Local Guard Prepares One Day Minuteman Test
Officers and men of Co 1 137th Lawrence National Guard ready for Operation Minuteman, the nationwide one day test alert of Army and Air National Guard units. Lt Karl Reber says the test will show mobilization speed and community value in an emergency. Kansas units alerted by Maj Gen Joe Nickell. Gen Erickson coordinates nationally from the Pentagon.
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Lawrence
Stair Nation
Kansas National Guard
Joe Nickell
Nickell
Kansas
Edgar C Erickson
National Guard
Pentagon
Washington, D.C
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U.S
District of Columbia
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Hurls Sidearmed As Bursitis Hampers Wing
President Eisenhower began the 1955 baseball season with a sidearm toss into a massed crowd of Orioles and Senators, wearing his brown suit and hat that helped the home team win last year. Pete Runnels won a shoe souvenir after a scramble among players.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Baltimore Orioles
Washington Senators
Senators
New York Yankees
Pete Runnels
Deaths and Funerals for Hegeman and Schaefer
Carl Eugene Hegeman 43 farmer of Route 5 died Sunday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a heart ailment. Survived by wife Alroabel and daughters Fay and Jane, brothers Roy Lloyd Alfred William, Lester of California, sisters Huelen Richardson Glenn Scott and Ara E. Peterson. Services Tuesday 2 pm at Rumsey Funeral Home. Oak Hill Cemetery burial. J. A. Schaefer former Lawrence resident died Saturday night at Highland Michigan. Funeral Tuesday in Highland. burial there. Surviving wife a son and daughter. He worked for Wick Organ Co. in Highland and earlier was with Reuters Organ Co. in Lawrence. He was a St. John's Church member.
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Carl Eugene Hegeman
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Hegeman
Pleasant Valley
Alroabel Hegeman
Fay
Jane
Roy Hegeman
Lloyd Hegeman
Alfred Hegeman
William Hegeman
Lawrence
Lester Hegeman
Hercules
Calif
Huelen Richardson
Glenn Scott
Wellsville
Ara E. Peterson
Modesto
J. A. Schaefer
Highland
Schaefer
Reuter rgan.Co
St. John’s Catholic Church
Wick Organ Co
Diet Book Boom Sparks Mock Inspirational Patter
A spoofing Caterpillar parodies the diet book craze flooding the country. It riffs on titles like The Slim Gourmet and An Intelligent Guide to Better Eating, with quips about eating cake and staying skinny. The creator plans more pieces titled Un-embraceable You and Fatso Loves Mambo.
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Martin Lederman
Trigger
King Farouk
Howdy Doody
Fatso
Salk Vaccine Praised as Highly Effective by Michigan Tests
The Metra Times cites University of Michigan Medical School findings calling the Salk polio vaccine more than 90 percent effective in preventing paralysis. The paper notes the vaccine as nearly 100 percent effective and an unqualified success, with official confirmation expected tomorrow and no official comment from the university.
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Detroit
The
Metra Times
University of Michigan Medical School
Times
University of Michigan
Wreck Figure Is Up (Continued 11) Casualties and Damage
A sequence of weekend traffic accidents on U S highways near Lawrence left four injured and several vehicles damaged. Debris, flare lights, and police cars marked the scene after the collision that involved a wrecker and Ford’s car suffering $500 damage. Four people, including Brubaker and passengers Turner Pine Campbell, sustained injuries. Brubaker released after treatment for three broken ribs.
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PW. Jones
Montgomery
Ford
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Britton
U.S. 50N
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St. We Camp
Karas Highway
Lawrence
Brubaker
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Don Turner
Cadet St
Donna Pine
13Th St
Charles Campbell
Michigan Valley
Sheriff's Office
Donald Staden
Garfield St
West Twenty-Third Street
Charles Bernard Harris
Eudora
State Hoanes
Staden
Tonganoxie
Geraldine Eisenring
Wichita
Wasr
St. John’s Hospital
Leavenworth
Walter Moore
Charles Harshaw
Camp Carson
Colo
Ft. Leavenworth Base Hospital
K U Students Return for Final Semester Weeks
Kansas University students head back to Lawrence for the last seven weeks of term. Classes start Tuesday morning with six weeks of regular work remaining before finals May 26. Exams run through June 2, Baccalaureate is June 5, and commencement follows.
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Kansas University
Lawrence
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Aly K.U
Corsi ousted from refugee post sparks GOP row over quotas
After Dulles meeting, Corsi said Water's attacks aimed to discredit his immigration stance. Rep. Celler linked removal to anti McCarthy forces within Republicans. Frelinghuysen demanded full State Dept explanation. Lehman called it administration retreat. New York league leader Tufaro urged protests to Eisenhower and Dulles. league has over 50,000 members of Italian extraction.
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Celler
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State Department
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N.Y
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Columbia Republican League
League
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Eisenhower
Art Objects Valued At 14000 Gifted To KU by Untermyer
Through Chancellor Murphy’s efforts the Kansas University Museum of Art received 13 decorative arts pieces valued at 14000 from Judge Irwin Untermyer of New York City. Edward Maser described it as the museum’s most important gift in years, including Meissen porcelain from the 18th century, embroidery, two Chelsea figurines, and a 16th century alabaster relief.
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Franklin D. Murphy
Museum of Art
Kansas University
Irwin Untermyer
New York City
Edward Maser
Chelsea
Murphy
East
Judge Untermyer
Ancient Indian Burial Ground Discovered West of Topeka
A near Topeka discovery uncovers an ancient Hopewell burial site west of Capitol View Gardens. Dr. Carlyle S. Smith of Kansas University led the dig after N E Mann reported a rock mound and bone fragments. Skeletons of at least three individuals were found with remains sent to KU Museum for study.
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Topeka
N. E. Mann
Capitol View Memorial Gardens
Gage Park
Carlyle S. Smith
Kansas University
Kansas
Arvid Schulenberger
Maria Boszoli
Costa’ “Rica
David Herr
St., ‘and Alfred
Goats Cause Yard Drama in Coffeyville Incident
In Coffeyville Kansas three roaming goats ate flowers and a small tree in a yard and then nibbled the front porch. The property owner called police who, with two officers, determined the humane shelter should handle the situation. The caretaker was summoned to round up the goats.
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Coffeyville, Kas
Coffeyville
Austrian Chancellor Raab Arrives in Moscow for Treaty Talks
Austrian Chancellor Julius Raab landed at Moscow's central military airport to begin talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov and Deputy Gromyko on speeding up the Austrian independence treaty. Molotov indicated personal talks could hasten a resolution after a decade of deadlock.
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Julius Raab
V.M. Molotov
Molotov
Possie
Andrei Gromyko
Raab
Supreme Soviet
Deer band together on Kansas roads and a cancer drive report
Residents near Midland report multiple deer crossing in formation on a Saturday commute. A Lawrence Cancer Drive update shows fourteen advance gifts of 25 dollars or more, totaling 1219 dollars toward a 4960 dollar county goal, with several named donors and organizations contributing.
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O. H. Correa
Midland
Edwin F. Price
Topeka
Midland Bu S
Price
Emory Scott
Douglas County
Lawrence
Raymond Cerf
United Commercial Travelers
Kansas City Market Snapshot Mixed moves in grains and livestock
Stocks and bonds show irregular declines with steels and aircraft products weak. Wheat and corn futures slip while oats and barley hold near steady. Cattle and hogs move unevenly with steers down and barrows and gilts firmer. eggs and butter vary in the Kansas City market as produce reflects modest shifts.
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Commismen House
Itous
A. C. Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
Unclear fragment on poultry and livestock weights
Fragment lists various poultry and livestock items with weights and prices including commercial broilers turkeys ducks geese and guineas from Lo.b. farm and beltsville entries. Reading is partial and uncertain for full context.
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Beltsville
Prospects Good on Wheat Price Support Rules Update
Producers must meet acreage allotments to qualify for price support on this year's wheat crop. Marketing quotas apply to excess wheat, and amended laws tie conservation aid to crop allotments. Exceeding one crop’s allotment does not affect eligibility for others, and there is no diversion penalty requirement. The excess grain penalty is 45 percent of the May 1 parity price, $1.12 a bushel in 1954.
Bartle Sworn In as Kansas City Mayor and Officials
H Roe Bartle was sworn in today as mayor of Kansas City along with eight councilmen and three city judges named in the city election March 23. He called for two citizens commissions to study the citys financial problems.
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Kansas City
R—H. Roe Bartle
Five College Relays Entries For Kansas Meet
Meet director Bill Easton announced new entries for the Kansas Relays to be held April 22 and 23 at Memorial Stadium. Colleges entered include McPherson Philander Smith Hardin-Simmons Loyola of Chicago and Kearney State Teachers. The junior college entrant is Fairbury Nebraska.
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Meet
Bill Easton
Kansas Relays
Memorial Stadium
McPherson
Philander Smith
Hardin-Simmons
Loyola of Chicago
Kearney
Neb
Fairbury
Reverend Lardner to Leave Pulpit for Law Practice
Rev Rice Lardner pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Olathe announces leaving the pulpit to return to law practice in Olathe Kansas He is 25 years a member of the Kansas Bar Association and was a Democratic candidate for the State Supreme Court in 1940 He studied at a theological seminary in the Midwest and began his pastorate seven years ago in Olathe Kansas The Day in Wall Street notes stock price movements with mixed gains and losses across several industries and firms in New York and Chicago
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Kasum
Rice Lardner
First Presbyterian Church
Kansas Bar Assa
Stile Supreme Court
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Wall Street
New York
Pnt
University of Day
Kansas
Garnett
Anderson County
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Republic Steel
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Douglas Aircraft
Distillers Corp
Radio Corp
International Telephone
General Dynamics
American Airlines
Studebaker - Packard
Goodrich
American Telephone
Anaconda Copper
Dome Mines
American Cyanamid
Union Carbide General Electric
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Art Exhibit at KU Museum Displays Flower Drawings
An exhibit of drawings and paintings of flowers will open Wednesday at the Museum of Art, Kansas University, and run through the month. The show features works by Paul Cadyu, Waldo Pierce, and Zoltan Sepesy.
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Museum of Art At
Kansas University
Paul Cadyu
Waldo Pierce
Zoltan Sepesy
U S says asylum practice for refugees to continue
The United States declined to abandon its traditional asylum practice for political refugees in a note rejected by Czechoslovakia. The note also demanded the immediate return of a Czech border guard who fled into West Germany, a clause dismissed by Prague as insulting.
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Washington
United States
Czechoslovakia
Radio Prague
Crech
Suite
West Germany
Movies in Art Series at Museum of Art
Three films will be shown in the films on art series Thursday night in the Museum of Art. Showings are at 7 30 and 9 oclock in the lecture hall. The lineup includes Renoir to Picasso, Geometry Lesson and Visits to Picasso. Lightning causes about 18 million dollars of property damage each year.
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Museum of Art
Renoir
Picasso
Czech guard granted political asylum noted
The note also formally notified Czech authorities that the guard, Jan Fojtik, has requested and been granted political asylum. Five men thank neighbors, friends and relatives for cards and kindness after the death of their husband and father. In memory of Billie Kolars, died April 12, 1946, gone but not forgotten.
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Jan Fojtik
John W. Canavan
Billie
Toray
Joe Kolars
Keith Kolars
Stephen
Bobby
Karen Kolars
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