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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1954
Page
7
A two day forum on Kansas water problems opened at Kansas State College in Manhattan with a discussion focusing on the central Kansas equus heads area. H V Y Beck, assistant professor.
Vatican sources report Pope Pius XII, 78, confined to bed with strict diet to regain strength amid persistent hiccups. Officials stress no cause for alarm while noting cautious optimism and deliberate rest during spiritual exercises ahead of Christmas.
Washington reports the Western Big Three reject Russia's plan for a European peace conference while outlining five steps toward possible talks. They insist any four power foreign ministers meeting follow ratification of Paris and London accords and call for study of European security issues through diplomatic channels.
The Alford Clarke Post 852 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will host a free Christmas party at 7:30 p.m. Saturday December 18 in the community Building at 11th and Vt Is. The center of the evening is a color movie The Life of Jesus Christ. The film is non sectarian and used by many faiths. All area residents are invited. Door prizes will be awarded.
The first batch of American F&G Sabrejets for Nationalist China arrived in Formosa today, according to qualified sources. The shipment reportedly included about twelve aircraft.
About 150 delegates are expected at the Kansas Conference on Alcoholism hosted by the University of Kansas. The event features Dr Selden D Bacon and Mrs Martye Mann among others with Gov Arn to greet attendees. Sessions run Wednesday and Thursday in Memorial Union with speeches on Kansas alcoholism and community action.
Great Bend station KCKT-TV began telecasting after dedicating its $85,000 transmitter and studio four miles north of town. The station presented its inaugural telecast last night, marking the launch of local television service.
Oswego authorities probe a Saturday bank robbery at American State Bank netting 9300. Two masked bandits entered the bank minutes before closing, forced seven workers to the vault, and fled with cash. A getaway car left running was found abandoned in nearby woods two miles from town, having been stolen in Lincoln, Nebraska days earlier. Tracks suggest a switch to a second vehicle.
About two dozen shoppers mobbed the Isetan department store crowded into an elevator. It slipped brakes and plunged eight stories to the basement. No one was injured, but officials apologized and gave each passenger 500 yen in merchandise certificates.
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