Kennedy Okays Army Plan and Sends Bill to Congress
President Kennedy approved a broad reorganization of the Army ordnance, quartermaster and other technical services and submitted the plan to Congress. It would create two new commands to unite technical services and shift some staff duties to concentrate on planning, with Congress able to act within 40 days or let it take effect automatically.
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Elvis J. Stahr Jr
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
White House
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Ev and Charlie Return to TV News Conferences
Senators Everett M. Dirksen and Charles A. Halleck will resume weekly televised news conferences Thursday at 11 a.m. in the old Supreme Court chamber at the Capitol. They announced the joint briefings as a Republican leadership team in Washington.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Senate Republican
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
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Supreme Court
Capitol
Shift in Navy leadership assigns Adm Riley to Joint Staff
A top posts reshuffle places Vice Admiral Herbert D. Riley as director of the Defense Department Joint Staff. Adm. Riley, deputy chief of naval operations for fleet readiness and operations, previously served as Chief of Staff of the Joint Pacific Command and is the brother of Mrs. Wm. R. Terrell.
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Herbert D. Riley
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Riley
Wm. R. Terrell
Terrell
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Joint Pacific Command
Great Music continuation shows Zorina in moving performance
James Hawes praised for finesse and Miss Zorina delivers a brilliant acting turn moving the audience to a climax. Robert Baustian earns high praise for musical direction guiding orchestra chorus and soloists to a professional sound. Edward Souter as Porcus and Tom Winston as the priest receive notable mentions for clear declamation and tenor chanting.
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James Hawes
Zorina
Robert Baustian
Edward Souter
Porcus
Tom Winston
Saintly Chorus Elevates Joan of Arc Play
The Heralds Jerome Pugsley and Don Grant impress with authority while Marva Lou Powell Sharon Tebbenkamp Martha Shirley embody sacred roles as the voices calling to Joan. Jack Brooking staged the production with strong choral movement and Bob Chambers settings Jed Davis lighting set a sombre mood. Clayton Krehbiel trained the chorus to earn heartfelt praise for their devoted, time sacrificing work.
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Bob Chambers
Jed Davis
Clayton Krehbiel
Condemnation Clears Two Vacant Buildings Citywide
The city completed condemnation of two structures deemed dangerous and unsafe. The sites are 424 Locust St. and the 500 block of Walnut St. These actions implement the new ordinance passed November 28 governing such condemnations.
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Locust St
Walnut Street
Legion Meeting Tonight at Dorsey-Liberty Post No 14
The American Legion post holds its annual meeting at 8 in the Police Fire building with Bill Haney of Topeka a featured speaker. Past post commanders attend a 6 p.m. dinner at Dine-A-Mite before the meeting.
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Dorsey-Liberty
American Legion
Bill Haney
Topeka
DWI Conviction Upheld in District Court for Barajas
A district court jury found Juan Barajas of 929 Conn. St. guilty of driving while intoxicated. He was sentenced to 90 days in county jail and a $100 fine after appealing a prior October 28 conviction from County Court.
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Juan Barajas
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Barajas
Demos Plan Separate College Aid Bill From Schools Help
House Democrats post Kennedy meeting plan to push higher education aid first, separating it from the public school bill. Speaker McCormack says odds improve by tackling college funding before general education aid amid past disputes over church-related aid and constitutionality. The administration seeks 2.5 billion for public schools and 2 billion for colleges over several years.
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Washington
House
Kennedy
Arate
McCormack
Congress
U.S. and Europe Strike 20 Percent Tariff Cut Accord
The United States and the European Common Market agree to a mutual 20 percent tariff reduction on most industrial goods and some agricultural products. The pact, revealed by Howard Peterson and W. Walton Butterworth after meeting Jean Rey, awaits formal submission and a timetable.
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Belgium
United States
European Common Market
Common Market
Howard Peterson
Kennedy
W. Walton Butterworth
U.S
Jean Rey
Common Market Executive Commission
Council of Ministers
Shackelford Joins C D Police Unit
Richard Shackelford with 424 Madeline Lane becomes communications officer and captain of the Douglas County Civil Defense police force. Lt. Col. Lathrop B. Read Jr. appointed him to coordinate county city and CD radio systems during disasters.
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Douglas County
Schoeppel Aides Say Senator Advances in Hospital
Aides to Senator Andrew F Schoeppel report he is making progress at Bethesda Naval Hospital where he sought treatment for an intra abdominal neoplasm after earlier care for diverticulitis.
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Washington
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Schoeppel
Sunset Hill Elementary Addition Bid Awarded
In a special meeting the Board of Education awarded contracts totaling 152001 for a south side addition to Sunset Hill Elementary at 901 Schwarz Rd. Lawrence Construction Co. won general construction with 112776 base bid plus plumbing heating and electrical bids from Norris Bros Brune Plumbing Co and Wiggins Co. The project adds seven classrooms a multi purpose room a library and office set to finish by Sept 1. The board also accepted resignations of Judith Barlow Shirley Morris and Sue Dombek and elected Martha Lind Ricky to East Heights School starting Jan 19.
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Lawrence Construction Co
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Wiggins Co
Ottawa
Judith Barlow
East Heights School
Shirley Morris
Sunset School
Sue Dombek
Lawrence High School
Martha Lind Ricky
UDK Marks 50th Year as KU Daily Newspaper
The University Daily Kansan commemorates its 50th anniversary as a daily newspaper. KU's first student paper appeared in 1889, with daily publication starting in 1912.
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University Daily
Kansan
Kansas University
Boy Admits Setting Fire That Killed 95 At School
In Chicago a 13 year old told police he started the Our Lady of the Angels School fire in 1958. He said he tossed lit matches into a cardboard waste barrel near a basement stairwell. The blaze killed 92 students and 3 nuns.
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Chicago
Drew Brown
Our. Lady of the Angels
Brown
West Side
Critical Book Targets American Colleges and Universities
Critics react to The American College edited by Nevitt Sanford arguing U S higher education fails to meet its intellectual aims and resists experimentation while making grand claims with limited achievement.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
America
The
American College
Nevitt Sanford
Sanford University
Regents Urge Funding for KU Building Program
Austin warned that failing this session to provide the requested funds from the regular educational building fund tax levy would force the regents to urge another request. He said without appropriations students would keep enrolling and needs would persist. The approved amounts would finish the college construction plan for the first five years of the decade, with plans for the second half to be detailed to the 1963 legislature.
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Regents
Domestic case activity and filings rise in past year
The year saw 17 jury trials and 131 income tax warrants, up 44 from the prior year. District Court recorded 66 mechanic liens and 65 notary bonds, while Juvenile Court records were not disclosed. Judge Charles Rankin called the year busy, with June the peak for marriages at 56 and May a close second.
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District Court
Charles Rankin
County Sees Slower Growth As Boom Eases Toward Normal
An official notes 1954 49 54 45 monthly figures show tapering county growth after a long boom. Despite national recession, employment remains strong and valuations are at an all time high. The speaker predicts gradual normalization with improved prospects for this year and next over 1961.
Boy’s Condition Good After Appendicitis Operation
Milton Winter, 9, son of Mr and Mrs Shipman Winter Jr of 2232 Vt. St, was reported in good condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after undergoing an appendicitis operation at 1 15 p.m. today.
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Milton Winter
Shipman Winter Jr
Vt. St
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
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