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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1956
Page
2
Kansas City report shows Warren W. Shaw Republican candidate for governor accusing Gov. Fred Hall of shifting pressure away from himself with gasoline kickback charges. Shaw denies demanding or taking kickbacks and cites affidavits from a contributor. Haw rebuts, calling Shaw's accusations unfounded and vows to stop corrupt practices.
Former Argentine dictator Juan D. Peron arrives in Panama from Nicaragua by plane. He had been absent during the American presidents meeting as Argentina’s provisional president Pere Aramburu demanded his absence. At Tocumen Airport Peron told a police officer he planned to stay in Panama and did not intend to move to Mexico or Venezuela.
Memorial Hospital notes include the dismissal of Mrs. Cohven Clement and entries for births and newborns. Families listed include Mr. and Mrs. Hichard Duss with a daughter, Eldon Sheidemas with a son, Dean Kobler with a daughter, Howard Ragan with a son, and several other births today or Friday across various streets and routes in the area.
Kansas figures show fatalities in traffic incidents recorded by the State Accident Records Section. The brief notice lists totals and emphasizes the ongoing impact of roadway crashes on public safety.
Survivors and passengers debate who acted first as lifeboats launched from the Andrea Doria. Toronto alderman Frank Clifton described escaping in a lifeboat with crew members, while others, including Beulah McGowen and Maria Maracci, said passengers faced confusion and discord. Some crewmen defended their actions amid claims of negligence and shouted praise for the crew's restraint.
A 75 year old tale of Kansas Power and Light origins from Topeka charter on August 1, 1881. The first public electricity display used arc lamps in the Commonwealth’s composing room, lighting Topeka’s capital and proving electric service. The story covers early utilities, their spread, and KPL’s growth into a regional system serving many northeastern Kansas communities.
Chicago mothers and housewives launched an "Operation Emergency" to vaccinate residents, aiming to recruit 500,000 Chicagoans in two weeks before the August-September polio peak. City health officials report 359 cases and nine deaths in the outbreak, with most victims under five and only a quarter having received Salk vaccines.
In Los Angeles a man named Cluitzh of Mineola New York was arrested on a telegraphic warrant charging theft and forgery of $500 in payroll checks. Police reported a book with altered pages used to hide a 415 automatic loaded with dum-dum bullets.
North Beach Maryland reports a prisoner escaped from the town jail last night and seized the police chief’s revolver as he fled. Chief Willard C. Ward, not on scene, identified the fugitive as James F. Murphy of Washington DC, awaiting trial on illegal entry and disorderly conduct charges.
In Coldwater Michigan a doctor treated the Lothamer family for polio immunizations. Children Jim 4 Sharon 12 John 10 Peter 8 Rose 7 Jessie 6 received final shots while Timothy 4 Simon 3 and Mary 2 got second inoculations and Joseph 1 received an initial dose A daughter age one did not receive an injection.
Washington The 84th Congress adjourned after passing Social Security foreign aid and housing bills. Imm immigration efforts failed and civil rights measures remained bottled up in committee. House praise for Speaker Rayburn contrasted with Senate debates on civil rights. Congress plans to reconvene Jan 7, with political campaigns already underway. Johnson lauded bipartisanship. Knowland called the record fair to good.
The article outlines a 1940 summer recreation program funded by AAUW and city groups, featuring singing, crafts, games, dancing, and sports. It traces the formation of the Lawrence Recreation Commission in 1946, the appointment of Larry Heeb as director, and growth to 47 tax-supported groups with 80 staff, mostly seasonal, plus strong volunteer support led by Wayne Bly.
Kansas Chamber of Commerce directors urged a study of potential sales and use tax exemptions impact on the economy and industrial development. They called for legislation clarifying private unemployment benefit payments, endorsed voluntary employer tax contributions, and supported directing surplus unemployment funds to the unemployment security trust fund. The board also backed turnpike funding by gas tax revenues, urged study of education, and sought continued aviation division and national park site reviews including Santa Fe Trail remains Dodge City Fort Terned and Shawnee Mission.
Kansas University geology graduate Dean McGee, featured in Time this week, is a partner of oilman Senator Robert Kerr in a $45 million uranium venture. Their Kermac Nuclear Fuels Inc plans a $20 million processing plant and claims 5 million tons of ore on the Colorado plateau. If built, they may rank as the nation’s second largest uranium producer behind Anaconda.
Boy Scout Troop No 51 will hold a court of honor Monday night at Plymouth Congregational Church. Raymond Nichols Scout chairman will present the awards with R L Brickner and Jack Happy attending. Two boys will advance from tenderfoot to second class, six from second to first class, and seven from first class to Star Scouts. A total of 58 merit badges will be awarded to 21 boys during the ceremony.
The Topeka Daily Capital reports that certain gasoline sales to the State Highway Commission by a Topeka distributor aligned with a one cent per gallon contribution to the Shawnee County Republican Committee during 1951 to 1952, with interruptions and differing patterns through 1953. It notes specific sales volumes and contributions, cites Walter Van Vieck’s deposition stating voluntary contributions of 400 to 500 dollars yearly, and mentions defense by Warren Shaw and a second oil firm with similar cent-per-gallon patterns. Attorney General John Anderson said he will review highway commission vouchers for possible irregularities.
Oberlin Republican candidate Cushenberry visited Lawrence to present his platform for Position No. 6. He called for reform in selecting judges, greater right to know actions, right to work registration, and stronger anti discrimination measures, stating I am intolerant of intolerance. He travelled with his 17 year old daughter Sally, a 5 year old son is mentioned, and he notes his Washburn Law School 1934 degree, former county attorney, state legislator, three term appointee as special assistant attorney general, and World War I Army service.
In Kansas City the Public Housing Administration has approved all but 368 of 1,267 planned low-rent units for the year. The agency recently cleared 600 units costing 8.66 million dollars, as officials anticipate quick approval of the remaining properties. The overall program is valued at roughly 16 million dollars.
The Probate Court issued licenses for pairs including David Lee Royston 22 of Kansas City Mo and De j lores Helen Golden 18. Leon J Stilwell 19 and Carol A Burgess 22. Dorm ald E Reeves 21 and Arbutus Jane Gibons 19. John D Speckman 22 and Irma Jane Hladik 21. Vaughn Clayton Moore 22 and Molly Noreen Dixon 21. Joseph P Cox 22 and Char lene M Welsh 26. Wilford Lee Reeves 23 and Jacqueline Lee Dolifka 18.
A Lawrence housewife served a steak sandwich for lunch that tasted of sawdust, sparking jokes about a mysterious cure. In local sports, humorous events headline a D X Cuba Giants game at Municipal Park with Bobo the Clown and Hi-Hat Harry McLaughlin performing. Entomology officials describe the cicada killer wasp and its behavior, while Kansas Turnpike construction advances near the Fishers Bridge as Tecon Paving Co moves toward the West Lawrence Interchange on a 21½ mile pave project.
The note details starting Sunday to cross the big bridge then Monday to finish the west end of the Tecon contract. It next heads to Bonnar Springs to begin west on the south lane so trucks may use the completed north lane as work continues on the south roadway. Paving has begun on the modified cloverleaf at 6th and Iowa Streets with an access road to the West Interchange 114 miles north.
Warden George A. Cummings of the State Prison resigns after about 250 inmates staged a nonviolent sit down strike. Governor Ribicoff and state officials confirmed the voluntary resignation while temporary leadership is assigned to State Adjutant General Reincke and Capt. Philip Schwartz assists. The demonstration began after prisoners refused to return to cells and pressed to hear grievances from a committee that included newsmen from the Hartford Courant and other papers. Leroy Nash, jailed for 25 to 30 years for shooting a Danbury police captain, was mentioned as a target of their demands for release from isolation.
A divorce has been granted from the District Court to Jean Shawbaker from Louis Shawbaker.
Kansas City and other markets show mixed gains with wheat at 1.90, corn 1.53, beans 2.25, barley 0.80, oats 0.60, rye 2.50. Poultry and eggs move, hogs rise to 16, butterfat at 0.52, and cattle and veal prices reflect steady to higher trends across regions. An average rural-road speed note cites 30 mph to travel America’s 3,012,520 miles of roads, taking over a decade by car.
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