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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1953
Page
3
A historical note states Lake Tanganyika in Africa sits 2,536 feet above sea level at the surface while its bottom reaches 2,272 feet below sea level in the deepest area. The fact highlights the lake’s pronounced vertical depth difference and geologic features.
FT. MEADE Md Warren G McConnell a 21 year old New Jersey soldier was freed on a charge of going to sleep at his post in Korea An earlier court martial found him guilty and sentenced him to 10 years hard labor The verdict was reversed by a military court of appeals and technicality and the army pressed the case a second fifth The case against Pfe McConnell fell through when two buddies with
Secretary of State designate John Foster Dulles told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he favors a policy of peaceful liberation for Iron Curtain lands and limited working agreements with the Soviet Union. He warned no permanent reconciliation is possible while Moscow seeks broader control, while advisers caution propaganda risks futile uprisings without credible force.
Washington reports the Defense Department rejects segregated schooling on military posts. Assistant Secretary Anna Rosenberg sent a letter to Earl J. McGrath detailing protests at Ft. Sam Houston Ft. Bliss Ft. Sill and Ft. Belvoir. Senator Humphrey urged a formal policy statement from McGrath.
M Clare Miller of McPherson was elected president of the Kansas Contractors Association for a third term. He previously served as president during a recalled army service in Korea where he led a construction battalion. Other officers named were C R Ralph Topeka vice president C L Burt Hutchinson treasurer and J W Ballard Topeka secretary. The annual meeting will conclude Friday with a dinner.
MEMPHIS Tenn Less than a day old Siamese twins with very grave condition arrived Friday for minor surgery. Dr R G Hand said they had a good chance if they survived the operation and that separation surgery was not being considered. The twins are joined from the chest to the abdomen likely sharing internal organs. Parents are Mr and Mrs Jesse Sims a farm couple near Philadelphia.
Gov. Phil M. Donnelly moved to clean up state government by ordering action over a $7,229 shortage in the Highway Department fund and by dispatching efficiency experts to the State Motor Vehicle Registration and Drivers License unit to survey operations.
Oil operators in early 1953 staked 103 new locations in Oklahoma, 60 fewer than the prior week. Tulsa World reports seven days yielded 81 oil wells, five gas wells, 47 dry holes and two abandonments for 135 completions, with initial daily output of 5 945 barrels and gas at 12 034 000 cubic feet. Total depth drilled reached 469 786 feet.
Kansas City outfitting firms report strong demand for homburgs as President-elect Eisenhower plans to wear the hat at the inauguration. Dealers note plenty of high silk hats but few homburgs and describe cautious stock responses as callers from Abilene and Downs seek headgear for the event. One downtown manager rejects pairing a homburg with tails, insisting only a silk topper fits such attire.
Lt. Gen. Glenn Q. Barcus warned that if the Chinese Communist air armada across the Yalu enters combat U.S. forces would need help. He noted Allied air power has made the Korean war costly for the Reds but remains stalemated. He praised the F-86 Sabre for an 8 to 1 combat ratio over MIG-15s and said pilots need restraint, as Sabres fly under Red terms far from home fields.
In Whittier California a shower of ice chunks fell from a clear sky. A 13 by 6 inch ice piece narrowly missed Mrs. Catherine Martin and her son Dickie while they weeded a garden. Neighbors saw smaller chunks and speculated the ice may have fallen from a plane.
New York's former mayor William O'Dwyer, now in Mexico after resigning as U.S. ambassador on December 6, would be a top pick for a quiz on who to talk to. Attorneys, district attorneys, and state officials express interest in a heart to heart with him over a 1949 campaign donation and a tangled set of testimony and possible perjury inquiries connected to the Peter Panto case and the Longshoremen scandal.
Pittsburg State College hosts a five state debate tournament opening Friday. Kansas entrants include Hanes University Bethel College Emporia State Teachers St Henedicts Ottawa Friends Hutchinson Ft. Scott Garden City Jr. Colleges. Missouri entries list Southwest Missouri State and William Jewell. Oklahoma participants include Central State Northeastern Oklahoma State Phillips Panhandle A&M Weatherford.
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