalls a clash with two boisterous Texans in London near Connaught Hotel while a cab ride unfolds. The report shifts to Broadway chatter as Shubert Alley hosts a barber appointment for J J Shubert. Obituaries and industry gossip mix with film and theater plans and prize talk from Hollywood to New York.
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Peter Ustinov
London
Connaught
Ustinov
Mr. Ustinov
Shubert Alley
J. J. Shubert
Shubert Empire
Twentieth Century-Fox
Elizabeth Taylor
Hal
Wallis
Bob Hope
Dean Martin
Quotable notables and curious facts from Hal Boyle
Hal Boyle surveys miscellaneous trivia from snoring to Dante and mortality. The column cites figures on dreams, check use, tooth loss, automobile fog, opera origins, and life expectancy while noting humorous maxims and historical tidbits.
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