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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1960
Page
9
Hollywood writer Bob Thomas reports Mort Sahl plans national TV commentaries during the party conventions. He teases Nixon Kennedy Stevenson Johnson Rockefeller and Stevenson while noting applause and anger from fans and the challenge of satirizing familiar figures.
Kansas City investors plan to purchase the Kansas City Athletics from Arnold Johnson’s estate. Nine individuals would invest about 200000 each to form a group of up to 10 large investors to take control. Other groups from Houston Minneapolis Trenton N J and Dallas show interest in the move. Johnson estate holds 52 percent controlling interest to be sold in a block.
Night anglers report better success on Kansas waters as heat spreads across the state. The Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission notes overall fishing is down, with varying conditions at Lake Atchison State Lake to the Kaw River, including good bass and crappie at some sites and poor conditions at others due to low water and heat. The report lists county lakes with fair to good catches of channels, bullheads, crappie, bluegill, flatheads, and bass, noting river and lake conditions across multiple counties.
Nepalese report fleeing southward from the border area after Nepal says Chinese Communist troops killed an army officer and kidnapped 17 people. Prime Minister Koirala and Chou En-lai had agreed to a demilitarized 124 mile zone, but China says troops entered because of Tibetan rebellion.
Pittsburgh AP report says Dick Stuart returned to the lineup with three home runs and a single, driving in seven in the nightcap as the Pirates split a doubleheader with the Giants. He hit the first, third and fifth innings off different pitchers, missing a fourth home run by a half swing.
South Park figure Jim Turner, once a Yankees pitching coach, serves as both general manager and manager of the Nashville Vols in the Southern Asia baseball circuit.
Ruth Petefish leaves for New York to work as a camp nurse. Families gather for birthdays and anniversaries in McPherson. Nancy Eisele takes a clerical job at Cooperative Farm Chemical Association after high school graduation. Local clubs host meetings and plans in July. Other items cover birthdays, travel, sports scores, and family visits in Eudora.
Linwood and DeSoto residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend. W S Shaw remained as a patient at Wadsworth Hospital with an estimated month of stay. Norman Montgomery and Judy traveled to Indiana to attend a sick sister-in-law. Des Moines and Topeka visitors joined Saturday dinner at the Coulters.
The outing included a drive to Ottawa in the afternoon and a Kansas City trip by Earl Ezell for a brace fitting after a stroke. Visitors from Rolling Hills California arrived to see Mrs. C. E. Chance and relatives, while a Topeka picnic at Gage Park brought together Orricks, Longs, Warsops, Coblers, and Chandlers for family fellowship.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that the St. Louis San Francisco Railway must not exercise control over the Central of Georgia Railway. The Frisco holds a majority stake in Central, and a proposed voting trustee must be authorized to sell the Frisco interest at discretion on just and reasonable terms to avoid preventing a possible merger with another railroad.
Snowstorm blankets Roeros mountains and Gudbrandsdal Valley as Norway endures unusually cold first day of what is typically warmest month. Weather service reports heavy snowfall reaching lower elevations in central regions.
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