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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1955
Page
6
Rioting in Casablanca during the fourth day left 63 killed and over 100 wounded in the French Moroccan clash. Arab mobs fought police, tanks fired on demonstrators in the Old Medina near the docks, causing multiple fires and a citywide curfew by 7 p.m. European areas fell silent after dark.
Billy Graham addressed nearly 25 000 worshippers by Lake Geneva urging prayers for the four leaders at the Palace of Nations. He warned the next six days could decide humanity's fate and urged turning from greed and praying for opponents.
Democratic and Republican leaders pressed for higher atomic funding as the Senate Atomic Energy Committee debated cuts that could affect nuclear weapons production and peaceful uses. Eisenhower protested a 144 million dollar cut from the requested AEC budget of 1.38 billion dollars.
President Eisenhower named Julian F. Harrington of Framingham Massachusetts as ambassador to Pandsendwer and Charles W. Yost of New York as ambassador to Laos. Yost currently serves as minister to Laos and will see Laos elevation to an embassy.
Miss Roxanna Oldroyd of Arkansas attended a Slovan Service Guild conference as a guest of Miss Harriet Osiborne. Mrs Wells Hively hosted a bridge party with guests including Mrs Ralph Stutzman and Dr James Reed. July 1, Mrs Myrrice C Morgan and Rev Thomas Parrott wed at Dr Charles Coldsmith’s home. The Gol dsons and Gordons enjoy a Colorado honeymoon and a workshop in Colorado. Har ol d Conrad and son visited Baldwin. The Mother's club met for Household Hints at Mrs Robert Kyser’s home. Hazel Wright of Taherme Baldwin visited Thursday.
Master entertained cousins Miss Elsie Power of Lawrence and Dr and Mrs Roland Icke and daughter Marjorie of Los Alamos New Mexico. Ickes headed to New York City to sail to the Panama Canal Zone where Dr Icke begins a three year government medical contract. Baldwin Garden Club held a breakfast for 22 at the Davis home. Anticipated August family supper at Dr W H Garrett grounds. Parents Night at Camp Naish included visiting parents and picnic. Dinner honors for Calvin Purgis with Arley Lederer and Ralph Pearson. Suzanne Ebright’s marriage to Robert Shelton planned for First Methodist Baldwin Aug 4 with Rev Frank H Ebright officiating. Della Ripley recovering well after surgery at Lawrence Memorial. Kenneth McFerren and wife welcome son Kenneth Robert at Lawrence Memorial. Dr Clarence Kulisheck and daughters hosted dinner in Lawrence before departure. Mrs William Balch and sisters trip to Phoenix and Portland. Robert Benz and children visited H E Addington in Topeka. Al Kitterman moves to Grove St apartment. discharged from service. Baker work pending. Michael Sherman from San Antonio visits grandmother J H Hoppingarner for summer. Robert McIntire to visit from Turkey for month with Balch family.
Four American Baptist ministers were formally invited by Soviet clergymen to visit the Soviet Union for two weeks starting August 4. The delegation includes Arnold T. Ohrn W. Carney Hargroves Theodore F. Adams and Joseph H. Jackson. The visit is described as purely religious with preaching and outreach, with no political aims.
Yesterday's music camp featured guest conductors Gerhard Schroth and Glen Lockery. Schroth, a longtime presence at the camp, leads with practical precision, while Lockery shows buoyant, energetic motions. Gerald Carney was salutatorian of the afternoon concert.
The performance featured Nicolai and Sibelius overtures, MacFarlane and Morley choral pieces, Brahms folk songs by Camp Choristers, and Daw son arranged Ezekiel. Gary White sang solo, and Bach, MacDowell, Ravel, and Ivanov appeared. Russell L. Wiley led the band through a varied program with both strong and weak moments.
The article praises Thomas Gorton for leading Variations on a Welsh Tune with a strong theme and solid interpretation. It notes uneven performances in several pieces including Celtic Theme by Taberian, Robert Straws arrangements, and Below Thy Guiding Went as commonplace. It commends Shay arrangement and Schroth’s closing selections while criticizing Christiansen's First Norwegian Rhapsody as lacking originality.
A fragment praises Strauss's Death and Fantasy as attractive and notes Anderson’s Serenata as a remarkable demonstration of metaphysical intoxication in its musical use of cole por, while Whitney’s River Torter is cited for its favored rhythm.
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