General Collins Returns From Vietnam With White House Briefing
Washington confirms Gen. J. Lawton Collins arrived from Saigon and warned of a serious Viet Nam crisis. He reported to President Eisenhower as policy differences grew between the United States and France over backing Premier Ngo Dinh Diem. Amid demands for Diem’s resignation, U S and French officials weigh a dismissal and new leadership. Secretary Dulles reportedly rejected a proposed replacement in a Monday meeting with France’s ambassador.
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Washington
J. Law‘ton Colling
Free
Viet ‘Nam
Eisenhower
United States
France
Ngo’ Dinh Diem
White House
Herbert Hoover Jr
Collins
Saigon
Viet Nam
Diem
Binh Xuyen
Cao Dai
Hoa Hao
Bao Kai
Star
Dulles
Maurice Couve de Murville
Paris
Wdiem
Relays Queen to Crown at Memorial Stadium Event
Roundup notes a 3 p.m. coronation of the Relays queen after a 30 meat program. Santee seeks cinder immortality with former KU teammates Dick Wilson and Art Dalziel pacing. Seven other Sunmera listed for the event as preparations aim for the greatest Kansas Relays, weather permitting.
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Memorial Stadium
Santee
K.U
Dick Wilson
Art Dalze
Ax Pacers
Kansas
New ISA Officers Named at KU
John Myers of St. Joseph Missouri was elected president of the Independent Student Association at Kansas University for the coming year. Elected with him are vice president Grabake Independence Missouri secretary Helen Scott Oakley Iowa co chair Laura Noell gas City Missouri and social chair Judith Berg Wichita. The ISA elections were held alongside KU student elections.
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John Myers
St. Joseph
Thas
Independent Student Association
Kansas University
Grabake
Independence
Helen Scott
Oakley
Laura Noell
Gas City
Judith Berg
Wichita
ISA
K.U
Memorial Hospital Admits and Dismissals And Births
At Memorial Hospital admitted Charles V Powell 1303 Vt St Mrs Verna Hardy Sunflower C J Sternecker Ottawa Mrs Bonnie L Keener Sunflower Mrs Mabiel Myers 1140 Ohio St Mrs Clyde Deay Eudora Mrs Jean bette Stacey 1939 N H St Earl Neis Eudora Mrs Alice Peterson 84645 Mass St Mrs Hazel Stanley 1608 Vt St Anita Louise Wil ton 746 N 5th St Dismissed Mra Mildred Brubaker Bald win Mrs Ethel Edie 1621 Ky St Mrs Bonnie Flowers Sunflower Ralph Schmidt Eudora Births Prof and Mrs Carlyle Smith 2033 Barker Ave a daughter Thursday Mr and Mrs Robert Nusbaum Eudora a daughter today Wreck Damage 160 Damage estimated at 160 resulted Thursday from a collision at 7th and Mass Sts between cars driven by David LeRoy Weeks 19 514 Lincoln St and Quentin S Jones 319 Haskell Ave No one was injured.
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Charles V. Powell
Verna Hardy
Sunflower
C. J. Sternecker
Ottawa
Bonnie L. Keener
Mabiel Myers
Ohio St
Clyde Deay
Eudora
Jeanbette Stacey
N. H. St
Earl Neis
Alice Peterson
Mass
Hazel Stanley
Anita Louise Wilton
5Th St
Mildred Brubaker
Baldwin
Ethel Edie
Ky. St
Bonnie Flowers
Ralph Schmidt
Carlyle Smith
Barker Ave
Robert Nusbaum
7Th
Mass. Sts
David LeRoy Weeks
Lincoln St
Quentin S. Jones
Haskell Ave
Egg Price Jokes and Nest Secrets in Prose Pastiche
A quirky, fragmented reminiscence recalls inflated egg prices and a San Fernando Valley hen with an air conditioned nest. The narrator mocks landlady Mrs. Goonsgarten, who allegedly served powdered eggs to boarders while a clever hen hid real eggs using pong balls and old collars, spelling out a message on a bright morning.
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San Fernando Valley
Wes
Goonsgarten
Morning Steeler Train Wreck Near Cleveland Injures Twenty
A Pittsburgh to Cleveland Morning Steeler collided with a steel freight train on the Pennsylvania Railroad near Bedford, southeast of Cleveland. About 10 passengers were taken to area hospitals by police and ambulances, with more injuries reported at hospitals. no deaths. Officials could not explain why the steel cars were on the track, and initial reports described many injuries as mostly shakens up.
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Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bedford
Features of Fine Arts School at Annual Festival
The 32nd annual fine arts festival runs May 1 to 12 at Kansas University. Highlights include a May 1 carillon recital by Ronald Barnes and a brass ensemble led by Leo Horacek, plus Bach choral works, Irene Jordan soprano recital, a faculty chamber concert, and concerts by Jeaneane Dewis. The A Cappella Choir farewell concert directed by Dr. Donald Swarthout closes June retirees.
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Kansas University
University Memorial
Ronald Barnes
University Carrillonneur
Leo Horacek
Bach
St. John
University
Irene Jordan
Jeaneane Dewis
University Theater of
Vaughan Williams
Rossini
Donald M. Swarthout
Lawrence children guess birds at library contest during week
In Lawrence the children's room hosts a bird guessing contest with 14 birds on wall pictures. Miss Bessie Daum offers awards for identifying at least seven. Preschoolers show slim chances while older kids from Lawrence High School prep for TV Teen Town on WDAF TV May 30. Weather hopeful. a tornado briefly hits the Collins farm, damaging a barn and killing seventeen sheep. Gurkhas who conquered Nepal in 1768 are noted for their exploits in British armies.
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Childrens
Lawrence Library
Bessie Daum
Lbrarian
Lawrence High School
Wdaf TV
Lion’s den
The
Recreation Commission
Wayne Bly
Nepal
Byerley Arrested After University Campus Robbery
FBI agents and local officers arrested Byerley at a cafe near the campus after a chase that began when a stolen car was spotted near the university. The Centerville youth led authorities to the loot a derelict culvert northeast of Ottawa and admitted the crime to an FBI agent. Stolen coins totaling 307.57 were recovered along with a gun coat and hat used in the robbery. Byerley, a former fraternity pledge, faced related charges as investigators linked the Lima, Ohio robbery to the Centerville case.
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Hodson
Dale Chappell
Byerley
Warren
FBE
Kansas City
Lawrence
FBI
Ottawa
Centerville
Garnett
Sheriff's Office
State Highway Patrol
Baldwin Junction
Gary Leroy Graves
Oread Ave
Lima
Ohio
Bendens
Deaths and Funerals Miss Helen Titsworth
Miss Helen Titsworth 70 of 1231 Dread Ave died Thursday afternoon at Watkins Memorial Hospital. Librarian at Kansas University since 1921, she helped head the catalog department and held leadership roles in local clubs. Funeral at Rumsey's Saturday 2 pm with burial in Alfred New York. Theodore S. Kempter 82 of Valley Falls died Thursday at Horton hospital. Survived by wife, son, brothers, sister, three grandchildren, three great grandchildren. Funeral 2:30 pm Saturday at Valley Falls Lutheran Church, burial Valley Falls Cemetery.
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Dread Ave
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Kansas University
Titsworth
K. U
Memorial Union
Alfred
Alfred College
University of Chicago
Miss Titsworth
Faculty Women's Club
YWCA
Henley House
The
Y. W
Paul E. Titsworth
Alfred, N. Y
Rumsey
Edwin F. Price
Alfred, N.Y
Theodore S. Kempter
Valley Falls
Horton
Kickapoo
Leavenworth County
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Minnie Kempter
Clarence J. Kempter
Tenn. St
Otto Kempter
Hot Springs
Joe Kneir
Studio City
Calif
Rose Spence
Lutheran Church
Methodist Council Elects Leaders After Seattle Convention
The Methodist Council of Bishops closed its annual convention in Seattle with the installation of Bishop Clare Purcell of Birmingham as president and the election of Bishop W Earl Ledden of Syracuse as the council’s top presiding officer for 1958.
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Seattle
Methodist Council of Bishops
Clare Purcell
Birmingham
Ala
W. Earl Ledden
Syracuse
N.Y
Mock Broadcast Aims Kiwanis Radio Day Stir Interest
A Kiwanis meeting featured a mock radio broadcast at Eldridge to drum up interest in Kiwanis Radio Day on Sunday May 1 over KLWN. The trial included spoof commercials, a boastful announcer, and a light satire of tax law and higher education, ending with FCC agents cuffing the host.
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Kiwanis Club
Eldridge
Kiwanis Radio
KLWN
Internal Revenue Service
FCC
Nudist Primer Describes Park Life and Rules at Sycamore Hollow
Local nudist group explains first impressions and etiquette at a park. They note that nervousness fades after a few minutes and clothing may be worn if cold or sunburned. The American Nudist Association publish a primer answering common questions about nudism and winter activities. The Votans urge area residents to visit and judge Sycamore Hollow, expecting community pride in time.
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Votan
Volan
American Sunbathing Association
Sycamore Hollow
Reds Granted New Trial
New York two former communist conspirators Alexander Trachtenberg aged 62 and George Blake Charney aged 47, both of New York, won a new trial today on the basis of testimony from a turnabout witness Harvey Matusow as Federal Judge Edward J. Dimock ordered.
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New York
Harvey Matusow
Edward J. Dimock
Alexander Trachtenberg
George Blake Charney
Markets At a Glance Summary
Markets show mixed activity across commodities with corn and oats trading narrow ranges while hogs and cattle hold steady with slight declines. Futures closing mixed, wheat around 2.04 to 2.27, oats near 70 cents, corn about 1.40, soybeans near 2.30, and bar. dairy and poultry prices listed for regionally traded items. Kansas City markets note limited hogs and calves, steady to down slightly, with regional grain bids provided. Theta Chi fraternity regional event noted for Kansas University hosting in 1956. KU previously led traveling trophy and scholastic awards at Stillwater.
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Epstom
Hest
Oeal
Kansas University
Theta Chi
Oklahoma A
Stillwater
K.U
IFC
3 Day Spotlight on Traffic Courts at KU Next Week
A three day spotlight at Kansas University will cover overall and detailed operations of traffic courts as part of the second annual Traffic Court Conference running Tuesday to Thursday. Speakers include Gov. Wall Chief Justice Harvey and A G Fatzer with remarks on traffic court public interest. Renowned instructors Economos and Fisher lead sessions on rules of evidence and criminal law for traffic cases.
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Kansas University
Dean F. J. Moreau
K.U. Law School
Fred Wall
W. W. Harvey
Harold Fatzer
Kansas
George B. Smith
Claude S. Depew
Wichita
State Bar Association
John Shuart
Topeka
James P. Economos
American Bar Association
Chicago
Edward C. Fisher
Northwestern University Traffic Institute
M. C. Slough
K.U
Mal Copeland
William R. Cole
Hutchinson
Charles Stough
Lawrence
Army exhumed mongrel to comfort grieving boy
In Battle Creek Michigan an army team exhumed a mongrel dog to calm 11-year-old Johnny Green who believed a wild dog on Ft Custer Reservation had killed his pet. The child was convinced the recovered body was his brown and white dog, though it proved not to be. He left relieved and hopeful.
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Howard P
Scrubby) Laslett
Lawrences High
K. U
Lawrence
Guy
Otto Shultz
Laslett
Casper
Wyco
ABF
France
Ad Lindsey
Haskell
Carlysle
Bert Kennedy
Kennedy
Battle Creek
Michu
Johnny Green
Ft. Custer
Johnny
Phyllis Landeene Named Queen for K U Law Day
Phyllis Landeene of Topeka was chosen law day queen at a Thursday banquet. Judge Walter A. Haxman former Kansas governor delivered the main address as day-long events included a procession allied with engineering students. The program featured a portrait of retiring Law School professor Robert McNair Davie. Ollie Rundell former Wisconsin Law School dean spoke. Charles Henson of Belleville served as emcee. February graduates Camilla Klein and Herbert Hopper received the order of Coif from Dean F J Moreau, with several other awards announced.
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Phyllis Landeene
Topeka
Walter A. Haxman
Kansas
Engineers
Robert McNair Davie
Ollie Rundell
School of Law
Wisconsin University
Charles Henson
Belleville
Law School
Camilla Klein
Herbert Hopper
Order of Coif
F. J. Moreau
Wiring Starts Car Fire at 16th and Ky Streets
Lawrence firefighters responded to a 7:30 am call at 16th and Ky Streets where a short circuit burned wiring in a car. Damage was slight.
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Lawrence
16Th and
Ky, Sts
Card of Thanks from the Baker Family
The Baker Family thanks neighbors friends and relatives for flowers cards and kindness shown during their loss.
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Baker
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