Waterfight Riot at Illinois U Ends in Mass Arrests
More than 5,000 University of Illinois students sparked a campus riot that lasted eight hours and required 200 police to restore order. Police fired tear gas 150 times as two coeds were injured and 50 students jailed. The disturbance began as a friendly waterfight between Phi Gamma Delta and Alpha Delta Phi, escalating to dormitory targets. Dr. Henry pledged disciplinary action and possible expulsions after a full investigation.
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Champaign
Ill
University of Illinois
David Dodds Henry
Baker Scholarship Awarded to Carl Anderson for Baker University
Carl Anderson of route 2 received a $600 Baker University scholarship in Baldwin Kansas. The grant followed an excellent exam score and allows him to begin studies in the fall semester of the 1957 58 school year.
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Carl Anderson
Baker University
Baldwin
Kansas
Anderson
Flood Control Attitude Shifts and Federal Role in 1950s
The article outlines a shift in federal flood control views since 1936, noting Congress recognized floods as a national concern. It describes the 1936 Flood Control Act placing primary federal responsibility with the Corps of Engineers and expanding roles for Agriculture, with Kansas flood projects nearing a billion dollars to date.
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Governmental Research Center
University of Kansas
Mississippi River
Congress
Corps of Engineers
Department of the Army
Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Bureau of Rec
Department of the
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