East German youths flee communism breaking silence protest
Editorial notes 15 to 17 year old class members fled to West Germany after a five minute class silence protesting Soviet intervention in Hungary. They faced expulsion and threats, then walked into Berlin and were flown to the West. The piece argues communism can adapt but is not unbeatable, citing their actions as proof of individual resistance.
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After All 2 What’s Doing By ELM Odds and Ends
Local doctor reports he has been paid with three chickens and a sack of potatoes for a medical bill. Editors once lived on farm produce for payment. Winter arrives and word games resume with Scrabble revival talks. Canasta fades but bridge endures among players. A youngster’s toy remains unbroken. Standby for newstand mini scandals. magazines proliferate but mimic each other. Elvis Presley craze waning. pink shirts and gaudy ties retreat as holidays end.
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Scandal
Northwestern University
That and This and That Hospitality
Traveling man leaves two nickels on a parking meter in a local hotel area. By noon the nickels remain but the overtime ticket was paid. Army to streamline forces. hopes last overweight sergeant is eliminated.
Auld Lang Syne News In 25 Years Past
Welfare matron Mrs. F C Stockford urged more gifts of children's clothing and men's shoes. Doris Cramer of 125 Hickory under measles quarantine. J W DeTar of 212 Elm suffered a stroke. A son born to Mr and Mrs Wayne DeWald at 644 miles northwest of Ottawa. Lee Shelden visited Gem Kansas to see brother Paul Shelden a Gem teacher. Helen Spears back at Pittsburg State Teachers College after holiday with father J G Spears and brother Billy. Anna Lingard visited Emporia. Richter post office discontinued by federal order. rural delivery extended from Pomona and Ottawa. John Lady sold his barbershop to J C Campbell. Ex-prebate judge J H Harrison hosted a possum dinner for friends annually.
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Wellsville
Look For New Atomic Uses To Improve World Food Supply
Rome reports on FAO efforts to apply isotopes and radiation to agriculture. A European group from 16 nations and observers from the US and USSR catalogues experiments in crop production soil enrichment food preservation and animal science. Potatoes are seen as early broad use with radiation to inhibit sprouting and extend storage life.
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Landon Urges U S to Exit Europe and Middle East
Landon, former 1936 Republican presidential candidate, told University of Kansas students that American and Russian forces should leave Europe and the Middle East. He called Eisenhower's Middle East doctrine a momentous decision for Congress and said the United States faces a vacuum creating a great opportunity.
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Bad Children Usually Have Bad Parents
A psychology column urges parental responsibility for juvenile behavior. Dr E Robert Chable notes four fathers threw a drinking party for their sons off campus and criticizes affluent parents who flaunt drunkenness at college games. The piece urges adults to model prudent habits and avoid embarrassing youth on campus. Friday Jan. 4.
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New York City
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Hopkins Syndicate
Melott
Ind
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Television Programs Listing Amid Scheduling Confusion
Late changes hinder full accuracy for listings. Programs include Bowing Winchell On Trial Big Story Boxing Western News Tonight and kid friendly segments on KCMO and WDAF with News and Fan Club blocks. Names such as Steve Allen Bob Hope and Morgan Beatty appear amid shuffled times and channels.
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Bob Hope
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Radio Schedule Fragments Show Local Broadcasts
A jumble of station notes lists WDAK WDAF KCMO and other callsigns with times and show names. Program blocks include basketball, Opry, jazz, Jack Benny Miss Brooks Miller and Mitch Miller broadcasts plus a Philharmonic hour and a Catholic Hour.
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Miss Brooks
EKCMO
Mlleh Miller
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Editor Publisher Rates and Rates Displayed
The notice lists subscription rates by Matt and Mail for various periods including one month three months six months and one year. It also shows outside area pricing and different currency values such as 2 3.79 70C and 5.54 10.0.
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Our Mail Editor on displaced persons and unemployment
A reader argues unemployment at home should be addressed before importing workers and notes a local owner gave a farm rent free to a displaced family. He laments lack of access to wife’s medications while out of work and questions whether local organizations adequately assist these cases.
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Residents Without a Country Demand Aid From Home State
Arlee Halbach writes that Kansas requires two years of residence in five to receive aid, forcing his family to return home. His state says they no longer reside there after a year away, leaving them stateless. He notes a humane society refused aid, cites unemployment, and urges investing in U S Savings Bonds.
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Bomb scare sprees hit Kansas City theaters and transit
Police chased another bomb hoax last night after reports targeted Union Station and a theater. The string of false alarms has touched airliners, schools, a hotel, a courthouse, a bus, and Grand View Air Force Base, prompting widespread searches.
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Grandview Air Force Base
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