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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1955
Page
11
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The New York Herald Tribune says the Agriculture Department is actively considering a plan to curb surplus by renting private farm land to farmers who must plant staple crops and avoid crops for direct sale. It would cost the government over AX million annually and targets about 40 million acres, with penalties for misused land.
The American League title chase tightens as Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees meet in a two game set at Yankee Stadium while Cleveland Indians open a two game series at Boston. Cleveland leads New York by a half game, White Sox stumble after a four game slide, and Detroit and Baltimore push for late ground.
The Kansas Federation of Women's Republican Clubs will send a Topeka delegation to a Midwest regional clinic sponsored by the national federation in Des Moines September 18 20. Mrs Frank Belvinder state president said arrangements are under way for bus travel departing Topeka on September 5.
Classified section shows rates for local ads four nes per week one fifty plus 35 cents for each additional line four lines or less. late ads charged at nightly rate. Many ads list auctions appliances furniture steel farming equipment rent sale items and personal notices from Lawrence Kansas area with multiple businesses and individuals.
Turnpike through the Emporia area increases local families. Schools opened this week with 2,661 pupils, 213 more than a year ago, as new housing and movement by construction spur enrollment growth.
The Army apologized to Dr Alfred Y. Kelly of Wayne University for a faulty probe that accused him of supporting a Communist front. Secretary of the Army Brucker ordered the allegation erased, calling the investigation improperly and carelessly performed. Kelly, head of Detroit’s history department, expressed gratitude for the correction and said it restores his confidence in government.
Air Force helicopters lifted 26 men from the fire trapped Norwegian seal catcher Jopeter off Greenland. Capt Kun Nakken and six crew stayed aboard to vigil as the 486 ton vessel drifted south with ice along the desolate east Greenland coast about 850 miles from the North Pole.
The Oklahoma State Penitentiary inmate known as The Dummy, John A. Cane, spoke after 18 years of silence following a brutal family murder. Tulsa Tribune reporters recount the 1952 board hearing where Cane revealed his vow to never speak again and his later return to conversation with fellow inmates after a time in a mental hospital.
American League results show Cleveland leading, with New York and Chicago after. Detro it and Boston also scored, while Kansas City and Washington posted mixed results. National League results list Milwaukee atop, Philadelphia and Brooklyn strong, with several scheduled games involving New York Chicago Cincinnati St Louis and Pittsburgh. Association playoff context noted for minor leagues and schedule details included.
Washington Senator Schoeppel of Kansas travels by automobile with Mrs Schoeppel on a quiet trip to Wichita to visit relatives and plan to open an office in the Fourth National Bank building next week. He will attend Senate Agriculture Committee hearings on farm problems, with a session in Hutchinson on November 7.
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