Nation Honors Its Independence Worldwide Observances
The 186th Independence Day is marked globally with events from Independence Hall in Philadelphia to the White House public hours. Nixon at the Rebild Festival in Denmark and astronauts welcomed in Houston highlight a multinational celebration.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Kennedy
White House
Rebild
Denmark
Richard M. Nixon
Frederik IX
Houston
Tex
Manned Spacecraft Center
Ontario
Calif
California
Manila
Saskatchewan Doctors Fight Compulsory Medical Plan in Court
Saskatchewan doctors sue to halt the new compulsory medical care program as 700 physicians strike into the fourth day. Courthouse actions name former premier T C Douglas and 11 Cabinet members as defendants. A Yorkton city council resolution supports doctors in their demand for freedom from government control. The plan covers 928 000 residents with premiums 12 dollars yearly for individuals and 24 for families.
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Regina
Sask
Saskatchewan
Woodrow Lloyd
Saskatoon
Hans Taal
Saskato
W. J. Crawley
M. H. Macdonald
T. C. Douglas
New Democratic Party
Court of Queen’s Bench
Yorktown
Carl
Peter Demousoff
Toronto Star
North America
No Holiday Camp Music Students Stage Recitals
Music division students complete two days of camp recital auditions tonight. Recitals occur during the fourth and fifth weeks. Cmdr Charles Brendler of the U S Navy Band directs the band and orchestra. Saturday night a Sadie Hawkins dance features costumes and prizes at Lewis Hall after a pre dance invite at Templin Hall.
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Cmdr
Charles Brendler
U. S. Navy
Templin Hall
Lewis Hall
Fourth of July Flags Missing in Lawrence Sparks Commentary
Lawrence observes the holiday with no flags along Massachusetts Street amid a heat wave and record power use. Officials avoided comment on the flag absence as Topeka firework penalties rise. M-80 firecrackers trigger prosecutions while mower thefts climb in Topeka and Highland Park.
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Lawrence
Massachusetts Street
Topeka
Highland Park
Potwin
Escapees Hold Off Mother and Children in Denver Shootout
Two convicted robbers, Charles Ferguson and Theodore Ruark, escaped from a prison van and later surrendered to a heavily armed police siege at Gwen Rutledge’s home in suburban southwest Denver. A Denver deputy sheriff was wounded in the hand as about 90 officers surrounded the scene. The family, including seven children, escaped unharmed after the standoff.
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Denver
Colo
Charles Ferguson
Theodore Ruark
Gwen Rutledge
Suburan
Ferguson
Ruark
Colorado Penitentiary
Canon City
Aurora
Kenneth V. Gillette Jr
Donald Wilams
Ellsworth Holiday Visit Brings Coastal Stopping Points
U S Rep Robert Ellsworth R Lawrence spends the Fourth of July weekend in his Congressional district. He speaks at the Shawnee Mission fireworks and addresses the Paola and Pleasanton Rotary Clubs. He attends Leawood Post Office dedication and Garnett Grand Prix events before returning to Washington for foreign aid debate.
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U.S
Robert Ellsworth
R Lawrence
Washington
Ellsworth
Shawnee Mission
Paola
Garnett
Lake Garnett
Lawrence
Bud Hess
Veterans of Foreign Wars
House of Representatives
County and City Free of Injuries This Fourth of July
Douglas County reported an accident free Fourth of July period with light traffic and no injuries in both county and city limits. Lakes Lone Star, Tonkanoe State Lake and Shawnee Lake drew large crowds as skiing resumed at Lone Star, with hundreds of families planning picnics before the holiday ends at midnight.
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Tonganoxie State Lake
Shawnee Lake
Topeka
Lone Star
Guard to Return Here This Sunday
Lawrence National Guardsmen are due home from Camp Ripley Minnesota late Sunday morning. They will break camp Friday and return by motor convoy. The 9 000 men of the Missouri Kansas 35th Guard division in training at Camp Ripley are due to be paid Thursday. total payroll will exceed 800 000 dollars. Fourth of July observances included a 50 gun salute and division weapons on display for visitors. Each salute round honored a state.
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Lawrence
Kelley to Top Indian Office
W Keith Kelley former Haskell Institute principal will transfer Aug. 1 from Chilocco Indian School to Anadarko area office to direct Indian schools for Western Oklahoma and Kansas. He will oversee Haskell and four other boarding schools and replaces retiring A V Kirk. Kirk plans to settle near Lawrence after Aug. 1.
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Haskell Institute of Lawrence
Chilocco
Okla
Anadarko
Kelley
Oklahoma
Kansas
Haskell
A. V. Kirk
Kirk
Lawrence
Fort Sill
Lawton
Riverside
Allen
Dean Kelley
Kansas University
McCune
Hart Sees Ike Policy Echo In State Race
Democratic candidate George Hart said he agrees with President Eisenhower that more business people should enter politics in both parties. Hart, campaigning for the Democratic nomination for governor, said he seldom agrees with a Republican leader but backs Eisenhower fully on the issue. He repeated a charge that attorneys are taking over both major parties.
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Wichita
George Hart
Eisenhower
Hart
Taggart Named Commander Of Local American Legion Post
The local American Legion Dorsey Liberty Post No. 14 elected Bill Taggart as commander replacing Bill Boswell at Tuesday night’s meeting. Installation set for July 17. Other officers include Lyle Hemming 1st vice commander C. T. Davis, Ernest Klooz finance officer Rt Rev Msgr George Towle chaplain Henry Wilson historian Henry Firner sergeant at arms, executive committee Bill Boswell Bob Compton, club room committee Bernard Grosdidier Harold Volk.
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American Legion
Dorsey Liberty Post No. 14
Bill Taggart
Bill Boswell
Lyle Hemming
C. T. Davis
Ernest Klooz
Msgr
George Towle
Henry Wilson
Henry Firner
Bob Compton
Bernard Grosdidier
Harold Volk
Khrushchev Attends July 4 Reception at American Embassy
Moscow Premier Khrushchev joined President Kennedy at the July 4 reception at Spaso House. He spoke of improving Berlin relations, praised peace, and joked about jazz, saying he disliked both American and Russian jazz. Benny Goodman sparked the music talk as Khrushchev defended his stance.
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Khrushchev
Kennedy
Berlin
Embassy
Spaso House
John McSweeney
Germany
Benny Goodman
Goodman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
al Pea
Francis Gary Powers
Swedlovsk
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Speech Workshop Starts at Oread
High school speech educators from Kansas and Missouri will gather at KU for the second annual speech workshop sponsored by the KU Speech and Drama Department and University Extension. Dr. Robert T. Oliver opens the conference at 4 p.m. in the Forum Room of the Kansas Union with an address on American Foreign Policy and Public Relations. He is a prolific author and professor at Penn State. The event is free and open to the public.
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Missouri
KU Speech and Drama Department
University Extension
Frank Dance
Robert T. Oliver
Syngman Rhee
United Nations
Kansas Union
University of Wisconsin
Pacific University
Murphy Hall
University
Charlotte Lee
School of Speech
Northwestern University
Forum Room
Lee
University of Wichita
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
London
Enland
Kennedy Calls for Atlantic Partnership in Independence Hall Address
President urges free nations to unite for world peace and development while pledging U.S. leadership in a global movement toward independence and liberty. Governors convene at Hershey and travel to Philadelphia for Independence Day ceremony.
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Berlin
Laos
Viet Nam
Independence Hall
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Jefferson
National Conference of Governors
Hershey
Philadelphia
White House
Vacation Pak service promoted with no extra charge
Advertising brief highlights a Vacation Pak option from Include in your plans Journal World. The note promises a world of travel planning without additional fees, emphasizing a no extra charge policy and inviting readers to inquire for details.
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Journal- World
Carey Attacks NEA Over Union Rights at Denver Speech
Labor leader James B. Carey told about 100 NEA delegates that opposing teacher unions harms the profession. He interrupted, defended unions, and cited New York bargaining wins by UFT against the NEA. Carey called Carr's half million dollar figure an exaggeration, then downplayed the amount.
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Colo
James B. Carey
National Education Association
NEA
Carey
International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Afl-Cio
Denver City
Mark
New York
United Federation of Teachers
William G. Carr
Labor Movement
Dr. Carr
Holiday Toll Rising Slowly
The Independence Day period saw 49 traffic and boating fatalities by 9 a.m. CST, with 40 traffic deaths, 3 boating, 2 drownings, and 4 in other categories. Weather varied from sun to rain across regions, as 76 million motorists were expected to travel 2.7 billion miles, with total traffic deaths projected between 110 and 150.
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Midwest
National Safety Council
Ex Eudoran Banjo Virtuoso Mercer Flourishes on TV Tour
Ex Eudoran, an A B degree holder from Texas Western College, began on the Red Foley show. Mercer's 60 year old heavy banjo, found in a Chicago junk shop, yields a mellow guitar like tone. He headlined a State Department concert at Carter Barron in Washington and won a Radio TV Mirror award for Shepherd of the Hills backing. His intimate, clean act blends patter with songs, jokes, and audience rapport, proving popular and financially successful.
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Red Foley
Mercer
Chicago
State Department
Carter Barron
Washington, D.C
Radio-Tv Mirror
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Births at Memorial Hospital Noted for Local Families
Memorial Hospital reports births for Mrs. Helen Bushyhead Mrs. Noma Harris William Baxter Jr Mrs. Walter Allaman Mrs. Jimmie Lee Zimmarman Mrs. Wilma Smith Ora Stuart Mrs. Martha Barnes Fred Needham Judith Weese and baby girl Gloria Byers Joy Browde Elva Athey and families in DeSoto Tonga noxie Tonganoxie and surrounding addresses. Also born Tuesday are a son to Mr and Mrs Melvin Beerbower a daughter to Mr and Mrs Sam Elliott and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Robert Cawley.
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Noma Harris
R. I. St
William Baxter Jr
Terr
Walter Allaman
W. 22Nd St
Jimmie Lee Zimmerman
Wilma Smith
Ora Stuart
Iowa
Martha Barnes
Oak Hill St
Fred Needham
Tonganoxie
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DeSoto
Gloria Byers
W. 21St St
Joy Browde
Schwarz Rd
Elva Athey
4Th St
Melvin Beerbower
Sam Elliott
Ark
Robert Cawley
Rumsey Funeral Home Advertisement Entry
Classified notice from Rumsey Funeral Home providing contact VI3 5111 for service arrangements and inquiries displayed in the local newspaper.
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City Grants Capitol Ambulance Deal Amid Regulatory Review
City officials may allow Capitol to take over ambulance duties relinquished by Cooper Warren and Rumsey funeral homes with city manager to propose options including paying Capitol, a joint hospital service, or a city ambulance. Insurance considerations and liability concerns were noted while several residents questioned street project resolutions and parking developments.
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Capitol
Cooper-Warren and
Rumsey Funeral Homes
Don McConnell
Ted Kennedy
Learnard
Ben Barteldes
Horn
East 15
19Th Sts
Miss Clara Beach 74 Dies In Topeka Home
Miss Clara Beach 74 former teacher at Alexander College Baker and Syracuse universities died Tuesday at the Methodist Home Topeka where she lived seven years She was born Sept 9 1887 in Melvern daughter of Andrew F and Alice Beach A brother Frank preceded her in death Survivors include several cousins Graveside services set for 2 30 Thursday at Melvern Cemetery
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Topeka
Alexander College
Baker
Syracuse
Miss Beach
Baldwin
Methodist
Andrew F
Alice Beach
Melvern
Frank
Journal-World Ad: Summer Delivery by Phone VJ3-1000
Advertisement invites readers to receive the Journal-World at a summer address with a phone number VJ3-1000 for subscriptions and delivery requests.
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Journal-World
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