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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1958
Page
5
NBC commentator Chet Huntley will address a testimonial dinner on January 25 in Topeka honoring W. Holly, president of the Kansas State Federation of Labor AFL-CIO. Huntley, star of Outlook, directs IA of Machineists representation in Wichita and has won two Peabody awards for newscasting.
John L. Lewis denounces AFL-CIO efforts to expel unions like the Teamsters, arguing such action lacks legal basis and harms hundreds of thousands of workers. He labels George Meany and Walter Reuther weak leaders and questions their methods while noting Reuther’s nuanced stance on communism. Reuther is in Mexico on vacation. A swan with an injured wing and two ducks with ice-bound bodies were rescued in Massachusetts as temperatures hovered around freezing.
Seven agencies and volunteers rescued a swan ice bound on Charlestown Pond Westerly Rhode Island yesterday. Officials say the bird could not lift off due to the ice and would have starved or exhausted itself without the rescue effort.
Mrs. Gerald Barnes of Valley Falls is named chairman of the Jefferson County Heart Fund campaign for 1958, appointed by Kaw Valley Heart Association officials Dr W H Patrick Dr F W Huston and William E Bradford. Barnes, former PEO Sorority president and county civic leader, chairs the nine-county Kaw Valley Chapter as February fundraising runs statewide.
Kansas University students prepare for the ninth annual Rock Chalk Revue sponsored by KU Y, featuring six organizations presenting 12 to 16 minute campus life skits plus between skit numbers. The production, directed by students, began three months ago with staff listings and committee roles, aiming to attract more than 7,000 audience members this year.
Kansas University Gover mental Research Center notes each state hospital decides on admissions except Larned. basic rule requires one year's Kansas residence, with exceptions for emergencies or indeterminate residence. Hospitals weigh benefit to patient and community, often seeking alternatives to hospitalization. Elderly and certain disorders are less likely admitted. alcoholism, retardation, and personality disorders complicate placement. Alternatives include training schools or jail.
An old advertising notice targets people aged 50 to 80 to apply by mail for a $1,000 life insurance policy from Old American Insurance Company. It invites sending name, address, and age to a Kansas City address with no obligation and no caller follow up. The card hints completing the transaction by mail.
The Post Office Department reported that Americans mailed more parcels and greetings during the just-ended Christmas season than in 1956. Holiday postal revenues from 51 leading post offices, which handle about half the nation's mail, were cited in the update.
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