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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1956
Page
2
The Lawrence Daily Journal World summarizes a tense debate over highway funding and fuel prices. The discussion includes projected tolls and the need for road improvements, highlighting proposed federal allocations and their impact on states and motorists.
The readable fragments describe disruptive behavior by young men during a meeting or event, mentioning a hotel, city, and organization. It notes controversial conduct, calls for improved conduct, and references to attempts at restraint and public response. The passage is fragmented and lacks coherent facts.
A survey suggests peak mental activity occurs between ages four and seventeen. At four children ask many questions, and by seventeen they may feel they know all the answers. A local rumor mentions Haskell Institute students and Indian students heading to boy scout movies showing westerns as their side seldom wins.
A letter discusses a presidential ticket and the role of training for leaders. It cites Richard Sixon as a potential candidate or vice president and argues for young men with proper training. The writer critiques burdensome purity tests, notes party splits, and emphasizes personal decision making despite public pressure.
The piece notes Khrushchev’s denunciation of Stalinism and the cult of the individual. It argues that many current Red leaders, including within the Soviet bloc and abroad, shared Stalinist loyalties and now claim autonomy while echoing Khrushchev’s line.
Rita Hayworth enters a comeback after a three year screen lull. She admits stage fright for about a week while filming Fire Down Below on Tobago with Bob Mitchum and Jack Lemmon. Hayworth remains popular with the English crew, and she says acting is like painting, absorbing and immersive. She has endured four marriages and a publicized feud with her studio, yet remains focused on work and possibly exploring a comedy project. These Tobagan scenes form part of her return effort under a contract affecting two remaining movies.
A judge orders the father to remove all guns from his home following a shooting involving a relative. The column argues guns are dangerous and should not be kept loaded, urging caution by sportsmen and calling for broader gun control.
A breezy column mocks endless cold remedies and frugal living as a warning. It jokes about puffing powder versus a bang and invites readers to visit a golf course to see people attempting a swing, reflecting playful social satire.
Fragmentary note echoes a biblical verse urging to hold fast to what is good from Thessalonians. The imprecise text references a religious exhortation without a clear event or person.
Washington report notes a Cabinet advisory committee is reviewing government aid to small business. Despite claims of a thriving sector, data show high failure rates for new firms, with many launched from 1946 to 1954 folding within a few years. The Burns committee will assess current programs and propose steps to bolster independent private enterprise.
A journal page recalls 1944 news with Henry Jameson joining the Journal World as city editor, Raymnd Rice appointed to the state bar examining board, and wartime notes from Chiang Kai-Shek. Sugar ration stamps and family announcements mix with veterans and local events from old Douglas County records.
Broadcast grid from WDAF KMBC WREN and others lists daily programs including News Night Owls Tonight Sports and variety shows. Entries cover cartoons dramas weather and religious programs with time slots and channel designations across Friday Saturday and Sunday schedules. Highlights include The Lone Ranger Wagon Train Opry High country shows and The Ed Sullivan Show among many others.
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