Editorials Welcome Kansas Coach Mitchell Big Salary News
The University of Kansas hires football coach Jack Mitchell with a $15,000 salary, matching the state governor's pay and well above KU faculty wages. The piece weighs Mitchell's tasks to reform theteam and launch a major recruiting drive, while noting campus reactions, past moves, and Christmas budgeting guidance from local editorials.
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University of Kansas
Jack Mitchell
Chuck Mather
Arkansas
Mt. Oread
Mitchell
Hong Kong Population and Communist Pressure Today
The piece paints Hong Kong as densely crowded with an uncertain population estimate and vulnerable to red threat. It argues famine risk from Chinese embargoes, Communist control of utilities, banks, and media, and notes Hong Kong’s role as a food and trade gateway aiding Red China while preserving some autonomy.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Red Army
Sputnik
Auld Lang Syne 25 Years Ago Ottawa Highlights
Word reached Ottawa that Dr F C Allen doubted his K U team could win the conference title. Army defeated Navy 20 to 0. Fred Richmond, Ottawa pioneer, improved after illness. Lambdin elected worshipful master of Ottawa Masonic lodge. J C Walters substituted for Joseph Orr as mail wagon driver while Orr lay ill with influenza. Ottawa business college enrolled two students from Iowa and expected one from Illinois. M A Limbrocker of Pomona visited Ottawa to buy bathroom fixtures. Hiram Noss of Wellsville came to pay taxes. A prayer and biblical verse conclude the notice.
Contests Spark Veteran's Slower Hours And Hope
A war veteran, 37, despondent over paralysis finds renewed energy through contesting after his wife shares Dr. Crane guidance. They explore limericks, dictionaries, and multiple entry blanks, mailing about 100 entries across several contests, until the first limerick winners are announced.
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Joe B
Joe
Dr. Crane
Television Programs Tuesday and Wednesday Schedule Summary
The page lists a dense TV lineup with hosts and shows across hours on Tuesday and Wednesday, naming programs such as Bob Cummings, Lucille Ball, Eddie Fisher, Wyatt Earp, Gunsmoke, News, Sports, Weather, and late night Talk. It records times and channel cues, but OCR noise means many items are fragmentary.
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Lancelot
Sheena
Mickey Mous
Dr. Ichabod
Sparta
Cisco Ki
Eddie Fisher
Phil Silvera
Lucille Ball
Eve Arden
Wyatt Earp
Meet McGraw
Broken Arrow
Limerick Contest Prizes Boost Joe's Morale Now
A note recalls Joe winning prizes after a $10 check on a limerick entry. Since then two more prizes followed a $5 and a $50 award. The team, now 50 strong, spends spare time contesting, boosting Joe's morale, with contact to Dr. Crane at The Hopking Syndicate Melott Ind.
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Dr. Crane
Joe
Hopking Syndicate
Melott
Ind
Cadillac
Senator Jenner Maintains Silence on Re-Election
Sen. William E. Jenner of Indiana issued a two paragraph letter, declining to elaborate on his decision to seek re election. The 49 year old Republican said the reasons are personal and might be misunderstood if he explained further. The letter was released by Robert W. Matthews, state party chairman.
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Aunt Minnie
Bedford
Ind
William E. Jenner
Withcen
Jenner
Robert W. Matthews
Associated Press
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