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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1955
Page
8
Fleeing Peron seeks asylum aboard a Devacuayan gunboat in Buenos Aires as opponents debate his fate. Reports say Peron slipped from the country by car toward Paraguay while a military junta quickly consolidates power in Argentina. Akey aide claims Peron asked for asylum and received a possible international agreement offering protection.
United States Secretary of State John Foster Dulles met privately with Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov as the General Assembly session opened. Reports say the talks aimed to ease East West tensions and discuss postwar security, while pressure from Nationalist allies and European members shaped early negotiations.
The storm Jane moved offshore from Norfolk Virginia into the Atlantic and weakened to about half its former strength as it drifted east. The Northeast faced potential floods and high winds while New York City saw little effect and other areas braced for further tropical instability. In Mexico heavy damage followed Hurricane Hilda’s advance leaving many dead injured and homeless. The weather disruption also postponed the Rocky Marciano Archie Moore fight in Yankee Stadium.
The Clarin newspaper reports Juan Peron slipped from the presidential residence and left Argentina by air, possibly to Asuncion Paraguay. A diplomat said he spent the night in the Palermo palace, while reports of arrest orders and pursuit circulated amid chaotic unrest.
Bids open today for a 1.4 million addition to Lawrence Memorial Hospital to double capacity from 150 to 150 beds. Plans prepared by Copper Robinson Carlson and O'Brien expect bids from at least 10 firms for the general contract with separate bids for plumbing heating electrical work and food service equipment. The project aims to expand space and equipment across most hospital functions while preserving the original 1928 building and 1938 northeast wing donated by the late Elizabeth Watkins. Community campaign and bond issues supported by voters pave the way with hopes for federal and state aid totaling about 595,000. temporary notes may be used if advantageous during construction.
A fire in an acetylene tank at Colorado State Hospital triggered a general alarm in PUFBLO Colo. The blaze was extinguished within minutes with only negligible damage and no threat to the 9,800 residents housed there. Assistant Chief George Lowe said damage was minor as fire crews were dispatched as a precaution and then recalled.
Kansas official Nickell notes November draft calls reach 461, with October 139 and September 138. He emphasizes the overall count and the impact on the state’s draft processing and manpower planning.
The Kansas Turnpike's arrival could revive the 75 year old Lakeview Club near Lawrence. Dried lake beds and a sparsely used private club may gain new life as Inland Construction plans turnpike paving nearby uncovering high grade sand. A bulldozer works as core drilling reveals sand deposits beneath river silt.
The 47th annual Grange Fair starts Thursday at the Vinland Fair grounds near the high school and runs through Saturday. Officers include President Herve Hoskinson and Secretary Oakes Temple. committees cover dairy cattle, beef cattle, sheep and swine, 4H, farm and home economics, with judging by Kansas State Agricultural College experts. Exhibits must be in by 3 pm Thursday. stock by Friday 11 am. dairy cattle by Saturday 11 am. ball games and athletic events scheduled across the three days.
Larry Lawrence notes ALK V practice changes as downtown processions end Friday with adoy es confined to ML. Jayhawker fans anticipate their team ending a long drought by defeating Washington State.
Nearly 300 policemen searched a 66 block area for Richard J. Marcus, a newborn son of Dr. and Mrs. Sanford Marcus of Daly City, abducted from Mr Zion Hospital. A white American woman 34, 5 feet 5 to 5 feet 7, 150 to 170 pounds, with long blonde hair, was seen leaving the hospital with a baby. The Marcus family appeals for the child's return and a $1000 reward is offered. Mrs. Marcus is sedated, and the family has two other children.
Holy Trinity Catholic school in Dallas held a fire drill for three city inspectors. Students exited orderly as a helper whispered fire to the principal Verena. Inspectors entered and extinguished a blaze behind the automatic dishwasher, noting it as their first formal appointment with a fire official.
Weather map shows six day outlook for district 18 Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma with temperatures about 2 to 6 degrees below normal midweek and warming again by Sunday. Rain expected western sections Wednesday Thursday and heavy showers Thursday Friday eastern sections with higher totals. Kansas mostly partly cloudy with scattered showers thunder and a slight warmup midweek cooler northwest Wednesday.
Nearly half of Douglas County's 48 school district tax levies will be lower in 1955 than 1954, according to budget director Bernice Davis. The published list shows 22 districts with reduced levies while 26 rise. drainage levies shift as four fall, one stays the same, and one rises. Lawrence District 60 remains the highest, though down a half mill to 36.71 mills. Vinland holds second at 21.20 mills. Eudora, Pleasant Valley, and Union see large increases, driven by higher spending on teachers, equipment, and repairs. The overall budget requires $33,120 in property taxes for next year.
A long standing pattern of above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation is expected to reverse. The Weather Bureau forecasts mixed conditions with temperatures around the 60s to near 70 in some regions and 70s elsewhere. Rainfall is expected to average above normal, with western areas seeing 0.25 to 0.30 inches and eastern sections 0.50 to 0.75 inches, plus heavier amounts possible in spots. Partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible tonight through Wednesday.
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