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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1956
Page
5
In New Guinea a Kukukuku conflict escalates as seven deaths occur after a domestic dispute turns violent. District officers discuss retaliation while comparing killings to a grim game, noting the cruelty and cultural backdrop in this 1956 report.
Hutchinson politician John Crutcher seeks the Republican nomination for Kansas fifth district congressman. At a Syracuse Young Republican meeting he endorsed a domestic parity plan for wheat with no price supports for exports or feed, proposing a mix of rigid supports and market flexibility under supply and demand.
Algiers, Algeria bristled with martial defenses as Robert Lacoste, the French Resident Minister, marshaled troops to end 16 months of rebellion. Armored cars patrolled the streets while destroyers and fresh troops arrived. Lacoste met leaders of the French citizens committee who backed down from a strike threat over the execution of 86 condemned Algerian rebels awaiting appeal.
Three district court appraisers will meet in April to set a valuation on a four acre tract condemned for Kaw Valley School at a location just north of Hirchwas Ko on the township road four miles east of Lawrence. The land is part of the A R May well estate and lies a mile south of the present Kaw Valley School. The district approved the project by a narrow ballot margin three months ago. The new school will include an all purpose room three classrooms kitchen lunch dining room modern toilets offices and service space.
Warren E. Decker Joe A. Miller and Clifton C Calvin lead a Kansas Legislative Council session resuming in Topeka. They plan recommendations for the 1937 Legislature as American men aged 80 average six more years of life.
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