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BLUE BIRD — Rehearsals continue as final preparations are made for "Scenes from Great Plays," to be presented for the last time tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom. Shown rehearsing for "Blue Bird," just
one of the performances to be presented, are (from left) Lorraine Clark and John Weibe, Lawrence, and Virgil D. Godfrey, assistant professor of Speech and Drama.
Peace Officer Discussions Center On Press Relations
Summer Session Kansan
"With mutual cooperation and trust, good public relations can be established between peace officers and the press," was the conclusion reached Tuesday morning at a general session of the Kansas Peace Officers Training School being held this week at KU.
There are 162 peace officers from Kansas and neighboring states registered at the 11th annual school sponsored by the Kansas Peace Officers Association, Governmental Research Center at KU and University Extension.
Tuesday morning's session on "Peace Officers and the Press" was moderated by John G. Grumm, training program coordinator of the Governmental Research Center and a member of the program planning committee. Featured speakers were John McCormally, night managing editor of the Hutchinson News, John E. Chandler, publisher of the Holton Recorder, and Angelo Scott, publisher of the Iola Register.
Hubert H. Raney of El Reno, Okla., jail inspector for the U. S. Bureau of Prisons and one of the discussion leaders of the training
They discussed numerous questions and problems brought up by peace officers in the audience and explained the position of the press in such matters.
school, spoke for the open-door policy in relations with the press. "If we make news available to the press in an open-door policy, good press relations will result. If we don't, they think we are hiding something," he said.
The Peace Officers Training School will continue through Saturday. It is composed of a basic course for police officers, a police science course and a traffic course. Members of all courses attend joint meetings in the mornings and specialized classes in the afternoons.
Special classes for sheriffs and their deputies were held Monday and Tuesday. The peace officers will participate in a target practice session and search and seizure technique during the week.
However he explained that it sometimes is advisable to modify the policy—for instance to protect a prisoner from "too much publicity."
The staff for the school includes well known Kansas and several noted out-of-state peace officers.
Grown Bobcat Is House Pet
DUGWAY PROVING GROUNDS, Utah — (UP) — Even cat-lovers are beginning to shy away from Joel Norgren's favorite pet. Norgren found Kitty, a now nearly grown bobcat, about a year ago and has treated it pretty much like the house variety. The feline occasionally inflicts a scratch, but the patient master insists it's all in fun.
Utah entered the Union as the 45th state in 1896.
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property. One man was killed in Reno County when struck by a roof blown through the air.
June Storm Damages Totaled
One man driving at 85 miles an hour toward Hutchinson reported that tumbleweeds driven by winds passed his car on the highway, Robb said.
TOPEKA—(UP)—A total of 112 violent storms in June, 50 of them tornadoes, caused damages to crops and property in Kansas of $2,121,-075, a summary report by climatologist A. D. Robb said Thursday.
Heavy rains caused crop damage in many areas. Doniphan County estimated erosion loss at $25,000.
Severe windstorms were widespread and caused an estimated $245,000 in damages to crops and
Robb said funnel clouds were seen in all parts of Kansas during June, but out of 50 sighted, only 14 caused damage. One north of Olathe struck a large barn, causing a $20,000 loss.
A million-dollar loss was suffered in Smith County June 15 from tornadoes which struck Kensington and Athol, the State Weather Bureau official Robb said.
Cattle, hogs, and many chickens were killed by falling buildings but no human beings were injured.
A total of 29 halitals caused an estimated $801,000 damage to crops and $15,000 to property.
Instruments sensitive enough to detect a white tennis ball at a distance of 1,000 miles are used to search for satellites other than the moon, according to the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Twelve states now are using green, rather than white, signs to provide directional information to motorists.
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