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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1961
Page
2
A dance teacher links the form to ecstasy from stretching the body while noting personal indifference to indulgence. Audiences remain unsure until witnessing an expert performance, and many are deterred by fears of bodily injury and embarrassment, with worry about insufficient fear in society.
Lawrence Daily Journal World staff and titles listed for 1891 to 1952 era. Editor Dolpheh Simons and Ernest Pontius as managing editor and news editor. advertising manager Leo Miller. publisher and business roles noted. Publication details include Sixth and New Hampshire address and 1961 Tuesday evening date.
A New York City police directive urging greater use of force draws criticism as risks of brutality grow. The U S Civil Rights Commission notes most officers act within bounds but warns heavy-handed orders threaten civil rights and public safety amid rising assaults and complaints.
A column mocks a new makeup trend dubbed The Mortuary Look with exaggerated descriptions of puffed hair and pale, colorless faces. The author jokes about vampiric imagery and hopes for a return to more natural beauty as Christmas cheer arrives.
The Twist appears in clubs from Philadelphia to New York's Peppermint Lounge. Promoter Chub Checker fronts the gyrating fad, extroverts drive participation, while sociologists debate its cultural impact as many people try the steps despite warnings.
Joseph Alsop notes United States backing of the U.N. in the Congo as a risky gamble opposed by Britain and France. The article details three Congo power centers Leopoldville Katanga and Stanleyville and hints at shifting U.S. attitudes toward veto use and General Assembly majority rules.
Charles Springer resigns as city attorney and Charles Stough is appointed. Joe DiMaggio retires from baseball in New York. Kansas Supreme Court rules Bank Night illegal. Lawrence Leigh leads a free wrapping station at the gas office sponsored by the Chamber Merchants Bureau. Southwestern College defeats KU 26 to 22 in basketball. Kansas National Guard alerted over coal fields. Lawrence Rotary plans attendance at a city schools concert. First KU Christmas tree program lights Blake Hall pine. Friendship Candle fundraisers elicit KU carolers serenading townspeople.
A devotional note invites readers to forsake wicked ways and seek mercy from God. A prayer asks for conviction and courage to prepare for Christ this Christmas season and to abandon what hinders reception of the Son.
In a Journal-World letters page reply, a reader rebukes Mr. Bainum for ethnocentrism and urges respect for Nigeria’s culture in aid policy. The letter calls for better teachers and a shift from punitive "slap back" rhetoric to culturally aware assistance.
A reader describes a 16 year old daughter with hive like welts that appear on skin after slight contact and itch intensely. The welts last about an hour and swelling occurs on face hands and feet in cold exposure.
The article explains hives or urticaria and dermatographia in a teen girl. It discusses triggers such as drugs foods emotions and penicillin sensitivity, and outlines dietary elimination trials and occasional desensitization as possible management steps.
President Kennedy urges more physical fitness and child activity to combat a culture of spectatorship. The piece notes decline in hands-on participation across sports work and daily life, and champions Do-It-Yourself activities as hopeful countertrend despite rising automation and a shrinking servant class.
A Washington influenced column notes the twist catching on in the USSR after Sen. Jacob Javits and wife brought a portable record player and 24 discs to social events with U S Ambassador Thompson. It covers political chatter, entertainment, and notable anecdotes including JFK, Ford, and James Stewart projects.
Hal Boyle delivers a collection of wry observations on manners, habits, and foibles from generous women to hospital patients. The anecdotes mix humor about callers, smoking, punctuality, and everyday vices with sly social commentary.
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