Sudan Becomes Independent Nation After Joint Rule
Khartoum Sudan marks independence after 67 years under British Egyptian condominium Premier Ismail al Azhari led Parliament in recognizing full sovereignty Thousands of Sudanese lined the streets to celebrate the historic transfer A temporary constitution and five member commission established to govern until a permanent charter is drawn up
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Sudan
Britain
Egypt
Ismail Fl Azhari
British Commonwealth
National Unionist Party of
el Azhari
Uran
Mohamed Naguib
Constituent Assembly
Uganda
Nile
Three Children Die As Fire Sweeps Tenement
In Brooklyn a fire killed Beverly King 10 Yvonne 8 and Phyllis 6 as they slept on the fourth floor of a tenement. Police said their parents Arthur and an unnamed mother and eight other children escaped through smoke and flames.
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New York
Brooklyn
Beverly King
Yvonne
Phyllis
Arthur King
Masked Droodler Dodges Private Detective on Aged Walls
A narrator recounts spotting Droodles signed by The Masked Droodler on abandoned warehouses. He hires Ace Rourke to tail the culprit in disguise. A nose punch in the 34th Street Bus Terminal exposes him as an Imposter and hints at more odd escapades.
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Ace
34Th St
Droodler
Bullet Through Window At Tasle Lathrom Home
Police investigated a report that a bullet was fired through a front window at 527 N. 7th St. The slug was not recovered though two 12 gauge shell casings were found across the street. Neighbors recalled hearing a shot near midnight and Charles Steele nearby heard one as well. No arrests yet.
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Tasle Lathrom
N. 7Th St
Lathrom
Charles Steele
Pe St
Queen Elizabeth honors UK guests and baronial honors
Sir Francis Evershed, 56, Master of the Rolls and a Hague court member, was among four new barons named by Queen Elizabeth I. He spoke at Kansas University during a U S tour and attended Harvard’s 200th Marshall birthday observance after visiting Lawrence. Others honored include Fonteyn, Christie, Astor, Bing, Sitwell, Scofield, Wedgwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Raymond Evershed
Rolls of
England
Permanent Court of Arbitration
the Hague
Elizabeth I
Evershed
Kansas University
N. T. Stephens
Law School
Harvard University
John Marshall
Francis
F. J. Moreau
K.U. Law School
Lawrence
Margot Fonteyn
Agatha Christie
Rudolf Bing
New York
Metropolitan Opera
Col
John Jacob Astor
The
London Times
Astor
Harry Hop ™ Man
Australia
Sir Osbert Sitwell
Lterary Family
Paul Scofield
Cicely Veronica
Wedgwood
Lawrence Area Sees High Degree Day Count Amid Mild Start
Gas readings show Nov 20 to Dec 20 period produced 810 degree days, nearly matching January 20 to February 20 levels and higher than 1954 November-December. Lawrence Me morial Hospital reports Darel Ann Houk born 3:01 p.m. Sunday, first baby of 1956, parents Darrell and Darlene Houk. Kansas University prepares to resume work and classes after a 14 day holiday with about 700 staff returning Tuesday and about 1 000 students and 700 faculty back on campus Wednesday.
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C. Wade McCoy
Kansas
Darel Ann Houk
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Darrell Houk
22Nd St. Terrace
Houk
Darlene Demeritt
A. B. Desmeritt
Lavonburg
H. P. Houk
Ohio St
Reece Buffer
DeSoto
Kansas University
K. U
Bethel Team Is Champion At State League Tourney
Bethel crowned Kansas Conference basketball tournament champion by defeating Southwestern 70 55 in the title game. College of Emporia finished third with an 87 82 win over Kansas Wesleyan. Baker beat Bethany 64 55 for fifth, and McPherson edged Friends 115 114 after three overtimes for seventh.
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Mcpherson
Bethel
Kansas
Southwestern
College of “Amporia
Kansas Wesleyan
Baker
Bethany
Friends
Blaze Devastates Home as Tonganoxie Suffers Fire Losses
A Saturday evening blaze on East Fourth Street destroyed the Floyd Carter residence in Tonganoxie, with the fire likely started near a Christmas tree and possibly caused by lights on the tree. No occupants were home. next door, Mrs. Martha Woods’ house suffered heat damage. This follows a November 29 grain elevator and feed store fire and weeks earlier the Skaggs apartment blaze that killed three children, marking the town’s worst fire period.
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East Fourth Street
Tonganoxie
Floyd Carter
Martha Woods
Carter
Richard Skaggs
Another Residence Here A Target for Burglars
A break in at 2341 Mass Sunday evening left Lt Ruth Schofield’s apartment ransacked. Entry via a rear door and an inside door forced. missing wrist watch seven silver dollars and two rings. Similar theft reported two weeks earlier at 2015 Leonard Ave. Also another break in at Jim Barnes residence in Southwest Douglas County near Richland reported Sunday afternoon with unknown losses.
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Mass
Ruth Schofield
W. A. Eudaly
Learnard Ave
Jim Barnes
Douglas Counry
Richland
Socave
Plan forms for No 1 Corps as thousands seek 1956 tags
About 200 members of No 1 Corps map plans for the race at 8 a.m. as Russell Morgan of Baldwin eyes a third No 1 plate. Morgan and past No 1 holders Whaley and Schear will be absent, with new truck tag categories and five windows set for license sales before the February 15 deadline. The treasurer’s staff expects a busy start to tag sales after the holiday.
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Russell Morgan
Baldwin
Morgan
Kenneth Whaley
Eudora
Journal-World
Ralph Schear
Mich
Mendes France and Algeria Dominate French Election Talks
The piece details Mendes France's push for six month Algerian elections and new relations with Algeria while Faure emphasizes government stability and automatic elections if the Assembly ousts a cabinet within two years. Favre's regime to resign January 18 with President Coty to appoint a new cabinet. No clear voting trends expected before Tuesday.
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Mendes- France
France
Algeria
Faure
Mendes-France
Favre
Rene Coty
Jury fails to reach verdict in Kansas Turnpike case
District court jury in Leavenworth fails to verdict Fos ter W. Laming of Tonganoxie after he appeals a condemn ation offer by the Kansas Turnpike Authority. A 44.85 acre strip of his 640 acre farm was involved. Damage offer not disclosed with testimony placing damages from 8000 to 36000 dollars.
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Leavenworth, Kas
Foster W. Laming
Tonganoxw
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Laming
Missing parathion bomb at Kansas University alarms campus
University police report no new clues on the missing parathion bomb stolen from a greenhouse at Kansas University two weeks ago. Botany professor Worthie H. Horr notes the device is dangerous mainly if its top is removed and gas sprayed into a person s face. he urges return to police or Horr. The 20 pound steel cylinder with gas mask was kept in a cabinet during dock repairs and was discovered missing after the theft was first noticed on Wednesday.
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Kansas University
Worthie H. Horr
Horr
University Business Office
Weekend Fires Prompt Multiple Alarm Calls
Three weekend fires kept firemen busy with three alarms, all limited to minor damage. A house fire at 512 M. St was reported Saturday afternoon from an unknown cause. A trash fire at the Glenn Europeans home on Route 4 spread to nearby belongings before flames were controlled. A fire at Merle McKinney's home involved collapsed metal tubes and toothpaste products, burning out Sunday night.
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M. St
Glenn Europeans
Merle McKinney
United States
Embers Reach Embassay Fire Blamed On Obstruction
A six hour fire at the Russian Embassy in Ottawa destroyed a three story brick building. City officials said entry was impeded by embassy personnel delaying firefighters. Vitali Loginov put damage at 250000 with no injuries.
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Ottawawa
Charlotte Whitton
John Foote
Birth announcements listed from Memorial Hospital area
A long list of birth notices and parent names appears, naming babies born at Memorial Hospital and surrounding locales. Parents include Rainbolt, Carter, Clark, Lawel, Casebier, Gay, Martinez, Olson, Sharkley, Stevens, Musick, Norman, Murphy, Holt, Stogsdill, Roubi deaux, Houk, Simms and others. Several locations such as Eudora Topeka Sunnyside Perry De Soto and Route addresses are shown.
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Tracy Lee Rainbolt
Eudora
Oral Carter
Topeka
Nevada Clark
Gary Lawellin
Kenneth Casebier
Sunflower
Barbara Gay
Sunnyside
Dorothy Martinez
Tonganonie
Geraldine
Caroline
Johnny
Baker
Linwood
Norman
Richard Piddler
Tanganoxie
Seee
Thea
Lamswoods
Chacha Lee
Donna Chapmen
Ad Rhart Ave
Charcheb Toad
Ariel
Sur
Thomas Kineasch
Mass. St
Althea Stevens
N. Y. St
Clarence L. Martin
Mass
Leos Dubbin
John Musick
John David Norman
Perry
Marion Horkes
Margie Murphy
Locust St
Darlene Holt
Kansas City
Eleanor Stogsdill
Ind
Annie Roubideaux
Dandy Brune
Dorothy Needham
Bony
Catherine Brown
Elm’ St
Darrell Houk
Idl St. Terrace
Deaths and Funerals Don M Baker
Don M Baker 65 a lifelong Douglas County resident died Sunday at home 2223 MP St He was a ware dealer World War I veteran member of Lawrence Lodge No 6 AF and AM and a 32nd degree Mason Survived by wife Louise Braker Funeral services 2 pm Wednesday at Rumsey Funeral Home Rev Harold Hamilton to officiate Masonic graveside at Oak Hill Cemetery
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Don M. Baker
Douglas County
St. Ele Wis
Lawrence Lodge No. 6
Louise Braker
Haskell Indian Institute
Rumsey Funeral Home
Harold Hamilton
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mine Detectors Join Hunt For Missing Alpine Skier
Swiss troops used mine detectors in a Davos search for the body of a skier missing after an Alpine avalanche that killed four on Saturday. Two victims were Americans and two were French. Rescue teams recovered Alfred L. Schmid, 27, of Trenton New Jersey, a medical student at Munich University, and Jacqueline Meralers, 39, and Jean Marcombes, 44, of Paris. Others remained buried beneath snow.
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Davos
Switzerland
Alfred L. Schmid
Trenton
N. J
Munich University
Jacqueline Meralers
Jean Marcombes
Paris
Body of California ski instructor found in Parsenn area
The body of Richard Jackson, 34, a civilian teacher at a U S Army school in Munich, was found in the Parsenn ski area. Rescuers hoped mine detectors would locate his metal ski sticks.
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Parsenn
Richard Jackson
la Jolla
Calif
Munich
Crime totals dip in U.S. for 1985 says Hoover
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover reports crime fell in 1985 for the first time in eight years. He notes 1954 had the worst year and 1955 saw more than four serious offenses per minute, urging restraint in celebrating the drop.
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Washington
United States
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Toll totals by state from miscellaneous causes
Toll on Highway figures show an overall total of 505 from miscellaneous causes. State by state data lists Arizona Arkansas California Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Indiana Iowa with varying tolls and errors present in the OCR.
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Arizona
Arkansas
California
Olorado
Connecticut
Jelaware
Florida
Seeargia
Bollade
Tinos
Induina
Jawa
State-by-state tallies and totals in a fragmented list
A dense OCR list shows state names with varied numbers following each. Some entries mix digits and spaces, suggesting counts or measurements, while others include formatting anomalies like zero paddings and irregular decimals. The fragment lacks a cohesive narrative.
Final Expenses Life Insurance Offer for Ages 60 to 80
Advertises a $1,000 whole life policy from Old American of Kansas City for people under 80. Benefits include covering final expenses with no burden on family. Policy handled by mail with no obligation and no calls. Send postcard with age. Address: Old American Co. 3 Watch Center, Kansas City, MO.
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Kansas City
OLD American of
Old American Co
Atch
Cent
Was City
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Andy Harrel
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Blaze
Hague
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Lawrence Quinn
Jersey City
Fotlond
St. Aedan’s Rowman Catholic
Holy Name Cemetery
Memorial Hospital
William R.terrell
United States Navy
George Hedrick
Eastern
Standard Commission
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Texas
OLD Line Legal Reserve Life Insurance
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the Bank of Friendly Service
F.d.1.c
Lawrence Mills
East
Karl Kreider
Funk
Cooper
Warkn
Retail Merchants Division
Lawrence Chamber of“ Commerce
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