Employment Rises From End of Steel Strike
Washington AP reports December employment at a record 65,699,000 with unemployment down to 3,577,000 and a 5.2 percent jobless rate. The steel stoppage ended with a court injunction in November, auto plant rehire rose, factory work week up to 404 hours, and average earnings set records as overtime and higher-paid steel and auto workers returned.
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Washington
James P. Mitchell
Seymour Wolfbein
Assis
Ant
Wolfbein
Teens Hold Benefit Fashion Show in Lawrence
Fourteen Lawrence teen-agers will participate in a March of Dimes fashion show at the Community Building basement on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Tickets are 75 cents with proceeds to the March of Dimes drive. Local sponsors include Weavers Jay Shoppe Terrill's Ready-to-Wear and Ober's Junior Miss.
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Lawrence
Weavers
Jay
Terrill
Ober
Sue Beal
Janice Aiken
Brooke Beauchamp
Sanda Kelley
Denise Triplett
Diana Cates
Carol Eller
Clarice Richardson
Barbara Bennett
Linda Rye
Sue Bartz
Karen Sommers
Margaret LaRue
Wanda Knapp
Connie Cain
Polly Hauser
March of Dimes
F. S. Rowland
LSU- Continued coverage on a Texas doctor involved in a case
Texas native Dr Mickey from Claude in the Panhandle studied at Baylor Oklahoma University and the University of Texas. He met Dr McMillan at Northwestern in the early 1950s where he assisted with her thesis. Miss McMillan is from Evanston Illinois and her funeral was held there. Reports say she left a will, contents undisclosed. LSU has not commented on the case.
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Texas
Mickey
Claude
Texas Panhandle
Baylor University
Waco
Tex
Oklahoma University
University of Texas
Dr. McMillan
Northwestern University
Miss McMillan
Evanston
Ill
Northwestern
Insurance policies and suicide rule discussion by Monroney
Decem Monroney noted policies valued at 61500 dollars payable to Mrs. Frank as beneficiary. officials saw nothing unusual in the amount or rapid purchase and described standard nonpayment for self-inflicted death within two years. Monroney will consult Justice Department on bolstering anti bombing and insurance recovery laws.
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Monroney
Justice Department
Flu Still Serious in City Amid Ongoing Outbreak
Doctors in Lawrence say the flu remains severe two weeks into the outbreak with offices filled daily. Both youngsters and adults are affected and no easing is seen, blamed in part on unseasonable warm weather. Rest and medicines are urged as the main treatment. Wagner's Tristan and Isolde was first performed in Munich in 1865.
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Lawrence
Journal- World
Wagner
Tristan and Isolde
Munich
Row Over UAW Union Probe Sparks Senate Rift
The Republican members of the Senate rackets committee plan to issue a report accusing Democratic coverup tactics in the UAW inquiry while Democrats prepare their own late month submission. The Indianapolis Star quoted from the GOP version, with sources noting softened language and Kennedy delaying comment.
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Washington
Senate
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Indianapolis Star
Robert F. Kennedy
Committee
Kennedy
Lawrence pupils released early as weather delays noted
Lawrence Public Schools will dismiss Thursday January 21 with classes resuming Monday January 25 Superintendent William Wolfe announced. Teachers will use Friday January 22 for evaluating pupil work planning and conferences. Dean George Waggoner accompanied KU students to New York for the GE College Bowl and faced travel delays en route back to Lawrence.
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Lawrence Public Schools
William Wolfe
Journal-World
Kansas University
New York
George Waggoner
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Boston
Denver
Dean Waggoner
Lawrence
State PTA Embraces Role as Pressure Group in Kansas
Wellington AP report says the Kansas Congress of Parents and Teachers welcomes being labeled a pressure group. The group seeks $25 per pupil in state aid, up from $6, while Gov Docking notes pressure groups push for more school funding. Mrs J E Beth defends the PTA stance for Kansas children.
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Wellington, Kas
Kansas Congress of Parents and Teachers
J. E. Beth
PTA
George Docking
Beth
Children of
Kansas
Western powers plan spring push for Soviet openness
Washington reports Western powers will push a new campaign this spring to break Soviet secrecy as a prerequisite for disarmament. A 10 nation committee will meet in Geneva March 15 to resume talks, with international inspectors seen as essential. Khrushchev’s 1.2 million man cut signals confidence in security from nuclear arsenals, not a pact.
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Britain
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Supreme Soviet
Missing Funds Tied to Wreck
Two complaints allege misappropriation of funds by Julian Andrew Frank an attorney linked to a fatal New York to Miami plane bomb. Investigations involve a 20000 dollar transaction and several thousand dollars given as a charity fund drive retainer.
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NEW York
Julian Andrew Frank
Frank
Connecticut
National Airlines
FBI
Civil Aeronautics Board
Kansas City
St. Louis
Ex-Deputy Here Joins City Police Department
Wayne Cates joined the Lawrence Police Department as a patrolman after two years as a sheriffs deputy. He will train with Lt. Jack Evans in the Traffic Bureau. Cates joins two others hired this month, Raymond Goff and Richard Parker, to fill vacancies. Parker is a former Parsons officer. Goff previously worked for a local construction firm. Chief John Hazelet said the additions boost the force and came after rigorous examinations.
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Wayne Cates
del. St
Lawrence Police Department
John Hazelet
Cates
Sheriff's Office
Hazelet
Jack Evans
Lawrence Department
Raymond Goff
North St
Richard Parker
Brook St
Parker
Parsons Police Department
Goff
Former Policeman Joins County Sheriff’s Force
Leon Roberts, last year’s Lawrence Police Officer of the Year, joined the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office as a deputy announced by Sheriff Dale Chappell. The 36 year old quit the Police Department about a month ago while a night detective. He has multiple citations for outstanding police work and resides at 425 Madeline Lane.
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Leon Roberts
Moss Weighs Gov Race After Darby Move
Gale Moss a leading GOP governor prospect says Darby moving aside affects his thinking but he is not ready to commit to a primary bid. He praises Darby and Mrs. Darby while noting the Turnpike Authority chief reports encouraging early GOP support from county chairs.
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Wichita
Gale Moss
Harry Darby
Moss
Darby
Bow and Arrow Harvest Kills Wild Turkey in West Virginia
A hunter using a bow and arrow killed one wild turkey in West Virginia this season. Wildlife officials note archery efforts have yielded few other sightings this year.
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West Virginia
Metzler Heads ICA Mission to India for Health Review
Dwight F. Metzler, chief engineer and director of the Kansas State Board of Health sanitation division, is granted three months leave to join a three member ICA mission to India. The team will review the five year national water program and help Indian leaders craft a new plan. Their work split between studying state facilities and preparing a report for New Delhi.
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Dwight F. Metzler
Kansas State Board of Health
International Cooperation Administration
India
Ministry of Health
ICA
New Delhi
Metzler
Division of Sanitation
Nehru Denounces Arms Proposal At Nonalignment Rally
Prime Minister Nehru rejected calls to abandon nonalignment and refused foreign military help against China. The National Congress convention endorsed the policy, voting to keep nonalignment and oppose nuclear weapons. The resolution also denounced racial discrimination in Africa and supported Algerian rebels.
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Bangalore
India
Nehru
National Congress
Africa
Lawrence courthouse employee Lorene Hollingsworth dies
Lorene Hollingsworth, a Douglas County Courthouse employee for 28 years, died suddenly this afternoon at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after falling ill at about 12 30 p m. She previously worked for District Court Judge Frank R Gray and left full time work about 34 years ago following an illness. The body lies at Cooper Warren Mortuary with funeral arrangements forthcoming.
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Lorene Hollingsworth
Douglas County
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Hollingsworth
Frank R. Gray
Gray
Cooper-Warren Mortuary
FTC cites deceptive TV ads by major firms
The Federal Trade Commission accused Standard Brands Blue Bonnet Margarine Colgate Palmolive Aluminum Co of America Lever Brothers and others of deceiving viewers with misleading televised demonstrations. Four cases claim ads failed to prove product claims and some print ads were misleading as well.
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FTC
Commission
Standard Brands, Inc
New York City
Colgate Palmolive Co
Aluminum Co. of America
Pittsburgh
Wear-Ever Aluminum Inc
Philadelphia
Lever Brothers Co
Stavros bound over in gaming charge at county court
John Stavros owner of the Golden Gate Chocolate Shop 713 Mass St was bound over for the February term of District Court on a charge of maintaining a gaming machine. He is free on a 1500 bond. Forrest Bobo of Denver Colo sentenced to 30 days in jail for vagrancy. Roy Edmiston 639 Tenn fined 15 for failure to yield. Myron Cheek 19 N J fined 15 for improper muffler. Robert W Wainwright 805 Ohio license suspended posted in error driving rights restored.
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John Stavros
Golden Gate Chocolate Shop
Mass. St
Stavros
Forrest Bobo
Denver
Colo
Roy Edmiston
Tenn
Myron Cheek
N. J
Sheriff's Department
Robert W. Wainwright
Ohio
Memorial Hospital Admits and Dismissals Report
Memorial Hospital lists admissions for Grace Ross Esther Colbert Helen Wright Otis England Maxine Loewenstein Elizabeth McCall Marguerite Deihl Jodde Olsen Mary Workman Beverly Kipson and others. Dismissals include David Hinkle Virginia Lawrence Faye Hubbard Ellen Miller Antonia Moorhead Clark Brubaker Lillie Stone and Ethel Clement with baby. Births announce daughters for Loewenstein Griffiths and a son for Scholz.
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Grace Ross
R. S
Harl Rogers
Pas Esther Colbert
Haskell Grounds
Carolyn Rasmussen
Sunnyside
Helen Wright
Eudora
Otis England
Maxine Loewenstein
Green Acres Trailer Court
Elizabeth McCall
R.S
Marguerite Deihl
W. 7Th
Rollo Jeffries
Lincoln
Irene Alvarez
John Bell
Del
Betty L. Backus
Barker
Earl A. Mullin
Marie K. Griffiths
E. 19Th
Jodde Olsen
Seabrook
Mary Workman
Beverly Kipson
Summit
David Hinkle
Haskell
Virginia Lawrence
Faye Hubbard
Linwood
Clifford Davis
Tenn
Ellen Miller
Antonia Moorhead
Greever Terr
Clark Brubaker
E. 11Th
Lillie Stone
N. H
Ethel Clement
Route
George Hoefer
Thanks for kindness after hospital stay and sorrow
Royce Grammer expresses gratitude for gifts, cards, letters, and acts of kindness during stay at Lawrence Memorial and Watkins hospitals. He and family thank friends neighbors and organizations for cards and help in time of sorrow. Signed by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Badger Jr and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Badger Sr.
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Lawrence Memorial and
Watkins Hospitals
Paul Badger Jr
Jim Badger Sr
Thanks for sympathy after brother Oscar Olson’s passing
A note expressing gratitude to friends for sympathy, flowers, and food shared after the death of Oscar Olson, mentioning appreciation for support during the loss.
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Oscar Olson
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