Highway fight over U.S. 69 interstate status continues
A 300 strong Kansas delegation from seven eastern counties urged the State Highway Commission to keep U.S. 69 on the interstate system. Kansas officials proposed rerouting the designation away from Ottawa to a link with the Kansas Turnpike, risking the highway’s future status.
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Topeka
State Highway Commission
Kansas
Kansas U.569 Highway Assn
Jack Goodrich
Parsons
Ottawa
Emporia
Kansas Turnpike
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
F. W. Brinkerhoff
Pittsburg
Kansas U.S. 6 Assn
Gondrich
U.S. 69
Brinkenhoff
Senate debates social security and education funding
Senate moves toward action on a 15 billion education bill funding college scholarships and student loans while considering social security provisions. House-passed tax revisions and a small business relief measure also advance, with debates over funding, deficits, and the aged program.
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Jay
Wylefare
Flemming
Senate
Johnson
U.S
Prade
Maine
Evicted family with six children seeks aid and housing
A family of six, evicted for $100 four month rent, faces hunger after welfare and Salvation Army assistance in the past. The 3y-year-old husband is jobless but seek employment. mother agrees to apply for emergency aid once he returns. Sheriff Chappell vows action but no lodging decision made.
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Welfare Department
Salvation Army
Chappell
Funeral services for Noah A Eberhart 86
Funeral services for Noah A Eberhart 86 of Rowe 2 Baldwin will be at 3 40 Thursday afternoon at Rumsey Funeral Home Burial will be in the Flary Cemetery in Pleasant Grove Eberhart died Tuesday afternoon at Count Convalescent Home He is survived by three sons George W Eberhart of Klamath Falls Everett L Eberhart Baldwin Route 2 and Floyd A Eberhart of Salina one daughter Mrs George Beebe Gypsum one granddaughter and 12 great grandchildren
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Noah A. Eberhart
Rowe 2
Baldwin
Rumsey Funeral Home
Flary
Pleasant Grove
Eberhart
Count
George W. Eberhart
Klamath Falls
Ore
Everett L. Eberhart
Route 2
Floyd A. ‘Eberhart
Salina
George Beebe
Gypsum
Memorial Hospital Admissions and Births and Discharges
List of admissions including Rosa Rogers Harriet Blake Sylvan Foster James Ray Bern Mary Fish Bill Hans Lenose Peterson Carolyn Chaffee Eloise Davis Lora Nutt Robert Ball and others. Births noted for Harris and Smith families. Discharges include Elaine Sim and baby girl Harriette Haubenstock baby girl Shirley Wulfkahle and baby boy among others.
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Rosa Rogers
Harriet Blake
Topeka
Sylvan Foster
Ozawkie
James Raybern
Eudora
Mary Fish
Bill Hans
Route 4
Freeman Sales
Garfield St
Eloise Davis
Woon. J, St
Lora Nutt
Robert Ball
W. Ath St
Donnaana
Uta On
J. St. Dennis Milleret
Linwond
Bessie Haug
Ohio St
Gisele Gotting
Citysreom Bid Hearings And Street Project Notes
The city opened bids with six bidders for a $10,000 sidewalk project on East Fifteenth Street near East Heights School with bid opening set for August 26. An ordinance banning parking on the east side of Michigan Street from Second to Fourth was passed. A request to shift the sidewalk to the south side to save trees was denied to avoid extra crossings for children going to school.
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Sreom
Offith
Town Sts
Mission
Michigan Street
East Fifteenth Street
East Heights
Fifteenth
Old Fiddlers Contest at Fair includes amateur talent
Fairae Ldhan announces an Old Fiddlers Contest at the fair Saturday night at 8 with an amateur talent show for all ages. Participants must register by 7 30 p m at the program place. Display booths are full and exhibitors prepare top displays. The event also features a Paul Helston Show of the East Central Kansas Holstein Association representing nine counties at the state fair.
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Husted
Imple
Paul Helston
Kansas Holstein Association
Cistigl
Kickoff Dinner Backed by Lawrence JC Chapter
A five man Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce team will help run the Kansas University football kickoff dinner at Meadvay. Bill Hough outlined plans for the event to be attended by about 630 to 700 people including the 1958 KU football team and coach Tack Mitchell. Lawrence civic clubs sponsor the dinner and ticket sales are handled by club members.
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Lawrenee Junior Chamber of
Comce
Kansas’ University
Hough
Muararks
Ineces
Sctvicy
Court Notices and Fines Highlight County and Police Dockets
County Court Preliminary hearing for Charles L. Casteel Jr. set Aug 25 on joy riding charge with $200 bond. Divorces granted for William B Haupt and Gladys L Haupt. Laverne Bagby and Mary Nell Bagby. Martha Frances Baird of 1535 Cadet St fined $5 plus costs for no passing offense. Police Court fined Charles G Sandlers of 504 Locust St $10 for running a red light.
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Charles L. Casteel Jr
Snr
William B. Haupt
Gladys L. Haupt
Laverne Bagby
Mary Nell Bagby
Martha Frances Baird
Cadet St
Charles G. Sandlers
Locust St
Farm compromise reached in House leaders meeting
Washington AP report says House leaders agreed on a farm bill compromise to pass before adjournment. The measure would end price supports for cotton rice and corn but keep a 65 percent parity floor and go to a two thirds vote under a take it or leave it rule. Speaker Rayburn plans a Thursday vote with expectations of passage.
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Washington
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Plans Issued for West Junior High at Yale Road Crestline
Plans for the new West Junior High School at Yale Road and Crestline Drive will be distributed to contractors this week. School Board Clerk A E Woe stemeyer said the plans come from Charles Marshall the state architect in Topeka. Bids must be submitted by 4 p.m. on Tuesday Sept 9 and will be opened in the Board of Education office.
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New West
Yale Road
Crestline Drive
A. E. Woestemeyer
Charles Marshall
Topeka
Board of Education
Lunar probe eyed for far side moon photos and space tests
The project aims to relay moon closeups if functional, possibly orbit the moon to capture photos of its far side. It will also carry instruments to measure particle impacts and map gravitational fields. Escape from Earth requires 25 000 miles per hour, with rockets to adjust speed and direction for lunar orbit if near the moon.
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Earth
Moon
Navy Vanguard
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Defense Department
Air Force
Minnesota
Grover I Schock
David G. Simons
Groton
Conn
Danger Island
South Pacific
Latin refresher classes at Central Junior High
Lawrence High School students enrolling in Latin this fall may attend refresher sessions now in Room 105 at Central Junior High School located at 14th and Mass. Street. Classes run daily weekdays from 9 to 11 am with no fee, sponsored by the Board of Education.
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The
Board of Education
Ratner Testimony Covers Conference Fees and Hoffa Link
Ratner discussed arranging a private conference with Hoffa and suggested he would have charged a substantial fee if he had done so. He described tense moments during testimony and referenced a March 11 1954 letter to Hoffa about a luncheon with Smith and a post luncheon private talk.
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Barney Baker
Ratner
Hoffa
Rattner
Smith
Kansas
House
Polar Feats Mark U S Science Push Under Ice
Washington reports a busy season for U S scientific projects. Nautilus crossed the North Pole beneath the ice, Skate reached the pole, a Navy blimp landed in Massachusetts after an 8000 mile arctic run, and several missile and space experiments proceed at Cape Canaveral and White Sands.
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Washington
North Pole
U.S
Pole
South Weymonth
Mass
Arctic
H. B. van Gorder
Polar
Johnston Island
Pacific
Army
White Sands
N. M
Ratner details links to Hoffa Smith and taxi pact in early 1950s
Ratner testified about a contempt citation he refused to sign and about meetings with Smith. He described a secret teamsters deal paying Wichita taxi owners $15,000 to influence a union shop vote, with funds placed in escrow. He acknowledged $1,554.09 in Detroit for seven days’ work and described a jocular package of cash for a Republican fundraising dinner.
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Hoffman
Dave Previant
Milwaukee
Ratner
Kennedy
Smith
Hoffa
Teamster
Salinay Kan
Detroit
Teamsters
Wichita
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Jack Graham
Red Billiegh
Crown Prince Akihito Out Early In Karuizawa Tennis
Crown Prince Akihito, 24, loses in early rounds of both doubles and singles at the Karuizawa Tennis Tournament. His doubles partner, Chiharu Igaya, Olympic skier, also exits after hard hitting Kelg University rivals defeat them.
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Karuizawa
Japan
Crown Prince
Akihito
Kelg University
Chiharu
Chick) Igaya
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