Lawrence Daily Journal War. World Company Rates and Contact
Lawrence Daily Journal listing editor W C Simons 1891 to 1902 published daily except Sunday. The World Company at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas provides carrier and mail subscription rates: $1.78 per month, $20.76 yearly by carrier. Douglas and adjoining counties $10 yearly by mail. elsewhere in U S $18 yearly.
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Lawrence
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United States
Cancellation of ROTC Review at Kansas University
A 175 strong group including nonstudents disrupted Memorial Stadium prompting Chancellor Wescoe to cancel the official ROTC review. The move sparked debate over protest rights versus university authority, with potential disciplinary action planned against rebels and lasting damage to KU’s reputation and funding.
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Kansas University
Memorial Stadium
Students For A Democratic
SDS
University
W. Clarke Wescoe
ROTC
The
Law
Odd Politics In New York City Shapes 1960s Campaign
The canvass from a Manhattan Jewish neighborhood shows Mario Procaccino leading with a law and order platform, followed by former Mayor Robert F. Wagner and Rep. James Scheuer. The piece notes crime fears driving NY politics, the fading reform movement, and weak party organization ahead of the June 16 Democratic primary.
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New York
New York City
Manhattan
Mario Procaccino
Robert F. Wagner
James Scheuer
Reform Democratic Movement
Adlai Stevenson
Reform Clubs
Brooklyn
Herman Badillo
Bronx
Reform Movement
Norman Mailer
Procaccino
Wagner
Scheuer
Manhattan Reform
Badillo
Drug Probe Focuses on Lawrence High School Youth Usage
A Lawrence High School drug investigation confirmed long suspected youth drug use in the area. About 25 students are involved in a probe following a local teen’s hospitalization tied to marijuana LSD and other derivatives as authorities seek a community response.
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Lawrence High School
Community letter warns of growing drug use among youths
A community essay compares one timers and veterans with a juvenile jailed as authorities seek the drug source. It urges home leadership, better parental preparation, strong family communication, plus education, law enforcement, and court support. It calls for teamwork to prevent spread.
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Kansas University
Old Home Town Highlights From 1959 1944 and 1929
A compact review recalls a 1959 KU senior picnic at Bismarck Grove with rain not dampening four hours of fun. It notes the Lawrence Sanitary Ice Cream Co merge with Milk Producers Marketing Co. and founders Simon and Sam Hurwitz.
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Bismarck Grove
North Lawrence
Howard Hurwitz
Lawrence Sanitary Ice Cream Co
Milk Producers Marketing Co
Kansas City
Simon
Sam Hurwitz
Sam
PTA
Justin Hill
Alfred Beil
Marion Lane
C. W. Pollom
Bushong
Hollywood
Ina Claire
John Gilbert
Elizabeth Randle
Douglas County Home Demonstration
Hesper
Everett Votaw
Mildred Grob
Rosemary Harris
Blanche Votaw
Kansas
Daily Bible Message and Prayer Reflections
This brief religious note proclaims glory in tribulations and patience through Romans 6 3. It includes a prayer asking God for daily blessings and the Holy Spirit guide us each moment of this day Amen.
Isolated Fields of Expertise Save Sanity Across Time
An essay traces how earlier generations built and understood tools from wood stoves to trains and lamplight while modern society expands complex technologies. It argues people rely on specialized skills for ego and dignity, warning that broad ignorance in a high tech world can erode self worth and lead to despair.
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James Watt
Richard Arkwright
Eli Whitney
Antoine Lavoisier
Joseph Priestley
Benjamin Franklin
Harlem
San Francisco
Militant Mother Demands 1960s Family Reform
A humorous dialogue describes a mother’s ultimatum list of demands to politicians and family, including amnesty for mothers, equal parental voice, pass fail for mothers, a Mother Studies program, time for rest, parking for mothers, and non negotiable terms due by Sunday.
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Buchwald
Philip Wylie
Philip Roth
This Day In History May 10 Highlights Through Time
Key events noted include 1871 Treaty of Frankfurt ending the Franco-Prussian War and ceding Alsace Lorraine to Germany. Other items: Vespucci's first voyage in 1497, Davis captured in 1865, 1940 Belgian Dutch Luxembourg invasion, Hess parachute mission in 1941, Tunisia roundup in 1943, Churchill's return from the U.S. visit, a 1969 mention, and peace talks progress in Paris last year.
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Frankfurt
Alsace- Lorraine
Germany
Amerigo Vespucci
New World
Jefferson Davis
Irwinville
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Rudolf Hess
Scotland
Tunisia
Sir Winston Churchill
Britain
U.S
South Vietnam
Robert 5. McNamara
Paris
Nixon Urges Reassessment of U S National Security Policy
President Nixon is urged to reevaluate overseas commitments and the defense budget amid Vietnam disillusionment. The piece calls for a bipartisan joint congressional committee to review national security policy and tighten oversight of military spending.
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United States
Free World
Vietnam
Congress
Executive Branch
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
National Security Council
Joint Committee
One Woman's Tribute For Mother's Day
A daughter from Barry, VI submits a Mother's Day tribute to Mrs. James Easley. She recalls her mother's old checked apron, a simple gingham garment that served many roles from chores to comforting a child. The piece honors maternal love and vows the apron as a cherished memory in heaven.
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G. L. Ritchie
Lawrence
Journal-World
James Easley
Easley Hodges
Barry, VI
Nixon family plans Mother's Day at White House
Mrs. Richard M. Nixon and her daughters Tricia and Julie will be at the White House on Sunday for Mother's Day after Tricia's Saturday night masked ball. President Nixon is in Key Biscayne, Florida, for a working and relaxing weekend away from the capital.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
President Nixon
Florida
Tricia
Julie
White House
Key Bis Cayne
Fla
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