KCC Grants Boost In Natural Gas Charges
Kansas Corporation Commission approves a $70 401 annual gas rate increase for 13 central Kansas towns including Marion Hillrose Peabody Herington White City Delavan Wilsey Ramona loss Springs Tampa Lincolnville Wilsen and Aule. Wakefield Telephone Co gets $2 462 annual rise affecting 385 customers. Wheatland Electric Cooperative gains a rate adjustment reducing overall costs by about $3 130 annually for a subset of customers.
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Topeka UW
Central Westity ‘Co
Kansas
Kansas Corporation Commission
Dair Robertson
KCC
HK Rustomers
Marion
Hillshore
Peabody
Herington
White Cis
Commission For Wheatland Electric Cooperative
Statt
Johnson County Officers Seek Suspect in Slain Donna Sue Davis
Johnson County Kansas officers search for a man described as the Sioux City murder suspect in the case of 2 year old Donna Sue Davis. The state patrolman fired a warning shot as the man fled on a highway. Joplin police questioned a hitchhiker but said he had no information. The girl was found beaten and raped in a farm field near South Sioux City Nebraska after being abducted Sunday night.
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Kansas City
Kasah
Johnson County
Kansas
Sioux City
Iowa
Donna Sue Davis
Owen I
Redenbaugh
Clathe
Kan
Joplin
Donna Sue
South
Neb
Deaths and Funerals Miss Marcella Olmstead
Miss Marcella Howland Olmstead 61 of 530 Ohio Street died early today at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after several weeks illness. A lifelong Lawrence resident and former Sunflower Ordnance Works employee, she is survived by sister Mildred DeRoth 926 Indiana Street and brother Frederick Olmstead of Longview Washington. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Friday at Rumsey Funeral Home with Rev. Dale E Turner officiating. cremation to follow.
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Marcella Olmstead
Marcella Howland Olmstead
Ohio St
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Mildred DeRoth
Ind. St
Frederick Olmstead
Longview
Wash
Rumsey Funeral Home
Dale E Turner
Chetopa Chamber seeks firing of city marshal
The Chetopa Chamber of Commerce passes a resolution asking the city council to discharge City Marshal Claude Fosdick after he shot James Haraughty, 29, in the leg during an attempted peace disturbance warrant service. Haraughty was taken to KU Medical Center as county officers investigate the shooting.
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Chetopa
Kas. WA
Droodles Prompt Curious Theories On Field Portrait
Gene Leavitt of Los Angeles sends this Droodles puzzle that stirs questions about two men on a field. Are they checkers players, ex footballers, referees with holey legs, or Harvard spies plotting land mines. The joke hinges on misread roles and stalled seats. Meeting notice.
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Gene Leavit
Los Angeles
Harvard
NOTIC
Child Causes Car Death In Savannah
A child driving a car with its engine running struck and killed Mrs. O H Beal 52 as she prepared to take a ride near a lodge. Marion A Basiow, a close friend of the child’s parents, was knocked down and died two hours later at a local hospital. Police described the scene as a fatal accident with the vehicle parked prior to the incident.
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Savannah Ua
Pwoyear
Pauline Marie Gailey
Sapa
Arsina
H. Beal
Vinton Fisher Masom
Marion
Fair Warning by Testy Judge Hobbs
A municipal office display in Hobbs New Mexico cautions visitors to speak softly and avoid arguing while in the judge Robert L. Bens tag’s office at City Hall. The message warns that raised voices cause gastric distress and unpleasant reactions.
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Hobbs
Robert L. Benstag
City Hall
Kaw River Flood Crest Hits Topeka And Lawrence Areas
Weather bureau warned of a 27.6 foot crest on Kaw River as floods intensified in Topeka and Lawrence. The Journal-World chronicled the dramatic rise, dike breaks, evacuations, and the record 30.42 foot crest by July 13, with no deaths or missing persons reported.
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Topeka Weather Bureau
Journal-World
Kaw
South Lawrence
North
Lawrence
Teepee Junction
Union Pacific
Baruch Links Big Four Talks to World Future
Bernard Baruch told reporters at the White House that the Big Four faces a choice at Geneva to advance civilization or let it slip back. The New York financier, longtime presidential adviser, spoke after meeting with President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles, stating he would act as a private citizen and not instruct the delegates. He noted the Geneva meeting opens Monday and stressed the high stakes in shaping the postwar order.
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Washington
Bernard
S. Baruch
White House
Geneva
New ‘York
Eisenhower
Dulles
Baruch
Lawrence Traffic Commission Proposes Indiana Street Change
The Lawrence Traffic Commission at the Municipal Building recommended Indiana Street become a through street between Sixteenth and Nineteenth with one stop at Nineteenth and a west side parking ban between Sixteenth and Seventeenth. They also discussed making Indiana a one way between Ninth and Twelfth or restricting parking along that section.
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Lawrence Traffic Commission
Lawrence Municipal Building
Indiana Street
Nineteenth Sweet
Sixteenth
Seventeenth
Lawrence
Traffic Commission
Two Wrecks Do Not Injure in Lawrence Mishaps
Police report two separate crashes Tuesday in Lawrence with no injuries. Robert Ammer of Tonganoxie slept at the wheel on the 700 block of North Second Street, damaging Ammel’s car by about 400 dollars after hitting a light pole. Aileen Holliday of 701 Conn Street and Mildred Bown of 738 South Street were involved in a second collision at 7th and N. H. Streets, yielding slight damage to Holliday’s vehicle.
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Lawrence Tuesda
Robert Amme
Tonganoxie
North Second Street
Ammel
Aileen
Holliday
Conn
Mildred Bown
S. St
7Th I and
N. H. Sts
Howen
Boeing Grants Wichita Scholarships Awarded to Two Juniors
Boeing Airplane Co. awards two business administration scholarships to University of Wichita juniors. Winners listed by Dr. Hugo Wall include Richard Joseph Herse, son of Mr and Mrs J B Klesse of McPherson, and Merlin Jene Briner, son of Mr and Mrs W Briner of Harper Kas.
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Wichita
Boeing Airplane Co
University of Wichita
Hugo Wall
Richard Joseph Herse
J. B. Klesse
McPherson
Merlin ‘Jene Briner
W. Briner
Harper
Kas
Three GOP Senators Denounce House Foreign Aid Cut
Three Senate Republicans condemn a 628 million dollar House cut to Eisenhower era foreign aid and urge restoration. They urge Senate committees to reconsider and support the president ahead of Geneva summit talks. Butler accuses Democratic leadership of harming the president's position at Geneva.
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GOP
House
Butler
Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
H. Alexander Smith
Geneva
Sen
Dirksen
Sen. Butlere
KU Student Wilcoxson Found Dead After Swim In Heat
A University of Kansas student, Wilcoxson, was found dead around 6 40 pm after telling a colleague he could not swim. Company officials noted workers wore life jackets but discarded them due to heat. He would have been a junior this fall majoring in electrical engineering and was VP of the IEEE chapter at KU. He is survived by his parents, brother, three sisters, and grandparents.
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Page
Wilcoxson
Upton
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
John P. Wilcoxson
George Wilcoxton
Gertrude
T Ruth
Elmwood
Kansas City
Phyllis Walker
Bonner Springs
William H. Pfander
Sharpsburg
Towa
George N. Wilcoxson
Cameron, Mo
Births and Accidents at Memorial Hospital
A list of births recorded at Memorial Hospital includes a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Ragland and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Kumi and another for Mr. and Mrs. Stoneking, all in local addresses. Geraldine Rayburn treated for a chin cut after a fall. Richard Davenport admitted after a hay baler accident leaving a mangled left hand.
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Thomas Ragland
Maple St
Karl Kumi
Tenn. St
Lawrence C. Stoneking
Tonganoxie
Geraldine Rayburn
James Rayburn
Eudora
Richard Davenport
Harley Davenport
Lyons St
No Serious Injuries After Stock Car Crash in Joplin
A stock car struck the wall before the grandstand in Joplin Missouri last night, injuring four spectators who were treated at Freeman Hospital and released. The driver Ray Clark of Pittsburg Kansas was unhurt as his modified car overturned.
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Joplin
Freeman Hospital
Ray Clark
Pittsburg
Kas
Injury at Hall Brothers Dock Ends Without Amputation
Kenneth Stovall of 1282 Almira Street injured his foot Monday night at the Hall Brothers Trucking Co. dock when pipe slipped. The Hall employee said amputation is unnecessary and he expects to return to work in a few days.
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Kenneth’ Stovall
Almira S
Parking changes at KU Flint Hall construction
Parking zone changes at Kansas University due to Flint Hall work. The permanent closure affects the area, with permit holders redirected to zone W west of the Radio Isotopes Laboratory or zone G at the new Malott Hall lot.
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Flint Hall
Kansas University
Radio Isotopes Laboratory
Malott Hall
Area center plans spark zoning and arcade talks
Commissioners weigh Raney and Harrison plans for a large shopping center on the B acre tract with business zoning amid questions of size and a possible unified development. Lawrence merchants push an arcade plan for the 800 block of Massachusetts Street with a benefit district to fund most costs. Other actions include police towing rules, tennis court bids, Michigan Street extension, storm sewer plans, and hospital chapel plans.
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Jack Harris
John Weatherwax
Bradshaw
Plank
Jack Maxwell
Raney Group
Raney
Frank Godding
Topeka
Crown
Harrison and
Richard Raney
R. M. Raney
Achning
Godding
Harrison Maxwell
Harrison
Weatherwax
Harris
E. R. Zook
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Massachusetts Street
Zook
Planning Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Commission
19Th and
la. Sts
Michigan Street
Nineteenth Street
Twenty-Third Street
Jim Wigglesworth
Arkansas Street
Sixth
Seventh Streets
Summit Street
Fairfax
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Nineteenth Stree
Briton Sees No Change In Russ German Ideas
London officials said Russia's proposals for German unity fit the same mix as before. The Foreign Office spokesman noted Britain hopes for room to maneuver between Soviet and Western positions at the upcoming Big Four summit in Geneva.
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London
Foreign Office
Russia
Geneva
Sala waives preliminary in death case for fall court appearance
John H Sala 65 a retired Denver worker waives a preliminary hearing in Douglas County Court. Bound over to November District Court term on a first degree manslaughter charge in the death of 18 year old Paul Eugene Denning. Denning was shot after attempting to enter Sala's parked car on U S Highway 40.
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John H Sala
Paul Eugene Denning
Topeka
Douglas County
Sala
Denver
Denning
Lawrence
U.S. Highway 40
Sara
Tor Topeka
Wayne Allphin
Summer school enrollment totals across Kansas colleges
The survey lists summer enrollment figures for multiple Kansas institutions. Fort Hays, Kansas State College, Pittsburg State Teachers College, Washburn University, Ottawa University, Mount St Scholastica College, Southwestern College, St Mary College, McPherson College, Kansas Wesleyan University, and Marymount College report varying headcounts from 95 to 647, with several years earlier totals used for comparison. Some campuses show gains, others declines, and total semester hours at Wesleyan slightly up.
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Fort Hays
Kansas State College
JIS
Pitsburg State Teachers College
Washburn University
Topeka
Ottawa University
Mount St Scholastica College of Atchison
Southwestern College of Winfield
St. Mary College of
Near Leavenworth
Arthur Murphy
McPherson College
Kansas Wesleyan University
Salina
Wesleyan
Marymount College
Wrecked Ships Off Trinidad Leave One Body Found
A collision early today off Trinidad between the freighter Geologist and the Sun Princess left 21 crew members missing and one body recovered. The Geologist, a 6,155-ton British vessel operated by Harrison Lines, sank after the crash. The Sun Princess, a 6,221-ton ship formerly Skaubo, sustained little damage. A Barbadian seaman was identified among the dead, with 15 West Indians and five Europeans among the missing from a total crew of 42.
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Spaln
Trinidad
Barbados
Harrison Lines
Sophia Taylor Wins Second In State Auto Contest
Mrs. Sophia Taylor of 1806 Vt. St. wins second place in a state auto insurance membership contest among Kansas garages and stations. Her prize is a $25 check.
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Sophia Taylor
Vt. St
Kansas
Special Group Named In Box Car Tieup Study
Washington WI The Senate Commerce Committee named a subcommittee to study the box car shortage before peak grain shipments. Chairman Magnuson said the goal is to improve use of available cars, including reclaiming cars from Canada and Mexico and speeding unloading and loading. Also on the panel are Monroney and Schoeppel.
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Washington
Genate Commerce Committee
Magnuson
D-Wash
Canada
Mexico
Monroney
D-Okla
Schoeppel
R-Kas
Public Works Committee Rejects Road Financing Plan
The House Public Works Committee refused President Eisenhower's 1914 proposal to finance a large road-building program with 30 year bonds. No vote on a Democratic alternative to fund roads through immediate federal tax increases on gasoline diesel fuel and heavy truck tires.
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Washington
House Public Works Committee
Eisenhower
Lawrence KTA officers to inspect eastern turnpikes next week
Kansas Turnpike Authority officials will fly to Buffalo New York to drive the newly opened New York pike to Albany then visit Massachusetts and Maine roads. The group will return to Topeka July 25 led by Gale Moss and other state officials.
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Kansas Turnpike Authority
New York
Massachusetts
Maine
Portland
Augusta
Kansas
Buffalo
N. Y
Albany
Topeka
Francis Jacobs
Phillipsburg
Bert Collard
Leavenworth
Lawrence J. Blythe
White City
Allen Hodnett
Wichita
John Blake
Kansas City
Gale Moss
KTA
L. W. News
Comer
Josef Sorkin
Local Traffic Violations Hearings In Douglas County
In Douglas County Probate Court, Tuesday, Frank Nelick was fined 10 dollars plus 2 dollars costs for failure to observe a stop sign and driving with an improper muffler. Nial Grieve was fined 10 dollars plus costs for passing an automobile on the wrong side. Clyde Duncan was fined 5 dollars for illegal parking.
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Douglas’ County
Frank Nelick
Miss, Sr
Nial Grieve
Techiiseh
Clyde Duncan
Ferguson
KU Grad Norma Falletta to Rejoin KU as Home Economics Instructor
Norma Lou Falletta, a 1954 KU graduate, will return this fall as an instructor in home economics after completing her master’s at Town University this summer. She previously did a dietetics internship there this past year.
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Norma Lou Falletta
Kansas University
Miss Falletta
Town University
Market at a Glance Mixed Moves and Sturdy Livestock
Prices slipped in bonds and grain while livestock traded unevenly. Hogs rose to 19.50, cattle held near steady with some gains, and calves and bulls showed softness in Kansas City trade. Cash grain in Kansas City mixed, wheat and corn uneven, futures edged lower in early trading. Memorial notice honors Carl F. Barlow, killed in Korea two years ago.
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Chicago
C. Livestock
Kansas City
USDAI
U.S
C. Cash Grain
Carl F. Barlow
Korea
Marion A. Barlow
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Wis
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Stull
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Sunflower
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Rock Creek
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Overbrook
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Tenn
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Cadet St
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Asehor
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Iss. St
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