Flashy Dice Men Trailed After Queens Bank Robbery
LAS VEGAS AP reports New York Assistant District Attorney questioned Frank Ellsworth and Ray Wilson in Las Vegas about the Chase Manhattan bank robbery in Queens on April 6. Detectives say the pair used casino cashiers to move money, with over 87 thousand dollars seized and one bank gunman unidentified in FBI photos.
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New
York
Frank McGlynn
Queens Borough
Frank Elsworth
Omaha Neb
Ray Wilson
Tulsa
Okla
Chase Manhattan
Queens
FBI
Fllsworth
Queens District Attorney's Office
FRA
B. Handson
Ellsworth
Wilson
Tampa
Handlen
New York
Chase Manhattan Bank
Fund Drive Meeting Set for Episcopal Church Rebuild
Lawrence Trinity Episcopal Church hosts a fundraising meeting at 7 30 p m to support rebuilding after the April fire. The drive began June 20 aims for 370 000 by July 15 with 46 000 raised to date. Chairman Mrs James Seaver says the goal is reachable and reconstruction could start by September with completion planned for spring 1956. The plan preserves exterior while expanding seating by a choir balcony and pews and adds a larger pipe organ and choir practice room.
Bonded Debt Across Kansas Schools Shifts
The 1955 bonded indebtedness for School District 60 in Lawrence falls from 2 519 000 to 2 396 000 as bonds totaling 277 000 are planned for August 1. Growth supported by construction at Centennial Stillcrest East Heights West Heights and junior high additions. Rural districts such as Riverside Vinland Lecompton and others issue bonds totaling various sums.
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Lawrence
Faioeth
Centennial
Stillcrest
East Heights
West Heights
Teast Heights
Riverside
Vinland
Fura
Rural High School
Lecompton
Grandfather Tooten’s Civil War Ball Enduring Tale
The narrator recalls a fannon ball given after the Civil War by Grandfather Tooten Soldiers Bonus. They spent happy hours playing with it and pranks, painting it to resemble a ball. A mischief tale mentions a small bowling incident weighing 58 pounds and car damage.
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Tooten
Saar Student Addresses Kiwanis on US Views
A Saarbrucker University graduate and KU foreign exchange student spoke to the Kiwanis Club, sharing impressions of Americans and culture. Pack, at KU ten months pursuing an MBA, criticized stereotypes while warning that reducing exchange students would hurt U.S. understanding abroad. He noted Europe’s misperceptions, discussed civic life in the Saar, and performed on accordion after his talk.
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Saar
United States
Kiwanis Club
Saarbrucker
Pack
Europe
America
Russell Proposes Bonus Over Compulsory Reserve Training
Senator Russell chief of the Senate Armed Services Committee moves to scrap compulsory reserve training for veterans. He would pay a $4400 bonus for volunteers who commit three years of active reserve duty with Army or Marine units, altering Eisenhower’s plan to expand the reserves to about 2.9 million by 1960. The House passed bill would recall any reservist failing to meet training for 45 days of active duty.
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Marine Corps
Senate Armed Services Committee
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House
Turnaround plans eyed for Pike restaurant area
Green proposes 25 000 for a coffee shop near Topeka with new Turn-Arounds on the Pike. Stroup told the Journal World ETA plans include eateries at interchanges with entry and return routes for motorists. A small toll could cover access and operation as ETA builds and sets quality standards.
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Stroup Als
Journal- World
Stroup
ETA
Lawrence Assembly of God Softball Triumph Over Overland Park
Local church nine edged Overland Park Assembly of God nine 8 to 7 in a Thursday night game at Overland Park. Lawrence team trailed 7 1 at one point, tied it in the sixth, then won in the final frame.
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Overland Park Assembly of
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Lawrence
Deaths and Funerals for Brune and Brown
Alvert Briume Albert Brune 63 of Route 1 died Thursday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a heart attack at home. He spent life in Lakeview, was a stockman farmer and longtime Douglas County Raw Drainage District president. Funeral 104 m. Saturday at Funk Cooper Warren Chapel with O. E. Allison officiating. Interment Oak Hill Cemetery. Lena Madge Brown 216 Ky St died at home before noon today. Funeral at Rumsey Funeral Home to be announced later. She lived here 43 years and was a charter member of the Southside Reading Club and First Methodist Church. Survived by Chester W. Brown, Chest W. Brown Jr., Mrs. George Gauck, brothers A. R. Cook and Herman Cook, sister Mrs. J. A. Bales, and three grandchildren.
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John M. Denny
Wichita
Fred Brune
Independence
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Eugene Brune
Frank Brune
Lawrence
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O. E. Allison
Oak Hill Cemetery
Charles Stough
Charles Taylor, Jr
Emil Heck, Sr
Owen Mitchell
Bernard Fordice
Henry Bearman
Lena M. Brown
Lena Madge Brown
Rumsey
Southside Reading Club
First Methodist Church
Chester W. Brown
Chest’ W. Brown Jr
Abilene
Tex
Peter Thomson Wins British Open at St Andrews
Australian golfer Peter Thomson captured the British Open title at St Andrews with a 72-hole total of 281, the lowest in Open history on the Old Course. He became the fourth to win the championship in two consecutive years, following Jones Locke Hagen and Braid.
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England
Australia
Peter Thomson
Thomson
St. Andrews
Bobby Locke
South Africa
Walter Hagen
Bobby Jones
James Braid
Jones
Salk Polio Program Pitched With Free Vaccine Plan
A House bill proposes a free vaccine for all children funded by about 135 million dollars. It would allocate federal grants to states for needy children with per capita income based variation, and provide 50 50 matching federal grants with the states.
Break-In Attempts Reported at Rustus Food Center
Police say persistent attempts were made to break into the Rustus Food Center at 23rd and La. Streets between 9 p.m. Thursday and 8:30 a.m. today. The would be intruder pried both front and rear doors but could not enter.
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la. Sts
Test Pilot Dies In Jet Crash After Daring Maneuver
Albert Seawall Jr. 33, a McDonnell Aircraft test pilot, steered his Demon fighter away from Mount Providence boarding school and a busy road before crashing on the Bellerive Country Club golf course in St Louis County. He died shortly after takeoff from Lambert Airport. engine trouble was cited by McDonnell and a CAA spokesman noted he couldn't regain flight.
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Lambert-St.Louis
Mount Providence
Bellerive Country Club
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McDonnell Aircraft, Corp
Navy
McDonnell
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Highway Program of 24 Billions Okayed
Washington House Public Works subcommittee backed a 24 billion dollar 17 year interstate road program and a large highway user tax increase to fund it. The panel, led by Rep Fallon, reached general agreement though formal action was postponed. stringent financing proposals were debated with eisenhower backing bond funding while Gore's Senate bill lacked financing specifics.
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House
Public Works
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Eisenhower
Senate
Sen. Gore
D-Tenn
Public Works Subcommittee
Lawrence readers weigh sites for Santa Fe engine display
Citizens debate best location for the donated Santa Fe steam engine near 713 E. 7th St. while city officials warn taverns to remove obstructive windows and municipal authorities track weather and farm yields in Douglas County.
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Warren P2iniersnan
Zimmerman
E. 7Th St
Lions Banquet to Hear Valenzuela Speak in Kansas
About 400 will attend Humberto Valenzuela of Santiago Chile president of Lions International as he speaks this evening in the Memorial Union Kansas University ball room There is a 630 reception Valenzuela arrived in Lawrence this afternoon and met Harold Emick Lawrence Lions Club president The visit marks the start of a tour through Lions clubs in 69 countries after Atlantic City convention election as Lions president followed a rise through international posts.
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Santiago
Chile
Lions International
Birth Announcements and Local Accidents Reported at Memorial Hospital
The notice lists births at Memorial Hospital including Juanita Babbin Cimarron with partners and babies born to several families, plus multiple residents from DeSoto Eudora and Oska areas. It also records an accident involving Nancy Ann House treated for a lacerated hand after her hand was caught in a fan at home. A stock market index closing at 174.0 shows a rise of 1.0.
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Madison given suspended 30 day sentence for drunkenness
Herman Madison of Cherokee received a 30 day sentence suspended on condition he leave town after appearing in police court for drunkenness.
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Herman Madison
Market Report Prices, Wheat, Hog and Cotton Trends
Markets at a Glance show lower overall trading with mixed demand for bonds and commodities. Cotton and wheat firm in futures while hogs stay steady to strong, cattle steady. Kansas City produce lists Eggs Butter Poultry and current receipts provide regional price context. Wall Street concludes mostly lower with Sears Roebuck gaining on talk of a stock split as General Motors steadies.
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Wall Street
New York
Sears Roebuck
General Motors
Former Tonganoxie Man Heads International Postal Service
Greever Po Allan, a native of Tonganoxie and KU alum, was named director of the International Postal Service of the Bureau of Transportation by Postmaster General Arthur E Summerfield. Allan, a Kansas City lawyer, has held multiple Washington posts since 1944 and now lives in Arlington Virginia.
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iTonganoxie
K.U
International Postal Service
Bureau of Transportation
Arthur E .Summerfiete
Allan
Kansas Universe
Kansas City School of Law
Kansas
Tonganoxie
St. Louis
Washington D.C
Washington
Arlington
George Lawrence
William C. Allan
Lawrence
Wheat and Table Barn Fire Blazes Near Davis Property
Firemen answered a call just before 11 a.m. to a wheat barn owned by F. G. Davis near N Street and Lake Street. The blaze was out of control but damage was slight.
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