Lawrence Daily Journal World staff and publication details
President and Editor Vice Pres Publisher Managing Editor Dolph Simons Dolph. Simon Bill Mayer Isck Zimmerman News Editor Ernest Pontius Advertising Manager Leo Eller Business Manager Established in 1854 W. C. Simons Editor 1895 to 1952 Published daily except Sunday by the World Company at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kan Telephone VI 32 1600 Subscription Rate By carrier A cents per week one year 38 20 By mail in Douglas and adjoining counties where carrier service is not available per year By mail elsewhere in United States 11 per year Second Class postage paid at Lawrence Kan Member of Audit Bureau of Circculations Member of The Associated Press
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the World Company
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Johnson Praise of Bobby Baker Sparks Senate Debate
In 1957 Lyndon B. Johnson extols Bobby Baker as tireless and loyal, while critics demand accountability for Baker's wealth and alleged influence. The piece notes Baker's salary, links to Billie Sol Estes and the TFX deal, and calls for questions to be answered by voters before the campaign.
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Johnson
Bobby Baker
Baker
Billie Sol Estes
Election year quirks blur line between law and politics
In 1964 oddities emerge as Bobby Kennedy seeks New York Senate despite Massachusetts residence, Pierre Salinger wins a late court ruling to enter California primary, and Iowa faces a conflict over Johnson Humphrey ballot certification. The new Democratic governor overrides the secretary of state to list the team.
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Bobby Kennedy
New York Senate
Massachusetts
Virginia
Pierre Salinger
California
Tawa
Johnson
Humphrey
Iowa
Johnson-Humphrey
Secretary of State
Johnson-Humphrey Team
Summer Weather Pattern Across Vacation Areas
The article notes a uniform pattern of hot days and cool rainy periods across Lawrence and other vacation regions. It emphasizes that conditions were similar across distant seaside and inland playgrounds, with July bringing intense heat and occasional relief.
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Lawrence
August Weather Across Regions Brings Mixed Fortunes
The text notes lasting heat in Denver and Minnesota with excessive 90s, high humidity on seashores, and a shift to cool wet weather in Kansas. Minnesota sees five sunny days, double August rainfall, and disappearing woodpiles, while late summer remains picturesque with plentiful rains benefiting grass, shrubs, and growth.
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Colorado
Denver
North Woods
Kansas
Minnesota
Tito Learns Pitfalls
Tito's Yugoslavia, once a beacon of liberalization, faces internal pushback as students and professors challenge single authority. Censorship rises. two intellectuals jailed while the regime pursues gradual radical reform ahead of the Eighth Congress. Private farming and small private enterprise expand amid cautious tourism growth.
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Adriatic
Old Home Town Notes and Alumni Tidbits
Rush Week at KU includes 13 sororities and 27 fraternities. The Funk Cooper Warren Mortuary bought Shubert Mortuary, oldest in Douglas County since 1904. Polio fund raised $38 by campus shoe shines.
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Fred Cooper
William Warren
Funk-Cooper-Warren Mortuary
Shubert Mortuary
Carl W. Shubert
Shubert
Eudora
Douglas County
Malcom Smith
Phillip Harrison
Today’s Bible Message Prayer Reflection
A devotional prayer invites God’s presence on life’s road. The speaker asks for hearts and minds open to Scripture and guidance to share divine counsel with fellow travelers on life’s journey. Amen.
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Jesus
Straws Watch The Mashers In Satirical Diary
A satirical piece explores perfume and male attention with a proposed sci fi twist. It imagines activating perfume with a chemical tube to attract only chosen men, proposing a world without mashers though not plausible in practice.
Remedies for weakness from low blood sugar and post stroke rehab
The article discusses multifactor causes of low blood sugar weakness including meals protein intake sleep and emotional stress. It suggests addressing living habits with regular meals rest and activity plus possible medications and gland checks. For post stroke unsteadiness it recommends a cane brace and professional rehab guidance.
Residents urged to back Douglas County school unification
In a letters column Mrs. Gladys N. Six argues for voting yes next Tuesday to unify Douglas County schools. She asserts one budget one levy and a single at large six member school board will improve opportunities and services, stressing shared specialists and continued attendance at current schools.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Gladys N. Six
Viet Nam policy failure looms and hard choice nears
Washington analysis notes Johnson faces a stark split between drastic escalation in Vietnam or risk of a defeat that could threaten U S regional power. Gen Taylor's Saigon mission failed to avert crisis, forcing a stern decision within days, with Taylor's stance pivotal and broader risks uncertain.
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South
Viet Nam
Johnson
Maxwell Taylor
Saigon
Pacific
Taylor
South Viet Nam
Hal Boyle Quips on Money and Modern Manners
A collection of witty observations by Hal Boyle touching on marriage for money, distrust of politicians after death, the dignity of public behavior, the limits of clichés in business and life, and common quirks of professionals from doctors to dentists.
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