Police Figures Show Wrecks Cost Lawrence $10,000 Monthly
Police Chief John Hazelet reports that accident damage reported to police averages nearly $10,000 a month in Lawrence for 1955. Including unreported or post-collision moved-vehicle cases pushes the figure higher, with a projected annual total around $120,000. Through July there were 481 accidents, up from 366 last year, injuries down from 58 to 52 in the same span, and February and March marked the highest outlays at over $12,600 each month.
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Baptist Preacher Leads Lord's Supper for 2500 Russians
A Baptist preacher from Virginia conducted the Lord's Supper for 2500 Russians in Moscow last night, the first such service to an American Protestant since the Bolsheviks rose to power. Dr. Theodore F. Adams, pastor of First Baptist Church in Richmond and head of the World Baptist Alliance, said he was impressed by the devotion and the large turnout of young people and men. The four American clergymen arrived Saturday as guests of Russian Baptists. others include Dr. Joseph H. Jackson of Chicago and Dr. V. Carney Harrowes of Philadelphia.
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Weather Dips Across Regions With Cool Air Mass
A vast cool air mass moved across the United States bringing thundershowers and temperatures dipping by as much as 20 degrees. Central states saw autumn-like mornings with 25 degrees cooler readings while Detroit and Des Moines recorded 60 and 78 degrees respectively. Heavy rainfall fell in the Northeast and Oklahoma with Newark receiving 2.32 inches and Oklahoma Valley logging 1.07. Despite the relief, heat returned in the Plains and Far West as conditions threatened further storms and rain.
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