Eisenhower proposes partial ban on atmospheric nuclear tests
President Eisenhower sent a letter to Soviet Premier Khrushchev proposing a first stage ban on nuclear tests conducted above 30 miles in the atmosphere to ease deadlock in Geneva. He indicated a partial accord could help negotiators continue toward a general ban while noting no full basis exists yet.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Augusta National Golf Club
Washington
James C. Hagerty
Geneva
U.S
Harold Macmillan
Hypnosis Aids Child Surgery, KU Doctor Says
Dr M Erik Wright of the University of Kansas told a medical conference that hypnosis can ease surgery for children by reducing anesthesia needs and operative risk. He cited benefits for recovery and for conditions like cerebral palsy diabetes anemia and heart disease through psychological preparation and tension relief.
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Wright
Kansas City
M. Erik Wright
University Ofansas
Osteopathic Child Health Conference
Billy Graham draws 33 000 in Sydney address
Evangelist Billy Graham addressed 33 000 people in Sydney urging women to be attractive for their husbands and to greet their husbands with a kiss when they return from work.
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Sydney
Australia
Billy Graham
Graham
Deaths and Funerals for Griffen and Ward
Mrs. Pauline M Griffen of Kil ore Texas died April 4 at Has Hospital of Cancer born January 27 1915 in Marion County Texas She leaves a daughter two grandsons and two brothers all in Texas Mrs Mansfield Brady Ward 90 of Modesto California died Monday at home after an illness She was a native of DeSoto and visited Lawrence She is survived by one sister Mrs A B Coker of 1530 N H St Funeral services in Modesto are planned Wednesday.
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Kilore
Tex
Has Hospital
D. T. Ransdell
Learnard Ave
Marion County
Texas
Mansfield Brady Ward
Mansfield Brady
Modesto
Calif
DeSoto
California
Lawrence
A. B. Coker
N. H. St
Lawrence visitor among seven chosen for first Mercury flight
Capt Donald Slayton, one of the U S astronauts for Project Mercury, visited Lawrence at the home of his cousin C A Arentson with wife Marge and son Kent. Arentson said Slayton felt the astronaut job no more dangerous than jet flying and hoped to be selected for the initial space flight. The Slaytons were en route from Edwards AFB to Langley Field, leaving Lawrence early Monday. Ken Page scheduled a Lawrence Junior Legion baseball practice for 4 pm Thursday at Municipal Park for boys not in organized high school sports.
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Donald Slayton
U. S
C. A. Arentson
Arentson
Capt. Slayton
Marge
Kent
Slayton
Slaytons
Edwards Afb
Calif
Langley Field
Ken Page
Lawrence Junior Legion
Municipal Park
Page
Castro Welcomed By Crowd in New York
About 20,000 people cheered Cuban Premier Fidel Castro at New York arrivals. He rode from Pennsylvania Station to the Statler Hotel amid barricades after a Princeton visit. Castro said he wanted to greet the people and planned a five day visit before Boston.
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Fidel Castro
Pennsylvania
Statler Hotel
James W. Nichols
John Neely Bryan Founded Dallas Named for Dallas
John Neely Bryan established Dallas Texas and named the city for his friend George Mifflin Dallas of Philadelphia.
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Dallas, Tex
City
George Mifflin
Dallas
Philadelphia
Les Morgan Promotes Cars With Spring Promotion
Auto dealer Les Morgan reports strong sales in April from his Les Morgan Oldsmobile Co. He notes three new autos sold in the first ten days and ten more from April 10 to 20, aiming to reach twenty in twenty days. He cites the downtown showing of 1939 cars and a citywide Live Better by Far With a Brand New Car promotion.
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Morgan Today
Les Morgan Oldsmobile Co
Morgan
Theater Sold To 2 Men Here
Two Lawrence men, Emory Scott and George Noland, agreed with a Texas realtor to buy the Jayhawker Theater building on Massachusetts Street from H. J. Griffith Realty Co. They plan to keep office rentals as is and seek a conversion to a service facility that aligns with downtown Lawrence development, with tenants offered first option to stay. Purchase price not disclosed. theater has been vacant since December 1957.
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Texas
Jayhawker Theater
Massachusetts Street
Emory Scott
Scott Temperature Co
George Noland
Noland Insurance Agency
H. J. Griffith Realty Co
Dallas
Journal- World
Scott
Noland
Lawrence National Bank
Mental Aid Group Plans Open House
The Douglas County Association for Mental Health schedules an open house from 2 to 5 pm next Sunday April 26 at the Bert Nash Mental Health Clinic 4th and Me Sts. DCAMH officials and experts will discuss clinic operations answer questions and distribute pamphlets. A film will run all afternoon refreshments will be served.
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Bert Nash
4Th and
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Howard Hurwitz
DCAMH
H. G. Whittington
William Binns
Donald Hall
Dcamh Board
Lawrence Lions Club
Howard Baumegarter
J. C. Dekker
John Pence
Jesse Milan
Dr Anderson to Speak at Colorado College
Dr George L Anderson chair of the Kansas University history department will speak at Colorado College in Colorado Springs Wednesday in the public lecture series. His topic is General William Jackson Palmer Man of Vision. Palmer helped found Colorado Springs and Colorado College and was tied to the Kansas Pacific Railroad now Union Pacific between Kansas City and Denver. Palmer was headquartered in Lawrence briefly.
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Kansas University History Department
Colorado College
Colorado Springs
William Jackson Palmer
Gen. Palmer
Kansas Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
Kansas City
Denver
Lawrence
Roosevelt Dam Dimensions and Driveway Details
The Roosevelt Dam in Arizona spans about 30 miles in length and 2 miles in width. A 16 foot driveway crosses the top of the structure, reflecting the dam's substantial scale and access features.
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Roosevelt Dam
Arizona
Senate Fast Tracks Herter for Secretary of State
Christian A Herter won quick and unanimous Senate Foreign Relations Committee approval to succeed Dulles as secretary of state. He said the U S air route to Berlin would be defended but not at the risk of nuclear war and that Congress should be consulted before any all out war. He warned Russia might trigger an overt act of war if it shot down American planes deliberately.
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D - Ark
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Memorial Hospital Dismissals and Newborns Listed
Memorial Hospital Milton Eliott Route 1 lists dismissals including Ivan Holmquist Tonya Schumann and Bobby Leaf Haskell Institute Cynthia Rolands Margaret Werst 1310 Prospect Ave John Herring McLouth Willa Sawyer and baby girl Route 2 James Jackson 708 Mass St Raymond Crews Jr 702 N 3rd St Beverly Frazier 1800 Iowa St Ruby Jones 627 Ash St Deal Six 1732 Miss St Donna Murry and baby boy Leavenworth Donald Taylor 927 Centennial Dr Arle Henson S Jr 1327 N J St and Mr and Mrs Robert Brown 1816 Me St a son Monday Mr and Mrs David Simonett 1325 E Glenn Dr a daughter Monday.
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del. St
Tonya Schumann
Hillview Rd
Bobby Leaf
Haskell Institute
Cynthia Rolands
N. H. St
Margaret Werst
Prospect Ave
John Herring
McLouth
Willa Sawyer
James Jackson
Mass. St
Raymond Crews Jr
N. 3Rd St
Beverly Frazier
Iowa St
Ruby Jones
Hoecker warns against mass evacuation in civil defense plan
Dr. Hoecker argues evacuating Lawrence during a nuclear attack is impractical and dangerous. He notes limited shelter capacity, radioactivity risks, and uncertain food supply timelines, urging a fixed shelter strategy with trained Civil Defense leaders instead of relocation.
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National Plan
Hoecker
Topeka
Kansas City
Dr. Hoecker
United States
Directors elected in tabulation from AP by laws
Voting results released show new directors Millard Cope Franklin D Schurz and Hugh N Boyd joining the board. Re-elected were Robert McLean Kenneth MacDonald John Runyon with six other names listed for three year terms and associated associate members approved.
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Winchester
Evening Star
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Snark completes Cape flight to test guidance system
Cape Canaveral reports the Air Force fired a Snark intercontinental guided missile on a round trip of about 2000 miles. The sleek weapon landed smoothly on the Cape runway using special landing skids for recovery.
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Fla
Air Force
Cape
Fifty nine LHS class list continues its long roll
A long graduation list from LHS continues the roster of 1959 graduates led by names such as Adamson and Anderson. The compiled list includes dozens of students across multiple families, with many common surnames recurring, reflecting a broad class completion.
Panelists Discuss Aged Home At Douglas County Dinner
Five panelists spoke Monday night at the Eldridge Hotel on a proposed local home for the aged during the Douglas County Health Council annual dinner. About 50 attendees heard from Roberta Foote Ludell Frazier Wesley Norwood Elmer Ousdahl and Donald Masor with Donald Welling as moderator. The council reelected its board of directors and chose Sydney Feldman as the new secretary.
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Eldridge Hotel
Roberta Foote
State Board of Health
Ludell Frazier
Division of Services For
Social Welfare Department
Wesley Norwood
Douglas County
Elmer Ousdahl
Donald Masor
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Donald Welling
Frances Leckton
Max Thomas
Lawrence
Fred Sampson
Wakarusa Township
Charles Doudna
Baldwin
John Metzger
Marion Township
Wilson Counts
Palmyra Township
Sydney Feldman
Roy Laird
Topekan Heads C of C Justin Hill on Board
Kansas City Kansas AP The Kansas State Chamber of Commerce elected John N. Landreth of Topeka as president at the 35th annual meeting Also chosen were Carl K Suderman of Newton senior vice president Harrison Johnson of Independence vice president for finance C C Kilker of Topeka secretary manager and C L Roberts treasurer Directors named include Joe Jenkins Kansas City J R Cheney Ottawa William Shute Pittsburg C A Scupin Abilene Max Miller Wichita Robert Lake Pratt Roy A Campbell Oberlin Ralph Gardiner Garden City Louis Wenger Sabetha Justin Hill Lawrence Mack C Colt Iola H W Reece Scandia Clarence Coleman Wichita Howard Wilson Sharon Springs Mark Tully Ellinwood Dr W M Campion Liberal C O Chubb Great Bend Carl Pate Chanute
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Kas
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
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Topeka
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Newton
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Independence
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C. L Roberts
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J. R. Cheney
Ottawa
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Pittsburg
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Abilene
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Wichita
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Pratt
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Oberlin
Ralph Gardiner
Garden City
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Sabetha
Justin Hill
Lawrence
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Iola
H. W. Reece
Scandia
Clarence Coleman
Howard Wilson
Sharon Springs
Mark Tully
Ellinwood
W. M. Campion
Liberal
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Great Bend
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Chanute
Two-car crash causes $300 damage at 6th and Ky
A Monday evening two-car collision at 6th and Ky resulted in about $300 damage. No injuries were reported. Drivers were Charles E. Pike, 27, of 650 W 23rd St, and Clifford J. Pilger, 58, of Lenexa.
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Ky, Sts
Charles E. Pike
23Rd St
Clifford J. Pilger
Lenexa
Olathe Final Trophy Rival for Skaters Showdown
The Lawrence Skating Club faces Olathe at 10 30 p m Saturday at the Roller Rink in the final trophy race of the regular season. Lawrence seeks a win to claim the traveling trophy for the girls. the boys already hold it in their division. New members Darrell Richardson and Omer Buck will skate for Lawrence. The club splits into A and B teams for summer races with four skaters per team, and regular races require each skater to cover 12 laps twice. The skating club meets at 10 p.m. Friday.
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Olathe
Lawrence
Darrell Richardson
Omer Buck
Skating Club
Fleeing Cows Hold Hostage Fleeing Cows Hold Hostage
Two convicts escaped from San Quentin Prison seized a woman on a nearby fishing pier and were cornered at the end of the wharf. Billy Wright and William D. Werner, both burglary inmates, were pursued by prison guards and Marin County officers. Authorities described them as dangerous.
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Calif
Long Wharf
Marin County
Billy Wright
William D. Werner
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Achoff
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Werner
Grace Expecting Again in Monaco Crown Life
Paris based Paris Journal reports Princess Grace of Monaco told a close friend she is expecting a third child in Paris. A Monte Carlo palace spokesman said he knows nothing of the claim.
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Grace
Monaco
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