Senator upbeat on missile effort amid Critics
Senator Hickenlooper dismissed a chorus of destructionists over the U S missile and satellite program saying the nation has many missiles and is making good progress. He backed White House comments denying weakness, amid Gaither committee whispers and defense concerns. In Decatur Alabama four youths showed rocket skills firing a three foot missile to about four thousand eight hundred feet.
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Washington
Sen. Hickenlooper
A-Iowa
Hickenlooper
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
United States
Russia
White House
H. Rowan Gaither Jr
U.S
Gaither
Hagerty
Decatur
Ala
Bobby Clemons
Mike Clemons
Cousins
Allen Johns
Roy Mitchell
Mitchell
Ben-Gurion resigns five party coalition cabinet
In Jerusalem Premier David Ben-Gurion announced his five party coalition cabinet would resign. A communique said the resignation would be submitted to President Izhak Ben-Zvi within 24 hours. He cited unresolved disputes, including a reported plan to buy arms from Western Germany, which Bonn denied.
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Jerusalem
An —F
David Ben-Gurion
Izhak Ben-Zvi
Germany
Bonn
Israel
Obituary notices for Radcliffe Murphy Coleman Maxwell
Private funeral services were held for Lillian Ober Radcliffe 81 who died at Prospect Park Sanitarium after six years there. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery. Survived by daughter Amy Trautwein of Udall and son Charles Radcliffe. Also graveside for Gertrude Murphy Scottsbluff Neb died at home. Survivors include husband Jack Murphy son Jack Murphy and sister Henrietta Murphy. Abigail Emerson Coleman 82 died at home 1808 Tenn St. Funeral announcements to follow. she was active in Ninth Street Baptist Church. William W Maxwell 69 died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Services at Ramsey Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Maxwell, a Santa Fe Railway veteran, survived by wife Helen and brothers J H Maxwell and A H Maxwell.
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Lillian Ober Radcliffe
Prospect Fark Sanitarium
Trinity Episcopal
John F. McLaughlin
Cooper Warren
Memorial Park Cemetery
Radcliffe
Amy Irene Trautwein
Udall
Charles Radcliffe
Gertrude Murphy
Scottsbluff
Neb
Murphy
Oak Hill Cemetery
George Towle
Cooper-Warren Mortuary
Abigail Coleman
Abigail Emerson Coleman
Tenn. St
Bowser-Lee
Coleman
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Emeritus Missionary Union
Deaconess Board
Charles C. Coleman
Elm St
Marie Crane
Odele Baker
Tuskegee, Ala
Flossie Russell
Los Angeles
William W Maxwell
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Rumsey Funeral Home
Albert Parker
Bloomington
Emporia
Lawrence
Santa Fe Railway
Helen
Mos Maxwell
J. H. Maxwell
Manhattan
A. H Maxwell
Kansas City
Gunman killed in fiery wreck after rapid police chase
Henry Clay Overton 44 of Martinsville Va died when the stolen car he drove crashed head on with another vehicle on U S Highway 11 near Wrens Ga after a pursuit at speeds up to 110 mph. Companion Russell Carpenter 21 of Washington remained at large as troopers searched a tourist court for him.
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Washington, D.C
Henry Clay Overton
Martinsville
U. S. Highway 11
Georgia
Charlie Wray
Cocoa
Fla
High Point
N. C
Overton
Russell Wayne Carpenter
Washington
Carpenter
R. L. Knight
Knight
F. R.dalton
Wrens
Mexican Basketeers Win Hopeful Lawrence Club Defeats Two
Mexican basketball players from Lawrence beat Chanute 49 to 47 and then triumphed 35 to 32 over Coffeyville. Coach Mariel Martinez notes no age limit and envisions a Mexican Basketball League with teams from Topeka Chanute Coffeyville Neyton Wichita Kansas City Kansas.
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Chanute
Coffeyville
Martinez
Fopeka
Neyton
Wichita
Kansas City
Kas
Nike Hercules sites funded for five defense areas
Army Air Defense Command in Colorado Springs announced that funds have been apportioned for Nike Hercules site construction in five areas: St. Louis, Kansas City, Cincinnati, Minneapolis-St Paul, and Dallas Fort Worth. Projects to start soon and finish early in 1959, confirming earlier proposals.
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Colo
U. 5
Army Air Defense Command
St. Louis
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Dallas-Fort Worth
Department of the Army
Department of Defense
Symington Files For Second Term Nomination
Jefferson City Missouri United States Senator Stuart Symington formally filed today with the secretary of state for the Democratic nomination to seek a second term. Symington, 56, had announced Saturday he would run again and is expected to face little primary opposition.
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Jefferson City
U. S
Stuart Symington
Secretary of State
Symington
Demos to Edge on State Education Board
Gov. George Docking announces three Jan. 1 appointments to the State Board of Education. F. J. Rost of Topeka and L. E. Croy of Cottonwood Falls are Democrats joined by Frances E. Bowersock of Columbus. They replace four Republicans and three Democrats, creating a 4-3 Democratic majority.
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Democrata
State Board of Education
George Docking
F. J. Rost
Frances E. Bowersock
Columbus Democrat
L. E. Croy
Cottonwood Falls
Neil .C. Greenland
Atchison Democrat
Hazel Bisby
Coffeyville
Floyd Sauders
Cheney
Church opinions on atomic bomb drop discussed
A church viewpoint notes civil authorities need not fear church reactions to the bomb decision. At 7 30 p m Hoch the Robert Joffrey Theatre Ballet debuts a four part program for conference delegates featuring Pas des Dees ges Contretemps Whirligig and Le Bal by listed composers.
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Hoch
Robert Joffrey Theatre Ballet
John Field
Gabriel Faure
Mozart
le Bal
Emmanuel Chabrier
Afro Asian Meeting Debates China Entry To UN
The African Asian conference committee on imperialism grapples with wording for a draft resolution demanding Red China's admission to the United Nations. Officials say the resolution asserts a rightful UN place for China and its active role in solving international issues. Delegates split on phrasing as hundreds tour Cairo sightseeing.
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Cairo
Red China
United Nations
Lawrence News Weighs KU Ability In Big Matchup
In Lawrence talk centers on KU as a free favorite in a pivotal game with scarce tickets. Scalpers outside the arena and front-row chatter reflect the tense mood as fans seek entry to the November event amid scarce seating and rising prices. The court notes: the district jury term shifts to January with several criminal matters, including a drunken driving case and a statutory rape proceeding, before civil docket items.
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Lucille ‘Allison
Emer
Sone
Avsdult
Lindsey Chosen For State Post
Lawrence Republican Lindsey will replace Nations on the Civil Service Board, with Nations leaving to take other duties. Nations, a Democrat, had served since early this year. Lindsey, former KU football coach wearing an insurance business in Lawrence, will serve until June 1, 1958.
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Lawrence
Nations
Docking
Kinsley
Lindsey
University of Kansas
Civil Service Board
Fromm
Divorce suit filed in District Court
Lucile Cough sues Woodrow Cough in district court over a divorce. The petition names both parties and seeks dissolution of the marriage with standard relief. No further details on custody support or settlement are provided in the readable text.
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Lucile Cough
Woodrow Cough
Gunmen Surrender After Tear Gas At California Bar
Inglewood Calif two gunmen who held six hostages for nearly three hours surrendered as police used tear gas on the Beacon Cafe scene in bright sun. Officers on a roof and an adjoining scaffold provided cover while the gunmen demanded a car to flee. A waitress Evelyn Shane 37 was threatened at gunpoint during the standoff.
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Inglewood
Calif
Evelyn Shane
Brunner
Beacon Cafe
Los Angeles
Eric Johnson
Shane
Zoning disputes shape City Commission agenda
City Commissioners face conflict over two zoning cases amid debates on commercial development along highway routes into Lawrence. Planning Commission urged disapproval of business zoning on the north side of West Twenty-Third Street from Ousdah Road to Iowa due to a half mile stretch where the street is city and the south side lies outside zoning control. Also noted are condolences from the Layne Clayton family and thanks to local clergy and neighbors for sympathy after bereavement.
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City Commissiona
Commission
Lawrence
Planning Commission
West Twenty-Third Street
Ousdaht Road
Iowa
County Tax Office Sizable Window Sale for Licenses
The auditor's office will sell auto truck licenses at five windows in the office this year starting at 5 a.m. Car tags will be issued from the three cast windows and the two south windows for trucks. Those who have not paid first half personal property taxes cannot purchase licenses. Fully due amounts must be paid, and those absent from the county by March 1 must supply a statement from the County Clerk before purchase.
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Mra
Norman
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