U S Steel and firms indicted in bid rigging case
A federal grand jury indicted U S Steel Corp Bethlehem Steel Co and two other steel companies with conspiring to fix prices and rig bids for forgings sold to the Navy. Five individuals and the Open Die Forging Institute were named defendants in a Sherman Act case covering 1948 to March 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Co
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Kennedy
Open Die Forging Institute Inc
New York City
Homer Lackey
Eric Forge and Steel
Eric Gurney
Robert S. Barnes
Bethlehem Sales
Emil Lang
R. B. Heppenstall
Midvale-Heppenstall
Navy
Caselee Department
Scientists Check Nuclear Results
Washington AP reports scientists examined preliminary data from the first blast in the U S test series to gauge gains in efficiency. The opening device over Christmas Island yielded an intermediate yield, with later shots planned at Johnston Island to test high altitude effects and inform warhead performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Task Force 8
Hiroshima
Johnston Island
Pacific
U.S
U S lawmaker outlines Pacific nuclear test schedule
Honolulu reports Rep. Craig Hosmer of California, a Joint Atomic Energy Committee member, says U S tests in the Pacific will occur every two to three days. He notes likely Soviet response but questions its value and stresses a mix of weapons for defense rather than mass destruction. The first test occurred at Christmas Island with Johnston Island slated for the largest blasts and FAA alerts issued for radio blackout periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Craig Bosmer
R-Calif
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
U.S
Pacific
Christmas Island
Hosmer
Soviet Union
California
Congress
United States
Johnston Island
Federal Aviation Agency
Johnston
Atomic Energy Commission
Christmas
Soviets Launch Fourth Sputnik Cosmos 4 in Space
The Soviet Union announced the fourth Sputnik in six weeks, Cosmos 4, launched into a planned Earth orbit. It completed a 90.6 minute first circuit with instruments to study radiation and space conditions. Cosmos 3 followed the same mission as Ranger 4 reached the Moon on the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Tass
Weather summary for Northeast Kansas with past highs and upcoming outlook
Yesterday's high was 83 with a year ago high of 68 and a 40 degree low. Records show 88 high in 1956 and 36 low in 1950. Increasing cloudiness tonight with scattered storms Friday, cooler Friday. Lows tonight in the 50s and highs Friday in the 70s.
Rusk Seeks Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Despite Pacific Tests
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the United States will strive for a treaty banning nuclear tests even as new atmospheric tests occur in the Pacific. He noted global regret over the arms race and cited Russia’s rejection of an effective ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dean Rusk
United States
Pacific
Rusk
Russia
Law Day Program Set at Lawrence High School
The Douglas County Bar Association sponsors a Law Day observance at Lawrence High School at 9 45 a m Tuesday May 1 with Lawrence attorneys Olin Petefish Byron Springer and judges including Walter G Thiele Frank Gray Charles Rankin William Pendleton. The event promotes government under law and citizen responsibility while Mayor Ted Kennedy urges recognition by citizens groups and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County Bar Association
Lawrence High School
Lawrence
Olin Petefish
Byron Springer
Walter G. Thiele
County Bar Association
Kansas Supreme Court
Frank Gray
Charles Rankin
William Pendleton
U.S
America
Ted Kennedy
Kennedy
Rising Dictator Disturbs McVey in Washington
Rep Walter L McVey Republican Kansas warns of a rising dictatorship in the United States. He cites President's unilateral move to control steel prices using terror tactics to scare steel executives into backing down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kansas
United States
Walter L. McVey
Chancellor Defends Open Doors In Kansas Higher Education
KU Chancellor W Clark Wescoe rebuts myths about college access at the Kansas Congress of Parents and Teachers in Topeka. He cites expanding public institutions, notes few private schools close, warns doors only close if Americans abandon civilization and future progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas University
W. Clarke Wescoe
Wescoe
Kansas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Topeka
Showers and cooling forecast for Lawrence area
Moisture and moderate cooling are in the forecast for Lawrence tonight and Friday with considerable cloudiness. Scattered thundershowers may reach northeast Kansas, but effects on the area are uncertain. April rainfall so far is light, and a normal moisture level would require a weekend total. Today's low 58, high 81. lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kansas
KU Students Elect Jerry Dickson President In Spring Vote
Kansas University students choose Jerry Dickson of Vox Populi as student body president in ASC elections with eight Vox seats and two for University Party. About 3,200 voters cast ballots as Vox also won most vice president and several college and class officer races. A ballot printing error delayed start by 17 minutes and prompted a reprint of 5,000 ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Dickson
Newton
Kansas University
Dickson
Vox Populi
ASC
University Party
George Hahm
Scotch Plains
N.J
Vox
Greg Turner
Seattle
Wash
Judy Fitts
Topeka
Dick Jones
Lenexa
Anne Peddie
Wichita
Larry Borcherding
Kansas City
Dennis Bransitter
Independence Mo
Rab Malik
Lawrence
Leo Kelly
Kay Cash
Fairview Park
Ohio
Phyllis Wertsberger
Pharmacy
Mike Mead
Phil McKnight
Judy Geisendorf
Salina
LaWalta Heyde
Shawnee Mission
David Brollier
Hugoton
John Linden
Suzanne Runnells
Greeley
Colo
Bruce Null
Grand Island
Neb
Gerry Bell
McLouth
Charles Blaas
Carolyn Power
Gerald Kepner Jr
Deer Antlers Found In Tractor Tire Hazard
A new motoring hazard emerges as deer antlers shed in fields near Williamstown. Donald Duncan found three antlers in his plowed field after a tractor tire puncture, two four pointers and one five pointer, suggesting sizable deer. Game protector Eddie Bond notes antlers are often shed after mating season and eaten by wildlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Duncan
Williamstown
Duncan
Lawrence
Eddie Bond
Bond
Tank Truck Ammonium Nitrate Leak Hospitalizes Two
Two people remained in good condition after fumes from a tank truck containing 41 percent ammonium nitrate solution leaked near Sawyer's Service Station in Lawrence. Driver Charles Turley and Emma Frye of Eudora were hospitalized briefly. Frye's daughter Howard Wilcox escaped serious harm. Police described the incident as contained with spectators dispersing as fire crews neutralized the spray and moved the vehicle back to the Co-Op plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co-Op
Iola
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Emma Frye
Eudora
Charles Turley
Turley
Sawyer’s
23Rd Street
Barker Avenue
Frye
Howard Wilcox
Fire Causes Minor Damage At Blair's Landscape Nursery
A blaze at Blair's Landscape Nursery on 2332 La. St. caused minor damage with the fire starting in an upstairs storeroom. Fire Chief Fritz Sanders said the cause is unknown and the building and contents are insured. Owner Blair Adams is inventorying to assess the loss, expected to be small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
la. St
F. C
Fritz) Sanders
Sanders
Blair Adams
Three People Pay Library Fines in Lawrence Court
Kay Odell Paul Greenbaum and Bonita Payne paid $15 fines in Lawrence Police Court after overdue library books. Library reports a sizable number returned late, while Mayor Kennedy suggests a staged reminder plan before enforcing the ordinance further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
William Pendleton
Kay Odell
Paul Greenbaum
Mass. St
Bonita Payne
Harper
Charles Stough
Ed Howard
Howard
Kennedy
Journal-World
Greenbaum
Kansas University
New York City
Kaysdell
Evansville
Ind
Also Mentioned on This Page
Soviets
Law
McVey
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
School of Business
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!