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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1955
Page
6
Six persons including two infants perished today when a fire destroyed their home in Holly Springs Mississippi. All residents belonged to the Galena community.
In Hollywood five years after A Streetcar Named Desire Brando talks candidly about fame and press intrusion. He discusses his past outbursts, a pivotal Egyptian walkout, and a later shift toward calmer behavior aided by psychotherapy. Brando reveals his measured life, a cliff-top house, a Californian 1927 style, and a diet for Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls while pursuing film craft and personal growth.
A prewar aviation article describes new Sperry instruments that simplify flight data. The approach indicator shows the plane against the field while the direction indicator plots course and deviation. A horizon flight director guides intercepts and pitch roll, reducing cockpit overload.
New York i D Democratic National Chairman Paul M Butler says he will convene a conference of all Democratic governors this spring to give them greater role in the party structure. He set a date for the meeting and said more details would follow at Friday’s news conference. He hopes state leaders will discuss congressional readjustment, exchange ideas on state affairs and build a closer alliance with the national committee. Butler counts on the 27 Democratic governors to help win the 1956 presidential election.
Weather maps from the Weather Bureau outline a long-range estimate of average precipitation for March across the United States. The note stresses it is an estimate, not a specific forecast, covering New England and other regions.
Ken Simpson's Coyotes defeated the Orioles 64 to 57 ending the longest high school basketball win streak at 22 games in the Class B Regional. Kipp, with 34 enroll, played all its games on the road after a fire destroyed its gym last year. The Shinkolobwe mine in the Belgian Congo stands as a major uranium source.
Jayhawk Chapter of Future Farmers of America plans its annual chill supper and initiation in the LHS cafe. Freshmen enrolled in local agriculture will be inducted as green hands, with several named new members listed as completing requirements by Tuesday.
TOPEKA reports drought harms wheat across the southwest with permanent damage and stand losses in places. Subsoil moisture is critically low in central and south central counties, needing above normal rain for any average crop. Eastern Kansas enjoys adequate moisture for stockwater, pastures, and hay.
The White House reported President Eisenhower nearly rid of a slight cold while Mrs. Eisenhower remains in bed recovering from the flu. He stayed away from his office most of yesterday, but kept a breakfast engagement today with a group of Republican women at the Sulgrave Club in Washington.
A newly built high school gym facilitates bringing basketball tournaments to Lawrence. The facility supports regional events, boosting local sports activity and community engagement for teams and spectators alike.
Aneurin Bevan, once a rebellious socialist, faces expulsion from the Labour Party as the Shadow Cabinet presses to withdraw his whip over public criticisms of Attlee. Bevan, 57, is ill with influenza at his Buckinghamshire farm and has canceled engagements.
Law rence Topeka and Shawnee Mission High Schools join LHS for a three-school initiation March 14. A dinner in Memorial Union Kansas Room precedes a candlelight ceremony. Twenty-three LHS students are nominated for membership based on top scholastic rank and writing, editing, or managing school publications.
New York doctors announce Sustamin 2-12 a hospital tested tablet for rheumatoid osteo arthritis and gout pain. The drug reportedly eases swelling and stiffness, improves sleep, with one tablet claimed to relieve pain spasms. Available without prescription at leading drugstores for 70 tablets at 3.00, with a refund if ineffective. The package includes a doctor approved booklet and patient history notes.
Available evidence indicates lemons were first introduced into Europe by the Arabs between the 43rd and 23rd centuries.
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