Gov Docking seeks resignation of Kansas health chief
In Topeka Gov George Docking demands Dr Geoffrey Martin resign as state health officer and contemplates cutting his $15 000 annual salary to force action. A special health board meeting will review the director and pay. The governor argues Martin mishandles department policy while Martin defends his handling of refinery pollution.
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Topeka
George Docking
Geoffrey Martin
Martin
Board of Health
Docking
Health Board
Tim
Vickers Petroleum
Potwin
Martin Mail
Requet
Docks
John Anderson
Ander
Anderson
Plan to end stench of corruption in labor management
President Eisenhower will ask Congress for legislation to curb corruption and racketeering in labor management. Rep Halleck said the plan targets a situation described as a stench, while the administration also prepares a farm program to send to Congress. Senate leaders sparred over veto power and reacted to possible Taft Hartley amendments.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
House
GOP
White House
Capitol
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Senate
Johnson
Sen
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Death Crash Details Remain Elusive In Road Collision
Officers say they can only piece together events before the crash with many possible factors. Eye witnesses are absent and investigators consider headlight failure, sleepiness, center lane drift, weaving, or a moving or parked vehicle near the scene as potential causes. Further inquiry continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay
Gray
Deaths and Funeral Notice for Albert Caldwell
Albert Caldwell, 71, died this morning in Tonganoxie. He lived in Tonga all his life and is survived by two sisters Cora Barnett and Nettie Woods of the home. Quisenberry Funeral Home of Tonganoxie will handle services, to be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Caldwell
Tonganoxie
Tonga
S. Cora Barnett
Nettie Woods
Quisenberry Funeral Home
t'Tonganoxie
Khrushchev Urges Peace Echoes in Global Tension
Khrushchev calls for a thaw in the cold war and a Far East peace zone while criticizing U S actions. He promotes a free city for West Berlin, free elections to unify Germany, and a seven year plan to end tension. He praises Mikoyan's U S visit and urges faster Soviet growth.
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West Berlin
Germany
Khrushchev
United States
Far East
Pacific Ocean
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Soviet Union
Merger Plans Terminated Between Bethlehem Steel and Youngstown
New York AP reports Bethlehem Steel Corp. and Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. have dropped plans to merge. The companies cited strategic changes and regulatory considerations in ending the discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Hoffa Loyalist’s Sideline Income Exposed in Senate Probe
Senate investigators heard that Rolland McMasters of Detroit Local 299 steered a $19,711 trucking sideline through the Aero Cartage Co run by William Rum minger of Birmingham. Rummin ger claimed payments went via M and G Cartage Co, not directly to McMasters, with ownership linked to McMasters. The hearing opens four days of inquiries into Teamsters welfare funds overcharges andProbe into alleged payola and illicit business practices with prostitutes mentioned in a separate broadcast transcript review.
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Washington
Senate
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Rolland McMasters
Detroit
McMasters
William Rumminger
Birmingham
Mich
Douglas
M & G Cartage Co
Kennedy
Wayne County
Allen Dorfman
Chicago
Central Conference of Teamsters
Robert F. Kennedy
Edward R. Murrow
Memorial service for KU student Fred W Potter Jr
The 21 year old Kansas University student died in a two car wreck near Eudora. A private memorial at Danforth Chapel KU is set for Wednesday at 4 pm led by Rev. Robert Anderson. Burial is planned in Henry Illinois. Survivors include his wife Marylin Potter his mother Carol Potter and father Fred W Potter Sr plus a sister and grandparents.
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Fred W. Potter Jr
Kansas University
Danforth Chapel
Eudora
Robert Anderson
Rumsey Funeral Home
St. Mathew's Episcopal Church
Evanston
Potter
Henry, Ill
Henry
Merrilyn Coleman Potter
Lawrence
Carol Potter
Coronado
Calif
Fred W. Potter Sr
Glenview
H. C. Wright
San Diego
Florida Phosphate Supplies Dominant National Share
About 80 percent of the nation’s phosphate supply comes from Florida, underscoring the state’s pivotal role in fertilizer production and agricultural output.
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Florida
Dulles Sees Soviet Delusion Behind Cold War Talk
Secretary of State Dulles said Soviet leaders hope to mislead the world about ending the cold war while seeking an advantage to win it. He urged a spring East West conference on Germany and European security and supported reunification by fair means. He rejected a Soviet confederation of West and East Germany as a plan to permanently partition Germany.
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Washington
Dulles
United States
Germany
European
Russia
West Germany
East Germany
Seven-School Debate Tourney At KU In State AA
Debate teams from eight Kansas high schools in seven cities will compete in the state class AA tournament at the University of Kansas. The round robin format has seven rounds per team with four rounds Friday and three Saturday. A drawing Friday will determine tournament positions.
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Kansas
Augusta
Lawrence
Hutchinson
Newton
Pittsburg
Shawnee Mission North
Shawnee Mission East
Kansas City
Garden City
Kansas University
Farmers Ask for Gas Refund Forms at County Clerk Office
Lawrence farmers who missed gas refund checks may obtain application blanks at the county clerk's Courthouse office. Delbert Mathia will sign the forms after farmers complete them. Applications are expected to be approved immediately. Local residents should request NCAA Regional Tournament tickets for March 13 and 14 at KU Allen Fieldhouse. Tickets cost 3 dollars each with 25 cents handling. priority goes to those ordering for both nights.
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George Peppercorn
Peppercorn
Delbert Mathia
Kansas University
Allen Fieldhouse
Earl Falkenstien
KU Athletic
Two Youths Discover Nitroglycerin in Abandoned Car
In Houston a 16 year old and a 17 year old found six nitroglycerin tubes hidden in a 1937 car in a pine forest. They carried one tube home playing catch before turning the object over to police. Authorities described vibrogel as a gelatin dynamite base with enough explosive force to blow a good sized house.
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Houston
Ken Hall
Hall
Z. W. Rogers Jr
Steve Mathias
J. E. Armstrong
Stuewe speaks to Lions on Soviet film tour
Norman Stuewe, one of three Centron filmmakers, spoke Monday to the Lawrence Lions Club at the Country Club. He traveled to Russia with Art Wolf and Charles Lacey on a film making tour and showed movies and recordings from Russian interviews.
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Norman Stuewe
Centron
Soviet Union
Lawrence Lions Club
Country Club
Stuewe
Russia
Art Wolf
Charles Lacey
Lions
Dartmouth College Founded in 1769 in New Hampshire
Dartmouth College in New Hampshire was founded in 1769 to spread Christian knowledge among Native Americans and settlers in the American wilderness.
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Dartmouth College
New Hampshire
American Wilderness
State retirement plan debate grows amid salary and tax concerns
Legislators, regents, and party leaders debate a public pension for state workers. Prior service credits and a faculty separate plan are favored by the Board of Regents, with cost and tax implications shaping positions. Some lawmakers demand higher salaries to offset retirement deductions, while others resist any new taxes. A farmer legislator jokes he would support a plan if devised for farmers.
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Sam Mellinger
Board of Regents
Regents
Docking
Kansas
Ice Machine Gift Spurs Teacher Summer Grants
A gift of an ice machine to a country club inspired a community foundation funding advanced study for public school teachers. Since 1956 the Columbus foundation has awarded 56 grants for summer projects to elementary and high school staff, boosting morale and recruiting strength.
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San Francisco
National School Boards Assn
Columbus
Ind
W. L. Wissman
Dr. Wissman
Columbus Foundation
Valencia
Spain
Clarence E. Robbins
Robbins
Foundation
New York University
Stanford University
Cuba Officer Guilty in Havana Trial
The defendant in Havana's second show case trial was convicted before dawn and sentenced to death by firing squad. Former Batista army Capt. Pedro Morejon was found guilty of assassination homicide and robbery after a 10 hour trial by three Fidel Castro officers who deliberated 39 minutes.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Batista Army
Pedro Morejon
Morejon
Hospital Births and Familial Notices From Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital lists numerous births and parental notices including Mrs. Martha McKinley and baby boy at Stouffer Place and Mrs. Shirley Wycoff and baby boy at 624 R I Street. Also recorded are several new arrivals with parents named across Topeka Eudora Baldwin Perry and surrounding areas.
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Penny Hermes
Ohio St
LaVonne Robinson
Vt. St
Charles Lescher
Ky. St
Rose Vieth
Mass. St
Kay Markel
Stouffer Place
Frank Dobyns
Highland Dr
Rosetta Lee
Walnu
Addison Glock
Funston St
Eleanor Esterly
Mass
Martha McKinley
Harry Edmondson
Pa. St
Russell Calvert
Williamstown
Edith Blair
Reta Ousdah
W. 22Nd St
Shirley Wycoff
R. I. St
Jane Barnes
W. 4Th St
Joyce McCandless
Okla. St
Theora Reetz
Route 4
Barbara Lawrenz
Baldwin
Kathryn Stanley
Eudora
LHS Winter Concert Set For Thursday at School
Lawrence High School orchestra presents its annual Winter Concert at 8 p m Thursday in the LHS auditorium. Conductor Wilbur M West leads the program. Solo oboists Malcolm Smith and David Farrar appear, with a piano quartet performing Schumann s Gypsy Life.
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Lawrence High School
LHS
Wilbur M. West
Central Junior High School
Malcolm Smith
David Farrar
Schumann
Gwen Altic
Joan Isle
Susan Ulmer
Bob Shenk
Court fines Marlon Vasquez for open bottle at 616 Lake St
County Court records show Marlon Vasquez of 616 Lake Street fined $50 for possessing an open bottle. The incident reflects a downtown precinct violation, with the citation issued by local law enforcement and processed through the court system.
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Marlon Vasquez
Lake St
Traffic violations in county court
Victor Allen of Route 2 Eudora fined 20 dollars for speeding and running a stop sign. George A Ferrier of Kansas City Missouri fined 10 dollars for speeding. Guy Pickard of Kansas City Missouri fined 10 dollars for speeding.
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Victor Harry Allen
Eudora
George A Ferrier
Kansas City
Guy Pickard
Card of Thanks from Benson and Holcom families
We thank friends and neighbors for calls, cards, letters and kindness shown during our bereavement.
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Benson and Holcom
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Lawrence IL E. &Th
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Anthony Romero
19Th St
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