Halts Action On Iranian Post For J. C. Holmes
Julius C Holmes former Lawrence resident had his nomination as ambassador to Iran withdrawn by President Eisenhower amid strong Senate opposition. White House cited medical reasons while Holmes was treated at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Holmes testified to profits on a $10 000 investment and denied wrongdoing. The case, tied to a 1953 indictment later dismissed, sparked further Senate scrutiny. Continued on page 2.
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White House
Holmes
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Naval Hospital
Eisenhower
Foreign Service
Senate Foreign Relations
John J. Williams
Del
Willams
Pleasanton
Mark Clark
Easter Recess Begins Today At University
Easter recess starts at Kansas University with spring vacation from noon today until 8 am, extending one day longer to allow students to be with families. Most will travel or work on term papers, while others plan trips to Washington, D.C., Mexico, or the Colorado River. Exams run May 26 to June 2, followed by Baccalaureate on June 5 and commencement that evening.
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Kansas Uniity
Twesty
Lawrence
Colorado River
Washington
D.C
Mexico
Eisenhowers Relax at Gettysburg Farm Home
President and Mrs. Eisenhower spent their first full weekend at the new Gettysburg country home. The First Lady drove from Washington, while the President arrived later, with plans to return to Washington by Sunday night or Monday morning.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Eisenhower Farm
Washington
Six City Posts To Be Voted In Tuesday Election
Nine candidates compete in Lawrence for six seats on city commission and school board. Incumbents lead in primary. contest expected mainly between Zimmerman and Crown. Voters elect by wards with double election boards. polling places listed and turnout anticipated higher than February primaries. Local option effort previously failed by about 300 signatures.
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Lawrence
Ralph E. Pine
Henry Shenk
Ray Wright
Journal-World
8Th
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New York School
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Woodlawn School
Elm Sts
City Commission
Harris
Hurwits
Zimmerman
Crown
Sneegas
Scott
Eugene Westergren
Zimmeman
Weekend Rain Expected Across Kansas With Cooler West
A new storm threatens all of Kansas this weekend bringing precipitation and cooler air to the west and central regions. Snow possible in the extreme northwest, with showers or thunderstorms likely elsewhere. Winds may be strong and dust could rise before precipitation moderates. Night temps 35 to 40 northwest, 50s southeast. Day temps 40s northwest to upper 70s southeast. scattered showers reported recently, moisture concentrated in the southeast.
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Peraim
Kansas
Sutheast
Death Toll Rises to 327 in Philippine Quake Disaster
DANSALAN Mindanao Philippines death toll climbs to 327 with 254 injured and five million dollars in crop damage. Most deaths reported in Lake Lanao area where a tsunami-like wave drowned a village. An estimated 10,090 homeless, ongoing fears of higher totals, President Magsaysay visits affected towns, rescue teams from Clark Air Base assist.
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Lanaa
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Tugaya
Bacold
Madamba
Ganasi
Ma ‘Alr
Bayang
Masio
Marantac
Wato
Ozamis City
Bacolod
Aus
Air Force
Clark Air Force Base
Luzon
Two USAF Majors Decorated for Meritorious Service in Korea
Air Force Majors Halley F. Randall of Missouri and Billy M. Cordinier of Kansas received Korean decorations for meritorious services. Lt Gen Kim Chung Yul of the ROK Air Force presented the Koran Order of Military Merit Chungmu with gold star. The officers are set to depart for reassignment in the United States tomorrow.
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Seoul
Air Force
Halley F. Randal
Mound
Billy M. Cordinier
Dodge City
Kas
Kim Chung Yul Rok Air
Force
Chungmu
Randall
Cordinler
Extremes Mark Weather Picture For Lawrence In March
Lawrence recorded extreme March weather with the lowest rainfall since 1936 and the lowest March temperature since 1948. A high of 83 degrees on March 10 and a five degree low on March 26 marked a wide 78 degree daily range. Mean temperature reached 44.83 degrees, near average, with moisture totaling 0.67 inches and two snowfalls adding 5.5 inches.
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Lawrence
C. J.posey
U. S. Weather Bureau
Worden
Walter Schwarz
Posey
Formosa Tension Refuels Fears of U S Retreat
In Formosa, a new tension grows not from war but a possible surrender as Americans on the island monitor morale, exchange rates, and prices for signals from Washington. Nationalist officers doubt U S willingness to defend Matsu and Quemoy, while Rankin’s home leave is seen as a omen of bad news. An American official warns a bloodless surrender could be fatal.
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Formosa
United States
Matsu
Quemoy
Washington
Karl Rankin
Rankin
Nanchishan
Hood Named For dermatome Invention Holley Medal
George J Hood professor emeritus at Kansas University engineering receives the Holley Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for inventing the dermatome a skin grafting device aiding burn treatment The April 13 presentation will occur in Columbia Missouri with ASME sections and student groups from KU K State MU Missouri School of Mines and Washington University honoring Hood and other outstanding students on that occasion He began engineering work at KU in 1902 and helped advance dermatome development starting in 1930 with the Padgett Hood device
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George Hood
U.S. Engineering Society
George J. Hood
Kansas University
Hy of Engineering
Holley Medal
David W. R. Morgan
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Morgan
Prof. Hood
Hood
Columbia
ASME
St. Louis
Kansas City
K.U
K. State
M.U
Missouri School
Earl Padgett
Padgett-Hood
Senate probes set for Stassen hearing Wednesday
Senate Investigations subcommittee will hear Harold E. Stassen on Wednesday. Dispute centers on whether he is testifying voluntarily or under subpoena. A subpoena to produce documents about a Pakistan grain storage plant contract, linked to FOA financing, was served but Stassen’s office says he did not accept it. The subcommittee seeks records on negotiations and the plan. Kennedy and McElroy lead the probe into the unsigned contract details.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Stassen
McClellan
Eisenhower
Pakistan
Foreign Operations Administration
FOA
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert J. ‘McElroy
Hypnotics May Replace Narcotics in Sleep Drug Quest
Dr. Seymour L. Shapiro said at the American Chemical Society meeting that new chemical variants of tertiary amy alcohol yield hypnotic effects at lower doses with fewer side effects. The research aims to create nonaddictive, safer sleep aids, potentially surpassing narcotics and barbiturates in safety and efficacy.
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Frank Garey
Science Reporter
Cincinnati
American Chemical Society
Seymour L. Shapirn
Se Vitamin Corp
Yonkers
N.Y
Hej
Shapiro
Shering Corp
His
Asso
Ciates
Professor Hilden Gibson Dies at Kansas University Center
Prof. Hilden Russell Gibson 44 longtime KU human relations chair died Friday night at University Medical Center Kansas City after brain surgery ill three weeks. He joined KU in 1938 taught political science sociology and directed Western Civilization course 1945 49. Born 1910 McPherson Kansas he earned AB KU 1933 PhD Stanford 1940. He published Collective Enterprise 1942 and advised on Kansas mental institutions UNESCO housing. Survived by wife Veda daughter Hilda Margaret 13 son Carl Russell 9, his father Julius T Gibson, half brother Niles Gibson, and aunt Bertha Lindstrom. Memorial Sunday 4:30 Fraser Hall KU.
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Hilden ‘Russell Gibson
Department of Human Relations
Kansas University
University Medical Center
Kansas City
Stanford
Ford Foundation
Fund For the Advancement of Education
Hamilton
N. Y
Gibson
Seba Eldridge
Sidney French
Kansas
Kansas Unesco
K. U
Veda Spencer Gibson
Hilda Margaret
Carl Russell
Barker Ave
Julius T. Gibson
Niles Gibson
Bertha Lindstrom
McPherson
Fraser Hall
Czechs Told to Import Food Amid Domestic Shortfall
A Prague newspaper reports the Czechoslovak government urges imports to offset low domestic agricultural output. The note appears amid Vienna’s news cycle and mentions Sunes Dinnera at Dine A Mite.
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Vienna
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Sunes
Lawrence Science Fair Showcases Record Exhibits
More than 3,500 are expected to visit the Lawrence Community Building as 167 exhibits, up from 142 in 1954, go on display.KU faculty judges, led by Gary Gillum, evaluate senior displays including a geiger counter and other scientific projects from Lawrence and area students. The National Science Fair rules restrict entries to individual student work, but several senior entries earned excellent ratings though ineligible for nationals.
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Lawrence
Beaton
Kansas University
Gary Gillum
Rts
Case Institute of Technology
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Ohio
Gillum
Bill Barland
Don Liebengood
Lawrence High
Scala
Gordon Culp
David Stoltenberg
Arthur Neis
Eudora
W. H. Horr
Rence
State Farmer Prices Up In Topeka Market
Prices paid to Kansas farmers rose slightly in the 30 days ending March 15 with the price index at 254 percent of the 1910-14 base. The USDA marketing division report shows 251 the prior month and 262 a year ago. Vote John Crown Commissioner.
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Topeka
Kansas
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Weather forecast for Kansas with rain and wind shifts
Partly cloudy extreme west then increasing cloudiness tonight with south winds and chances of rain or snow along the northwest and western border. Turning colder Sunday with showers or thunderstorms elsewhere, and winds shifting to the west central region. Low tonight 35 to 50, high Sunday 40 to near 80 in the southeast. Temperature readings and a 1955 April calendar accompany the report.
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