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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1955
Page
2
A reflective newspaper column encourages readers to savor the Christmas period, noting its communal warmth, church involvement, and festive traditions. It cautions against rushing the season and urges balancing duties with enjoyment and consideration for others.
A dense list of station notes for WDAF KMBC WREN KMBC KCMO and others detailing December 17 to 19 programming across church bulletins news briefs music shows sports and movie slots. Provides times and show titles including Meet the Press Health & Happiness Town Meetings and The Tonight Hour.
Civic boosters highlight Lawrence taxi drivers as exemplary for 20 drivers in IS motor cars. They are courteous, hold doors, assist riders, and promote goodwill for the city. Long-serving Tim Murphy is noted for shaping younger drivers. Traffic officers’ work is eased when drivers imitate Lawrence standards.
The note mulls weather trends and a looming shift as temperatures linger in the lower twenties. It cautions that forecasts in a tight window may mislead and mentions a probable further plunge tomorrow. It also references a Soviet leader proposing cautious diplomacy and a mock gentleman's agreement.
The 183 ton replica of the Mayflower is under construction in Brixton England and will sail to America in 1956 as a goodwill gift. The original ship carried Pilgrims in 1620 and remains a symbol of the nation’s beginnings.
The Christian Science Monitor discusses the televised murder trial in Waco Texas citing the Sixth Amendment and judges who warn TV coverage can affect fact finding. It notes courtroom lighting and camera placement, and warns public trials risk gallery influence and political motives in prosecution and defense.
The piece riffs on weather complaints and holiday wishes as kids switch from roller skates to ice skates. It notes large numbers of heavy drinkers and fits of family teasing about what children want for Christmas, urging more natural questions to juniors.
A brief scripture note presents a line about a perverse heart departing from will and knowing no evil, attributed to Pesime.
Quiz style Q and A cover historical curiosities from Molly Pitcher and George McCauley to Cassini and Saturn rings, Saint Peter’s Church floor plan, the eland antelope, rivers in Arabia, the Stone of Scone in Westminster Abbey, and Henry Barnard as first US Commissioner of Education.
Lawrence Free Public Library features real life Perry Masons among new display titles. San Francisco lawyers, Beanne World Herald, Velikovsky works, and biographies of notable lawyers populate a varied list from Immanuel Velikovsky to Jake Ehrlich and Melvin Melli.
Washington chatter grows that Eisenhower may seek a second term raising four key questions. Voters face risk of relapse given age and health. Nixon as successor or as running mate could alter the Eisenhower program. A GOP Old Guard pushes for stricter conservatism. A reform to lessen the president workload is debated.
A luncheon honored 11 junior high girls in town as Michelman prepares to move to Springfield. Announcements include births to Mr. and Mrs. Harold T Bartholomew and Mr. and Mrs. L H Griffith, an engagement of Mary Ruth Rhodes to John Gurss, and a Lawrence marriage of Louise Longanecker to Stephen E Stephanon with attendants and candles. Sheriff-elect Jack Dunkley names aides Dyer of Baldwin and Vogler of Lawrence. Honor roll at Oread Training School lists 18 students. Dr J Simmons and Ben Wilson depart for California. University events feature East Is West Lightnin Tom Sawyer and the first woman editor, Zetha Hammar. Several visits, receptions, and dinners noted plus University Club 12-course dinner with several faculty guests.
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