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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1955
Page
3
Robert C. Ruark argues that exposing Russians to American life would counter communist propaganda. He imagines Russian visitors seeing affordable meals, cars, air conditioning, radios, and household electric goods in the United States and suggests letting Americans with limited means tour Russia as a counterpoint. He fantasizes about Russians visiting U.S. neighborhoods, Five and Tends, and even casinos to witness a consumer-led abundance.
Senate investigators heard testimony about 5,100 storage bins built last year in Kansas. The Agriculture Department bought them and Navy inspectors supervised manufacture. Witnesses from Ag and Navy disagreed on blame, noting hurried production to handle a bumper crop and bins failing due to defective lumber and knotholes.
Shigeru Yoshida asserts in memoirs that Japan's leaders altered a U S note before Pearl Harbor to pressure reluctant officials into war. He says the Hull note was tampered with and presented one sided to Privy Council, driving Japan toward conflict.
Weather reports show temperatures reaching 90 to 100 across many areas as a prolonged hot spell continues. The Weather Bureau cautions no relief is in sight for several days with August forecasts predicting above normal heat in most northern states and crop damage potential running into millions. At least 45 deaths linked to the heat and record highs spread from California to New York with 109 in Paso Robles and 101 in Baltimore marking extreme days.
Gyrus Eaton hosts six scholars, educators, and philosophers at his 14 room estate in Pugwash Nova Scotia for a respite from global concerns. Daylight hours are filled with boating and outdoor sport, evenings with bridge and conversation. Noted participants include John Wilson, Julian Huxley, Walter Stace, Frederick Dunn, Julian Boyd, and F Cyril James.
FBI agents met with the U S district attorney in Kansas City to decide if three St Joseph, Missouri men should be charged with interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle. Edward Hertig 21 pleaded guilty to vagrancy and is serving 30 days. Elden Sells and Harry Jus US 18 pleaded innocent and are held on 500 bond. Two St Joseph girls who accompanied the men were released to their parents.
A contract to install a new floor for the Kansas House of Representatives in Topeka was awarded yesterday to George Renner Construction of Topeka. The bid submitted totaled $12,290.
The U S Bureau of Mines traces its origins to 1910 when the agency was established to research and regulate mineral resources. It later became part of the Department of the Interior and played a key role in mining safety and mineral policy.
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