Eisenhower Calls Atom a Peaceful Tool for Human Progress
President Eisenhower told the International Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy that atomic science is the newest and most promising tool to cure disease, ignorance, and poverty. He urged governments, businesses, and professionals to engage in cooperative efforts to apply atomic knowledge for mankind’s well being. The message, read by Lewis L. Strauss, reaffirmed the 1953 pledge to the UN to pursue peaceful uses of energy.
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Geneva
Eisenhower
International Conference On Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy
Lewis L. Strauss
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
U.N
Shoes United Fire Alarm Calls Troubleshoot
Chief John Miller explains the department has answered multiple fire calls from incorrect numbers. People mistake the number and fail to explain the situation, sometimes panicking and hanging up. He asks callers to clarify when a misdial occurs.
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John Miller
Deaths and Funerals for Millis Schaefer and Others
Mrs. Millis Schaefer, 85, of Topeka, dies at home. Survived by three daughters and three sons, funeral 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Wall-Diffen Dexter Mortuary Topeka, with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery. Also notices for Mrs. Harry E. Bishop of Ottawa killed in an accident. funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Wesleyan Methodist Church Ottawa. interment Highland Park Cemetery Ottawa. Survivors include husband Harry L. Bishop, daughter Mrs. Joel G. Fritzel, and sons Harry Elston Bishop and Keith Bishop. Keith and Harry L. Bishop hospitalized. Dr. F.E. Montzingo dies near Attica. funeral 2:30 p.m. today. survived by wife and four children including Laura, Jane, Charles and others.
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Millis &Chapter
Millie Schaefer
Deusen County
Topeka
Daughers
Scott Fleming
Jk. C. Carr
M. L. Carrigan
JA. W. Schaefer
Frank Schaefer
Carl Schaefer
Terra Bella
Calif
Katie Offen
Conrad Kuester
Totpeka
John Kuester
Elgin
Wall-Diffendexter Mortuary
Thurtall
Memorial Park i Cemetery
Harry E. Bishop
Overland Park
Wesleyan Methodist Church
North Main Street
Ottawa
Highland Park Cemetery
Harry L
Aighter
Joel G. Fritzel
FE. R
Woman Faces Split After Korean War POW Returns
Una Schmidt Fine moved away with her young son to decide if she will stay with husband Alford Fine or the returning POW Daniel Schmidt. Schmidt, held 32 months in a Red Chinese prison, spoke from Tokyo after being shot down in 1953. Her attorney said she and Fine are separated until matters are resolved.
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Nevada City
Calif
Una- Schmidt-Fine
Una
Alford B. Fine
Daniel C. Schmidt
Schmidt
Tokyo
America
Harold AY
Tangle Berliner
Berliner
Red Cross
KU Teacher, Wife Hurt in Boonville Car Crash
Lawrence couple Frank Miller and wife are hospitalized in Boonville Missouri with serious injuries after a Saturday collision while en route from Kansas to Brooklyn New York. Miller a KU chemistry teaching assistant and Mrs Miller a zoology secretary. Waters family from Wichita also injured.
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Lawrence
St. Joseph's Hospital
Boonville
Frank Miller
Tenn. St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Booneville
Miller
K. U
University
Chandler Seems Certain Of Winning in Kentucky
Former baseball commissioner A B Happy Chandler led in Kentucky's Democratic gubernatorial primary as returns from 2028 of 4074 precincts showed Chandler with 152 937 votes versus Bert T Combs 135 907 and Jesse N R Cecil 3235. Chandler headquarters said the early lead was holding firm while Combs hoped for a narrow victory.
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Louisville
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Kentucky
U. S
Chandler
Bert T. Combs
Jesse
N. R. Cecil
Combs
Renewals for KU scholarships aid 109 women for 1955 56
Renewals of residence hall scholarships valued at more than $33,000 for 109 undergraduate women at Kansas University have been granted for the 1955 56 school year. Grants cover fall semester with renewal possible if scholars keep above average grades. Four halls for women are Douthart Miller Sallis Watkins. Monthly board and room charges run about 40 dollars, roughly 300 dollars less annually than comparable housing. The plan originated at KU with Watkins Hall built in 1926 by Mrs Elizabeth M Watkins.
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Kansas University
Aare Douthart
Miller
Sellards and
Watkins
Prowler and Weekend Crash Highlight Lawrence News
A southern Lawrence resident reported a prowler dragged a garbage can to peer in while a wife bathed, then fled in a nearby car. Five people sustained minor injuries in a Saturday collision at North Third and Lincoln Streets involving a 1955 station wagon, with Mrs. Marie Carlson among the injured.
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Lawrence
North Third
Lincoln Sts
Marie Carlson
Lake St
Arthur Eugene Austin
Jra
Wichita
Austin
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
O.& Sojourners
Guy Redfearn
W.M
W. “Mole
Sec
Leavenworth man fined in county court for traffic and open bottle
Adam Smith of Leavenworth was fined $60 and costs in county court for driving on the left side of the highway and transporting an open bottle. A related note states about 8 percent of men are red green color blind versus 1 percent of women.
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Adam Smith
Leavenworth
Lawrence Dial Switch Begins With Mayor Crown Call
In Lawrence a Saturday tour of the Southwestern Bell office preceded the town’s dial system roll out at 1:01 a.m. Sunday Mayor John Crown placed the first long distance call to NBC's Monitor via Southeastern Bell. The call was to John Cameron Swayze but he was away. a Monitor announcer later noted the city’s debut. The switch brings dialing prefixes like V one three and warns of misdial risks. About 100 4 H club members from seven counties toured the Kansas Power and Light plant near Lawrence and enjoyed a post tour picnic.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Lawrence
John Crown
Crown
Southeastern Bell
NBC
Monitor
John Cameron Swayze
Lawrence and
K.A
Nbc-Tv
Swayze
Journal-World
Lafgrence
Viking
Vinland
Eudora
Clinton
Kansas Power and Light Co
Doniphan
Brown
Jackson
Lawrence plant chosen amid expansion. campus quiets after summer term
The Lawrence plant was selected by sponsors amid recent expansions at the installation. Attending were Earl A. Palmberg of Topeka KP&L office and various 4-H leaders, home agents, and club agents from involved areas. Kansas University students and faculty retreat as August ends, the Law School summer session concludes, and fall preparations begin. Robert A. Cornwell scored a hole in one at Lawrence Country Club with a foursome including Jack Harris, Carl Mettner, and Dr. C. I. Alexander. Dr. Robert Taft will speak on Abraham Lincoln at Memorial Union Pine Room to aid foreign students.
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Peka
Lawrence
Earl A. Palmberg
Topeka Kp&l
Kansas University
Law
Robert A. Cornwell
Tenn
Lawrence Country Club
Jack Harris
Carl Mettner
Dr. C. I. Alexander
Robert Taft
Abraham Lincoln
Pine Room
Memorial Union
K. U
Birth Announcements and Dismissals At Memorial Hospital
A list from Memorial Hospital records shows several dismissals and a birth. Names include Mrs. Sarah Leonard Topeka Mrs. Lois Watson 1301 W 6th St Miss Shirley Wilson 846 N Y St and Mr. and Mrs Lehman Shrable Route 2 announce a daughter born Saturday. Additional names span Topeka Baldwin De Soto Eudora and Tonganoxie areas with numerous residents listed.
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Sarah Leonard
Topeka
Frank Leonard
Thomas £. Boyd
Route 3
Halsey Cowles
Baldwin
Lois Watson
W. 6Th St
Helen Heinrich
Ola O'Brien
John Shirkey
Washington, D. C
Mattie Floyd
Mass. St
Shirley Wilson
N. Y. St
Forrest Booth
Wellsville
Elizabeth Ann Emerson
M. St
Allen Glenn Robertson
Sts
Betty Luckett
Ohio St
Florence Smith
Highland Dr
Virginia Dimsdale
Route 5
Alma May Moorman
Learnard Ave
Leota Rake
Barker Ave
Nellie Whitmore
Sunflower
Delmer Alpers
Eudora
Eleanor Lux
Tonganoxie
Patricia Sledd
Mass
Velma Mason
Ledompton
William
Henry Peever- Jein
Claude Smith
Norma Knapp
DeSoto
Lyle Cobb
Prairie St
Helen Brewington
Roy Lee Walden, Jr
Tenn St
Constance Carter
Arlene Davenport
St. Claude
Kampschroeder
Gus Hauswirth
Bonita Lister
McLouth
Lehman
Market snapshot shows quiet trading and mixed bonds
Markets at a glance report stocks lower amid unusually quiet trading. Bonds show mixed, narrow moves while cotton edges lower on government crop estimates and corn and wheat stumble. Hog and cattle futures bid higher as grains slip with mixed yardage at Kansas City auctions.
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Midwest
Cash Grain
Kansas City
Market and stock reports mixed on a slowed trading day
In New York Wall Street fell slowly with down prices across B and C sectors. Kansas City USDA livestock quotes show calves, steers, cows and hogs with mixed gains and declines, while produce and poultry markets list varying prices for hens, eggs, butterfat, and young poultry.
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Wall Street
New York
K-C
Kansas City
USDA
D A Miller Sustains Arm Break In Car Truck Crash
D A Miller, 69, Route 5, suffered a broken arm about 1 pm today when his car collided with a flatbed truck carrying farm equipment. Miller was in good condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. his yard remained scattered with equipment after the crash. The truck was driven by Joe Crowe, 22, of Rock Island, who was uninjured.
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Dale Waters
Wichita
Waters
Sandra Lee
Boonville
D. A. Miller
Route 5
Mifell
No. 6 School
23Rd
Iowa Sts
Miller
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Joe Crowe
Rock Island
Continuance Sought in Doctor Galbraith Murder Trial
Defense lawyers for Dr. Ben T Galbraith heart specialist charged with murdering his wife and three children asked for a 30 day delay after the doctor attempted suicide in his jail cell. He appeared in Pittsburg County District Court with wrists bandaged as the trial date, set for today, faced postponement following the fourth suicide attempt since the family was killed and their home burned in March.
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McAlester
Oklaha
Ben T. Galbraith
Pittsburg
March Galbraith
Kansas University Class of 1930 Seeks Anniversary Gift
The Kansas University class of 1930 seeks 442 dollars to complete a silver anniversary reunion fund in June. Led by class president Arthur J Red Cromb of Kansas City Missouri the drive has 218 members contributing 2588 dollars and 500 dollars from an insurance policy on Cromb. The fund tops previous class efforts as 145 of 933 living members attended the 25th reunion with spouses and children totaling 250 attendees.
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Kansas University
Greater University Fund
The
Endowment Association
Arthur J
Cromb
Kansas City
Child Evangelism Meet At Baptist Tabernacle
A one day conference on child evangelism will be held Wednesday at the Baptist Tabernacle Church 1346 A 1 St. The program aids church and Sunday School workers seeking training to teach children and combat juvenile delinquency. Sessions run 10 to 11 30 and 1 15 to 4 15 with a 3 pm children’s program and a color film Our Children after. Dr and Mrs Frank R Mann direct the Kansas Child Evangelism Fellowship.
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Baptist Tabernacle
A. 1
Child Evangelism Fellowship
Interdenominational
Frank R. Mann
Kansas
KU College Hall Typewriter Missing Since June Report
H S Van Nortwick of the Kansas University Business Office reported to police that a typewriter was taken from Flint Hall, the KU Journalism building, sometime since last June. The loss figure is not set, but the machine cost $38 in 1939. Magnesium weighs two thirds as much as aluminum and a fourth as much as steel.
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H. S. van Nortwick
Kansas University Business Office
Flint Hall
K.U
van Nortwick
Strike reports to jury at Westinghouse plant in Kansas City
Reports of violence at the strikebound Westinghouse jet engine plant will be presented to the Jackson County grand jury on Wednesday. County Prosecutor Richard K. Phelps said he has invited company officials, Sheriff Arvid Owsley, and Col. B. Marvin Casteel to testify. Recent studies indicate the United States has more than three million alcoholics.
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Kansas City U
Westinghouse
Jackson County
Grand Jury
Richard K. Phelps
Arvid Owsley
Col
B. Marvin Casteel
Jackson County Sheriff's Patrol
Party at Bulganin estate features meals, fishing and a soccer telecast
Moscow reports a 5 4 hour informal party at Premier Bulganin's country estate southeast of Moscow attended by 150 guests including foreign diplomats. Molotov spilled an Indonesian ambassador's wife boat incident while Bohlen outrowed Mikoyan in a boat race. Khrushchev and marshals Zhukov and Koney raspberry picked. Bulganin helped Bohlen's 15 year old daughter Avis catch three fish. The event included luncheon, theater singing, lake boating, deer park drive, and a telecast of Spartak's 3 0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers. Bulganin called the gathering a result of Geneva harmony and hoped for more such events, while Khrushchev cautioned it not interfere with work.
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Moscow
Molotov
U.S
Charles E. Bohlen
A. I. Mikoyan
Nikita Khrushchev
Georgi Zhukov
Ivan Koney
Fremier
Bulganin
Bohren
Avis
Mier
Bolshbi Theater
Deer Park
Moscow Spartak
England
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Geneva
Khrushchev
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Allied
Allis Chal TI
Am Tel&Tel
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Am Todoe
Atchison
du Pont
Goodyear
Gulf Oil
Mont Ward
NY Central
Penney JC
Phill
Proct & G
RCA
Reyn
St Jos
Sears Rock
Sinclair O Sik
Rea
Socony
Gos Ip Spen Chem
US Steel
Westg el
Woolworth
Sweren
United States
Hartford
Paul K. Kincaid
Mark Amott
Mane
Ward & Barker
George Hedrick
Derrold
Bulgaria
Wartford
Lawrence Mills
Karl Kreiger
East Ath
Qlal VI
Douglas
County State Bank
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Cooper
Wakrin
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