Khrushchev pledges bloc unity after Prague visit
Khrushchev told a Prague crowd that the bloc will not split as imperialist forces attempted in Hungary. He warned rivals seek to fracture socialist unity, while Zapotocky praised Khrushchev's purge of Kremlin rivals as proof unity endures.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Bloc
Hungary
Communist Party
Woodrow Wilsom
Bulganin
Khrushchev
Antonin. Zapotocky
Zapotocky
Kremlin
Central Committee
Local Attorneys Plan London Trip for Bar Convention
Three Lawrence attorneys head to London England for the American Bar Convention July 24 to 30. Raymond Rice left from Montreal on Thursday, Probate Judge Charles Rankin and Richard A. Barber depart Sunday. They will attend speakers and meetings and return shortly after the convention ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
London
England
Raymond Rice
Montreal
Canada
Charles Rankin
Richard A. Barber
Floods, shelter set after Wakarusa river burst near Lawrence
Reporter describes flood surge west of Lawrence as Wakarusa overflows floodplain. Red Cross opens emergency shelter at Community Building for flood victims. KU site ravine fill and an artificial lake form near Iowa Street. Wilt Chamberlain plans summer work in Washington before returning to KU.
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Red Cross
Vth
St Red Cross
U. S. Highway 53
Kansas University
Iowa Street
Wilt
Meeting Notice For Acacia Lodge No 9 AF AM
Stated meeting at Acacia Lodge No 9 AF and AM set for Thursday July 11 at 7:30 p m. By law amendment to be considered. Visitors welcome. Signed M J Estes W Combs Secy Ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acacia Lodge No. 9
A.M
Ilcome
M. J Estes
W. Combs
Sec'y
Ady
Topekan Pleads Guilty in Traffic Case Amid High-Speed Chase
Ivan Dale Thompson Jr. of Topeka pleaded guilty in County Court to reckless driving speeding and driving with a suspended license. A preliminary hearing was set for Thursday at 4 p.m. Bond was set at 800. Thompson was arrested after a Sunday chase by multiple police cars and two airplanes near Reno on U.S. 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Dale Thompson Jr
North Topeka
Udge Charles Rankin
Thompson
Topekan
Leavenworth
Douglas County
Carl Gray
Lawrence
Reno
U.S. Highway 24
Gray
Bat
Kansas National Guard
Memorial Hospital Births and Admits List Details
Memorial Hospital reports admissions and births with multiple names and addresses. The list includes Carl V Davis, Mrs. Melia Workman, Mrs. Margaret Devwns, Mrs. Lena Batel Baldwis, and others with addresses on Lake Ohio St Grant St and Figuring includes Eugene Shepard David Hornberger and Ronald L Landis among patients and newborns noted in the record.
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Carl V Davis
Turner
Melia Workman
Lake
Margaret Devwns
Ohio St
Alice P
Cole Eudora
Lena Batel
Baldwis
Benjamin F. Batel
Marilyne
Clarence Pierson
An St
Wiletta Franks
Learn
Teta Church
Grant St
Hagel Gillette
Eugene Shepard
David Hornberger
Benjamin F. Bateson
Jorrs Harrell
Mass
Mona Ath
Annette Mand
Aramerman
Styfonroe
Mich
Helen Thompson
City approves compromise on beer and dancing licensing
City commissioners reached a compromise to allow dancing under a strict license atop existing beer licenses while consider banning pinball machines in dancing venues. Annexation of Dine A Mite service area prompted debate and petitions from both sides. Community leaders urged restraint and enforcement.
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Russell Mosser
Kansas
Tueday
23Rd and
la. Sts
Roy Bergen
W. D. Ferguson
K. U
Dick Stephenson
Augusta
Topeka
Kansas City
E. C. Day
Douglas County Christian Temperance Council
County Court Fines John Daniels for Public Drunkness
John Daniels of Route 2 was fined $50 and costs in County Court on a charge of being drunk on a public highway. After paying the fine, he was taken by city police on a parole violation charge.
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John Daniels
Route 2
Daniels
Storm Floods Streets and Halts Traffic in Lawrence Area
Severe storm floods roads from Baldwin Junction to Dyers Cabins and closes the Union Pacific Underpass. A 4000 volt line downed between Tennessee and Kentucky Streets caused a 40 minute outage. Basements near Harris Texaco flooded. city pump used to manage the water, while calls to the sheriff’s switchboard surged with weather inquiries.
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Baldwin Junction
Dyers
Union Pacific
North Lawrence
Sheriff's Office
Tennessee
Kentucky
Lawrence
Kansas Power & Light Co
C. T. Hough
Kp&l
Osher
E. J. Alliston
City Hall
Harris Texaco Bulk Oil, Company
8Th Street
Jack Harris
Bill Harris
Don Welling
Weather and outage update amid Topeka telephones failure
Three trucks reached Topeka to repair a 4000 telephone outage reported by Welling. Afternoon temperatures were unusually mild for mid spring, with a high of 87 on Tuesday and a 64 morning low, rising to 71 later. A warming trend returns tonight with a 90 degree forecast for Thursday.
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Topeka
Welling
Evacuation Under Way as Richland Flood Tides Rise
Residents in Richland reported rising floodwaters from Camp Creek and the Wakarusa, prompting evacuations between two and three this morning. Steve Crockett said most water came from Camp Creek and roads remained partly open while crops suffered widespread damage and power and phone service persisted.
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Owaer
Main Street
Crockett
The
Journal-World
Steve Crockett
Richland
Camp Creek
Rome
Emergency after flood hits Richland town with high water
Mrs Weiss notes abundant local help as Richland residents seek shelter in Grays store and a restaurant. Grays report water and gas loss with possible electricity failure. water rose five inches inside homes. Roads flood and relief rushed. typhoid shots for children planned. Red Cross supplies and a soup kitchen requested. Cattle moved to higher ground. Institute grounds expected to flood.
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Shawnee County
Jerome Brown
Red Cross
Paul Lyons
Mass
Haskell
Institute
Wakarusa
Beatrice Davis Sues Claude Davis for Divorce in District Court
Helen Beatrice Davis files a divorce suit against Claude Davis in District Court. The action seeks separation and dissolution of marriage with standard relief sought by the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Beatrice Davis
Claude Davis
Hedrick Death Ruled Accidental by Jury
KU student Revert M Hedrick 24 found dead on the natural history reservation near Lawrence Kansas. Coroner's jury rules death accidental on June 27 citing unknown causes after review of Dr Byron Walters report. Witnesses include Dr Henry Fitch and E Raymond Hall noting copperhead bite unlikely and no fatal injury evidence. Funeral services set for Thursday at Eng lish and Meeker Chapel St Paul Minn Cooper Warren Funeral Home to transport remains.
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M. Hedrick
Kanas University
K.U Natural History
Lawrence
Byron Walters
Douglas’ County
Hedrick
Henry
Fitch
Walters
E. Raymond Hall
Zoology Deparment
Heilrich
English and Meeker
St. Paul, Minn
Cooper-Warren Funeral Home
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West
Loth and
Towa Sts
Charles Carter
Lyons St. Oldtimers
Carter
Nellie L. Moore
Nellie’ L. Moore
Eudora and
Prairie Center
West Plains
Moore
Charles Moore
A.A. Haverty
N. H. St
Reamy C. Fitch
Phoenix
Ariz
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Diffenderfer
My Hope
Frankfort
A. D. Fitch
Helen Fitch
Harvey Culver
Madison
Fred Feldhausen
Plattsmouth
Neb
Memorial Hospital
Mr Asrd
Ronald L. Landis
Willis Mog
Fern, Si, & Son
Tuday
Douglas County State Bank
the Bank of Friendly Service
F.D.I.C
Monuments Lawrence Memorial Co
East
ARROW
OAK Lodge
At & Parm
Baldwin
Edi
Lawrence Sanitary
Food Store
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