Dorfman Refuses To Testify Today
Washington AP report says Paul Dorfman, a former Chicago labor union official, invoked the Fifth Amendment to refuse to testify to Senate investigators about links with Hoffa and Chicago mobsters. He declined to confirm or deny involvement in deals affecting Teamsters health plans and premiums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Dorfman
Chicago
Senate Labor Management Committee
Orobers
Underworld
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Teamsters
Dorfman
James McShane
McShane
New York City
Tony Acardo
al Capone
Wisconsin
Northwestern Oil Co
North Dakota
Afl-Cio
Waste Material Handiers Union
Kansas GOP leaders map 1960 battleground and possible governor bids
The Shawnee County GOP central committee session featured talk of the Midwest as the coming political battleground and the risk of a Republican loss here. Potential governor candidates were bandied about, including William Avery and Clyde Reed, with no firm endorsements. Fred Seaton will address Kansas Day events and expressed optimism for 1960 Republican presidential chances without seeking the nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee Géounty Gop Central Committee
Midwest
Republican Voters Club
Schoeppel
Kansas
Willam Avery
John An
Robert Andergm
Ottawa
Ross Beach
State Chamber of Commerce
Hays
Clyde Reed
Parsons
Fred Seaton
Interior
Will
Deaths and Funerals Arthur Dyer and Hall
Arthur Henry Dyer 69 died at his son's home in Lawrence after 39 years as a Constant Construction foreman. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday Evangelical United Brethren Church with burial Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters and three sons. The second obituary notes A. Hall 54 of 301 Okla. died at Law Memorial Hospital. owner of C and G Truck here. Funeral arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Henry Dyer
Lawrence
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Paul R. Hett
Memorial Park Cemetery
Key Funeral Home
Dyer
Robert Hendricks
Topeka
Earl Schmoe
Gower
H. L. Rhyne Jr
McAllen
Tex
Robert Dyer
Kansas City
Lee Dyer
Ky. St
Richard Dyer
Omaha
Herold E. Myers
Altus
Okla
Josephine Rando
Glenn Cox
Usse
A. Hall
Law Memorial Hospital
Elizah
Russell Hall Jr
Lucy Hall
Osawatomie
Pee Brothers
Jess L. Hall
A Pee W. Hall
Kan@s City
Rumsey Funeral Home
Negro Won't Get Job as Page Boy
In Washington a 14 year old Chicago Negro named James A. Johnson Jr arrives to take a House page post. He is told the job is filled and conflicting claims arise between Rep. Barratt O Hara and Rep. Francis E. Walter over the appointment, with Rep. Thomas J. O'Brien also involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Johnson Jr
Chicago
Washington
House of Representatives
Barratt O'Hara
D-Il
Francis E. Walter
D-Pa
House
Thomas J. O’brien
Dill
New Officers Elected By Theta Chis at KU
Theta Chi at Kansas University selects Rudy Vondracek as president for the coming year. Other officers include Dave Worth as vice president and Jan Derrington as secretary as the fraternity plans its move to Ninth and Emery from 15th and Learnard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theta Chi Fraternity
Kansas University
Rudy Vondracek
Timkin
15Th
Learnard
Ninth
Emery
Dave Worth
Independence
Jan Derrington
Wichita
Jay Kriss
Colby
Larry Stark
Enterprise
Marshal
Lynn Clark
Overland Park
Jim Coy
Fall sorority rush limited to transfer and spring entrants
A fall rush is set for September 11 to 15 limited to transfer women, those living in scholarship housing during spring rush, students who raised grades after spring deficiency, and new University freshmen entering in spring. Polo first reached the United States in Newport with 1877 introduction by James Gordon Bennett Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Newport, R. I
James Gordon Bennett Jr
The
New York Tribune
Kansas Day sessions eyed as lawmakers plan brief meetings
Kansas legislators planned brief morning sessions to join Kansas Day activities. The House Education Committee drafts a bill to add up to six million dollars per year in state aid to all Kansas districts for two years based on 15 dollars per pupil. Senate members discussed a textbook fund and a one mill levy to finance it while considering a federal spending cap proposal. A joint committee proposal to merge the forestry fish and game commission with a park and resources authority was discussed but no action was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
House
Kansas Assn
Senate
Fayette Rowe
Columbus
Sen. Worden Heat
R-Wa Keeney
Congress
State
Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Park and Resources Authority
Conservation Commission
Senate Fish and Game Committee
Former Local Couple Run X-Ray Unit in Lawrence
Mr and Mrs Paul Stubbs operate one of two TB x-ray units in Lawrence as part of the State Board of Health. He is the son of former Kansas Gov W R Stubbs and attended Lawrence High School. The couple, now at 945 Emery Road Sigma Nu house, returned to Oskaloosa recently after stints in Washington and Maryland. Their turnout at the Journal-World site was the best this week but still below 1956 levels due to the age rule change from 16 to 20. They have two daughters, Mrs Clark Gray of Topeka and Mrs Roger Williams of Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
George Docking
Docking
NGOP
Senate
Kansas Board of Review
Lawrence
Paul Stubbs
Kansas
W. R. Stubbs
Paul
Lawrence High School
Stubbs
Sigma Nu Fraternity
Emery Rd
Genevieve Searles
Oskaloosa
Washington
Maryland
State Board of Health
Journal-World
Clark Gray
Roger Williams
Seattle
Five Die as Car Crashes Pipeline Barrier at Cocoa Beach
Five 18 year old boys died and two others were critically injured when their car crashed through a pipeline barrier on the ocean beach in Cocoa Beach Florida. Survivors Patrick Costello and Kenneth Goepper were taken to a hospital in Orlando in critical condition. The dead were Kenneth L. Gardiner James E. Weaver Richard C. Knohler Nickie H. Morgan all from Orlando and John E. Roquemore owner of the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cocoa Beach
Fla
Ocean Beach
Patrick Costello
Kenneth Goepper
Orlando
Kenneth L. Gardiner
James E. Weaver
Richard C. Knohler
Nickie H. Morgan
John E. Roquemore
Doctor Held In Pistol Slaying At El Paso Airport
Former El Paso physician Dr Harold Eidinoff is held without bond for shooting attorney Theodore Andress and his wife at an El Paso airport. Eidinoff claimed Andress betrayed him over nude photos from 1937. Andress, 50, was president of the Texas Association of School Boards. Eidinoff, declared insane in 1954, had been hospitalized then released months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Harold Eidinoff
Theodore Andress
Andress
al Hijar
Eidinhoff
Eidinoff
Hijar
Howard Jones
Sylvia
Ejidinoff
San Francisco
Texas Assn
Houston
KU Chair Taken From Basement Lounge
A red foam rubber-padded chair was taken from the Carruth O'Leary basement lounge between midnight and 8 a.m. today. The chair was valued at 75 dollars. The note also states that nickel alloy fishhooks resist rust even in salt water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carruth O'Leary
South American Educators Laud Midwest United States Systems
Dr Frondizi and Dr Escobar note high rejection rates at home while praising US enrollment handling and advisor system. They contrast Chilean and regional university access and plan to visit more schools and meet peers in Mexico City to assess educational facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas University
Carolyn Swift
Risieri Frondizi
Buenos Aires University
Argentina
Luis Escobar
Chile University
Santiago
Journal-World Photo
Escobar
Frondizio
United States
Midwest
Dr. Frondizi
Mexico City
Kansan of the Year Named Mrs Frank W Boyd
Mrs. Frank W. Boyd of Mankato named Kansan of the Year by the Kansas Native Sons and Daughters. She is mother to Mc Dill Boyd publisher of a Phillipsburg weekly, and former state Board of Regents chair. Jolene Buehler of Bus College won an oratorical self contest. Mrs Harm Schoen of Downs won best factual story on an unpublished Kansas historical incident. Wayne Randall elected Native Sons president and Evelyn Ford of Topeka named Daughters president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Frank W. Boyd
Mankato
Kansas Native Sons and Daughters
Boyd
McDill Boyd
Phillipsburg
State Board of Regents
Native Sons and Daughters
Jolene Buehler
Bus College
Harm _ Schoen
Downs
Kansas
Wayne Randall
Osage City
Native Sons
Evelyn Ford
Courts County Court-Everett Harmer Sentenced for Joyriding
In Everett Harmer of Wamego was sentenced to 120 days in jail for joyriding. Police Court Asher Passon with no permanent address got 30 days in jail for drunkenness and posted a 500 dollar appeal bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Harmer
Wamego
Asher Passon
Cuban Diplomatic Focus Amid Asylum Dispute
In Havana Cuba foreign minister Roberto Agra monte scheduled talks with Latin American diplomatic missions to resolve a growing asylum dispute. Legal cases against alleged war criminals in Havana stagnated as unrest grew with a general strike in Manzanillo protesting the acquittal of a Batista era soldier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Roberto Agramonte
Manzanillo
Fulgencio Batista
Memorial Hospital Births and Names in Local Notices
Memorial Hospital lists numerous birth announcements and family notices. It records baby boys and girls born to couples including Mr. and Mrs. Doris Davidson and baby boy, and Mr. and Mrs. Melba Weelberg with baby girl, among others, with accompanying street addresses and parent names. Several entries mention weddings and first names with dates noted as Wednesday or today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Kirby
Baldwin
Marlin Steffey
Mont. St
Geneva Hickman
Olathe
Evalena Smith
Oskaloosa
Doris Davidson
Baby Boy
William Harris
W. 3Rd St
Marie Pullen
Yale Rd
Joyce Leach
Perry
William G. Hutson
Eldridge Hotel
Logan Barnett
Trudy Gilliland
Conn, St
Raymond Moore
Stratford Rd
Mary Stephens
Emery Rd
Evelyn Breithaupt
Melba Weelberg
W. 9Th St
Reynelda James
Haskell Grounds
Arlene Hogan
Ohio St
Ruth Romero
E. 19Th St
KU Track Sidelines Willie Jones for Academic Deficiencies
Kansas University track coach Bill Easton announced Willie Jones, a standout quarter-miler, will be ineligible for the upcoming indoor and outdoor seasons after failing to meet grades. Jones, a Mulberry native and Army veteran, withdrew from KU and reportedly works in Los Angeles. Charlie Tidwell is finishing first semester work and should be ready for most of the 1958 track season after resolving an incomplete grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas University
Bill Easton
Willie Jones
Jones
Mulberry
Los Angeles
Army
Easton
Charlie Tidwell
Independence
Oklahoma
Tidwell
Local KU pledge list includes 15 sophomores
A Lawrence student, Joan Beth Johns, is among 15 sophomore women at Kansas University who pledged to a social sorority. The pledges mark the end of informal rush for upperclass women and start of formal rush for freshmen. New pledges move into sororities this weekend with names across Sigma Kappa, Alpha Delta Pi, Chi Omega, Pi Beta Phi, and Kappa Kappa Gamma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Joan Beth Johns
W. 20Th St
Kansas University
Emily Taylor
Sigma Kappa
Betty Jean Grist
Independence
Patricia Ann Simpson
Hutchinson
Alpha Delta Pi
Sue Carol Brown
Kansas City
Sarah Ann Fischer
Wichita
Janet C. Laney
Topeka
Janice D. Schlittenhardt
St. Frances
Eleanor Lucile Theno
Paola
Margaret Lynn Thrasher
Chi Omega
Heather Ellen Graham
Judith Anne MacKenzie
Prairie Village
Julia Joan Cooper
Pontiac
Mich
Bonnie Lougene Foster
Merriam
Pi Beta Phi
Linda Ridgway Baker
Virginia Smith
Washington, D.C
Lawrence Jayhawks spring practice set for April to May
Lawrence Kansas football coach Jack Mitchell announced spring drills on Mt. Oread would begin around April 13 and end May 16 with the Varsity Alumni game. Ronnie House and Chris Barteldes of Lawrence serve as page boys in the Kansas Legislature in Topeka, sons of Stanley and Ben Barteldes respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Jack Mitchell
Mt. Oread
Ronnie House
Chris Barteldes
Lawrence
Topeka
Ronnie
Stanley House
Chris
Ben Barteldes
Patterson Signs Today to Defend Title in June
New York AP reports heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson signed to defend his title against Sweden’s undefeated European champion Ingemar Johansson in June in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Floyd Patterson
Sweden
Ingemar Johansson
United States
Card of Thanks Recipients Express Deep Gratitude
A montage of thanks from several residents. Mrs Phyllis Young of Eudora praises Dr Margaret Clark and Dr Zimmer, the third floor nurses, and friends who sent cards and flowers. Mrs Barbara Skinner thanks Dr Hermes and Dr Wilcox and nurses on the third floor. Mrs Eva Lavern Cline extends appreciation for hospital kindness and bereavement support from Rev Parker and First Presbyterian Church. The Wilson Stroda families also express gratitude for sympathy and prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Clark
Zimmer
Phyllis Young
Eudora
Hermes
Dr. Wilcox
Albert Parker
First Presbyterian Church
Woodlawn-Lincoln
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Theta Chis
Chile
Frank Boyd
Kansan
F.d.lc
Lew Origer
Doris Marie Maninger
Dale Lewis Maninger
Dorothy N. Baker
John Lee Baker
Beverly Lee Perry
Donald L. Perry
Marvin H. Collins
Darlene Collins
James M. Staus
Ruby Staus
Maria Sturmonoff
Paul Sturmonoff
Justine Curtis
N. H. St
Paul Clawson
Henry Fitch
William Brown
Tenn. St
Wayne Jenkins
Pa. St
Frances White
Agatha Lewis
Vt. St
Robert Seamans
Barker Ave
Edward Howard
Mich. St
Kathryn Eaton
E. 13Th St
Russell
Charles Goodwin
Powers St
Earl White
Roy Eaton
Adrian
Black
Patterson
Barbara Skinner
Eva Lavern Cline
AY Lundy
Lawrence Memorial Co
Allison
America
Vermont St
Jayhawk Motors
Lawrence, Kansas
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