Eisenhower Urges Foreign School Aid Through Private Foundations
President Eisenhower called on universities and private foundations to establish educational centers in underdeveloped lands. Speaking at Baylor University in Waco, he framed it as a private aid program aligning with Truman era technical assistance. Ford and Carnegie Foundations, key funders, already active, with over two-thirds of a billion dollars in assets. Gardner of Carnegie praised moves toward the President’s aims, urging serious consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Baylor University
Waco
Tex
Truman
Ford
Carnegie
John W. Gardner
Carnegie Corp
New York
Partly Cloudy Area Forecast for Kansas Today and Tomorrow
Kan sas weather forecast calls for scattered showers or thunderstorms with partly cloudy skies. Widespread moisture totals include Winfield 0.82, Wichita 0.18, Olathe 0.52, Topeka 0.08, and Goodland 0.02 inches. Highs today in the 60s to 70s, tonight lows 60 to 65, and tomorrow’s highs in the 70s to 80s with continued showers and warmer south west conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Winfield
Wichita
Chanute
Emporia
Pittsburg
Olathe
Salina and
Russell
Concordia
Dodge City
Hill City
Colby
Goodland
South Central
Garden City
Oklahoma Methodist Delegates Back Bill To Ban Liquor Ads
About 1500 delegates at the Oklahoma Methodist Conference urged Sen. Mike Monroney to back the Sanger bill outlawing liquor advertising. The action reflected a push for legislative approval and nationwide alcohol advertising restrictions.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma Methodist Conference
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Sanger
Memorial Day Program Set by Chanute Patriotic Groups
Chanute readers will attend the Memorial Day program at Elmwood Cemetery next Wednesday morning hosted by local patriotic groups. The event features a 9 30 a m musical start with high school performers led by Kenneth Tebow, a 10 a m speaking program, verses from General Logan’s Order No 11, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, and a Memorial Day address by City Attorney Robert L Briley. A Kansas National Guard firing squad will salute, color guards present colors, taps by Bill Slane and Jim Taylor, and God Bless America to close.
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The
Legion
Bill Slane
Jim Taylor
Swimming Pool Opens Sunday at 1 P M
The municipal pool will open Sunday at 1 p m with Keith and Norma Maring as managers. More lifeguards will be on duty than in past seasons, and a guard will supervise children in the shallow end. The early opening follows requests from parents and a church group for supervised access.
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Keith Maring
Maring
Norma Breiner
Breiner
Erie Plans Memorial Day Services at Two Cemeteries
Memorial Day observances are set for Bethel cemetery at 9 a.m. and East Hill cemetery at 10 a.m. in Erie. Ross K. Lawrence of the American Legion Neodesha will deliver the address at both sites. Afterward wreaths will be placed on the unknown soldier grave and all servicemen graves by American Legion Auxiliary and Veterans of Foreign Wars members. Rev J M Torrence will give the prayer at the Federated church.
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Erie
Bethel Cemetery
East Hill
Ross K. Lawrence
American Legion
Neodesha
Veterans of Foreign Wars
J. M. Torrence
Federated Church
Raids Charged in Demilitarized Zone by South Viet Nam Forces
Hanoi radio said that South Viet Nam forces carried out 75 armed raids into the demilitarized zone, a charge presented to the armistice commission by North Viet Nam.
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Hong Kong
Armistice Commission
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
Area Projects Bids Here June
The State Highway Commission will accept bids on June 1 at the fourth division office for several southeast Kansas route improvements. Projects include light type surfacing on K39 in Wilson County, grading and bridges near Neodesha, and US160 and US69 surfacing in Montgomery Coffeyville and Linn counties, plus culverts and a bridge on K3 and related work in Bourbon Linn and Anderson counties.
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State Highway Commission
Kansas
Fourth Division
Wilson County
Roper
Neodesha
Montgomery County
Cherryvale
Walnut
Coffeyville
Longton
Elk Falls
Woodson County
Coffey County
Burlington
Bourbon County
Linn County
Culberts
Bolcourt
Miami County
Prescott
Farlinville
Anderson County
Montada
Kansas Wins National Safety Council Awards in 1955
Topeka Kansas received national award certificates for achievement in accident records public safety education and safety organization. Gov Fred Hall said the awards were issued by the National Safety Council. Kansas had the best per capita pedestrian safety record with 33 deaths and ranked among the top ten for improvement in fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Public Safety Education and Safety Organization
Fred Hall
National Safety Council
Statue of Christ Destroyed by Vandals in Kansas Cemetery
In Hays Kansas a statue of Christ and two angels at St Joseph Catholic Cemetery was destroyed by vandals. The statue was a gift from the Aurora parish and police report numerous gravestones defaced recently.
Country Club to Open Pool With Memorial Day Events
The Country Club plans a Memorial Day program featuring a bathing beauty parade and swimming races for teens and younger children. A clown diving act and prizes will highlight the day while the pool undergoes a facelift with new water filtration and a toddlers’ wading pool added.
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Country Club
Marilyn Mull
Carol Ann Shook
Joan Ashley
Mmes
John Mull
Glen Shook
Ed Ashley
Craig
Kristin
Chuck
Dean Skinner
Tribune
Jan Holman
David Patton
Woman's Golf Association
Fred M. Harris
William M. Gray Jr
Haskell Sentenced For Tax Return Failure
Denver court fined former Colorado Republican chairman Charles A. Haskell $5,000 and jailed him six months for failure to file the 1951 federal income tax return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Charles A. Haskell
Colorado
Teachers Vote Security in Kansas City Retirement System
Members of the Kansas City Teachers Retirement System vote 2 535 to 326 to join Social Security alongside their existing retirement plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Shorter Week Drive Backed By Auto Unions
The 500 member GM Council of the UAW in Detroit unanimously backed a plan for a shorter work week with full pay to end morale damaging short weeks. Walter Reuther supported the resolution at a news conference as auto layoffs rise with Studebaker packing and Chrysler cutting next week.
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Detroit
General Motors Council
United Auto Workers Union
Studebaker-Packard Corp
Studebaker
South Bend
Ind
Chrysler Corp
Michigan Employment Security Commission
UAW
GM Council
Walter P. Reuther
Mrs Carter Wins In Tribune Forum Letters Contest
Mrs. Lucile Carter of Altoona won first in The Tribune's weekly People's Forum Contest for opposing longer school terms and abolishing summer vacations. J. E. Bradshaw of Chanute earned second for The Rural High School Passes, and Mrs. Carl Haight urged bird water provision earning third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile Carter
Altoona
Tribune
Carter
J. E. Bradshaw
Carl Haight
Chanute
Tribune News
Firemen and Engineers Will Meet Here Friday
State meeting of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and auxiliary set for Friday. Registration 8 to 9 a.m. at the Memorial Building with sessions there and auxiliary at Odd Fellows Hall. Lunch at First Methodist, noon. dinner at Masonic Temple 6 30 p.m. H E Gilbert of Cleveland to speak. Mayor Lightfoot to welcome. Drill team exhibition and dance follow dinner. Mrs Vivia Briggs of Pawpaw and local presidents Durward Dawson and Mrs Bert Hargrove named.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Memorial Building
Odd Fellows Hall
First Methodist Church
Masonic Temple
H. E. Gilbert
Cleveland
Brotherhood
J. D. Lightfoot
Vivia Briggs
Pawpaw, Mich
National Auxiliary
Durward Dawson
W. Fourth
Bert Hargrove
S. Lafayette
Gas Refunds Ordered by FPC Rates Set for 1954 Settlement
Cities Service Gas Co will refund about 6.3 million dollars to nearly 50 wholesale customers in multiple states under a Federal Power Commission settlement. Consolidated Utilities Corp will receive 57,260 from Cities Service as part of the refunds, with final customer distribution to be determined by local distributors.
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Consolidated Utilities Corporation
Chanute
Humboldt
Neodesha
Cities Service Gas Co
Associated Press
Washington
Ross Cooper
Consolidated
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Federal Power Commission
Cities Service
FPC
Cities’Service
Gas Service Co
Alta‘mont
Kas
American Gas Co
Iola
Baxter Springs Gas Co
Central West Uttilities Co
Kansas Public Service Co
Abbyville
Eastern Kansas Gas
Missouri Public Service Co
Severy Gas Co
S. E. Kansas Gas Co
Union Gas System
United Gas Service Co
Walnut Gas & Electric Co
the Wellington Gas Co
Consolidated Utilities Corp
Georgia Oil & Gas Co
Home Owners Cooperative Gas
Mulhall Gas Co
Pact Gas Co
Peoples Gas Co
W. E. Rough
Ruth Fuel Co
Vinita Fuel Co
Wakita, Okla
Miami Gas Co
Nevada bartender hunted in Philadelphia heiress murder
Police traced William E. Boswell a Nevada bartender to New York and California in a case tied to the strangling of Anne Harris Van Ryne 22, Philadelphia heiress and alleged motels and car dealings. The body, found in Boswell’s Reno area bachelor apartment, was garrotted with a belt, and dental charts, fingerprints, and travel records linked him to the crime.
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Carson City
Nev
New York
California
Nevada
Philadelphia
Anne Harris van Ryne
William E. Boswell
Kansas City
Boswell
William E. Boswell Sr
Lester Smith
van Ryne
Prince Hawkins
Reno
Butner
Merged District Plans Meeting In Buffalo
The Wilson-Woodson County consolidated district plans an 2 p.m. Friday meeting at the Buffalo high school auditorium to elect board members and set a budget. Charles Garrison named superintendent for 1956-57, with several teachers hired including Robert Dollar and Mrs. Orendorff. Elementary teachers listed and more hires planned. Vilas district vote to join consolidation approved pending technicalities. A site for the consolidated school will be chosen and an architect considered.
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Buffalo
Wilson-Woodson County
Charles Garrison
Stockton
Webster
Robert Dollar
Benedict
Harry Orendorff
Maxine Collison
Genevieve Orendorff
Opal Ayers
Luena Mears
George Pierce
Amy Stevens
Blue
Shirley
Vilas
Fifteen Year Prison Term For Thompson Bank Robberies
Willmer B. Thompson, 52, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges connected to bank robberies in Freeport Kansas and Valparaiso Nebraska.
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Tulsa
Willmer B. Thompson
Freeport
Kas
Valparaiso
Neb
Shaw Attacks Gov Hall in Topeka GOP Clash
Shaw of Topeka labeled Gov Fred Hall a minus quantity and criticized state leadership and the Republican Party at a Tioga Hotel luncheon. He cited extravagance and alleged mismanagement, targeting internal party feuds and the State Park Authority, with about 100 attendees. Shaw toured Erie St Paul Thayer and Coffeyville that day.
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Warren W. Shaw
Topeka
Republican Party
Fred Hall
Tioga Hotel
Hall
GOP
State Park
Shaw
John Nation
State Veterans
Hugh T. Jones Jr
Erie
St. Paul
Thayer
Coffeyville
Annual Meet Tuesday Of Neosho Red Cross
The Neosho County Chapter of Red Cross will hold its annual meeting at 8 p.m. on Tuesday on the Memorial Building's third floor. Any person who donated $1 or more to Red Cross in the past year is a member and invited to attend, says executive secretary Mrs. Gladys Winans.
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Neosho County
Red Cross
Memorial Building
Gladys Winans
Isaid
Winans
Democrats Seek Harmony at Kansas Convention Amid Contests
Kansas Democrats head into a state convention with factional undertones as they choose a national committeeman and six at large delegates plus district slate posts. Key races include Ralph Gilchrist versus rivals for national committeeman while Georgia Neese Gray seeks re election. The event featured calls for unity and a strong stance against the Eisenhower administration.
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Wichita
Kansas
Ralph Gilchrist
Lynn _ Brodrick
Marysville
Leigh Warner
Cimarron
Georgia Neese Gray
Richland
Frank Stillman
Council Grove
Mack Lee
Vera Heath
Merriam
Ruby Harris
Marion
Kansas Federated Women's Democratic Clubs
Driver Pleads Guilty in DUI Case Near Chanute
Gilbert Horn, 36, of 25 W. Mulberry, was fined 125 dollars and had his license surrendered after pleading guilty in police court to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. The arrest followed a crash with Merle Bright, 19, near Village Creek bridge as officers directed traffic during a tow. Bright’s car and Horn’s rear and front ends were damaged.
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Gilbert Horn
W. Mulberry
Merle D. Bright
Washington
Village Creek Bridge
Chanute
Bright
Horn
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Xis
Cooperating
Patriotic Organizations of Chanute
Elmwood Cemetery
John C
Christ
Haskell
Auto Unions
Garnett
Howard
Osage
Sylvia
Commercial Gas Pl. Co
Ross Gault
Haucke Pipeline Co
Kansas Power & Light Co
Delmar Miley
Walter Steele
Don Marple
Gov. Hall
Neosho Red Cross
Raymond Gary
William C. Salome
George Docking
Lawrence
Docking
Frank Theis
Arkansas City
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