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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1959
Page
13
Maj. John Griffin, 35, was named press secretary to Princess Margaret and Queen Mother Elizabeth. A former equerry to the queen mother, he replaces Buckingham Palace in handling royal press relations at Clarence House.
Clark Brillhart, 24, captured after a two state manhunt, is to be arraigned on murder charges in Oklahoma for the beating deaths of his mother Florence 45 and father Elmer 46. He told officers he acted forcefully claiming his parents controlled him and he was released on convalescent leave from Western State Hospital. He had been a Oklahoma State University student and dairy farmers near Hobart were his parents.
Washington reports that a proclamation by Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson keeps the 21 year old wheat control program for next year. Eisenhower opposes extending the old law, while farmers vote July 23 on continuing marketing quotas tied to 55 million acres, with a two thirds approval needed.
Former Kansas congressman Scrivner, now a Defense Department aide, argues surplus and obsolete military gear should be disposed of quickly. He calls it sound business, estimates 600 to 900 million dollars of material yearly must be discarded, and notes storage costs around 100 million annually. He cites Eisenhower on joint service strength and warns future wars demand current weapons.
Sax Rohmer creator of Dr. Fu Manchu died Monday night in London after a long illness. He was about 70. He introduced the character in 1913 and helped define oriental evildoers in 20th century fiction.
The U S Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs will graduate its first class on Wednesday. All 207 graduates will receive bachelor of science degrees after the 9 am commencement address by Secretary James H Douglas. Most will become second lieutenants and navigators in the Air Force, one will join the Marine Corps, and one will return to civilian life for medical reasons. The cadets will form a new tradition by leaving their shoes in neat rows as they march away.
AP reports basic steel industry contract negotiations restart in New York with a four week deadline to reach an agreement. Negotiators from major producers and unions convene to discuss wages benefits and working conditions as talks resume.
The House Appropriations Committee approved 12 month funding beginning July 1 for Army Engineer and Reclamation Bureau water projects. Projections cover Missouri and Mississippi River works from St Louis to Dam 27, various reservoirs and canals across Illinois Iowa Kansas Missouri Nebraska and Kansas City. Projects include Tuttle Creek Pomme de Terre Cedar Bluff Webster and Bostwick divisions and multiple regional constructions and investigations with totals shown in budget figures.
Clark Coan assistant dean of men at KU spoke at the Lawrence Rotary Club on the exchange student program. He noted 55 nations represented at KU last year with 215 foreign students, and outlined three aims: international understanding, study and work abroad, and American students’ exposure to other cultures.
Markets at a glance show stocks down on profit taking, bonds lower as governments decline, and grains mixed with export and mill buying. In Kansas City cattle and hog markets are steady to lower with varied prices for steers, cows, and trailing lambs, while sheep and vealers show modest shifts.
The Farmers' Cooperative Assn. list shows egg sizes and prices with extras at 70 per cent A and averages. Poultry items include hens, fryers, roosters, ducks, geese, and capons with weights and prices. Butter prices are given by grade and butterfat content. Grain and soybeans are listed with current receipts and prices.
The Dow headed lower in quiet late trading as volume reached about 3.1 million shares. Motorola, Zenith, Du Pont and Allied Chemical led declines with losses around four points, while IBM and International Paper also fell sharply. Major industrials such as U S Steel Chrysler General Electric and Texaco declined as markets corrected from Friday's highs.
Kansas University Building and Grounds Department worker B. R. Wilson of 1220 Oak Hill was pinned between a tractor wheel and a fence post on Monday while changing a sickle blade on a mowing machine. He was treated and released from Lawrence Memorial Hospital the same day.
U S District Judge Albert Ridge dismissed an antitrust complaint by 44 independent carriers against the Kansas City Star. The suit sought treble damages. the judge allowed an amended filing for injunctive relief only, to be pursued individually. The Shaffers of the Northeast News were also dismissed from the suit.
Miss McArthur joins revival of Our Town as Holbrook headlines the stage with the solo Mark Twain Tonight! in a production noted for its literary framing and strong performance.
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