Mikoyan Seeks Peace Amid Berlin Troop Talks in Detroit
Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan told reporters in Detroit that Moscow sees its Berlin settlement proposals as good and reasonable. He said a real compromise has already been offered and warned against Western troop withdrawals. A private Detroit Club dinner preceded public remarks urging a hot peace and end to cold war, while a hostile crowd outside hurled eggs and snowballs.
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Anastas I. Mikoyan
Berlin
Detroit
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Mikoyan
West Berlin
U.S
Midwest
Walker Cisler
Detroit Edison Co
Soviet Union
United States
Hungary
Eisenhower
Louis J. Berg
Detroit Club
Michigan
GOP Asks For More Backing From White House
Washington reports say Rep. Charles Halleck, new GOP House leader, vows real close cooperation with the White House on future policy and rejects being a rubber stamp. Eisenhower readies broad legislative program as the 86th Congress convenes amid GOP unrest after Halleck toppled Joseph Martin.
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House
White House
Congress
Charles A. Halleck
Eisenhower
Halleck
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Judge Delays Rule On Monitors Plea In Sanctions Fight
U S District Judge F Dickinson Letts postponed a hearing on the monitors request for broader powers to force a Teamsters cleanup. The delay follows an appeals court action seeking a new union convention and officer elections to remove the monitors, with Teamsters attorney Edward Bennett Williams distancing from the appeals case.
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U.S. Dist
F. Dickinson Letts
Teamsters Union
U.S. Court of Appeals
Edward Bennett Williams
Teamsters
Court of Appeals
Martin F. O'Donoghue
Monitors
Stephen Dimery Ward Dies Veteran of World War I
Stephen Dimery Ward 71 died Thursday at Wadsworth Veterans Hospital. He was a World War I veteran and former Lawrence resident. Funeral at 2 p.m. Monday in Wadsworth Chapel at the hospital with burial at Wadsworth. Survived by wife Kathryn 1300 N J St two stepsons his mother Lizzie Dimery 817 Pa St two brothers and three sisters.
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Stephen Dimery
Wadsworth Veterans ‘Hospital
Wadsworth
Lawrence
Wadsworth Chapel
Kathryn
N. J. St
Lizzie Dimery
Pa. St
KU Band Present 1959 Winter Concert Sunday
The Kansas University Concert Band will perform its annual winter concert at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in University Theater with Prof. Russell L. Wiley conducting. Freshman trumpet trio features Lita Bach Jon Irish and Robert Isle. Kenneth Bloomquist will be soloist with the band.
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Kansas University
Russell L. Wiley
Lita Bach
Billings
Mont
Jon Irish
Leavenworth
Robert J. Isle
W. 21
St. Terr
Kenneth Bloomquist
Baldwin Plans New Post Office Building Soon
Baldwin will get a new post office at the northwest corner of Seventh and High Streets. The 2,250 square foot building sits on a 5,600 square foot lot offered by Baker University trustees and the Kansas Educational Association of the Methodist Church. Bids will be advertised for under the department's long term commercial leasing program with renewal options up to 10 years. The current post office at 714 High Street has occupied the site since 1939 with Leo Williams as postmaster.
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Allen V. Lester
Wichita
Post Office
Baldwin Post Office
High St
Leo Williams
Eisenhower outlines broad policy aims and budget goals
The President asserts a strong economy and fading recession while urging Congress to balance the budget and fund health, science, education, highways, and foreign aid. He emphasizes defense plans, waste avoidance, and a preserved American way of life, with tax reform and long term commitments exceeding 47 billion dollars.
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Congress
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Soviet Union
Secretary of the Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
Atomic Energy Commission
Mikoyan Ignores Chicago Pickets
Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan dismissed Chicago protests as unimportant after arriving from Detroit. He blamed lack of trust for Cold War friction, calling the pickets comedies and said they do not reflect American views. Police guarded crowds at Midway Airport and the Conrad Hilton Hotel where he stayed.
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Anastas J. Mikoyan
Eisenhower
Cleveland
Detroit
Midway Airport
Mikoyan
Conrad Hilton
Hungary
Pomona Dam Project Begins In Osage County
Col. L. E. Laurion of the Army Corps of Engineers announced the Pomona Dam project in Osage County will start in the first half of the year. The $14 million effort aims to create a 4000 acre reservoir about 25 miles southwest of Lawrence, with 16000 cubic yards of concrete and initial access roads and embankment work.
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Army Corps of Engineers
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Lone Star Lake
Lawrence
Laurion
Ex Local Resident Norris Stauffer Dies in Wichita
Norris Stauffer 58 of Wichita died Tuesday in a Wichita hospital. Son of the late Rev E E Stauffer a former Trinity Lutheran Church pastor. Stauffer was a wrestling promoter owner of a swimming recreation spot and a member of the Haysville Board of Education. He had directed all athletic activities at the Wichita Elks Club in past years.
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Wichita
Stauffer
E. E. Stauffer
Trinity Lutheran Church
Haysville Board of Education
Wichita Elks Club
Ten Dead In Southeast Airlines Plane Crash Near Kingsport
The DC3 twin engine Southeast Airlines plane with ten aboard was found burned in Holston Mountains about 20 miles east of Kingsport Tennessee. Rescue teams searched through the night after the craft last contacted Tri Cities Airport at 7 32 p m Thursday. All victims were from Tennessee and weather included heavy snow and five mile visibility.
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Bristol
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North Carolina
Virginia
Kentucky
Patton
Civil Air Patrol
Mining Degree Discontinued at Kansas University
Officials of the Engineering School at Kansas University announced the Mining Engineering degree, offered since 1898, will end after June 1 1959 due to waning interest. Only one student is pursuing the degree this year and Myron Bernitz of Eudora will be the last graduate.
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Kansas University
Kenneth Rose
Myron Bernitz
Eudora
Pizzeria Hit by Mystery Calls Triggers Pizza Rush
Anonymous calls to Greek and independent houses at Kansas University prompt about 200 students to flood the Cam pus Hideaway Pizzeria on promises of free pizza and cokes. Manager Lester Gerig says the stunt drew extra business but he wants such incidents not repeated.
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Lester Gerig
W. N. Park St
Gerry
Gerrg
Castro says revolutionaries hide arms against leadership
Fidel Castro accused revolutionary elements of concealing weapons to use against him. He announced seizures of arms and ammunition from Havana's San Antonio barracks by dissidents. He urged supporters to guard the victory against Batista backers and certain rebels.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
San Antonio
Fulgencio Batista
Mrs Harriette Starkey Recovering After Kansas City Surgery
Former Lawrence resident now of Fort Dodge Mrs Harriette Starkey underwent surgery Thursday morning at Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City. She is the wife of George Starkey a former Veterans Administration field representative. she is listed in Room 315 F.
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Lawrence
Ft. Dodge
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
George Starkey
Veterans Administration
March of Dimes Assembly Tops Lawrence Drive
Lawrence High School hosted the annual March of Dimes assembly raising 811.10, surpassing last year’s 777.95. Mrs. Gertrude Coy’s Senior American Government class led with 110.26. Funds will divide between March of Dimes and Lawrence United Fund. Four local children appeared on Whiz Zo's Wonderland on Channel 9.
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Lawrence High School
Gertrude Coy
Lawrence United Fund
Four men arrested in Kansas City tied to local burglaries
Sheriff Dale Chappell announced the arrest of four men in Kansas City, two identified as Herbert D. Purvis and Larry D. Foster. Local burglaries at Sportsman's Shop, Eudora Lumber Co, and Deems Farm Equipment yielded a recovered motor and tools, with warrants pending for Purvis and Foster. The group may also be connected to a Fritzel Frozen Foods Locker theft.
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Kansas City
Dale Chappell
Chappell
Herbert D. Purvis
Larry D. Foster
Purvis
Lawrence
Foster
Sportsman's Shop
Mass. St
Eudora Lumber Co
Deems Farm Equipment Inc
East 23Rd St
County education report urges adaptive plan and improved facilities
The committee chaired by Wolfe recommends flexible adaptability to changes, adding members from Lawrence Baldwin and other areas. It calls for upgraded physical facilities and balanced pupil-teacher ratios, enhanced guidance, lab and library access, and broad health physical mental and emotional services. It emphasizes ongoing program evaluation and fair sharing of educational costs among local county state and federal governments.
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Ethan Allen
William Boswell
Lawrence
Wilson Counts
Baldwin
Herschel Hemphill
Vinland
Lois Herschell
Harold Keating
Lecompton
Ray Miller
Eudora
John O'’Berg
Grieving Air Force Serjeant Kills Himself After Bride Dies
Lawrence Baker, 27, confessed love for his Japanese wife Mickey in a note and died by carbon monoxide in a garage after his bride died of cancer in New York. The couple, married in Japan, had moved to WYNDANCH with Baker’s parents before her illness. The note and photograph were found beside his body.
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N.Y
Mickey
Lawrence Baker
Air Force
Midoni
Baker
Japan
Tax issues loom as Kansas legislature closes session
The article outlines likely political battles over repealing a half-percent sales tax hike, judicially influenced property tax assessments for railroads, and broader topics such as home rule for cities reapportionment welfare medical costs school aid and a modern highway safety code. Docking targets a January 15 legislative message and a January 26 budget briefing.
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Docking
Kansas Supreme Court
Supreme Court
West Virginia Co-Captains Lead Southern Conference Team
Bob Smith and Ronnie Retton are named co-captains of West Virginia's Southern Conference basketball squad, guiding the team this season.
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Bob Smith
Ronnie Retton
West Virginia
Memorial Hospital Birth Notices for Eudora and Topeka Families
Memorial Hospital reports births and related names from Eudora and surrounding areas. Mr and Mrs Gaylen Rider welcome a son and Mr and Mrs Dana Hanford welcome a son today.
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Gaylen Rider
Eudora
Dana Hanford
Topeka
State Bar seeks raises for Kansas justices and judges
The Kansas State Bar Association is drafting a bill to raise pay for supreme court justices and district court judges. Bar president Jay Scovell says current salaries are too low to attract qualified lawyers. District judges earn 9000 dollars annually, supreme court justices 12000, and the chief justice 13000. new amounts are to be decided.
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Kansas State Bar Assn
Jay Scovell
Independence, Bar Association
Supreme Court
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