Kansas City Star case sparks debate on press control
Analysis notes that the Star’s trial verdict prompts questions about government attempts to regulate newspapers and readers’ right to information. It examines competition in Midwestern markets, plant ownership, and the impact on news flow, underscoring the ongoing clash between entrenched power and free press rights.
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Kansas City Star
The
Star
Kansas City
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Memphis
Des Moines
Oklahoma City
Topeka
Lincoln
Tulsa
Widows rise in U.S. population amid shifting social mores
A major insurer reports widows in the United States exceed 7.4 million, up from 5.7 million in 1940 and under four million in 1920, with mortality declines altering widow rates by age. Criminologists and sociologists weigh moral, economic, and familial implications as widowhood grows among older and middle aged women.
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United States
Mountine-Ranjom
Henee
Cian
Tan
Roll Calls Push for Button System in Legislature
A two hour session debates a push button method to speed votes and curb wasted time. The piece contrasts the invention of the wheel with electronics, arguing the new system will reduce pointless laws and minimize legislators’ time spent on deliberations.
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Kim
Fifth Freedom and Public Interest in Kansas Right to Work
Letters to the Journal-World discuss a Kansas University law professor’s view on right to work and bargaining power, arguing for a public declaration of the fifth freedom to protect citizens’ ability to work and obtain essentials. The writer cites unions, corporations, and industry figures, urging nonpartisan public guidance.
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Journal-World
Charles Oldfather
Kansas University
Lawrence Rotary Club
Phil Murray
Kansas
Améric
Ponder the Path of My Feet Verse Featured
A devotional note presents Proverb 4 3 with an emphasis on pondering the path of one’s feet and the establishment of one’s ways, urging mindful life choices rooted in guidance and foresight.
Missing Stone At City Hall Stirs New York Rumor
New York researchers search historical records to locate the stone said to have been laid at City Hall in 1803. Army mine detectors sweep the site as diggers begin work while questions rise about theft, motive, and who placed the cornerstone.
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New York
New York City
City Hall
Barbs on buses and everyday quips from a bygone era
A fragmented column of humorous snippets, trivia questions, and casual observations. It touches on bus space, debt, party line differences, happiness through simple pleasures, aging, and quick quips about bread metabolism, Swiss cheese gases, moon rotation, and women’s name changes.
New Books at Lawrence Free Public Library display
The Lawrence Free Public Library unveils new week display for Mar 7 12 1954 featuring Usher Romans Luthin Gottshall and more. Highlights include Abbott Payson Usher’s history of mechanical invention Wallace Kirkland’s Life photographer recollections and Reinhard Luthin’s portraits of American demagogues. Other titles cover fiction travel and historical topics by authors such as Catton Edwards David Cecil and Noel B. Gerson.
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Naany
Lawrence Free Publisé
Abbott Payson Usher
Wallace Kirkland
Life
Reinhard
Luthin
James Curley
Huey Long
Frank Hague
Alfalfa Bill
Joseph McCarthy
Big Bill Thompson
Marshall MacDuffie
Russia
Catton Edwards
Franklin H. Gottshall
Melbourne
David Cecil
Caroline Lamb
England
Queen Victoria
Do Senators Talk Too Much? Burdick Attacks Senate Courtesy
The piece notes Rep Usher Burdick inserted remarks in the Congressional Record accusing senators of talking too much. He argues lower house members face long speeches and limited time. The column also reports on Campbell's GAO role and a Saudi speed law, plus Yates on Western views of Asians, with a sharp editorial tone.
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Usher L. Burdick RR
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Burdick
Geratel
Congress
Senate
Joseph Campbell
Gienreal
Diym-Yates
Atomic Energy Commission
Campbell
GAO Department
Firs
GAO
Lindsay Warren
North, Carolina
Sidney R. Yates
Al.t
Far East
Old Home Town News Tomorrows Past and Present
Brig Gen T B Wilson TWA board chairman to speak at noon Chamber of Commerce meeting after three years away on military service. Local anniversaries birthdays marriages and social gatherings are listed with guests and attendees. Tuberculosis spread warning by County Health Officer Dr John C Rudolph. town boat house fire. Bowersock motion picture house opens with full crowd and orchestra.
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T. B. Wilson
TWA
Chamber of Commerce
Louis Provost
Sondra Louise
Donna Marie Williams
Susan Williams
Laura Jane Kendall
Roxanne Kendall
Jimmie McDermott
Timmie McDermott
R. B. Williams
Frank Williams
Jimmie Wallace
Phyllis
Charles Springer
Artis Olson
Stephanie Quigley
Shirley Cox
Jane Holtzclaw
Gay Houk
Ina Brewster
Donna Fowler
Meredith Underwood
Beverly Brand
Mardlyn Keim
Mary Ann Evans
Shirley Dean
Susan Montgomery
Nancy Campbell
Shirley White
Byron Springer
Morris Springer
Douglas County
John C. Rudolph
Tennagseee
As & Motion
Housie
Radio and TV Programs March 5 6 6 9 1960s guide
Detailed schedules list stations WDAF KMBC WDAP WREN and others with programs across radio and TV. Highlights include Western Echoes News Hour Bucking Horse features basketball games Kansas stations airing prime time shows and a long roster of music dramas comedies and news broadcasts.
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KMBC
KFKU
Western Echoes
WDAP
Thy Kingdom Come
KMU
Newar
DAF
Travel_ Bureau
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He —Ganehustare
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Gunamokawt
Scone
Arektion
Tasxion Symphony
Grant Ole Opry
Topeka
Lawrence
KMRC
Benny Wren
News Amhony
Wes
Mos & Anty
Dr. Six Gun
Misa Brooks
Maree
The
Abbotts Co
WMC
Edgan Burgan
Sher. Holmes Wren
Walter Winches
Sammy Kaye
Essy Money
Paul Harvey
Fibling McGee
Gene Autry
Newacast
Meet Press
WIN — News
BMNC
Mrc—Friggs
Ty Vo
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Fred Brinkerot
Pitsburg
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Atchison Globe
William Porvey
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Longfellow
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Helge Marcus
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Washington Correspondent
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Shoe Theatre
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Ramar
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Pinky
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