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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1958
Page
11
Lawrence Journal World details staff roles and ownership with 1958 publication data. It lists editor Dolph Simons Jr publisher, associate publisher, managing editor, advertising manager, business manager, and staff affiliations. Subscription rates and postal information are included for Lawrence and nearby counties.
The Lawrence Memorial Hospital faces scrutiny but remains confident in improvements. Officials admit flaws, plan practical steps after state health board recommendations, and emphasize non political hiring of a future administrator. Critics are urged to present formal requests to the Hospital Board rather than anonymous complaints.
A business memorandum proposes a new policy called a WORK BREAK to aid stability and employment. It suggests employees carve out time between start and quit times without hurting coffee breaks or daily routines. The tone implies it could steady pay and be a reasonable idea even to reform-minded leaders like Walter Reuther.
Robby Ruark offers a caustic satirical guide to manipulating wives in fashion battles. He suggests petty verbal jabs, cutting remarks, and petty tricks to undermine a woman's clothing choices, touting them as masculine wisdom and a path to a "home permanent divorce."
Robert Peterson of Route 1 Lawrence recalls a rattlesnake in a crockery jug found beside the road. My brother yelled and jumped out as the head and six inches of a large rattlesnake stuck from the jug. A wild war dance and driving contest followed, ending with the car overturned in a ditch.
James Marlow reports from Washington that living costs rose again from March to April despite recession. Government data show prices 3 percent higher than a year earlier. The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics tracks prices in 46 cities nationwide to produce the index.
The article outlines the consumer price index as a record of living costs based on 200 items divided into three groups: foods, commodities other than foods, and services. It notes weather affects food prices, and services reflect public policy and custom, with prices rising gradually over two decades. It also explains seasonal patterns in apparel and durable goods like cars and appliances.
The Association for Applied Solar Energy plans to sell its famed solar heated and cooled house for 49500 after protests over commercial use in a fashionable Scottsdale neighborhood. A county adjustment board ordered halting admissions, removing signs, ceasing public tours, and stopping a nearby parking lot operation.
AP Defense Reporter John A. Barbour outlines space travel risks and the armor needed to shield astronauts from radiation, explaining Earth’s radiation blanket, travel barriers, and the vast distances to stars. He notes current limits and future goals, from the Moon to distant planets, with Mars and Venus highlighted as near-term targets.
Old Home Town features the Junior-Senior banquet at University High School with toast by Carl Sneegas and alumni notes. It lists Midland College honorary society president McCall of Lawrence and local family milestones from the era.
Verse reads pleased are your eyes for they see your ears for they hear. This devotional line highlights perception and listening as key spiritual gifts.
Linda Christian says her two days in a lifeboat with 11 men were the biggest thrill of her life. Tom Curran rejects Powell nomination. Montgom ery visits New York amid industry chatter on Theater Guild action. Ben Cohen to head NY publications project. Brando’s ex-fiancee Marion Marianni to screen in Kings Go Forth. Kennedy Time cover, Rockefeller signals Senate bid, Nevins bids farewell, and Browder outlines Marxist critique of capitalism.
Bangkok Thailand attracts many visitors drawn by unusual markets and ornate temples. The city hosts diplomatic embassies for major powers and remains a busy gateway for foreigners despite high costs. Chinatown shops bustle with gold jewelry and precious stones as guides offer help for a day in Thailand, literally meaning Land of the Free, where nearly anything may be found.
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