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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1955
Page
2
Hal Boyle riffs on human foibles with wry humor and paradoxes about money, romance, aging, and everyday judgment. His playful aphorisms skew social quirks and human folly, hinting at deeper truths without proving them.
Lawrence Daily Journal World details policy including editors Solomon Simons and Munray Pontius, address at Sixth and New Hampshire, Lawrence Kansas. Advertising, circulation figures, and subscription rates listed for carriers and mail in Douglas and surrounding counties. Associated Press affiliation noted with republication rights.
State officials say debt will vanish once the World War II bonus payments are completed by July 1. Kansas plans to limit borrowing and insist on sound business practices, contrasting with Washington and other states where debt risk is higher. Public finances are framed as a responsibility to future generations.
The Kansas City Kansas mayor is reported to seek firing civil service protected city workers and place appointees who agree with his views. The piece warns against one man rule and likens such leaders to Huey Long, noting foundational American ideals limit public power.
Representative Scrivner argues the Salk polio vaccine arose from private American enterprise and donations to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. He notes government funding was not used and urges proper manufacturing oversight, with public funds only if private means fail to reach children in need.
Marion Ellet of the Concordia Blade Empire surveys Kansas sites for short tours. He highlights Cloud County prairie, Miltonvale and Glasco hills, Hays high plains, Saline and Ellsworth rough country, byways between Topeka and Lawrence, Blue River regions, Flint Hills gravely scenic lands, and the vast beauty of Kansas. A reflective note on seeing a broad slice of the state.
A Letters to the Editor argues against cutting manpower without universal military training and urges readiness against aggression. It references White House statements on Russia, Austria, and German rearmament, warns that signed papers alone won't deter war, and questions relying on atomic weapons without strong manpower and unity.
James Marlow reports that Secretary Wilson now says the Russians have made large gains in long range bombers able to strike targets far beyond Russia. The Pentagon statement, approved by the White House, follows a Moscow overflight and suggests Russia is advancing in heavy bomber production, challenging U S assessments.
On May 7 Symington warned that Wilson underestimated Soviet air power and the free world may have lost air superiority. Eisenhower, Burgess, and Twining clashed with varied claims, while May 24 Wilson asserted a military capability superior to Russia despite a year ago’s optimism about a defensive Soviet air force.
The text presents trivia questions and answers about billiards origins, constitutional witness requirements in treason trials, and whether Robert E. Lee’s surrender marked the Civil War’s end. It notes billiards dates to 1300s England France, treason trial conduct, and Lee’s surrender not officially ending the war but signaling collapse of resistance.
A brief Bible verse reads The Lord will render unto every man according to his deeds from Romans 2 4. The line appears in today’s church reading urging reflection on actions and divine judgment.
A compilation of polls over ten years finds about 80 percent of Americans want the United States to remain in the United Nations, with 5 percent favoring withdrawal and 15 percent undecided. Support for the U.N. has fluctuated but stayed around 60 percent since the Korean cease-fire, while disapproval declined from wartime peaks to about 20 percent.
Old Home Town reports Lt Theodore Kennedy and Mrs Kennedy announce the birth of a son named David Carter on May 22. The Extended Child Care Center will open around June 3 offering 24 hour care for workers, in Manual building under city schools supervision with Ruth Wood as director and Charlotte van Belcher arranging meals. Fees capped at 50 cents daily under government grant. Local items cover injuries to Wil Johns, leaves of absence for Jens P Jensen and C C Crawford, dinners hosted by Mr and Mrs Allen Crafton, postmaster C A Freeman attending a state Postmasters meeting, teachers Miss Josephine Hosford and Miss Nina Kanaga, moves of Laurence Woodruff to Ithaca, N Y, entertainments for Pardee family, visits of C C Seewir and W O Cosgrove, marriages of Virginia B Olney and Fred E Deskins, and various social notes. Blood on the Hoof column from Midland Texas notes a Walking Blood Bank drive with over 1,000 volunteers.
Radio and TV schedules for WDAF KMBC WREN KD WDOAF and others show May 25 to 28 listings. Programs include news, sports, entertainment, dramas, and children's shows with numerous named hosts and serials across multiple stations and time slots.
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