Michigan Plans A Huge Radio Telescope
The University of Michigan will begin construction in June of a radio telescope atop Peach Mountain near Ann Arbor. The 85 foot diameter dish will be the second largest steerable radio telescope, cost about $300,000, and will study the sun and distant radio sources, funded mainly by the Office of Naval Research.
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University of Michigan
Space
Peach Mountain
Here
Fred T. Haddock
University of Manchester
England
Haddock
Office of Naval Research
Navy captain photographed with penguin mascot in Lawrence
Lawrence observers report AP photo on page 2 shows Navy captain Ww. M. Dickey, KU NROTC executive officer from 1960 to 1953, cavorting with a penguin in sailor garb while stationed in Antarctica. Dickey recently sent Christmas greetings via ham radio to Lawrence friends amid a busy period for public library overdue book drives and local winter disruptions.
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Thureday
Journal-World
Navy
Ww. M. Dickey
NROTC
Dickey
Antarctica
Lawrence
Deaths and Funerals in Winchester Area and Nearby
Mary E. Pollom 88 died Tuesday in North Hollywood California after living in Topeka and Manhattan. Four sons E T Pollom Harry Pollom Ray H Pollom Fred Pollom and daughter Mrs J M Couch survive. Funeral services were in Los Angeles. Separately Mrs Eliza Howard died December 26 in a Leavenworth hospital. She was born June 11 1873 in Winchester and married Feb 1 1896 to James Howard. Burial was in Winchester area. she was a member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church.
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Mary E. Pollom
Winchester
Topeka
Mix
West Coast
North Hollywood
Calif
Los Angeles
E.T. Pollom
Harry Pollom
Ray H. Pollom
Fred Pollom
Manhattan
J. M. Couch
Eliza Howard
Leavenworth Hospital
Thomas Reynolds
James Reynolds
Buria
Howard
James Howard
Reformed Presbyterian Church of
Funeral rites for Oscar Pierson in Miami Oklahoma
Funeral services for Oscar Swede Pierson age 69 who died Sunday in Miami Oklahoma were held Thursday afternoon at the Cooper Funeral Home. Burial followed in the Miami cemetery. A nephew and Mrs Pierson attended. Pierson was born in Lawton and spent his retirement there.
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Oscar
Soviet Selects Menshikov as U S Ambassador
Washington reports that Mikhail A. Menshikov, a top economic negotiator, has been approved as the new Russian ambassador to the United States. State Department officials notified the Soviet government of acceptance after two weeks of consideration.
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Washington
Mikhail A. Menshikov
United States
State Department
Menshikov
Long Distance Lines Could Be Silenced By Midnight Strike
In 42 states plus DC long distance telephone workers vote to strike at midnight over wage and no strike clause terms. About 25,500 Bell System employees, mainly traffic operators and maintenance staff, may walk out. Company plans to use supervisory staff to maintain service. No Lawrence workers involved. closest office is in Kansas City.
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New York
District of Columbia
Elaine T. Gleason
Long Workers of America
Pigts Ican Telephone and Telegraph
CWA
Lawrence
Kansas City
Father Is Arrested For Murder of Son
CHICAGO police say 14 year old Thomas Funcheon died after being beaten with a claw hammer by his father Phillip J. Funcheon 50 a city electrician in a quarrel on New Year s Eve Thomas had been placed on a couch after a party and was not conscious when officers took Funcheon into custody early New Year s Day Funcheon faced murder charges.
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Chicago
Phillip J. Funcheon
Thomas
Funcheon
South Side
Holland predicts dairy states lose bid on Benson milk supports
Washington Senator Holland predicts that dairy state lawmakers will lose their fight against Secretary Benson's plan to cut price supports for milk and milk products to 75 percent of parity next April 1. He backs the proposal as overdue, noting most dairy people do not want supports and arguing overproduction areas have done little to curb output.
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Washington
Sen
Holland
Fla
Benson
Congress
Actress Mary Pickford Gives Stock to Olathe Church
Oil stock gift of 100 shares Standard Oil of New Jersey was received this week for the Methodist Church building fund in Olathe. The donation was given by actress Mary Pickford, wife of Charles Buddy Rogers, a former Kansas University student from Olathe who is already a church member and contributor.
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Standard Oil
New Jersey
Mary Pickford
Charles
Buddy) Rogers
Methodist Church Building Fund
Olathe
Rogers
Kansas University
Methodist Church
Nine killed in head on crash shocks South Dakota town
Eureka South Dakota residents mourn nine deaths after a late night head on collision. Six victims were from the Walter Beck family including the father mother and four children. Three others were teenagers, with one unborn child noted. Mass funeral planned for 2 p.m. Monday with services for Clyde Krein and Marvin Neuharth over the weekend.
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Eureka
S.D
Main Street
Walter Beck
Beck
Wilbert
Mary
Marvin A. Rohrbach
Altus
Okla
Wiedmeier
Boulder
Becks
Clyde Krein
Marvin Neuharth
Krein
Wiedmeir
Reformed Church
Ava Gardner Faces Surgery After Bull Ring Accident
British columnist William Hickey claims Ava Gardner injured her face in a fall at Angel Peralta's private bull ring in Spain last autumn. He says she was told to undergo surgery and possibly minor plastic procedures, but she refuses fearing the operation.
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London
Daily Express
Ava Gardner
William Hickey
Ava
Angel Peralta
Madrid
Hickey
New York
Frank Sinatra
Spain
Memorial Hospital Admits and Birth Announcements
Admitted include Leona Payne 762 Walnut St Alloi Potter 1649 Del St Susana Harrington 1514 Tenn St John H Arnette 1228 La St Delores England 319 Maple Lane Borothy Ber ger 910 La St Zona Lana 738 Me St Jean Owen 2221 R I St Barbara Kash 1741 N H St Marie Williams 613 W 6th St Martha Wiley 841 Ala St Sheron Gibler 1619 Pa St Darlene Guffey Route 2 Paula Anne Willer 930 Schwarz. Dismissed George Hoeser 301 W 23rd St Mrs Margaret Chiles and baby girl Big Springs. Charlene Statler 761 Elm St. Births Mr and Mrs Audean Kramer McLouth a son Thursday Mr and Mrs Henry Lana 738 Me St a daughter Thursday Mr and Mrs Harper Owen 2221 R I St a daughter today Mr and Mrs Kyle A Williams 613 W 6th St a son today Mr and Mrs Arnold Kash 1741 N H St a daughter today.
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Leona Payne
Walnut St
Alloi Potter
del. St
Susana Harrington
Tenn. St
John H. Arnette
la. St
Delores England
Maple Lane
Borothy Berger
Zona Lana
Me. St
Jean Owen
R. I. St
Barbara Kash
N. H. St
Marie Williams
W. 6Th St
Martha Wiley
Ala. St
Sheron Gibler
Pa. St
Darlene Guffey
Paula Anne Willer
Schwarz
Audean Kramer
McLouth
Henry Lana
Harper Owen
Kyle A. Williams
Arnold Kash
Wilson warns against single chief of staff for JCS
Former Defense Secretary Wilson criticizes the idea of appointing one military chief of staff to lead the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He warned at an Exchange Club lunch in Pontiac Michigan that such an arrangement would be risky and unlikely to endure. The Rockefeller report to President Eisenhower has proposed this option.
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Pontiac
Mich
Defense
Wilson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Exchange Club
Rockefeller
Eisenhower
Wolverines to host Twi-Nsters in Community Building clash
The Lawrence Wolverines meet the Twi-Nsters of Topeka in a basketball game at 7 30 this evening in the Community Building.
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Lawrence Wolverines
Topeka
Most of Nation Hit By New Cold Front
The coldest weather of the young winter season covered most of the nation today with temperatures plunging below zero in the Midwest and upstate New York and well under freezing in the South. Snow up to 28 inches fell near Lake Erie and Lake Ontario as frigid air pushed south. Readings included Brainerd Minnesota minus 22 Grantsburg Wisconsin minus 21 Sault Ste Marie Michigan minus 17 Bradford Illinois minus 12 and Des Moines Iowa minus 1 with Fargo North Dakota at 4 and Omaha Nebraska at minus 3 Old Forge Lowville Boonville and Massena in upstate New York registered 8 6 4 degrees respectively.
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Midwest
New York
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Brainerd
Minn
Grantsburg
Wis
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Bradford
Ill
Duluth
Five traffic mishaps in Lawrence yield one minor injury
Lawrence police logged five road accidents on Thursday due to icy streets. One minor injury occurred when Donald Funk, 19, of Route 2, collided with Rex Rasmussen, 23, at 13th and R I Streets. Damages varied from 300 to 700 dollars. Other incidents involved Jack Davis, 28, and a U S mail truck. and Mrs. Max Willer, 50, whose car struck a tree on Tennessee Street. Police noted two additional minor crashes.
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Lawrence
Donald W. Funk
Route 2
Rex Rasmussen
22Nd St. Terr
13Th
R. I. Sts
Jack E. Davis
Kansas City
Kas
United States Mail
Wilburn Longanecker
Ind. St
21St
Vt. Sts
Max Willer
W. Ath St
Tennessee Street
Farm Index Prices Rise for Kansas Farmers in December
Kansas State Federal Crop Reporting Service notes a 3 percent month to month rise in index prices for all commodities for the period ending December 15. Livestock and grains lead gains with hogs at 17.80 per cwt, beef cattle at 18.70, calves 21.50, sheep 6.50 and lambs 20 per cwt. Corn 1.03 per bushel, soybeans 1.95, oats 0.61, barley 0.80, wheat 1.92, sorghums 1.40 per cwt. Hay prices climb with alfalfa 17.0 and prairie 13 per ton.
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Kansas
Kansas State Federal Crop Reporting Service
Nazarene Church Hosts Dr I C Mathis as Guest Speaker
Dr I C Mathis district superintendent of the Northeast Oklahoma District will speak at the 10 45 a m service Sunday at the Church of the Nazarene. He has led Texas and Oklahoma churches and served as pastor of several large congregations. The 10 45 service opens the denomination's golden anniversary year, noting the church started in a tent at Pilot Point Texas in 1908 and now counts about 300000 members.
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I. C. Mathis
Northeast
Oklahoma
Church of the Nazarene
Mathis
Texas
Pilot Point
Tex
Sailor Surrenders After AWOL From USS Bremerton
A 19 year old Missouri sailor Herman Cooper Jr of Stella surrenders to police claiming he jumped ship on December 9 1957 at San Diego California. Olathe Naval Base officers took custody of Cooper at the time.
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Missouri
Bremerton
Herman Cooper, Jr
Stella Mo
San Diego
Calif
Olathe Naval
Cooper
Gruenther to Speak at Kansas Press Banquet
Gen Alfred Gruenther president of the American National Red Cross will speak at the closing banquet of the 66th annual Kansas Press Assn convention on January 18 in Wichita.
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Wichita
Alfred Gruenther
The
American National Red Cross
Kansas Press Assn
Mineral Values At New High in State
Kansas mineral production in 1957 reached a record value of 529.4 million dollars, up 2.8 percent from 1956, marking the eighth consecutive year of rising mineral values. Despite declines in some metals and fuels due to 1957 shutdowns, overall output stayed high while diverse categories like cement and natural gas showed mixed results. The state survey noted continued long-term growth in mineral values over two decades.
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Kansas
State Geological ‘Survey
Missile Setup Progress Reported by Senate Panel
Senate Preparedness subcommittee, led by Lyndon B. Johnson, reports progress on moving from studies to action in U.S. missile and satellite development. McElroy and Quarles expected as witnesses. Johnson to brief Democratic senators after hearings. Symington questions stance of Gaither defense report and White House assurances.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
National Defense
Johnson
Senate
U.S
McElroy
Donald A. Quarles
Sen
Symington
DMO
Gaither
White House
James C. Hagerty
United States
Watermelons Arriving Fast for Sick Boy Billie
Billie a 14 year old with cancer in Linden asked for watermelons. Jenkins sought help from markets and the U S Market News Service. Watermelons were delivered from Texas to New York with offers from Cuban Airlines to fly in more as shipments arrive today.
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Jenkins
Billie
Ia Linden
Ar Jenkins
Sigsee
U. S. Market News Service
Coun Frank Ig
Department of Agriculture
Kansas City
Jenkins Onigins
Tom Bennell
Mexico
Kansas
City
Texas
New York
Cuba
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Oscar Pierson
Sprague
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Big Springs
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Elm St
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