Eisenhower Plan Aims Mutual Trust Not Disarmament Drops
Floyd Springer Jr said the Eisenhower administration’s Geneva proposal asks the United States and Russia to lay their military cards on the table and fosters a system of fulltime mutual trust. It calls for inspections of all military plants to guard against surprise attacks while avoiding unilateral disarmament. Springer spoke at the United Nations Conference at Kansas University with about 300 attendees, noting history’s poor disarmament record but urging a practical effort to raise tension.
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Eisenhower
United States
Russia
Floyd Springer Jr
Harold ¥. Stassen
Springer
United Nations Conference
Kansas University
U.S
Geneva
Sprincer
Jessen
Indonesia
Palestine
Kashmir
Berlin
U.N
Use of Name in City Town Study Draws Alarm
Dr and Mrs Herbert Wright in charge of City Town Project report inquiry into parental manipulation claims. Families say an energy encyclopedia salesman used the project name to access homes in Lawrence. Wright insists no lists of children will be shared and staff carry identification cards. Police and Chamber of Commerce alerted. project operates in Cordley district with no selling linked to the study, funded by Kansas University and the United Public Health Service.
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Herbert Wright
Lawrence
Wright
W Wright
Police Department
Chamber of Commerce
Cordley
Reas
Dright
Ich
nsas_ University
United Public Health Service
Pricey double barreled sling shot advertised by doctors
An odd ad from 1956 touts a “double-barreled sling shot” claimed by Drs Schwine and Kitzenger. It targets provocative uses and odd future plans including Diesel powered devices and sharpeners. The piece mentions a Porky style catalog and speculative production in 1957.
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IncAmerica
Alan Coombs to Lead KATE Meeting Here
Alan Coombs will chair the Kansas Association of Teachers of English meeting at Lawrence High March 10. He is LHS Student Council president and the first student to lead a professional meeting of English teachers.
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Lawrence High
Martha Rayhill
Robert Chariton
March of Dimes
Douglas County
Betty Redford
Abin Coombs
John Pritchard
Alan Coombs
Kate
Alu Coombs
Lawrence High School
Wall
Kansas Association of Teachers of
Ilinois University
National Council As
Lan Dattvant
New York University
Kansas City University
Robert Ridg-e Way
RE. UL
Kansas State Teachers Association
Setta Eles Affieri
Haskell Indian Instiute
Coombs
Iva Belle Harper
LHS
Memorial Hospital births and local job openings
Memorial Hospital reports numerous births including a baby boy for Delwes Cillisple and family and several other newborns at various addresses. Lawrence Kansas Employment Service lists ten job openings including a male salesman and women for bookkeeping, machine operator, two bookkeepers, four stenographers and three more positions. The office notes sixteen placements last week, split among ten men and five women.
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Lawrence
Kansas Employment Service
Local Tax Rates Across 12 Cities Rise Above Lawrence
A regional tax rate comparison shows the 12 cities averaging 73 mills, over 10 percent above Lawrence. Douglas County adds most to the total with 18 mills versus 12.98 in the county, while Reno County Hutchinson is lowest at 11.20 mills. Lawrence's city levy is 20.63 mills, higher than many peers, with School District 60 at 9 mills and the state levy at 3.74 mills. Lawrence’s overall rate for 1955-45 is slightly up from last year, due to city increases and a near 2 percent jump in the state levy.
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Douglas County
Reno
Hutchinson
Lawrence City
Lawrence
Rules Amend Pledging Standards at Kansas University
Inter Fraternity Council at Kansas University amended pledging rules Monday night. A pledge must be in the upper 75 percent of his high school class or prove a C average at the university. About 35 fraternity leaders attended. nominations for second semester officers were made, with elections set for February 6.
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Kansas University
Inter-Fraternity Council
John Nangle
Burlington
IFC
Marine recruiting team to visit university campus
A United States Marine Corps recruiting team will visit Kansas University Thursday and Friday to interview students and others interested in Marine service. They will be in the Memorial Union Building main lobby from 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Maj. F. R. Kraince of the Kansas City office leads the effort. The team will interview both men and women.
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United States Marine Corps
Kansas University
Marine Corps
Memorial Union Building
F. R. Kraince
Kansas City, Mo
Marine Procurement Office
Wil
Powder keg eastern Colorado eyed by lawmakers
Eastern Colorado, parched by drought, is called a powder keg ready to blow into dust storms if high winds rise. Rep Ray Ballard and other lawmakers from Cheyenne and Lincoln counties warned the danger while farmers and ranchers urged timely rain or snow to avert disaster.
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Denver
Colorado
General Assembly
Ray Ballard
Cheyenne Wells
Cheyenne
Lincoln
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Mary E Wyatt 82
Mrs Mary Emma Wyatt 82 died Monday night at her Oska loosa home from a cerebral hemorrhage She was born in Leavenworth County and lived near McLouth most of her life moving to Oskaloosa ten years ago Surviving Charles William Wyatt two sons Ralph E Wyatt Topeka Walter R Wyatt Kansas City MO two daughters Mrs Harry T Craig and Mrs Donald S E Dowers Lawrence a sister Mrs Helen Hehn McLouth a brother Irving Edmonds Tangano xie five grandchildren and seven grandchildren Funeral services at 3 pm Wednesday at the Methodist Church Oskaloosa burial in McLouth Cemetery
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Mary E. Wyatt
Mary Emma Wyatt
Oskaloosa
Leavenworth County
McLouth
Charles William Wyatt
Ralph E. Wyatt
Topeka
Walter R. Wyatt
Kansas City
Harry T. Craig
Donalds E. Dowers
Lawrence
Helen Hehn
Irving Edmonds
Tonganoxie
Methodist Church
Kansan Board Nominates Five to News Positions
Harry Elliott a KU senior in the School of Journalism was named assistant managing editor for the University Daily Kansan for the first seven weeks of the second semester. Marion McCoy of Overland Park was nominated as managing editor with Louis Hell Topeka John McMillion Coffeyville and Jane Pecinovsky Kansas City named as other assistant managing editors.
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Harry Elliott
Haskell Ave
Kansas University
Kansan
Kansan Board
Marion McCoy
Overland Park
Louis Hell
Topeka
John McMillion
Coffeyville
Jane Pecinovsky
Kansas City
Marriages Licensed From Probate Court List
Probate Court issued marriage licenses for several couples including Hazel Shepherd of Leavenworth and Muzzy Davis of Lawrence, Ruth Wilson of Topeka and David Meagher of Topeka, Donna Davis of Lawrence and Graves Fulks of Sunflower, Clara Richard of Lawrence and John Ir.
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Martines Wright
Baldwin
Hazel Shepherd
Leavenworth
Robert L. Muzzy
Donna Mae Davis
Lawrence
David W. Meagher
Ruth E. Wilson
Topeka
Bobby Gene Graves
Eudora
Margaret Laverne Fulks
Sunflower
Albert William Steinbring
Clara Anna Richard
John Taylor
Catherine Peters
Leo Murray ‘Arms Jr
Chicago
Lois Carolyn Beth
Wreck Do 3200 Damage On Lone Star Road Collision
Damage estimated at 200 dollars resulted from a Sunday collision about 914 miles southwest of Lawrence on Lone Star Road. Drivers were Donald Edgar Carnes, 24, Kansas City Missouri, and Jimmy Leroy Johnson, 16, Route 5. No injuries reported per the Sheriff's Office.
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Lawrence
Lone Star Road
Donald Edgar Carnes
Kansas City
Jimmy Leroy Johnson
Route 5
County Court Fines For Highway Violations
Three persons were fined in County Court for highway violations. Fred D. Deay of 2116 Ohio Street received . for throwing refuse including phonograph records on a public highway with a $5 fine and costs. Bruce Clepper of 1300% N. Street was fined $10 and costs for speeding. Martin Luther Holcomb of Baldwin Route 2 was fined $5 and costs for failure to yield right of way.
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Fred D. Deay
Ohio St
Bruce Clepper
Martin Luther Holcom
Baldwin
Baby Born During Funeral for Gardiner Banker
Rebecca Sue Webber, first child of Rebecca Westhoff Webber and Gardner banker John K. Webber, was born at 2148 hours as funeral services concluded across from Reece Hospital. Webber, 38, vice president of Farmers Bank of Gardner, died Saturday from a blood clot in the lung. The birth occurred while relatives gathered for the service led by Rev. Arthur Raside.
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Gardner
Reece Hospital
Presbyterian Church
John K. Webber
Farmers Bank
Olathe
Webber
Garnett
License Plate Crackdown Warns Lawrence Drivers
Police Chief John Hazelet warned Lawrence motorists that cluttered license plates will draw warning tickets this month and arrest tickets starting February 1 with a $5 fine. The state requires a single 1958 front plate, and bicycle tag deadlines run to May 1 with distribution starting soon. Authorities seek information on John C. Turner, a former Lawrence resident who died recently in Waco. Douglas County commissioners held annual reorganization naming Elmer W. Ousdahl as chairman for 1956. Temperatures dipped with low 15 tonight and highs in the 30s, with a light wintry mix possible late today but no significant moisture expected Wednesday.
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John Hazelet
Hazelet
Ten cited in Police Court traffic fines and suspensions
In Police Court this morning ten individuals faced fines and probation for traffic offenses. William Murray Witt received a $5 fine with six months probation for disobeying an officer’s signal. Norma Lait Faletta had a traffic school requirement for failure to yield. Galen E. Horton was fined $30 with $20 suspended for three traffic school sessions for speeding. Henry R. Hodges paid $30 with $20 suspended for three traffic school sessions for speeding. Roger W. Hurst was fined $10 with $5 suspended and six months probation for running a stop sign. Guy L. Barnes paid $10 for failure to yield. John Ray was fined $10 with one traffic school session suspended for running a stop sign. Emery Hamm faced a $90 fine with $69 suspended, six months probation and license suspension for six months for speeding and running a stop sign. Dennis Longfellow was fined $40 with $30 suspended for three traffic school sessions for speeding, and Larry Shaffner paid $5 with one traffic school session suspended for speeding.
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William Murray Witt
Llth St
Norma Lait
Faletta
Ohio St
Galen E. Horton
Lincoln St
Henry R. Hodges
R. I. St
Roger W. Hurst
N. J. St
Guy L. Barnes
John Ray
Mich. St
Emery Hamm
Garfield St
Dennis Longfellow
N. H. St
Larry Shaffner
Mars. St
Markets at a Glance From Kansas City and Local Reports
Markets show mixed results with stocks down on steels and motors while cotton and wheat hold firm amid dry Southwest weather. Kansas City futures and cash grains list varied price ranges with corn and soybeans up or steady, livestock slower with cattle and hogs unevenly higher or steady, and local poultry and dairy prices noted.
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Celine
Harrow
K. C. Cash Grain
Kansas City
K. Cy
Wm - Iuisda
U. S
Day in Wall Street Brief Decline Near Close Amid Rebound Attempts
The New York stock market fell broadly today with losses of one to three points. In late trading an attempted recovery emerged as many shares rose from the day’s lows. Motors and steels led the decline with oils rails aircrafts and chemicals also down. Volume was about 2.4 million shares, down from yesterday’s 2.7 million. Du Pont fell as much as five points before regaining much of the loss.
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Wall Street
New York
du Pont
Election Shows Virginia Will Stay Segregated
Governor Thom as KB. Stanley readies to present results of a landslide election as he seeks legislative support for continuing segregated schools. He will address the General Assembly in the State of the Commonwealth with a strong two to one endorsement for the first phase of his school program.
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Richmond
Thomas KB. Stanley
Virginia
General Assembly
State of the Commonwealth
Nevins Declares Candidacy for Kansas 5th District
Dodge City state representative Z Arthur Nevins announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in Kansas fifth district while in Topeka for the budget session. He authorized release of the announcement from the capital.
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Dodge City
Z. Arthur Nevins
Kansas
Nevins
Topeka
Card of thanks for 0th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Irvin Votaw express gratitude for cards and letters received on their anniversary. They mention 144 messages brought them real pleasure and thank friends and relatives for their kind remembrance.
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Irvin Votaw
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