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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1951
Page
8
Los Angeles police list Horace Paul Hayden of Oakland as a top suicide risk after a hotel registration and mint receipt. He slashed his wrists, ran before cars, and jumped from a third floor window. he died after authorities removed him from the scene.
The year ahead is forecast as a robust expansion with plentiful jobs and high production. Government spending, defense mobilization, and a booming economy are seen maintaining momentum despite higher taxes and prices. Analysts project 1952 to bring record GDP and employment, with careful attention to inflation and stock-market fluctuations.
Sydney reports Australia led 2 to 1 after Frank Sedgman and Ken McGregor defeated Americans Tri Schrabeder and Tony Trabert 6 2 9 7, in front of 13,300 at White City Stadium. Schroeder and Travert defeated earlier, but the Australian pair dominates as final singles loom.
An elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Burns, report their buried Christmas savings of 1200 dollars stolen. Burns, 75, caretaker at the Polk County fairgrounds, said the money was hidden in a pine box in the ground near the fairground exhibit building. The theft was not discovered until Christmas Day, police said.
Stanford coach Charles A. Chuck Taylor, 31, predicts no defeat mindset as he guides the PCC champions toward the Rose Bowl against Illinois. Speaking to the Football Writers Association of Southern California, he said they never enter a game believing they cannot win. The team trains near Pasadena, preparing at Arrowhead Springs.
Police search for a thief who snatched a danger loaded valise containing cans of a powerful insect and rodent killer. The bag was left by exterminator Sidney Wallach in a hall while he attended a customer. Authorities urge radio stations to warn the public not to open the case to avoid chemical burns.
The National Safety Council estimated 350 people may die in traffic accidents during the New Year holiday period from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Tuesday. For a similar Christmas period, Associated Press figures recorded 535 deaths. Read the Classified Ads.
A crystal ball predicts a dizzy 1952 with a tense national campaign, rising taxes then retreating, fashioning a four-lane road network, and surprising trends. It foresees television stardom, a non crunchy breakfast cereal, renewed bullfighting in Texas, a Houdini ghost message, and a four-page Kinsey survey amid inflation. Four major migratory flyways are noted.
Registrations are open for Farm and Home Week at Kansas State College in Manhattan. Contact Miss Caroll Crowley or Deu! Six county agents for details. The event runs February 4 to 8, marking the first after wartime suspensions. A Sears Foul dron dinner will open the conference, with leadership recognitions, a home talent show, and music training for unit leaders planned during the week.
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