Lawrence Evening News March 27 1958 front page
Local newspaper branding and staff credits appear in a partial masthead. The readable text references Bourke editor adapter roles and various publication offices located around New Hampshire Streets and Kansas. It notes postal designation and Associated Press affiliation for local news.
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Ana Puplisher Bourke
Snes
Pakitenaa
New Hampshire
Law
Kansas
Lawrence
Doux
Mallinewhare
Feniton
Ogee
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Upe
Palace Revolution in Ryadh Threatens Western Policy
Ryadh revolts and Crown Prince Faisal challenge Saud as Nasser tightens grip across Middle East. The shift endangers pro West regimes from Jordan to Lebanon, risking oil nationalization and a broader collapse of Western alliance.
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Washington
America
Middle East
Radio-Mecca
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Faisal
State Department
Bermuda
Dulles
King Sand
Prince Faisal
United States
Cairo
Egypt
Gamal Abdul Nasser
Nasser
Axavncion
United States Air Force
Dehran
Ayadh
Suez Canal
Hussein
Jordan
King Saud
Gaza
Palestine
Traq
Nuri Pasha
Nuri
Iraq
Chamoun
Sami Es-Salh
Lebanon
Britain
Ryadh
Freedom to Choose Union Membership Debate in Kansas
A Kansas Right to Work proposal argues it simply grants workers freedom to join or not join a union without dues. Supporters cite 18 states with the law where union membership grew, while opponents warn of unions losing leverage. Proponents say unions must earn membership. critics fear compulsory membership being replaced by voluntary sales pressure.
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Kansas
Dave Beck
Jimmy Hetfa
America
Hollywood's star power steadies as cinema eyes revival
In Gentry, public interest in films rises as television wanes slightly and Oscar glory draws viewers. Despite shifts in media, movie stars and quality productions maintain appeal, with owners and audiences hoping for a sustained rebound in film budgets and availability.
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Hollywood
Driving Manners as Emily Post Would Roll Over
A car etiquette piece satirically cites Emily Post to urge men to prioritize safety over politeness. It argues against old rules like helping a woman into a car and lighting her cigarette, suggesting practical breaks from manners in traffic and even how to handle chatter in the car. The column treats etiquette experts as practical guides, poking fun at social fuss while endorsing clearer, safer behavior on the road.
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Emily Post
Miss Post
Evryone
Milady
Letters to the Editor on sales tax burden and exemptions
Mrs Harold Barrett of 1510 Meadow Lane argues a news editorial underestimates sales tax by not counting phone electricity and gas costs and car purchases. She estimates a family earning about 5000 annually could pay around 50 dollars yearly under present tax or 45 with a 3 percent rate and food exemption, benefiting higher income groups little.
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Journal-World
Topeka
Daily Capital
Capital
Harold Barrett
Meadow Lane
U S Made Arms Displayed In Jakarta Rebel Context
Indonesian military authorities publicly showed American manufactured arms alleged to have been dropped to Sumatra rebels by an unmarked Formosa C54 plane. The arms include a recoilless rifle the Jakarta forces say they do not possess, seized during recapture of Pakanbaru.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Formosa
Pakanbaru
Space scientists seek Congressional funding for moon mission
President Eisenhower released a 4000 word study by the Science Advisory Committee led by Dr. James Killian urging space exploration for scientific and military reasons. The panel puts a multi year, multi billion dollar price tag on reaching the moon, with preliminary planetary studies first. The piece notes Soviet Sputniks sparked funding pressure and that the scientists downplay space war potential, focusing on satellites and reconnaissance. The piece also mentions a third US satellite launch and ongoing concerns about Soviet progress.
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Congress
Outer
Eisenhower
James Killian
Killian
Soviet Union
Space
Berlin police seize 30 East Berlin students for leaflets
West Berlin police report arrest of 30 East Berlin university students sent across the border to distribute anti armament leaflets. Earlier, 328 East Berlin students and workers were arrested for similar activity, banned in West Berlin as illegal propaganda and released with warnings.
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East Berlin
West Berlin
Old Home Town highlights from 1948 local life
The itemized clippings note Barbara Lauter born to Mr and Mrs Al Lauter, Mrs Elizabeth Haas turning 100, and celebrations for her daughter Mrs Carl Planbeck at Worden. Oak Hill Cemetery burial lot landscaping begins, Phillips 66 basketball team eyeing Olympic trials, Lawrence High School’s 20–6 season and league/state titles, Pinckney School sixth graders party fundraiser, and editor John Leeford Brady’s death in Blackfoot Idaho. Local primary candidates ranked, school board nominees listed, anti-cigarette ad boycott, quiet hours in EU rooming houses, Old North College cornerstone debate, and Maj Robert Massie touring to discuss Hun atrocities.
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al Lauter
Barbara
Elizabeth Haas
Worden
Carl Planbeck
Oak Hill Cemetery
Phillips 66
Lawrence High School
Pinckney School
Marv Bitzer
Jean Drebing
Helen
Louise St. Clair
Eleanor Allen
Bob Allphin
Betty Lou Allphin
John Richardson
Fritzi Meyn
June Griesa
John Leeford Brady
Journal-World
Blackfoot
Idaho
R. C. Rankin
W. E. Spalding
A. B. Ewing
Paul Lawson
W. H. Quakenbush
George Docking
Erna Corey
Hovey Hanna
EU Rooming ‘House
Old North College
Robert Massie
Canadian Army
America
Today's Bible Verse Lost Sheep Verse, Jeremiah 50:6
A brief devotional note highlights Jeremiah 50 6: my people have been lost sheep. The excerpt urges reflection on guidance and return, framing the verse as a moral reminder for readers to seek spiritual direction and communal restoration.
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Jeremiah
Hamlet the play's lure haunts Hollywood anecdotes
Leonard Lyons recalls Lubitsch and stars debating Hamlet, with stories from Leslie Howard, John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, and Maurice Evans. Highlights include Vye's one word moment, Olivier's hotel suite script, Wyler quips, and Huston casting wisdom. The piece mixes theater lore and star anecdotes across careers.
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Hollywood
Ernst Lubitsch
Lubitsch
Leslie Howard
John Gielgud
Broadway
Vye
Gielgud
Wye
Laurence Olivier
Filippo del Giudice
Olivier
Vivien Leigh
William Wyler
Defiant kitten exits in suburban exile tale
Hal Boyle recounts Ralph Beauty Marble Candy a long named cat who defies a young girl and a suburban family. After scratching Tracy and resisting reform he is sent back to the suburbs where his crude frontier ways fit. The piece blends humor and sentiment as the cat’s departure ends the comic domestic saga.
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New York
Ralph Beauty Marble Candy
Ralph Beaury Parlor Candy
Tracy
Santa Claus
Frances
Ralph Beauty Marble Cafdy
Ralph Beauty
Beauty
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Emily Dickinson
T. S. Eliot
Eliot
Ralph’ Beauty Marble Candy
Goodby
Ralph
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