Laverne Andrews remembered as a leading Andrews Sisters member
Obituary notes Laverne Andrews eldest of the Andrews Sisters who died of cancer at age 24 or 25. The piece recounts their radio rise in the late 1930s after Decca executive David Kapp signed them for four songs, including Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen, and notes 60 million in sales from nearly 900 recordings. It mentions their wartime hit Rum and Coca Cola and the group’s breakup in 1949 after their parents’ deaths, with return to performing until 1966 when Laverne’s illness reduced the trio to Maxene and Patty.
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Laverne Andrews
Andrews Sisters
Laverne
David Kapp
Decca
New York City
Maxene
Patty
Lawrence Journal-World Staff Directory May 16 1967
Lawrence Daily Journal-World issue notes staff roles and offices including President and Editor Jack Zimmerman News Editor Ernest Pontius Advertising Manager Managing Editor Leo Eller and W C Simons lineage. Publication details list Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas and telepone number with subscription rates for various regions. May 16 1967 date.
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Dolph Simons
Jack Zimmerman
Escs
Ernest Pontius
Leo Eller
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
United States
Clinton Parkway study planned for 23rd Street corridor
Douglas County authorized a Topeka engineering firm to study 23rd Street from Kasold Drive to the Clinton Reservoir area, with right of way plans and Clinton Parkway integration to handle anticipated traffic for the mid-1970s project near Lawrence. The study aims to guide orderly regional development and avoid traffic problems.
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Orchids
Douglas County Commission
Topeka
23Rd Street
Kasold Drive
Clinton Reservoir
Clinton Parkway
Clinton
Lawrence
Beginning of the Jet Age Heralds Massive Air Travel Growth
The article notes the rapid rise of commercial aviation from the first 707 test flight to today’s busy schedules. It cites O’Hare, Kennedy, LAX, SFO and Atlanta as leading hubs with hundreds of thousands of daily landings and takeoffs. It warns airports are crowded and future growth will demand larger facilities and more fuel infrastructure.
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Seattle
Baltimore
Chicago
O’hare
Kennedy
New York
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Atlanta
Lawrence Jaycees Win State Honors for Community Work
The Lawrence Jaycees under president Charles Bratton 1966 67 dominated the state convention earning two top honors in community development and project of the year for the Achievement Place project. They also took four more firsts plus a second and a third in their population bracket, with notable efforts like the July 4 Fireworks display and the Miss Lawrence KU Pageant enhancing the city’s profile.
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Lawrence Jaycees
Charles Bratton
Jaycees
Lawrence
Swift arrest after Rusty’s Hillcrest hold-up
An armed unmasked man robbed Rusty’s Hillcrest Food Center of about 6000 dollars Monday. Shawnee County officials used the description and alarm to quickly apprehend a prime suspect and return him for charging, underscoring the value of prompt police action in deterring crime.
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Rusty
Hillcrest
Shawnee County
Swindlers Target Art Investors In Booming Market
In New York a surge in art demand attracts dealers and swindlers alike. The piece notes Algur H. Meadows of Dallas as a claimed swindle victim and cites enormous sales at Parke-Bernet and selling prices for Renoir and Cezanne as evidence that art is a lucrative, risky investment.
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New York
Algur H. Meadows
Dallas
Tex
Paris
Parke-Bernet
Christie’s
London
John Richardson
U. S
Jaycee Book Wagon to Visit Lawrence Playgrounds
Old Home Town column notes the Jaycee Book Wagon plans summer visits to all eight Lawrence playgrounds. KU Chancellor’s Lilac Lane home featured in AAUW Homes Tour. built in 1912 for future chancellors, Mrs. Watkins died in 1939. Poehler Mercantile halted Lawrence operation after 53 years, stock sold to Hershey Wholesale Grocers.
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Jaycee Book
Lawrence
Lilac Lane
AAUW
J. B. Watkins
Hershey Wholesale Grocers
Kansas City
Bible Message Prayer Collects Gratitude and Faith
Today’s brief notes praise the Lord for his goodness and steadfast love. A prayer asks forgiveness for wavering trust and requests stronger faith through the Holy Spirit to follow God’s will. Amen.
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Jesus
Too Old for the Job The 23 Year-Old Myth
Washington column recounts a hiring scene where a 23-year-old applicant is told by a personnel manager that anyone above 21 is over the hill. The dialogue highlights age bias in American employment and questions about retirement planning.
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P.M
Appreciation and praise for hospital and police work in Lawrence
A letter from the Women's Auxiliary to Lawrence Memorial Hospital thanks the Journal-World for the Hospital's Helping Hands feature and commends Police Chief Bill Troelstrup and the Lawrence Police for the May 13 crime-rate column. The writer argues crime statistics are not direct measures of protection and cites reporting honesty as key.
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Journal-World
Women’s Auxiliary
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Women’s Hospital Auxiliary
Lawrence
Bill Troelstrup
St. Louis
Troelstrup
LHS Paper Tops High School Newspaper Contest
Lawrence High School budget yearbook the Budget earned first place in the AAA division at the 47th annual high school newspaper contest. Ottawa Record and Wichita East followed, with St Mary of the Plains Plainsett of Dodge City earning top BB division honors. Budget staff and faculty details listed.
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Lawrence High School
Kansas University
William Allen White School of Journalism
LHS
Ottawa
Wichita East
Kit Gunn
Terry Benson
Peter Dupre
St. Mary of the Plains Plainsett
Dodge City
Charles Cape
Dave Harsha
Tim Burgert
Janice Davis
Tim Kelly
Rita Haugh
Bette Booth
Joe Flannery
Richard Mark
Helen Pendleton
Lance Williams
Karen Carlsen
Vickie Spotts
Conrad Downing
State Regents Meet Thursday in Topeka
Kansas Board of Regents members will gather in the State Office Building Topeka at 9 30 a m to review fund allocations for the 1968 fiscal year starting July 1 The KU educational and general operating budget totals 29193202 not including auxiliary enterprises versus 26630626 current year EU Chancellor W Clarke Wescoe will speak followed by leaders from Pittsburg State College Kansas State College Fort Hays Wichita University and Kansas State University
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Kansas Board of Regents
Topeka
W. Clarke Wescoe
George F. Budd
Pittsburg State College
M. C. Cunningham
Kansas State College
Fort Hays
Emory Lindquist
Wichita University
James McCain
Kansas State University
Franks Smith City Machine Faces Demoralized Philadelphia
In Philadelphia a weak Democratic mayoral primary signals the end for Frank Smith and his city machine. Matt Reese, hired by Smith’s rival James Tate, runs a large election-day operation to mobilize Tate voters, highlighting a fractured party and looming defeat to Arlen Specter in November.
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Philadelphia
Frank Smith
Smith
Johnson
Matt Reese
Reese
James Tate
Tate
Hemphill
Arlen Specter
Exercising During Pregnancy and Home Safety Notes
Expert guidance covers safe exercise for four months pregnant women emphasizing walking and light calisthenics. Additional letters discuss dust and fumes from furniture refinishing, the need for masks or blowers, and cautions about exposure. Further questions address pork liver trichinosis, and treatment approaches for hyperkinetic children with various drug options and careful testing.
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William Buckley JR
Senate
Thomas Dodd
A. A. Ribicoff
E. Q. Daddario
W. L. St. Onge
R. N. Giaimo
D. Irwin
J. S. Monagan
T. J. Meskill
Sirs
Washington
CPA
Congress
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
W. C. Simons
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
The
John Cunniff
Old Home Town
Glenn Charlton
Civil Air Patrol
J. W. Murray
Riverside Park
Robinson
Long Oil Co
Standard Oil Co
Boener
Our
Liberty Memorial High School
Katherine Kaul
Chetopa
Art Buchwald
World Journal Tribune
Florida
State Regents
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
William J
Billy) Green
Green
Supreme Court
Michael A. Musmanno
U. S. Senate
Genevieve Blatt
Robert Casey
Milton Shapp
Alexander Hemphill
Smith-Tate
Boss Smith
National Committee
Walnut Street
Joseph Molner
L.A
Dr. Mother
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