Maugham Deteriorates to Death Awaiting Hourly End
British author W. Somerset Maugham lay in a coma in Nice after a stroke at Cap Ferrat. Doctors forecast death within 24 hours as his condition remained stationary and deteriorated with pulmonary congestion. His secretary Alan Searle noted his will for cremation and burial in Canterbury Cathedral, with no immediate family at his bedside.
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Nice
France
W. Somerset Maugham
Cap Ferrat
Georges Roten
Mam
Rosanoff
Mr. Maugham
Maugham
Searle
Lemson
Lambeth
Frederick
Wichita Girl Stirs Police In Cool Garb
A pink pajama clad, red haired girl walked 13 blocks in 4 degree wind to Wichita Police Headquarters asking to see an officer. Dispatch broadcast a pickup for the girl as Officer Worthan tailed a paddy wagon that vanished from its lot. The driver halted 7 blocks from the station and found the suspect to be a woman in pink nightwear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita, Kan
Dipa
John Worthan
Worthan
Lawrence School Board Meeting Tonight
The Lawrence Board of Education will meet at 7 30 this evening at the Administration Center. The agenda includes building programs at Schwegler School and northwest Lawrence, applications for special services and reading programs under federal aid to education acts, resignations, and the election of new teachers and a secretary. Business matters, auditors employment, reports on federal aid projects, and unification-related items are also on the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Board of Education
Administration Center
Schwegler School
Northwest Lawrence
Lawrence Board
Beatniks Become Big Problem for Yugoslavia Youth
In Belgrade the rise of beatnik culture sparks concern as teens imitate Western trends, steal cars for thrill rides, and defy socialist norms. Parliament tightens laws with up to six months in prison, revealing that many culprits come from well‑to‑do families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Britain
Belgrade Politika Ekspress
Mad Man Uses Gas To Start Chicago Tavern Fire
Robert Lee Lassiter admitted using a borrowed match to ignite a fire at the Seeley Club on West Madison Street killing 13 and injuring 22. He said the blaze followed an argument with Eddie Gaston, a waiter at the club, and was sparked after Lassiter left vowing revenge. Gaston was among the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Robert Lee Lassiter
West Side
Lassiter
Seeley Club
West Madison Street
Eddie Gaston
Gaston
Ex Surgeon General Bliss Dies at 77 in Tucson
Maj. Gen. Raymond W. Bliss, who led the U.S. Army Medical Department as surgeon general through much of the Korean War, died in Tucson at age 77 after entering Davis-Monthan Air Force base with a chest cold and succumbing to related complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Raymond W. Bliss
U.S
Davis-Monthan
Funeral Annoucement Listing for Rum ney Funeral Home
Complete Funeral Facilities Rum ney Funeral Home VI 3 5111 Adv
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Rumney Funeral Home
Jayhawk Joggers Club moves to Lawrence High track
The Jayhawk Joggers Club led by former KU track coach Bill Easton has relocated workouts to the Lawrence High School track west of the LHS building. Easton notes the smoother surface, with sessions at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, open to all Lawrence men free of charge. When weather turns bad, practices will shift to Robinson Gym.
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Jayhawk
Bill Easton
Lawrence High School
LHS
Easton
Lawrence
Robinson Gym
Kansas KU honors Pamela Ellington for aid after accident
Pamela Ellington of Saratoga California a KU junior will be guest of honor at a Wednesday Christmas dinner in Templin Hall. She receives a plaque for outstanding service after aiding injured student Errol Wahl of Valley Center who was struck by a car November 11, applying pressure to his leg and helping until an ambulance arrived. Wahl underwent leg surgery and can now walk with crutches.
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Pamela Ellington
Saratoga
Calif
Kansas University
Ku’s
Templin Hall
Men of
Templin
Miss Ellington
Errol Wahl
Valley Center
KU students to holiday break at Mount Oread
Kansas University students begin the Christmas vacation at 12 30 p m Saturday and resume classes by 7 30 a m Monday Jan 3. Douglas County Association for Mental Health members toured Topeka State Hospital Sunday delivering gifts including a record player toys and cosmetics from a special gifts committee.
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Kansas University
Mount Oread
Jack Burris
Sunset Dr
Topeka State Hospital
Douglas County Association For Mental Health
Associaation
Douglas County Extension Office
Plymouth Congregational Church
Vt. St
First Christian Church
Dandelions Bloom Early in Lawrence Front Yard
Mrs. Shirley Carter of Route 3 Lawrence reports two dandelions in her front yard today and two more about to bloom as warm weather confuses season cues.
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Shirley Carter
Route 3
Lawrence
Biocom
Funeral Director Clarence Moulden dies in Leavenworth
Clarence Pete Moulden 57 longtime manager and director of Davis Funeral Chapel in Leavenworth died in his sleep at home. Born in Easton Kansas he attended the University of Kansas and Washburn University law school and was active in Masonic circles as well as the Kansas Funeral Directors Association and the National Funeral Directors Association.
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Leavenworth, Kan
Clarence
Pete) Moulden
Davis Funeral Chapel
Leavenworth
Easton
Kan
University of Kansas
Washburn University Law School
Kansas Funeral Directors Association
National Funeral Directors Association
Lawrence High debaters win two trophies weekend
Lawrence High School debaters earned two second place trophies in cross examination at Salina and Osage City Invites. juniors Miles Zimmerman and Wood Merrill placed at Salina with five of six prelims. seniors Betsi Nelick and Jim Kotas won at Osage City with a flawless five rounds.
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Lawrence High School
Jim Kotas
Naismith
Betsi Nelick
Terrace
Osage City
Wood Merrill
Dakota
Miles Zimmerman
Mass
Salina
Journal-World Photo
Lawrence
LHS
Lance Wiliams
Chris Saricks
Montana
Kit Gunn
Miss
Woody Wright
Tenn
Nancy Taylor
Route 1
Tim Gilles
Iowa
Becky Owen
Maine
Bitsy Dellwig
Susie Hatfield
Jeanne Elliott
Clifton Ct
Augusta
Mary Ludlow
David Paden
Lance Hill
N. H
Broad Stuewe
Schwarz
Lawrence High
Winfield
Rosedale High School
Kansas City
Kan
Manhattan
Two KU Men Set for Rhodes Scholarship Contest
Kansas University will be well represented at the Wednesday Rhodes Scholarship committee meeting in Hutchinson. Two Mount Oread faculty members sit on the committee to screen district competition entrants in Des Moines. Four KU seniors and graduates will appear, with candidates from Nebraska also competing. Rhodes Scholars receive about 2 600 dollars annually for up to three years to study at Oxford.
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Kansas University
Hutchinson
Mount Oread
Des Moines
Nebraska
Alden Bell
KU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Charlton Hinman
Stephen Munzer
Salina
James Nickum
Wichita
Lowell Paul
Miltonvale
Philip Smith
Onaga
Woodrow Wilson
Stanford University
Michael Vineyard
Wymore
Neb
Rhodes
Oxford University
England
Liberal Man Elected GOP District Leader
Jim French of Liberal was elected 1st District Republican chairman to replace McDill Boyd of Phillipsburg who resigns for private business. The Seward County chair man was the unanimous choice of about 100 county officers from 58 counties at a Saturday dinner. Mrs Dane Bales of Logan became district vice chair man. Mrs Ellamay Kay moved out of the district. Retaining posts were Mrs Jack Boyd secretary and N C Grant treasurer.
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Meade
N. C. Grant
Salina
About 600 Hear Vespers at KU
Some 600 people attended the annual Christmas Vespers at Kansas University with 250 students performing. The event in Hoch Auditorium featured the KU Symphony Orchestra Brass Choirs Chamber Choir Concert Choir and University Singers with living tableaux and selections by Nelson Praetorius Vaughn Williams Britten. A free will offering raised 909.16 for the KU music scholarship fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas University
Thomas Gorton
KU School of Fine Arts
Hoch
Gorton
KU Symphony Orchestra
Ken Nelson
Praetorius
Vaughn-Williams
Britten
Robert Ludlow
John Talleur
Peter Thompson
Dwight Burnham
Albert Gerken
University Carillonneur
KU Brass
Hoch Auditorium
Sukarno Denounces PKI Crackdown in Indonesia
President Sukarno denounces the crackdown on the Indonesian Communist party PKI, saying the drive arrests and kills innocent people. He voices concern amid tensions over the anti PKI campaign in Jakarta.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
Indonesian Communist Party
PKI
Urban renewal grant to Salina Kansas for park project
The Urban Renewal Administration approved a $124 144 grant to Salina Kansas for a 13 acre northeast industrial park project and set aside $1 631 000 for a loan and grant for the same project announced by Senator James B. Pearson.
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Salina Washington
Urban Renewal Administration
Salina
Kan
James B. Pearson
R-Kan
Strong plea for capital punishment in Clutter case
Alvin Dewey Kansas Bureau of Investigation agent urged maintaining capital punishment at a Lawrence Rotary Club noon talk. He cited the Clutter family murders near Garden City and the April execution of Perry Smith and Richard Hickock, arguing the law is needed for brutal crimes. He recalled the case's low evidence and distant motive, stressing the Clutters as an unlikely target.
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Kansas
Lawrence
Dewey
FBI
Finney County
Kansas Highway Patrol
KBI
Smith and Hickock
Clutter
Former Air Force Officer Dies After Illness
During the Korean War era a former air force officer died at 77. He entered Davis Monthan Air Force Base Hospital last Thursday with a chest cold and died from complications. After retiring in 1951 he lived in Chocurua New Hampshire and spent winters in Tucson.
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Tucson
Ariz
Raymond W. Bliss
U.S
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Hospital
Chocurua
N.H
Republicans Reject Extreme Groups In GOP Resolution
The Republican Coordinating Committee endorsed a resolution urging members to reject membership in radical or extremist organizations. The move, supported by Senate Leader Everett Dirksen and Gov. Smylie, avoids naming the John Birch Society, while Goldwater faces internal pressure over Birch ties.
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Washington
John Birch Society
Republican Coordinating Committee
GOP
Ray C. Bliss
Republican Party
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Robert E. Smylie
Idaho
Birch Society
Smylie
The
Barry Goldwater
Phoenix
Pennsylvania
Hugh Scott
Goldwater
Scott
Ku Klux Klan
Robert Welch
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Medal Winner Is Dead
Rear Adm. Raymond J. Pflum died Saturday at age 57 after a heart attack. A World War II decorated naval aviator, Pflum held the Navy Cross, three Distinguished Flying Crosses and seven Air Medals after a 20 year career.
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Washington
Raymond J. Pflum
Pflum
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Rice Phelps
Don Phelps
Lawrence Loan Finance CO
Vermont
Reds
Cooper-Warren Mortuary Home
New Hampshire
Bliss
Sundey
Lawrence Mills
Archie Mills
Ening
Lieve
New York Stock Exchange
Tennessee
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