Turntable Comedy Becoming a Bore
Art Seidenbaum argues humor records dull conversation and threaten home life as people overindulge in canned jokes and laugh tracks. He cites neighbors and disc jockeys turning humor into trend, hoping the fad will fade and music like Bach or Brubeck return to prominence.
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Allan Sherman
Vaughn Meader
Carl Reiner
Bob Newhart
Elaine
Mike
Stern
Bach
Brubeck
Los Angeles Times
Pink Rattlesnake Lives at KSU in Zoology Museum
Roy Garrigues of Salina captures a rare pink rattlesnake in the Grand Canyon and places it in a glass cage at Kansas State University for his master’s thesis. The snake has been alive in captivity for seven months, with the student noting a San Diego zoo case of three months as a comparison.
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Zoology Museum
Kansas State University
Roy Garrigues
Salina
Grand Canyon
San Diego Zoo
Garrigues
Grand Canyon Park Service
Market News Investment Prices and Farm Goods Report
This week's closing prices on investment company shares are cited from Barret Fitch North & Co. Farmers Co-Op reports Wheat 2.02, Corn 1.05, Mile 1.62, Soybeans 2.31. Harwood's Market lists Eggs Large A 33, Medium A 27, Pullets 17. Kansas City AP notes consumer eggs producers prices Large A 33-36, Wholesale large 36-40, Poultry prices for hens and capons, and Butter Grade A offered at 0.67–0.68 per pound.
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Farmers Co-Op
Harwood
Kansas City
Missouri
Arkansas
Muchnic Named Chairman of Kansas Industrial Development Commission
William H. Muchnic of Atchison was elected Friday to a one year term as chairman of the Kansas Industrial Development Commission. He is president of LFM Manufacturing Co. and a Rockwell subsidiary. Robert R. Harkins of Liberal was chosen vice chairman. The commission praised outgoing chairman Frank Kessler of Wichita for his work.
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Topeka
William H. Muchnic
Atchison
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Muchnic
LFM Manufacturing Co
Rockwell Manufacturing Co
Pittsburgh
Rockwell
Robert R. Harkins
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co
Frank Kessler
Wichita
Hugh Gaitskell Ill With Pleurisy and Pericarditis
AP reports British Labour Party leader Hugh Gaitskell 56 is seriously ill with pleurisy and pericarditis. He entered a London hospital Friday morning, aides said.
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London
Hugh Gaitskell
Labor Party
Gaitskell
Kennedy Meets With Top Diplomatic and Intelligence Leaders
President Kennedy held talks in Palm Beach with top diplomatic and intelligence officials. Secretary of State Rusk, Finletter, and CIA Director McCone arrived for the meetings focusing on NATO affairs and the Nassau agreement. Arthur Dean resigned as disarmament negotiator days earlier, Kennedy accepting the move with regret.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
White House
Dean Rusk
Thomas K. Finletter
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
McCone
Rusk
Finletter
Pierre Salinger
Washington
Dean
Phi Beta Kappa Scholar to Speak at KU Lectures
Visiting Phi Beta Kappa scholar Sherwood L. Washburn of California University in Berkeley will deliver three public lectures at Kansas University. The lectures cover Race and Racism, Human Evolution, and Primate Behavior and Human Nature in Jayhawk Room, Forum Room, and 411 Summerfield on Monday and Tuesday.
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Phi Beta Kappa
Sherwood L. Washburn
California University
Berkeley
Kansas University
Summerfield
Warden Mulls Order of Hangings for Two Soldiers
Warden Sherman Crouse said the Kansas penitentiary has not decided which of James Latham and George York will be hanged first for the slaying of Otto Ziegler. The two AWOL soldiers, part of a cross country spree, are scheduled for execution after midnight on January 31, with the order to be decided by the prison or the condemned men.
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Lansing
Kan
James Douglas Latham
George Ronald York
Sherman Crouse
Kansas Penitentiary
Otto E. Ziegler
Oakley
Zeigler
Kansas Supreme Court
Crouse
Latham
York
Clergy Call Tax Payments From Churches
Two Episcopal leaders endorse taxing churches especially all white congregations that exclude Negro members. They publish a 65 page financing booklet urging tithing and funding reforms, arguing impartial taxation aligns with ethics and church finances.
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Detroit
Church finances and tithing in civic duty
The text argues that churches should not expect exemptions from government duties and urges biblical tithing as a means to support ecclesiastical citizenship. It cautions that special privileges harmed Israel and could harm modern churches, urging Protestant and Catholic bodies to embrace tithing.
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Old Israel
New Israel
Slow Thaw Continues After Heavy Snow in Britain
Britain eases from its worst winter as a slow thaw spreads across most areas. Blizzard conditions remained in Poland while Genoa and the Italian coast faced icy winds. London transport neared normal, with brief sunny intervals forecast, though temperatures stayed near freezing and freezing fog persisted.
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London
Britain
Poland
Genoa
Italian
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