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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1952
Page
1
Former midlevel IRS official Daniel Bolich, once No 2 revenue administrator, faces indictment as a jury returns charges. Bolich is accused of offenses tied to his tenure at the bureau. Authorities have not released further details pending court proceedings.
A federal grand jury in Brooklyn indicted Daniel A. Bolich, 52, former No. 27 man in the Internal Revenue Bureau, on six counts accusing him of evading about $7,494 in personal income tax from 1946 to 1950. He reported $54,? and paid $36,833.97, while should have reported about $83,314 and owed roughly $7,494 more. Bolich resigned last November for health reasons as the investigation continues.
Soviet commander Chuikov informed American authorities that the three day blockade of military police patrols between the city and a frontier outpost has ended by his order. U.S. High Commissioner Borinelly urged a halt to unwarranted Western harassment as Allied vehicles resumed passage on the Berlin to West Germany highway.
A single new polio case in the Lawrence area brings 1952's local total to six in Lawrence vicinity with 15 across Johnson County. The patient is Loretta Cooper a 15 year old student at Liberty Memorial High School admitted to Lawrence Memorial Hospital in fair condition. A separate note claims polio vaccines and stock in local stores.
Bulletin reports Henry Bud Taughlin, star fullback for the KAU football team, scheduled for induction into the armed services in Kansas City Friday morning. University officials investigate his status with KC Air Force ROTC amid uncertainty. draft registration listed in Kansas City draft board records.
An eight person injuries report followed a crash at a Kansas intersection when the Peterson car failed to stop at a sign, colliding with another vehicle. Witnesses cited speed and crossing into the traffic lane as causes, with several occupants admitted to Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
Heavy rains ending a Texas drought battered hill country cities like Fredericksburg and Brady. Five towns Koville Fredericksburg Johnson City Comfort and San Saba were cut off by swollen creeks and the Llano River rose sharply. One man drowned when an embankment failed, two others died in a Beeville highway crash, and Brady mobilized 1,000 volunteers to sandbag downtown as floodwaters surged through the region.
A garbled Texas ballot text mentions Ike and Nixon with party lines and Secretary Ross commenting on election process. The fragment references Democratic and Republican names including Gay, Adda Stevengang, and Sen. John Sparsman, and notes columns discussing party labels and electors.
Engineers opened bids Thursday for river dike repairs and bank revetments along the Missouri River near Leavenworth Kan and road work at Kanopolis Dam Kan sas The Kansas City Bridge Company was the apparent low bidder for about 14 560 linear feet of work on both banks of the Missouri River near Leavenworth The bid includes roadway preparation and surfacing work for the Kanopolis project
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower’s camp clashed with President Truman over a Democrat isolationist remark. Sen A Alexander Smith said every Republican in the Senate would back Eisenhower’s policy if he is elected. Eisenhower aides avoided comment while Smith claimed Taft would campaign for Eisenhower.
The University of Kansas announced 494 pledges from 24 fraternities, Kenneth B. Merrill of Pratt leading the Inter Fraternity Council. Lawrence contributed 17 pledges. Rush week involved 370 participants, continuing a trend since 1916 when 4488 men pledged during wartime veterans influx.
President Truman defended Adlai Stevenson saying the country has a one party press and accused Eisenhower of pursuing an isolationist Congress by favoring a change of administrations. He noted most papers editorially favor Republicans while news pages treat issues fairly. Truman warned an isolationist Congress would hinder peace and declined comment on McCarthy’s Wisconsin win.
Mr and Mrs Cart James superintendent of schools and his wife were visiting Mr and Mrs Charles Blosser when masked armed robbers entered the house a mile south of Concordia. The intruders tied the family and stole diamond rings cash and jewelry. The Blossers freed themselves after the bandits departed and alerted police.
In Cleveland, Mike Garcia pitched a two hitter for his 12th win as the Indians beat the Philadelphia Athletics 1 to 0. Bob Avila hit a fourth inning homer providing the only run, pushing Cleveland within a half game of the league leading Yankees.
New York reports amid McCarthy renomination surge and GOP friction. Eisenhower declined comment on backing McCarthy as the senator leads in precinct results. Eisenhower plans a Midwest tour aimed at a unified Republican ticket, excluding Wisconsin from his itinerary.
The Weather Bureau predicts more rain across western Kansas with minor totals in Pratt, Semi City, Garden City, and Dodge City. Expect cloudy, cooler conditions Friday with scattered showers spreading eastward Friday night and Saturday, highs reaching 80s west to near 60s east, and low readings mainly in the 50s to 60s.
Chinese and North Korean forces clash along a 155 mile front near Capitol Hill. Casualties mount with hundreds killed on the mud slopes as South Korean and U.S. troops defend key positions. Communist attempts to retake Capitol Hill persist amid nightlong fighting and renewed shelling.
The New York stock market index held firm at 106.1, closing unchanged as investors kept positions with little movement. Major sectors showed mixed results across finance and industrial shares while overall sentiment remained cautious.
In Scottsbluff Nebraska seven children in one farm family, aged five months to twelve years, receive polio treatment at St Marys Hospital while unaware their year old brother Robert had died. Janet five, and Eugene eleven were among those admitted as parents prepared funeral rites for Robert. Hospital staff noted the family grief and the parents planned to continue care for the remaining children at home.
Lawrence sees near 8700 eligible voters as registration climbs driven by the presidential race the airport bond issue and KU students returning for the fall term. City Clerk Haroth Fisher notes many register late and emphasizes eligibility anytime except the day before an election.
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