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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1950
Page
3
The fragment notes a study of the G O P statement of principles and an indication that the author would present them at a special G O P policy committee meeting in Washington. No dates or full context are provided.
In Norfolk the battleship Missouri rests in drydock after a 15 day struggle with Thimble Shoal. Salvage crews expect minimal damage and refloat within a week. Rep Vinson proposes mothballing the Missouri, backed by Admiral Blandy who favors carrier replacement. PORTREX maneuvers and a board of inquiry set for Saturday at the naval base.
University of Nebraska athletic director Clark told the Hiram club that the NCAA Sanity Code is followed while ensuring athletes are cared for. He noted forty four athletes, including thirty four football players, have jobs paying up to fifty dollars monthly and concessions totaling two hundred dollars yearly, with a per man limit of seventy dollars monthly. He cited two hundred eight athletes receiving concessions to aid tuition and books. In Detroit, drivers may face fines up to five hundred dollars or ninety days in jail for splashing pedestrians as police begin enforcement.
Washington reports a theory that cooler red giant stars at about 1,000,000 degrees may reveal a path to a practical hydrogen bomb. The idea involves using heavy hydrogen deuterium or tritium, with a booster atomic device reaching 20,000,000 degrees to trigger fusion in a split second.
Sheriff Jim Stocker reports a puzzling case as a theft spree near town leads to 40 homing pigeons missing from lofts. Officers search for the culprit, while residents assess the loss and potential recovery of the birds.
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