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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1957
Page
2
NEW YORK Metesky the Mad Bomber appeared at Bellevue for a mental examination after a 16 year bombing spree. He spoke of his injuries claim and admitted planting 32 bombs since 1940, with 22 exploding and 15 people injured. He said he did not intend to kill anyone.
Wilt Chamberlain of Kansas University is featured in a five page Life Magazine layout titled What It Took to Get Wilt with old recruiter Phog Allen and successor Dick Harp pictured. The piece includes KU figures Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy athletic director Dutch Lonborg and alumni Willams C A Van City businessman and other local notables. Action photos of Chamberlain accompany praise for the spread as the most impressive of national photographic layouts.
Fort Baker California reports the Army will deploy Nike Hercules missiles with about twice the range of Nike Ajax. The weapon targets hostile planes up to 50 miles offshore using the missile master system, a radar driven computer that guides missiles for direct or near misses.
Rep Lawrence J. Blythe of White City leader of the House Roads and Highways Committee criticizes Gov George Docking for turning highway issues into political football. Blythe cites removal of Lt Walter Dunn from the state patrol position as an example of political maneuvering.
Meeting notice for Acacia Lodge No 9 AFL AML. Special communication on Thursday January 24 at 7 00 p m. Second Degree. Visitors welcome. Master M J Estes and W Combs listed.
The article notes Andros leaving the University of Nebraska to join Elliott at a West Coast school. Stauber and another assistant are linked to Nebraska during Elliott’s early tenure. Andros previously served as a football assistant at Kansas University in 1953 under coach Ted Sikes.
Lawrence hosts a 22 section Mothers' March at 7 80 p m on Thursday to collect coin canisters and donations for the 1957 March of Dimes drive. Rosa Bell Cain directs with Mildred Matter as assistant. Gene Doane leads downtown solicitation and Adryn Grover the suburbs.
Police reported 13 cars involved in incidents on Naismith Road behind Lindley Hall and on Sunflower and 16th streets. Heaviest damage was 125 dollars. Traffic slowed to a standstill Tuesday evening with cars sliding into ditches. Two Highway Patrol officers worked Pleasant Grove hill as a semi truck jackknifed. Roads remained slick and dangerous though conditions improved later today.
The Memorial Hospital census shows new admissions including Daniel Doyle Route 3 Roy Salmon and Wilma Vaughn 1246 Ky St with many others named by address. Dismissals include Bernice Brune 1143 Highland Dr Dorothy Fishburn Route 5 and several couples reporting newborns today or Tuesday across multiple streets and towns.
Reed A Smalley of Kansas City was fined 10 for passing in a no passing zone plus costs. Louis L Penner of De Soto was fined 10 and costs for speeding in another Tuesday case.
A brief notes activist Sperry urges eliminating the 1200 earning restriction on Social Security benefits and cites a reply from Rep Serneer. The article also mentions a Lawrence man earning a high school diploma through a Kansas University Extension program while imprisoned. Local merchants plan a Friday meeting at the Chamber to discuss hours holidays and Homecoming events. A fund for an iron lung at Lawrence Memorial Hospital nears 1132 dollars toward a 2250 goal with similar drives planned in nearby towns.
A Navy funeral plane derailed in a heavy snowstorm near Ypsilanti Michigan killing Coast Guard Lt Com William Sale. The DC6 transport carried Lt Com Charles R Walton to burial after Walton’s own death in an Albuquerque crash two days earlier. Only the tail section remained intact as debris scattered across open fields.
Maj. Gen. John C. McLaughlin of Sedalia Missouri received the Croix de Guerre with gold star from the French government in a ceremony at the French embassy Brig. Gen. Marcel Pente French military attaché presented the award for exceptional valor praising American support in the liberation effort
Arthur Sam Kraus 62 of Argentine died Tuesday at Santa Fe Hospital Topeka after a long illness born January 10 1895 in Eudora. Funeral 2 p m Friday First Methodist Church Eudora burial Eudora Cemetery body in state Thursday Penwell Gabel Topeka. Survived by widow Bessie Kraus and sister Dollie Potter Ellisworth. Jeannie M Boss 84 of Lawrence died at Mary Crum Rest Home. Graveside 2 p m Friday Oak Hill Cemetery Rev John Rosebaugh Trinity Episcopal Church in charge. No flowers. Survived by husband J H Boga.
United Nations discussions reveal Israel proposing conditions for Gaza security but facing opposition from Arab states. US support suggested an international force to govern the coastal strip with Palestinian refugees until a settlement with Egypt is reached.
President Eisenhower says his government hosted 43 foreign visitors in his first term and will host more in the second. He notes no cabinet changes now and sees no hardening of Russia’s attitude. He endorses open ideas for modern Republicanism and rejects the idea of a planned reduction in press contacts, citing no evidence of a deliberate leak.
City officials acknowledge Big Area North starts later than planned. A $25 daily penalty in the contract is proposed to be reduced due to contractor cooperation and good work, with a compromise of $4,500 in damages. The Traffic Commission is asked to consider banning parking on West Ninth Street from Kentucky Street westward.
Fire department responds to overheated oil stove in vacant home at 930 Oak St. The residence owned by Donald Palmateer of Route 4 is under remodel. No damage reported.
A mixed day on the Kansas City market shows stock indexes marginally up with rails oils and TV shares leading gains. Cattle and hog futures dip while calf and veal values hold. grain bids across wheat corn oats hold steady with No 2 varieties.
The case centers on two girls found on a country road near Willow Springs. Their mother Loretta Wames, 48, insists foul play occurred, while divorced father Joseph, 48, a truck driver, mourns beside the bodies. Police believe the bodies may have lain for up to two weeks under fresh snow along German Church Road.
Soviet media denounces U S planning and warns of atomic weapon deployment. Pravda and other papers claim Washington aims to stockpile arms and spread influence in Asia and the Far East. Reports highlight alleged U S chemical and nuclear plans and imply socialist nations must prepare defenses and countermeasures.
Martha Snow Brown 88 longtime Lanteenrss resident died Saturday in California following years abroad. She was married to William H. Brown an ISST alumnus and explored Africa with him. Graveside rites set for Friday at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence with Rev. Dale Turner officiating. Survived by daughter Eleanor Brown Santa Monica and son Robert Brown Oklahoma City.
A tanker aircraft is presumed down with seven crew members after contact was lost. Early reports indicate fuel exhaustion and a search and rescue effort underway, aided by radar and radio guidance, with air bases coordinating units and press briefings ongoing.
The Golden Key Awards will be given to Gen Leader Nowlin and Taylor for lifelong educational impact. Nowlin, a former Northeast High School physiology teacher in East City, endured paralysis while continuing poetry and self-publishing his autobiography My First 90 Years. Eisenhower and Miss Addie B. Over also receive honors.
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