Lawrence Daily Journal World publication details
The Lawrence Daily Journal World is published daily except Sunday by The World Company at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas. It lists editors and staff including W W C Simons Editor and notes established in 1854. Subscription rates vary by delivery method and location with annual prices shown.
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the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Journal-World Pledge to Fair News Reporting
A historical newspaper statement outlines the Journal-World’s commitment to accurate fair reporting separating opinion from news. It pledges to safeguard citizens rights regardless of race creed or economic status and to expose dishonesty in public affairs.
Perilous Policy Provokes Airlift Aid to Israel
Washington reports the United States has summoned Air Force reservists and assigned a limited number of others to assist an airlift to Israel. Ground support in Tel Aviv is to unload about 3500 tons of U.S. military goods with routine participation in such operations. The piece cautions against broader involvement and examines potential global repercussions amid the Arab‑Israeli war.
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Washington
United States
Israel
Defense Department
Air Force
Tel Aviv
U.S
Air Force Reserve
Vietnam
Russia
Danger Signs in the Economy and Rising Prices
The piece surveys the underlying economic strain with meat prices down, gasoline ample, floodwaters receding, and steady employment. It notes inflation pressing consumer costs up 74 percent from a year earlier, food prices 20 percent higher, and economists forecasting further price rises and shortages, while worker productivity lags behind wage gains.
The Dilemma of American Railroads and Productivity
The piece argues higher personal productivity boosts output and lowers prices, while rails face crisis. It details rail demand outpacing capacity, poor asset accounting, and calls for a Nixon plan combining federal loans with line abandonments underwritten by communities. It weighs a federal takeover against continued decline and stresses railroads’ efficiency versus other transport modes.
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Nixon
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
What Boom What Boom? Consumers See Housing, Paychecks Stagnant
The piece notes widespread consumer pessimism as forecasts of a boom fade. Michigan survey shows 66 percent doubt Phase 4 will curb inflation, while food and housing costs rise. It argues housing cycles with rising rates curb housing demand and cites mobile homes as a growing solution with 10 percent year‑to‑date sales growth to 420,770 units.
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New York
University of Michigan
Michigan
KU campus projects advance amid dry weather 1963
Long dry spell sped Kansas University construction with Blake Hall near on time. Regent board debates persuading legislature to boost faculty salaries amid campus needs.
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Kansas University
Blake
Board of Regents
Mary Gingo
Igloo
S.D
Haskell
Robert Rankin
Robert Taft
W. C. Simons
Lawrence
State Historical Society
Adm
Louis Denfeld
NROTC
Claude Bradley
State Highway Department
Guy Helvering
Kansas City
Lawrence High
John Chandler
George Hamilton
Iva Belle Harper
Bible Message Prayer Gratitude for Christ’s Victory over Death
A devotional note thanks God for divine love and sacrifice. It praises Jesus Christ for conquering death and offers a brief prayer of gratitude and blessing.
Maryland Govs Mansion Share Plan for Ex-Governors
Column proposes housing Agnews and Barbara Mandel in the Maryland governor's mansion to resolve fiscal and personal scandals. It foresees shared rent, social benefits, and old political ties, while noting potential evictions and moral concerns as drawbacks. Local citizens express strong support for the idea.
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Spiro Agnew
Washington
Secret Service
Mrs. Agnew
Governor’s Mansion
Mandel
Maryland
Mr. Agnew
Gov. Mandel
Agnews
Mrs. Mandel
Hilton Hotel
Baltimore
Woman in Kansas legal history rediscovered in AG records
Lawrence woman Mrs John Virtue served as an assistant attorney general from 1942 to 1945, setting up the municipal bond division and shaping Kansas law for women. She left in 1945 for Michigan, where she influenced state reforms and later practiced law. Donna Munn Heller of Lawrence was named new assistant AG in modern times, and both women led Kansas League of Women Voters chapters.
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Donna Munn Heller
Lawrence
Topeka
John
Maxine) Virtue
Kansas University
Charles D. Stough
Kansas House
Virtue
Kansas
Stough
Heller
The
Kansas League of Women Voters
Kansas Love Story Brings Couple Jail Term and Marriage
Danny Robert Congdon and Cheryl Lynn Snyder received one year in prison and were married moments later in Fort Scott Kansas. Congdon pled guilty to burglary and Snyder to possession of stolen property and aiding a jailbreak. Both claimed Chicago area roots and had been deported from Canada as undesired aliens.
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Fort Scott, Kan
Danny Robert Congdon
Cheryl Lynn Snyder
Congdon
Miss Snyder
Chicago
Canada
Letters Editor Urges Caution Amid Political Fallout
Mrs Ruth McHenry of McLouth Kan questions public sentiment after Agnews resignation and defends Nixon tapes as security, urges avoiding escalation and warns against new war while noting ammunitions being sent abroad.
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Nixon
United States
Ruth McHenry
McLouth
Kan
Inmate Jimmy Washington Speaks at Lawrence High School
Jimmy Washington, an inmate at Lansing State Prison, spoke to government and constitution classes at Lawrence High School on Friday morning about his prison experiences.
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Jimmy Washington
Lansing State Prison
Government and Constitution
Lawrence High School
KU Athletic Financing Money Pervades Walker's Mind
Kansas University's athletic director Clyde Walker outlines three paths to solvency: legislative fee waivers, increased alumni giving, and league success drawing full houses. He targets nearly $200000 in contributions this year to cover over $540000 in scholarship costs, while noting OU funds play a separate role. He emphasizes cost controls, improved fundraising, and stronger authority over coaches.
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Clyde Walker
Kansas University
Regents
Walker
Robert Sterling
Arthur Young
Sterling
Athletic Board
John Eberhardt
Wichita
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al Chesser
Lehigh Valley
Penn Central
Lockheed
Treasury
America
John Cunniff
Old Home Town
Marvin Mandel
Mrs. Virtue
Atty
Baldwin Mitchell
Privae
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Charles Warren
Marine Corps
Agnew
Mr. Eagleton
KU Athletic Financing
Kansas Board of Regents
By Bob Womack
KU Athletic Corp
University of Oklahoma
Wade Stinson
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