Pike Viaduct Link To Be Opened Soon
Kansas Turnpike Authority approves new interchanges and signs in Kansas City. A near term opening will connect the end of the turnpike to the Intercity Viaduct via the Muncie Freeway. The 18th Street Trafficway project aims to ease Johnson County congestion next year. Authority revenues in year two rise 10 to 20 percent. a new six restaurant management plan follows takeover of Towanda and Belle Plaine facilities after a contract dispute with Olympic. A court action and a $1.]
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Muncie
Kansas City
Kas
Johnson County
KTA
Gale Moss
PTA
Lawrence
Topeka
Emporia
Matfield Green
Towanda
Belle Plaine
Olympic House of Kansan
Olympic
U.S
Olympic Commissary Co
Chicago
State Highway Body Sees Tax Hike as Essential
The State Highway Commission urged a cent gasoline tax increase, calling its need irrefutable to secure federal funds. It argued Petroleum Industries Committee figures were in error and outlined a plan for five million dollars for federal-matching projects and 1.2 million for counties and maintenance in the 1959 fiscal year.
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Topeka
State Highway Commission
Petroleum Industries Committee
Walter Johnson
Kansas Chamber of Commerce Highway Council
Births and dismissals listed at Memorial Hospital
At Memorial Hospital the notice lists several discharged patients including Mrs Lueiutta Beer Mrs Carrie McKissack Mrs Dorothy Reusch Jon Dotson Shirley Curtice Mrs Barbara Hunn Velma Unired Esther Strong Opal Freeman Beatrice Hager Alberta Freed and baby, Jewell Sulzen and baby Sean Dariene Hamilton and baby, Elsie Dietz and Leo Bearman. Birth announcement for Mr and Mrs Duane Sand Route 2 on Tuesday.
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Lueiutta Beer
Orie St
Carrie McKissack
Dorothy Reusch
Lincoln St
Jon Dotson
N.Y. St
Shirley Curtice
E. 20Th St
Barbara Hunn
al-’ Mira Ave
Velma Unired
Esther Strong
Eudora
Opal Freeman
Beatrice Hager
McLouth
Gall Hack
Alberta Freed
Forrest, Ave
Jewell Sulzen
Sean Nat Ben
Dariene Hamilton
Park St
Elsie Dietz
Leo’ Bearman
Duane Sand
Turnpike Clash Over Gov Docking’s Criticism
Former Republican State Sen. Bert Collard defends the Kansas Turnpike, says it costs taxpayers nothing and criticizes Gov. Docking for political rhetoric. Townsend counters with praise for management and notes Moss and Collard roles in the Turnpike Association. Docking comments touch broader Middle East talks with Hammarskjold and Ben-Gurion after Mt Scopus convoy disputes.
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Leavenworth
Bert Cotllard
George Docking
Kansas
Collard
State Turnpike Authority
Docking
Tulsa
Turnpike Commission
J. Willam Townsend
Authority
Oklahoma
Turnpike
Frank McDonald
Townsend
Kansas Turnpike
American Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association
Moss
Bert Collard
Wichita
Jerusalem
Topeka
Ite
Mt. Scopus
Ben - Gurion
U. N
Hammarskjold
Middle East
Ben-Gurion
Fourth Salk Shot Recommended for All Adults
A University of Pennsylvania doctor urged a fourth Salk polio shot next spring for all who already had the usual three. He also told people under 40 who have not completed the three shots to finish the series with properly spaced injections. He said such a plan could virtually eliminate paralytic polio as a major disease in 1958.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Lewie L. Cornell
New Responsibility Law Affects Kansas Drivers
Kansas implements a financial responsibility law effective January 1 aimed at removing reckless drivers from highways. Drivers involved in accidents causing death or damage over 100 dollars must prove ability to meet claims up to 11 000 or lose license and vehicle registration. A separate rule requires reporting certain accidents within 24 hours.
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Topeka
State Motor Vehicle Department
Missing Boy Found On Farm Near Home
Tommy Farmer, 14, missing since Saturday from Overbrook Route 2, was found Tuesday evening on a farm about 10 miles northeast. He rode a bicycle, appeared tired and hungry, and said he had permission to be away. A farmer sheltered him and offered work, then notified Topeka police. he is now in the custody of an uncle.
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Tommy Farmer
Overbrook
Topeka
Tommy
Air Force Aims Five Day Push for Speed Record
U.S. forces plan a five day assault at Edwards Air Force Base California to beat the world speed record of 1 132.12 mph with preparations already underway. Great Britain is noted in relation to the record efforts.
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U.S
Three Hurt in One Car Crash on East Seventh Street
A one car accident on East Seventh Street injured three people including Kyra Wright 19 Cheryl Smith 3 and William Smith 16 months all residents of Mich Street. The car struck a utility pole causing about 250 dollars in damage.
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East Seventh Street
Connecticut
New York
Kyra Wright
Cheryl D. Smith
William Smith
Sth
Charlie J. Rhoads
Ottawa
Vernon F. Rogers
Leavenworth
Patrick W. Cantwell
Wnd
St. Terr
Robert A. McDaniel
McDaniel
Baker U speaker cites mixed Russia ahead of convocation
Bishop Dana Dawson told Baker University students and townspeople that Russians show both good and bad traits from last summer’s visit. He noted improved literacy and a large Moscow University, with crowded churches but evident poverty, and warned the church must oppose growing atheistic communism.
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Baker U
Russia
Soviet Union
Dana Dawson
Baker University of Baldwin
Dawson
Moscow
Karl
Marx
Debate on Right to Work at KU Draws 550 Attendees
About 550 persons attended a public information debate at Fraser Theater in Lawrence on whether Kansas should adopt a right to work amendment. Four KU and local figures argued for and against the measure ahead of the November 1958 vote.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Fraser Theater
Kansas University
E. R
Bur) Zook
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Gene Courtney
Centron Corporation
John Ise
Dan Wopson Jr
KU Law School
Journal-World Photo
Phi Delta Phi
International Legal Fraternity
E. R. (Bus) Zook
Dan Hopson Jr
KU “Law School
U.S
Indiana
Fred Hall
Courtney
Hopsen
Hopson
Zook
Embarrassing Moment as Dulles Slips at White House Talk
At a White House conference on Atlantic Pact issues Secretary of State Dulles mishandled a proposal on sharing nuclear information with Britain. Adlai Stevenson sat apart amid leaders, while a senator warned of Bevan rising in Britain. Dulles later grinned at Stevenson as laughter rose among attendees.
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Washington
Ph. T
White House
Eisenhower
Dulles
Britain
Adlai E. Stevenson
Labor Party
Aneurin Bevan
Bevan
United States
Russia
Stevenson
Campus Chest Drive Opens at KU With Four Freshmen Show
The Kansas University Campus Chest Drive opened Tuesday night with a meeting of participating organizations and runs through December 11. A highlight is the Four Freshmen concert at 7 30 p m Sunday in Hoch Auditorium with proceeds to the drive. A Mr Campus Chest contest nominates waiters from women’s houses, and the winner is announced at the concert. The drive funds campus and national organizations.
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Kansas University
Hoch Audtorium
Women's House
KU Campus Chest Drive
Debate Over Right to Work Amendment Prompts Union-Employer Debate
Ise argues against the proposed amendment calling it dishonest and asserting a man can work outside a union plant. Zook counters that the amendment does not alter voluntary membership rights but clarifies individual rights lacking in current law.
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Zook
Ise
Nichols to defend KU budget requests at Topeka hearing
Raymond Nichols executive secretary of Kansas University travels to Topeka for a hearing with Governor George Docking to defend KU budget requests. He notes governor’s recommendations show cuts in the 1959 fiscal year covering July 1 1958 to June 30 1959. Nichols aims to justify the Regents’ original requests ahead of Docking’s forthcoming budget for January legislative presentation.
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Raymond Nichols
Kansas University
Topeka
Board of Regents
George Docking
Nichols
Docking
Merchant Chamber to fund Centennial Park playground gear
The Merchant Junior Chamber of Commerce will fund playground equipment for Centennial Park. The group endorsed the Army Corps of Engineers Kaw Basin water conservation and flood control plan. City Attorney Charles Stough was asked to state the Commission’s position for Monday night meeting allowing resident comment. Three rezoning ordinances passed shifting Sunset Hills area to residential and the southwest corner of 23rd and La Streets to shopping center zoning, plus Twenty-Fifth Street east of Alabama Street to apartment zoning. Indiana scored a 14-7 victory over Villanova after starting the season with four games without a TD.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Centennial Park
Army Corps of Engineers
Kaw Basin
Charles Stough
Sunset Hills
23Rd and
la. Sts
Twenty-Fifth Street
Alabama Street
KU to Open Mortuary Science Department in January
Kansas University announces a new Mortuary Science Department to be directed by Paul R Keenan with a nine month certificate program. Classes will be held at Wahl Hall and the program aims to requiring 47 to 52 credits plus state approval for licensing. Enrollment may start January 6 with a fallback October start if enrollment targets exist. Fees total 450 dollars for residents and 580 dollars for non residents.
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Kansas University
Paul R. Keene
Minnesota University
Wayne University
Detroit
Mich
Temple University
Philadelphia
State Board of Embalmers
Kansas
Dee
Keenan
Canada
Hamilton
Ontario
St. Mary's College
Brockville
Royal Canadian Air Force
Banting Institute
Toronto University
Teamsters Win Backing From Builders At AFL-CIO
In Atlantic City delegates of the Building and Construction Trades Department urged the AFL-CIO to rescind suspension threats against the Teamsters Union. The drive backed by building trades unions calls for ending the expulsion bid as the Teamsters face an eight year probe and Senate Racketeer hearings into alleged misuse of union funds by Hoffa and Beck.
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Atlantic City
Afl-Cio
Teamsters Union
Building and Construction Trades Department
Teamsters
Federa
Senate
Washington
James R. Hoffa
Dave Beck
Picketing at Plant Continues Amid Strike Standstill
Labor unrest at a large chemical plant persists as about 200 workers from Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers Local No 5-613 strike over a new contract. Deputies and Kansas Highway Patrol monitor entrances while management insists the last offer stands.
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Kansas Highway Patrol
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers
Afl-Cio
R. R. Zurbuchen
Sheriff's Office
Orsborn
Chappell
Highway Patrol
Zurbuchen
Washington
Isenhower
U.S
Lawrence E. Walsh
New York
Bell
Walsh
Congress
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Wichitapa
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Memorial Hospital
Guy Redfearn
W. M
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Acacia’ Lodge
A.M. Thureday
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Bates
W. V. Combs
Bey
Harry R. Barmard
Mass. St
Henry Daniels
New Safety Responsibility Law
Daniels
Israel
World
Allen Field House
New Hampshire
Villanova
ALL & Home
Lawrence High Basketball
Winfield
Lawrence High Pep Club
Ernie's Blue Mill
Round Corner Prug
Lawrence Lions
Oread Department For Mortuary Study
Paul RB
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Rogers
Lawrence Paper CO
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