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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1957
Page
3
A KU professor, famed for absent-mindedness, allegedly forgets a child care drop off. The professor’s wife recalls the scene and jokes he qualifies as one of those absent-minded professors, admitting embarrassment while the incident unfolds with the children and nursery staff.
The Lawrence Journal-World reports a display titled It is almost too wonderful for people One Man's Notion of Paradise at Kansas University Library on the second floor through January 18. The exhibit features 49 books from Western University Printing companies, including trade and fine livre editions from 26 institutions.
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered words including Degas Heep Meats and Gaza with meal references. No coherent event or names form a hittable news item. unable to extract a publishable card.
The Associated Press notes 2,935 highway fatalities across eight Western states in 1956, a rise from 2,644 in 1955. Kansas hit a new peak, Arizona rose to second, and Colorado, New Mexico, Nebraska, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming also posted higher totals, with analyses blaming speed, drinking drivers, and enforcement gaps.
Lawrence High School presents an 8 p m concert in the school auditorium featuring the Serenaders dance band directed by Stan McNish who also plays first alto sax. The Serenaders have performed at after game events and parties. The same program will be played by the concert band under Charles Kassinger for Gov Docking’s reception in Topeka tonight. The event is free and open to the public.
East German press reports the Soviet Union plans to launch the world's first atomic powered icebreaker within the year. The vessel's size remains undisclosed.
In Sausalito California a wooden Madonna carved from driftwood by Clara Bass drew steady crowds at the Marine Art Gallery. The 16 by 20 inch piece hung on a wall as sap oozed from a resin duct, likely triggered by the warm gallery. Some visitors knelt before the sculpture while most spectators offered curiosity.
A black homburg crafted by hatters from ten countries will be worn by President Eisenhower at the January 21 inauguration. The international hat, shaped in stages to fit the President, marks a departure from the traditional silk inaugural hat.
Eddie Cantor remains admitted at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital after collapsing from exhaustion following a television show honoring his 65th birthday. Doctors report his condition as excellent and no discharge date has been announced.
Kansas University Education School professors are cited in Language Arts in the Secondary School from the National Council of Teachers of English. The Retarded Reader list by Hobson and Haugh is a major source, with 18 000 copies distributed since 1953. The KU Conference on Composition and Literature is noted in the February 1956 Bulletin.
We explain how you can still apply for a $1,000 life insurance policy to cover final expenses without burdening your family. The transaction can be completed by mail with Old American or Kansas City companies. No obligation of any kind and no one will call.
A lecture in the Lish Journal from April 1958 surveys the role of speech teaching in English classes across Kansas schools, outlining methods and aims for improving public speaking and oral proficiency in students.
The final death toll rose to eight after searchers recovered Lt. Anders P. Larson Jr. 26 of Wichita Kansas, found near the wreckage of the eight-jet B52 bomber that exploded over Andover New Brunswick during a training mission. Larson was an observer aboard the craft attached to Loring Air Force Base. His widow and two year old son resided on the base.
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