Lawrence update and Marine officer visit notes
Heard in Lawrence reports the Floyd Preston family aboard the hijacked Santa Maria was to return to Lawrence this afternoon from Miami. Prof. Weinaug will meet Prof. Preston in Kansas City for the trip home. A Marine officer will interview KU students for the Marine platoon leaders class in the Kansas Union Building from 9 am to 3 pm on Thursday and Friday.
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Donald Preston
Floyd Preston
Lawrence
Santa Maria
Miami, Fla
Prestons
Miami
Fla
C. F. Weinaug
Prof. Preston
Kansas City
Marine Corps
Kansas University
Marine Platoon
Kansas Union
City agrees to land swap with J B Young near Kaw River bridge
After discussions the county commissioners approve J B Young proposals for property on the west side of Second Street at the Kaw River bridge. Lands will be vacated to Young and he will deed and dedicate other properties to the city.
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J. B. Young
Young
Second Street
Kaw River
Deaths and Funerals of Lawrence Residents
Mrs Equilla Taylor 83 lifetime Lawrence resident died Tuesday in her home 418 Indiana Street. Funeral arrangements by Cooper Warren Mortuary. Survived by two daughters Mildred and Ruth Dixon. three sons Harold Taylor Taylor of Los Angeles Eugene Taylor and others. five grandchildren five great grandchildren. Also notice Louis Dahlene 55 former Lawrence resident died Feb 3 in Chula Vista California. Burial there. Survived by wife Eleanor Berger brother Clarence sister Helen Catlin.
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Equilla Taylor
Lawrence
Ind. St
Cooper- Warren Mortuary
Mildred Taylor
Ruth Dixon
N. J. St
Harold Taylor
Toledo
Ohio
Taylor
Los Angeles
Eugene Taylor
Saugus
Calif
Louis Dahlene
Chula Vista
Dahlene
RI. St
Eleanor Berger
Clarence
Helen Catlin
Co-Chairmen Named for Lawrence HELP KU Program
M S Winter J L Constant Arthur Weaver and Skipper Williams were named co chairmen of the advanced gifts committee for the Lawrence HELP KU program. They met with Olin Petefish Irvin Youngberg and Maurice Barker to plan solicitations and hope all gifts are in by March 14 the Lawrence drive kickoff. Contributors names will be published but amounts kept secret.
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M. S. Winter
J. L. Constant
Arthur Weaver
Skipper Williams Oday
Lawrence
Winter
Constant
Weaver
Williams
Lawrence Drive
Memorial Hospital Admits and Birth Announcements Listed
Memorial Hospital reports admissions for Pauline Gilroy of Eudora Lorraine Malott of Countryside Lane Marjorie Daniel of Miss Joe Bowie of McLouth Alice Bowman of Mont Mary Pearson of N H Beatrice Tucker of E Hth Nelson Eugene Glover of Conn William Elrod of W 21st Terrace Janice Cunningham of Mo Harold Meyer of Ky Kathryn Smith of W 22nd Dorothy Vantuy and baby boy of Ala Judith Talbot of Ala Mary Ja Rich and baby boy of Kasold Dr Grace Rogers of Ala Clarence McGoldrick of DeSoto Annette Valles and baby boy Maple Lane Mildred Orr of N 7th Russell Steen of Ind Dorothy Grammer of Worth Ida Smith of Bullene Births Raymond Ingle Conn a daughter Tuesday Alan A Thelen Mont a son Tuesday John A Harte Maple Lane a son Tuesday John W Learned Ala a daughter today
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Pauline Gilroy
Eudora
Lorraine Malott
Countryside Lane
Marjorie Daniel
Joe Bowie
McLouth
Alice Bowman
Mont
Mary Pearson
N.H
Beatrice Tucker
E. Hth
Nelson Eugene Glover
William Elrod
Janice Cunningham
Harold Meyer
Kathryn Smith
Dorothy Vantuy
Ala
Judith Talbott
Mary Ja Rich
Grace Rogers
Clarence McGoldrick
DeSoto
Annette Valles
Maple Lane
Mildred Orr
Russell Steen
Ind
Dorothy Grammer
Worth
Ida Smith
Bullene
Raymond Ingle
Conn
Alan A. Thelen
John A. Harte
John W. Learned
Speaker for Sertomans at Lawrence Club Meeting
Professor Walter Kollmorgen spoke to the Lawrence Sertoma Club at the Eldridge Hotel detailing the aims of the Waka rusa Watershed project. Guests included Jack Sievers and Don Shaw.
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Walter Kollmorgen
Lawrence Sertoma Club
Eldridge Hotel
Wakarusa
Jack Sievers
Don Shaw
Bright orange water tank stolen from 10,000 foot mountain
An Albuquerque firm reports a theft involving a bright orange water tank weighing 2,500 pounds. The 1,200 pallet tank was removed from the summit area east of the city, requiring a substantial haul.
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BIG Haul
Albuquerque
Trusted Worker Now Berates Self In Navy Spy Case
A Scotland Yard detective testified that Harry F Houghton a 55 year old naval civil servant said I have been a bloody fool after being caught passing royal navy secrets to a Soviet agent posing as a U S Naval Attache The case ties Houghton to his fiancee Ethel Gee and to Gordon Lonsdale the alleged Soviet agent with a forged Canadian passport The arrest followed police surveillance of a London rendezvous and the discovery of secret documents and a microdot transmitter in a cottage belonging to Peter and Helen Kroger The magistrate is to decide if the five will face espionage trials
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London
Scotland Yard
U.S
George Smith
Harry F. Houghton
Underwater Weapons Department
Houghton
Ethel Gee
Naval Research Station
Portland
Gordon A. Lonsdale
Lonsdale
Smith
Miss Gee
Cmdr
Alexander Johnson
Miss Gee H
Royal Navy
Peter Kroger
Helen
Ruislip
U.S. Air Force
Reginald Manningham-Buller
Krogers
Moscow
Kennedy outlines foreign policy and domestic aims in press remarks
President Kennedy discusses NATO advisory help from Dean Acheson and others, the Welfare Department child health center, civil rights desegregation progress, and potential tax cuts. He cites economy review in April, aid to distressed areas, unemployment, Social Security changes, and gold outflow with West Germany. He mentions Laos, U.S.-Soviet tensions, the Khrushchev summit, and the RB47 fliers release easing strains. He warns against space race dangers and affirms cautious space plans.
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Tion
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Dean Acheson
Truman
Welfare Department
Kennedy
New Orleans
Congress
West Germany
U.S
Heinrich von Brentano
Washington
White House
Laos
Soviet Union
United States
Llewellyn Thompson
Penalties Hit GE and Westinghouse in Electric Equipment Case
In Montgomery County Prison, Pennsylvania, government lawyers said General Electric and Westinghouse Electric led over 60 percent of industry business and imposed fines of 437,500 and 382,000 respectively. Sixteen GE executives were fined 55,000 total and three jailed while 14 Westinghouse officials must pay 27,000 with two jailed. The ruling notes the industry furnishes power equipment for homes and critical sectors, with transformers and meters aiding submarines and energy plants. Judge Ganey called the violations shocking.
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Montgomery County
Norristown
General Electric Co
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Westinghouse
U.S
Ganey
Giant tree cuts power to wide area near 19th Street
A 75 foot tree felled during cutting broke a 115000 volt Kansass Power and Light line east of town causing outages from 4:50 p.m. to about 8 p.m. South of 19th Street and west of Massachusetts Street were hardest hit with nearby rural areas affected. KPL manager Austin Stedham said repairs restored power by 8 p.m.
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9Th Street
Kansas Power and Light Co
19Th Street
Massachusetts Street
Haskell Institute
Power Company
Cooperative Farm Chemicals Assn
Austin Stedham
Lawrence Kpl
McNamara briefing quiets missile gap talk in capital
Reports say Defense Secretary McNamara briefed reporters on Kennedy era missile gap claims. New Pentagon leadership rejects any destruction gap, arguing U.S. military strength could deter Soviet attack. Salinger denies any such study. critics call for Eisenhower apology over past missile gap charges.
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New York Herald Tribune
Robert S. McNamara
White House
McNamara
Pentagon
U. S
Russia
United States
Congress
Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
State of the Union
Howitzer Cam Era Captures Distant Objects with Infrared Lens
A large army cam era shaped device with a 100 inch infrared lens pierces haze to photograph targets at 35 miles. The report notes spacious modern ambulances and mentions Rumsey Funeral Home along with a contact code VI3-51EL in an advance item.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Growth Poses Big Problem At State Pen
Topeka AP report warns Kansas Lansing prison faces severe strain as inmate numbers rise from 1765 to an estimated 1800 by mid March. officials cite overcrowding, cell-sharing, and safety concerns including handling homosexual inmates and potential conflicts. public discussion covers food funding, capacity gaps, and possible transfer plans for female prisoners to Missouri facilities.
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Topeka
Lansing
Tracy Hand
Senate
Guy C. Rexroad
Penal Institutions
Rexroad
Hand
John Munns
Kansas State Industrial Reformatory
Hutchinson
Daisy Sharpe
Ways and Means Committee
Glee S. Smith
Larned
John Anderson
Norton Tuberculosis Hospital
Missouri Women’s
Sharpe
Women's Prison
Missouri
Ellsworth Opens Kansas City District Office
A district office for Rep. Robert Ellsworth in the federal building Kansas City Kansas will be open from 1 to 5 p.m. Richard Bond his district director said the office will link constituents with Ellsworth and handle local concerns.
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Kansas City, Kan
Robert Ellsworth
R-Kan
Federal
Kansas City
Kan
Richard Bond
Ellsworth
Unclear Phillies A's Personnel Handoff Speculation
A fragment mentions manager Frank Lane and field manager Joe Gordon with hopes two of them will be here, but the text is incomplete and uncertain about exact roles or dates.
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Frank Lane
A's
Joe Gordon
Million Job Goal Set By JFK Administration
Labor Secretary Arthur Goldberg outlines a Kennedy era aim to create one million new jobs annually beyond the number needed to end unemployment. He says a full economy and cooperation among labor, management, and government are required to address automation and related issues on NBC Today.
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Washington
Arthur Goldberg
Kennedy
Goldberg
National Broadcasting Co
Bachauer at KU Concert Series Tonight
Gina Bachauer, renowned Greek pianist, appears in the Kansas University Concert Series at 8 20 tonight in University Theatre Murphy Hall. Her last Lawrence recital was in 1952. The program features Bach Haydn Beethoven Chopin and Brahms.
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Gina Bachauer
Kansas University
University Theatre
Murphy Hall
Miss Bachauer
Lawrence
Bach
Haydn
Beethoven
Chopin
Kiwanis to Hear Baseball Topic at Hotel Eldridge
Kiwanis Club meets Thursday to discuss baseball with Kansas City Athletics representatives as featured performers. A. E. Woestemeyer chairs the program at the Hotel Eldridge.
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Kiwanis Club
Hotel Eldridge
Kansas City Athletics
A. E. Woestemeyer
Kiwanis
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