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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1956
Page
7
A curtain view reveals a king who turns to stone by a sorcerer's formula. The princess exposes the ruse as the sorcerer pursues gold turning powder. Santa and a boy flee the castle with a magic word, but the queen and reindeer later remain frozen in stone.
A cold revolution toppled Maj. Gen. Paul Magloire after three days of sitdown strikes that shut down Haiti. Joseph Nemours Pierre Louis, president of the Supreme Court, assumed temporary duty as the army shifted support and a new president will be chosen in elections.
Miami Beach Fla A report urging gradual elimination of federal regulation on individual farming operations is ready for submission to the American Farm Bureau Federation. The plan, shaped by state bureaus in 148 states and Puerto Rico, may become the 1957 policy of the federation. Walter L Randolph Alabama Farm Bureau Federation president will present the resolution at the 38th annual convention. It backs the soil bank to align production with market demand and sets conditions for administration and future legislation including the use of Commodity Credit Corp stocks for payment in kind and prohibiting harvests on soil bank acreage.
The government filed a federal antitrust suit to block the proposed 2 billion dollar merger of Bethlehem Steel Corp and Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co, claiming it would violate the Clayton Act. Bethlehem ranks second and Youngstown sixth in U.S. steel production, and the consolidation would keep U.S. Steel as the top producer. Shares fell on the news with Bethlehem down 3.25 to 185 and Youngstown dropping 7.124 to 120.62.
Dr Charles D. Michener of Kansas University was elected president of the North American American Section of the International Union. The report notes big city machines waning and labor groups filling gaps while Democrats retain control of Congress and Eisenhower’s landslide is questioned.
Dr. Michener, chairman of Kansas University Entomology, will start a two year term January 2. An expert on bees, he studies South American bees on a National Science Foundation sponsored project. The program includes a $23,000 contract for three years plus an additional $9,000 awarded this year.
The Kansas University Museum of Art features new Christmas gifts including a late 15th century St. James sculpture donated by the R. U. Endowment Association and works by Purvis de Chavannes Franz Anton Maulbertsch Angelika Kauffmann Dante Rossetti. The collection also features an 18th century winged lion of St Mark a painting The Portrait Painter and La Pia illustrating Pre-Raphaelite influence.
Kansas records show a fatality added to the toll in 1956 with nine other reported numbers. Gen Antoine Levelt comments on returning to barracks after a conference while noting the ongoing duties of the staff. The report references the Marquesas and Pacific traffic contexts with sparse details.
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