Contempt Fines Sought Over Rail Walkout in 8 Lines
A federal judge set 2 pm to hear a motion for contempt against the Railroad Firemen's Union in eight railroads strike action. Fines could reach 500000 per day, plus 10000 daily against union president H E Gilbert, as railroads seek to end the walkout and restore service across 38 states.
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Holtzoff
H.E. Gilbert
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Locomotive
Gilbert
Birmingham
Ala
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Co
H.H. Grooms
U.S
Grooms
Union
M.L. Williams
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
C.L. Caldwell
Union National
Roanoke
W.M. Vandergrif
J. E. Wolfe
Wolfe
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Seaboard Air Line
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U.P
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Richmond
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
New York City
Florida
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Los Angeles
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Union Terminal
Idaho
Frank Church
Len Jordan
Pennsylvania Coal Mines
Pennsylvania Railroad
Johnstown
Boston & Maine Railroad
Portland
Maine
Chicago
J.E. Wolfe
CONTEMPT Page 10 item urges end to stall tactics
Readers are urged not to stall and to shop at the malls as a public notice on page 10 emphasizes timely action. The brief promotes shopping venues and discourages delays in commerce.
Arkansas Judge weighs evolution trial evidence
In Little Rock Chancellor Murray Reed weighs the 1928 anti evolution law for its constitutionality as both sides prepare appeals to state and federal supreme courts. Susan Epperson, a biology teacher, testified the board approved the textbook content while Bennett argued the case centers on state authority over what teachers may present. The crowded trial featured heated exchanges over the law and Darwin's theory in a high profile clash over academic freedom.
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State Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Reed
Arkansas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Bruce Bennett
Eugene Warren
Bennett
Charles Darwin
Warren
Lieve
Susan Epperson
Little Rock Central High School
Little Rock
Epperson
Viet Protests Anti American In Tone Today
Three thousand demonstrators Mill around Saigon shouting American go home. Riot troops deployed. Demonstrations in Da Nang Hue and Hue protest Ky regime and US. Catholic youth leaflets condemn Buddhist student organizers.
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Saigon
Buddhist Institute
da Nang
Nguyen Cao Ky
United States
Hue
Viet Nam
Harold C. Fisher to retire as City Clerk after 24 years
City Manager Ray Wells announced Harold C. Fisher will retire as city clerk on June 30 after 24 years in the post. Fisher called it a hard decision and praised his and the city’s efforts in refining procedures and record keeping, acknowledging his nine years at the courthouse and many years at City Hall. He cited a delayed vacation as part of the motive and thanked colleagues and friends.
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Ray Wells
Harold C. Fisher
Harold
Lawrence
City Hall
Wells
Fisher
Windy weekend forecast reaches Lawrence with possible showers
The weather forecast calls for a windy weekend in Lawrence with gusts up to 40 mph in spots and scattered light showers possible tonight. No beneficial rainfall expected. Lows near 40 tonight and highs in the 60s Sunday.
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Lawrence
Weather Bureau
Wyoming
Kansas
Fire in wooded valley near Lawrence burns 40 acres
A Friday fire five miles south and one mile east of Lawrence burned 40 acres of timber in a wooded valley. Sheriff Rex Johnson credited KU equipment water trucks Wakarusa fire department local water haulers farmers and Baker University and Baldwin participants for containing the blaze by 6 30 p m.
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Lawrence
Wakarusa Fire Department
Rex Johnson
Johnson
Baker University
Baldwin
Effort Abandoned To Save Trapped Men In Oil Tanker Fire
In Marseille eight sailors believed dead as French authorities and firemen abandon rescue on the burning Olympic Honour after two explosions. The maritime fire brigade chief ordered crews off the stricken tanker as flames swept the decks.
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Marseille
France
Maritime Fire Brigade
Two Killed in Friday Highway Wreck near Lawrence
A two car collision on K-32 near Eudora road Friday evening killed Evelyn Maxwell 34 of Tonganoxie and Philip Ballantyne 20 of Shawnee Mission. In the crash Jerry Pickens 24 of Eudora is hospitalized in critical condition. Maxwell and Pickens were in one vehicle. Ballantyne drove the other.
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K-32
Lawrence
Philip Ballantyne
Shawnee Mission
Evelyn Maxwell
Tonganoxie
Journal-World Photo
Eudora Road
Highway Patrol
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Evelyn L. Maxwell
Earl W. Maxwell
Philip M. Ballantyne
Kansas State University
LMH
Ballantyne
Maxwell
Max
Well
Jerry K. Pickens
Eudora
Pickens
KU Centennial celebration open to public with select ticketed events
The entire KU centennial celebration is open to the public. No charge for Inter-Century Seminar addresses and discussions, all in Hoch Auditorium, except Arthur Larson’s April 12 address in the Kansas Union Ballroom. Ticketed events include luncheon meals, Seminar Dinner, evening entertainment at Allen Fieldhouse, and Concert Course events with tickets available from the Kansas Union Ticket Center and various outlets.
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Hoch Auditorium
Arthur Larson
Kansas Union
Deane W. Malott
Franklin D. Murphy
Kansas Union Ballroom
Kansas Union Ticket Center
Kansas Union Information Desk
Potter Lake
Allen Fieldhouse
Weavers and Kief’s
Lawrence
University Theatre
Robert Shaw Chorale
Cleveland Symphony Orchestra
Chorale
Weather Outlook Northeast Kansas Tonight and Sunday
Considerable cloudiness and warmer tonight with a chance of brief showers. Sunday will be partly cloudy and cooler with highs in the 60s and a low near 40. Temperature readings show afternoon around 76, with cooler periods through the night, sunrise at 6 05 and sunset at 6 44.
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Kansas
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