City weighs action on Vermont Street parking lot acquisition
City Commission eyes two main options after condemnation reports. Appraisers set Freeman property value at 21000 with 7000 damages for Bowman lease. payment yields immediate possession and possible appeals. Negotiations continue with Western Star Lodge and Huddle Tavern owner.
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Vermont Street
City Commission
Glenn
Margaret Louise Freeman
Okla. St
Edward M. Bowman
Hook
Vt. St
Freeman
Ethan A. Smith
Clarence Miller
Eugene Haley
Warren Decker
Bowman
District Court
John Brand Jr
Western Star Lodge
John Emick
Huddle Tavern
St. Brand
Max Smith Taken After Fall At Nitrate Plant
Max Smith of the Co operative Farm Chemicals Association was rushed to Lawrence Memorial Hospital by Citizens Ambulance at about 2 45 this afternoon after falling from a 10 foot dryer drum in the nitrate plant.
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Max Smith
Cooperative Farm Chemicals Association
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Citizen’s
Robert L Hull to Teach at KU
Robert Leslie Hull renowned music director for the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra will join the Kansas University faculty as visiting lecturer in the spring semester. He will conduct the spring University Symphony concert and substitute for away on leave professor Robert Baustian. Hull has guest conducted major orchestras and ballet groups and composed works including Washington Monument at Night. He holds a Ph.D from Cornell and a bachelor degree from Eastman with studies at Rochester University. He has held posts at Cornell Texas Christian University and held numerous professional memberships.
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Robert Leslie Hull
Fort Worth
Kansas University
Thomas Gorton
Fine Arts
Hull
University Symphony
Lawrence
Robert Baustian
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Rochester Civic Orchestra
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Fort Worth Ballet Arts
Washington Monument
North Carolina
Cornell University
Texas Christian University
Eastman School of Music
Rochester University
New York
American Musicological Society
American Renaissance Society
Music Teachers National Association
American Association of University Professors
Phi Mu Alpha, Sinfonia
American Symphony Orchestra League
American Federation of Musicians
Baker Associate Tells of Profits in Senate Probe
Mrs. Gertrude Novak testified that Robert Baker and the Novak family split a $54,889 stock profit from Mortgage Guarantee Insurance Co. of Milwaukee after Baker offered a deal and provided no own funds. The Senate Rules Committee opened hearings into Baker's outside business dealings following his resignation as secretary to the Senate's Democratic majority.
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Washington
Senate
Robert G. Baker
Gertrude C
Trudy) Novak
Senate Rules Committee
Baker
Alfred S. Novak
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Co
Milwaukee
Plymouth Church Schedules Advent and Christmas Events
Plymouth Congregational Church plans a noon Advent service in the Chapel. At 7 p.m. the Stephen Vincent Benet play A Child Is Born will be staged with six local actors. The Plymouth Choir from the Theater at Kansas University will join, with Holle Caston directing. A White Gift service and Christmas party follows at 4 p.m. Sunday, and a 7:30 p.m. Christmas Eve candle light service closes the schedule.
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Plymouth Congregational Church
Stephen Vincent Benet
Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fontanne
James Drury
Robert Faulk
Everett Buhler
Ramon Wilson
Ross McKinney
Board weighs space for data processing in fall addition
The board weighs whether data processing space will be included in the fall project. Cited admin office problems include inadequate meeting rooms and space, duplication of equipment, and access issues for teachers. Other actions include summer school expansion, inservice training limits, and staff hires.
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Central
Knox
Central Junior High
Jets Roar At Wrights Memorial In Kitty Hawk
In Kitty Hawk North Carolina AP reports a two day tribute to Orville and Wilbur Wright marking their Dec 17 1903 flight. The Air Force Thunderbird precision team led a display of military aircraft at the site the Wright brothers used to lift their craft off the ground ten feet.
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Kitty Hawk
N.C
Wright Brothers
Air Force
Thunderbird
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Wrights
Court Reverses Red Conviction
A federal appeals court in Washington DC overturned the Communist party conviction for failure to register as a Soviet agent. The Court of Appeals ruled the government must prove a volunteer registrant existed under the 1950 Subversive Activities Control Act, sending the case back for possible new trial or directed acquittal.
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Washington
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia
Communist Defense
Alexander Holtzoff
U.S. District Court
Communist Party of the
United States
District Court
Christmas caroling at McAllister School and post office notes
Lawrence students and families plan Christmas caroling at McAllister School tonight and again Wednesday and Thursday with gatherings at 6 15 to 6 30 p m and refreshments in the gym afterward. Post office stamp windows will close at 5 p m Saturday.
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McAllister School
Richard Rundquist
McNamara Warns Russians of U S Atomic Strength
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara told a NATO ministerial meeting that the United States has a growing atomic arsenal capable of destroying Russian society if faced with a nuclear surprise attack. He asserted the alliance can fight a conventional war with the Soviet Union without immediate nuclear escalation.
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Paris
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
North Atlantic Alliance
Soviet Union
McNamara
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Atlantic Alliance
Knackstedt Sentenced to 10 to 21 Years in Reformatory
John W. Knackstedt, 16, of 637 Vt. St., was sentenced in District Court to 10 to 21 years at the Hutchinson state reformatory after pleading guilty to first degree robbery tied to Sept. 29 beating and theft of a watch from Leo Buerman of Route 1. Sheriff Broeker said the inmate would be moved to Hutchinson soon. Two other defendants received probation for narcotics possession and intent to do bodily harm.
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John W. Knackstedt
Vt. St
State Reformatory
Hutchinson
Knackstedt
Leo Buerman
Route 1
Fred Broeker
District Court
Frank Gray
Dennis W. Richardson
Kansas City
James M. Howard
Topeka
Expression of gratitude for flowers and support after loss
We express sincere appreciation to friends and relatives for flowers cards food and kindness shown during the death of our son and brother Arthur J. Cobb Mr and Mrs L R Cobb and family
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Arthur J. Cobb
L. R. Cobb
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Lawrence, Kan
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Schurr
Kansas Association of School Boards
K.A.S.B
Kansas
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Ray Culbertson
East Heights
Smith-St. John
Edwin Mumford
Lawrence High
Don Brink
Dale Loney
Central Junior High School
Jets
Douglas County
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
John Drake
Kansas Water Resources Board
Pomona
David Storer
Source
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Denver
Tampa
Lawrence Memorial Co
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