Senate panel approves 3.5 billion for Kansas water projects
Senate Appropriations Committee endorsed a bill funding 1.26 billion for construction and planning of water projects in the new fiscal year. Kansas items include Abilene Council Grove Redman Manhattan Ottawa Pomona Salina Topeka Turtle Creek Elk City Kansas City Wilson Cedar Point Perry Marysville Milford Cedar Bluff Webster units among others.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Kansas
Abilene
Council Grove
Redman
Manhattan
Ottawa
Pomona
Salina
Topeka
Turtle Creek
Elk City
Kansas City
Wilson
Wilson Reservoir
Senate
Marion Reservoir
Marysville
Milford Reservoir
Perry Reservoir
Cedar Point
Frankfort
Cedar Bluff
Webster
Kansas plate colors and beans featured in Lawrence reports
Lawrence correspondents note 1960 Kansas license plates will use dark blue figures on white, with a 1961 centennial tag in brown on white, produced by a 110 man Kansas State Prison crew at about 18 000 plates daily and 2 million yearly. Also, Mrs. Walter Grammer reports Kentucky Wonder pole beans reaching 10 inches, and a large three inch spider was found near West 6th Street. Kansas University previews begin again with about 200 students per session, two sessions weekly for three weeks, led by Dean L C Woodruff.
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Leavenworth
Kansas
Kansas State Prison
West 6Th Street
Larry Rayl
del. St
Sharon Moore
KU Entomology Department
Gov Earl K Long health scares raise questions in Baton Rouge
Gov Earl K Long faced serious health concerns with both mental and physical ailments noted by Washington sources. Reports cited doctors and relatives at the Governor's Mansion as speculation grew about his condition's gravity after a mild heart failure on July 1 and a prior period in a mental institution before returning to the capital.
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Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
Washington
Seers
Long
Spencer Myrick
Senate trims Eisenhower foreign aid request by ten percent
The Senate passed a foreign aid bill totaling 3.5438 billion dollars, about 10 percent below President Eisenhower's request. The act sets spending ceilings. final appropriations come later. Key cuts include 300 million from military aid and 834 million from economic aid, with conferees to meet next week to resolve allocations.
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Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
House
Senator Tells Butler To Quit Using Office For Personal Attacks
Washington AP Senator Theodore Francis Green urges Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler to stop using his office to attack fellow Democrats. Green, 91, calls Butler's broadcast last Sunday unusual and unprecedented for a national committee leader firing on party leaders and chairmen in Congress.
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Senator
Butler
Washington
Theodore Francis Green
D-Ri
Paul M. Butler
Memorial Hospital Births and Local Resident Notices
Memorial Hospital records list births and local notices including Irletta Peine at 345 Kan St and Margery McClacherty with baby boy at 2422 National Ave. Jay Downing in Baselor and the Spomers welcoming a son, Garold Osborne at 715 Ark St, and other residents such as Clarence Swenson, Eula Reynolds, Robert Robidoux, and Amy White in various addresses.
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Irletta Peine
Kan. St
Clarence Swenson
Mich. St
Robert Robidoux
Haskell Institute
Eula Reynolds
Olathe
Robert Spencer
Neb. St
Arnold Harwood
McLouth
Katherine Osborne
Ark. St
Harry Minner
R. I. St
Roy Mangold
Conn
Wanda - Webster
Eudora
Michael Leak
East Glenn Dr
Donna
Gary
Linda Fish
Lecompton
Amy White
Williamstown
Margery McClacherty
Baby Boy
National Ave
Jay Downing
Baselior
Johnson Criticizes Eisenhower Over Foreign Aid and Vetoes
Washington AP Lyndon B Johnson leads Senate Democrats in blasting President Eisenhower for pushing foreign aid while vetoing domestic programs. He warns against a proposed special session and urges clear ground rules. Senators Gore Mansfield and Kuchel weigh in on Burma aid and highway funding versus revenue needs.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Eisenhower
Johnson
Congress
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
State Department
Burma
U.S
Gore
United States
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Thomas Kuchel
Calif
Kuchel
Admiral Russell Warns Soviets Rapid Naval Buildup
Vice Admiral James S. Russell told Kiwanis Club that the Soviet Union has the world’s second largest fleet and is modernizing fast. He cited 27 cruisers, 150 destroyers, 450 submarines with 80 percent built since 1945, and over 3,000 naval aircraft, contrasting with 20 percent of the U.S. fleet from the same period. Two thirds of the Soviet subs are new long-range designs.
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Washington
James S. Russell
Soviet Union
Russell
Kiwanis Club
U.S
Publisher Group Plans To Determine News Cost
The American Newspaper Publishers Assn announced it will survey how much of daily newspapers budgets goes to telegraph, telephone, and radio services in gathering and distributing news. Cranston Williams, ANPA general manager, said the board authorized the committee on press communications to conduct the study to obtain first facts on these publication costs.
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New York
Two Local Delegates Leave Monday on Their U.N. Trip
Sue Bartz and Randy Williams depart Monday for a 16 day United Nations Pilgrimage for Youth trip. Sponsored by local Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodges, with Bartz supported by Blue Bird Theta Rho Club and Williams by Lawrence Odd Fellows Lodge No. 4. They will travel by bus with 36 Kansas youths to New York for six days of UN study and briefings, visiting the UN, US Mission, International House, and other sites, before returning via stops in Illinois Ohio Ontario and back to Kansas City.
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W. 20Th St
Randy Williams
Ind. St
United Nations
Kansas City
New York City
Journal-World Photo
Clarence Bartz
H. R. Williams
New York
Odd Fellow and
Rebekah Lodges
Miss Bartz
Blue Bird Theta Rho Club
Rebekah Lodge No
Williams
Lawrence Odd Fellow
Kan
Paris
Springfield
Ill
Rockville
Ind
Reynoldsville
Ohio
Washington, Pa
Gettysburg
Gaithersburg
Washington, D. C
Mount Vernon
Lincoln Memorial
Library of Congress
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Washington Monument
White House
F.B.L
U. S. Capitol
Wilmington
Del
Norristown
Paoli
American Association For the United Nations
United States
International House
Local Court Docket Highlights Multiple Sentences
In County Court Judge Casteel at Route 2 Tonganoxie 30 days in jail for bogus check. Jack R Loftis of LaCygne receives 30 days for vagrancy. William R Cox of Kansas City fined 50 dollars and costs for drunk on public highway. County Court Judge Talley with no address lists 5 dollars and costs for defective muffler. Harry T Budke Jr of 208 Century Dr fined 10 dollars and costs for stop sign violation.
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Charles L. Casteel
Tonganoxie
Jack R. Loftis
LaCygne
William R. Cox
Kansas City
Robert Lloyd Talley
Harry T. Budke Jr
Anchor Savings Rate Up To Four Percent
LeRoy Wahaus manager of the Lawrence office of Anchor Savings and Loan Association said directors met in Kansas City and raised the savings rate from 3 percent to 4 percent. The change takes effect July 1 with the first payment due December 31.
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LeRoy Wahaus
Lawrence
Anchor Savings and Loan Association
Mass. St
The
Journal-World
Kansas City
Wahaus
Vacation Pak service for Journal-World carriers
Advertisement notes a Vacation Pak service allowing Journal-World carriers to save issues while away and deliver them in a bundled package on return. The notice highlights the convenience and branding of the service.
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Journal-World
Adv
Bias action sought over New York club exclusion
The New York Commission on Intergroup Relations vows to contact West Side Tennis Club officials after learning the Forest Hills club barred Dr. Ralph Bunche, a Negro and Nobel Peace Prize winner, from membership. The 15 member city panel, appointed by the mayor, aims to resolve bias in city policies with club administrators.
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New York
Commission On Intergroup Relations
West Side Tennis Club
Forest Hills
Ralph Bunche
United Nations
Wilfred Burglund
Burglund
Bunche
Journal-World Vacation Reminder Ad
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New Warrants Issued for Gang In St Louis Area
Five more rape warrants were issued against members of a St Louis gang described as swaggering tattooed toughs. The group attacked a 19 year old and a 16 year old near Alton Dam. Warrant details name George A House 17 Gary K Watkins 18 William T Childers 21 Larry A Egan 17 Mathias Schmidt 18 David Hall Cundiff 17. seventh member is juvenile 16. Richard J Egan charged with tampering with a motor vehicle.
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ST. Charles, Mo
St. Louis
James A. Cook
Alton Dam
George A. J. House
Gary K. Watkins
William T. Childers
Larry A. Egan
Mathias Schmidt
David Hall Cundiff
Andrew McCulloch
Cundiff
Richard J. Egan
Four Freshmen Prospects Boost Kansas Track Team
Kansas gains a strong incoming class as Stoddard San Romani and four Oklahomans join, all eyeing faster times and better marks. They discuss choosing Kansas, taking entrance tests, and preparing for classes after a summer home period.
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Stoddard
Kansas
Texas
Mt. Oread
San Romani
Santee
Reisinger
Lawrence
Little Rock's French name origin La Petite Roche
A fragment notes Little Rock, Arkansas was first named La Petite Roche by French explorer Bernard de la Harpe, signaling the origin of the city’s designation. The remark places the landmark name in historical exploration context.
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Little Rock, Ark
Bernard de la Harpe
la Petite Roche
Mounties Seize Heroin In Montreal Motel
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced the seizure of heroin worth about eight million dollars and the arrest of two men on conspiracy, possession, and trafficking charges. The seizure occurred at a suburban Pointe aux Trembles motel. The men are identified as Giuseppe Cotroni, 45, and Rene Robert, 31.
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Montreal
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Pointe Aux Trembles
Giuseppe Cotroni
Rene Robert
Callery Plant at Sunflower Faces Scope and Staffing
Callery Seeks the scope of operation at Sunflower and the number of employees at the site will depend on several proposals under consideration by Department of Defense agencies. Construction of the Lawrence plant began in 1957 and first areas were put on stream in 1959.
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Sunflower
Department of Defense
Lawrence
Callery
Navy
Air Force
S.O.W
Lanner
Midwest Research Institute of
Kansas City
Sanner
Cal Jery
Callery Chemical executive speaks at Kiwanis meeting
Robert G. Schmidt of Callery Chemical Co. spoke to the Kiwanis Club at the Eldridge Hotel about Callery Chemical Co yesterday today and tomorrow. He outlined reasons for choosing Lawrence and plans for future growth with emphasis on commercial production.
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Robert G. Schmidt
Callery Chemical Co
Kiwanis Club
Eldridge Hotel
Schmidt
Lawrence
American Samoa’s Transfer to United States in 1900
The island of American Samoa came into U S possession in 1900 under a treaty with the Samoan government and with the consent of Great Britain and Germany.
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Island
American Samoa
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Storm Cindy Inland After One Fatality Near Charleston
Tropical storm Cindy moved inland north of Charleston causing one highway death. Georgetown lawyer H. H. Higgins Jr., 41, died when his car struck a tree blown across U.S. 17 about 20 miles north of the city. Cindy, born offshore, briefly reached hurricane force but weakened as it hit the coast at Bull Bay around 9:45 p.m.
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Charleston
S.C
Cindy
H. H. Higgins Jr
Georgetown
U.S. 17
Here
Atlantic
Bull Bay
Card of Thanks for Mothers Passing
Because of the many acts of kindness from neighbors and friends through music flowers cards calls and visits we cannot thank each person individually yet we are grateful mothers life touched many. Our gratitude for what softened the heartache and helped us accept the passing as a beautiful thing. Mrs Milton Moore Mrs Bernard Watson and their families. We also thank friends who sent flowers and offered help and understanding on the death of our loved one. The Orville Rule family and many relatives.
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Orville Rule
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