Cost of Living Holds Steady in November Across Sectors
Washington AP The Labor Department reports the consumer price index at 106.0 on the 1957 59 base, unchanged from October. Food and clothing eased while autos and services rose, with earnings average $86.19 weekly for three dependents and thousands of workers set for small wage increases due to the cost index. Florida crop freezes may lift fruit and vegetable prices, not yet reflected in the index.
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Washington
Labor Department
Ewan Clague
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Republic
North American
Lockheed Aerospace Industry
Armour, Swift
John Morrell
Chicago
Clague
Florida
Peace Corps training at KU yields strong language progress
The EU program began with 30 trainees and ended with 28 after one was screened out. Dr. Gale praised the eight week course as a great success with superior KU language instruction. Trainees, 14 men and 15 women from 14 states and Puerto Rico and Mexico, aged 20 to 41, averaged 23. Graduates listed include Lynette Chandler and Victor Corbin among others from major cities and regions.
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Gale
Peace Corps
Mt. Oread
Park Ridge
Ill
Milton F.garces
San German
Puerto Rico
Betty A. Gilmore
Los Angeles
Calif
John F. Helwig
Millersburg
Marjorie Hersh
Milwaukee
Wis
Milton J. Karlosky
Cleveland
Ohio
Henry W. Larkin
Milford
Pompano Beach
Fla
Suzanne M. ‘Strayer
Shawnee Mission
Sharon M. Sweeney
St. Paul
Minn
Robert C. Tadlick
Denver
Colo
Turnpike Authority Braces for Record Holiday Traffic
Officials anticipate heavy volumes if weather stays clear and dry as state county and city workers take a four day break for the holiday. Emergency units will remain on duty. Police and other departments prepare for increased travel and patrols during the period.
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Turnpike Authority
Police and Log
General Assembly Closes Eventful UN Session Amid Cold War Tensions
The United Nations General Assembly wrapped up after a tense session overshadowed by the Cuba crisis and Sino Indian hostilities. It abolished one Hungary watchdog, recognized Yemen’s republic, unseated a royalist delegation, and authorized U Thant to spend up to 10 million dollars monthly in the Congo and 1.58 million in the Middle East to June 30. The body extended the UNRWA mandate for Palestine refugees and failed to secure a nuclear test ban by January 1. President Khan of Pakistan steered a lengthy, controversial session.
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United Nations
N.Y
General Assembly
Cuba
India
China
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Valerian A. Zorin
110-Nation Forum
Hungary
Yemen
United States
U.N
Angola
Portugal
Assembly
U Thant
Congo
Middle East
Disarmament Committee
Muhammad Zafrulla Khan
Pakistan
Tito States Differences With Moscow Still Exist
Belgrade Yugoslavia AP President Tito returning from Moscow says major differences with Khrushchev remain on Kremlin foreign policies though relations have improved Tito will continue his independent version of communism, a stance that sparked the break with Moscow during Stalins era.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tito
Khrushchev
Moscow
Kremlin
Stalin
Births Report From Memorial Hospital Adds New Babies
BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Guy 1226 Almira a son Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Quaken bush 2325 Mass a daughter Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Gram mer 332 Maiden Lane a daughter today.
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Delores Guy
Almira
Sharee Schumann
Hillview Rd
Cindy Schumann
Barbara Grammer
Maiden Lane
Maud Bratton
Tenn
Daisy Ames
Martin Poe Jr
Ohio
Annette Henry
James Johnson
Madeline
Ronald Guy
Roger Quakenbush
Mass
Samuel Grammer
Mediator threatens end to 14 day New York newspaper strike
Federal mediator Stephen I. Schlossberg expresses frustration with both sides in the New York strike between the AFL-CIO Local 6 and the Publishers Association. He sets a final bargaining session for today and warns of an indefinite recess if no progress is made. Local president Bertram Powers and Times negotiator Amory Bradford comment on ongoing stalemate and past recesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stephen I. Schlossberg
Afl-Cio International Typographical Union Local 6
Publishers Association of New York
Schlossberg
Bertram A. Powers
Amory H. Bradford
New York Times
West Lawrence Association plans caroling and meeting
Members of the Old West Lawrence Association schedule a 6 p.m. Sunday caroling stop at 8th and La Sts with Gerald Pearson as president. The Journal-World Carriers Brass Choir plans four stops including 3rd and Lyon and East 19th and Maple Lane. The Journal-World Carriers Christmas Banquet and Party for 153 salesmen is set for 5:45 p.m. Saturday at the Eldridge Hotel with a turkey dinner and carol singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old West Lawrence Association
Journal-World Carriers’ Brass Choir
West Lawrence
8Th
la. Sts
Gerald Pearson
the &Th
Brass Choir
Lyon
Naismith
East 19Th
Maple Lane
Journal-World
Lawrence
J-W Carriers
Eldridge Hotel
Journal-World Carriers Brass Band
Kiwanians Donate To Center And Salvation Army
Lawrence Kiwanis club members allocated a $1000 fund to the Bess Stone Activity Center for mentally retarded work and gave $100 to the Salvation Army for craft and youth clothing programs. Maj Earl Stubbs spoke on Christmas traditions and generosity, praising mutual aid and the season’s spirit. Capt Earl Paisley later received $100 for two projects he had recommended.
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Bess Stone
Salvation Army
Kenneth Deemer
Kiwanis Club
John Glinka
Douglas County Association For Retarded Children
Bess Stone Center
Earl Stubbs
Kansas City
Maj. Stubbs
Maj
Stubbs
Earl Paisley
The
Lawrence Salvation Army
Civic Club
Tree of Lights fundraiser aims for 300 donations
Salvation Army marks the Tree of Lights at the Police Fire Building with 287 lights each representing a $10 donation toward the Christmas fund for needy families. goal is 300 lights totaling $3,000. Lawrence Kiwanis raised $307 at downtown kettles, with 35 Kiwanians bell ringing led by chairman Herald Regier and members Sam Gilchrist Austin Lashbrook Gerald Pearson. Residents of Lawrence Heights begin Christmas luminaries display tonight from 7 to 9, then 6:30 to 9 nightly through Christmas Eve, candles in sand-filled paper sacks along Wellington Road to Lawrence Avenue between 7th and 7th streets. City and county offices and the Lawrence Public Library close Monday and Tuesday for Christmas, reopen Wednesday. offices also close Saturday.
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Salvation Army
Army
Lawrence Kiwanis Club
Herald Regier
Kiwanians
Sam Gilchrist
Austin Lashbrook
Gerald Pearson
Lawrence Heights
Wellington Road
Lawrence Avenue
Long-lived Mistletoe Care Tips for Christmas Decor
Tips from the Society of American Florists explain how to extend mistletoe life during the holidays. Spray with clear plastic or dip stem ends in melted wax to prevent leaf shriveling and berry loss.
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The
Society of American Florists
Oldster Quits Driving Auto
Wesley Toedman, 89, of Yates Center Kansas, will surrender his license valid to October 17 1964 after 45 years of accident free driving. His son Neil notified Kansas Highway Commission safety director McCamment citing his father’s moral obligation to others to stop driving when reaction times slow on Kansas roads.
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Topeka
Wesley Toedman
Yates Center
Kan
Toedman
Neil Toedman
Claud R. McCamment
Kansas Highway Commission
McCamment
Kansas
Three Joyriders Die in High-Speed Rialto Crash
In Rialto California three young men joyriding in a borrowed car were killed when police pursued them at about 100 mph and the auto crashed into a tree. The driver Donald Lee Martin 16 and two companions burned beyond recognition. A friend reportedly loaned the new car Thursday night.
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Rialto
Calif
Donald Lee Martin
Martin
Trio Seen Near Bank Shortly Before Entry
In Bentley Kansas three men were sighted near the Bentley State Bank around the time of a Wednesday night burglary. Four boys reported seeing the trio enter a waiting car and drive away. The burglars punched the walk in vault and rifled 106 safety deposit boxes. The bank safe time lock inside the vault was not, authorities said. Vice president R F Zimmerman said depositors must be contacted to determine losses.
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Bentley, Kan
Bentley State Bank
Syd Werbin
R. F. Zimmerman
Group Therapy Unit To Meet On Jan 10
A newly formed after care group therapy unit will meet at 1 p.m. January 10 at the Douglas County Mental Health Center in Sts. This group assists individuals returning to the community from hospital care and is open to others who may benefit. Advisors include Dr. Gary Lee Dr. Ted Matthews and Robert Johnson. Meetings are the second Thursday of each month with no fee. for membership call VI 3-6317.
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Douglas County Mental Health Center
4Th and
Sts
Gary Lee
Ted Matthews
Robert Johnson
Kansas City Fat May End Jail Stay This Christmas
Kansas City Fat known as George O. Jones, imprisoned 28 years for a Tulsa Scent robbery, may win parole after receiving multiple job offers from states including Oklahoma, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida. Parole board action hinges on investigations at the January meeting.
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Mcalester
Okla
Kansas City
George O. Jones
Tulsa
Tulsa Tribune
Associated Press
Oklahoma
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Florida
Pardon and Parole Agency
Santa Claus
Grain storage under price supports falls from 1961
The Agriculture Department reports this year's price support storage for wheat is 12 percent lower than 1961, with 205 million bushels stored through November versus 245 million in 1961. Corn storage also rises to 29 million bushels from 12 million. Wheat loans average about $2.00 per bushel for storage. Kansas accounts for 65,576,000 bushels and Missouri for 1,037,000.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Kansas
Missouri
Rail Worker Killed After Motorcar Leap
A. B. Calahan aged 62 foreman of a section crew from Mena Arkansas died in a Poteau Oklahoma hospital after leaping from a track motorcar as a Kansas City Southern freight train bore down. Arthur Williams of Bunch Oklahoma survived unhurt.
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Poteau, Okla
Kansas City Southern
A. B. Calahan
Mena
Ark
Poteau
Arthur Williams
Bunch
Okia
Calahan
No Steps Necessary-Entering or Leaving Rumsey Funeral Home
Advertisement for Rumsey Funeral Home indicating no steps necessary entry or exit and providing VI 3-5111 contact number.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Trainees Start U S Program In Topeka Kansas
A class of 20 auto mechanic trainees will launch a federal manpower and training program in Kansas on January 7. Trainees from Topeka Manhattan and Lawrence will work and study eight hours daily in a 36 week program with two entrants from Lawrence. The program is a joint federal state effort financed by federal funds and aims to reduce unemployment amid automation.
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Kansas
Topeka
Manhattan
Lawrence
Walter T. Johns
Kansas State Employment Service
Johns
Federal Employment Security Division
State Department
Congress
Shawnee County
State Pike to Operate In Black for 1st Time
Kansas Turnpike will break even this year for the first time in six years of operation. Chief engineer manager L W Newcomer said November traffic yielded a surplus of 42161 after costs and interest. Gross revenue reached 603340 with net before interest at 48082l. For 11 months, net income before interest was 1.03 times the needs, and a year profit is assured by a $125000 cushion and strong early month traffic.
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Wichita
Kansas Turnpike
L. W. Newcomer
Newcomer
Turnpike
Card of Thanks for hospital care
Mildred Diedrich thanks friends for cards and gifts during illness. She expresses gratitude to Dr Nelson and the nurses for their excellent care.
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Dr. Nelson
Mildred Diedrich
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