New Hampshire Group Enters Nixon Name On Ballot
In Concord New Hampshire Republicans led by Gov Wesley Powell filed nomination petitions to place Richard Nixon on the March 8 1960 presidential primary ballot Nixon has 10 days to withdraw otherwise his name remains on the ballot The entry signals potential Nixon nomination support and Nixon supporters also filed as delegates to the GOP national convention while Kennedy appears on the Democratic preference poll with delegates pledged to him.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
Richard M. Nixon
Wesley Powell
Nixon
Powell
United States
Robert O. Blood
U.S
Robert W. Upton
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Jenny Wren Blaze Doused Quickly at Meat Market
Wakarusa Fire Department responded to Jenny Wren Meat Market on Route 1 around 4 15 p m Friday as attic wiring shorted. Fire was controlled quickly. third call in a week for the department which began operations at midnight Dec 31. Loss estimate not available but believed small.
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Wakarusa
Route 1
County Democrats Pick 15 Delegates on Jan. 21
Douglas County Democrats will hold a county convention on January 21 to choose 15 individuals to represent the region at the Kansas Second District Democratic Convention on February 6 in Kansas City. The Kansas City meeting will select delegates to the national convention in Los Angeles on July 11. Governor George Docking is named among four recommended delegates to the state convention. County chairman Frank McDonald said the final district delegates will be announced at the county session.
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Douglas County
Kansas
Deaths-Funerals for Cook and Hill
Mrs. Maxine Joy Cook, 51, of Mission died Friday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Funeral arrangements are pending at Rumsey Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband Paul J. Cook and relatives in Mission Bonner Springs and at 2037 North H Street. Mrs. Marie Hill, 46, of 1901 Ky Street will be buried Monday at Maple Grove Cemetery after services at St. James A M E Church. Rev. G H Warren led the service. Friends may call Bowser Lee Funeral Home Sunday evening.
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Maxine Joy Cook
Mission
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Rumsey Funeral Home
Paul J. Cook
H. A. Saylor
N. H. St
Ada J. Maupin
Bonner Springs
Marie Hill
Ky, St
St. James A.M.E
Maple Grove
G. H. Warren
Meeting Notice for Lawrence Lodge No 6 AF and AM
Stated communication of Lawrence Lodge No 6 AF and AM set for Monday January 11 at 7:30 pm Visitors welcome. Ralph A Altic W M Geo W Mole Secy Adv.
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Lawrence Lodge No. 6
A.M
Ralph A. Altic
W. ML
Geo. W. Mole
Secy
Eisenhower's aid stance and Africa development goals
The column notes President Eisenhower's State of the Union emphasis on aiding new nations and Africa. It highlights planned Madrid talks with aid officials from 14 African countries, the need for building human resources, and U.S. efforts in education and training to spur economic development and independence in Africa.
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Eisenhower
U.S
Ike
Europe
Soviet Union
Madrid
Washington
Africa
U. S
England
East Nigeria
Lawrence cadet named distinguished Air Force ROTC cadet
Richard L. Laing of Lawrence has been named a distinguished cadet in KU's Air Force ROTC. A fine arts senior majoring in commercial art, he is the son of Mr and Mrs Howard H Laing. Lt Col Robert P Ash says the honor aids competition for a regular Air Force commission. Other cadets receive reserve commissions.
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Richard L. Laing
Lawrence
Air Force Rotc
Kansas University
Howard H. Laing
Ark
Robert P. Ash
Laing
Air Force
Air Force Academy
Simons to Speak at Northwest Missouri Press Association Banquet
Dr. Phillip Brooks director of the Harry S. Truman Library will be principal speaker at the Northwest Missouri Press Association banquet on January 22 in Bethany Missouri. Dolph Simons Jr. of Lawrence Kansas will also speak and David R. Bradley of St Joseph is association president.
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Bethany
Phillip Brooks
Harry S. Truman
Independence
Northwest Missouri Press Assn
Dolph Simons Jr
Lawrence
Kan
David R. Bradley
St. Joseph
Two Car Crash Causes Heavy Damage at 10th and Tenn
Police report only minor injuries after a Friday two car collision at 10th and Tenn Streets. Drivers were James Tuggle 69 of 2033 Naismith Drive and Arlene Lawson 37 of Eudora.
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10Th and
Tenn. Sts
James Tuggle
Naismith Dr
Arlene Lawson
Eudora
Haskell Infant Rescued by Respirator Call
The Haskell Institute respiratory team revived 19 month old Beverly Ann Justice after she stopped breathing. Assistant Fire Chief John Kasberger led emergency care before she was taken to Medical Arts Center where she was reported recovering satisfactorily. Parents James and Mrs Justice of Haskell attributed the illness to the flu.
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Haskell Institute
Beverly Ann Justice
Asst
John Kasberger
Medical Arts Center
James Justice
Haskell
Court Records Report Of Local Traffic Violations
In the Courts Police Court Jerry Dunnegan Kansas City Kan five day suspended sentence five dollar fine selling magazines illegally Gordon Penny Kansas City Mo five day suspended sentence magazines illegally County Court Harley Wallace Johnson Kansas City Kan open bottle sixty dollars and costs James L Parsons 1408 W 21st St Terr open bottle fifty dollars and costs Traffic Violations Police Court Mike Dixon 713 Mo St ten dollar fine running red light
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Jerry Dunnegan
Kansas City
Kan
Gordon Penny
Harley Wallace Johnson
James L. Parsons
W. 21St St. Terr
Mike Dixon
Mo. St
Murphy to Speak at Grace Cathedral Parish Meeting
Dr. Franklin D. Murphy chancellor of Kansas University will address the Grace Cathedral parish meeting in Topeka. An evening prayer service starts at six with a parish dinner at six thirty.
Ex-Local Resident Dies In Wisconsin Hospital
Former Douglas County resident Mrs. Arthur Ward of Suring Wisconsin died January 4 in a hospital there. She taught in Douglas County schools near Lawrence and at Lawrence High School before and during World War II. Funeral services and burial were January 6 in Suring. Survivors include her husband a son two stepdaughters an adopted daughter a brother and several grandchildren nephews and nieces.
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Ward
Douglas County
Arthur Ward
Suring
Wis
Lawrence High School
Kansas University
Lawrence
Wisconsin
Music School Set At Baker University in January
The biannual school of church music sponsored by the Methodist Church boards and the National Fellowship of Methodist Musicians will be held on Baker University campus Saturday January 16 at 9 30 a m Bishop Edwin Edgar Voigt will give two addresses on Music and the Whole Church He will also lead a minister session on church music responsibilities Featured leaders include Madeline Ingram V Earle Copes Donald Sanford Juanita Simpson Mary Harris and Kansas leaders Alfred Service William C Rice Ronald Dawson Bernice Rogers Paul Lefever and others Sessions cover choir directors organists pianists youth leaders and music education with a Basic Hymnody course offered.
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National Fellowship of Methodist Musicians
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Edwin Edgar Voigt
Dakota
Methodist Church
Madeline Ingram
Lynchburg
Abingdon
V. Earle Copes
Kansas
Alfred Service
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Ronald Dawson
Bernice Rogers
Osage City
Paul Lefever
Music Methodist Church
Manhattan
Tommys Ninth Divorce May Not Be Legal
Hollywood AP Tommy Manville may be free to wed Christina Erdsen after his ninth wife Anita Roddy-Eden claims a Reno divorce from Manville was invalid for lacking residence. Roddy-Eden says she paid a blackmailer 27000 dollars over two years to hide the irregularity. Manville says lawyers give him the ok. Sutton planned to marry next Monday.
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Tommy Manville
Tommy
Anita Roddy-Eden
Reno
Nev
Manville
John Sutton
Los Angeles Herald-Express
New York
Christina Erdsen
White Plains
N.Y
Lawrence Lt Evans Undergoes Major Back Surgery
Lt Jack Evans of the Lawrence Police Department had major back surgery at Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City Kansas to correct a slipped disc. He is expected to stay about a week at the Medical Center and then two weeks at home on 1014 W South Street.
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Jack Evans
Lawrence
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Evans
Medical Center
Sth
Meeting of Douglas County Mental Health Association Postponed
The Monday meeting at Trinity Episcopal Church is postponed due to illness of speaker Dr. Frank Smith of Topeka. A new date will be announced later.
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Douglas County Mental Health Association
Trinity Episcopal Church
Frank Smith
Topeka
Lawrence National Bank to vote on 10 for 1 stock split
Stockholders of the Lawrence National Bank will vote at the annual meeting on January 19 on a proposed 10 for 1 stock split and doubled capitalization. The bank reports assets of 12.2 million dollars and capital stock of 100 thousand with a plan to broaden ownership by issuing a 100 percent stock dividend after the split.
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Lawrence National Bank
Board of Directors
Lawrence National
Motor Bank
Three Girls Honored for Returning Lost Cash in Lawrence
Lawrence Police Chief John Hazelet mailed commendation letters today to Central Junior High students Marjorie Norris Patty McGrew and Nancy Gallagher for returning 120 found Friday at 8th and Mass. Sts. The owner Jack Virtue of Lecompton recovered the money and would reward the girls. Two other teens Leonard and Kenneth Vann who found 495 October 13 1958 and turned it in also received letters.
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Central
8Th
Mass. Sts
Marjorie Norris
Ohio St
Patty McGrew
Okla. St
Nancy Gallagher
Tenn St
John Hazelet
Jack Virtue
Lecompton
Virtue
Hazelet
Leonard Vann
N. J. St
Kenneth Vann
New Jersey
Unusual Rivalry Splits Lawrence High Charity Drive
Lawrence High School held a charity room-by-room race raising 729.55 for March of Dimes and United Fund. Sue Dombek's room led with 89.79, Gertrude Coy's room close second with 89.69, and Lowell Bailey's room third with 87.85 among about 25 students per room.
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March of Dimes
United Fund
LHS
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Sue Dombek
Gertrude Coy
Lowell Bailey
Dairy price supports extended into 1960 61 year
Secretary Ezra Taft Benson announced continued price supports for dairy products through the 1960 61 marketing year beginning April 1. The extension keeps current supports in place for dairy producers.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
U.S. Pushes Early Meeting for New UN Space Committee
The United States seeks an early gathering of the 24 nation UN space committee to test Soviet intentions on space cooperation. Washington has discussed possible January talks with the Soviets and other delegations while Moscow reviews instructions.
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N.Y
United States
U.N. Space Committee
U.N
Moscow
General Assembly
Permanent Space Committee
Soviet Union
Soviet attache's wife accused of shoplifting meat in Washington
Galina Glinsky wife of Cmdr. Vladimir F. Glinsky assistant naval attache at the Soviet Embassy was detained by two store detectives for allegedly shoplifting a 2.56 dollar cut of meat. A Soviet official claimed the store mistreated her and she sought release on grounds of diplomatic immunity.
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Washington
Galina Glinsky
Cmdr
Vladimir F. Glinsky
Swastikas Found on Missouri Campus Houses
Unidentified persons painted swastikas on or around three Jewish fraternity houses and one of two Jewish sorority houses near the University of Missouri in Columbia. Police are investigating while the dean of students downplays the incident as a possible intoxicated prank with no known campus anti Jewish sentiment.
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Columbia, Mo
University of Missouri
Columbia
Jack Matthews
Lawrence sportsmen buy licenses totaling ten thousand dollars
Douglas County clerk Delbert Mathia reports 1959 license sales of 10 972 26 across quail hunting and fishing categories with 2 042 quail and 3 145 fishing licenses. New 1960 six month licenses began July 1 and full year licenses are on sale. Arthur Lonborg resigns as NCAA basketball tournament chair. Bernie Shively of Kentucky succeeds him. Lonborg attends NCAA meetings in New York.
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Douglas County
Delbert Mathia
Pawereel Dent
Mathia
Arthur C. Lonborg
Kansas University
Bernie Shively
Kentucky
Lonborg
New York
New Airline Booze Rule Tightens Drinking aboard Planes
Washington AP reports the Federal Aviation Agency has tightened onboard alcohol rules. Passengers may still bring their own bottle but the stewardess must control pouring the drinks.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Agency
Historical county jail records show 24 lodgings offered in 1959
The county jail reported offering lodging to 24 individuals during 1959 as part of its operations. The list enumerates numerous offense categories including larceny extortion narcotics and vagrancy, with counts ranging from one to 100000 for ceased weapon and 47 for out of county warrants.
Memorial Hospital Admits List Personal names and addresses
Memorial Hospital admissions include Mrs Cyris Leonhart 1100 Pa S Roy L Bolton 1134 Del Mrs Juanita Ellis 443 N 1st Mrs Nancy Scribner 1213 Ky Mrs Geraldine Wesner 609 Saratoga Mrs Azalia Pettijohn 1245 Oread Mrs Ellen Hartman 1007 Highland Mrs Flores Holloway 433 Neb Claude Goldsberry 1327 Mass Mrs Ailisie Kirby 23 E 1th Alta Robertson Baldwin Mrs Ida Deay 1337 Ky Mrs Ellen Spitzli Eudora Connie Kelly Eudora Mrs Charlotte Thrasher 1503 E 13th Mrs Lois Rogers and baby girl 623 Mo Mr Merle Commons 1714 Pa a daughter Friday Mr and Mrs Glenn Corel Richland a daughter Friday Mr and Mrs Richard McCoy 809 E 13th a son Friday Mr and Mrs Charles Hartman 1007 Highland a daughter today
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Roy L. Bolton
Del
Juanita Ellis
N. 1St
Nancy Scribner
Geraldine Wesner
Saratoga
Azalia Pettijohn
Oread
Ellen Hartman
Highland
Flores Holloway
Neb
Claude Goldsberry
Mass
Ailisie Kirby
Alta Robertson
Baldwin
Ida Deay
Ellen Spitzli
Eudora
Connie Kelley
Charlotte Thrasher
E. 13Th
Lois Rogers
William Miller
Kansas City
Merle Commons
Glenn Corel
Richland
Richard McCoy
Charles Hartman
Local Fracas Triggers Tense Exchange Over Escort Respect
A heated exchange centers on a remark about escorting Mrs. Kahl, drawing a pointed rebuke to the wife of Baltimore Mayor J. Harold Grady and prompting strong reactions from involved parties.
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Kahl
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