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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1950
Page
4
A Lawrence observer argues civilian defense should be cautious and not overbuilt. He cites World War II as a model with lessons on overorganization and public hysteria. The piece recalls local efforts, taxation debates, and community production during emergencies, ending with satirical local anecdotes.
The Vinson committee will hear testimony from Frank Pace Jr and Gen J Lawton Collins about defense funding and Korea readiness. President Truman seeks about 28 billion for 1951 defense with four to six billion for Korea gear, plus questions on tanks air and navy programs and the potential supercarrier. Two Topeka soldiers are listed missing in action as the war unfolds.
A garbled listing of radio shows across stations KCMO KMBC WRED WDAF WARD teases a full day timetable. Programs include news at noon, talk segments, music hours, and entertainment features featuring hosts and rotating guests. The fragmentary OCR preserves many named stations and time slots but lacks coherent scheduling details.
The Census Bureau places total United States population just over 150 million, an increase of about 19 million in the last decade. States awaiting final tallies include 700,000 people whose home states are not yet known, with migration toward the West and potential reapportionment implications. Kansas Missouri Nebraska gain, Oklahoma declines. final figures to determine shifts in House seats.
A month of warfare has raged with American and U N. intervention keeping the defense from collapse. The tide remains against the defenders and prospects for the near future are grim as the conflict appears to threaten a broader war with widespread effects on communities beyond the fighting fronts.
King Leopold's return to Brussels sparks political agitation as a strong minority vows continuous opposition. Despite a majority supporting his return, leaders aim to press their stance in every way possible. The king and ministers must show talent and judgment to ease tensions and gain acceptance amid fragile Belgian tranquility.
An opinion argues that massive defense expenditures abroad did not yield true security. It contends that dollars bought limited, improvised results and questions whether real offensive power would be ready in Korea for months as funds were spread across many commitments.
In a review of Balkan tensions, the piece cites President Truman warning that aggression could strain world peace. It argues the US will defend Greece, forecasts Moscow’s likely Balkan role, and notes America’s economic strain from widened commitments while insisting the ultimate outcome depends on ensuing developments.
A city council planned a roughly ten percent reduction in the water rate at the meeting. Meanwhile, ATE music camp members journeyed to Kansas City to broadcast on station WDAF. Ruth Haugrud, Red Cross nurse for Douglas County, resigned. Mrs. A B Ewing and Lela Whiteford host an evening in honor of Mrs. George Freeman of Salina, formerly Miss Ha Martin of Lawrence. Leona Mae Cornwall of Topeka to marry James Almar in Bellingham, son of Mr. and Mrs. J Nottingham of Lawrence. Jean Frink and Mary Carcaran hosted a dinner and shower Saturday night for Miss Marie Hunter.
A Yakima Washington mountaineering party of 17 reached the summit of Mt Hood on the Fourth of July. Miss Hope Selig of Lawrence, guest of the club, was the only member with no prior mountain climbing experience. Bert Halcom and family from Girard visited A L Halcom, while Yatea Center’s 1 D Young bought Prof Tempujin’s property at 801 Louisiana and plans to move to Lawrence in August. Charles E Reeks of Baldwin, and KK A student Buddy Rogers, among nine selected to enter Famous Players Lasky's cinema school in New York, were noted in local notices. John Carter of Council Grove visited his brother Glen Carter. Misses Gussie and Grace Gaskill stayed with their grandmother in Oskaloosa. Samuel Mchone Jr. fractured his arm after a fall at a Sunday show.
Forty years ago the University extended a correspondence school with an hour daily home study promise. The county reports infantile paralysis in the Hildebrand child near Stull and a late Gulley boy victim shows some improvement. Amusement park adds a Martin fireworks display for three nights. Mrs. A Hentey donates six trash cans downtown. Fred Bleisner travels to Corning for his brother Will Bleisner’s funeral after a school meeting shooting. their father Fred Bleisner Sr was injured.
Twenty scholarships funded by Kansas state F T A units and the Penny Parade were awarded to young people pursuing teaching careers. Awards range from 7 to 300 dollars for one or two years and will be used at one of five state colleges. Recipients include Verla Steffey Orawkie Marian Kyser Quinter Anna Siemers Waterville Jeanne Talmadge Bethany Oki Jonna Lee Sigrist Haya Charles Wayne Brubaker Hugoton Wilma Jean Briscoe Sa Gna Darrell English Bonner Springs Florence Dickson Leonardville Eugene Plenert Hillsboro Ida Hower Osage City Jean Smith Topeka Martha Fry Wilmore Charles Bryan Scranton William Nestor Marysville Marjorie Wheatley West Plains Mo Wilma Fern Manges and Louise Stanzel Hutchinson.
Barbs by Hal Cochran and glosses on summer’s end touch on mosquitoes and pets. A man from Antinoia returns home after three years missing. An advance prediction hints at many topics, while shorthand writing and blame as a coping mechanism appear. An estimate claims 16 million U S non farm families own homes, up from 3 million in 1900.
Washington lawmakers pressed emergency measures to speed the nation toward war footing and opened a closed inquiry into American preparedness. House armed services committee, led by Chairman Vinson, questioned defense gains from 48 billion dollars allotted in four years and heard Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, chief of naval operations, testify.
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