Lawrence paper mission statement and pricing details
Established in 154 w. C. Simons Editor 1591 to 1952 Publicced daily except Sunday by the World Company at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas Telephone VI 3-100 Subscriptions: carrier 35 cents a week or 13 dollars per year by mail Douglas and adjoining counties 5 00 per year elsewhere in United States 7 00 per year Entered at Lawrence KS Second Class Postal Matter Member of The Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulations The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for publication of all the focal news printed on this newspaper as well as AP news dispatches.
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W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence
Kansas
Douglas
United States
Associated Presa
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Curtiss Archer
Roy Rogers
Bowlin
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Ramar of
Jungies
Julius LaRosa
Mrs. North
Russ Morgan
Kkncore Theatre
Gunamoke
New York
World Report
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the Christophers
Dalnduarry
Peron and Nasser Compared as U S_POLICY Dilemmas
The piece contrasts Argentina's oustings of Peron in 1944 and Egypt's 1952 coup by Nasser, noting U S reactions from tough stance to softer aid. It discusses Braden's blue book, Peronist dealings with Russia, Aswan dam financing, and the 1956 canal nationalization. It weighs whether forceful action or patient aid serves U S interests best.
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Washington
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Juan D. Peron
United States
Perona
Peron
U.S. State Department
Germany
Italy
Asst
Spruilie Braden
Braden
U.S
Evita
Nasser
Farouk
Mohammed Naguib
U.K
World Bank
Aswan
Africa
Aswan Dam
Britain
Suez Canal
Radio and TV Schedule Snapshot From August Weekend
Readable TV and radio listings show WDAP WDRAF WREN KMBC and WDAF programming across August weekend. Includes news, music, soap operas, sports, variety shows, children's hour, and late night movies with multiple stations and time blocks for daily specials.
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WDAP
WDAF
Toa
Uel
WDA
Bowie
WREN
Imagination Founday
OMBC
Wdapcngse
Wekancy
WD Aron
MBC
KMBC
Wren—Herald of Truth
Dean Manin
K. C
Jake
Levening
Morian Beatty
K.F.K
Henry J. Taylor
Berkshire
Cardinals
Lawrence Welk
Orch, Hoo AY —Baulliye
Frederic Wren
Wren—Newa
Dilson
Imagination 1100
Martin Mack
Douglas County candidates earn praise for clean campaigns in 1956
The Douglas County slate for 1956 receives commendation for restrained, dignity driven campaigns. Voters see a contrast to hostile state level rhetoric with local contenders maintaining high conduct, avoiding character assassination, and focusing on issues and platforms in a difficult political climate.
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Douglas County
Air Force to discipline airman over hydrogen test leak
The article argues the Air Force plans punishment for a young enlisted airman who leaked news that a hydrogen bomb test target was missed. It suggests the real error was the cover up by tying the leak to security breaches, and urges honesty over retaliation.
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Air Force
Pacific
Bishop’s Son Fails Test After Father’s Tutoring
A British bishop and his son faced a lower grade despite the father’s long tutoring for a religious course exam. The incident, though painful at the time, now amuses observers as a stark reminder that effort does not always guarantee success.
Campaign letter compares methods of outreach in Douglas County
The Journal-World prints letters discussing Warren Shaw and campaign outreach. One letter notes poor turnout at a whisky fundraiser, while Shaw meetings in Lawrence attract 100 plus attendees. A second letter urges organizing get out the vote efforts and suggests neighbors remind families to vote, stressing civic participation and teaching children the value of voting.
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Cildren
Journal-World
Tourenal-World
Vane
Ms Wo Vte
Essay on voting duty by Ralph Potts in citizen contest
A reader forwards Ralph Bushnell Potts essay from a citizen contest highlighting voter responsibility. The piece argues voters should study issues and candidates, resist propaganda, and vote wisely for the country, not partisan gain, reflecting a call to informed civic participation.
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Aanual
Ralph Bushnell Potts
Committee On American Citizenship
The
American Bar Association
New Books at Free Public Library Window
A list of recent titles featured at the Free Public Library includes ARTIsts like Claire Reis with TOMPOSERS CONDUCTORS ASE CRITICS and Osie Ttipald Nicholson with GOOD BEHAVIOR. Also noted are CAPTAIN OF THE NS by a British sea tale author, THE RIGHT TO KNOW, ANATOMY AND DRAWING, MINORITY REPORT, A HISTORY OF THE SPEAKING PEOPLE, DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER, THE LADY AND HER DOCTOR, THE CAPRE LETTERS, ROAD TO GLORY, COMFORT ME WITH APPLES, THE TUNNEL OF LOVE, A WREATH FOR UDOMO, and PACE MARY MARTIN.
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Proust
Claire Reis
Aimeries
Osie
Cinard
Furtes
Kort Choper
Neaf
Pier Sondges
Victar Perard
Henry Louis Mencken
Fk Tsh
Ware
Queen Victoria
William Brinkley
Tiadig
Rivelye Piper
Mario Sendaty
Italy
Darwin Frishet
Petey Te Vries
Barbs on Heat, Mud, Elections and Vacations
The passage offers wry reflections on weather heat waves, mud during elections, and a doctor's claim that vacations cut death rates. It ponders how vacation choices and driving habits influence outcomes, ending with a note that pessimists overlook current conditions.
Bible Verse Reflection From Psalmist Beset by Trials
A reader shares a verse echoing deliverance from a deadly pit and quick ascent to firm footing on a rock, citing Psalm 40:2 and a paraphrase that emphasizes divine rescue and renewed stability in faith.
Johns Hopkins Welcomes Milton Eisenhower as President
The article notes Johns Hopkins established in 1876 with a $3,500,000 endowment, its secular tradition, and early leaders like Wilson and Dewey. It highlights Milton Eisenhower’s arrival after leading Kansas State College and Penn State, and his broad expansion efforts across A&M institutions. A final aside muses on a dog’s loyalty.
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Tropkins
Woenhrow Wilson
Walter Hines Par
John Spencer Bassett
John Dewey
Johns Hopkins
Milton Eisenhower
Kansas State College
Pennsylvania State College
A&m
Agricultural and Mechanical
Eisenhower
Ike
Ex-paratrooper elected Legion Post commander and local notices
Old Home Town items note Mark Alexander elected commander of the Dorsey-Liberty American Legion Post, with Ernest Pontius as vice commander and other officers named. Also dated items report Boys State alumni in Lawrence for a Sunflower Junior Statesmen meeting, birth of Kerry Alan Ott, and housing aid for veterans from Ft. Riley and Parsons.
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Mark Alexander
Dorsey-Liberty American Legion
Ernest Pontius
James Postma
Hugh Randall
Tom McCall
Byron Beery
Boys’ State
Lawrence
Sunflower
Jack Tusker
Bill Brownlee
Emerson Ott
Kerry Alan
Federal Housing Agency
Ft. Riley
Kansas Ordnance Works
Parsons
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