University Receives 5,000-Watt TV Transmitter Gift
Meredith Publishing Company of Des Moines presented Kansas University with a 5,000-watt television transmitter at the Radio-Television banquet in Des Moines. KU officials and Raymond Nichols accepted the gift, valued about 75,000 dollars, with use yet to be determined. The unit will require KU to modify its 514-foot tower and install an antenna, and funding for telecasting remains subject to approvals and future Legislature action.
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Kansas University
Meredith Publishing Company
Des Moines
Iowa
E. K. Hartenhower
Komo-Tv
Kansas City
Meredith
K. U
Raymond Nichols
University
Board of
Regents
Syracuse
Lawrence Pr
Bruce A. Linton
Dr. Linton
Linton
Hoch
Federal Communications Commission
Mount Oread
Topeka
N. Y
New York
Admiral Pm
Allied Ch
Allis Chal
Athine
Anaconda Oh
Pr O
Atchison
Atlas Pdr
Aveo Mig
Beech Aire
Beth Steel
Boeing Air
Bran Airw
Celanese
Champlin Oil
I Chi Ri&Pac Ai A
Chrysler
du Pont
Eagle P
Gen Motors
Goodyear
Gulf Oil
Wall Street
G& E
Yeater
Mo Pac A
Monsan Ch
Can Mont Ward
Nat Elsc
Big Bi
Ohio Oil
Youngstown
Peabody Coal Penney
Phillips P
Ay Rca
Reyn
St. Joseph
wai-Worl
Sears Reek
Socony
Kansas Council For Children
B. W. Stoke van
icRer
Execu- Sun Chem U
KCCY
Kan- Trans W Air
Sas University
UN Pac
US Rubber West el Sarees
Woolworth
Flurry Denies Charge in Oil Price Probe
Washington attorney Horace L. Flurry resigns from the Justice Department antitrust division amid a dispute over a grand jury probe into oil price movements. He accuses superiors of hindering the investigation while officials say he refused to cooperate. Flurry served 16 years as a government antitrust lawyer and calls for a full national inquiry.
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Washington
Horace L. Flurry
Flurry
Justice Department
Antitrust
Asst.Atty
Victor R. Hansen
Hansen
W. Wallace Kirkpatrick
Worth Rowley
Antitrust Division
Demo Attorneys Protest Parole Agent Firing in Garden City
Five Democratic county attorneys protest Governor Docking over the firing of parole agent Donald R. Jones of Garden City. They claim mismanagement of the civil service system by the Republican party led to Jones being kept in provisional status after five years of service.
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Garden City
George Docking
Duane West
Finney County
Donald R. Jones
Docking
West
Maxine Wood
Seward
Robert Cale
Hamilton County
James Wallace
Scott Jones
State Board of Penal
Jones
Republican Party
Eudoran Runner-Up At Kansas City Stockyards Jambs
George Abel of Eudora finished second in the fifth division for the pens of five at the 21st annual Jamb and wool show in Kansas City stockyards. Abel has competed three years, winning first place the prior two years. The event is sponsored by the Kansas City market interests and Kansas State College extension division.
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George Abel
Eudora
Kansas City
Abel
Kan‘gan City
D A Abandons Yma Caper In Santa Monica Fight
Santa Monica California reports the district attorney has withdrawn from the Yma Sumac and Moises Vivanco dispute after hearing multiple versions of a brawl involving the Peruvian pair and associates. Deputy D A Allan H McCurdy says no complaint will be issued as both sides give conflicting accounts. The incident began when Sumac with three private detectives visited Vivanco to retrieve belongings.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Yma Sumac
Allan H. McCurdy
Miss Sumac
Moises Vivanco
Missing payroll loot and killer in underground shelter case
Police seek clues to a Windsor payroll robbery linked to Francis Kolakowski of Hartford who killed his wife and shot an FBI agent before dying at his sister’s home. He vanished into a self built shelter with a calendar marked by dots, while doctors note terminal cancer would have ended him soon.
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Supffleld
Conni
FBI
Francis Kolakowski
Hartford
Hartford Machine Screw Co
Windsor
Kolakowski
Crime trends in Kansas cities show rise in 1956 offenses
National data indicate a 13.3 percent increase in crime with robbery as the only category declining. Kansas cities over 25 000 population recorded higher offenses in 1956 than 1955, including murder and non negligent manslaughter 12 vs 11 in Wichita, burglary 1 387 vs 1 149, and larceny theft under $50 3 778 vs 2 672, among others across Wichita Topeka Hutchinson Saline and Kansas City.
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Kansas Cities
Kansas City
Kas
Toperka
Hutchinson
Colby Center Reach Expands KU Information Network
The Colby Center has operated since January 1952 and serves as a hub for courses and information not available locally. Centers in Garden City, Wichita, Topeka, Leavenworth, Kansas City, and Lawrence support KU data. Stockton notes the Northwest Centers are unique for serving a sparsely populated area, just eight tenths per square mile, justifying a 1,000 annual student figure. He visits Lawrence regularly to gather campus data and maintains a large information collection on KU at Colby for public inquiry.
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Colby
Kansas
Garden City
Wichita
Topeka
Leavenworth
Kansas City
Kas
Lawrence
United States University
Stockton
Iis
KK. U
K. U
Divorce suit filed in district court
A divorce action was filed in district court by Terry Anderson Reaver against Charles A. Reaver. The case centers on the dissolution of their marriage and seeks appropriate relief as allowed by law.
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Terry Anderson Reaver
Charles A. Reaver
Government Seeks To Link Missourian As Liquor Supplier
Government argues in court that a Missouri liquor dealer supplied Oklahoma bootleggers, as 17 defendants including Don Gray of Joplin and Tulsa officials face charges of conspiring to import liquor into dry Oklahoma. Trial evidence outlines Gray as a major regional supplier. Some acquittals were directed, but most defenses rested with little testimony.
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Missourian
Tulsa
U. S. District Court
Missouri
Oklahoma
Don Gray
Joplin
Jay L. Jones
Paul J. Livingston
U. S. Atty
Hayden Crawford
Gray
Crawford, Teruing
Southwest
Crawford
Federal Grand Jury
U.S
Royce H. Savage
Nolen Bulloch
Tulsa Tribune
CJ Wells
Bernhard Neil Williams
Governor Docking names Kansas Wheat Commission members
Governor George Docking announced the creation of the Kansas Wheat Commission to promote wheat use and develop markets. The body will be funded by a two mill per bushel tax on wheat sales, with refunds available to growers. Members include Gib Egbert Melvin Mustoe Norton Henry Parkinson W W Graber Gerald Thompson Stanley Harris and Pat Patterson among others. Patterson may serve as temporary secretary to start the commission.
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Topeka
Kanaan
George Docking
Kansas
Gib Egbert
Ingalls
Melvin
N. Mustoe
Norton
Henry Parkinson
Scott City
W. W. Graber
Pretty Prarie
Gerald Thompson
Mankato
Stanley W. Harris
Colony
Pat Patterson
Oxford
Docking
Patterson
Mustoe
Kansas City Radio Figure Vernon Batton Honored
Vernon S Batton retired WDAF Kansas City radio manager received the first KU Radio-TV Division Broadcasting Service Award. Read by Dr Bruce A Linton the citation praised his 1924 57 service to WDAF and Kansas City area, his KC Radio Club founding, and long career in broadcasting.
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Vernon
Vernon S. Batton
WDAF
Kansas City
Batton
Kansas City Star
Kansas City Radio Club
Radio Pioneers Club
H. V. Kaltenborn
Massachusetts Publisher Re-Elected Head of ANPA
The American Newspaper Publishers Assn reelected William Dwight as president at its three day convention in New York. Dwight publisher of the Transcript Telegram in Holyoke Mass served a one year term. the group usually alternates presidents between large and small papers. J Hale Steinman of Lancaster Pa Newspapers Inc was elected to the board of directors and senior officers and directors were re-elected.
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New York
American
Assn
William Dwight
Dwight
Holyoke
Mass
Transcript-Telegram
Association
ANPA
J. Hale Steinman
Lancaster
Newspapers Inc
Alerm
Military Officers Visit Kansas University Campus
A group of 200 Allied officers with their families will tour Kansas University on Saturday. They will meet with Dean George B. Smith to discuss American university life, tour campus facilities, and attend the Foreign Student Festival in the Memorial Union. The wives and children will view university films and museums as part of the briefing led by Colonel in the U S Army Reserve.
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Kansas University
Ft. Leavenworth
George B. Smith
University
Universities
Pare Eign
Memorial Union
Dean Smith
U. S. Army Reserve
Benson reduces wheat price supports may affect 1958 voting
Secretary of Agriculture Benson cuts wheat price supports by 22 cents a bushel about 11 percent from 2 dollars. The move could influence 1958 congressional elections by shifting economic prospects in key farming states from Ohio to Oregon and impacting farm incomes and surplus disposal.
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Benson
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Ohio
Montana
Colorado
Oregon
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
Dakotas
Missouri
Illinois
Congressional
GOP
Midwest
Soldier Granted New Court Hearing in Day Case
The U S Court of Appeals divided 2 to 1 granted John E L Day Jr. a new court hearing for his death sentence for the murder of four Korean civilians. Day, a Washington D C resident, was convicted by a general court martial and sentenced to death. the high court ruled that a habeas corpus petition could proceed in district court.
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Washington
Local Names Listed at Memorial Hospital Notices
A memorial hospital notice lists multiple patients and relatives including Nellie Jackson Gladys Miller Michael Adams Maude Steed Homer Crook John Ince Mayzelma Wallace Carol Denholm Vern Payne Wilma Richardson Bertie Morriss Anita Martin and baby girl Mary Reddick Louise McClendon Emma Hertzler Norma Hall Lavina Hattemer baby boy Oshaloosay William Knoche George Graham Alva Carter Jean Jaimez and a son born Wednesday at the facility.
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Nellie Jackson
Ala
Gladys Miller
Lecompton
Michael Adams
Maude Steed
McLouth
Homer Crook
John Ince
Mayzelma Wallace
Ark
Sts
Carol Jo Denholm
Tonganoxie
Vern Payne
N. J,sc
Wilma
Richardson
la. St
Bertie Morriss
Eudora
Anita Martin
Terr
Mary Reddick
Oskaloosa
Louise McClendon
Del
Emma Hertzler
Kansas City liquor dealer fails in bid to cross state tax
Kansas rejects a Kansas City liquor dealer plan to allow Kansans to buy cheaper Missouri liquor after June 1 and bring it home with Kansas tax paid. Kansas will require stamps only on Kansas sold liquor. Mike Berbiglia sought to use Missouri stamps but was denied as ABC said he does not qualify as manufacturer or distributor.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Mike Berbiglia
Topeka
William E. Murphy
Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Murphy
Herbiglia
Berbiglia
ABC
Junction City
Riley
New Guided Weapons Set for British Bombers
Britain announces racketeer guided bombs to form the deterrent base and an air to air guided missile that tracks heat rays from enemy aircraft. The plan is part of a five year program to reshape fighting forces for the nuclear age at lower cost, per Air Minister George Ward.
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London
Air Ministry
Britain
George Ward
Laborite Daily Herald
Markets at a Glance Mixed with Notable Hogs and Cattle
Markets show higher soybeans and hogs up to 15 cents with top at 18.50 while corn and oats move mixed. Wheat futures rise with May at 2.23 percent, KC produce lists varied price points for eggs poultry and butter, and cash grain shows quiet trading alongside cattle and hogs results. The report notes university figures discussing 1955 legislation affecting children programs and a Ben Franklin anecdote on personal cleanliness.
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Kansas City
M-Usda
Bridges Warns of Russian Submarines Watching U S Missile Tests
Senator Bridges accused Russian submarines off Cape Canaveral and near Florida coasts of observing U S ICBM research at Patrick Air Force Base. He cited unconfirmed reports of about a dozen subs and stressed Russia’s effort to monitor American missile progress.
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Washington
Sen
Bridges
Cape Canaveral
Fia
Kansas Park Authority to Discuss Its Future
The Kansas Park Authority meets in Topeka to decide its next steps after being cut off without funds after July 1. It sought 214000 to start a statewide park system at Kanoputis Dan near Salina, but the proposal died in the Senate.
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Kansas Park Authority
Kanoputis Dan
Salina
Senate
Ernest Alton
Bly Undergoes Knee Operation at KU Medical Center
Steve Bly son of Mr and Mrs Wayne Bly of 135 Pawnee Ave reported in good condition after knee operation at Kansas University Medical Center Kansas City. He suffered a torn cartilage last fall in Lawrence High School football and reinjured the knee earlier.
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Steve Bly
Wayne Bly
Pawnee Ave
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Lawrence
Hien
AGI Party Selects 32 Office Seekers
The AGI slate picks 32 candidates for All-Student Council and various living districts. Notable names include Bob Brings as ASC president candidate and Creta Carter as vice president, with diverse listings across dorms fraternities sororities and living districts.
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AGI Party
Fansay University
K. U
POGO
Party of Greek Organizations
Bob Brings
Russell
Creta Carter
Ohio St
AGI
ASC
Dale Vermill Hon
Susi Stout
Jack Davis
Brooks Becker
Shirley Stout
Zoe Ann Kelly
Sharon Dye
Ray Pierson
Dan Schrepel
Dona Seacat
Dick Patterson
Ray Nichols
Hugh Grant
Dick Peterson
Potty Peppercorn
Carolyn Batley
Jere Glover
Wayne Woodruff
Wendell Wallace
Dick Lewis
Carol Plumb
Wanda Welliever
Donna Daise
Janie Dean
Nancy Suellentrop
Kay Cronkite
John Dealy
Ed Prelock
Mary Pontius
Ted Barnes
SUA Elects New Officers for Kansas University
Kansas University Student Union Activities selects next year’s officers at Tuesday meeting. John Zoellner elected president. Ruth Ann Anderson Hutchinson named vice president. John T. Hedrick Ellinwood treasurer. Tudy Youngberg 1908 Barker Ave. chosen secretary.
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Kansas University
SUA
John Zoellner
Tony Andxie
Ruth Ann Anderson
Hutchinson
John T. Hedrick
Ellinwood
Tudy Youngberg
Barker Ave
Newton Student Named Honorary Cadet Commander
Patricia M. Swanson of Newton, a Kansas University sophomore, was chosen honorary cadet commander of the Pershing Rifles. She will be initiated May 2 at a special ceremony, with the Queen Anne's drill by the drill squad, selected from six finalists.
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Patricia M. Swanson
Kansas University
Pershing Rifles
Miss Swanson
Newton
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