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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1966
Page
3
A fragmented view of the Lawrence Daily Journal-World masthead lists staff roles and contact details. It notes editors, publishers, advertising manager, and business manager, with publisher location in Lawrence Kansas and circulation rates for carriers and mail in 1960s terms.
Newspaper columnist Bud Wilkinson argues that East West rivalries in athletics mirror global conflict. He asserts athletes act as diplomats for democracy and that victory, not just effort, shapes prestige and political influence, noting Vietnam era stakes and the danger of fighting without winning.
A Santa Barbara mother on county welfare chose a jail term over sterilization ordered by Municipal Judge Frank P. Kearney. He kept sterilization as a probation term but reduced jail from six months to 98 days. Her attorney challenges the action as unconstitutional amid custody and welfare questions.
Alabama's 17 24 36 contribution to the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant is noted as Sue Stock speaks against Beatle hair among teens. She says she won't date boys with longer hair and wants to see their faces. The piece celebrates girls who speak out against mop-heads and influence style.
Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black defended press rights after an Alabama editor was arrested for an editorial urging a change in city government on ballot day. Black called the arrest unconstitutional and said free discussion guards against government excesses by officials elected to serve the people. Suppression of the right of the press to praise overreach.
An editorial argues for cautious use of government power and defends the press as an instrument that protects citizen freedom. It quotes observers noting that freedom of the press is not a gift but a tool essential to maintaining a free society.
President Johnson may shift from wage price guidelines to a bottleneck based approach. Harvard economist John Dunlop proposes focusing on few major sectors to ease inflation by boosting supply and constraining demand with labor management and government cooperation. The plan envisions a reconstituted labor management policy committee and input from a six person task force before full review.
Two Lawrence American Legion posts scheduled Memorial Day services at Veterans Pier in Oak Hill Cemetery. Bowersock Mills and Paper Co painted a building on Sixth Street. a large sign was removed improving the view since its 1962 opening.
A devotional note emphasizes preaching the gospel entrusted by God and living in Christ’s example. A prayer thanks God for His love and asks for boldness to tell others about Him and to walk in His steps today.
A Washington pet show at Hickory Hill hosted by Sen and Mrs Kennedy praised Brumus the Kennedy dog for being caged, ending prior chaos caused by the animal. The Irish setters and miscellaneous pets drew entrants as Brumus won best dog, while anecdotes linked the dog to Kennedy history and desegregation talks.
The article recounts the 1921 funeral of the Unknown Soldier in Washington, with President Harding and Gen. Pershing leading a world dignitary procession. It notes the national vows to honor the dead, the solemn ceremony, and the verse from Taps as the flag wrapped casket is laid to rest at the new American shrine of liberty.
A reader's letter questions U S policy in Viet Nam and LBJ's presidency. The writer argues the war is immoral, warns of nuclear risk with China, and proposes UN backed enclaves until the United Nations unifies Viet Nam. Reflections on past leaders Kennedy, Washington, Lincoln, and Truman frame the critique.
In Washington Republicans sought to shift Job Corps control from OEO to Labor Department but backed away. Disciplinary problems rise at urban centers, including a New Bedford riot on May 21, with tensions linked to shifting race composition and city life proximity.
The city library adds several titles by noted authors including THELMA HELVAR, T R Fehrenbach, James Russell Wiggins, Alfred Kazin, Robert M Coates, A T Steele, Joseph Gies, and Gavin Lyall. Works cover history, politics, memoir, travel, fiction, and suspense, with themes from international policy to personal tales of wealth and power.
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