Murrow to Take One-Year Leave From CBS
Edward R. Murrow will take a year long leave of absence from CBS starting July 1. He cited travel and reflection as the sole reason in a letter to CBS President Frank Stanton. CBS officials welcomed the leave and expect his return. The action follows reports of tension with network officials and is not linked to health or the prostitution program controversy.
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New York
Edward R. Murrow
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Frank Stanton
Stanton
Murrow
Lions Club hears donor program on blood bank
Mrs. Joe J. Wilson donor recruitment chairman for the Douglas County Red Cross and Miss Helen Burton a local blood bank technician presented the program at the Lawrence Lions Club meeting Monday night. They discussed the local blood donor setup and showed a movie about the national blood bank program.
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Joe J. Wilson
Douglas County Red Cross
Helen Burton
Lawrence Lions Club
National Blood Bank
Deaths-Funerals Miss Mable M. Jette
Miss Mable M. Jette 80 died Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse L. Harris 1104 N J St where she had lived five years. Born December 4 1878 in Mumfordville Kentucky she came to Lawrence in 1913. She worked 30 years in the Union Pacific Depot office retiring in 1943. Funeral 1 pm Thursday Cooper War ren Chapel Roy Hunick in charge. Burial Mount Washington Cemetery Kansas City Missouri. Survivors include two nieces Catherine MacDowell Nevada Missouri and Helen Powell Kansas City Missouri and two nephews Frank A. Nutt Casper Wyoming and Dick Jette Kansas City Missouri.
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Mable M. Jette
Jesse L. Harris
N. J. St
Mumfordville
Lawrence
Union Pacific Depot
Cooper-Warren Chapel
Roy Hunick
Mount Washington Cemetery
Kansas City
Catherine MacDowell
Nevada
Helen Powell
Frank A. Nutt
Casper
Wyo
Dick Jette
Obituaries for Eu dora and Baldwin residents announced
Mrs. Anna Meuffels 76 of Eu dora died Monday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after three days as a patient. She was a longtime resident and member of St. Pauls Evangelical church. Funeral 2 p m Thursday at St. Pauls Eu dora with burial in Eu dora Cemetery. Casket bearers listed. Survivors include two daughters Ann Whaley Edith Brecheisen and Alice Buckner three sons Walter Herbert Lewis all of Eu dora and 16 grandchildren 10 great grandchildren and sister Lena Koehler Route 2. Also Mrs Addie M Deay 82 of Baldwin died Monday at her daughter Grants home 329 Mich St. Funeral 2 p m Wednesday at Rumsey Funeral Home burial Deay Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters Trude Wacker Ethel Reeves of Olathe Elsie Johnson Baldwin and son Eugene Deay Baldwin home. Funeral services for Mrs Dora Petersen 94 of 736 N Y St to be held Thurs 2 p m in Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev Harold Hamilton, burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call ey Funeral Home until noon Thursday.
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Anna Meuffels
Eudora
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Mueffels
St. Paul's Evangelical and
Cooper-Warren
Charles Ralston
Bill Koehler
Kenneth Whaley
J. D. Brecheisen
Marvin ‘Brecheisen
Dale Brecheisen
Ann Whaley
Edith Brecheisen
Alice Buckner
Edmon, Okloa
Walter Meuffels
Herbert Meuffels
Lewis Meuffels
Pa. St
Lena Koehler
Route 2
Addie M. Deay
Baldwin
Gertrude Wacker
Mich
Rumsey Funeral Home
C. D. Dunlap
Deay Cemetery
Wacker
Ethel Reeves
Olathe
Elsie Johnson
Eugene Deay
Baldwin Home
Dora Petersen
Trinity, Lutheran Church
Harold Hamilton
Oak Hill Cemetery
Ey Funeral
Private funeral for Gladys Marie McAlexander
Funeral services will be held at 2 p m Wednesday at the Quisenberry Chapel in Tonganoxie for Gladys Marie McAlexander who died September 24. Burial will be in Hubbel Hill Cemetery. Survivors include husband Ernest McAlexander. two daughters Sylvia Joan and Barbara Jean. son Ernest Jr.. parents Merton Payne of Topeka and Edith Elston of Baldwin. two half-sisters and two brothers.
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Gladys Marie McAlexander
Tonganoxie
Quisenberry Chapel
Tone
Hubbel Hill
Ernest. McAlexander
Sylvia Joan
Barbara Jean
Ernest Jr
Merton Payne
Topeka
Edith Elston
Baldwin
Russell Guy
Lawrence
Shirley Eston
Merton Payne Jr
Arthur Payne
Katie Crusha
Eisenhower backs Dulles to stay as long as able
President Eisenhower favors John Foster Dulles remaining as secretary of state while he can and wants to stay on. Rep. Halleck said the decision will be made in coming days or weeks as Dulles fights cancer. Plans also floated to relocate the foreign ministers meeting on Germany from Paris to Washington around April 1.
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John Foster Dulles
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
House
Dulles
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Halleck
State Department
White House
James C. Hagerty
Eisnhower
United States
Paris
Washington
Hospital Births and Associated Residents List
Memorial Hospital Adair Edmonds Oskaloosa Lena Owen 823 Ky St Betty Perking Wellsville Bert Hodgden 2104 Barker Ave Harold Brune Route 3 Ellis Chandlee 1320 Summit St Ida Stephens 1414 E 8th St Ella Davis Topeka Donna Sherman 826 Maple St Jeannette Ribardy 433 St St Randy McKenzie 2028 R I St Carrie Wiklund 1501 Harper St Jane Woodbury 2918 W 7th St Judith Reed 735 Mo St Darrell Wernink Tonganoxie Betty Van Dyke and baby Route 2 Beulah Coble and baby Route 2 Ronnie Cassity 131 Pawnee Ave Roy Davis 715 Me St George Brandt 234 Neb St Teresa Bysom 2101 Ky St Sherlene Jackson Baldwin Mr and Mrs Joseph Ribardy 433 It St a daughter today Mr and Mrs Shelly Sherman 826 Maple St a daughter today
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Adair Edmonds
Oskaloosa
Lena Owen
Ky. St
Betty Perking
Wellsville
Bert Hodgden
Barker Ave
Harold Brune
Ellis Chandlee
Summit St
Ida Stephens
E. 8Th St
Ella Davis
Topeka
Donna Sherman
Maple St
Jeannette
Ribardy
St. St
Randy
Darrell Wernink
Tonganoxie
Betty van Dyke
Baby Boy
21St St
Beulah Coble
Ronnie Cassity
Pawnee Ave
Roy Davis
Me. St
George Brandt
Neb. St
Teresa Bysom
Sherlene Jackson
Baldwin
Schendel Pest Control Incorporation Finishes
Schendel Pest Control at 2327 Haskell Ave. has been incorporated with 25000 capital. Nelson Hall is vice president and general manager. Hall started the Lawrence office in December 1952 as a one man operation and has since added three permanent men and two part timers. Incorporation allows Hall to become an owner as the firm serves about 400 regular customers with occasional spot contract work.
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Schendel Pest Control
Haskell Ave
Nelson Hall
Hall
Lawrence
Soviet Sub Havoc Seen by Admiral
Rear Adm. John S. Thach warned at an antisubmarine conference that about a dozen Soviet submarines armed with missiles could wipe out 70 percent of the U.S. economy in a surprise strike. He noted Moscow’s claim of a 700 mile missile for subs and warned most Americans are within minutes of submarine waters.
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Rochester
N.Y
John S. Thach
U.S. Antisubmarine Defense
Thach
Moscow
United States
Remodeling Due Soon For Culligan Offices
Culligan Soft Water Service announces extensive remodeling of the 617 Mass. St. building to consolidate operations under one roof. Ed Calvert says occupancy may occur by April 1 depending on the remodel. Lester Scott joins as sales representative after 15 years as a clothing salesman in Lawrence.
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Mass. St
Culligan Soft Water Service
Ed Calvert
Calvert
W. 20
St. Terr
Lester Scott
818
Tenn. St
Scott
Lawrence
Lawrence High School
Central Junior High
Kansas Senate debate over workers' compensation boost
A Republican sponsored bill to raise workmen's compensation benefits was introduced in the Kansas Senate. It would increase maximum weekly benefits from 34 to 38 dollars and raise death benefits from 12500 to 13500 dollars and burial benefits from 450 to 600 dollars. A Democratic sponsored bill has been introduced in the House.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
House
Freshman basketball player leaves KU for possible transfer
John Brown of Chicago enrolled at KU for the spring, practiced with the Jayhawk freshmen, but has missed workouts and classes this week. He is a 6-8 newcomer who reportedly came to campus on his own and plans to transfer to Kansas State College. Brown served long before arriving and held no scholarship.
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Kansas University
Kansas State College
John Brown
Chicago
Jayhawk
Brown
Acquittal Granted Baker Union Head
James G. Cross president of the Bakery and Confectioner Workers Union was acquitted of lying to the Senate Labor Management Committee. Judge Richmond Keech ruled the government failed to prove perjury and said no legislative purpose existed for recalling Cross over his denial of being present during assaults on union convention delegates in San Francisco hotels.
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Washington (Ap
James G. Cross
Bakery and Confectioner Workers Union
Senate Labor Management Committee
U.S. Dist
Richmond Beech
Cross
Keech
San Francisco
Fake FBI men steal jewels from financier’s hotel suite
Two men posing as FBI agents invaded Alexander Guterma’s hotel suite in New York and stole 60 000 dollars worth of jewels after binding his wife and 14 year old daughter. Mrs. Guterma freed herself and alerted police. a taxi driver later identified one suspect from a photo.
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New York
FBI
Alexander Guterma
Guterma
Hal.Roach Jr
Kansas House Speaker predicts 1959 session adjourn by March 15
Kansas House Speaker Jess Taylor forecast the 1959 legislative session will wind up around March 15, about two weeks earlier than past sessions. Committees forwarded minor bills and a proposed constitutional amendment for continuity of government in case of disaster, to be voted in 1960. Other measures include higher legal notice fees and traffic safety rules, with new bills on milk products licensing and tax payment priorities. Roads and Highways panel also backed a plan allowing cities to issue driver licenses locally.
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Topeka
Jess Taylor
Kansas House
Taylor
Kansas
House
Roads and Highways Committee
State
Gas Explosion Kills 39 in Mine Near Quetta
A gas blast in a Pakistani mine near Quetta on Monday leaves 39 dead. Officials say rescue teams work at the scene as authorities investigate the cause and safety lapses.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Quetta
Regents Plea For Higher Salaries And Expanded Building
The Kansas Board of Regents asked the Senate Ways and Means Committee for about 3 million dollars more for faculty salaries including 1.2 million for merit raises and a 7 million dollar five year building program. Regents chair Clement Hall said salaries lag the national average and stressed attracting top teachers. The board endorsed boosted dormitory funding and noted Gov. Docking opposed new salary hikes. Hall cited savings from better facility use and curriculum streamlining to meet rising enrollments.
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Topeka
Board of Regents
Senate
Ways and Means
George Docking
Clement Hall
Regents
Kansas
Hall
Claude Bradney
Bradney
Docking
Educational Building Fund
Reverend Parker Speaks on Brotherhood at Optimist Meeting
Albert G. Parker III of First Presbyterian Church was guest speaker for the Lawrence Optimist Club. The theme Brotherhood focused on individual responsibility and three points: belief in God as common maker, everyone should get a fair shake, and brotherhood as the key to saving face at home and abroad.
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Albert G. Parker III
First Presbyterian Church
Lawrence
Manhunt Continues for Notorious Fugitive Near Vermont Border
An uneasy pursuit of a top FBI suspect continues around the New York Vermont boundary. Police warn Frank Lawrence Lippenz, 29, a crack marksman, would shoot to kill if cornered.
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Burlington, Vt
FBI
New York-Vermont
Frank Lawrence Lprenz
Lawrence mayoral race grows as candidates announce
Mosser and Clark announce campaigns for Lawrence City Commission with plans for growth and efficient city government. Mosser highlights experience on the commission and faith community leadership while Clark emphasizes continued growth, strong leadership, and public service.
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Lawrence
Forbes Air Base Topeka hosts four day Forbesarama event
A four day Forbesarama at Forbes Air Force Base Topeka opens Thursday at 5 pm and runs through Sunday with free admission. More than 100 local merchants display in a hangar, nightly entertainment, SAC planes on display, and a Sunday pageant crowning Miss Forbesarama with a $200 university scholarship.
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Forbes Air Force Base
Forbesarama
Topeka and
Forbes
Topeka
Beck Tax Case to Jury in Tacoma
The income tax evasion trial of Dave Beck, 63, former Teamsters president, aimed for a federal jury of eight men and four women. Government presented thousands of exhibits and 115 witnesses over 57 days to prove $240,000 in taxes evaded for 1950 53 with trial costs over $203,000.
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Tacoma
Wash
Dave Beck
U.S
Teamsters Union
Card of Thanks for Lavern Rockhold and others
Expressions of gratitude from families for cards, flowers, gifts, and meals following illness, accidents, or hospital stays. Special thanks to physicians and hospital staff including Dr. Walters, Dr. James Reed, and Dr. Zimmer.
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Lavern Rockhold
Geo. M. Rockhold
Walters
James Reed
Zimmer
Arvie Southard
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