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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1948
Page
9
A garbled snippet notes a prize weekly award tied to a person at 129 Park street and hints at a speech about peaches. It also mentions the high proportion of lawyers in the house of representatives and claims none of the seven congresswomen are attorneys.
Washington reports senators investigating a communist spy ring halted public hearings claiming the Truman administration withholds facts. Remington's testimony centers on wartime secrets and possible government leaks while a heavy curtain of secrecy surrounds the inquiry and its members.
Kansas eighth graders will receive a new geography book replacing the old world map supplement. Compiled by Anne M. Collece of Wichita and John B. Hef felincer of Newton, the volume includes Kansas history, portraits, and views to foster state appreciation.
London August 6 T Americas smoothly operating basketball team trounced Peru by 61 to 33 today to wind up its five game rolig preliminary undefeated.
A Topeka drive seeks the repeal of the state sales tax as supporters mobilize labor and farm groups. Paramore, chair of the organizing committee, says the effort will collect and evaluate state data. Kansas City, Kan official C. M. Sandstrom will attend a meeting to discuss statewide support.
Yesterday at Walter hill street one man was slightly injured as a Chrysler sedan was struck by a 1992 Chevrolet panel truck driven by Milward McRowman. The incident occurred near the intersection with New York street around 12 13 PM. Two other vehicles, a 1941 Nash driven by Richard C. Webster and a 1948 Plymouth driven by Grace M., were damaged in the same area.
Fragmented OCR text indicates veterans must submit discharge information to secure eligibility certificates. The piece mentions a 407 application and references voters and a new process, but details are unclear due to garbled wording. Entities: Veterans, eligibility certificates, 407 application, discharge.
An injured individual at the municipal ballpark after a lighting incident required immediate treatment in Lawrence. The event followed fractures suffered at the site and led to a resignation the next morning.
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