Kefauver and Clement Stay Strong in Tennessee Primaries
In Tennessee, Senator Estes Kefauver and Governor Frank Clement secured sizable reelec tion margins in Democratic contests. Ray H. Jenkins won the Republican senate nod amid East Tennessee support, while no GOP governor candidate ran. A shooting spree in Lexington marked the election aftermath as Kefauver framed his victory as an anti isolationist stance.
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Brober
Estes Kefauver
Frank Clement
Tennessee
Ray H. Jenkins
Army-McCarthy
Senate
Kefauver
Pat Sutton
Clement
Gordon Browning
West
Lexington
James A. Cogburn
Arthur Gurley
Clovis Stanfill
Copburn
Sutton
Memphis
E. H. Crump
Crump
Shelby County
East Tennessee
Jenkins
Robert Gregory
Gregory
Tenneggee
Ross Bass
Pulaski
John R. Long
Springfield
Eight Extension Classes Planned for Kansas City
The University of Kansas Extension announces eight extension classes at the Kansas City center for the coming year. A six week refresher for engineering examinees begins Sept 3 meeting Fridays. A Business and Professional Speaking course runs Sept 8 to April 13, 1955 with lectures and discussions. The Personnel Management training offers three series starting Sept 15 covering psychology, industrial relations and tests interpretation. Additional courses include tool jig fixtures Sept 28 design Jan 11 supervision Sept 29 Purchasing Agents Institute Oct 5 production and use of quality concrete Oct 11 and Flower Show School Oct 20.
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University of Kansas Extension
Kansas City Center
Three Men Sentenced for Gun Theft at Fort Leavenworth
Three men Harold O'Bannion 24 Leavenworth Eugene Jackson 20 Pittsburgh Pa and Raymond Lyons 38 Leavenworth pleaded guilty in U S District Court to theft of eight rifles and 20 automatic pistols from Ft Leavenworth July 4 They were sentenced two to three years The weapons were recovered on a farm south of Chicago July 25.
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Kansas City
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U. S. District Court
Ft. Leavenworth
Harold O’bannion
Leavenworth
Eugene Jackson
Pittsburgh
Raymond Lyons
Loo Yate
Chicago
Two Ad amsville Men Sentenced for Vagrancy
Two Alabama men Ruben F. Daniel and William Pence of Adamsville were sentenced to 30 days in jail in city Police court this morning on vagrancy charges.
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Alabama
Ruben F. Daniel
William Pence
Adamsville
Ala
Traffic Court Convicts Johnnie Miracle on Right Pass
Johnnie Miracle of 1017 N Y Street is fined in city police court this morning for passing on the right.
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Johnnie Miracle
N. Y. St
Tae
City Police
Jis
War Against Phenix City Rackets Grimmer Than Ever
Phenix City amid a seven week manhunt for a gunman who killed Albert L. Patterson. Military rule has shuttered nightlife, halted vice, and seized control of law enforcement as arrests climb. Officials including Arch Ferrell Si Garrett and Lamar Reid face charges in a widening probe into vote manipulation.
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Phenix City
Ala
Albert L. Patterson
Alabama
Patterson
Sin
Ft. Benning
Elmer Reese
Arch Ferrell
Ferrell
Si Garrett
Lamar Reid
Jefferson County
Birmingham
Garrett
Waynesboro, Miss
Godwin Davis Sr
Godwin Jr
Albert Fuller
Aaron Smith
Reid
Lee Porter
Gadsden
Eight-Week Term Ends at K U Today
The eight-week summer session at the University of Kansas ends today and most classes will not resume until Sept 16 for the fall semester. Law students have a final week of summer term. Fall activities begin Sept 3 with rush weeks and orientation Sept 8 to 11, with enrollment Sept 13 to 15.
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Law
Law School
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Lawrence
Kansas City Medical Center
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Services at Great Bend for GI Who Killed Sons
Beatrice Gutierrez 27 accompanied the body of her husband Robert L. Gutierrez 30 back to Great Bend Kansas after brief services for their three children. Gutierrez killed his sons with rifle bullets then shot himself at Castle Air Force Base where stationed. She traveled from the base hospital for the funeral in Great Bend.
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Caif
Prief
Beatrice Gutierrez
Great Bend
Kas
T. Set
Robert L. Gutierrez
Castle Air Force Base
Gutierrez
Four Men Die In B47 Crash In Britain
Four U.S. air force B47 crewmen are believed dead after a medium bomber crashed on takeoff from RAF Fairford in England. Fire equipment delays and an overturned fire truck hindered emergency response. the incident follows another B47 crash near Little Faringdon 18 days earlier with one fatality and three injuries.
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Fairford
England
Gloucester
Air Force
Britain
Little Faringdon
Remodeling at Safeway in Lawrence closes for repairs
The Lawrence Safeway store at S45 Mass. St. will close Saturday night for minor remodeling and repairs. Work includes a new refrigerated produce rack and the store hopes to re-open by next weekend.
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Lawrence Safeway
S45
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East German leader accepts Eisenhower flood aid offer
Bonn reports Otto Grotwohl accepted President Eisenhower's offer of U S aid for flood victims in the Soviet zone. The U S high commission said a letter of acceptance from East German Prime Minister Grotwohl was sent via the Soviet high commission. Hagerty cited about four million dollars in food needed for inundated areas.
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Bonn
Germany
East Germany
Eisenhower
U. S. High Commission
Otto Grotwohl
High Commission
Europe
James C. Hagerty
White House
Local Hospital Records Multiple Births and Injuries
Memorial Hospital reports numerous births and injuries across Kansas City and nearby towns. Notables include Lola Newman and Mamie Shipley each with a baby, a day of births for Mrs. Emma Buckingham and Mrs. Melissa Yazzie, plus several injuries from a cement mixer and a roof fall.
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Lane N
Sunflower
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Miss. St
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Oakhill Rd
Paul Russin
Tenn
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Tenn. St
Charles Ford
Kansas City
L. P. Guy
Emma Buckingham
E. 19Th St
Donald Puch
Richland
Elmer Hoke
Judith Morris
E. 13Th St
Vt. St
Lola Newman
Ky. St
Mamie Shipley
Melissa Yazzie
Shartle
Houston
Tex
Helen Hess
Donald Flory
Baldwin
Neva Smith
Prospect St
Anna Irvine
Rev Roy Hance Retained As Nazarene Church Head
Reverend Roy Hance of Wichita was re-elected Kansas District superintendent of the Nazarene Church for a eighth term. He reported gains including a 1 percent rise in Sunday School enrollment, 750 new members, and $800000 raised during the year. He urged a 10 percent membership increase next year.
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Hutchinson
Roy Hance
Wichita
Kansas
Comment on Interplanetary Travel by UNM Leader
Dr. Jorrin, head of the University of New Mexico School of Inter American Affairs, declines to state if interplanetary travel is possible. He expresses pity for any being from another planet who would deliberately expose itself to our society.
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Jorrin
University of New Mexico School of Inter- American Affairs
Diplomat Sees Value in Armas Rebels Victory in Guatemala
U S Ambassador John E Peurifoy hailed the overthrow of Jacobo Arbenz as a lasting and significant victory and said Guatemala under Carlos Castillo Armas is stable and entrenched. He noted broad popular support and promised democratic progress not communism while downplaying army unrest.
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Fla
Free World
Carlos Castillo Armas
Jacobo Arbenz
U.S
John E. Peurifoy
Guatemala
Castillo Armas
Peurifoy
Miami Herald
Washington
Greece
Military
Hults Runs Unopposed for State Senate Nomination
Lawrence resident Donald Hults ran unopposed for the state senate Fifth District nomination. He received 1,037 votes in Jefferson County and 4,002 in Douglas County. A canvass by county officials found no winners unseated and only minor total alterations. The GOP precinct race between Julian Zimmerman and Dr. L K Zimmer saw Zimmerman 95 votes to 93 after adjustments.
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Lawrence
Jefferson County
Douglas County
T. R. Gerhart
GOP
Julian Zimmerman
L. K. Zimmer
Zimmerman
Zimmer
Wild Man Hunted Near Arkansas City by Armed Posse
A bearded, scantily clad man described with hoots and blood curdling screams was hunted today along Grouse Creek near the Kansas Oklahoma line. Sheriff officers, horst ack, and Silverdale area farmers searched limestone caves and rugged woods ten miles east of Arkansas City for the mysterious figure who reportedly jumped three Silverdale men last Wednesday night.
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Grouse Creek
Horst Ack
Silverdale
Kansas-Oklahoma
Richard Falkenberg
Johnny Speights
Warren Rice
Johnson Grass
Connecticut Forest Land Area Facts
Connecticut has about two million residents and spans 3 202 500 acres. It contains roughly two million acres of forest land, highlighting extensive woodland coverage within the state.
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Connecticut
Lawrence Growth Seen Attracting Industries And Jobs
Lawrence officials assert continued growth in basic industries and a broad employment ripple. They cite firms like Westvaco Chemical Co and Kansas Power and Light as key drivers, noting 1950s expansion created roughly 2,500 to 3,000 new local jobs aside from university and military facilities.
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Zook
Chamber
Westvaco Chemical Co
Consumers Cooperative Association
Kansas Color Press
Stokely-Van Camp Canning
TechTron
Kansas Power and Light Co
Kansas University
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Market at a Glance Stocks Slide as Traders Sell Heavy
Market summary shows lower stocks and irregular bonds with governments down. Commodities mix with cotton hedging, wheat steady amid rust concerns, corn strong on exports, soybeans firm after early losses. Hogs gain to 24, cattle steady, cattle and hog futures mixed. Kansas City reports light livestock trade with limited sales.
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Kansas City
K. C. Livestock
Kansas City P
USDA
Local Market Grain and Livestock Prices Report
Local markets show Wheat at 2.05, Corn 1.60, kafir 2.40, oats 0.70, barley 1. Poultry lists hens under 4 3 lbs at 6, over 416 lbs at 9, cocks 6. Butterfat quoted 48, 45, 42. Eggs 28. Hogs 23.
Wall Street Slips as Chrysler Leads Broad Decline
The day in New York saw a broad stock market drop with most sectors in retreat. Chrysler Corp cut its quarterly dividend and triggered heavy selling, causing suspensions and renewed declines across steels, motors, railroads, aircrafts, chemicals, rubbers, farm implements, utilities, oils, and airlines as volume neared 3.2 million shares.
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New York
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
N. Y. Stock Exchange
How to Save Lives by Clearing Old Refrigerators
An advice column urges removing latch stop screws from old fridges and bagging the hardware to prevent child deaths. It notes dealers often refuse pickup, leaving junk dealers to haul away only with delivery, creating danger when ice boxes are abandoned near homes.
Negotiators Reach Accord on Changes for A-Law Power
Senate and House negotiators end two day deadlock on a bill placing private industry in atomic power. Seven of ten conferees sign the revised measure led by Rep. W Sterling Cole with three Democrats undecided as it heads to the House for final action.
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Washington
Senate House
W. Sterling Cole
House
Cole
Virginia Military Institute Cadet Food Consumption Revealed
The Alumni Magazine notes the 900 cadets at VMI consumed in a year 209 500 pounds of beef or 400 prime rumps 26 025 pounds of ham 66 225 pounds of fresh pork 160 875 links of sausage and 113 740 frankfurters. Milk 46 110 gallons and 24 600 dozen eggs were produced daily by the institute's kitchen and farms.
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Lexington
Virginia Military Institute
Empire State Building
Connecticut Residents Spend More on Automobiles Than Groceries
Connecticut sales tax data indicate residents buy more automobiles than groceries, highlighting spending patterns across categories and the relative tax impacts on everyday purchases.
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Connecticut
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