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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1957
Page
3
An item listing staff roles appears with names like Leo Eller and mentions The Word Company in Lawrence. It includes subscription rates and mailing details, noting nationwide service and that the Associated Press distributes the paper. Dated Wednesday Evening April 7 1957.
The piece predicts a 1958 shift as manufacturers race for more features, space, and style. Expect higher prices, luxury appeal, and aggressive competition among Chevrolet Ford Chrysler and others. The trend points to three or four cars per household amid a bold ride boom despite cost concerns.
In a discussion about fame and duty, Pat Boone stands as a counterexample to the notion of purely self-serving idols. He argues that public figures influence fans beyond entertainment, urging responsible conduct and respect for their audience while pursuing a clean, religiously informed path.
A travelogue from Palamos Spain recalls how four years of growth have altered the Costa Brava. He notes crowded hotels, booming shops, land prices up, and a mixing of languages and nationalities as Europeans flood in. He laments traffic, road chaos, and the loss of the town’s old quiet charm while acknowledging economic gains for locals.
James Marlow analyzes how Democrats maneuvered to kill or let die the civil rights bill. Northern and Southern Democrats risk a party split as Eastland committee maneuvers and amendments shift voting rights provisions, with Eisenhower pressing for a veto and Negro voters watching the outcome.
The Soviet Union will hold a trial census in August 1958 in districts of Moscow, Leningrad, Novosibirsk, Stalino and other areas as a rehearsal for the January 1959 national count. Lessons from local operations will shape the big census plan, and the August test aims to refine procedures for the nationwide effort.
The piece notes Britons react strongly to UN criticism while tolerating mentions of Yorktown. It surveys Churchill comments on UN reform, vote weighting, and the veto in the Security Council, contrasting small nations blocs with Western powers, and calls Britain to pride in recovering after missteps.
Old Home Town A contract for two additions to Watson Library at KU was let to a Ft Scott firm. Officials of the State Fish and Game Commission are taking orders for distribution of the 500000 fish they are going to sieve from Tonganoxie Lake. The city planned to annex about 100 acres to the south, west and east, including the proposed new high school site.
Wives of the Hudson Volunteer Fire Department awaited a dinner prepared by their husbands when a fire delayed the event by two hours. The incident disrupted plans and pushed the celebration to a later time.
The fragment appears to reference a Bible verse about a woman who loved much, akin to Luke Chapter 7 verse 47. It shows OCR garble and mixed words Hér and nanny ann far given, not a clear news item.
Gilbert Miller, owner of the Lyric Theater in London and the Henry Miller Theater in New York, considered rationing era constraints similar to Huntington Hartford to save London’s St James Theater. He bought the Lyric in 1946 and quips there was little else to buy in England without ration coupons. The item also surveys a stream of entertainment notes from Hollywood and Broadway, naming Frank Sinatra, Erroll Garner, Jack Kannon, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Joe DiMaggio, Rita Hayworth, Audrey Hepburn, Mel Ferrer, and Ethel Barrymore among others, with brief anecdotes on projects and appearances.
New York humor column notes how a 46 year old with a partial plate cannot chew gum or feel younger. The piece blends personal discomfort with social awkwardness and the long term limits of plastic dentures, concluding the man is a prisoner of time.
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