Eisenhower answers Soviet Berlin demands in New Year exchange
President Eisenhower replied to Khrushchev and Voroshilov during a New Year exchange urging Moscow to apply its peace talk to Berlin. He warned that Soviet plans to make Berlin free would trigger Western withdrawal and emphasized a broader, coercion free path to German unity and European security.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Klimenti F. Voroshilov
Eisenhower
Here
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Kremlin
Russia
Castro Orders Mass Rally to Install Urrutia in Havana
Castro calls for a 4 p.m. demonstration in Central Park to install Urrutia as provisional president after Batista fled. A general strike will paralyze the country until Urrutia assumes power, amid dawn address in Santiago and exile support from Prio Socarras.
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Carlos Prio Socarras
Miami
Batista
Havana
Prio
Castro
Urrutia
Urgutia
General Motors to Refund Defense Contract Profits
Atty. General William P. Rogers announced that General Motors Corp will return 9.908 million dollars from a 1952 defense contract after government claims of excessive profits and cost misstatements. GM had voluntarily offered 5 million, with 6.0 million to be paid back after a Justice Department claim of 4.923 million.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
General Motors Corp
Air Force
General Motors
Justice Department
KU Professor Plans One Year Leave for Swiss Institute
Wiley Mitchell a Kansas University professor of business administration and assistant dean will take a one year leave starting next summer to participate in a management development institute in Lausanne Switzerland. Details of the leave and trip are not settled. Mitchell earned a KA bachelor’s degree in 1946 a KA master’s in 1947 and became a certified public accountant in 1952. He has taught at the university since 1947.
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Wiley Mitchell
Business
Kansas University
Mitchell
Lausane
Switzerland
Pickpockets Claim Big Rose Parade Haul in Pasadena
Police report 35 wallets totaling about 2000 dollars were lifted during Pasadena's Rose Parade. Detectives note this as the largest collection of thefts in years despite the sunny turnout.
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Pasadena
Calif
Deaths-Funeral for Rev John Ward of Ottawa
Rev John Ward 70 of Ottawa died Thursday at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Born March 6 1878 in Douglas County he will be buried at Appanoose Cemetery after funeral services Sunday at Appanoose Brethren Church. Survived by wife Blanche four sons four daughters two brothers and many grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by Towner Funeral Chapel Ottawa.
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John Ward
Ottawa
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Douglas County
Appanoose Brethren Church
Ward Nane
Gerald Mease
Appanoose Cemetery
Towner Funeral
Blanche
Orlo
Paola
Roscoe
John
Eugene
Wayne Black
Tongangxie
Burke Devers
San Antonio
Tex
Raymond Miner
Roy Browning
Eudora
Henry
No Big Increase For State Budget
Gov. George Docking said the 1959 state budget likely will not be much higher than this year's expenditures of about 328 million dollars with federal funds. He aims to have a plan ready for the January 1959 session and notes mental health costs and college salary decisions are still under review.
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Topeka
George Docking
Docking
Board of Regents
Start of year brings cautious driving in Douglas County
Douglas County sees a strong traffic start as slick and icy roads test drivers. Sheriff Dale Chappell notes cooperative behavior despite hazardous highways and lingering icy streets. Kansas Highway Patrol urges extreme care while snow plows work around the clock to clear roads. Police Chief John Hazelet warns Lawrence driving remains dangerous and urges caution.
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Douglas County
State Highway Patrol
Sheriffs
Police Department
Dale Chappell
Chappell
Kansas Highway Patrol
Lawrence
John Hazelet
Law and Order Named Nasrallah-In Bloom Colt
The Nasrallah-In Bloom colt bought by King Ranch for $70,000 at Keeneland 1957 sales has been named Law and Order.
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King Ranch
Keeneland
Law and Order
Memorial Hospital Births Report From Local Families
Birth announcements list Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Couser Baldwin a daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Beauchamp Topeka a son. Also Mr. and Mrs. William Billingsley Tonganoxie welcome a son today.
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Barbara Couser
Baldwin
John Grinter
Route 3
Florella McKittrick
Ky. St
Mose Holladay
Walnut St
Donna Beauchamp
Topeka
Violet Somers
Tonganoxie
Lonnie Snow
Ernest van Stratten
Ethel Winters
Conn. St
Louise Climer
McLouth
Muriel Harden
Tenn. St
Elizabeth Billingsley
Dorothy Button
Brook St
Roger Marr
W. 6Th Terr
Patricia Potter
Max Welhelms
Ohio St
Shelley Foster
Raymond Couser
Herbert Beauchamp
William Billingsley
Woman Seized in New York Bank Robbery Attempt
Police grabbed a middle aged woman suspected in a recent Manhattan bank holdup during a robbery attempt at another bank in New York. Authorities provided no immediate identification.
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New York
Manhattan
Lawrence Weather Summary for 1958 Highlights Snowfall and Temperatures
The report notes 1958 in Lawrence had two notable snow events including 8 to 10 inches on January 20 and five inches on Thanksgiving. Mean yearly temperature was 55.4 degrees, the coolest since 1951, with a cool February and March and a mild November. December had nine consecutive freezing days followed by a warm spell, with four inches of snowfall and under 0.5 inches moisture.
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Lawrence
Castro Seizes Cuban Consular Records Globally
Constantine N. Rangles of Chicago, general counsel in the United States for Fidel Castro, announced that Castro’s government ordered seizure of Cuban consular records worldwide. The action marks a broad move by the rebel leadership.
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Chicago
Constantine N. Rangles
United States
Fidel Castro
Lawrence Building Boom Surges Beyond City Permits
City permit totals understate construction in the area as EU programs and industrial projects drive multi million dollar growth. December sees 15 new homes led by Les Harris and others, plus a $40,000 lumber yard permit and various remodeling jobs.
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Gamble
Lawrence
Haskell
New Lumber Company
Sixth Street
Florida
Nell Harris
Helle Meade Place
Hella Creat. Dr
Dale Stevenson
Park Hill Terr
Orve! Bear
Belle Crest Dr
Norman Fuqua
Park Hil Terr
Gene Fritzel
Carl Hird Jr
W. M. St
Herren & Westerhouse
Avalon Rd
F. A. Bales
Ala. St
Don McConnell
Westwood
Lot
P. D. Olmstead
Dudley Ct
G. A. Roberts
W. 21St St
Glen Tindebrand
Sunset Dr
James Midgett
Bethe Haven Dr
Jussiana Street
Frank Rowland
Murrow
City urges sidewalk snow clearing eight hours after storm
In Lawrence, City Manager Harold Horn explains the eight hour rule for clearing public sidewalks after a snow storm. He notes cars increase the hazard and urges residents to comply to aid those who must use walkways.
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Harold Horn
Horn
I R Amess Wins First County Car Tag In 1959
I R Amess of 1631 W 19th St captured the first 1959 county car tag as tags went on sale at 8 p.m. after an 4 a.m. courthouse arrival. The Colburns secured Nos 2 3 and 4 while track star Wes Santee claimed No 5. Over 300 car tags and 100 track tags sold by noon amid orderly crowds.
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Douglas County
I. R. Amess
W. 19Th St
Journal-World Photo
Amess
Glenn T. Colburn
Ky. St
Gary Colburn
Harry Colburn
Kansas University
Wes Santee
Edythe Norman
Castro appoints Barquin to lead Cuban armed forces
In a bid to halt bloodshed and protect Cuba’s economy, Colonel Ramon Barquin, just freed from Batista’s prison with 700 others, was named to head the armed forces. Barquin urged Havana and the nation to stay home and peaceful as Castro moves toward Havana, with reports of potential unit resistance from Santiago fading.
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Cuba
Castro
Col
Ramon Barquin
Batista
Barquin
Camp Columbia
Havana
Santiago
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Lawrence Penney
Lester Reese
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Betty McClure
W. 4Th St
Allois Potter
del. St
Pauline Reyes
Locust St
Louida Davis
Pa. St
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Stouffer Place
Merle McKinney
Countryside Lane
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Mark Hartman
Lecompton
Ethel Amyx
R. I. St
Jenny Walker
Siroky Rest Home
William Bowersox
Robert Brown
Fla. St
Melda Einstein
Miss. St
Roger Raybern
Route 1
Billie Martin
Towanda
Ill
Delora Cool
E. 12Th St
Ralph Miller
James Raybern
Floyd High
Rose Hammer
Kansas City
Gloria Byers
Clark Morton
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William Hergeneier
Watershed Association
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John Pickens
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Karl Kreider
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