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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1950
Page
5
Washington reports the Air Force will equip future jet interceptors with automatic night tracking firing and landing systems. Ground radar will guide pilots after takeoff while robots handle interception and weapons deployment, with pilots remaining to assist during landing.
Vergie Holliday was acquitted of murder after testifying she shot her husband upon seeing him embrace another woman. A 4 year old witness said she hid in the back seat as the husband drove to a rendezvous with another woman amid the case tied to a December death.
Lawrence Theele of Kansas City Kansas named Driver of the Year for 1969 will pilot an exact Liberty Bell replica truck tour in Kansas this summer. Theele has driven 630000 miles without a mishap and will haul the bell caravan from mid May to July for U S Savings Bonds promotions. The bell's transit includes a Ford truck provided for the drive with a May 11 arrival in Topeka and a May 17 stop in Lawrence.
The AFL plans its annual convention in Philadelphia with the Pennsylvania federation of labor. The five day agenda includes a fifth union industries show at Convention Hall with over 12.5 million dollars in union-made products on display. Mayor Samuel proclaims a AFL week and merger talks between AFL CIO and United Mine Workers are discussed as steps toward broader unification.
A fundraising drive in Wichita aims to raise 150000 dollars to build a stadium for softball teams and American Legion junior baseball teams. The effort is led by federal employees with sponsors from the National Federation of Federal Employees AFI. Independent trials show Prom One hybrid sugarbeet variety yields 16 percent higher sugar in experiments.
Under the Taft Hartley Act unions cannot levy mandatory political contributions on members but voluntary giving remains allowed.
Charleroi Pa May 5 Aunt Hannah Carson known as Aunt Hannah cut her own cake at a 106th birthday party attended by friends and relatives. She was home from the hospital where she has been treated for a stomach disorder and credited her long life to the good lord and her family.
Veterans should check their VA certificates of eligibility and consult VA advisement before choosing courses for summer school under the GI bill. The Veterans Administration urged early planning and careful coordination of changes in coursework.
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