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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1956
Page
5
State Accident Records Section shows 347 fatalities in 1956 for the last 48 hours to date, up from 313 in the same period in 1955. A separate note mentions transforming leftover French bread into a breakfast treat with butter marmalade and walnuts, served with a luncheon salad.
Gettsyburg Pa Harold E Stassen met with President Eisenhower in Gettysburg and declined to comment on whether their talks addressed Stassen’s proposal to nominate Christian Herter as Eisenhower’s vice president. He would not reveal discussion topics or characterize the President’s position and avoided naming any outcome.
The Hoch Auditorium program showcased rapid progress since ballet was introduced at the Midwest Music Camp. Robert Bell and Tomi Yadon led a polished cast with Genevieve Bell costumes and a capable ensemble. Ger ald Carney directed the select orchestra while Fern Marsh supplied piano rhythm. Maurice Casey directed, Jane Carr accompanied, and the Camp Choristers performed Brahms Four Love Songs Thiman Go Lovely Rose Williams I Beheld Her Beautiful as a Dove and a spiritual. Judy Stumbo Max Gourley led the Faust divertissements with other pairs and dances. The standout Pas de Deux by Yadon and Bell drew praise, ending with a Can Can and an amusing wardrobe mishap. Dean Gorton later awarded Emily Fowler and Max Gourley as outstanding ballet division participants.
In Lynn North Carolina a 16 year old dies after being shot in the heart while trying to wrest a pistol from his 4 year old cousin in a cops and robbers game. Sheriff Westbrook cites multiple children handling pistols as cause. A separate Hillsboro Ohio note mentions a well drilling project and a grave sized mound with the marker Here lies the last man that asked us how deep we've gone.
Paris columnist De Vay accused Grace Kelly of snobbery as Monaco's princess arrives in Paris. Earl Wilson relays her reply praising American fairness but notes lingering Paris press skepticism. The piece covers Grace and Rainier’s Paris visit, reactions, fashion, and Monaco publicity plans.
Two dozen Army helicopter and airplane pilots will receive commendations at the White House in the rose garden at 11 a.m. Thursday for recovering bodies and wreckage in the Grand Canyon airliner disaster. Murray Snyder announced the ceremony at Gettysburg yesterday.
Courtland California Sunday morning services at Courtland Community Church drew only seven attendees. Pastor Robert Clarie mimeographed his sermon and mailed copies to absentee members.
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