Should Eisenhower Retire or Continue as President
Stewart Alsop argues the question of President Eisenhower’s future after his third illness. He notes risks to health and governance, compares 1955 regency with present crisis, and asks whether a partial presidency may be safer amid global tension and a fragile balance of power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Alsop
Washington
Eisenhower
Dwight TD
White House
Nixon
Geneva
Constrast
Max
Lyons Den Student In Strait Jacket After Lye Attack
Readable fragments describe Murry Kenster, a Lyons Den student who threw lye at classmates and was placed in a straitjacket at Matteawan State Prison. The item connects to Leonard Bernstein hospital news and various cultural notices but centers on the jail episode involving Kenster.
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Lyons den
Lye
Leonard Gerard Swope
General Electric
Technion
Begum
Aga Khan
N.Y
Middle East
Leonard Bernstein
N.Y. Philharmonic
Murry Kenster
London
Notre Dame Church
Ingrid Bergman
Lars Schmidt
D. C. Stewart
the Widders
Arts Theater
Akropolis
Soho
Schmidt
New York
Bergman
Rome
Robertino
United Fund Success in Lawrence Exceeds Goal
The 1957 United Fund drive in Lawrence raised over 351,000 between Oct 14 and the Wednesday tally for 13 agencies. Co-chairman J D King credited community momentum and renewed appeals to reach the goal after a near-shortfall, with remarks on future drives and the city’s strong charitable spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
United Fund
J.D. King
Russell Mosser
King
Hare
Pointed view on funding math PhDs and industry needs
Dr. James McCain, president of Kansas State College, notes that 1956 saw 2234 PhDs in mathematics across North America. He warns IBM and hundreds of firms seek mathematicians, stressing that expanding higher education requires more funding from legislators and taxpayers to supply skilled workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McCain
Kansas State College
United States
Canada
International Business Machines Company
IBM
Mitchell Joins KU as Popular Football Coach
Mitchell, a personable young football coach, was hired Thursday by Kansas University and is expected to arrive in Lawrence next week to begin duties. The appointment has generated unusual enthusiasm, marking KU’s first major-coach hire from a winning program to raise overall success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Actors Studio
Anse Jackson
Italy
Rome
Warner
Beverly Theater
Tony de Mares
Drge Varvaro
Roveland Dance City
DeMarco
Minter
Rolf Gerard
Sagittarius Gallery
Metropolitan Opera
Maria Callas
Renata Tebaldi
Miss Callas
Traviata
Gerard
Mme. Tebaldi
Ruth Slenczynka
Leopold Godowsky
Godowsky
Ruth
Jack. Mitchell
Kansas University
Lawrence
Mitchell
Arkansas
Oregon teens draft state code of conduct for youths
Oregon high school leaders draft a youth written code of conduct to guide behavior and parental involvement. Don Milligan of Jefferson High School leads the plan with 300 delegates set to convene in Salem for discussion and possible revision.
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Oreson
Malcolm Bauer
Christian Science Monitor
Salem
Obe
Oregon
Don Milligan
Jefferson High School of
Portland
Comment on Russia blackmail and limited war strategy
The essay argues that mutual thermonuclear destruction creates stalemate and Russia uses blackmail. It calls for limited force and a shift in public mindset toward accepting brush-fire wars as a tool of policy, contrasting with traditional total victory and unconditional surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Free World
Middle East
Indo- China
Hungary
Dulles
United States
Nicaragua
Poll on Turnips Turns Political in Kansas
A posted poll in Kansas seeks public opinion on an unusual topic turnips and a penny tax proposal. Governor emphasizes using the name device to gauge support for adding a penny in revenue.
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Kansas
Poll on gasoline tax and turnips ill conceived
The author criticizes a state governor's poll on a gasoline tax and compares it to a hypothetical poll on turnips. He argues participation is low and warns against making major democratic decisions based on postcard opinions. He urges asking citizens about highway funding with federal money in play.
Santa Claus parade floats invited by Chamber of Commerce
Rural schools may enter floats in the annual Santa Claus parade sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Also noted are lodge officer elections, a baby naming, KU memories, a museum closing, and road lighting plans near the river.
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Chamber of Commerce
Margie Darnall
Noble
Silas Jerome
Degree Debekah Lodge No. 4
Donald Dowers
Rebecca Jane
Carroll Clark
Arizona-Ku
Today’s Bible Verse Spirit and Truth
A note presents John chapter four verse twenty four declaring God is a spirit and worship must be in spirit and truth for believers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
John
New Books at Free Public Library List 1957 Additions
A compiled list highlights 1957 releases including Easure Under the Sea by M B Stirling and Rich ar d Rodgers by David Ewen, along with The Beggar in the Harem by Leonid Selovyev and The Tall Stranger by D E Stevenson. Descriptions summarize plots and author backgrounds.
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M. 8
Stirling
Remawe
Richard Rogers
David Ewen
Rodgers
Lorenz Hart
Oscar Hammerstein
Robert Laxalt
Besque Village
Pyrenees
America
Free Public Library
Sine
St. Benedict
Leonid Selovyev
Robin Hood
Middle East
Bukhara
Josephine Carson
Kansas
Padraic Colum
D. E. Stevenson
Best Sellers List From Publishers Weekly
Current best sellers list features fiction titles including Love Possessed Rally Round the Flag Boys On the March Atlas Shrugged Below the Salt and nonfic Baruch My Own Story The Hidden Persuaders The New Class Where Did You Go Out The Age of Revolution and more by Winston Churchill and others.
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Love Possessed
James Gould Cozzens
Max Shulman
Nevil Shute
Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
Thomas B. Costain
Baruch
Bernard Baruch
Vance Packard
Milovan Villas
Robert Paul Smith
Winston S. Churchill
The Sledge Patrol and Other 1957 War Stories
A catalog of 1957 titles including The Sledge Patrol by David Howarth about a WWII coastal patrol. Vanished Cities by Hermann and Georg Schmeicher detailing ancient cities like Palmyra and Vineta. The Battle of Cassino by Fred Magdalany on the monks Abbey controversy. Grin and Bear It. The Mapmaker by Frank G Slaughter about Andrea Bianco. Trouble at Breakdown by Ben Smith set in Old Montana. The Hunting Man by Ben Benson with Trooper Ralph Lindsay. The Dark Night by Margaret Page Hood with Deputy Sheriff Gil Conan solving a Maine murder.
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David Howarth
Greenland
Hermann
Georg Schmeicher
Palmyra
Sybaris
Tarshish
Zimbabwe
Cumae
Sudan
Gopierrah
Troy
Vineta
Tiahuanaco
Miss Stevenson
Cotswolds
Frank G. Slaughter
Andrea Bianco
Columbus
Ben Smith
Montana
Ralph Lindsay
Massachusetts
Margaret Page Hood
Gil Conan
Fox Island
Penobscot Bay
Maine
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Alsop Brothers
United Fund Success
Farent
Mtsic
Daren
Jeers
Shina Journal
Old Home Town
KFKU
Dyche Museum of Natural History
Board of Regents
Douglas MacArthur
Army
George Sauer
Nebraska
U.S. Supreme Court
Kewple Club
Grace Vernon
BH. Stimpson
Teddy
Kaw
Publishers’ Weekly
Waar iv
Earth
Roppser
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