16 Jul 1952
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1952
Page
1
President Truman entered Walter Reed Army Hospital for a routine check up after a mild virus infection. At 68 he has kept working from the White House and plans a two to three day stay.
Senator Wiley R Wis urged President Truman and Secretary Acheson to authorize leading Republican foreign policy experts to confer with the administration to address ongoing international problems before Inauguration Day. He warned that without high level party talks there would be uncertainty at home and abroad between July and January. Wiley, senior Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, could lead the panel if Republicans gain control.
A 2 PM meeting in Kansas City between a Teamsters union team and Army Engineers plus Massman Path Construction Co representatives seeks to resolve a dispute delaying rehabilitation of Sunflower Ordnance Works. Track drivers quit June 25 over smoking rules, 300 construction workers laid off. Attendees include officials from six crafts at the Bellerive Hotel. Registration in Topeka for the August primary sits at 37,461, with a reopening August 6 for the general election. Baseball tonight Hawks face Atchison Colts at Municipal Park Mo Kan Game.
Fifty-eight U S Thunderjets took off from Turner AFB Georgia and landed near Tokyo at Okata AFB after a record 10 895 mile transit from Albany Georgia. The mission featured in flight refueling from B 29 tankers and highlighted a push to bolster Far East air power as numbers of jets and other aircraft were expanded amid perceived Soviet pressure. Pilot Lt Col Elmer Da Rosa died in a prior Iwo Jima incident.
Sgt. Charles Wagstaff Pie Gerald Had Sgt. Raymond Cooper of Lawnrece and Cpl. Henry Mathia of De Soto arrived back Tuesday from Korea aboard two ships. Wagstaff, son of Mr and Mrs Richard Wagstaff and husband of Nancy Van Bebber, rang his family from California and said he would be sent to Camp Crowder Missouri likely home by week’s end. Had, son of Mr and Mrs Gus Had Route 6, attended Liberty Memorial High School and farmed before enlisting 21 months ago. He has been overseas 18 months, six in Korea, and expects to be sent to Camp Crowder. Cooper telephoned his family last night to say he is bound for a camp in Wisconsin and hopes to be home in a week. his wife and three children live at 1020 O S Cooper has served since 1945 and spent the past year and a half with the Army after joining the Marines. He attended Oread High School and lived with his aunt Miss Maude Smith at 420 Ind St who raised him after both parents died. He was a theater projectionist before rejoining service.
Topeka reports another round of showers bringing over an inch in some areas with more precipitation forecast. Tuesday totals ranged from 1.30 inches in Inman to 0.07 in Topeka and Wamego, with numerous midweek readings. Skies expected partly cloudy Thursday, scattered thundershowers mainly west and north, temperatures steady in the 60s to 70s and highs near 90s.
World Informed Voter Campaign presents page 3 coverage on the Democratic National Convention opening in Chicago. The feature outlines the party’s history, top prospects, and lists the 46 member Kansas delegation attending the event.
Rival Texas factions led by Governor Allan Shivers and Maury Maverick submit briefs to Chicago credentials subcommittee alleging contradictory facts about delegate legality. Each side claims the right to cast Texas 52 convention votes as strategists rush to the scene, with potential implications for other Southern delegations and party unity.
Workers of Local 1290 International Hod Carriers Building and Common Laborers of America resumed work on three Kansas Construction Co. projects in Lawrence after a weeklong walkout. The strike began July 7 with the union seeking a base wage of 1.73 dollars per hour. terms of settlement were not disclosed as talks continued.
The Kansas Supreme Court announced four reappointments to state boards. FN. Cossman of Ashland and J. B. McKay of El Dorado were returned to the state board of law examiners for four year terms ending June 30, 1956. Miss Lara M. Middaugh of Kansas City and Charles R. Lobaugh of Washington were reappointed to the state board of examiners of court reporters for one year terms expiring June 30, 1955.
Washington reports U S battle casualties in Korea totaling 132843, an increase of 715 from the previous week. The Defense Department weekly summary to families through last Friday lists 17783 killed in action, 82493 wounded, 12567 missing, for a total 212843.
Recreation director Larry Heeb announces Romani Day festival with a picnic lunch crowning of Romani king and queen, a parade on Massachusetts Street at 1 30 p m and a police escorted route from Ninth Street to the park. Children from neighborhood playgrounds join in, some without supervision, with rides and songs after the parade.
Top Democratic pres nom contenders head to Chicago for the convention amid a free swinging pre convention battle. Kefauver and Russell arrive as Truman and Stevenson disavow runs, while Harriman Roosevelt Kerr Barkley and others loom. Delegates and prospects remain wide open as party fights unfold.
Fire damaged the roof of the new A and P Super Market under construction at 11th and Mass Streets. The blaze began while workers were placing tar straps on a roof helix and singed wood but caused little damage beyond scorched paper and water damage. Fire Chief Paul Ingles noted the paper covering the roof bore the brunt of the damage. the fire was out by about 11:30.
President Truman denounces Congress for slashing foreign aid economic stabilization and civil defense funds in an 811,793,776 supplement. He warns the 25 percent reduction in military and economic assistance will weaken allies and raise vulnerability in Europe. The bill totals 6,031,947.73 in aid and cuts operating funds for stabilization agencies by 43 million.
FAIRBANKS Alaska uP The known toll stood at four Wednesday as firemen and military volunteers pressed through the ashes of the Pioneer Hotel leveled by a Monday blaze. Three bodies were recovered Tuesday and one man died of burns in a hospital Wednesday.
The annual report shows a decrease in bonded indebtedness for the year with Lawrence city at a $163.40 reduction. Detailed figures break down obligations: Lecompton with bond reductions including a $5000 drainage and various school district obligations, plus drainage and county-level indebtedness adjustments among multiple districts and agencies.
The CIO United Steelworkers wage policy committee meets in Pittsburgh to plot the next move in the 45 day old strike that idled about one million workers. President Philip Murray announced the session after talks with industry ended in deadlock on the union shop issue. No further meeting was indicated. observers forecast possible White House involvement.
Clinton E. Smith, a Salina criminal investigator, resigns to become Pratt police chief. He will start in Pratt in August, leaving Salina after long service since 1948, originally coming from the Wichita Police Department.
Miss June Miller director of the hearing department at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City has been chosen to serve on a national committee. The Office of Education in Washington announced her appointment as the national bureau studies teaching requirements for teachers of deaf children.
The Kansas health agency lists six new polio cases in two days, three in Wichita and one in Osage County, bringing the year’s total to 86. Johnson County reports one case.
Kansas officials from across the state prepare to attend the four part law enforcement school in Lawrence financed by state funds. Participants include judge Plakp G. Gillam Syracuse professor Spencer J. Leonard and Kansas Attorney General Harold Fatler. The program covers traffic, self defense, accident inquiry, and judicial relations with police.
Wint Smith a MacArthur supporter told the Salina Journal Wednesday he expects to campaign actively for Eisenhower. He said he will support Eisenhower 100 percent and that a ticket will win. He plans to campaign not only in the Sixth District but elsewhere.
The City National Bank and Trust Co of Kansas City won a $168,183.82 bond purchase for Laws ence. Seven bids were received with premiums listed. Bonds fund a Sunset Hills sewer, a Park Hill sanitary sewer and municipal parking lots, all with 10 year terms at 1 percent interest. Commissioner actions included police promotions, parking lot plans, and appointments to health boards. Mayor Kraftani and Commissioner Hurwitz will represent Lawrence in the League of Kansas Municipalities. An ordinance to set out of town water rates was approved for first reading.
Topeka reports from federal and state agriculture departments indicate recent rains boosted northern Kansas corn despite bee damage from drought. Sorghum plantings lagged due to dry soil, poor stands visible on much planted acreage. Soybeans remain generally good. pastures show some improvement but little new feed.
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