Ex Track Star Harold Fisher Still Drives Lawrence City Clerk Work
Harold Fisher, once a top Kansas high school sprinter, remains a rapid mover as Lawrence city clerk. He serves as ex officio finance director, recording secretary for City Commission and Planning Commission, keeper of records, and election night coordinator. Born January 29, 1898, in South Douglas County, he moved to Lawrence in 1933, has a long career in education, and after 1945 became city clerk following William Stone’s draft. He recalls Manhattan trials, a bond-signing trip to New York, and his son Alan's recent baseball recognition.
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Pilot Says 11 Fliers Escaped Being Blown From Sky
In North Korea 40 miles south of the Yalu River Red China airmen aboard a B29 evaded three MIG attacks during a leaflet mission. Captain Eugene J. Vandi said the 3 to 4 minute siege ended with all 11 crew members bailed out into captivity as the aircraft possibly exploded on impact.
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Hawaiian Girl Stowaway to Spend Week on Coast
Joycelyn Joan Pilapil, 16, is charged with delinquency for secreting herself aboard the Canadian destroyer Athabaskan. A U S commissioner ordered her held in juvenile hall under $500 bail until a full hearing next Monday. The U S Attorney and probation service will seek return to parents in Hilo. She asked to contact an uncle in San Francisco if bail is posted. The uncle’s name was not disclosed.
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Red Hungary Boss Backs Russia's Drive on Tito
In Vienna a Hungarian official aligned with Moscow praising peace with Yugoslavia. Comrade Tito can be assured we will do everything to achieve friendly relations with Yugoslavia, said in a Budapest radio broadcast. Tito had complained some Soviet allies, notably Hungary, hinder talks despite his pact with Soviet leaders.
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Widow of Governor Resided Near Kansas City
The Kansas City Star reports the widow of former Oklahoma Governor Ernest W. Marland lived near Independence, Missouri for three to four months after leaving Ponca City in March 1953. Mrs Marland traveled under her real name on trips to Chicago and New York to sell paintings from the Marland estate driving a green convertible. The Andersons, motel operators, identified her from a photo and note she said she wanted a normal happy life away from family.
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11 Fliers Top Officer Seeks Quiet Homecoming
Col. John K. Arnold, the top officer among 11 airmen released by Chinese Communists, wants a quiet homecoming with no ceremony. His wife said he asked her to stay home and not meet him at the Montgomery airport after his overseas call.
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Hoover to Dedicate Boyhood Home as National Shrine
Former President Herbert Hoover will observe his 21st birthday with the dedication of his boyhood home as a national shrine. He will speak at the home of his late uncle Dr Henry J Minthorn in Newberg Oregon, 25 miles southwest of Portland, the restored 1884 house.
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Abilene Flood Pauses Traffic as Heavy Rain Hits City
Heavy rain in Abilene dropped more than three inches in an hour and a half, halting downtown traffic and delaying workers. Mud Creek ran very low with no immediate flood threat as rain continued at 9 a.m. in the city.
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World's Fastest Plane Rocked by Aerial Blast
In Edwards California an explosion shook the Bell X1A rocket plane moments before its planned release from a B29 mother ship high above the Mojave Desert. Research pilot Joseph A Walker, 34, climbed into the bomber as the X1A was dropped pilotless onto a bombing range from 30 000 feet. Air Force officials said the damaged rocket plane could not be landed safely due to fuel hazards and the blast occurred about 70 seconds before the scheduled release above Edwards Air Force Base.
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Watered whiskey okay in St Louis bar scene
The U S Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that bartenders may add water to whisky but cannot pour additional whisky into a partly filled bottle. The decision hinges on federal law banning adding any substance to a bottle with tax due status.
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