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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1952
Page
3
President Truman and Senator Taft appear as potential targets in the Eisenhower Stevenson race. Eisenhower allies debate using Taft’s influence while Stevenson backers push to repeal Taft Hartley. The Columbus Dispatch notes Taft may actively join the Eisenhower bid, with campaign strategy splitting inside Eisenhower’s team.
A Los Angeles Jewish organization called anti-Semitic charges against Sen Richard Nixon unfounded and vicious. The statement by Judge Isaac Pacht, head of the Jewish community relations committee, said Democrats and Republicans alike should reject bigotry and that there is no basis for such charges against Eisenhower Stevenson or Sparkman.
In Milwaukee Wisconsin a family and guests experience a bees infestation after Howard Greusel opens a fireplace flu. Thousands of bees fill the living room and spread through the house. DDT is used to subdue them, fires are built to sweep them up, and a screen is placed on the chimney. The bees retreat when rain cools the air. Greusel appeals for help with the swarm handling.
ADA members who backed Stevenson four years ago now oppose Eisenhower’s Republican bid and praise Stevenson and Sen. Sparkman. The group endorses Democratic platform, criticizing the GOP ticket as misaligned with world conditions. Republican leaders call the ADA surrendering to Truman labels and CIO ties. In a separate note, city families in 1950 faced tighter finances with an average net income around 4500 and spending about 1700, reflecting a higher cost of living.
Kansas savings and loan associations reached 219,143,661 in assets as of June 30 1952, a record high. Total share capital stood at 210,852,639 with dividends paid totaling 2,787,901. On hand cash and government bonds reached a record 29,931,881.
The Oklahoma City party for Mrs Betty Hamm featured a hot surprise as candles were lit on an ice cold watermelon to beat the heat. Guests gasped at the creative birthday wish and the playful cooling twist.
Mrs Mary E Marler 29 drowns Sunday in Lake Afton near Wichita She had traveled to the lake Saturday with her husband Glen Marler and three other couples in attendance at the outing The accident ends a weekend trip for the group and authorities are investigating the drowning circumstances
The Defense Department on Monday released a list naming 134 casualties from the Korean War. The tally includes 15 killed, 108 wounded, seven injured, and four missing.
A humorous New York piece argues middle age is best to embrace. It contrasts youth and elderly, noting middle age offers a financial and social edge, excuses for avoiding folly, and a mix of youth and senior privileges. It lists signs such as obituary attention, weather interest, and aging habits.
The Voice of America seagoing station Courier arrived at Piraeus, Athens, for three days of preparations before broadcasting to Iron Curtain countries. It will then move to Rhodes in the Mediterranean, where it will anchor permanently for broadcasts, as announced by U.S. officials. Nicholas-Louis Robert of France invented the first practical machine to make paper in long sheets.
A railway signalman in Bombay region detected 60 bandits near Itola Station, 15 miles from Baroda, threatening a mail train from Bombay to Amritsar. He signaled the train to pass before the bandits could strike, averting a serious attack. The incident highlights swift railway safety response amid rising bandit activity in the area.
Bandits raided the homes of railway workers injuring eight people including a station master. They robbed women of jewelry and took household possessions before fleeing. The signalman avoided the bandits' violence.
Louis F. tuncford, 41, of Independence, died in a hospital Sunday. His widow and a daughter survive, according to a brief obituary notice.
Topeka Ray Yarnell editor of Capper's Farmer since 1925 retires due to ill health. During his tenure circulation rose from 640000 to 1350000. Ralph Foster associate editor until Yarnell’s illness becomes acting editor after the retirement announcement.
A T-33 jet from Bryan Texas disappeared in a thunderstorm near Centralia Kansas. The pilot, killed, has identity withheld until relatives are notified. a billfold bears the name John W Cooper. Witnesses report a flash and explosion as debris spread over a wide area.
Communist truce delegates resume talks at Panmunjom after a week-long recess with no progress on prisoner exchange, the sole issue blocking a Korea armistice. A fourth consecutive recess appears likely if discussions again yield nothing new.
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