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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1960
Page
3
Engineering News-Record predicts 1960 private construction up six percent and total awards near 21.6 billion as industrial building and bridges lead gains. Public works rise seven percent while mass housing and public housing drop due to tighter mortgage credit and funding limits.
Broadway producer Roger Stevens heads the Democratic fundraising drive for 1952 1956 and now 1960 campaigns aiming to outpace Nixon. The report notes awards for Olivier Bergman and Shute death plus industry gossip from Broadway and Hollywood including Helen Gahagan Douglas Wilder Krupa Belafonte Gielgud and plans to cut convention time with TV tape.
Lawrence Daily Journal World details staff positions and publication info for 1960. It lists editor W C Simons and roles, office address, and subscription rates. The notice marks the Monday January 18 1960 edition.
In commentary on Nikita Khrushchev's disarmament speech observers wrestle with whether he meant disarm or reorganize and what he implies by powerful weapons. The piece weighs orbital H bombs, space launch risks, and mutual restraint as the era's dangers and hopes.
The piece argues rock and roll careers fade when stage shows expose limited talent. Fabian, a popular long haired idol, mis sings on a televised segment with off key vocals and poor tempo. Critics say only true standouts like Bobby Darin endure beyond fad status.
Gov George Docking’s sharp language triggers widespread rebuttals from groups including Kansas Parents and Teachers president Mrs N E Beth of Wellington who defends a tax funded schools pressure group The piece notes a growing culture of speaking up without fear and contrasts to Cuba illustrating political discourse shifts
Trendex Inc will convert February 1 to a new system that replaces the Top Ten and pocketbook with the Dimensionalized Television Audience Report DTAR. The report will measure qualitative viewing factors across new West Coast markets and expand wires with 1000 calls per half hour while focusing on audience behavior and program reception.
Dr. Mother reassures that botulism from uncooked frozen vegetables is unlikely if they are handled properly. Emphasizes washing produce, proper refrigeration, and cleanliness to prevent various foodborne illnesses. Also advises against repeated high acid doses for ulcers and offers a pamphlet on leg cramps.
Ann Bates, once a Philadelphia schoolteacher, is hailed as the most successful female spy of the American Revolution in John Bakeless’s new book Turncoats Traitors and Heroes. Her early life, undercover missions in New York, and two years of service supplying British intelligence are recounted with emphasis on her perilous undercover work and later plea for a promised pension.
A KU campus update notes the opening of two new Watson Library additions and a new entomology instructor, while a Senate hearing criticizes Maj. Gen. Vaughan over gifts. The piece recalls a 25 year old presidential daughter wedding at the White House and Lawrence civic events.
A devotional piece reflects on Jesus asking the disciples about loaves and urges believers to trust in simple offerings. The prayer asks God to reveal the potential of small gifts when dedicated to Him and to influence others through steadfast faith.
New York columnist Hal Boyle shares a grab bag of curiosities and trivia drawn from readers mail. Fun notes cover Napoleon and beds, telephone use in nations, Hawaii’s flag, ink versus pencil checks, Wright brothers, 16th century violence, wages of education, clocks, dinosaur extinction, vocabulary sizes, and gender bath temperature preferences.
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