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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1957
Page
2
Sixteen U.S. Marines face court martial in Sasebo Japan on 3 to 82 counts of mistreating prisoners in the Navy brig. Officers report an investigation accusing guards of assaulting inmates with a bayonet forcing a bowel movement in view of others igniting lighter fluid burning with a cigarette butt and other brutal acts.
In Lawrence more than 350 people including 10 foreign students are expected at the fifth annual welcome dinner for foreign students by the Douglas County Council for UNESCO. Dr John Ise will speak at 6 30 p m Tuesday in the Memorial Union Ballroom. A large clock and temperature gauge are being installed on the Lawrence National Bank building near 7th and Mass streets. The mayor city manager and Kansas Public Service Co officials will meet with Black Veatch consultants to study local gas rates and determine if current rates yield a fair return on investment.
Obituaries list Herbert C Barker William Z Wilson Clyde Lewis Conn and C Goan with funeral details at Ninth Street Baptist Rumsey Big Springs EUB Stull and Oak Hill Cemeteries. Services set for Tuesday or Wednesday with survivors including spouses children and siblings in Kansas towns.
U S officials disclose knowledge since late September of Egyptian deployment of troops and technicians to Syria. A State Department spokesman would not elaborate beyond confirming the matter is under observation.
Four University of Kansas students tested positive for Asian flu, confirmed by laboratory results, the State Board of Health announced. The students fell ill last month, recovered after short hospital stays, and had no complications.
Rep Scrivner told Rotary Club that the U S satellite program remains on schedule with spring launches forthcoming and that America is on par with the Soviet Union in space capability. He noted civil scientists led the program under the IGY and military aid funded launch facilities. He stressed continued U S commitment to missiles and defense and tempered fears of Soviet propaganda edge.
The Lawrence Journal World invites entries for a weekly football contest. Participants must print name and address, mail or deliver guesses before noon Friday. Only one entry per person per week, family members may submit, employees and relatives are ineligible, earliest entry wins in case of a tie.
The Navy will formally transfer the Talos missile to the Army at White Sands Proving Ground. Talos, described as a deadly auto firing anti air and anti missile unit, is claimed to be the first ram jet propelled system usable by both land and sea forces. Key officials from the Army Navy and RCA plan to attend the ceremony amid economic and strategic significance.
A hospital notice records numerous admissions and births at Memorial Hospital. Names include Debra Lima, Sophia McReynolds, Barbara Brecheisen, Ora Filkins, Lois Ann Morris, Beulah Miller, Alice Keeler, Lorraine Mallett, Nancy Martinek, Ann Schlager, Marilyn Tryon, Rosanna Hurwitz, Metha Messersmith, Lynn Bouchard, Delores Barnes, Martha Benson, Dorothy Proctor, Colleen Dickinson, LaRee Bedlan, Michael Duane Harding, Hattie Bowen, James Matsell, Lorraine Malott, Shirley and baby, Myrna Hartman and baby, Lacomy Laine Fitkins, Jack Conrad, Jay Brechelsen, Elmer Morris, Robert Martinek, Charles Tryon, Howard Hurwitz, Donald Benson, Leslie Barnes, Lester Proteot, Donald Dickinson, Sunnyside. Several births listed: a son and a daughter born on Saturday or Sunday to various couples.
The Supreme Court vacated the first two Smith Act convictions citing the Jencks decision. Junius I. Scales and Claude M. Lightfoot face retrial after orders to disclose FBI reports. The ruling delays a final decision on the membership clause for at least a year. Lightfoot had five years and a $5,000 fine. Scales six years.
In Brooklyn U S District Court Col Rudolf I Abel faces a three count indictment for conspiring to obtain and transmit U S defense secrets to Russia and acting as a foreign agent without registration. The opening witness Reino Hayhanen testifies Abel was chief resident officer of Russian intelligence in the United States and used the code name Mark.
Attendance at this year s Science and Mathematics Day is expected to reach or exceed last year 1500. Speakers are on the program plus a luncheon in Memorial Union Ballroom. Last year 723 attended the luncheon. Most of the program is in Hoch Auditorium with open house tours in the afternoon. Dr Ling notes Martin Aircraft employer of Dr Helvey is handling a U S satellite launch for the Navy s Vanguard operation with display members. Faculty
In County Court a 90 day cash bond was set for Syment Pater and Owie Fr in connection with a burglary earlier this week at a Baldwie home. Reports name George of Chicago and Willie Mert Balto Der among those involved, detailing their association with the alleged crime.
Prof. F J Moreau law professor and former KU Law School dean on a one year leave to Tehran reports in a Journal-World letter that race violence in Arkansas has echoes in Tehran during a Fullbright lectureship. He describes daily life, prices, and reliance on imported goods as Americans adapt to local conditions while observers note the broader social impact.
Murphy and his twin boys struggle with hunger and delays as relief agencies and volunteers offer meals, but tickets for food and a warm meal are not forthcoming. Mrs Hipp voices sympathy yet notes veterans need not be a prerequisite for aid. The family fears a long winter on the road.
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