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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1955
Page
4
The report mentions Mrs Jack A Wisdom and her brother 8 in a yard with hospital treatment and release. It states that deaths of mothers in childbirth in the United States fell from 34 per 10 000 live births to 8 per 16 000 live births, in a typographically garbled passage.
POWERS LAKE North Dakota The body of 4 year old farm boy LaVerne Enget missing since October 17 1954 was found in a slough about 10 inches deep after an extensive search that drew some 3000 volunteers soldiers and aircraft. Authorities said foul play not ruled out and a pathologist in Minot will perform the examination.
Westinghouse Electric Corp told 25,000 nonunion employees they will receive wage hikes totaling 16 percent over five years plus a cost of living adjustment. The plan mirrors terms of a contract last week with the Federation of Westinghouse Independent Salaried Employees. Unions CIO EI W and Independent United Electrical Workers protested, halting production at 40 plants.
Clarence A. Phelps, 63, a Lakin oil field worker, is charged with burglary of the Raymond State Bank last Wednesday. He admitted the break in and taking a dentist’s tool and a typewriter, which were recovered. he sold the items before the preliminary hearing.
Seven Lawrence churches participate in CARE drive delivering children’s can vasa for CARE offerings during Halloween visits. Volunteers carry marked metal or cardboard containers for CARE while supervised by adults. Ten members from one church will help supervise and canvass tonight.
The Navy icebreaker USS Edisto departed Boston Sunday on the first leg of a six month Antarctic expedition. It is one of nine ships forming a task force to rendezvous in the polar region for extensive studies under the International Geophysical Year 1957 58 program.
Eaton notes Eva Gabor at the Metropolitan Club amid a birthday gathering for Radie Harris with Tyrone Power attending briefly. The piece blends social tidbits with TV culture jabs, listing celebrities and playful asides about ratings and a new game idea by Steve Allen.
Washington report from the Agriculture Department projects the farmer's share of the consumer food dollar dropping to 40 cents in 1956 from 41 cents this year and 43 cents earlier, due to high processing and distribution costs. Other department notes cite 1955 July-August-September net income at about $10.3 billion, with marketer charges up 3 percent in Q3 1955, and consumer prices easing slightly.
In Corpus Christi a helicopter crashed upside down and exploded in a backyard killing three men including pilot Charles Manley 34. His wife witnessed the crash as she rushed toward the burning craft and collapsed. Also dead were William James Moore 43 and William Kenyon 37, all residents of Corpus Christi.
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