Marshall to Headline Brotherhood Banquet in Lawrence
Thurgood Marshall, famed NAACP director counsel, will speak at the 10th annual Lawrence Brotherhood Banquet on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the KU Memorial Union. The event aligns with National Brotherhood Week. Marshall led efforts culminating in the 1954 Brown v. Board decision.
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Unesco
Lawrence League For the Practice of Democracy
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Society of Friends
Kansas University Ymcaywca
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Patriots Pledge Support After Junta Ousts Officers
In Caracas the ruling junta fired two military officers and won a pledge of civilian backing from the patriotic group that helped spark the revolt against Dictator Marcon Perez Jimenez. Fabricio Ojeda said the ouster created absolute political unity as riots and vandalism ease, though mobs still seek vengeance in the capital amid thousands killed or wounded since the crisis began.
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Venezuela
Marcon Petez Jimenez
Fabricio Ojeda
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Warden Fired by Demes Ranks in Topeka Test
In Topeka the Democratic administration dismissed the warden amid a public ranks shakeup. Details remain sparse as officials cite administrative overhauls and performance concerns.
Negro elected president of Lafayette College fraternity
Leonard Jeffries Jr a pre law senior from New Orleans was named president of Pi Lambda Phi at Lafayette College marking the first time a Black student leads the 103 year old social fraternity at the school.
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Lafayette College
Leonard Jeffries Jr
iPter
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Pupils Stage Walkout Over School Facilities
Pupils staged a walkout to protest inadequate facilities at their school. They cited longstanding building issues and the lack of adequate amenities as a primary concern, urging authorities to address the problems promptly.
Body of Schoolgirl Recovered as Killer Confesses
The body of 1 year old Leslie Benedict was recovered from a 30 foot farm well where Paul Edward Huber 24 lived He confessed to killing the girl after she resisted his advances Talbott state s attorney said Huber led officers to the well and admitted the crime after a large search by 200 plus volunteers planes and a bloodhound
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Marvin Talbott
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Leslie Benedict
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Strang
Leslie Hi
Ray Honeman
James’ Shoemaker
Clear Skies and Cool Temps Foresee Weekend Weather
The area is expected to stay clear with cooler temperatures on Sunday. Snow from earlier in the week is melting and driving conditions are improving though some streets remain slick in spots. Temperatures have been among the coldest of the season with Friday night turning milder.
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Bisaite
Aince
Teamster Future Hinges on New Monitor System
Washington reports the Teamsters Union fate rests on a novel monitor system under scrutiny by Judge Dickinson-Letts and the monitoring panel. Hoffa promises to consider monitors' recommendations as the panel reviews union leadership, elections, and safeguards for fair practice.
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Teamsters Union
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Soprano Callas Denies Temperament in Rome Walkout
Maria Callas denies being temperamental and explains a Rome walkout. The piece notes public reaction and letters from readers while tangentially citing traffic fatality statistics and year-to-date figures in 1953 and 1957.
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Rome
New York
Maria
Abé
Topeka
Governor Ponders School Aid Measure Talks With GOP
The governor plans to confer with Republicans on a school aid measure and a revenue increase. Key sponsors include August Lauterbach Rep. Robert Anderson and House Speaker Joe Taylor. Wunsch, in Kingman, says he has not yet received Docking’s letter.
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August Lauterbach
Robert Anderson
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Joe Taylor
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Wunsch
Kingman
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Wright files 180000 embezzlement suit in Jackson County
Lawrence insurance man Ray T. Wright sues Mrs. Mildred Greene Townsend of Prairie Village for about 180000 accusing fraudulently diverted and misused funds from Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co. when Townsend was cashier of the Kansas City agency. The action, filed in the Missouri Circuit Court, covers years from 1951 to 1957 with Wright seeking the stated amount. Townsend, active in education circles via the Lawrence School Board and Kansas Parent Teachers Association, is named as defendant in this embezzlement claim.
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Lawrence
J. B
Mildred Greene) Townsend
Prairie Village
Jackson County
Wright
Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co
Kansas City
Townsend
Ray Wright
Kansas Parent Teachers Association
Kids Take Simulated Moon Trip At School
In Los Angeles area schools students joined a simulated journey to the moon as part of a science and mathematics outreach. Engineers from an airplane maker led the program, explained jet construction, showed a film, and answered questions to spark future careers in science. The effort is backed by the Southern California Tech Education Council and sponsored by Hughes, Convair, North American Aviation, See Steel, National Association of Manufacturers, and universities in California and Los Angeles. The project has support from national science bodies and the President's Committee on Scientists and Engineers.
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See Steel
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National Academy Sciences, National Science Froundation
Move Over Disability Now Up to Congress
Washington Sen Dirksen warns that Congress must act this year on presidential disability. Eisenhower backs a Justice Department plan giving cabinet members a role. Kefauver says House will act. Proposals vary from cabinet to congressional panels or Supreme Court involvement, with a joint leaders committee proposed in one amendment.
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Snowstorm Hits Western New York Suburb Near Jamestown
A major east coast storm dropped heavy wet snow across western New York overnight with snow, sleet, and freezing rain affecting most sections of the state. The heaviest snowfall occurred along the northeastern Pennsylvania border, with about twenty inches reported in a Jamestown suburb.
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Senators Propose US Russian Lawmaker Exchange Plan
Two U.S. senators backed a proposal to swap visits between members of Congress and the Russian Supreme Soviet, with Vice President Nixon briefed after Soviet envoy Georgi Zarubin's farewell call. Supporters say exchanges would foster understanding. others caution on approval and potential benefits.
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D-Tenn
Heavy Snowfall Tops Lawrence Area News
Snow blanketed the Lawrence region with up to a foot of accumulation, closing schools and halting business. Winchester reports 12 inches with impassable highways while Oskaloosa and nearby towns halt operations. County offices suspended, crews worked overnight to reopen roads, and unusual scenes included two cars ending in ditches as residents coped with the storm.
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Winchester Star
J. W. Murray
Journal-World
Winchester
Port Ann May
Independent
Jefferson County
Lawrence Moffitt
Oskaloosa
Will Good
Tonganoxie
Minto
Black Is Named Man of Year At Jaycee Banquet
Lawrence news brief: Jim Black, United Fund campaign chair, named Young Man of the Year at the Jaycee Banquet held at the Hotel. Donald Welling won the Key Man award. Dolph Simons and Arden Minath awarded Outstanding Boss. Ross Head Jr. spoke on free enterprise and Kansas job growth.
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Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jim Black
Don Welling
Jaycee
Harry Starks
Journal-World Photo
Black
Jaycee Banquet
United Fund
Lawrence
Dunwr Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
Weather outlook for northeast Kansas turns cooler this weekend
Mostly fair skies in northeast Kansas with cooler air. Clear to partly cloudy through Sunday with low around 25 and Sunday high near 30. Strongest change is a decline in nighttime temperatures, bringing a chilly end to the weekend.
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