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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1955
Page
2
A newspaper column recalls former Communists who testified before a senate committee about joining and leaving Communism. It discusses why people join such movements and reflects on the Ku Klux Klan's historical appeal and the slippery lure of easy answers amid social tensions.
The Pittsburg Headlight reports a new road will join the area’s system in about a month. The route will ease traffic into Pittsburg or bypass the town for through travelers, reflecting a shift toward by pass highways and relief from congested business streets.
A nostalgia piece notes how drug stores now combine soda fountains with food, newsstands, toys and appliances, while dime stores broaden from 10 cent items to clothing and furniture. It recalls a Kansas City trip where a dime store had a meat counter and mentions changes to a small town Fourth of July fishing contest.
James Marlow reports Khrushchev shows insecurity at a Moscow party as he and Soviet leaders hint at peace with the West. Eisenhower seeks to bolster Soviet confidence ahead of the Geneva meeting, denying Western pressures imply Russian weakness. A concluding line references the Augusta Gazette.
Hal Boyle profiles Dilys Lay a 21 year old Welsh actress who rose to stardom in The Boy Friend on Broadway while seeking serious respect. She describes loneliness in New York City, longing for London, and her wish to balance theater with a future family. She shares thoughts on independence, social life, and her hopes for four children without leaving the stage.
A brief verse proclaims praise to God with song and magnification through thanksgiving, citing Psalms 69:530.
A humorous yet somber glossary of traffic signs mocks drivers while noting rising fatalities. It cites 1954 data showing over 35,000 deaths from human error and laments routine horn honking and risky behavior endangering motorists.
A playful skit riffs on men laughing at women’s clothes and sweating over appearances, while husbands find home in any place to toss clothes. It mocks heavy stinkiness in the United States and wonders about the thin variety. Fathers joke about their daughters’ marriages, calling the groom lucky.
Historians commonly cite seven wonders: the Great Pyramid of Giza the Hanging Gardens of Babylon the Statue of Zeus at Olympia the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria Pharos.
Washington The 1952 Democratic candidate Adlai Stevenson remains figurehead as the party in Congress and party power brokers shape policy. With a Democratic Senate and House, Stevenson has not shown strong leadership and may lose momentum if he does not start delivering constructive positions.
Old Home Town Maj. Harold J. Longenecker returns from the South Pacific for a supper hosted by his mother and relatives. Various visits to Canada Hagerstown Tulsa and Denver while Lt Phelps plans Pacific duty. A fraternity house quarantine for diphtheria linked to Herman Mast of Goff and several summer students. Couples and picnics populate the week with travel to Seneca and Independence and a note on Frank Holt suspected as Eric Muenter in a Capitol incident.
Readable list shows syndicated programs and local station lineups for WDAF KMBC WREN KFKY KMNC KWXX. The page outlines top of evening shows News sports concerts and guest segments across multiple stations with times and titles for Thursday and Friday July 7 8.
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