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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1955
Page
2
A Lawrence civic note urges extra care and courtesy on crowded sidewalks and streets through Christmas. Drivers should be patient and watch lights while pedestrians cross, and shoppers should hold doors and thank helpful strangers to ease congestion and prevent accidents.
Speculation continues on whether President Eisenhower will run again. Health, duty, and the looming D-Day decision haunt observers as they weigh if life and past service dictate a political comeback or retirement.
The American press approves the return of Argentina’s La Prensa to its rightful owner. The move is seen as a step toward normal, decent government after Peron seized the paper and used it to support his regime. The paper once stood as a beacon of free journalism.
Averell Harriman criticizes President Eixen shower for inaction on the Taft-Hartley law. The Independence Reporter warns Ave is on thin ice. The 1947 law drew support from both parties. Democrats held Congress most years since 1948 and held the White House in earlier decades. The piece notes Taft favored minor changes but kept the core provisions, while labor leaders oppose amendments, arguing the law is preferable to Wagner, and the public growth of pay later schemes could hurt take-home pay.
James Marlow analyzes the UN admission of 16 new members, tracing past vetoes and shifting alliances. Spain and Outer Mongolia illustrate how Cold War pressures and bloc politics shaped who entered the world body, ending with a Russian proposal to admit 16 nations by trading vetoes.
Hollywood producer Hal B. Wallis urges genuine acting talent over looks and street auditions. He advocates theater work and summer stock to gain experience, notes his own career rise from clerk to blockbuster producer, and emphasizes deliberate screening and rare signings rather than letters.
An excerpt echoes a verse from Zephaniah 3 15 urging fearlessness before adversity. The text frames divine assurance amid danger, emphasizing peace and protection for believers.
The Topeka Capital notes a lack of protests from neutralists and much of the free world after the Soviet H-bomb test while recalling earlier U S Pacific tests and Japanese reactions. It argues this is a propaganda war and questions Western stance versus Soviet actions. Russell Townsley remarks on a town scene in the Russell News.
The text describes Barbs A. fudge ordering an Ohio man to avoid speaking to his wife for three months and imposing a second penalty tied to listening. It also includes musings on disagreement, mothers raising families, and stray remarks about wrapping Christmas presents and cashing checks for unbalanced accounts.
A quiz item explains the phrase everything in at ones or at sevens as disorder. It notes the origin is obscure, possibly from dicing. It asks which Congress first met in Washington and answers the 6th Congress. It also explains sneezing and yawning are automatic reflex actions controlled by nerves.
The piece notes social whirl in Washington as officials and families prepare for the holidays. Prince Rainier I of Monaco visits for two months seeking a wife while diplomats host embassy parties featuring varied meat balls and embassy kids in attendance.
Veterans and families are noted with arrivals and discharges including PFC Edwin A. Alexander returning from Berlin with the 82nd Airborne Division and T-5 Richard E. Wiley’s Army discharge at Camp Atterbury. Local social items mention bridal showers, Christmas visits from Mexico City, and family milestones alongside a 1950 theatre drama and sports notices.
Radio and television schedules list midday through late entertainment on WDAF KMBC and WREN affiliates. Listings include news at 5 10 PM children’s programs music shows sports and weather, with prime time features on KMBC WDAF and WREN stations across channels.
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