Kaw River Bridge extension to 2350 feet under study
The Kansas Turnpike Authority will extend the Kaw River Bridge near Lawrence from 1807 to 2360 feet, adding nine piers and pushing the eastern abutment near US 40-59. Subsoil tests showed unstable soil at the east end, but extending farther east is cheaper than overbuilding fill.
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Kansas Turnpike Authority
Kaw River
Lawrence
Josef Sorkin
Journal-World
Sorkin
Union Pacific
Emporia
Leven
Kaw
County Beef Show Set for April at Fairgrounds
The Douglas County Beef Breeders Association will host its annual show on April 30 at the fairgrounds. Standard breed classes will be held with trophies awarded for champions and reserve champions in both male and female divisions. Entries are accepted by Miss Carol Martin, Route 2, Lawrence, who serves as association secretary.
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Douglas
Ita
Oeasigrounds
Salay
Carol Martin
Route 2
Lawrence
La DeJinsky Arrives Taipei for Viet Nam Post
Formosa Wolf La Dejyinsky ousted U S agriculture attache at Tokyo travels to Taipei on route to Saigon to assume role as special advisor to the Foreign Operations Administration in Viet Nam.
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Taipei
Formosa
Wolf Ladejinsky
U. S
Tokyo
Saigon
Foreign Operations Administration
Viet Nam
Television flies and nose pranks spark D.D.T.V joke
A reader recall s a comic on Imogen and Coca's TV show being hijacked by a nose landing fly. The note jokes that the fly seeks talent scouts for TV work and imagines insect reality shows, proposing a humor filled fix with D.D.T.V.
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Imogen
Coca
D.D.T.V
Lawrence Notes on Regents, Rain, and Phog Allen
Local talk reveals a Kansas Board of Regents move not to extend coach Phog Allen's KU tenure beyond 1955 56, with Allen set to retire after 38 years unless action changes. Lakeview Club reports heavy rainfall feeding Baldwin and Sweezer creeks into a 200 acre lake, boosting water levels after a long drought, forecasting more rises over the weekend. Local fundraising intrigue surrounds an anonymous drive to purchase a new Cadillac for Allen, led by Scott C. Ashton with a Lawrence address used to encourage state turnout.
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Kansas Board of Regents
House of Representatives
Kansas U
Phog Allen
Allen
Regents
Caddon
House
K. U
Lakeview Club
Lawrence
Baldwin
Sweezer
Kansas University
Allen Fieldhouse
Kansas
Forrest C. Allen
Greater
Officers Chosen In University Residences
Kansas University freshmen women elected in three of five residence halls to lead their halls. North College selected Gretchen Nordstrom of Overland Park as president, Connie Deal of Wichita as Corbin Hall president, and Mary Ann Enna of Kansas City as Hodder Hall president. They serve through spring until June.
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Kansas University
North College
Gretchen Nordstrom
Overland Park
Connie Deal
Wichita
Corbin Hall
Mary Ann Enna
Kansas City
Hodder Hall
Tests for pharmacists in Kansas will take place in Lawrence
Fifteen graduates of the Kansas University School of Pharmacy will take the examination to become registered pharmacists Monday and Tuesday when the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy is in Lawrence. The student branch of the American Pharmaceutical Association will present a program at 7:30 P.M. Tuesday in Room 324 Malott Hall. Mrs. Clara Miller, secretary of the Kansas Pharmaceutical Association, and Marion King, president of the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy, will speak.
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Kansas University School of Pharmacy
Kansas State Board of Pharmacy
Lawrence
American Pharmaceutical Association
Malott Hall
Clara Miller
Kansas Pharmaceutical Association
Marion King
U S India ties linked by friendships amid India Day at KU
Gardner Murphy of the Menninger Foundation told about 300 attendees at Kansas University’s India Day that personal friendships between Americans and Indians lay the groundwork for long term relations. He urged Indian students to showcase culture through pictures, writing, and speech, citing crafts and art as economic ties.
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Menninger Foundation
Topeka
United States
Gardner Murphy
Kansas University
U. S
Kansay University
Museum of Art
India
Republic
K. U
Murphy
la Teet Ahmed
Shanti Tangri
Meenakshi Tyagarajan
Madras
Sharad Rangaeker
Bombay
R. N. Sinha
Calcutta
D. Shankarnarayan
Bredravathi
Pringle Reddy
Hyderbad
Ervin Backs Action Not to Tip Reds on U.S. Plans
Washington Sen. Sam Ervin says he supports President Eisenhower’s decision not to disclose in advance whether the United States would defend Quemoy and the Matsus. He rejects pregame pledges, urging decisions adapt to unfolding needs while opposing blackmail by the Reds.
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U.S
Washington
Sen
Eisenhower
United States
Quemoy
Matsus
Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
H. Alexander Smith
Senate
China
Formosa
Dulles
Ro Fied Sen
Knowland
Ex-Junior High Teacher Says He Is Shocked By Release
Springfield Missouri report says Leslie Hill a 39 year old science teacher fired from a junior high after parents protested after school discussions on religion. Superintendent Willard J Graff claimed there is no place for an agnostic in public schools. Hill denied teaching atheistic beliefs and said he was answering questions normal for students. He described his belief as part of Bible study and said he believes in God only as an imaginary being.
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Springfield
Leslie Hill
Willard J. Graft
Hill
Graff
God
Aid to taxpayers at post office to help with 1954 returns
An internal revenue agent will be in room 205 at the Post Office next Monday and the following Monday February 21 and 28 to assist taxpayers in filling out 1954 federal income tax forms. Those who wish help are asked to bring their own forms, prepared as far as possible.
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Internal Revenue
Heart Drive Roll Call of Ward Leaders and Volunteers
Long list of women and men named as ward workers captains lieutenants and assistants for a community heart drive. Names span multiple wards with numerous Mrs Mrs Miss and Mr titles and many family surnames recorded in a ceremony or roll call on page 1 continuation.
Modern Dance Review Slated by K. U. Group
A Tau Sigma modern dance review at Kansas University in the Memorial Union ballroom on March 2 features 11 women including Ann Laptad of Lawrence. Director Shirley Hughes, a physical education instructor, will perform in two numbers. The show uses a Hans Christian Andersen theme with music from the adapted film. The text also notes the U S Navy maintains about 6,700 nautical and 1,900 aeronautical charts, and publishes six million copies annually.
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Hans Christian Andersen
Kansas University
Lawrence
Assembly Spurns Pineau Bid in French Crisis
France's National Assembly rejected Christian Pineau's premiership bid 312-268, sending the crisis into a third week. President Rene Coty moved to consult other candidates from radicals and independents as Mendes France era ministers face further uncertainty with some ministers declining posts.
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Parish
France
Natinal Assembly
Christian Pineau
Pineau
Rene Coty
Pierre Mendes
Edgar Faure
Andre ‘Morice
Maurice Bourges-Maunoury
Sen
Jean Berthoin
Morice
Mendes- France
Coty
Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Antoine Pinay
Pierre Pflimlin
Charles de Gaulle
Attendance Down 01 backs issues conference revival
S Alexander of Kingman urges state committee to appoint a group to exploit Republican bickering. He says the turmoil within the Kansas GOP harms the state and the party should give Kansans something to consider in state government.
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S. Alexander
Kingman
State Committee
Alexander
Kansas
Bill of Rights If Voted Would Face Fight Warren Says
Earl Warren warned that the Bill of Rights would be ratified today but would provoke controversy if put to a vote. Speaking at Washington University, he cited attacks on free speech in colleges, defense counsel, rights against self incrimination, and press freedom as signs of a broader political intolerance. An honorary doctor of laws was conferred by Chancellor Ethan A. H. Shepley.
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ST. Louis
Earl Warren
United States
Washington University
Warren
Ethan A. H. Shepley
Crackdown Ordered On Pollution of Streams
TOPEKA The State Board of Health ordered a new crackdown on 10 cities and industries not complying with directives to halt stream pollution. Dr. Thomas Hood directed conferences to arrange early compliance or face hearings to revoke sewage discharge permits. Entities include Bonner Springs Clyde Hanover Marquette Solomon Valley Falls Wamego Kansas City Sun-Nower Creamery Valley Falls Lawrence Paper Co. Lawrence. John Crown of Lawrence Paper Co. said the firm cooperates with State Board of Health lab technicians and awaits clarity on the new order.
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Topeka
State Board of Health
Thomas Hood
Kansas
Bonner Springs
Clyde
Hanover
Marquette
Solomon
Valley Falls
Wamego
Kansas City
Sun- Nower Coop Creamery
Lawrence Paper Co
Lawrence
John Crown
Kansas University
Crown
Local Births and Hospital Arrivals Noted in Rolla Area
At Memorial Hospital Rolla several individuals are listed by name including F. Miller Baldwin Walter Risker from Kansas City and multiple residents such as Mrs Hetty J Thompson Sunflower Mrs Hazel Hague Sunflower Mrs Josephine Maxwell Mrs Vera Wallace Sherrill Willis DeSoto and Mrs Ruth Ann Pike Oskaloosa. Additional notices list Mrs Vera Hodge 818 Locust St and Mrs Cora Townsend DeSoto along with Mrs Virginia Wilkinson Sunflower. Mr and Mrs Chester Shrader McLouth welcomed a daughter on Friday while Mr and Mrs R G Field 232 M 6th St welcomed a son today and Mr and Mrs Clark Gugler 1733 N H St welcomed a daughter today.
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Rolla F. Miller
Baldwin
Walter Charles Risker
Kansas City
Hetty J. Thompson
Hazel ‘Hague
Josephine Maxwell
Vera Wallace
Sherrill
Willis
DeSoto
Ruth Ann Pike
Oskaloosa
Vera Hodge
Locust St
Cora Townsend
Virginia Wilkinson
Sunflower
Chester Shrader
McLouth
R. G. Field
M. 6Th St
Clark Gugler
N. H. St
Breeding Agency Elects W. W. Gerstenberger President
W. W. Gerstenberger of Eudora was elected president at a meeting of the Douglas County Artificial Breeding Association. David Noe of Lecompton was chosen vice-president Hibbard Taul of Baldwin named secretary and John Neis of Wellsville selected treasurer. Directors study two-way telephone system costs as fieldmen plan work. January ranked as one of the highest production months since organization.
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W. W. Gerstenberger
Eudora
Douglas County
Burglars Ransack Cottage Grove School in Iola
Burglars broke into the Cottage Grove school at Iola Kansas, ransacked desks, and beat a vent in the process, leaving damage and unsettled belongings. Authorities remain unsure of suspects as the incident is under investigation.
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Iola
Kas
Cottage Grove
Soviet proposal on disarmament stalls West German rearmament
The Soviets urged universal disarmament and participation by Communist China, while Britain announced progress on the H bomb. U.N. circles and State Department officials see the move as an attempt to block Western rearmament and resist strict inspection controls. Washington says the proposal offers no real concession on stringent verification.
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United Nations
China
New York
U.S. State Department
Bonn
Washington
Election for Wellsville Bond Vote for Disposal Plant
Wellsville residents vote Monday on 125000 bonds for a new city refuse disposal plant. Ballot at the city fire station from 8 am to 6 pm. Election board members include judges Mrs Maude Thorn Mrs Lena Bloss Miss Lillian Ryan and clerks Mrs Grace Steen and Mrs Irene Hughes.
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Wellsville
Elty
Maude Thorn
Lena Bloss
Lillian Ryan
Grace Steen
Irene Hughes
Market News K O Livestock Weekly Kansas City
USDA market summary shows cattle prices uneven to weak with steers and heifers mostly lower. Cows in light supply up to 1.00 higher, vealers and calves strong in places, stockers and feeders mixed. Sheep and lambs firm to higher with lighter replacements.
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K. O
Kansas City
USDA
Prime mostly good and wooled lambs and hogs market notes
Market report from Kansas City shows changes in prime and mostly good wooled slaughter lambs with pelts and ewes, hogs lower for the week and sows higher. Produce prices list eggs butter and poultry details, including weights and varying ranges.
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Kansas City
Bellaville
CARD OF THANKS FOR NEW HOME AND SUPPORT
Mrs Alberta Hamm thanks friends neighbors and relatives for cards letters and help during hospital stay. Clarence F Richardson expresses gratitude to many friends for furnishings and help for his children and his new home.
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Alberta Hamm
Clarence F. Richardson
New Plane Search Delay in Italy Amid Poor Weather
Bad weather again stalls a Belgian Sabena liner missing with 29 aboard off Pieti Italy. Air search planes from three nations await improved visibility as orders delay takeoffs.
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PIETI
Italy
Ani
Sabena
Tachen Residents Moved from Hilayu to Lower Tachen
A semi official China News Service report says 39 residents of Tacheng islands were moved from Hilayu Ia land back to lower Tacheng. The group, mostly women and children, had refused evacuation to Formosa.
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Hong Kong
Tachen Island
Hilayu
Ialand
Tachen
Ching News Service
Cheklang
Formosa
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Ak Een
Decker-Coy Agency
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