Western Kansas pride fuels sharp reader reply
Lawrence letter-writer rebutts the university newspaper editorial Peasants Indeed, defending western Kansas against eastern stereotypes. He argues drought, wealth metrics, and regional pride, notes KU ties to Kansas, and quibbles over language and punctuation with a humorous addendum.
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Tennessee
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Tombstone
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Unsigned poem to editor arrives in Pratt Tribune
A unsigned poem slipped into the Pratt Tribune mail bag about a dirty wind, not wanderlust or romance. The Augusta Gazette notes a truth that nothing will run by itself unless it is running downhill.
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Washington Merry-Go-Round: Capitol Showdowns and Political Snags
In Washington the House Education and Labor committee tightens talks over Federal School Construction aid and a Minimum Wage bill as Chairman Graham Barden faces intra party rebuke led by Cleveland Bailey and Lee Metcalf. Other items note Dewey’s collar mishap at Gridiron Dinner, Truman’s golf joke, and Agriculture officials awkwardly promoting Newsweek. The piece also covers immigration service militarization votes, and Latin America diplomacy with Ambassador Zuleta and Sparks advancing U.S.-Latin ties.
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West Virginia
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Bolivia
State Department
Latin America
Tueco Pay
Argentina
USA
Buenos Aires
Paz
Prayer excerpt from Upper Lotto N themed text
A devotional fragment quotes Hebrews 11 23 27 and Deuteronomy 31 6. It urges courage and trust in God. The prayer thanks God for presence, asks grace to bless experiences, and seeks direction for the day in Jesus name Amen.
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Christ
Pictures Without Heads in Saudi Ads Spark Ban
Beirut reports Saudi Arabia enforces a ban on images in its daily and weekly newspapers. Editors crop heads from ads to comply with the traditional prohibition on images, even decapitating a man made of tires in an American tire ad. The policy reflects renewed puritanism in the kingdom.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Million Canadian Kids to Receive Polio Vaccine
Health Minister Paul Martin announced Canada will supply Salk polio vaccine from Canadian sources to inoculate at least a million children before summer, aiming at a substantial portion of the 142 million target to curb the outbreak.
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Ottawa
Paul Martin
French Sending Troops To Tighten Controls
Paris approved sending reinforcements and tightening security against Nationalist rebels in Algeria. A state of urgency was extended to Constantine department, authorizing censorship of newspapers and granting broader military powers. Constantine sits in eastern Algeria, part of France.
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Rene Coty
Algeria
Constantine
France
Married Korean monks must leave temples by June end
Seoul reports the government will eject all married Buddhist monks from more than 1,000 temples across South Korea by month’s end under President Syngman Rhee. The move follows a 24 day hunger strike by about 50 unmarried monks and nuns urging reform and vows.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Gift From the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh review
Rev Paul Davis of Community Congregational Church discusses Anne Morrow Lindberghs Gift From the Sea. The book offers a meditative view of inner peace and solitude amid modern life, urging a shift to a simpler, more creative pattern for living and relationships rooted in understanding.
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Paul Davis
Community Congregational Church
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
New York
Pantheon Books, Inc
Lindberg
Distaff Side and Local Tales From Holcomb
A quirky Holcomb column notes everyday happenings and personalities. Myrt Clare, Perle Mesta’s kin, keeps town life moving while her ill husband, the postmaster, recovers. Neighborly routines include mail routines and Thursday coffee at Norma Hartman’s home.
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Myrt Clare
Holcomb
Perle Mesta
Myrt
Andy Andersons
P. O
Cryptoquip puzzle solution and clues from HORIZONT
The page lists a cryptogram puzzle with a long grid of clue phrases and numbers, followed by a single encoded message Frog Gubquroky Qwyuvva Kon Bwuvva Kyi Qwi Vrq Fzaqiys Yiknya. It notes average solution time and credits King Features Syndicate for Cryptoquips, with yesterday's example about geography.
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King Features Syndicate Cryptoquips Frog
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