Western powers open to H-Bomb test suspension talks
The United States Britain France and Canada said a two to three year halt on hydrogen bomb tests is possible only with negotiations on duration timing and controls. They proposed a experts group under the five nation subcommittee to design an inspection system and link the halt to stopping fissionable material production.
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Five Nation
Russia
U. N
U.S
Harold E. Stassen
Selwyn Lloyd
U.N
United States
Britain
France
Canada
Soviet Union
Lloyd
Valerian Zorin
Deaths and Funerals in Kansas area
Gladys Leone McGinnis of Junction City dies at 64 in Kansas City. Survived by husband Elmer and son Arthur, plus siblings and grandchildren. burial planned in Junction City. Emily Ackerman 83 dies at home. service at Trinity Episcopal Church with donations to church memorial fund. formerly ran Ackerman Hat Shop in Lawrence. Walter W. Kluss dies at 93 in Garnett. services at Farris Funeral Home, burial in Garnett Cemetery.
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Gladys Leone McGinnis
Giadys Leone McGinnis
Junction City
Lula Irving
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Elmer E. McGinnis
Arthur H. Jordan
Ellsworth
Milton Moore
Lawrence
Bernard B. Watson
Kas
Everett Johnson
Emily Ackerman
Trinity Episcopal Church
Andrew Berry
Oak Hill Cemetery
Church Memorial Fund
John Ackerman
Tusten Ackerman
Glenview
Wil
Elizabeth Lopes
Chevy Chase
Cooper Warren
Walter W. Kluss
Cleora Loughridge
Garnett
Farris Funeral
Garnett Cemetery
Local Scouts Plan Jamboree Route and Leaders
Kansas City Kansas and Ottawa youths form Troop 16 for the National Jamboree in Valley Forge with 50 000 scouts. Lawrence Baldwin scouts John Scarborough and Carl Butell attend the Jubilee in London. The Lawrence group meets July 6 at First Christian Church before boarding to Kansas City for the train trip, eight days of activities plus tours including Chicago Detroit Niagara Falls Washington Mount Vernon and Annapolis. Junior officers include Kasold Fearing and Allison with Spear and Combs as patrol leaders. Cost per scout is 260 dollars and they return July 23 from Union Depot.
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Kansas City
Kas
Ottawa
John Perry
Herbert Kasold
Harold Fearing
Jim Anderson
Brian Grace
Mike Graves
Tommy Risk
Bobby O'Connell
Garran Allison
Philip Harrison
Dave Storer
Larry Combs
Pete Youngberg
Andrew Montgomery
Woodrow Miller
Michael Miner
John Glover
Bill Snyder
Justin Hill
Theodore Hein
Darrell K. Craig
Paul Smart Jr
Howard Houghland
Olathe
Joe Skillman
Lawrence
Bob Tompkins
London
Baldwin
John Scarborough
Carl Butell
First Christian Church
Emerson Park
Valley Forge
Jocali
Chicago
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Ft. Dearborn
Niagara Falls
New York
Upper Manhattan
U.N
Washington, D.C
Arlington National Cemetery
Mount Vernon
Annapiolis
U.S. Naval Academy
Robert MecCleery
Gene Poland
Art McGown
Scribe
Ieaders
Jayhawk
William Spear
Pine Tree Patrol
James ‘Anderson
Union Depot
Arrests raise questions in Asheville traffic case
In Asheville North Carolina a sheriff and a deputy faced court on traffic charge issues. John W Sheriff Jr of Williamsport Pennsylvania was accused of driving on the left side of a highway. Fred Henry Deputy of Asheville was cited for allowing an unlicensed driver. The sheriff's case was continued to July 5 and the deputy was fined.
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Asheville
N.C
John W. Sheriff Jr
Williamsport
Fred Henry
Valuation Details for Townships and Grain Tax Basis
The report lists 1956 and 1987 valuations for Callery Chemical and Hallmark Cards in several townships, noting totals for Clinton, Grant, Lecompton, Wakarusa, Marion, Palmyra, and Willow Springs. It also notes a grain tax base of 2,645,010 bushels, about 10 percent below last year but still high, with a 50 cent per thousand bushels rate funding the county general fund. Dog ownership reaches 4,808, generating a dog tax of one dollar per male and two dollars per female for county schools. Douglas County’s intangible valuation for 1957 rises five percent to 11,140,240, taxed at five dollars per thousand dollars, with proceeds distributed to schools, townships, city, county, and state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page Iy Callery Chemical Co
Hallmark Cards Inc
Clinton Seven
Grant
Kanwakame OA
Marion
Palmyra
County General Fund
Douglas County
Cement Workers Strike at Bonner Spring Plant
A strike began today at Lone Star Cement Corp plant in Bonner Spring as Local 8 of the United Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers International Union set up a picket line. The 167 production workers seek raises and fringe benefits. the action marks the first strike in the plant's 34-year history.
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Bonner
Few Needed to Die In Storm Disaster
Washington The defender boss said Louisiana hurricane disaster was the worst he ever saw for devastation and death yet few if any people needed to die. Civil Defense chief Peterson urged warning devices and refuges and noted tests of an electric wall outlet alarm to broadcast warnings. He said contracts exist and gadgets may cost four to five dollars. Peterson, returning from Louisiana, spoke after briefing President Eisenhower and said the storm’s impact was tremendous despite limited property damage.
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Washington
Val Peterson
Eisenhower
Louisiana
Peterson
Civil Defense
White House
Civil Defense Agency
Denmark
Gasoline Truck Off Highway Near Perry Noses Into Ditch
A loaded gasoline truck slid into a ditch about three miles west of Perry on U S Highway 40. The driver, Charles Thompson of Topeka, was uninjured and the truck did not burn. About 6,300 gallons of gasoline had to be unloaded before the vehicle could be pulled back onto the highway. damage was estimated at 500 dollars. The truck was off the wet roadway after 6 a.m. and remained in the ditch until about 2 p.m. troopers reported.
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Perry
U. S. Highway 40
Charles Thompson
Topeka
Missing 5 year old in Rogue River search draws 1200 volunteers
Heavy rain hindered a rescue near Finley Bend in Matson State Park as about 1,200 volunteers searched the wooded area with lights for Cheryl Lea Johnston who vanished from a children's picnic Saturday evening. The barefoot girl was last seen in a swimming suit at the riverbank.
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Grants Pass
Ore
Here
Cheryl Lea Johnston
Finley Bend
Rogue River
Matson State Park
Haskell to upgrade heating plant at Has Kell Institute
Lawrence notes a $393000 construction contract awarded to C. L. Mahoney Co. for a new central heating plant at Has Kell Institute to replace aging boilers. Project near Choctaw Street and Pottawatomie Avenue is slated to be ready for the September term.
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Haskell Institute
C. L. Mahoney Co
Kalamazoo
Mich
F. E. Stayton
Haskell
Stayton
Choctaw Street
Pottawatomie Avenue
Commemorative four cent stamp for Odd Fellows charter risk
A new four cent commemorative stamp featuring the American flag in natural colors will be issued July 5 through the Lawrence post office, with Washington D C handling the official release on July 4. Stamp collectors may request first day cancellations by sending addressed envelopes to the Washington postmaster. The red, white and blue design uses intaglio printing on white or third color paper with denomination and Postage wording in two lines. United States of America appears on a bottom panel.
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Lawrence
James Parsons
Washington, D. C
United States of America
Hospital Admits and Births List Local Residents
At Memorial Hospital several residents are admitted including Guy Helms Mona Brown Georgia Martin and Raymond Sherman. Dismissals include Aleene Nagels and Arthur Wilder. Births reported to Mr. and Mrs Ted Brown at 15th and Prairie Sts a son born today.
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Guy Helms
Lake St
Mona Brown
15Th
Prairie Sts
Georgia Martin
T. & Fenstemaker
Raymond Sherman
Lawrence W. Corbin
la Salle St
Neysa Torneden
Richland
Laura Christy
Ted Brown
15Th and
Son
Hickman Waives Preliminary Hearing in Bank Robbery
John Sweeney Hickman 51 of Piavia Kansas waived preliminary hearing in Richmond Missouri on a charge of robbing Citizens Exchange Bank at Orrick of 10770 last Wednesday. Bond set at 15000. Weather and local farming impact noted as heavy rains delayed harvest and slowed soil drying. University of Kansas project to open Music and Fine Arts building grade work hampered by rain. Odd Fellows building denies beer service citing city ordinance violations.
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Richmond
Ciizens Exchange
Orrick
John Sweeney Hickman
Piavia
Kas
Ray County
David
A. Thompson
Hickenaw
K. U
Richard O. Steffen
10QF
Lawrence Lodge No. 4
Odd Fellows
W. 8Th St
Missile Sub Launch Planned at Mare Island Navy Yard
Vallejo Calif The Grayback a diesel powered guided missile submarine will be launched today at Mare Island Naval Shipyard It may be the Navy's last conventionally powered submarine Three nuclear submarines are being built here the Sargo Halibut and Scamp.
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Vallejo
Calif
Card of Thanks for Hiness and death of husband
We thank friends Dr. Ray Clark and the hospital staff for kindness during the Hiness and death of our husband and father. Mrs. James Morris and family.
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Ray Clark
City Commission weighs private bus option or city owned system
A special City Commission meeting this afternoon will discuss keeping a private bus operator option alive or proceeding with a vote on a city owned system. Rapid Transit Inc ended service four weeks ago, and repeated bids from private operators have fallen through as losses are studied. The commission has resisted public ownership pending a definite private solution.
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City Commission
Rapid Transit Inc
Senate Chiefs See Only Small Slice Of Big Measure
Senate leaders forecast passage of the 34.534 billion defense appropriation bill in the form sent by the Senate Appropriations Committee. The panel restored 971.5 million of 2.565 billion in House reductions, with conference action expected. Eisenhower urged restoring about 1.2 billion of the House cuts, while critics urged accepting them. Senator Douglas attacked waste in contracts for pools and golf, proposing to add 590 million for Army and Marine troops despite Senate support for the House reductions.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Eisenhower
Sen
Douglas
Illinois
Senate
Armed Services
Chavez
D-Nm
Morse
D-Ore
Air Force
Nathan F. Twining
Fireworks Crowd Grows as Officials Urge July Fourth Safety
About 10 000 people filled Memorial Stadium for the Fourth of July program. A stand operator reported a complaint this year with the police department, a shift from past years. Veterans police say the advertising for a safer celebration is paying off as officers urge attendance and remind residents of affordable displays. One officer quipped that a single person could buy many fireworks displays for 25 cents.
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Memorial Stadium
English Children Found Buried Near a Hospital
In Bristol England two children Royston Sheasby five and June seven were found beaten to death and buried in a shallow grave near a mental hospital after being missing since June 20. About 10 000 volunteers aided the search. Ransom notes demanding 200 pounds had been sent to Bristol papers last week. detectives call the letters a hoax.
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Bristol
England
Royston’ Sheasby
June
Detectivea
Record Low Temperatures Hit Northeast U S
The Northeast states reported record low temperatures for the date with readings near freezing. Mount Washington New Hampshire dropped to 29 below zero while 27 at St Marys Pennsylvania and 46 at Rochester New York and 48 at Buffalo. Pittsburgh shivered as the 51 degree reading neared the July 2 low.
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Associated Press
Mount Washington
N. H
St. Marys
Rochester
N. Y
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
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U. N. Disarmament Subcommittee
Alpinn
Lex
Wilma White
Auston
Tex
Big Bend National Park
West Texas
Gropenine
Rio Grande
Punta de la Sierra
Mrs
Zerbal Lodge of Perfection
Sojourners
Guy Redfedrn
V. M. O. Wright
Adv
Ben T. Galbraith
McAlester
Okla
Jere
Galbraith
Lawrence Abder Rahman Abu-Ghaben
Jerico
Jordan
Hugo Boyce
International Farm Youth Exchange Program
Ford Foundation
Boyce
Jay
Terri
Journal-World
Evelyn Miller
Ind. St
Miller
U. S
Howard Krimminger
Jayhawk Motors
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Ariz
Tucson
Ing
Lodge
Memorial Hospital
Aleene Nagels
Hickman
Manley Insurance
Agency
M. O. Manley
Merle McKinney
American Legion
City Bldg
Harry X. Winters
Ate
Lawrence Milla
Karl Kreider
Lindley
Kansas
TravLep
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