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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1962
Page
2
Lawrence Daily Journal World issue details the staff and publication data for May 24 1962 including editor Simons Jr and publishing info. It notes rates for carriers and mail subscriptions in Lawrence Kansas and surrounding areas with newspaper affiliations and AP membership.
Editorial lauds Scott Carpenter's orbital flight and free enterprise while joking for two inches of soaking rain over 24 hours. The piece suggests asking the Weatherman to emerge from shelter and grant rainfall.
Frosty Cox former Kansas University athlete and coach died unexpectedly in Missoula Montana at age 53. He captained KU basketball in 1929 and was an All-Big Six football halfback. Cox coached at KU Colorado and Montana and was known for intense competitive spirit.
The Kennedy backed King Anderson bill would shift aged medical care under Social Security, funding via a 0.25% payroll tax increase and raising the Social Security base to 5200. It limits hospital and nursing care payments with various deductibles and excludes most doctor and drug costs. AMA opposes. Kennedy critics say emotional appeals outpace clear description. The President addressed about 17,000 at Madison Square Garden, while doctors challenge the plan’s implications and feasibility.
Observers note mixed senior sentiment on the proposed King Anderson Medicare bill. Some elders back it while others call it politically driven and claim seniors are being used as pawns. The piece suggests private, voluntary Medicare plans may emerge if Congress defeats the bill.
Joseph Alsop argues that Western alliance tensions stem from Washington missteps over Berlin and Germany. He emphasizes Germany's need for direct, personal diplomacy with Chancellor Adenauer to align German and American aims, and warns against blaming allies alone for the rifts.
Old Home Town reports actor John Garfield found dead in New York City from a heart attack. The W J Small plant near Bis marck Grove wrecked by a tornado at 5 15 p m. Sertoma Club headed by Dr Richard Haun. Listed officers include Edgar Salsbury Lea Eller Glenn Kappel man Reno Bruns Noble Messer. 25 YEARS AGO 1937 Woodlawn PTA officers named Mrs James Wright Mrs George Pickens Miss Rhogene Rowland Mrs Wiley Wilson. Fourteen graduates win Summerfield Scholarships at KU. no Lawrence boys represented. 202 junior high graduates noted. KU placed third in Big Six all sports. Nebraska first K State second Missouri and KU tied for third. 40 YEARS AGO 1922 United Brethren Church at Lecompton dedicated. original organized 1865 by Rev Solomon Weaver. At KU Gamma Sigma granted charter as Epsilon Beta chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta. In St Louis Sam Breadon bought the Cardinals aiming to put St Louis on the map in baseball. Previous direction held by small investors wary of trades and deals.
Daily religious note asks for closer friendship with God and service to others. It invites believers to accept tasks big or small to aid others and become friends of Thee through Jesus Christ.
A reader explains the Imperial Series porcelain belongs to the Thayer Collection at the University of Kansas Museum of Art in Lawrence. The piece comes from Mrs. William B. Thayer Jr and will be shown after June in the Ceramics Gallery. The note clarifies museum naming and thanks donors for support of the art museum.
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin extended greetings to American astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter in Osaka Japan saying the gesture is for peaceful purposes and aims to foster cooperation in space exploration.
In To Your Good Health, Dr. Mother refutes the idea that calories do not count and criticizes quick fix diets. He emphasizes learning personal hunger and metabolism, warns against gimmicks like high protein or fat fads, and notes the need for sustainable eating habits. Readers’ questions about dry mouth and rectocele are addressed.
A columnist derides typical commencement rhetoric urging graduates to face grim futures. He champions practical advice focusing on honesty and integrity and calls for speeches that help students adapt to non academic life and secure jobs.
John Barrymore Jr recalls his father’s estate woes at Cannes amid festival excess. He laments a $350000 government debt, burial in a Philadelphia vault, and a cross‑country tomb placement. The piece also notes Soviet party splendor and festival anecdotes.
Joy Stilley recounts Hal Boyles garden misadventures in a homey piece about exotic seeds that sprout into everyday mishaps. The husband grows odd plants from window sills and pots while the narrator waters and tidies, unsure what will bloom next. The story notes birds of paradise seeds misidentified and unpredictable seedlings.
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