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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1956
Page
7
The feature outlines Design HW-33 a house plan allowing part time finishing to cut costs and adapt to family needs. It combines a ranch style main floor with a two story wing totaling 2382 square feet, and offers four finish options from fully finished to shell with phased completion.
Design HW-33 can be built on a concrete slab, over a crawl space, or over a basement. A decorative chimney housing suggests a pre fabricated chimney for a heating or air conditioning plant in a utility room instead of cellar stairs. An alternative is to use a cupola and place the heating plant in the garage storage space near the fireplace chimney. California style can be pasted on the wall with waterproof adhesives. It would be fun and economical to finish a new house if you have the will, but beware you should not start what you cannot finish.
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Kansas, led by Wilt Chamberlain with 36 points and 22 rebounds, defeats Oklahoma 74 to 56 to advance to the Big Seven final. Colorado, missing key centers, tops Michigan State 90 to 87 as guard Dave Mowbray scores 28, sending the Buffs to a showdown with Kansas.
Vasquez, the Mexican lightweight champion, scored a decisive technical knockout in the seventh round to defeat Paolo Rosi, the quick Italian from the Bronx, in a televised bout that drew strong crowd approval. The fight featured toe to toe exchanges as both boxers pressed the action and entertained fans.
The Associated Press notes a busy bowl weekend with Georgia Tech and Baylor in the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville and the Blue Gray in Montgomery plus the East West Shrine in San Francisco. Seven more bowls follow including Rose Sugar Cotton Orange Sun Tangerine and Prairie View. The East led the Shrine 6 0 at halftime as NBC and CBS plan telecasts. The South favored in the Blue Gray and the East held a 14 13 series edge with four ties in Shrine history.
President Hernan Siles Suazo says he began a hunger strike to avert miners walkouts at Llallagus and a threatened railway strike that would disrupt supply deliveries to Bolivia's hungry cities. He emphasized avoiding force to quell unrest linked to the U.S. backed economic stabilization program.
A chaotic summary of college tournament results lists numerous matchups and results including Dresher State 62 over San Francisco Washington 80, New Mexico A&M 80 over George tomm, Duke 71 over North Carolina 66, Utah 73 over West Virginia in overtime, Penn State and Lafayette outcomes, Richmond versus Davidson, Colorado State 76 over Anderson, and a slate of bowls and finals such as Gator Bowl Georgia 64 over South Carolina 62 and Sugar Bowl Kentucky 56 over Virginia Tech 55, reflecting a wide spread of venues and scores.
Montgomery crowd expected for the 18th annual all star East West gridiron game as the South holds a 12-5-0 edge in prior meetings. Weather mild, NBC telecast planned, kickoff at 1 pm CST. Strong South running attack vs North passing stars Lenny Dawson and Jimmy Hunter highlighted the matchup.
Cleveland confirms the retirement of right-hander Bob Feller after 20 seasons with the Indians. He will devote time to his insurance business and youth baseball work, decline a front office post, and see No. 19 retired in his honor.
MIAMI Fla The Orange Bowl clash between Colorado and Clemson centers on ground power and line play. Coach Dallas Ward praised a rough scrimmage, calling it the final tune up as Colorado aims to weather sun and winds before New Year’s Day. Clemson coach Frank Howard expects limited passing and drills his squad up to game day. Kirk Wilson set NCAA Pacific Coast Conference and UCLA punting records in 1955 with a 49.3 yard average on 30 kicks.
Philadelphia's largest blaze since before World War II raged for more than five hours in the shopping district. About 400 firefighters battled billowing smoke as Fire Chief George J. Link called it the worst he has seen in 36 years. Thirty were injured, twelve hospitalized from smoke, with no deaths reported.
The 2nd ranked Tar Heels advance to the Dixie Classic final with a 71-63 win over Duke. Wilt Chamberlain stars for Kansas in the Big Seven tourney, scoring 36 as Kansas defeats Oklahoma 74-56 for a shot at Colorado. Notre Dame, Manhattan and others win to reach holiday tournament finals across cities.
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