Mitchell to publish Wellington News while coaching at KU
Jack Mitchell, longtime KU football coach, buys Wellington News and becomes publisher largely in absentia. He also plans a bank presidency if state approval comes. His editorial style and outside ventures promise lively town chatter and heightened newspaper activity in Wellington.
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Jack Mitchell
Wellington News
State Bank Commission
Mitchell
Jack
Wellington
Kansas
Church leadership and law enforcement in county remarks
County Attorney Ralph King criticizes ministers who flout the law while urging churches to model discipline. He also praises Sheriff Office work with limited manpower and calls for more county officers, urging the Board of Commissioners to fund expansion as crime rates could rise. Actors include King and Lawrence officials.
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Ralph King
Rotarians
America
Lawrence
King
Board of Commissioners
Sheriff's Office
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf to Shock KU Theatergoers
The KU theater group plans to stage Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf next year, promising a provocative production that could trigger campus controversy similar to past crises at Murphy Hall and Fraser Hall. The piece is described as exceptionally controversial and dirtier than many Broadway plays, signaling a bold but polarizing choice for the theater.
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Murphy Hall
Virginia Woolf
University
Bill Easton
New Fraser Hall
Broad Way
Critics Question Kansas Stage Censorship of Virginia Woolf
The piece argues Edward Albee's play Virginia Woolf provoked walkouts on Broadway and questions why Kansas University would stage it It contrasts New York hits Baker Street The Odd Couple and Dolly noting they attract packed houses without off color content.
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Smut
Edward Albee
Virginia Woolf
New York
East
Broadway
Baker Street
Big Changes At Point
At West Point the Army shifts cadet study from military drill to broader humanities and international affairs. Maj. Gen. James B. Lampert says seniors focus more on history and foreign policy than tactics with summers devoted to advanced courses.
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West Point
N.Y
Times-Post
U.S. Military Academy
Hudson River
James B. Lampert
Russia
U.S
Lampert
State Department
Old Home Town Recaps Gaps and Wins Across Years
A compendium from 1955 to 1925 highlights Swaps ridden by Willie Shoemaker winning the Kentucky Derby in 2 01.8 setting speed marks with Nashua second. Other notes report government plans to sell a Sunflower Village property and multiple civic and school milestones including anniversaries, commencements, and construction progress.
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Swaps
Willie Shoemaker
Nashua
Sunflower Village
Verse of Thanksgiving Prayer Reflection
The brief text offers a devotional verse and a prayer asking God for wisdom and strength to use His bounties faithfully. It emphasizes loving God with heart soul and mind and seeking divine help through Christ.
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Christ
De Gaulle’s Dominican stance sparks Republican clash
Buckley argues General de Gaulle shifts toward the Communists by decrying U.S. action in Santo Domingo and signaling recognition of a Communist dominated movement. He warns the move undermines ally relations and international moral distinctions amid the Caribbean crisis.
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DE Gaulle
Dominican Republic
General de Gaulle
United States
Soviet Union
France
Lyndon Johnson
Organization of American States
Santo Domingo
Distances Between Faculty and Students Fuel Campus Unrest
A Times-Post analysis argues that the widening gap between professors and students drives unrest on large campuses from Berkeley to New Haven. It notes fewer open doors on big universities, calls for faculty presence, and discusses salaries and outside consulting as root issues.
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New York
Times - Post
Etzioni
Berkeley
New Haven
Department of Sociology
MIT
Itching and Dry Skin Remedies for Elderly Readers
A reader asks about severe rectal itching and another about general skin dryness. Advice emphasizes keeping skin clean and dry, using absorbent cotton, balancing moisture and skin oils, avoiding overwashing and scented soaps, and trying bath oils. For cracked heels, suggests Whitfield’s ointment and medical evaluation when infection risk exists.
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Whitfield
Horowitz Returns to Stage Amid Simple Demands
Vladimir Horowitz resumes concert life after 12 years insisting on three rules set: no plants on stage, no drapes or velvet backdrops, and no King of Pianists title. He dislikes outdoor venues, favors fair pay, and values live concerts over recordings. Also noted are James Farley declining World’s Fair trip, LBJ’s reports on Senators, Tony Martin at the Catskills, and Hemingway Park dedication near Ketchum with a bronze bust fund.
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Vladimir Horowitz
Horowitz
James Farley
Eisenhower
Kansas City
Truman
LBJ
Texas
Tony Martin
Catskills
Concord
Ernest Hemingway
Proud Day For 11-Year-Old Vietnamese Student
In Da Nang near the battlefront, 11-year-old Nguyen Duc Tan is honored as top student at a village Buddhist school. Lt Col Jim Williams and Lt Donald W. Harris present a commendation and supplies while Marines run a free medical clinic and fund cleft palate surgeries for three children. A nearby village mission was fired on, killing one Marine.
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Hoa Phat
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Duc Tan
da Nang
U.S
Jim Williams
Coronado
Calif
U.S. Marine
Williams
Son
Donald W. Harris
Phoenix
Ariz
Harris
New York State
Saigon
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