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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1957
Page
1
In Nurnberg a clash between Bavarian youths and eight American soldiers left one GI critically injured as a large group attacked two inns favored by Americans. Police said a rival innkeeper offered payment to incite the beating, and eight Bavarians were arrested. Names of the soldiers were not released immediately.
Fifty transfusions were listed for February at the Douglas County Blood Bank with sixty nine donors. Replacements were provided by numerous local residents and out of town donors when needed, including members of Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Kappa Psi fraternities. No charge is ever made for blood from the bank.
The report highlights FMC achieving its highest sales and earnings in history, with revenue rising to substantial levels and per share figures showing gains. It notes a profit slice, while gross sales across divisions show double digit increases in machinery and equipment segments, supported by improved demand and cost controls.
The Fort Larned Historical Society appeals to the public to lend or donate historical items for its new museum. They seek military, Indian, and civilian relics dating from 1859 onward to showcase before tourists arrive May 30. Loans will be protected and kept in good condition. contact Ralph Wallace or Robert Frizell in Larned.
Kansas native and former governor Huxman announces retirement from federal judgeship effective April 1. He says he still enjoys hard work but will retire at 76, after a career shaped by tax cases, state welfare reforms, and a 1936 speech that propelled him to the governorship. Possible successors discussed include Ed Arn and George Templar.
Wichita outlines operation lookout to complement eight county tornado warning system. Meteorologist W V Phillips notes upgraded radar with 200 mile range. Emphasizes need for quick citizen reports of funnels to trigger warnings. Citizens should call Whitehall 37691 with storm details. State patrol and turnpike gates will assist.
Israeli army said Syrians opened fire on positions east of Hula Lake prompting a two hour firefight. A spokesman reported no Israeli casualties.
Mrs Shelia Renour testified before the county grand jury describing the downstairs commotion during the Monroe raid at the Katz Ross apartment. She observed raiders fleeing the wrong door apartment while Marilyn Monroe listened to Ella Fitzgerald.
Rutherford N J January 18 1953 President Eisenhowers aide Bernard M Shanley dismissed claims that a palace guard blocks visitors with opposing views from seeing the President He said he has full authority to set the Presidents daily schedule and that those who meet him must represent diverse and responsible viewpoints
United States Education Exchange Awards under the Fulbright Act go to Donald W. Martin of Emporia and Gary Gordon Sick of Russell, Kansas, both KU students. The grants cover a year of graduate study abroad in modern European history and German at Vienna University for Martin, and French language and literature at Poitiers University for Sick, with tuition, books, maintenance, and travel funded.
In a Topeka session the House failed to advance many bills before the deadline, ending hopes for measures such as a $2 per pupil subsidy, fuel tax refunds for bus firms, and other state reforms. Lawmakers lamented the losses as a host of bills died on calendars or in committee and adjournment ended debate without a night session.
Washington reports the House cut deeper than the Appropriations Committee, shaving about 538 million dollars from a bill funding eight federal agencies for the next fiscal year. The move lowers totals to 4.682 billion for VA, 258.39 million for GSA, 119.645 million for HHA, and 105 million for NACA.
About 40 farmers will tour the crop fertilizer plant in Joplin Missouri on Friday. The trip by chartered bus is arranged by the local co op fertilizer committee. Attending are W Cramer Marl Nehrbass Carl Amerine Wayne Strong Hulbert Hoskinson Jack Richards Emil Heck Jr Donald Churchbaugh Warren Banning Dale Powell Otto Hack and Louis Kindred. Henry Freeman co op manager will also accompany the group.
Allen County planners advance a plan to retire the 1869 jail the oldest public building in use in the state. The county will fund a new courthouse with a modern jail, with possible transfer of the old jail to the Allen County Historical Society for preservation and public display. The structure has a storied past including escaped prisoners and a lynching nearby, reflecting frontier justice and pioneer architecture.
The House approved a "right to know" bill requiring township, school district, commission and agency records and legislative bodies to be open to the public with specified exceptions. In a separate note, editors in 1906 magazine circles lamented boys shifting interest from dancing and music to athletic sports.
A Kansas State College economist urged a statutory framework to address current and future water-use problems at a Kansas University water law conference. The talk covered flexibility, planning uncertainty, and prompt settlement of water rights disputes before about 140 attendees.
Mis Pasa Apt received the Distinguished Flying Cross posthumously at Edwards Air Force Base for a groundbreaking rocket research flight on September 27, 195k. Lt Gen Power praised Apt for a flawless profile mission that propelled him into a new speed regime, while the X32 craft crashed killing the pilot. Apt, of Buffalo, Kansas, left behind children and his widow.
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