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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1956
Page
3
In a brisk, combative column Roark dismisses all advice as generally useless. He jokes about past editorial battles and notes unsolicited counsel rarely fits the reader’s path. His blunt rule: ignore external guidance, make your own mistakes, and punch back if pressed to conform.
Hans Eberhard, a Saar coal miner, shares pride in returning to Germany on Jan 1 and preserving Saarland culture. Fellow leader Ernst Roechling, head of major mills, emphasizes paternalism and local loyalty. Residents value community life, home ownership, and a German institutional identity despite years under French influence.
Prime Minister Ishibashi filled two of three remaining cabinet vacancies in Tokyo. Taro Hirai, 51, named postal minister and Matsusuke Kawamura, 66, named minister in charge of the Hokkaido Development Board. Defense minister appointment pending.
Washington hotels report ample rooms for the inauguration. Bourbon Dawes of the Washington Hotel Assn says in 1952 reservations covered 95 percent of space in 33 downtown member hotels but now there is plenty of space and only three or four hotels may fill if advance deposits arrive.
About seven thousand names were logged as visitors to President Eisenhower's first inaugural, with association hotels serving as popular lodging. The event drew a wide array of attendees, officials, and dignitaries registering at multiple venues.
An officer en route home yesterday spotted a bear by a private pool. He exited to investigate and fired his service revolver after stumbling, injuring his left eye. The bear wandered into the hills as the officer was hospitalized.
In Topeka the Capital reports Dan C Cain a former head of the alcohol tax unit and Kansas political figure is a candidate for chairman of the State Board of Penal Institutions. The piece notes board reforms, possible appointments, and comments from experts on college spelling and writing deficiencies.
The Topeka Kansas traffic death toll is listed by the State Accident Record Section. In the last 24 hours two deaths. Year to date 1956 totals 671. For comparison the same period in 1995 shows 586 deaths.
Washington briefs report that the steel industry failed to win federal tax relief for rapid amortization on new plant expansions. The Office of Defense Mobilization rejected the request and said no priority system will be set to direct steel to tanker construction, warning it could foster peacetime economic control.
Senator Ives says he has encouragement from the White House to ease the Senate filibuster against civil rights bills but does not expect active presidential aid. He and allies plan to revisit the 64-vote rule when Congress reconvenes. A separate Quinter accident report notes a six year old girl killed and a sister and father injured in a car collision near a crossing. an Union Pacific train bound for San Francisco is referenced in a late earthquake context with a large property loss figure.
Susan Jarbo is dead and her father Russell Jarbo suffered a broken shoulder and head injuries while her 4 year old sister Marilyn sustained head injuries. Doctors say their condition is somewhat improved. Undersheriff Victor Stecklein reports the Jarbo car was thrown across the crossing into a waiting car. no one in the second vehicle was injured.
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