Democratic Advisory Committee Aims for Broad Program
A Democratic Advisory Committee meeting opens today with limited attendance as top figures like Truman Stevenson and Mrs. Roosevelt are set to attend. Senator Lyndon B. Johnson and Speaker Rayburn decline formal involvement but offer to consult on the committee’s ideas.
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Washington
Democratic Advisory Committee
Harry S. Truman
Adlai E. Swvenson
Franklin J. Roosevelt
Stevenson
Truman
Paul A. Butler
National Committee
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Butler
House
Rayburn
Oxford Professor Ronald Syme to Lecture on Rome History
Oxford historian Dr Ronald Syme of Oxford University will give a public lecture on The Roman Emperors and Their Ministers at 8 p m Tuesday in Fraser Theater Kansas campus hosts the event. A second talk on Plague Disease and Demography at Rome will be held Monday at 7 20 p m in the Memorial Union Jayhawk Room.
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Ronald Syme
Oxford University
Fraser Theater
Syme
Jayhawk
Memorial Union
Rome
K. U
Premnostogic Institute of Amer- A
Kansas
History Department
Humanities Committee
Camden
Oxford’ University
Europe
William Camden
Symers
International Council For Philosophy and Humanistic Studies
Society For the Promotion of Roman Studies
British Academy
Royal Danish Academy
New Zealand University
Durham University
Harvard University
Oil Firms May Hike Prices for Product
Reports from New York indicate Humble Oil and Continental Oil increased crude purchase prices, signaling potential rises in gasoline and heating oil costs. Humble added about 35 cents per barrel, Continental 25 to 40 cents, with other majors delaying decisions for a few days.
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Newyork
Humble Oil & Refining ‘Co
Houston
Continental Oil Co
Texas
New Mexico
Humble
Continental
Coupie At Tonganoxiv To Leave Bank Business
An unclear report mentions Coupie at Tonganoxiv ending bank business and a sequence of names and dates. The fragment references Mr foe ib dbo Mee and a marriage, with scattered terms like Peake and Gog ny Th. The text is garbled and hard to interpret.
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Tonganoxiv
Fepe
Beastis
Mr Foe
Peake
Mrs Bey
Pai
sHesu Sears
Hungarian Rebel Said Executed in Budapest Riot
The article reports the execution of a Hungarian rebel in Budapest after a November incident involving armed rebels storming buildings and exchanges with police. It notes the seizure of weapons and incendiaries and mentions tenants informing on the suspect before his arrest on December 16.
Virginia Inn Motel Burglar Strikes. TV Sets Stolen
Burglars broke into the Virginia Inn Motel west of Sunset Hill, stealing eight 12 inch television sets and several rugs from an east side unit. The sets valued at about 108 dollars each were delivered Thursday. entry gained by breaking a window and door. George Lawrence reports the incident as police investigate. The motel project is managed by H R Murphy of M R Gill Real Estate.
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Virginia Inn
Sunset Hill
U.S
George Lawrence
Lawrentr
Cirance
H.R
Mike) Murphees
M. R. Gill Real Estate Agency
Lawrence
Ind
Taliday Inn
Bird and Towarts
Memorial Hospital Admits Large List of Patients
A long hospital admission list from Memorial Hospital includes Eleanor Spreitzer 1224 J A St Blanche M Smith Bald win Ruby Weeks 514 Lincoln St Fred Shimmons 1424 KY Lt Otis Eugene Davis Williamstown Alien W Gibler 1b W 22nd St Nelly Jo Keating Le Compton Delbert Skinner Bue Dora Lola C Reid Frances E Wales Williamstown Julius Baldwin Co D Thomas 6m Tuey Galway 230 DL St Bessie Morri Sunflower Alice W Gibler 1612 We fund SU Card Bfitchell and baby hay Walter Sample onga noxie Elaine Kaufman ant baby boy 726 Ohio Kathryn Griffith Rowe 2 Rowena Curl Route 3 Helen Wall kuble 512 La 51
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J.a. St
Blanche M. Smith
Baldwin
Ruby Weeks
Lincoln St
Fred Shimmons
Otis Eugene Davis
Willianstown
Alien W. Gibler
22Nd St
Nelly Jo Keating
Lecompton
Delbert Skinner
Buedora
Lola C. Reid
Frances E. Wales
Williamstown
Julius Baldwin
D. Thomas
Tuey Galway
Bessie
Alice W. Gibler
Card -Bfitchell
Baby Hay
DeSola
Walter Sample
Elaine Kaufman Ant
Ohio
Kathryn Griffith
Rowena Curl
Helen Wallkuble
Yacht Sinks Near Bahamas. Six Rescued At Sea
An unidentified yacht sank off Toyals Island in the Bahamas after heavy seas. All six aboard were rescued by a fishing vessel. Coast Guard aircraft joined the search and located the survivors as the fishing boat headed toward Fussell Island.
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Miami
Fla
Toyals Island
Bahamas
Coast Guard
Srone
Coast Cloud
Orbouud
Fussell Island
George Formally Named As Diplomatic Aide to Eisenhower
President Eisenhower named former Senator Walter F. George as his special assistant with ambassador rank and a $20 000 annual salary. George will advise on bipartisan foreign policy and serve as secretary to the president’s aides while aiding NATO liaison efforts. His Senate term ended yesterday.
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Eisenhower
Walter F. George
D-Gil
Nebraska man fined for open bottle possession
Nebraska man Lloyd Lohnner of Fully Cin was fined 50 dollars in county court for possessing an open bottle. Police said the offense occurred Tuesday.
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Lloyd Loh Finner
Tuy Day
Conlon Ie Char
Greek Cypriot Shot Dead in Nicosia Shop
A Greek Cypriot man was killed today when an assailant shot him in his shop near the Feet of Nis area in Nicosia Cyprus. Police launched an investigation into the incident and are reviewing security footage and nearby witnesses. No motive or suspect information is yet available.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Feet of
Nis
Cyprus court reports clash over reckless driving charge
In County Court a dispute arises over a case involving Eugenie Powers of 1205 Brooks St. tied to events in Cyprus and Greece. The matter centers on alleged reckless driving connected to clashes in the old city area, with fines noted and Thursday hearings.
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Eugenie Powers
Brooks St
Med
EOKA
Thejavas
Greece
KU Jayhawks' annual engravings delay second issue
The Bhannuth planned a Thursday distribution for the second issue but staff efficiency caused a Saturday delay. Engravings for four annual issues were sent to the printer together last September, causing the second issue engraving to be lost and later found among first issue engravings. The Douglas County Red Cross Board meets Monday at the Community Building to hear a status and needs report on the blood program.
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Kansas University Jayhawker
Bhannuth
Annnual
K.U
Douglas County Red Cross Board
Do Pam
Ithe
Douglas County Blood
Frank ‘T. Stockton
United States Urges Renewal of Korean Unity Efforts
U S Delegate Edward B Greenbaum urged renewed UN backed efforts to unify Korea into an independent democratic nation to restore international peace. He warned that until the peninsula is united the area remains a potential danger to world peace. He spoke before the UN General Assembly alienation political committee.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Korea
U.S
Edward 8. Greenbaum
Greenbaum
Plane crashes into vacant Phoenix house killing four
A pilot spun out of an overcast sky and crashed into a vacant house on a quiet Phoenix street. Four aboard the plane were killed, including Raymund Roberts, a 38 year old oil sales engineer, his business partner Urchin Hartman, and their wives Leona Roberts and Anna Hartman. The Civil Aeronautics Administration noted Roberts earned his pilot license on December 2 and had flown solo only 21 days.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Raymund €. Roberts
Costa Mesa
Calif
N. Hartman
Anaheim
Leona Roberts
Anna Hartman
Civil Aeronautics
Roberts
Ballou to lead Kansas State Industrial Reformatory
Robert Ballou, formerly an assistant secretary under Governor Fred Hall, will assume the role of superintendent at the Kansas State Industrial Reformatory in Hutchinson on January 10. The appointment was announced by Martin Nixger, newly elected chairman of the State Board of Penal Institutions.
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Topekaw
Robert Ballou
Fred Hall
Kansas State Industrial Reformatory
Hutchinson
Martin Nix Ger
State Board of Penal Institutions
Divorce suit filed in district court
A divorce suit was filed in District Court by Leslie E. Lath rom against Alice E. Leathrom.
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Leslie E. Lathrom
Alice E. Leathrom
Personal Income Jumps To 333 Percent In November
Government figures show the annual personal income rate rising to about 333 percent in November, suggesting a yearly total around 1.0 billion dollars if continued. Wages and salaries drove most of the gain with the automobile industry adding roughly 750 million dollars. Nonfarm property and investment income rose about half a billion, while farm property income fell by a similar amount.
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Wasitington Tah
Revenues Reach New High for Kansas in 1956
The Kansas Commission of Revenue and Taxation reported 1956 state revenues at 124,823,803, up from 122,622,119 in 1955. Higher income and motor fuel taxes drove the rise while sales tax fell from the 1955 peak to 44,477,203 compared with 44,806,012.
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Topeka
Kansas Commission of Revenue and Taxation
Deaths and Funerals list for area residents
Obituaries notice for Lettie Allison 78 of Lawrence who died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and whose funeral is planned at Rumsey Funeral Home. Surviving relatives include husband James and children Homer and Alvis with multiple siblings and grandchildren. Bereavement details also cover infant Bartholomew burial in Kansas City and Albert Noller of Kansas City with ties to Tonganoxie. Rainy schedule for two bi state funeral services and a large Rip Stranger Watershed District meeting set for February 16 and January 12 watershed votes in nearby counties.
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Lettie Allison
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
del. St
Rumsey Funeral
Dale Turner
Oak Hills Cemetery
James Allison
Homer D. Allison
Lawrence
Alvis O. Allison
Tulsa
Okla
J. R. West
R. E. Brown
Fort Worth
Tex
C. F. Netcher
Oakdale
Calif
Frank Nemec
Colorado Springs
Charles Nemec
Clinton
Albert Noller
Kansas City
Menorah Hospital
Paseo
Tongarosie
Friends Church
Tonganoxie
Harold Hamilton
The
Trinity
Lutheran Church
Jin McCrack-en
Hubbell Hill Cemetery
Leiverworth
Jefferson
Atchison
Kansas
Jackson
Police Intensify Hunt For Two Chicago Girls
Police broaden the search for two missing Chicago girls as investigators pursue new leads and gather witness statements. Authorities urge anyone with information to come forward to aid in the case.
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Chicago
Canada Faces Deepening Strike Across The Country
The nation grapples with a rising strike that could halt major industries and curb economic activity. Prime Minister Louis St Laurent weighs government actions as CPR reports daily losses exceeding one million dollars. Labor actions threaten broader disruption.
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Hebares
Louis St. Louus
Canada
Ams
CPR
Sheila Nichols Wins First in District Essay Contest
Sheila Nichols daughter of Mr and Mrs Wo Te Nichols of Zd0 N OTL Sr won first place in the Second District essay contest sponsored by the Federated Club of Lawrence in partnership with Federated Clubs of Kansas. Nichols presented Meeting the Citizenship and was chosen best in Lawrence High School's Clark Cou and Mrs Venetta Cronin history classes. district winners advance to Topeka for a state government tour and recognition with other district winners.
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Sheila Nichols
Wo ‘Te Nichols
Zd0 N
Oklahoma Bank Robber Added to FBI Most Wanted List
The FBI added Ben Golden McCollum, an Oklahoma convict and bank robber who escaped from McAlester State Penitentiary on May 1, 1951, to the Most Wanted list. McCollum, 48, is described as extremely dangerous and had prior sentences for bank robberies at Checotah and Prague, with a fatal 1934 inmate fight marking his record.
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Wasitington
FBI
Ben Golden MccCollum
Oklahoma
Vrc
McCollum
Oklahoma State
McAlester
Hellester
Checotah
Okla
Prague
Eight-year-old girl recounts abduction near Kansas City
Ann Nicholson says a man abducted her after lunch as she walked to school, stripped her clothing, tried to mistreat her, and tied her to a tree before fleeing. A Clay County farmer located her about three hours later and alerted authorities. Parents are Mr and Mrs Wayne Nicholson.
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Kansas City
Ann Nicholson
Cameron . Crabber
Mrs
Wayne Nicholson
New Physical Education Group Formed At University
A new physical education group lists twenty members and will be inducted today at 2 PM in the Memorial Promenade Bier Room. Lawrence students Ray Cus Hubert Preston Hom Shotik Reginald Shyil and others are named as initiates. sponsor is Prof. Johnson Clements and faculty assistors. the group emphasizes standards, ideals and ethics of health, education, and physical training.
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Couoselor
Nebraska University
Hperan Kap
Collernie
Nebraska
Lawrence
Cote
Reginald Shyil
Secold Treatty
Glenn Swann
St Kauis
Charles Milscotas
Pooriy
Galen
Wheat and Corn Price Brief from Kansas City Market
Trading data show wheat at 160 cars with No 2 hard and dark grades around 2.32 to 2.34, corn at 31 cars with No 2 white about 1.66, No 3 at 1.66, rye around 1.45 to 1.48, and millers' rye at 2.45. Futures close lower with Mar to Sep contracts around 2.25 to 2.30, reflecting a cautious session.
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Cash Grain
Kansas City
Lowery
Missourian Stays Alive After Train Crush
Hannibal Missouri resident John Bobbitt, 46, was cut in two by a switch engine yesterday but survived for over five hours. He spoke with his wife and doctors before an anesthetic killed him two hours later. Coroner notes dispute self harm claims amid nervous behavior reports. Brahman cattle imports rise into Latin America as regional stock upgrades continue. Sawmills employ high pressure water jets to wash bark from timber.
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Hannibal
John Rabbitt
J. W. Weil
Dr. Weil
Henry H. Sweets
Bobbitt
KU Graduate Promoted To Lead Gleans Bureau In New Orleans
John P. Corporon 87 formerly of Arcadia is moved from Rouge to New Orleans as manager of the Gleans bureau of the United Press. He earned a journalism degree from KU in 1951 and a master’s in 1953. He began with UP on June 21, 1955, in New Orleans and later moved to Baton Rouge. In a separate report, Alice Lathrom reports a 21 inch TV valued at about 150 dollars stolen from her home at 529 North 7th Street Thursday night.
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John P. Corporon
Rouge
New Or
Gleans
United i Soul
Lwest
Thursborane
University
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Arcadia
Pret
Alice Lathrom
7Th St
Lathram
Polio Cases Plummet In 1956 As Vaccine Widely Used
Public Health Service reports about 15,400 polio cases in 1956 a drop from 29,270 in 1955. The sharp decline coincides with widespread Salk vaccine use, though officials avoid direct attribution.
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Washington
Public Health Service
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