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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1961
Page
2
Lawrence daily newspaper page from December 21 1981 lists staff names editors and publishers and publication details. It includes the Daily Journal World address Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas and subscription rates for local and distant readers.
The Albania break with the Soviet Union signals a drift back to Stalinist tactics under Khrushchev and highlights growing Russia China tensions. Analysts see Moscow isolating Albania, while China offers moral support, each side risking further strain among satellites and altering potential U.S. containment dynamics.
Opinion notes that belief in superior foreign education fuels myths about exchange students. It argues some foreigners struggle in U S schools, blaming the system rather than personal effort, and calls for remedies to strengthen the program.
The letter urges love over money as guiding world affairs and praises education, private schools, and the College of Emporia. It laments rising armaments while highlighting the Bethlehem journey as a moral anchor. The writer, a Del. Street resident, urges Christmas charity to support private education and educators regardless of race or creed.
A reader asks about pale health at 14 and possible poor circulation. The doctor says anemia is possible and urges medical tests, proper meals with protein, and exercise to improve tone and energy. A second letter asks if children of older parents age earlier. the doctor says risks are modest and emphasizes love and letting nature run its course.
Editor notes recent coverage of the College of Emporia's financial distress, warning of the impact on Kansas higher education. The piece reflects concern for private colleges educating thousands of students.
The writer recalls disliking egg nog until a farm visit with a relative’s recipe. He outlines a method: separate eggs, beat whites to stiff peaks, beat yolks with sugar, optionally fold in bourbon, then mix in milk, cream, and nutmeg, fold in whites, chill and stir before serving.
John Crosby notes a fevered art world with the Met paying 2.3 million for a Rembrandt possibly misidentified and a Matisse upside down for 47 days. He cites a chimpanzee abstract show, Stalin statues pulled down, and a wild music scene at Carnegie, while praising a return to sanity in serious theater and cautioning against Broadway’s more extreme works.
A pasted collage recalls 16 years ago in 1951 with the 305 voice Kansas A Cappella choir singing around Strong Hall Christmas and Granada Patee theaters hosting children’s parties in a 20th year effort. Clyde Lovellette led college basketball scorers with a 28.8 average after five games. Two years ago high school students rode city buses with a Paco Frazier designed float and Lions beat Olathe 40 to 20. Kiwanis elected officers led by Dr H W Hutchinson. Kansas birth rates for Negro births were declining. Clyde Reed of the Kansas Public Utilities Commission explained lower freight rates help both railroads and farmers.
A church note invites reflection on the Nativity with Luke 2 15 as the guide. A prayer thanks God for gifts and asks renewal of hope and deepened faith through the anniversary of Jesus birth.
Berlin mayor Willy Brandt spoke at the Kongresshalle premiere of Stanley Kramer’s Judgment at Nuremberg, arguing Nazism arose from not opposing evil. Ambassador David Bruce pressed caution, noting complexities. The event drew German judges’ reluctance to applaud, with remarks linking to East Berlin. Actors Spencer Tracy and Maximilian Schell attended.
A Martian operative ZY125X visits Earth to study human life secretly. He experiences hospitality and gifts at a department store Santa role, romance with Josephine, and bar life. Later he witnesses rudeness and hardship, leading Mars to doubt Earth readiness for interplanetary contact.
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