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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1958
Page
2
Markets show higher stocks with steels and oils in demand while cotton and grains vary. Hogs and cattle move with steady to higher prices, wheat and corn slip on profit taking, soybeans irregular amid light trade. futures reflect mixed sentiment in Kansas City and Chicago.
Public Steel Texas Co and General Motors led a broad rally with gains for U S Steel Nickel Allied Chemical Du Pont Sinclair and Shell Transport while U S government bonds declined.
The Lawrence Shrine Club sponsors an annual Search for Talent at 8 p m this Saturday in the Community Building. Winners earn first second and third place trophies with the top act invited to Ottawa and Atchison events and a chance at the All Eastern Kansas Champion title plus a professional summer tour. Participants include the Haskell Quartet Charles Beer Kay and Gene Dixon Edmund Meghavich Patty Garland Vicky June Countess James Shirar Linda Larson Alexander Brown Joyce Weeks Clarice Richardson Roseann Wright Sherry and Artisha Mosely Dave Hubbel Harvey Jackson D Ann Murphy Cherokee Cowgirls Peggy Maness Billy Maness and Lary Kelly with Hazel Randall as mistress of ceremonies.
Oklahoma City students heard how to reach space with a briefing by Maj. Gen. Bernard A. Schriever head of the Air Force space flight branch. The Frontiers of Science backed the event as a Thor missile exhibit demonstrated space development topics.
The Moiseyev folk dance ensemble from Moscow travels to American cities after New York showcases. Soviet ambassador Mikhail Menshikov, in Washington under three months, speaks widely to promote the Soviet point of view. Soviet press officers expand outreach with lunches and cultural events, while cultural delegations arrive under exchange agreements to reach diverse American audiences.
State Senator WM Ferguson 68 a Democrat from Prursons was slugged and robbed as he stepped into his car near the Statehouse. He was not seriously injured. Police say a man accompanied by a woman assaulted him and fled on foot.
Oskaloosa men Oliver G Nichols and Donald V Wilson are held on charges of grand theft in connection with the theft of 27 cattle across Missouri and Kansas. Authorities tied the suspects to sales in Blue Springs Clinton Odessa and St Joseph as they investigated related theft reports and recovered the herd. Wilson reportedly stole cows in Linn and Nevada counties and faced extended inquiries by county sheriffs and investigators.
Star of Folies singer Miss Menard was found unconscious in her Paris apartment with a wrist wound. She recently completed a U S tour and was hospitalized after a first aid transfusion. Friends say the 28 year old dancer had been dependent.
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