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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1958
Page
2
Princess Margaret, 28, faces pressure to wed as Parliament weighs boosting her annuity by 25200 if she takes vows. She yearns for Peter Townsend but his divorce blocks a match. Rumors swirl of a quick marriage and a public almanac payout.
A column rails at shifting horror trends from Kong and Dracula to the Abominable Snowman as film producers chase newer, bigger fears. It surveys the decline of classic monsters and the rise of nuclear-age imagined beasts in popular cinema.
Jack Linkletter the 20 year old son of Art Linkletter headlines the summer quiz show scene. He moves from House Party to Haggis Baggis in Hollywood while finishing USC and planning a family in November. He credits radio work at 15 and weekly House Party duties for his training and notes the summer quiz boom as both opportunity and clutter in network time.
The United States and Britain agree to suspend nuclear testing amid political pressure and fallout fears, separating testing from the disarmament package. France faces proposed inclusion once it agrees to an international club. Soviet reactions and Germany's past treaty violations loom large as allies hedge terms and await further negotiations.
Brig. Gen. Thomas R. Phillips notes the initial Marines and Army landings at Lebanon were well executed but soon derailed by old rivalries and miscoordination. Three Marine battalions arrived when two were planned, airlift pre empted, and Army units faced delays at Bremerhaven and Frankfurt. The episode exhausted U S and European airlift capacity and raised questions about command decisions.
A New York City crime scene follows the Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko arrival as police guard his safety. Burglars smash Fifth Avenue Tiffanys windows and steal about 171 thousand five hundred dollars in gems. The piece questions U S embassy language skills and protection during high profile visits.
In Hopkinsville Kentucky a monthly public meeting called to hear citizen complaints about city governance was halted by Ernest Lackey and May or, but no one presented any grievances. In Oklahoma City a 5-million-year-old caramel skull was reportedly found by Dr. David Kitts of the University of Oklahoma.
Joseph Alsop argues U N actions and the President's General Assembly speech fail to alter the failure of American policy in the Middle East. He cites Saudi Cairo shifts, Nasser's gains, and Lebanon and Jordan as examples, noting U N coverups and the need for decisive leadership.
A look back at 10 years ago notes a 97 degree day in Douglas County. A 16 foot corn stalk won a $10 prize for O M Hird at Lawrence National Bank. Helen June Wise married Robert Bruce Stucky. Mr and Mrs S E Stephanan welcomed a son. Sleeping sickness epically afflicted St Louis with 18 dead and 182 ill. Rev C A Puls and wife visited Harry Evans Home for Orphans in Kansas City and invited three girls home, inviting adoption inquiries. Billie Burke in In Pursuit of Polly drew a party in Leavenworth. chaperones included Mrs J Walton, Mrs H T Melton, Miss Josephine Stimpson. In Leavenworth a well bucket shock revealed husband wiring a live electric line across the well top.
A brief Bible verse fragment appears with a verse about lifting up eternal doors and the king of glory, followed by an unreadable percentage and stray characters. The text resembles a devotional snippet with unclear context or source.
Oscar Ewing, head of the Federal Security Agency, pursues love and a cerulean mink as Mr Ewing jokes about wearing the fur when temperatures dip below 90. Elaine Stritch discusses smoking habits for mood and affection, while cultural notes cover Commager on college admission balance and the New York Jazz Festival air-route warning. Oscar Levant jokes about Toscanini. diplomat Lomakin’s role in Dewey vote. Georges Simenon on reader curiosity.
A catalog listing several books with brief summaries. Manolete profiles bullfighter Manolete from birth to death amid Spanish mourning. Magnificent Missourian chronicles Thomas Hart Benton with humor and depth. Orpheus Descending presents a Tennessee Williams play on bigotry. A Tribe of Women follows four women through marriage and family tensions. The Darling Buds of May depicts a humorous family tale. Gingerbread Man portrays a man outwitted by a fox in a fable frame.
A compiled roster of nonfiction and fiction titles including Inside Russia Today Gunther Don't Eat the Daisies Kerr Masters of Deceit Hoover Dear Abby Van Buren Kids Say the Darndest Things Lickletter Anatomy of a Murder Travel The Enemy Camp Weld Man Ice Palace Ferber The Image Makers Dryer The Winthrop Woman Seton outlining notable works and authors across categories.
A survey lists Orpheus Descending with West Side Story and a mix of 1958 titles. It includes A Guide to Western Architecture by John Gloag, Wilderness Men by Howard O’Hagen, Grin and Bear It Love Like That by Cecil Roberts, The Image Makers by Bernard V. Dryer, and The Ginger Man by James Patrick Donleavy.
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