Lawrence Daily Journal World History Notes and Staff Names
A historical snippet lists staff including President Publisher Dolph Simons and Editor Bill Mayer, notes The World Company publication in Lawrence Kansas, with address Sixth and New Hampshire Street and various subscription rates for different regions and carriers. The document includes organizational roles and circulation details as a 1891 to 1952 era record.
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Pulpit C
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire Street
Lawrence
Kan
Telephone
Journal World Editorial Pledge
The Journal‑World declares commitment to accurate fair news reporting and separation of opinion from news. It pledges to safeguard citizens rights and expose public dishonesty while supporting community improving projects and compassion for the disadvantaged.
Lawmen Praised for Restraint Amid KU Unrest
The article commends the Lawrence Police Department, Douglas County Sheriff, Kansas Highway Patrol, KU Security, and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation for poise and restraint during campus protests. It notes Chancellor Laurence Chalmers shifted stance after Thursday’s damage, affirming no support for vandalism while backing swift action against offenders.
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Kansas University
Lawrence Police Department
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
Kansas Highway Patrol
KU Traffic and Security
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Laurence Chalmers
University
Chalmers
Indochina
Military Science
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Michigan Voters See Vietnam Over Busing, McGovern Faces Challenge
Detroit canvass by McGovern volunteers suggests Vietnam dominates concerns while busing ranks lower. Critics warn that anti busing sentiment among white suburban voters could undermine McGovern in Michigan's primary as blue collar workers fear cross district bus ing and potential violence.
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Detroit
Nixon
Vietnam
George McGovern
Michigan
McGovern
George Wallace
Hubert Humphrey
Wallace
U.S
Stephen Roth
Mass polio immunization inches toward elimination in Douglas County
About 23 000 residents received oral polio vaccine in a week long drive in Douglas County aiming to curb the malady. Officials hoped for 25 000 and were not as happy as anticipated, while other county events included the Lawrence All Breed Dog Show with nearly 700 dogs expected and plans to improve teen recreation facilities.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Letter calling for end to Vietnam War and open government
A letter from Steve Hollis and Janice Melland of the Hai Phong Coalition Coordinating Committee urges the U.S. to end the Vietnam War, criticizes Nixon’s escalation, and demands open, responsive government. It details student protests at the University of Kansas and broad public dissent against Saigon regime and U.S. policy.
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Nixon
America
Vietnam
United States
Saigon
South Vietnam
Thieu
Lawrence
University Senate
Senate
Coordinating Committee
Steve Hollis
Janice Melland
The
Haiphong
Bedtime Resolve Amid City Storm Warnings
A poem by Charles Lacey at 2711 Oxford Rd reflects on Lawrence's storm history from founding to today. The speaker vows to sleep through wind threats despite frequent warnings and public fear.
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Lawrence
Charles Lacey
Oxford Rd
Civil disobedience and war protest limits
Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas writes that civil disobedience must target laws tied to protest and not devolve into hooliganism. He argues protests should protect life and property without infringing rights while condemning lawbreaking as rebellion.
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Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
May 13 in History Highlights From 1607 to 1958
Events on this date include Jamestown's founding in 1607 and Bonaparte's Vienna capture in 1899. Mexico war declared in 1846, Civil War last engagement at Palo Pinto in 1865, Lusitania sinking protest in 1915, the Netherlands flee to London in 1940, Nixon hit by Caracas demonstrators in 1958, and Vietnam air battles five years earlier. A 2023 note mentions Egypt’s cabinet reshuffle.
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America
Jamestown
Virginia
Napoleon Bonaparte
Vienna
U.S
United States
Mexico
Palo Pinto
Texas
Germany
Fossil Sea Monster Reconstructed at SMU
The 80 million year old plesiosaur fossil found in a drainage ditch near the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport is being prepared for display at Southern Methodist University. Prof. Bob H. Slaughter explains the dinosaur-sea creature had fins and lived in a seaway linking the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Northwest.
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Dallas, Tex
Southern Methodist University
SMU
Bob H. Slaughter
Dallas-Fort Worth
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Northwest
Slaughter
Sea
Oklahoma
Journal-World Opinion Page Overview
Editorial writers letter writers columnists and cartoonists share personal opinions on public affairs. The page invites informed citizens to read evaluate criticism and commendation and emphasizes that democratic government relies on free interchange of ideas.
Smoke-Filled Room Reconsidered as Nomination Process Debate
A 1920s-style critique argues primaries distort the aura of candidates and exhaust finances. It favors open national conventions despite boss-rule risks, concluding the smoke filled room might be the better choice for selecting a president. The piece contrasts Democratic and Republican methods and cites Johnson Lowden Wood as front runners in the era.
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Chicago
Hiram Johnson
Frank Lowden
Leonard Wood
Warren G. Harding
Florida
Wisconsin
California
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
W. C. Simons
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
Lawrence, Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Journal-World
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Old Home Town
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
D. A. Lytle
Frank Carlson
Fred Harris
Ottawa
Kappa Alpha Theta
KU Stadium
Phi Psis
Theta
Dean
William Burdick
Law School
Letters To the Journal-World
Diem
Hanoi
Great Powers
Eisenhower
Ho Chi Mihn
South
North
Juliana
Netherlands
London
Caracas
Venezuela
Richard M. Nixon
Samuel Johnson
the Journal-World Opinion Page
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Galahad
Zeus
Joan of Arc
District of Columbia
John Lindsay
Forida
Muskie
Jackson
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