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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1957
Page
9
An ethics group probes union practices as lawmakers face disputes over investigations. Testimony focuses on national ties and member contributions while union leaders deny influencing party loyalties amid ongoing hearings.
A local observer corps forms in Tonganoxie under Mrs. John Bacon. Volunteers will staff a unit at the center, coordinating with the St. Do residents as the town supports the new aerial watch program.
The Lawrence summer play grounds program will close Friday with a series of events at Clinton Park and Pinckney School. Activities include soft ball games races and sack races plus a 7 pm performance of The Sleeping Beauty at four locations. The traveling library makes its last visit Thursday at East Heights from 9 am to noon. Baseball and league play wrap up this week with several champions named and the South Park League finishing August 7. The South Park playground will stay open 1 to 5 pm for a couple more weeks depending on attendance which has set a new summer record for the Lawrence Recreation Commission.
Col Millard Thompson of Kansas City, Kas., has begun duties as chief of the U S Army Military District Kansas with headquarters in Topeka. He relieves Col Arthur Fuller Jr whose next post is Puerto Rico. Thompson represents Lt Gen Arnold on Army Reserve and ROTC programs in Kansas.
In Glens Falls New York a fishing party of three was killed when lightning struck a tree they stood beneath near an artificial lake. Victims were Joseph Y Lamantia 54 of the Bronx his daughter Joan 20 and Frederick Stranahan WH of Queensbury. The bolt peeled four feet of bark and traveled to their position.
Vienna Ga. Former Sen Walter F George continues to recover after a heart attack nine days ago. Dr. Martin L Malloy said the 97 year old Georgia statesman had a pretty fair day and remained under medical care.
Evanston Wyoming report on Dale Swafford of San Diego pleading innocent and insane by reason of insanity at preliminary hearing for first degree murder in the May 26 death of Larue W. Howard. Justice of the Peace bound over to district court for Aug. 12. Grate arraigned for the same charge. Howard’s body found near U S 30 ten miles east of Evanston.
French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau will travel to London tomorrow for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Dulles on five power disarmament discussions.
Pittsburgh based Chemical Company transfers administrative and sales operations from Callery Pennsylvania to a new building on Commodore Perry Street in Pittsburgh effective August 1. Dr. W. H. Schechter, VP operations, says the move frees space at Callery for expansion of research and development facilities. The firm has recently opened plants at May Ka Hoe Oklahoma and Lawrence, boosting production of chemical components and fuel for jet aircraft missiles.
The Callery Chemical Company, formed years ago, marks its ninth anniversary with an initial staff of eight and now employs nine.
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