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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1956
Page
4
The piece urges speakers to avoid off color stories and vulgar remarks to entertain audiences. It cites leaders like Mayor H Roe Bartle and a World War II television star, noting that profanity harms prestige while clean humor can be funnier and more effective.
Kansas University students are defended by Mt. Dread police who cite a strong campus traffic record this winter with no major accidents and about 100 dollars in damage. Officials credit student cooperation and faculty support while acknowledging limited parking and increased car numbers on campus.
In a Journal-World letter Mrs Allan Stallcup urges taxpayers to mail 30 to 40 postcard expressions on high school aid subsidies. She argues collective voice shapes funding and questions why lobby effort isn’t extended to less publicized issues.
Washington analysis frames the Geneva talk as a propaganda maneuver by the USSR after Eisenhower proposed aerial inspections for disarmament. The plan aimed to reassure Western publics but risked exposing bases and airspace and faced skepticism over its acceptability and feasibility.
Hal Boyle profiles Franklin Atkinson, head of a pencil and crucibles firm, who rose from office boy to president. He advocates treating workers as individuals, shares profits with employees, and emphasizes training to reduce turnover. The piece also touches on postwar economic policy debates and workers’ stake in ownership.
Thieves broke into an Ohio town home and stole only the children’s playthings. Many divorces arise from men who marry to gain a home they rarely keep. When the moon rises over the hills, beware revenuers are noted.
The speech targets farm workers in Southern Siberia urging removal of excess personnel amid bureaucratic waste. Khrushchev claims the remedy lies with leadership and questions the worker’s ability to resist, referencing salt mines and slave camps as possible punishments for inefficiency.
The text presents a Q and A style clip covering biblical rank counts, Scheherazade’s stories to save her life, and the origin of the rule of thumb. It notes nine heavenly ranks with angels as lowest and seraphim highest, Scheherazade telling tales to avoid harm, and the ancient thumb to knuckle measurement as the source of rule of thumb.
Washington reports that the Hoover Commission on government reorganization drives talk of a federal tax cut, with defense spending rising by about two billion as old and new recommendations push for centralized procurement, streamlined personnel, and defense bureau coordination. The pace shows ongoing reviews and selective shutdowns of nonessential military enterprises as Congress weighs the savings.
Old Home Town Eldon M. Brown of Osawatomie has been named a vice president of the Lawrence National Bank. The city council has sold 556000 in bonds to fund a new police and fire station, city garage, garbage equipment, airport expansion, and park extension.
A dense listing shows radio and TV schedules across stations WDAF WREN WY NEPA WUAK and others. It specifies program blocks including news weather sports nighttime shows and classic TV and film lineups for Monday through Tuesday with times and show titles. The grid mentions studios and networks such as WDAF TV RMBC TV KOMO TV and various host lines.
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