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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1957
Page
2
Robert C. Ruark pens a comic, rambling postcard from Palamos Spain noting persistent quirks, familiar neighbors, and ongoing misadventures. He laughs at money struggles, weather extremes, tourists, and the town’s eccentric cast, from Dali to a talkative parakeet, amid a cosmopolitan fishing village hum.
Joseph Alsop argues that President Eisenhower has regained control of the Republican Party after earlier doubts. He credits White House strategy dubbed operation butter-up, minority vote outreach over civil rights, and coordinated votes with Nixon Knowland for a strengthened position.
A Greek shipping magnate stunned the art world by bidding over a quarter of a million dollars for a Gauguin still life, the highest price paid for a painting. The work had been shown at the Charpentier Gallery in Paris. Bernstein’s Manet portrait remained exhibition-only as his heir resists selling it.
The piece argues that a summer trip is desirable for families despite time and money limits. It suggests affordable options, small getaways, and low cost lodging while highlighting the value of new experiences, map reading, and returning home refreshed. It emphasizes travel can be inexpensive, fun, and beneficial for workers and children alike.
A Japanese woman who died while allegedly stealing brass from U S Army was struck by a fired empty cartridge case from a young American soldier. The case raises questions of guilt and whether a U S or Japanese court should hear the matter. Public reaction highlights both sympathy for the death and frustration over theft versus enforcement of laws.
Report describes severe floods in the Kansas City area during a weekend storm with up to six inches of rain. The Kansas Turnpike provided a safer route between Kansas City and Lawrence as Highway 10 and 24 40 became nearly impassable and water reached car levels. A Bonner Springs man drowned when his car was washed away. The Pike's higher grading kept it passable, offering a contrast to the flooded roads. A TV entertainer quips about beginnings and mistakes as lights dim on a street.
President Eisenhower is portrayed as unsure about key provisions of a civil rights bill, inviting Southern opposition by arguing he did not fully grasp its details. The piece tracks his eight 1957 news conferences, noting repeated statements that lawyers wrote the measure and his pending briefing with the attorney general. It highlights a central clash over jury trials for voters registering, plus the political risk as Southern leaders read the bill as a tactic to derail voting rights.
Poet Carl Sandburg denounces television commercials as inanities and cheap tricks during a Chicago convention talk before General Federation of Women’s Clubs members. He taunts the pervasive ads as public craving for pay-as-you-listen TV, urging FCC action.
An in a three room apartment, a friendly woman who lives there has given birth to triplets. Officials say there will be changes ahead.
The verse proclaims that knowing the truth brings freedom. It cites a reference to John 8 32. The line emphasizes truth as a liberating force guiding belief and conduct.
A 1947 note reports Mr and Mrs Homer Flory announcing the marriage of their daughter Theda Caroline to Melvin Kesler of Sabetha. Lions Club air show coming to Lawrence airport features 20 local entries including Prof Tom Page with a glider. Vaughan Pontius reenlists in the Army to train troops in Japan. Mrs Audra Crowder and John Brand wed and reside on Route 1.
A dish of Ike’s tummy ache hits the blueberry trade with price declines in New Jersey retail from 45–55 to 30–40 cents per pint and Philadelphia wholesale from 7.60 to 5.40. Agricultural analysts offered no clear reason for the anomaly.
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