Butler Attacks Life Magazine on Dulles Coverage
Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler denounces Life magazine's brink of war feature as partisan propaganda praising Secretary of State Dulles. Luce defends Life, saying editors and Dulles authorized the interview and phrases, while regretting headline wording and public misunderstanding.
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Washington
Paul M. Butler
Today
Life Magazine
State Dulles
House
Gan
Eisenhower
Butler
Henry R. Luce
Lifes and
Time
Life
Dulles
Luce
Record-Long Cold Spell Continues Across Region
Reading of 18 degrees marks a milder trend yet no warmup as a ninth straight day below freezing tests residents. Forecast calls for more cold and possible light snow moisture of .10 inch by noon with Kansas University campus awaiting needed moisture for new landscaping projects.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
K.U
Two Sunday Fire Runs Reported by Local Firemen
Firemen responded to two calls Sunday. A youth using a cigarette lighter started a bed fire at 1041 North Street causing about 100 dollars in damage. An overheated gas heater at 630 Riverside Street prompted a department call but caused no damage, said Fire Chief John Miller.
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R. I. St
John Miller
Marriage License Issued In Probate Court
A marriage license was issued in Probate Court Saturday to Gale Shelton Newton Jr. 24 and Rita Krepelka 21 both of Linwood.
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Gale Shelton Newton Jr
Rita Krepelka
Linwood
If You Look Weird Grow a Beard Campaign
A quirky monologue favors more beards for men to boost markets and disguise chins. It notes beard upkeep, potential slogans, and practicalities like hiding stains and serving as a social prop, but doubts wives would approve and warns of awkward situations.
Lawrence Horse Show Dates Confirmed
The Tawrence Horse Show dates were confirmed at the Kansas Saddle Horse Association meeting in Weehita. No conflicts were found for July 1 2, so the Lawrence show is set. attendees included John Brand and Mrs Brand along with Mrs John Phillips and Lathrop B Read Jr.
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Kansas Saddle Borse Association
Weehita
Lawrence
John Brand
Association
Brand
John Phillips
Lathrop B. Read Jr
Government considers soil bank and crop reduction plans
Policy debate centers on voluntary versus compulsory participation in a soil bank program. Observers push for teeth in enforcement, with proposals to reduce cropland to shift to grass and forage. Some wheat plans seek price supports for domestic use, export, or seed, while producers urge safeguards to protect dairy and beef surpluses.
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Clender
Benson
Ellender
Memorial Hospital Births and Dismissals Listing
At Memorial Hospital a series of births and dismissals are recorded. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. Keneth FE Mullhoney of Tonganoxie with a daughter born Saturday and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Giford of 1003 Vi with a son, also born Saturday. Additional entries report newborns and patient discharges across multiple addresses in Perry, Linwood, Sunnyside, and surrounding areas.
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Keneth FE. Mulhoney
Tonganoxie
Lloyd Giford
Halsey Miller
Sunnyside
Charles Kessinger Linwood
Earl Hallenbeck
Linwood
Thomas Amyx
William “Medien
Mass
Stassen Faces Fire Over Contracts During Hearings
Stassen was criticized and fired amid hearings as the majority said he overrode subordinates in a negotiated contract. The firm’s bid of 2.43 million dollars topped the low bid by Columbian Steel Tank Co. of Kansas City by 982 thousand dollars.
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Stassen
Columbian Steel Tank Co
Kansas City
Two Youths Critical After Auto Crash Near Great Bend
Two Great Bend youths remained in critical condition today after a Friday night accident on U S Highway 281 four miles north of Great Bend. Injured youths Larry Criles and Joe Murphy were in hospitals in Great Bend and Hoisington, while three other passengers escaped injury as the car overturned.
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Great Bend
Hoth
Larry
Criles
Joe Murphy
Hoisington
U. S. Highway 381
Here
Grand Larceny Charged In Auto Theft Case
James Franklin Barnes aged 17 of 17 Ky. St is held in the county jail on grand larceny charges. He allegedly took a car owned by Charles Hill from an alley behind 715 Mass. St and was caught west of Clay Center by Clay County Sheriff's Office. He was with two juvenile companions and no bond is set.
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James Franklin Barnes
Ky. St
Barnes
Charles Hill
Mass. St
Clay Center
Clay County
Topeka Man Fined for No Passing Lane Offense
Richard J. Wertz of Topeka was fined 10 dollars and costs in County Court on a charge of passing another car in a no passing zone.
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Richard J. Wertz
Topeka
Highway Chase Nets Wrong Quarry Here
Two salesmen were startled when mistaken for suspects in a police shooting in Independence Missouri. Officers pursued a car with license plate digits 139 as part of a cross state pursuit involving sheriff’s deputies from Leavenworth, Kansas Highway Patrol, and FBI agents. The chase followed a stop at Miller’s corner 312 miles northeast.
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Independence
Illinois
Leavenworth County
Kansas City
Topeka
FBI
Leavenworth
Policeman Shot in Independence Car Chase
Independence officer John Hurst, 52, was shot in the shoulder after a car driven by Charles Nolte of St. Louis and Robert Grant of Omaha ran a stop sign. Police surrounded the car with 25 armed officers from 11 patrol cars. Nolte and Grant were detained and later released after questioning.
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John Hurst
Hurst
Independence Hospital
Conren
Lawrence
Charles J. Nolte
St. Louis
Robert Qwen Grant
Omaha
Neb
Nolte
Charles Edmondson
Lindley Bust Approved As Class Gift for K A
The class of 1929 approved a bronze bust of Chancellor E H Lindley as a gift to Kansas University. The bust, designed by Bernard Frazier from Tulsa and cast in Mexico, will be about 25 percent above life size and unveiled during June commencement weekend. Attending were Jct City’s Dr Robert M Carr, Topeka’s Mr and Mrs Clarence Munns, Chancellor Murphy, Raymond Nichols, Laurence Woodruff, and Fred Ellsworth.
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K. U
Robert M. Carr
Junction City
Clarence Munns
Topeka
Franklin D. Murphy
Raymond Nichols
Laurence C. Woodruff
Fred Ellsworth
Alumni Association
Frazier
Train Wreck Near Union Depot Sparks City Jam
The derailment involved diesel units in two cars, each with 88 passenger seats, on a curve four miles from Union Depot. Thousands of homebound motorists swarmed the scene causing traffic gridlock as ambulances were delayed and survivors searched for relatives. Santa Fe officials cited excessive speed with engineers estimating 40 to 50 mph on the curve.
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Santa Fe
Fred G.gurley
Chicago
Raymond D. Shelton
Coast Lines
Frank Parrish
Seventh Street
House Body Pushes Central Dept to Cut Duplicates
Townsley argues a single department should consolidate work to cut costs and avoid duplicating machines and personnel in multiple agencies. He says the current setup fails to meet the public demand for reduced government expenses.
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Townsley
Weather forecaster face speed charge in Nashville court
In Nashville Traffic Court Judge Brown Taylor pondered a speeding charge against weather forecaster Nat Davis. Davis denied guilt claiming another weatherman caused the miscue. The judge dismissed the case after remarks about penalties for faulty forecasts.
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Brown Taylor
Nat Davis
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Davis
Honest effort saves 35388 in gas bill mix up in Lawrence
Lawrence residents faced a real hardship when two children dropped a mistaken envelope with 35388 for a gas bill into a vestibule slot intended for payments. Kansas Power and Light workers found the envelope and its contents unharmed inside a KPL payment envelope after the upstairs slot was examined. Railroad construction progress and KU midterm week are noted, with weather and city sled penalties drawing police attention.
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Lawrence
Kansas Power and Light Co
Wins
Cecil Hough
Huhl Company
Mane
Hough
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Frank Prosser
Mrs. Allene Ware Prosser 78 of 1111 Wt. St. died this morning at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Born in Quitman Missouri she moved here with her husband in 1920. Survived by Frank Prosser husband, Francis W. Prosser Wichita, Frank Prosser Jr. Dallas, and John Prosser Wichita. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday Rumsey Funeral home Rev Dale Turner to officiate. Burial Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Allene Ware Prosser
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Quitman
Francis W. Prosser
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Dallas
Tex
John. Prosser
Court Refuses CCC Bankruptcy Appeal
The U S Supreme Court declined to hear the Commodity Credit Corp appeal in the Garden Grain and Seed Co bankruptcy case. The ruling upholds an order that CCC must account to the trustee for about 250000 in misapplied funds and related offsets and tax refunds, with Sloan to rule on storage guarantees and other claims.
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Sloan
US OS. Dist
Delmas C. Hl
Court of Appeals
Circuit
Denver
Jo Ins Moeune
Miller
Henmiest Maller
CCC
Vamp
COX
Dangerous Kansas Roads Amid Freezing Rain Snow
The Kansas State Highway Department reports most roads open but hazardous driving due to freezing rain and snow. Northeast and north-central routes are slick. southeast regions face freezing rain and about two inches of snow making travel dangerous. southwest sees freezing mist and hazardous conditions.
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Topeka
Kansas
North Central
South Central
Weather expert testifies on darkness timing in 1954 collision
Clark Woodroe, a 15 year old weather observer from Charleston, testifies in a damage case about darkness onset on August 30 1954. He states darkness began at 8 44 p m, challenging the locomotive car collision timing at 8 15 p m. The testimony aims to determine whether the accident occurred before total darkness.
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Charleston
W. Va
Clark Woodroe
Woodrae
West Virginia
Canal dream ends as Army Corps halts Michigan canal project
The Army Corps of Engineers closed the century old canal plan to link Lake Erie and Lake Michigan. Records show proposals dating to 1837 with early trenching near Mt. Clemens, but funding dried up ending the dig at the base of Michigan.
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Army Corps of Engineers
Michigan
Lake Erie
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Markets at a Glance Mixed Bag of Grain Livestock and Stocks
Kansas City cattle and hog markets show uneven moves with steers and heifers mostly steady to strong while cows rise. Grain bids edge higher on wheat and corn notes and futures open with modest gains and losses. Wall Street slips after Chrysler cuts production sparking broad market weakness. turnover around 2.6 million shares.
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Kansas City
Shorts
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New York
Jackrabbits Bagged in Hoisington Area Hunt
Frank Ney organized a drive that drew 550 hunters to four sections north west of Hoisington Sunday. Three hundred jackrabbits were bagged in the field as part of the event. CARD OF THANKS We thank friends and neighbors for flowers, cards and kindness after the death of Kelly G. Gordon.
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Hoisington
Frank Ney
Kelly G. Gordon
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