Lawrence Journal-World 1962 staff and publication details
Lawrence Journal World 1962 staff listings include editor DOLPH C SIMONS associated publishers BILL MAYER managing editor TACK ZIMMERMAN and news editor BEY PONTITIS with advertising manager LEO ELLER and business manager roles. Established 1854 and published daily except Sunday at Lawrence Kansas with subscription rates for local and national readers.
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W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Douglas
United States
Secona
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
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Memorial Day Reflections on Patriots and Responsibility
A Memorial Day meditation honors astronauts and unknown fallen heroes alike. The piece urges citizens to uphold liberty and human dignity by pledging to moral, honorable actions that preserve the freedoms won at the cost of many lives.
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Alan Shepard
Gus Grissom
John Glenn
Scott Carpenter
Daniel Webster
Lyons Den Maugham Turned to the Classics in Reply
Leonard Lyons reports on a Somerset Maugham inheritance dispute over auction proceeds for his paintings. A London lawyer pressed an immediate gift to avoid inheritance taxes, Maugham read King Lear instead, and the exchange touched on tax and estate issues while noting Maugham’s literary references.
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Somerset Maugham
London
Maugham
Jews in Soviet Russia Face Limited Rights and No Mass Exodus
The article notes a ban on publishing in Yiddish for about a decade and estimates 200 operating synagogues in Russia while Moscow’s 600,000 Jews face quotas at universities and limited access to high posts. Observers say religious freedom exists only for Jews who are not too visible or successful, with few Jews seeking to move to Russia from Israel.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Siberia
Russia
Moscow
United States
Israel
Germany
Lone Star Lake swimming policy draws public interest
Officials face questions as Lone Star Lake allows informal swimming despite a no swim rule. The county cites cost and logistics for a formal beach with lifeguard and facilities. Debates include bond funding, practical access, and potential admission fees to support operations.
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Lawrence
Lone Star
Board of Commissioners
Soviet Jews Rebut Claims Of Persecution
Five prominent Russian Jews publish a statement denying official persecution of their faith and culture in the Soviet Union. The piece notes anti-Semitism today is subtler than under Stalin when Jews faced purges from management, diplomacy, and the military, with as many as 50,000 affected.
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Russia
Josef Stalin
Stalin
The Sleeper Awakes in Kennedy Farm Bill Debate
Washington notes the agriculture bill moved from stalled committee action to Senate passage by 42 to 38 after a Proxmire vote. It tightens production controls and price supports for wheat and feed grains, aiming to curb surpluses that now burden the government. The House faces a rough fight, helped by Southern support, amid storage-space boom and lobbying from surplus interests.
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Senate
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
U. S
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Virginia
Richard Russell
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
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House
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
Orville Freeman
Freeman
Ezra Taft Benson
Memorial Day Notes From Past Generations
A condensed retrospective recalls 1952 Gen Ridgway installed as NATO head and Emporia Young Democrats listening to Averill Harriman. 1937 Rev Seth Slaughter re elected Kansas Bible College Dean and KU 1887 class planning a reunion with Cora Kimball Melvin and W S Jenks. 1942 mayor Kreeck urged store closures. GAR and American Legion led cemetery and church ceremonies. Lincoln Memorial dedication in Washington. Fire at Mutual Oil Station at 9th and Del Sts.
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Emporia
Averill Harriman
Baker
Seth Slaughter
Lawrence
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W. S. Jenks
Ottawa
James Farley
Kansas
Topeka
Haxman
Kreeck
GAR
American Legion
Methodist Church
Washington, D. C
Mutual Oil
9Th and
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Bible Message and Prayer for Radiant Christlikeness
Today’s message cites Daniel 12 3 and calls wise to shine like the firmament while turning many to righteousness. The prayer asks for radiant garments of Christlikeness and to reflect thy love and mercy to draw others into thy glory. Amen.
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Heavenly Father
Jesus
Leopards, Hospitals, and a Nairobi Escape Tale
A patient recounts being released from Princess Elizabeth Hospital in Nairobi after a leopard attack. He describes regimens, early wakeups, constant nursing interruptions, injections, and misadventures in the wards, ending with plans to travel to Mozambique to face more leopards.
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India
Dear Dr. Mother Advice on Stomach Aids Nerves Pigeon Chest
The column discusses acid stomach remedies and criticizes baking soda for causing rebound acid while noting foods don’t directly create acid. It urges addressing underlying causes with a doctor and suggests protein-rich meals may ease symptoms. It also explains funnel chest and pigeon chest, their medical terms, and possible surgical correction when needed.
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Dr. Mother
Sam N
Reflections on Memorial Day Grief and Consolation
Hal Boyle reflects on Memorial Day as memory brings wisdom and comfort. He cites classical and literary lines about grief and renewal, noting how remembrance softens sorrow and how faith and philosophy offer solace amid loss.
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Aeschylus
Seneca
Dante
Eliza Cook
Sydney Smith
Alfred Tennyson
George Linley
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