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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1962
Page
2
The item lists the Lawrence Journal World staff roles and masthead details including editor publisher and department heads. It notes publication frequency and pricing, with a 1982 date indicating a Tuesday evening issue January 2 1982.
The piece urges Americans to reaffirm faith in themselves and the nation, notes prior political misperceptions, and credits the Kennedy administration with progress. It warns against complacency and moral compromise, stressing unity to meet future challenges and sustain national strength.
A digest of major religious events proposed for 1961 includes federal aid to parochial schools, Russian Christians joining the World Council of Churches, Castro exiling Cuban Catholic priests, merger plans by Presbyterians and Episcopalians, a priest condoning trespass shooting, a Lutheran critique of Christmas commercialization, Ben-Gurion on Jews beyond Israel, Philomena’s saints status, Bishop Pike heresy charges, and the Kennedy inauguration prayer.
API urges car owners to change motor oil at regular intervals of 30 days in winter and 60 days in summer. Auto makers back the push as a shift toward calendar or temperature based changes rather than relying on mileage. Some service stations suggest marking a fixed monthly winter date or every other month in summer.
Car owners who use vehicles for short trips or dusty roads are advised to change oil every 500 miles. The article outlines make and model specific oil change and service requirements. Dealers urge motorists to heed guidance and protect their investment.
John Crosby attacks Roger Vadim and Les Liaisons Dangereuses noting eighteenth century morals clash with modern cinema. He contrasts European films by Ingmar Bergman and Lean’s remarks with America’s overblown epics King of Kings and El Cid, arguing for smaller scale artistic aims.
Summary of 1936 Kansas news: No. 1 Jayhawkers lead national polls with ten straight wins and clinch the Big Seven pre season tourney in Kansas City. Lawrence reports no traffic fatalities in three years as city celebrates club elections, library steps, and school milestones.
Today’s message quotes Luke 12 12 Phillips about the Holy Spirit guiding words. A prayer asks Christ to lead the year into useful paths, to forget self and serve others through blessed intercession.
Douglas County Mental Health Association and Topeka State Hospital patients thank donors for a successful gift drive. A Hi Fi record player two table radios $204 for Canteen books and three loads of gifts were delivered to patients. Mrs Marcella Wolfson chairs Vol Services.
New York AP President Moise Tshombe of Katanga will receive an award at a March 7 rally by Young Americans for Freedom at Madison Square Garden. The ceremony honors Katanga's embattled people for fighting communism, with Hoover, Dodd, and Walker among others slated for awards. Speakers include Goldwater and Tower.
William Pomeroy, an American freed after a nine year sentence as a Huk rebels leader, was held on a Manila port island area awaiting deportation as an undesirable alien.
Reader questions cover saccharin safety in small doses, bowed legs remedies, iodized salt use in the Rocky Mountain area, pituitary extract for diabetes insipidus, naval fungus, umbilical closure, and a note about the Dr Molner arthritis leaflet. The column invites readers to request a copy by enclosing an envelope and stamp.
A columnist notes teen jokes persist across eras with classics like Confucius quips and spoonerisms. He recalls adult bearers of such humor, warns of early 12 to 13 year olds embracing the same gags, and imagines future nursery theater scenes with a baby boasting a banana in its ear.
A round of society items from Leonard Lyons covers Prince Michael Romanoff discarding his title, Serge Obolensky preferring Colonel, and cynicism about czarist labels. Also notes on Mrs. Conerly’s upcoming Doubleday book, Owen Brewster's Maine tourism stance, Max Gordon turning down big money, a Harpo Marx gesture, Kennedy’s resilience, Churchill’s quip to Queen Elizabeth, and a Twist incident at the Stork Club.
A humor column lists items such as one quarter of grade school teachers lacking college degrees, firms giving shaving breaks, Alaskan taxidermists taking credit cards, Zanuck's childhood film role, wartime death tolls, liquor in car fatalities, beauty parlor expenses, and mock quotes. It mixes oddities, trivia, and wry observations from diverse topics.
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