White House social whirl fuels Congress gossip in D C
Washington report notes intensified party activity during Ike trips with foreign dignitaries and DAR convention. It highlights Milton Kronheim’s pink champagne push for Kefauver support, party crash experiences, Arctic base cuisine, Dean Acheson’s foreign policy briefings, and a GOP luncheon rule charging members for hometown paper photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Acheson
Acheson
House
White House
Radio and TV listings for KMBC WDAF and NBC stations
Daily schedule excerpts show KMBC WDAF and sister stations airing news, sports, soap operas, variety programs, and children's shows across Monday April 23 and Tuesday April 24. Entries include The King of Hearts, Firestone programs, Dragnet, Real News, and The Mickey Mouse Club with multiple time blocks and channel identifiers such as KMBC WDAF and NBC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MBC
Ea —Vaan
Iseunotger
KMBC
WDAF
Wren
Telrest
WDASL
Saukmbc
Ren—Sports
Wdap
Aorsen Beatty
WDAS
One Man's Family
Aears A. Taylor
Ren
Firestone
Isibo
EMBC
Nat'l
Fibber McGee
Ren Sual Ie Uy Beiiherka
ARAN
Star Parade
HO Wren
Martin Bloch Tuesaday
Ers
Morgan Beatty
Hearta
Dragnet
Newa Wren
KFKU
KMBRC
KMERC
Voice of Firestone
American Music Hall
Nordeen Kmac
Dilson
Martin Bloch
Rvce
Kmbg-Tv
McMo.tv
Mickey Mouse Club
Three Star News
Pat 'Pane
the Sniper
New, Wi. c
NewNorning
Pi Feday
Larry Moore
Ernie Kovacs
Arthur Godfrey
Tennesese
Valiant
Bob Crosby
Daukins Fairbanks
Weatherate
de Ten O'Clock
Sportlight
Kansas Relays Impress With Fine 31st Edition Festivities
The Kansas Relays weekend delivered two calm days and a carnival atmosphere with parades on Massachusetts Street. University engineers and Lawrence teams showcased at the 31st annual event, drawing fans from KU, the community, and surrounding schools for a spring spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Relays
Kansas University
Massachusetts
Lawrener
Census Bureau reports strong employment gains and low unemployment
The article notes civilian employment averaging 63.2 million and unemployment at 2.7 million, 4 percent of the labor force, down 600000 from the prior year. It highlights 1955 as a peak and predicts the year to remain strong with economists split on future trends and automation impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheraton-Carlton
Kronheim
John Butler
Andrew Schoepple
Committee of
American Steamship Lines
Census Bureau
Reading gaps and the Johnny controversy
The Journal World serialized discussion on whether today’s schoolchildren read as well as earlier generations. Proponents like J N Hook defend improvements arguing most youngsters read and write as well or better than parents, despite larger classes and higher dropout age.
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Toda
Rudolf Flesch
Johnny
Journal-World
Flesch
Hig Bock
J. N. Hook
National Council of Teachers of English
Hook
Daylight Lawn Watering Gains Popularity in Lawrence
Lawn and turf experts in recent years debunk the evening watering rule and note daylight watering as popular in Lawrence. Golf courses still favor night irrigation to avoid play disruption and reduce evaporation, ultimately aiding budget management for course keepers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Training for Marines Brings Brutality Probe to Light
The Marine Corps disclosed that nine drill instructors have been court martialed for brutality toward recruits, with six convicted and one dishonorably discharged. The controversy follows complaints from recruits about harsh conditions at Paris Island and DC training hubs, prompting calls for tighter oversight while defending hard, disciplined training as essential to the Marine Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maines Triant
Marine Corps
Paris Island
D. C
Editors Split on Cold War and Shooting War Prospect
James Marlow reports editors and guests, including President Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson, debated if the United States is winning the cold war and if a shooting war is looming. Stevenson warned of drift and sterility in foreign policy while Eisenhower offered cautious uncertainty about who bears blame for the cold war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Washington
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Patie
America
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Mail reveals oddities from history and politics
Hal Boyle surveys quirky facts from mail and notes on eyewear, travel, and food. he also reviews Kent Cooper and press freedom themes. The piece contrasts old customs with modern shifts in media, politics, and public knowledge.
Right to Know book explores press freedom for people
Kent Cooper and colleagues explain the First Amendment’s purpose as serving the people, not the press, in a detailed discussion of press freedom and civic right in a contemporary republic. The work emphasizes citizen access to information and government transparency.
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Arctic
Embassy Row
Kent Cooper
Associated Press
Cooper
Farrar, Straus & Gudahy
New York
Republic
Bible Verse Pu Off the Fer the Pla
A clipped line from a tilting page notes a Bible verse caption or brief religious snippet. The readable fragment emphasizes scripture usage or devotion in a public or printed context.
Small Wheat Shipment Tops Record For Time Of Year
Old Home Town notes small Kansas City wheat arrival of 14 cars the lightest for the season. County schools planning closures due to enrollment. Judge Harlan Stone dies on bench leaving seven justices in Washington. community events include Episcopal meeting, club anniversary luncheon, and cancer drive.
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Kansas City
Margaret Hurley
Harlan Stone
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Jackson
Nurenburg
Annie Dunlap Guild
Episcopal Church
Lawrence
J. J. Krum
Ed Hope
T. C. Bishop
Oklahoma City
Forrest Cox
Newton
Floyd Ramsey
el Dorado
Lee Page
Kansas,City
Ted O'Leary
William Johnson
Ralph “Benny Banker
City
Cordley School
F. C
Phog” Allen
Douglas County
James Strong
Brutus Hamilton
F.C. Allen
Bill Hargiss
Mike Getto
Steve Hinshaw
Ossie
Solem
Drake
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Douglas Larson
Kenneth Gilmore
Ike
Augusta
Spain
Senora Martin de Artaj
Harry Truman
Milton Kronheim
F. Joseph Donohue
Estes’ Kefauver
Kefauver
Pat Hillings
R-Galif
Bill Ayres
Ohio
Hillings
Ayres
I i Ine
RADIO
Rhea
Elizabeth
Movie Museum
Asyva
NBC
United Finance Corporation
Mass. ST. Over the Jay Shoppe
Clara
the Inquirer
Bill Vaughan
Grace
Kelly
Prince Rainierformance
Hal Boyle
Germany
England
Paris
Dover
Marine Studios
Florida
U. S. Waether Bureau
Minnesota
Petroeum
Annia Oakley
Phoebe Annie Moses
Kansas
State Board of Health
Topeka
Osawatomie
H. L. Butler
K.U. School of Fine ‘Arts
Butler
Glen Cove
L.I
Hazel Stubbs
Nellie Rees¢-Evans
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