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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1957
Page
7
A road ordeal ended when an officer found the man walking near the Yaka center. The injured man, who had fallen earlier, reached safety by walking toward a san and aided by a truck driver. Doctors said his condition stemmed from malnutrition and burns.
Three 16 year old Sunflower youths Lashe Howard Spiering Ransom O Burke and Carl Arthur Lowe face burglary and larceny charges after a July 31 theft at a DeSoto coffee shop and related break ins. Bond set at 1000 each for Monday preliminary hearing.
Mike Todd credits nine doctors for a premature baby delivery to Elizabeth Taylor at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. The 4 pound baby, born by cesarean section, was due in October and placed in an incubator. Dr. Virginia Apgar guided life-saving resuscitation after a 24 minute effort. Todd called it a miracle and thanked the medical team led by Dr. Dana Atchley.
Oklahoma state representative from Ponca City Bailey was reported improving and out of danger at a Halstead hospital today after an unspecified incident. No further details were provided about his condition or cause.
Demonstrators from pacifist groups attempted entry at the Atomic Energy Commission test site as the planned Stokes shot was postponed due to winds. Eleven protesters were arrested for trespass and later released as the blast, delayed to 5 25 a m, finally occurred generating a 27000 ton TNT yield. Newsmen watched from 10 miles away as a fireball lit the Las Vegas sky and a shock wave rattled observers.
MANHATTAN KAN 1 Guardsmen from Manhattan Junction City Concordia Salina and Kansas City plan a two week training at Ft Leonard Wood Mo Aug 17 The 891st Engineer Battalion Kansas National Guard will join the 226th at the Missouri post Medical company from Manhattan will accompany The Aug 22 visit will allow leading citizens from the represented towns to observe the guardsmen in action A few from each city will be flown to and from the base by Air National Guard planes
The Pentagon announced the 4th Marine Regiment will depart Japan for Okinawa soon, with about 7,000 men in the advance party to precede the main unit. The move marks the last ground combat force to leave Japan, delayed briefly to avoid affecting Okinawa elections.
Farm agencies reveal weather conditions affecting Kansas crops. Report discusses federal guidance, agricultural outlook, and factors threatening crop growth. Officials urge monitoring of rainfall, temperatures, and soil moisture to plan planting and harvest timelines.
A Black community figure denounces the bill debate as disgraceful while urging calm and urging lawmakers to consider its impact on minority residents. The statement underscores ongoing tensions surrounding proposed policy changes and calls for constructive dialogue.
Hillcrest area officials approved new plans for a cleaning pickup facility at the center of the tract near Raney Drug Store and a con struction site. The commission granted permission for the project as part of zoning to support a shopping center expansion with city approval anticipated for surrounding parcels.
Orville William Aptom, an longtime oil operator, died April 26 in Independence. An inventory filed in Montgomery County Probate Court lists an estate valued at about 814,006 with most of the assets in corporate stocks. The will indicates the estate largely goes to nephews and a sister in law.
COLORADO SPRINGS Colo. Sheriff deputies on horseback will search the wooded summit region of Pike's Peak today for 88 year old hiker Mrs Estine B Roberts last heard Monday. An eight man party failed yesterday to locate any trace of her after she began the solo ascent Saturday and spent Sunday night at the summit. Two men said they saw the climber descending Monday.
A two car collision three miles north of Nortonville on U S 9 left an expectant mother, Mrs Robert Trial of Holton, unhurt and reaching Atchison hospital in another vehicle. She rode with her husband and their young son. the Schroeders of Farmington, Kansas were in the other car. In Washington, Defense Secretary Wilson ordered a pause on hiring civilians to cut payrolls, with about 20,000 leaving monthly and 1,160,914 civilians employed as of June 30.
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