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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1955
Page
6
Frank Williams, 51, of 763 Ash Street, was injured Tuesday on a construction project at Forbes Air Fores Teise in Topeka. His wife said he fell 30 feet while handling insulation material, striking his head and hip.
The Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee backed a new postal pay bill with an average raise near 11 percent for about 500,000 workers. It would cost about 162 million dollars yearly, lower than the vetoed 8.8 percent total package. The measure includes job reclassification provisions but lacks some proposed salary boosts. The panel voted unanimously after defeating a Carlson alternative, and the bill advances despite Eisenhower’s veto, a political victory for the administration.
Washington reports Secretary Benson will announce a 1956 wheat support price near 78 percent of parity. Senator Young cites a reliable source as saying the 1955 level was 82 to 84 percent. The figure precedes the June 25 wheat quota referendum where farmers vote on continuing the current quota or acreage allotment plan for 1956.
London reports the Kremlin sent birthday greetings to President Tito of Yugoslavia for the first time in seven years as Western observers monitor Moscow's outreach. Tito, turning 63, is a focus ahead of top Soviet officials arriving in Belgrade for talks on normalizing relations severed in 138.
Secretary of State Dulles told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that a striking reversal in Soviet policy does not mean danger is over. He cited four examples including the Austrian peace treaty and top level talks, urging vigilance as the West weighs foreign aid plans.
Rich mond Ky testimony recounts a March 12 shooting at a rural restaurant where Barnett Masters, 24, was killed. Clyde McQueen testified that Powell drew a pistol from his bosom and fired with no prior argument as Masters introduced himself and asked for Powell's name. The Powell murder trial continued.
Governor Fred Hall demands Pratt resign or be dismissed from the State Commission of Revenue and Taxation for not reporting to work. Pratt since 1941 on the payroll, cites illness. no formal quit request given. Busenbark, cigarette tax investigator, says he was fired effective June 15.
The Page 11 continuation lists numerous Kansas and nearby area students and spouses from NecDonald Topeka to Emily Wolverton Topeka, including Nancy McKee Bir Spring Tex and Carolyn Brendenhall Emporia, among many others. It records candidates for bachelor of arts education and bachelor of mnate education with names such as Diana Cruse Abilene Shirley Dodd Kansas and Barbara Barnes Hutchinson.
FT Leavenworth Kas 23 year old inmate of the U S Disciplinary Barracks escaped last night from a barracks outside the Main prison Post authorities identified him as William Sanders Trenton Tenn who had been assigned to duties on a car washing rack Padeen In 1954 there were 2 285 000 gas tired water heaters sold in the United States.
Mr and Mrs Hank Rosmolen Route 3 became United States citizens Tuesday in a District Court ceremony in Kansas City. They came to this country 42 years ago from Holland. Mrs Rosmolen, formerly Christina Duurveld, works at Goodyear in Topeka. They have two daughters Kathrine Ann 4 and Jane Christine 3 months, both born in Lawrence.
The strikebound construction sector returns to normal after AFL truck drivers and laborers accept new two year contracts with St Louis material dealers. The deal ends a $90 million disruption that idled about 4000 workers. Gene Walla, president of Truck Drivers Local 682, says heavier mixer truck drivers gain 0.25 to 0.28 per hour with scheduled raises next January 1 and a 0.25 per hour rise for dry material truck drivers in two installments.
Kalamazoo police and about a thousand volunteers searched Kalamazoo streets woodlands and swamps for Jeannie Singleton a year-old girl crippled by rheumatic fever who vanished Monday after school. Detectives fear possible abduction by a sex deviate as darkness halted the daytime search but resumed today.
Alf Washington of station KSCB Liberal was elected vice president and Jack Younts of WEEB Southern Pines N C was named president at the National Daytime Broadcasters Assn annual gathering held yesterday.
A one car accident on U S Highway 36 yesterday near St Francis Kas claimed the life of Mrs Ethel Pickard 66 of Walla Walla Wash Thetford Pickard husband and driver was slightly injured Authorities said a tire blew out causing the car to overturn several times
Britain’s voters focus on a horse race winner rather than the national election. Eden’s Conservatives and Attlee’s Labor faced a tight contest with the outcome likely decided by seats in the new House of Commons. Polls and betting favored the Conservatives, while campaign buzz remained unusually muted.
Kansas Attorney General Harold R. Fatzer appeals after Judge Dean Melthenny denied an injunction to block publication of the 1955 law abolishing the Kansas Movie Censorship Board. Judge McElhenny ruled Shanahan must publish the bill, making it effective July 2. The passage cites a 1993 birth rate context amid prior years.
A theft occurred at a Charleston area store where a tampered payment entry was pried open and $140 was stolen. No suspects named. Local police investigating the incident.
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