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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1957
Page
3
Business Week editors warn 1958 will test momentum and confidence after a strong 1957. The piece notes capacity outrunning demand, tight credit affecting housing, rising highway spending, and possible tax moves to spur demand. Outcomes hinge on leadership and attitudes across regions and industries.
A fragmented, OCR style passage discusses a man with an enormous appetite for news and quotes a Reuters dispatch about a former American soldier living in Red China with his Chinese wife. It notes the cost of a news bulletin subscription at $6.30 a month and the tension between income and desire for newspapers.
Roger Ruark argues engineers eclipse movie stars as symbols of modern prowess. He envisions a government funded US Scientific School with selective admissions and no football, funded by private employers, to train scientists for private industry and national defense.
Editor, Journal-World: for years we lit a tree on our porch this year we lit a live cedar in the house an elderly neighbor unable to go out enjoyed it but we had to bring in our lights after over 2 lights were taken others report 70 or 80 missing if our corner around 16th Street is gloomy that is the story. Mrs J R Edmonds 1846 R I St.
Eisenhower faces a troubled Christmas as health and leadership doubts mount. He must boost military spending while tackling rising living costs, unemployment, taxes, and foreign policy with Congress, aiming to balance the budget amid economic strain.
In 1958 Eisenhower confronts rising defense costs and tight budgets as foreign policy shifts with a stronger Soviet stance in the Middle East and tougher Democrat scrutiny at home. He must complete the budget and State of the Union while recovering from a mild stroke and a serious ailment. Leaders plan to press for peaceful settlements with the Kremlin, and Congress returns next month with high expectations for his program.
In Cleveland a worker, Victor Yanke, 28, of Ch do, was involved in a tank job incident at a plantation office. Details remain unclear as officials investigate the afeared accident and its consequences.
Witness Yanke said LT sped at 100 miles per hour while rushing to a gas station as his vehicle ran dry. Despite the plea, LT ended up in jail after the incident.
US citizens face a worried mood over Sputnik and the Van guard launch failure. The Manchester Guardian urges restraint, arguing scientific effort should not become a race with the Soviet Union. The piece counsels focusing on technics and science over political posturing to preserve national pride and progress.
Paris report on NATO chiefs of state notes a widespread decline of the Western deterrent. It argues Western and Soviet arms races have eroded offensive capability, leaving the United States unable to threaten wide cities with a single blow. It calls for renewed urgency in long range missiles and strategic air forces.
Fragmentary OCR lists individuals including Jean Moyer Evans Stoutter Dooley Amy Jean Edmiston Hyde Marjorie Eustace and Mary Alice Peterson. The text mentions sound travels and a plan or trip but details are unclear and no events or dates are provided.
A fragmentary column reports anecdotes about public figures and entertainers. It mentions the Lyons Den Attorney General admitting his wife outwitted him, plus gossip about actors Carol Grace and Anne Baxter understudies, and notes on writers Hemingway and Kanin with brief tales of loans and delays.
Roy Ormer, 60, lives as a career hermit on a three acre island seven miles from Here, Pelican Key. He says solitude draws visitors who chat, share meals, and bring money, with his dogs and pet Doolittle creatures for company. He recalls a life of varied work before embracing isolation.
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