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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1956
Page
8
Fragments indicate a call by editors and officials to mobilize leadership at the papers to back a strong policy against juvenile delinquency. The text references editorial boards and press associations coordinating with state authorities amid a public roposed crackdown efforts.
The 1944 Kansas Legislature created the Fisenhower Library Commission to inspect a proposed site in Abilene for a new library. The first meeting in Topeka elected Jack Harris as president Tom Stephens as vice chair Charles Brainard as secretary. Dr. Franklin Murphy KU Chancellor and William E. Robins on the commission. Robins son unable to attend.
The article outlines proposed tax measures including extending the sales tax to hotels laundries and dry cleaners collecting interest on state balances and taxing insurance premiums. It discusses alternatives such as severance taxes on oil and gas and notes Gov Hall and Docking call for careful budgeting with a possible special session to address a projected shortfall.
Adm Arthur Radford, head of the U S Joint Chiefs, arrived from Tokyo and said Chinese Nationalists and Communists in the Formosa Strait “don’t mean a thing” to him and his forces. He cautioned that Beijing’s side might choose a tough fight, but he remained doubtful about significant action.
A survey of athletic venues in the county lists multiple stadiums and auditoria with stated capacities totaling around 1 500 seats. It notes that listed capacities reflect design limits not actual crowding, giving examples such as a 41 000 person football game at Kansas and hypothetical parking for a 36 086 car lot. The article discusses feasibility and desirability of larger facilities.
President Eisenhower shown in Florida reports good health as he and Secretary Benson finalize a plan for an immediate and drastic bid to lift farm prices. Dr. Snyder says Ike is in “a world of good” with more exercise and a two hour work session ahead before sending a message to Congress.
Mrs. Janes B. Alen wife of former Alabama lieutenant governor died of suffocation in a home fire. She and Allen suffered burns while trying to save their two children Tenessue and Debbie. One year old child survived. two adults sustained second degree burns.
The readable lines discuss a plan to launch anti Communist ideas if Congress funds it and mention various big cats as the same animal. The fragment lacks coherent structure or identifiable events.
A 23 car Santa Fe freight train derailed one mile east of Quinlan Oklahoma. No injuries and damage not extensive. Officials attributed derailment to a dragging brake bar and expected the line to be cleared the same day.
Steven Adlai E Stevenson Jr., son of Adlai E Stevenson, was discharged from Passavant Hospital after a two week confinement for injuries from a car crash that killed two schoolmates. The Stevenson family confirmed his recovery yesterday in Chicago.
New York gossip column notes Ed Sullivan waiting for a taxi on Park Avenue with his TV suit on a hanger. The piece mentions RC A Victor NBC aide V P Mannie Sachs, TV figures like Jack Hurdle and Jackie Gleason, and various celebrity snippets, including encounters and rumors from the era.
The passage is a jumbled, garbled OCR of a humor column or gossip page with scattered names and quotes. It references a narrator, a trade scheme, and comic quips about gifts and fashion. No coherent news event is discernible.
Westinghouse Electric Corp refused a federal mediator's proposal to end the nationwide strike. The plan favored by the company would use a secret ballot among 44,000 union members in 30 plants, with a choice between the company offer and union demands, according to an AFL CIO IUE spokesman.
An Oklahoma City woman challenged a traffic fine in Municipal Court telling Judge James Demopolos that the officer who stopped her should be fined for running a stop sign to catch her. She eventually paid the $10 fine.
Wilbur Eugene Chapman of 631 EF. 2ard St received a $10 fine plus costs for speeding in county court. John C. Boesche of 2006 Mitchell Rd also was fined $10 and costs for speeding.
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