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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1956
Page
4
The Lawrence Daily Journal World survey on thumb sucking shows readers debating child training methods. Experts warn against punitive measures while some readers praise practical, hands-off advice. A pediatrician’s joke about his own children underscores how common the habit remains.
Broadcast grid lists WDDAF WDAR WREN KMBC KMBC-TV stations with time slots for News All Star shows and music programs including Cardinals Reds game coverage and Evening News. Also includes KMBC TV listing with Captain Kangaroo Today Morning program lineup and late night features.
The piece cites a Socialist Party leader and two presidential candidates denouncing union power. It notes worker rights, arrests, and warnings about unions shutting vital services and paralyzing cities. It discusses conflicts between unions and public welfare and the issue of insiders colluding to curb a dominant labor force.
A dated treatment of modern door-to-door sales tactics contrasts old fashioned sincerity with aggressive psychology. The piece notes persistent hustlers who entrap housewives with claims of sophistication and need, urging quick, intrusive questions and magazine sales under pressure.
The passage summarizes the lack of a proven cure for thumb sucking in children and voices competing opinions. It mentions varied approaches from binding the thumb with tape to clothing sleeves as attempted solutions, reflecting widespread uncertainty among authorities. The tone is wary and explores the mess of proposed methods.
Ex-Sen. Harry Cain highlights a State Department security case involving Mr X a Polish Jew and former translator. The case shows misused evidence and shifts in anti Zionist records, leading to wrongful firing and later reinstatement under Eisenhower reforms. The episode underscores a system that allows corrections after uncovering faulty grounds for removals.
Old Home Town items report Mrs. Robert Manley in good condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Iota sorority elects Adrian Lindsey president at Swampscott convention with Pat Penny and Kehih Marie Darby among delegates. C Rankin of Lawrence discusses lieutenant governor race amid seven rivals. 125 Lawrence firms approved for on the job veteran benefits. 250 milk truck spill near Baldwin. Betty Joan born to Earl and Mrs. Johnson. J J Meade key Farm Products Utilization event chair. August 6 parade and Build Kansas for Kansans plan draw large Eastern Kansas crowd. Lifeguard Kennedy appointed for Potter Lake. National Guard sent to Mexican border. Carrie Nation noted as early Kansas saloon destroyer in Palmyra history.
A fatal Grand Canyon midair collision highlights outdated U S air traffic rules and insufficient cockpit visibility and ground radar. Experts warn altimeters drift 300 to 400 feet and radar only aids weather avoidance. Call for rapid modernization to match high speed aircraft like Super Constellations and DC-7s.
A compact devotional note reflects on continuing in the grace of God as cited from Acts 13:43. The message emphasizes steadfast faith and guidance through scripture.
A weekly library display features new titles for summer patrons. Highlights include biographies of Nathaniel Benchley and an Amazon exploration, plus fiction from Santha Rama Rao and Willie Heinrich, along with several 1956 music records and a short note on courteous door manners.
The Vice President framed U.S. stance toward Asia as friendship with conditions, urging recognition of the difference between immoral communism and freedom and recalling Communist record of broken promises. He contrasted Western disenchantment with Red promises and urged Asian leaders to view Maoist offers with clear eyes. Then a digressive anecdote on courtesy past a door and male courtesy.
A string of breezy quotes and observations on cars noise parents summer fashion and eye wear weave through the page. An astrologer notes the world slowing in heat while a beauty contest claim rides across beaches and childhood dreams unfold.
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