Textile Unions Probers Hear Misuse Of Relief Funds
A Senate subcommittee questions the Agricultural Credit Services director about drought relief feed aid to the Robbins Brothers ranch in Kiowa and Comanche counties Kansas. Details cite ineligible receipt of 4500 dollars in livestock feed and probe possible further misuses tied to union executives.
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Washington
Senate
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Kenneth Scott
Agricultural Credit Services
Sens. Syllington
O%mo
Willams Ment
Robbins Brothers
Kiowa
Comanche
Kas
Richard
E. C. Robbins
Santa Fe Railroad
Symington
Scott
Robbins
Reds Pledge Study of New Arms Plans
London report says the Soviet disarmament delegation will consider a British proposal to form working committees to start a detailed study toward a first stage disarmament agreement. U.S. officials deem the reaction not decisive, but see signs of cautious progress in U.N. talks. It marks the first time in four months that Soviet Delegate Valerian Zorin did not reject setting up working committees.
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London Ho
USS
U.N
Bus Driver, Girl Only Survivors From Mishap
Front Royal Virginia authorities say a heavily overloaded 12 foot aluminum boat provoked a fatal outing tragedy. A bus driver and a 16 year old girl survived while five others including two women and three children drowned. Victims named include Bessie Strickler 43 of Riverton Warren County Charles Strickler 7 Gladys Drummond 36 of Stephens City Frederick County Ray Williams 7 Riverton and Wayne Lansbury 7 Fairfax.
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Front Royal
James Simpson
Bessie Strickler
Riverton
Warren County
Charles Strickler
Gladys Drummond
Stephens City
Frederick County
Ray Williams
Wayne Lansbury
Fairfax
Colorado town flees as dam on Alamosa River cracks
Nearly a thousand residents of Capulin and nearby La Jara evacuated to high ground as the earth-filled dam on the Alamosa River, capable of 17,000 acre feet, cracked and threatened to burst.
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Capulin
Colo
Colorado
la Jara
Here
Alamosa River
Deaths and Funerals James Griesa and Wigglesworth families
Funeral services are planned for James Murray Griesa 59 of St. Louis and a Lawrence native who died earlier this month. He leaves Georganna Griesa, a brother Charles H. Griesi and sister Mrs. Maurice B. Crane. Services Friday at Baumann Funeral Home St. Louis with burial in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Also reported is Mitchell Muir Wigglesworth age six of 512 W 8th St died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Rumsey's Funeral Home and the family requests no flowers. Survivors include his parents Vanessa Marie Wiggleworth twin sister, grandparents, and great grandmothers varying from Ottawa to Durango.
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James Murray Griesa
Lawrence
St. Louis
Griesa
Kansas University
Baumann Fneral
Laurel Hill
Georganna Gries
Mitchell Muir Wiglesworth
W. 8Th St
Mitchell Muir Wigglesworthy Siri
Russell Wigglesworth
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Rumsey
Vanessa Marie Wiggleaworth
Ruel Mitchell
Ottawa
James H. Wigglesworth
Yeheran
Iran
Almeda Wigglesworth
Durango
Colo
Esther Muir
Memorial Hospital births and names list
Memorial Hospital Norman Whetring 1198 R J Mrs Mary Nugent 16 Pa Sts Don Collins 922 R Fo St Albert Davis Kansas City Kas Mrs Barbara McCaig Sunnyside Mrs Virginia Tourmberlin Mrs Cynthia Cox 637 Tit Sr Mrs Lilie Methilly Eudora Mrs Livia OBrien 612 La Sr Mrs Lena Rutell Baldwin Mrs Fred LaDuke and baby girl Compton Roger Beard Linwood Glenda Jo Schutz Baldwin Mary Louise Hayes Tonganoni jord Myers 708 2 7 St M ailing and baby girl 2 Mr Mr and Mrs Everett Chastain 1417 EL 15th St a daughter Wed nesday Mr and Mrs Delbert Toumberlin 445 Ark St a son Thursday Mr and Mrs Floyd Cox dr 637 Ul St a daughter Thursday
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R. J
Mary Nugent
Don Collins
R. Fo
Albert Davis
Kansas City
Kas
Barbara McCaig
Sunnyside
Virginia Tourmberlin
Cynthia Cox
Tit, Sr
Lilie Methilly
Eudora
Livia O'Brien
Lena Rutell
Baldwin
Fred LaDuke
Gir Compton
Roger Beard
Linwood
Glenda Jo Schutz
Baldwins
Mary Louise Hayes
Tonganoni
Jord Myers
Everett Chastain
EL 15Th St
Delbert Toumberlin
Ark. St
Floyd Cox
Ul. St
Local Player Tries Out at Kansas City A's Camp
Lawrence Junior Legion first baseman Herman Sisk attends a Kansas City A's baseball camp tryout today. Sisk, known for a strong batting average with Lawrence, makes his third appearance at the camp. Only a few were selected for today’s session, and he cannot sign this year as he is still a high school junior.
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Herman Sisk
Lawrence Junior Legion
Kansas City
Sisk
Lawrence
Paris Premier seeks police powers to curb Algerian terrorism
Premier Maurice Bourges-Maunoury pressed for special police powers to fight Algerian terrorism in France as he sought a confidence vote after an all night National Assembly session. This marked his second demand since taking office on June 13.
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Paris
Maurice Bourges-Maunoury
France
Vissetf
National Assembly
Flood plan discussed with focus on storage and costs
A plan outlined to protect areas from flood risks discusses multiple storage options on the Delaware and Republican rivers, including smaller sites like Turtle Creek. Officials note costs rise at smaller sites, while progress depends on local grassroots support and interest from Lawrence.
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Perry
Delaware River
Tere Ane Milford
Republican River
Turtle Creek
Manhattan
Cpl
Adams
Mal Hock
Lawrence 4Vill
Hearing Scheduled for Ruth Beith in County Court
Ruth Beith of Deedee City faces assault with intent to kill charges. A hearing is set for 10 a.m. August 8 in County Court. Beith is free on bond while pending trial.
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Ruth Beith
Deedee City
Ins County Court
Keith
Husham
Kenneth PB. Keith
Dudge Cry
Vagrant Sentenced In Georgia County Court
Luther Lee Grea of Waysboro Georgia was sentenced Wednesday in County Court to 30 days in jail on a charge of vagrancy.
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Luther Lee Grea
Waysboro, Ga
Vargares
Drainage Board Denies N Lawrence Project Approval
The Dunetas County Kaw Drainage District rejects J. Bo Youngs bid to use paving from the U S 40 59 project to stabilize a Kaw River Bridge approach. Directors say the fill enlarges the channel and poses a flood risk. The board will act only after Kansas Water Resources Board authorization is obtained. The Army Corps of Engineers studies Kaw River widening.
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Dunetas County
Kaw Dainage Distret Naty
Lawrence
J. Bo Young
Wey
Young
Kaw River
Bridge Street
Joard
Emil Heck
Kansas Water Resources Board
Army Corps of Engineers
New Probe Hearings Set on Union Corruption Charges
The AFL Ethical Practices Committee scheduled hearings on charges of corrupt domination by unions. July 31 targets Bakers charges, August 1 targets Teamsters, per committee chairman Al G. Hayes.
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Washington
Teamsters
Bakers
al G. Hayes
Gamble Pays Off For Miss United States
Leona Gaze age 21 from Glen Burnie Maryland won the Miss United States title after a $415 gamble with cousin Barbara Gage. Barbara and Leona pooled funds to enter Miss Maryland, bought a marked down dress, and Leona prevailed to advance to the international phase. Runners up included Charlotte Sheffield Salt Lake City Ruth Maurie Parr St Albans Nevada dean Adams Las Vegas and Carolyn McGirt Sidney Nebraska.
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Leona
Barbara Gage
Barbara
Glen Varnie
Baltimrore
U.S. A
Charlotte Sheffield
Salt Lake City
Utah
Ruth Maurie Parr
St- Albans
Wo Vi
Dean Adams
Las Veras
Nev
Carolyn’ McGitr
Sidr Neb
Harvest memories of a farmer wife era and meals
The article recalls harvest time in Lawrence area farms with housewives remembered for setting a good table and feeding hungry crews. It details roasting and frying chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, canned vegetables, pies, iced tea, and the use of ice for drinks. It notes shifts in farming from binder and threshers to combines, and mentions specific families and farms in the region.
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Tagermans
Hagerman
Husted
Lawrence
Max McClure
Charles Topping
McClures
Ollie Stone
G. E. Pipes
Charles Tapping
School Aid Bill Cleared for House Vote Next Week
The House Rules Committee cleared a broader school aid bill for a House vote. It would authorize 12 billion dollars in state grants on a five year plan, plus up to 750 million in school construction bonds and 150 million in advances to reserve funds to back financing obligations. The bill mirrors prior efforts amid push for swift action.
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Tate
Eisenhower
Congress
Pilot Killed as Jet Crashes Into Worcester Home Area
In Worcester Massachusetts a jet fighter plane believed to be an F94 crashed in a residential district with a thunderous roar. The craft exploded and damaged five to six homes but most occupants escaped injury. The pilot was killed, his body found in the street.
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Worcester
Mass
Burglars Take Over $800 From Cole's Supermarket
Police report more than 800 dollars stolen from Cole's Supermarket at 2nd and Lincoln streets. Entry was gained by tearing holes in the roof and breaking rear doors. The safe was peeled open but a large master safe remained untouched. Detectives called in. officials say the burglars showed expert knowledge. Loss discovered around 7 35 a.m. today.
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Cole
2Nd
Lincoln Sts
Ralph Casteel
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Po Ice
J. R. Cole
Dick Stanwix
Casteel
Ammonia Leak Forces Mass Evacuation in Red Bud
Ammonia gas from a broken line at a fertilizer plant spread through Red Bud Randolph County forcing about 2000 residents to evacuate. Two or three people were briefly overcome but none were hospitalized. Mayor sounded the fire alarm about 4 a.m. CST as 1500 residents left by foot or car. most began returning two hours later after repairs and fumes subsided. Red Bud lies 35 miles southeast of St Louis.
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Red Bud
Randolph County
St. Louis
Reading Digest drops account over tobacco conflict
New York reports that the Readers Digest advertising account was dropped by Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn due to a declared conflict with American Tobacco. The agency cited self made reasons while a tobacco official denied involvement as Readers Digest began a July issue series on cigarette filters. Readers Digest spent about 1.25 million last year, American Tobacco about 2.2 million.
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American Tobacco Co
Tobacco Company
Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, Inc
William O'T Donnel
Readers Digest
American Tobacco
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