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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1960
Page
8
The Journal-World explains its reliance on Associated Press reporting for state and national campaigns. Editors emphasize objectivity, bipartisan newsroom staff, and the duty to provide accurate, unslanted coverage while reserving opinion for editorial pages.
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge told the United Nations Security Council the Soviet Union manufactured the crisis over spy flights due to internal political difficulties. He accused Andrei Gromyko of distorting Eisenhower's address to keep the crisis alive and said internal politics drive Soviet policy. Gromyko pressed amendments to include an indictment of unauthorized flights as Western powers resisted changes.
Federal census officials corrected Topeka's population after discovering about 4000 people at Forbes Air Force Base were counted. The revision places Topeka at roughly 119000, leaving Kansas City as the state's No 2 metropolis with 121344 residents.
Kansas University's Athletic Board took no formal action on Memorial Stadium expansion at Thursday night sessions. A June 6 meeting with John Outland Fund members was set to discuss options including lowering the field to add 6000 seats. If done the track would move to the Fieldhouse area and the Kansas Relays may be cancelled.
Banks in Lawrence will be closed on Monday May 30 in observance of Memorial Day. Ads note the legal holiday and no banking services will be available.
Local and state agencies extend patrols for the Memorial Day weekend. The Kansas Turnpike will deploy 25 patrolmen with a plane and radar to monitor speed on the 236 mile toll road. Douglas County Sheriff and Kansas Highway Patrol plan extended hours and radar use to reduce crashes amid an expected 73 million vehicles. Police urge safe driving as hundreds of boats may be hauled on highways.
ELGIN AIR FORCE BASE Fla AP two Air Force Bormarc A missiles intercepted a simulated enemy sneak attack on the U S mainland. Both closeds within feet of targets and set off proximity fuses in interceptor noses.
The forecast indicates mostly pleasant conditions with a chance of scattered thundershowers in the afternoon. Expect warmer temperatures with highs around the mid 80s and a 2 pm reading of 83 degrees after a cool start and no rain in the prior 24 hours.
The Kansas Bible Chair Board presented Rev. Harold G. Barr and his wife with a 2500 gift as he retires June 30 after 23 years at the Kansas School of Religion, KU. Luncheon in Kansas Union Curry Room attended by board members.
The Lawrence High School Class of 1960, numbering 280 and 46 above last year, will hold baccalaureate at 4 p.m. Sunday in the LHS auditorium with Rev. Harold G. Barr delivering the sermon. Commencement with Pomp and Circumstance and diplomas follows at 8 p.m. Thursday at Kansas University Hoch Auditorium.
New York AP reports the closing average of 60 stocks at 215.7, unchanged for the day. Investors watched steadied trading as the market held its level with no net change.
Gov. George Docking signed a second commutation reducing Bobby Joe Spencer’s death sentence to life imprisonment. The process followed a formal hearing, with Spencer present before the Board of Probation and Parole, after a month’s notice. Jurors and the victim’s daughter urged against commutation, while attorney general and several papers criticized the action.
In Istanbul the government of Prime Minister Adnan Menderes was overthrown by a rapid military coup. Gen Cemal Gursel led a junta to rule, promising elections and preserving Turkey’s Western alliances. Troops moved swiftly across Thrace and Anatolia as Menderes was captured on the road to Ankara.
Secretary of State Herter testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that he knows of no precedent for a head of government taking responsibility for espionage. He calls the U2 incident unusually delicate and says truth-telling is better than fabricating excuses. The closed hearing probes the Paris summit collapse and aims to avoid partisan debate.
The city recreation program invites youngsters to register Saturday at 9 a.m. for Jayhawk and Recreation League baseball for ages 9 through 14 with practices after June 20 on city diamonds. The program runs June 6 to August 5 with various age groups and venues across South Park, Municipal Diamond, and other sites.
A weather based summer schedule notice informs riders that city bus routes will operate on revised times starting June 4. Officials urge riders to check routes for changes and plan trips accordingly.
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