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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1956
Page
4
Huntington officers seek a man named Joe Smith after a $38.25 check he signed bounced. An inquiry of six local men named Joe Smith found none connected to the phony cashing at a grocer, with the address on the check turning out to be a vacant lot.
Detroit police and a pastor criticized a low-slung look created by two hotrodders. Officers found stones in trunks and inside a car, claimed stolen from a church cemetery. The youths were released after the pastor declined charges. Cabin break-in caused about $25 damage. The incident occurred between Saturday and Tuesday, per the sheriff’s report.
STILLWATER Oklahoma A and M College tornado expert Dr Herbert B Jones says this year’s experiments support his theory that his storm tracking method based on steries electrical discharges can identify tornadic storms. He checked 45 severe storms across five states, plans to report at a meeting of the United Scientific Radion Union at Berkeley.
Washington report states sixty four children of high government officials attend public schools in the capital. Hobart M. Corning, superintendent of DC schools, presented the figure to a House subcommittee probing racial integration effects. The panel noted officials including the president, vice president, cabinet members, a Supreme Court justice, White House aides, and congressional members.
The Associated Press reports the coolest autumn weather across the Midwest and into the Atlantic Coast. Frosty readings, around 10 degrees cooler than yesterday, hit Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan and northern Illinois Indiana as the cool air mass extends from the Great Lakes to Ohio Valley and into New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle while other regions see 40s and the extreme Southwest near 60.
Gov. Fred Hal announced the fourth annual governor's conference on world affairs to be held in Wichita October 26 and 27. Main speakers include Dr. John W. Nason of the Foreign Policy Association New York Nuri Eren director of the Turkish Information Office New York and Philip Geary associate director of world education for Tan.
Los Angeles mentalist Jack Swimmer claimed to predict the total popular vote for the nation state and county for the upcoming Nov 6 election. The sealed prediction was handed to Gordon Nesvig, clerk of the Board of Supervisors, in the presence of Supervisor Burton Chace. Swimmer offered a $5,000 check with a pledge to donate if his figures are off by a single vote.
Ralph S. Tait of Kansas University receives life membership in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers after 35 years of membership. Tait, a KU mechanical engineering associate professor since 1927, began teaching in 1920 after earning a 1916 KU degree and a 1922 professional degree. He may be KU s first life member named, joining the ASME Old Guard to mentor younger members. KU ASME has about 50 members, including 10 faculty and the rest students.
F B Denlinger of 1312 24th Street reported to police Tuesday that his Lone Star Lake cabin was broken into and several canned goods were stolen. The sheriff's office noted the door was breached.
Fifty teachers of commercial subjects from high schools junior colleges and colleges will gather at Kansas University for a business education conference Saturday. Dr Arthur Allee of Houston University will discuss The Improvement of Instruction in Office Machines in the morning session. Donald A Roege former KU faculty member and current Bendix Aviation office manager Davenport Ia will moderate a panel on Improvement of Business Graduates Roege taught at KU 1951 54.
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