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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1960
Page
9
Preliminary drawings for the new Douglas County Home show the front named Shawn extending about 136 feet facing west. The location lies just south of the city limits on Highway 59 with the main floor at ground level and a rear basement.
E. V. Skidmore of Ottawa outlines a fireproof building planned with all occupants on the main floor. The basement will hold the furnace, laundry, and other essential operations forming a complete unit. Construction date is not yet set, with costs expected around $280,000.
BERKELEY Calif Ilona Sasse 37 German shoe clerk plans to plead innocent Wednesday to battery in the dog leash whipping of her daughter Ursula Wecel 17 She is free on 1050 bail A charge of child beating was reduced to battery Ursula said she was whipped for not cooking dinner and for disobedience The mother says she hit but did not beat her and she plans to defend herself against the charge Her husband is a machinist and the family has a wartime Breslau history with Red Cross aid in 1957
Atty. Gen. William P. Rogers argued before the Supreme Court that a Georgia federal judge erred in ruling parts of the 1957 Civil Rights Act unconstitutional. The case involves voting rights for Negroes in Terrell County Georgia, where registrars allegedly discriminated against qualified Black voters seeking registration. Rogers made the first formal appearance before the high court in this matter.
In a Los Angeles trial, police Capt. William M. Ryan testified about Barbara Jean Finch’s white cocktail dress with a bullet hole from July 18, the night prosecutors say Dr. R. Bernard Finch killed her. Investigators searched the Finch home and nearby hills for the pistol and the doctor. the weapon was not found. Dr. Finch and his mistress Carole Tregoff face murder and conspiracy charges.
The Federal Aviation Agency unveiled plans for about 750 projects totaling 118.2 million dollars to upgrade air navigation and radar in the current fiscal year. Major radar work and radio aids are planned with new air route traffic control centers, towers, and instrument landing systems in cities including Kansas City, Columbia Missouri, and Hutchinson Kansas.
A 1 000 year tradition sees Noh theater rely on flickering wood fires instead of modern footlights. Performers adapt to shifting shadows as audiences watch from traditional Japanese stages.
Boston AP report notes Dr. Perry Epler Gresham of Bethany College argues American college graduates neglect public leadership in politics economics and philosophy. He spoke at the 46th annual AAC meeting during an alumni reunion with hundreds of college leaders in attendance.
The association notes 96 percent of accredited liberal arts colleges rely on the long term low interest loan program for college housing and plans to urge Congress to continue it. The push aims to sustain affordable student housing and campus facilities nationwide.
Job opening prompts local company to invite applicants with proven skills and a strong work ethic. Discretion advised as the posting notes flexible hours and potential for advancement within the organization.
A 10 year old housing program parallels a government loan initiative for classrooms laboratories and libraries. Associations may challenge a loyalty oath and dis coimer affidavit in the student aid plan. Growing university opposition includes Harvard and Yale withdrawing in protest.
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