Kansas Coed Complains of Admiration in Campus Wolf Calls
Columnist Laura Hobson questions a Kansas University incident where 1,200 male students whistle at Joan Gavin a freshman chosen as one of America's six prettiest girls. Gavin plans to avoid main campus routes after repeated harassment on study days, reflecting on campus admirers versus modest privacy.
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Crocodile Tears and a Lesson for a Popular Girl
The speaker warns a socially advantaged girl to avoid fake sorrow. She urges sincerity over appearance, saying crocodile tears only wreck mascara and make the soul look water logged. The message emphasizes drying up insincere emotion.
Hartford County Pharmaceutical Society Meeting Time
The Hartford County Pharmaceutical Society schedules its meetings for 10 30 p.m. because members cannot arrive earlier as drug stores stay open until 10 p.m.
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Reuther Warns of Jobless Rise From Automated Factories
In Los Angeles CIO President Walter Reuther warns automated production could cause mass unemployment unless wages rise to match expanding output. He cites Ford engine blocks made with far fewer workers, a 90 000 bulbs per hour plant, and a steel plant matching 6 500 with 11 000 workers. He calls for higher wages tax relief housing and public works to spread gains and urges swift congressional action. He also criticizes federal policy for subsidizing business. A separate note from San Francisco: a striped bass with a lemon in its stomach was caught off Alcatraz Island.
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