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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1956
Page
5
A fragmented clipping reports multiple road incidents causing at least ten deaths across a state. Names, dates, and exact locations are unreadable, but the piece emphasizes fatalities and a rising toll from severe traffic crashes.
Airmen trekmed trapped for two days after a plane crash in Wyoming and endured a blizzard. They built a shelter, foraged water, rationed hardtack and rabbit, kept warm with kerosene, and signaled for help with a fire. After the storm, one man crawled from wreckage signaling rescue. they were found unharmed.
Bids for building the service areas of the Kansas Turnpike near Topeka Lawrence Towanda and Emporia will be opened at 9 a.m. Jan 27. Large restaurants will be built with smaller coffee shops at Topeka Matfield Green and Wellington. Leases held by Olimpie Commissary Co of Chicago set rent at 207 percent of annual sales to the Turnpike Authority. Phillies Petroleum Co operates the Lawrence service station. A second bid opening Jan 28 covers a divisional maintenance building at Topeka.
Abilene man Baker, a past president of a Plymouth Rock club and a prominent local figure, died at home Monday after a heart ailment. Survived by his widow, a son Rev. John Baker of Glageo Kansas, and a daughter Miss Helen Baker of Newport Beach California.
Hubert Ney becomes premier after parliamentary elections that produced a three-party coalition to govern Saar. The Roman Catholic lawyer, 11, faces a fragile pact aimed at uniting Saar with West Germany while Heinrich Schneier remains a named peer among the outgoing leadership.
Florida press conference reveals Sen Estes Kofauger plans to enter the Democratic presidential primary against Adlai Stevenson who has also indicated his participation. The move signals a contested Florida nomination race this year.
The first German soldiers to come to the United States in uniform since World War II will be here from three to months. The 38 officers and enlisted men from West Germany's new army are to be hosted at area schools and military facilities as part of a United States training exchange.
The comptroller of the currency today issued calls for a statement of the condition of all national banks at the close of business Saturday December 31. Banks must report assets liabilities and capital positions to the agency for public filing and oversight.
William F Pearson of Lawrence, with general delivery address, was fined 150 dollars and sentenced to three days in jail in County Court for driving under the influence of liquor and transporting an open bottle. The case reflects enforcement of local drunk driving statutes.
The Kansas State University campus hosts a Sanitary Engineers conference with speakers BR Wasson Dr. Harold Thomas and other experts from Kansas City Omaha Cincinnati Missouri and Iowa. Sponsors include the Kansas State Board of Health and the Department of Civil Engineering.
Floyd Springer Jr. assistant to Tiroth Stassen and presidential disarmament aide will address Kansas University's annual United Nations Conference Tuesday January at Memorial Hall. Springer, a 1947 Wisconsin Law School graduate, has been in Washington since 1983 and previously served as executive secretary to advisory boards and councils for foreign operations programs and the FOA.
Wellman Chapel and church friends held a Christmas tree and program night with a large turnout. Children sang carols read readings as Old Santa gave treats and gifts. Rev James Uhlig preached after Sunday School at 10 A M. HSDA hosted a Christmas party at Mrs Helen Eades home with a turkey dinner and gift exchange. Visitors included the Guilford Ridgway, Forest Hahn, Will Morrow, Dale Black families. Next gathering at Mrs Max Nolin home. Howard Washburn and Marie Wellman visited during the holidays. Marie, a Shawnee Mission student teacher, will graduate from the University of Kansas in January.
In a collage of TV chatter and celebrity quips from New York, hosts and guests trade light jabs and playful boasts about rival shows. Observers note ad sales and ratings comments as comedians and announcers navigate the bustling, noisy media scene.
A sea elephant acquired by St Louis last spring weighed 2,500 pounds and has since gained over 1,000 pounds, prompting attention to waist lines as spectators are urged to watch the creature.
Formosa resident Wang Yuan lien, 25, was arrested in Kaohsiung for posing as a plainclothes officer and firing at cyclists who rode without lights. Police said he collected $15.
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