Lawrence Legion Elects Richard T. Gibson Commander
Richard T. Gibson was elected commander of the Lawrence American Legion post on Wednesday. He succeeds Lindley A. Brien as other newly elected officers of Dorsey-Liberty Post 4 will be installed at the July 15 meeting. Other officers include Edmond Garlewon first vice commander William F. Boswell second vice commander Ernest Klooz finance chairman Rt Rev Msgr George Towle Rev Harold G Barr chaplains John H Tecker historian Alexander Torrez sergeant at arms Stanley Langer service officer. Elected to the executive committee to serve with the commander vice commander and finance chairman are Lindley A Brien and Marcus McBeth. Named to the claproom committee are Eben B Farley Philip L Barlow and Clarence T Dockery.
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Richard T. Gubson
Lawrence American Legion
Lindley A. Brien
Gibson
Dorsey-Liberty Post 4
Edmond Garlewon
William F. Boswell
Ernest Klooz
George
Cooperation Talks Aimed With French Nuclear Plans
Secretary of State Dulles met with President Eisenhower before traveling to a talks with Gen. de Gaulle. He will press France to join Britain and the United States in nuclear arms talks with the Soviet Union. De Gaulle may seek U.S. assistance to make France a nuclear power if it forgoes its own program. The move follows new U S Britain sharing rules that are stricter for France. Dulles departs at 7 p m.
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Eisenhower
Charles de Gaulle
Britain
United States
Soviet Union
de Gaulle
U.S
France
Congress
Goldfine Delivers Quiet Rehearsed Statement in Presence of Sears
Goldfine arrived at 9 30 with lawyer Samuel Sears McCrary for a rehear sal read by Goldfine with lights off and no cameras. Sears admonished reporters to refrain from talking while Goldfine answered questions and joked about his rosy cheeks before departing with his client.
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Pers
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Goldfine
Samuel Sears
Adams
Sears
Harry Truman
Jinve Sring
Deaths and Funerals in Lecompton and area
Funeral services for Clyde Traynor will be at 2 p m Saturday at Lecompton Evangelical United Brethren Church with Rev Lybran Endsley in charge Burial will be in Lecompton Cemetery Traynor died Tuesday evening in Topeka Santair Hospital He is survived by wife Gladys two daughters Mrs Istine Kraft of Stull and Mrs Helen Webb of Mission one sister Mrs Carne McBeth of Wichita one brother Charlie Traynor of Whittier California and six grandchildren Elizabeth Yoder 79 of 1312 Summit St died today at Lawrence Memorial Hospital Funeral services will be at 2 p m Monday at Rumsey Funeral Home Rev Clarence Thomas will officiate Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery Survivors include five daughters Mrs Belle Kelly of Salem Oregon Mrs Neilie Clark of Stella one Mrs Ollie Moon of 1012 Pa Mrs Flossie Peasley of 2325 hi St and Mrs Mary Roberts of McLouth five sons Ben of Kansas Pags Tex Jon a of 1307 Hill Ave Joe Vernon and Roy of Manhattan two sisters Mrs Rachel Kauffman of Raleigh Mont and Miss Sadie Wick of Garden City May 18 Funeral services for Mrs Corastelle Engel have been changed to aim Saturday at the First Methodist Church She died Wednesday in a Kansas City hospital Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery
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Clyde Tray
Lecomptem
Lecomptonvangelical United Brethren
Lybran Endsley
Lecomptean
Fraynor
Santai'r Hospital
Topeka
Gladys
Istine Kraft
Stull
Elen Webb
Mission
Carne McBeth
Wichita
Charlie Traynor
Whittier
Calif
Elizabeth Yoder
Summit St
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Rumsey Fneral
Clarence Homas
Oak Hill Cemetery
Belle Kelly
Salem
Ore
Neilie Clark
Stella
Ollie Moon
Flossie Peasley
Hi St
Mary Roberts O F McLouth
Ben
Kansas
Pags
Tex
Jona
Hill Ave
Joe
Vernon
Roy
Manhattan
Ders
Rachel Kauffman
Raleavell, Mont
Sadiewick
Garden’ City
Senate Appropriations Panel Advances Kansas Reservoir Funds
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a 1.16 billion dollar federal bill for Kansas projects. It preserves House draft funding levels, with Pomona Reservoir Osage County 800 thousand for initial work and Perry Reservoir Delaware River planning 125 thousand. Turtle Creek Dam Manhattan receives 15.4 million and Milford Reservoir planning 180 thousand.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
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Delaware River
Turtle Creek
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Milford Reservoir
Junction City
Spectacular 45 minute Fourth of July fireworks on KU campus
Rains reports the Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsored fireworks display at Memorial Stadium on the Kansas University campus. Carillon recital at 7 30 p m and fireworks at 8 30 p m. Jaycees sell advance tickets downtown and in districts. tickets at the gate Friday. City offices closed. meter enforcement suspended. fireworks legal in city limits until midnight Saturday. Lakeview Club and Lawrence Country Club ready for busy Fourth of July activities.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
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Jaycees
Lakeview Club
Lawrence Country Club
Turnpike Officials Prepare for Fourth of July Travel Surge
Patrols will extend hours and a Turnpike Patrol plane will monitor the route for hazardous traffic and speeders during the holiday weekend. Officials expect traffic exceeding the 83 000 vehicle Memorial Day tally as extra toll crews operate. Authorities call this a preventative crackdown to save lives and reduce accidents.
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Turnpike
Hanna
Tractor Operator Hurt In Field North Of Eudora
John Van Dyke 55 of Kansas City sustained a broken left leg when his tractor flipped while backing up after freeing a field chopper in a field north of Eudora eight miles northeast of Lawrence. He was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Deputy Elmer Palmer and Deputy John Miller investigated.
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Kasiman
Eudora
Lawrence
John van Dyke
Leavenworth County
Elmer Palmer
van Dyke
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Douglas County
John Miller
Ingrid Bergman to marry Swedish producer Larsen Schmidt
Actress Ingrid Bergman announced plans to wed Swedish theatrical producer Lars Schmidt as soon as legally possible. She said they will dive in France after the marriage, her third. An Italian court was to decide on Roberto Rossellini’s bid to annul their marriage.
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France
Itation Court
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Harris criticizes U S foreign policy and Dulles stance
Lawrence Democrat Jack Harris, candidate for Kansas 2nd District, blasted U S policy as wasting billions on appeasing distant nations. He urged vigilance against Communism and argued Democrats kept defenses strong amid Republican cuts, saying a healthy America means a healthy world.
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Lawrence
Congress
Kansas
Kansas City
State Department
John Foster Dulles
Harris
U. S
America
Treasury checks vs personal checks in Adams affair
Testimony reveals confusion over treasurer's checks and personal checks with Lishman and Goldfine disputing whether the former bears the recipient's name. Rep. Wolverton asks for executive session while Eisenhower backs Adams as honest despite scrutiny over gifts and favors tied to federal agencies.
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Lishman
Goldfine
Fire near KU storage tanks controlled by Lawrence Fire
A cross-wood fire near oil storage tanks at 11th Street and Naismith Road caused alarm for KU officials but was quickly brought under control by the Lawrence Fire Department. Witnesses said youths were shooting off firecrackers in the area. no injuries reported.
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Lth Street
Naismith Road
Lawrence
Strikers in Kansas City Reject Elevator Contract Proposals
Striking grain handlers in Kansas City voted by a wide margin to reject the latest contract offer from 15 terminal elevators and resume the walkout. About 200 Local No. 15 members backed the decision as wheat shipments to Kansas City faced continued disruption on the tracks and nearby sidetracks abroad.
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Civil suit filed over $451 injury from city crash
In the Courts a civil case in District Court Leo Bearmat of Lawrence sues Betty Louise Allen of Route 1 and her father Cecil R. Allen seeking $451 for injuries from a traffic accident on November 23 at 6th and Mass streets. A divorce case Grace M. Puckett vs Calvin G. Puckett. A traffic violation Olga Maurine Arnold of Topeka fined $5 and costs for speeding.
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Lawrence
Betty Louise Allen
Route 1
Cecil R. Allen
6Th and
Mass. Sts
Olga Maurine Arnold
Topeka
Workman Hurt at KU in Campus Backing Accident
Casebier of 1409 N. J. Sigh suffered a back injury Wednesday afternoon at Kansas University when a truck driven by Richard Qehlert backed into a driveway area near Buildings and Grounds. He was treated at the Medical Arts Center, released, after being pinched between the truck door and a parked car at 3 45 p.m.
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KU C. C
Memorial Hospital Admissions and Births and Dismissals
Memorial Hospital reports admissions for Loretta Sutton Martha Northcutt Charles Newcomb Frank Henry John Van Dyke Geneva Coffelt Paris Pearson Tonganoaie Helen Logan Catherine Ward Elizabeth Handley Linwood. Dismissals include John Whaley Connie Gabriel Donna Thomas Mamie Meierhoff er Tonganoxie Geraldine Shobe Kathryn Peters Mary Ellen Yoder Jane Drinnon and baby boy Harry Tryon Mary Walker Ruth Pachen and baby boy Clifton Hill Stanley Shepard LuEliyn Ruth Reece. Births listed: Edward Meadley and Cadet Ave a son. Richard Coffelt a daughter. Russell Logan a daughter.
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Loretta Sutton
Martha Northcutt
McLouth
Charles Newcomb
Perry St
Frank Henry
N. 4Th St
John van Dyke
Kansas City
Kas
Geneva Coffelt
Maple St
Paris Pearson
Tonganoaie
Helen Logan
W. 19Th St
Catherine Ward
Ind. St
Elizabeth Handley
Linwood
John Whaley
Tonganoxie
Connie Gabriel
Eudora
Donna Thomas
Mamie Meierhoffer
Geraldine Marie Shobe
Lyon St
Kathryn Peters
Barker Ave
Mary Ellen Yoder
Oak Hill
Jane Drinnon
Baby Boy
E. 30Th St
Harry Tryon
Mary Walker
Ruth Pachen
Clifton Hill
W. 22Nd St
Stanley Shepard
N. St
LuEliyn Ruth Reece
Ind
Risk Taken in Cuts Of Foreign Aid Fund
The House passed a 3.078 billion dollar appropriations bill cutting 872 million from Eisenhower’s foreign aid request, signaling a possible 300 million plus final reduction. Senate action looms with expectations of smaller restorations as debate continues over defense and aid funding.
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White House
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Skin of Our Teeth staged by KU Summer Theater audience praised
Kansas University Summer Theater mounted Thornton Wilder's Skin of Our Teeth with high schoolers in key roles. Director Jack Brooking guided smooth transitions and bold staging. standout work by herb Camburn Virgil Godfrey Dick Borgen. Carol Campbell Sabina delivered a strong though uneven performance.
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Jack Brooking
Kansas University
University Theater
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Kostumer
Herb Camburn
Virgil Godfrey
Dick Borgen
Borgen
Carol Campbell
Sabina
Alex Santoro
Henry
Maralyn Shackelford
Mrs. Antrobus
Steve
Callahan
Mr.Antrobus
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