Mideast Rot Deepens as Nasser Influences Grow
In a Washington dispatch, Joseph Alsop argues the Middle East rot worsens as Saudi Arabia risks becoming a Nasser province with Gen Hakim Amer's visit and a reconstituted Egyptian mission. Jordan faces possible surrender and plebiscite plans amid shifting US British strategy and Israeli overflight limits.
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Joseph Alsop
Washington
Middle East
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Faisal
Hakim Amer
Taif
Caugh
Haki Amer
Nasser
Yussuf Yassin
Darra
Jordan
Aqaba
Israel
Hussein
U.S
Contine
Egypt
Lebanon
Baghdad
Van Cliburn’s Russia concert draws mixed praise and praise
After a record breaking Lewisohn Stadium recital, Van Cliburn and his parents hosted a party at Wilfred May’s home. Mrs. Cliburn boasted about her son’s influence on aspiring musicians and recalled his past piano days. The piece mentions Soviet and European judges, a Brussels commitment, and public adoration from American cities.
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Leon
van Cliburn
Lewisohn Stadium
Wilfred May
Mrs. Cliburn
Van
Call to raise driving age to eighteen in Missouri debated
Gov James Blair asks Missouri Legislature to increase minimum driver license age from 16 to 18 arguing for maturity and safety. Critics cite farm needs and vote concerns, while Kansas moves toward stricter licensing. Supporters point to driver education and reducing deadly crashes.
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James Blair
Missouri
Blair
Kansas
Kansas Newspapers Quick to Back Reed in Governor Race
The Kansas press abandons fence sitting and openly backs Clyde Reed Jr. for the GOP while Docking remains favored by some papers. Reed’s decisive primary win over Pied Hall shifts editors to declare beliefs, signaling renewed backbone in state journalism.
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Kansas
George Docking
Warren Shaw
Clyde Reed Jr
GOP
Docking
Democrats
Reed
Parsons
Imai
Pied Hall
Kansas Press
Hungry Fellows Beat the Average Incompetent Bums
Roark ridicules New York panhandlers and city life on Park Avenue as he recalls encounters with seemingly refined beggars. He notes inflation and odd pricing while contrasting bums with the city’s overbearing officials and leaders. The column shifts to Khrushchev’s foreign policy flip flops, praising measured changes but warning of unreliability amid global shifts and the Red Chinese factor.
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New York
Cuba
Hungary
Stalin
Mideast
Khrushchev
Letter argues preachers as dreamers not lawyers in religion
Mrs. Wm TE Craddnck of 631 Kentucky St writes to reflect on The Preacher's Tot and the idea that true preachers are dreamers and poets by nature before divine calling. She contrasts lawyers, ministers, and religious teachers, warns against literal hell or devil concepts, and urges introspection of motives among religious leaders.
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Journal-World
Lloyd Finch
Charles Vineh
Siberia
U.S
Joseph Alford
129Th Artillery
W. J. Bryden
Douglas
Danger in Khrushchev’s unpredictability at summit
James Marlow argues Khrushchev’s mercurial, impulsive leadership creates dangerous uncertainty. The piece notes his abrupt shifts on minor matters and warns such impulsiveness could escalate to war, contrasting with Stalin’s predictability.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Stalin
Khrushchev
Old Home Town and Military Notes From 1948
Old Home Town mentions Morgan-Mack planning a $75,000 Ford structure near 7th and Vermont to house facilities. Lawrence National Guard Company MM with infantry trains at Ft Leonard Wood for two weeks. Douglas County tax levy set at $842 for 194% to raise $733,965.49. First group of 18 year olds leaves for Ft Riley under the Selective Service.
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Morgan-Mack
7Th and
Vt. Sts
Ford
Lawrence National Guard
Ft. Leonard Wood
Douglas County
Ft. Riley
George Shawnee
Haskell
Indian Service
137Th Infantry
Bible Verse Excerpt Peace Be With The Flock Psalm 122 9
Today’s verse from Psalm 122 9 offers a blessing for the faithful and calls for peace. The text emphasizes dwelling in the house of the Lord and seeking welfare for Jerusalem.
Eskimos embrace modern housing and other tidbits from Hal Boyle
New York columnist Hal Boyle offers a potpourri of curious facts and wry quips. Eskimos on Baffin Island replace melted igloos with plastic dwellings while the U S Post Office handles billions of cards yearly. A humorous mix covers deltiologists, animal trivia, aging, jet fuel, and famous quotes.
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New York
Baffin Island
Sammy Kaye
U. S
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