Notable US figures feature in cross country news
Independence reports Truman cancels a St. Louis trip with no reason given. Hollywood notes comedian Jack Benny and wife Mary Livingstone welcome a grandson born to their daughter Jean Blumore. New York piece quotes NAACP official Roy Wilkins urging calm after youth riots. Paris dispatch suggests Charles de Gaulle to hold a news conference on July 23 after cabinet meeting.
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Hollywood
Jack Benny
Mary Livingstone
Benny
Jean
Robert Blumore
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Sergeant York On Critical List At Veterans Hospital
World War I hero Sgt Alvin York is placed on the critical list at Veterans Hospital Nashville Tenn from pneumonia in his right lung. A spokesman says he has pneumonia and low blood pressure possibly due to a lung clot or bloodstream infection. Earlier doctors had hinted at a return to Pall Mall Tenn before his June 19 admission for recurrent internal bleeding.
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Nashville, Tenn
Alvin York
Veterans Hospital
York
Pall Mall
Tenn
Here
Home Convenient But It's Expensive
Trenton Mayor Arthur J. Holland and his wife Betty moved their family into a 188 Mercer St home in a racially mixed, aging neighborhood slated for urban renewal. Holland used a 87000 mortgage and a 10000 home improvement loan, estimating total costs at around 2000 dollars beyond borrowed funds, while acknowledging the financial strain of painting and renovations. Neighbors split on the move with many praising the change, though some white residents speculate about political gains.
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John Kolesar
Trenton, Md
Arthur J. Holland
Trenton
Slim
Holland
Betty
Cynthia
Mercer
Jackson
Mercer St
Frilands
Holand
Georgetown
Washington, D.C
U.S
Two Die in Tonganoxie County Crash
A head on collision on a county road near Tonganoxie killed two men, Dr. Arvid Leroy Shulenberger and Richard M. Samson, both of Lawrence, and injured William H. Schultz and his wife, a Bonner Springs couple. Shulenberger was KU English professor. Samson taught English and journalism at Lawrence High School. The Schultz vehicle reportedly was turning left at impact.
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Tonganorie
Kan
Bonner Springs
Tonganoxie
Arvid Leroy Shulenberger
Richard M. Samson
William H. Schultz
Shulenberger
University of
State Patrol
Schultz
Georgia Senate approves reapportionment resolution
The Georgia Legislature passed a resolution urging U S senators to strip federal courts of power over legislative reapportionment cases. The vote in the Senate was 433 to 13 after debate, following House approval soon after a Supreme Court reapportionment decision. An unrelated note mentions a diamond origin in India around 809 B C.
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Atlanta
Georgia
U.S
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Inside Look at Political Powwow by Jameson
Henry B. Jameson reports from Abilene Kansas on attending the Republican national convention as an alternate. He notes the Scranton momentum and Goldwater support, predicts Kansas voting strength, and describes hotel assignments and wives’ preparation for the trip.
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Henry B. Jameson
Abilene
Abilene, Kan
San Francisco
Scranton
Goldwater
Kansas
Gov. Rockefeller
Barry
Invitation to June 24 Garden at Telegram event
A June 24 publication notes a publicity dinner fashion show featuring Hollywood and TV stars with a $500 price per person as a fund raiser. An alternate Kansall reporter will attend, carry a portable, and write for Associated Press and other papers, suggesting journalism access as a fallback to convention participation.
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Hollyw Seteen
Kansall
$30 Million To Bolster Beef
Washington AP Officials testified on emergency beef purchases. USDA says about 80 million used this fiscal year with 170 million more potential starting July 1 if needed. Prices to ranchers and feeders improved, further buying may be unnecessary. Funds derive from agricultural imports credits and support school lunch and needy programs.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
R. Smith
Smith
Roy W. Lennarston
Spessard L. Holland
Dfla
Appropriations Subcommittee
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
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Harlem
Brooklyn
TATRO
Joy Rutter
Coffeyville
Janet
Jim Wishall
Rt. 2
South Arabia
Arabian Sea
Gulf of Aden
Trouble Free
Henkle Well
Johnston
Hoenkle En Drilling J and Supply Company
Arden City
Kan Lette
India
St. Francis
Francisco
Cow Palace
Telegram
U. S. Office of Education
Pan American Petroleum Corp
Gait County
Ulysses
Vernon Powell
Pan American
Sears
Sears and Save
Consett
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