Salvation Army Opens New Headquarters in Lawrence
Salvation Army staff express mixed feelings but show thrill over their new building at 11th and NFT Streets. The formal dedication drew a capacity crowd, with another large service that night. Total project cost about 70 thousand dollars, fully paid, with 2 thousand more needed for equipment. Landscaping to begin in two months, donated, and the group will not run another fund drive.
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Salvation Army
1Lth
Nft Sts
SA Advisory Board
Lawrence
Zorin Talks With Western Leaders On Armament Talks
London and Paris relay a flurry of diplomacy as Zorin meets Dulles Lloyd and British leaders amid near finalization hints for a disarmament pact. Western powers seek a brief interim U N report as talks extend with a possible new proposal for Russian consideration.
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London
Furthe
Wilemar Zorin
Maren JS
Macmillan
Dulles
Harold Macmillan
U. N
Zorin
Britain
France
United States
Motorcycle Rider Hurt In Collision On Jayhawk Boulevard
Wallace Greenlee of Scott City pulled from a parking pit on Jayhawk Boulevard into the path of a motorcycle ridden by Fred Wiley of Scott City. Wiley was admitted to Wat kins Medical Center with a broken collarbone. Greenlee was ticketed for failure to yield the right of way.
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Fred Wiley
Stowis
Watkins Metiarch Hospital
Iaus University
Witra
Watkas
Wallace Greenlee
Scott City
Jayhawk Boulevard
Willey
Cummus
Wiley
Greenlee
Dr Edward Taylor to Lecture in Bangkok on Fulbright Grant
Dr Edward H Taylor zoology professor at Kansas University receives Fulbright exchange grant to lecture at Chulalongkorn University Bangkok for 1957 58 He is a longtime Ichthyologists and Herpetologists president and renowned reptile expert who will collect specimens in Thailand and plans to return to areas he explored 45 years ago His recent work includes a four volume Costa Rica herpetological study ready for publication
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Edward H. Taylor
Kansas University
United States Educational Exchange
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok
Thailand
Taylor
K.A
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Philippine Islands
Mexico
Costa Rica
Soviets to Aid Syria with 115 Million in Industrial Help
Moscow reports the Soviet Union will provide Syria 115 million dollars in technical and industrial aid to fund development projects. The loan is repayable within ten years, the paper's Moscow correspondent says.
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Damascus
Naily Alvai Alam
Moscow
Soviet Union
Syria
Divorce Granted in District Court for Forth Couple
A divorce was granted by the District Court between Donald Gene Forth and Patricia Ann Forth. Final decree dissolves their marriage and settles terms as recorded by the court.
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Donald Gene Forth
Patricia Ann Forth
Memorial Hospital Admits List Of New Patients
A memorial hospital admission snapshot lists multiple patients including Miriam McEwen at 915 Crest Mes and Mary Katafey at 2124 Journard, with assorted names and partial addresses. The fragmentary roster names several spouses and infants in what appears to be a discharge or intake roll.
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Miriam McEwen
Mary Katafey
Paul Holsck
Silay
Pergry Divas
Eudora
Mary Elen Theno
Tonga
Marlene Untred
Poute
Rosemary Lamb
Fana Uatyethe Te Baldwin
Frank F. Scott
Lilli
Mov
Ice Cake Mystery Drops From Sky Over Bernyylie
Reading Pa residents Graff and his wife reported a strange whistling sound followed by two ice cakes descending from the sky and landing near them. An investigation sought why ice chunks appeared, with an airline spokesman noting they could not have come from a commercial jet due to their size and color.
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Graff
Bernyylie
Hells
Colou
Sunflower Ordnance Works Honored For Safety Record
A 1956 safety certificate of merit was awarded Tuesday to Sunflower Ordnance Works by Brig. Gen. de Sepp M. Colby. He praised exemplary accident prevention and comprehensive safety programs across all SOW operations. Two Hercules employees received awards for 219 days or 2,275,316 manhours without a disabling injury. Colby, on a tour of 26 Army Ordnance plants, urged preparedness and noted Sunflower’s strong staff and potential for production increases. He questioned nuclear weapon conversion but supported conventional capabilities. Colby returns to Joliet, Illinois Friday.
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Orosafety
Stmflower Ordnance Works
Rig
Deseph M. Colby
Ordnance Ammunition Communi
Calby
Hercules
Wilma Lowe
Wayne Sellers
Colby
So.w
Army Ordnance Corps
Sunflower
S.O.W
Joliet
Ili
Welfare Director Ready To Resume Job Thursday
Frances Leckron, 51, Douglas County welfare director, returns to work Thursday after a four month layoff from injuries in a July 4 highway attack near Bonner Springs. She was beaten and robbed on K-32, unconscious, taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital. car later recovered. The assailant remains at large.
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Frances Leckron
Douglas County
Deaths and Funerals for Robert L. Garrett
Robert L. Garrett, 18, died Monday from injuries from a Saturday two car crash at 19th and Iowa Streets. Funeral today at Rumsey Funeral Home with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors: father Glenn Garrett Sr., mother Virginia Garrett of Boulder, Colo., three sisters, four brothers, two grandmothers Mrs. J. W. Garrett of Ottawa and Mrs. Jilly Belle Marsh of Boulder. Marsh misidentified as mother on Tuesday. First Lawrence fatality this year and second in the county.
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Robert L. Garrett
N. 7Th St
19Th
Iowa Sts
Rumsey Funeral Home
Oak Hill Cemetery
Glenn Garrett Sr
Virginia Garrett
Boulder
Colo
Most Tire Costs Slated to Rise, Men Here Report
Spokesmen for rubber companies acknowledge coming price hikes amid wage boosts and higher freight rates. Early estimates indicate a 6 percent rise in tire costs this month with broader cost pressures from materials like bead wire. Passenger replacement tire sales run ahead, while original equipment tire demand edges up.
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Teger Allen
Praer
Yovlas
Page
AL Seno
Firestone Pendelien
Allen
Gawidyeur
TM Offfeik
Shaffer
Rapid Transit
Rowal
Bd Associates
Escaped Missouri Convict Captured After Pursuit
In Corpus Christi Texas an escaped Missouri convict identified as Martin Marion Jansen, 34, was captured after a high speed chase in a brashy area south of the city. Officers reported Jansen, who fled Missouri State Prison a month ago, surrendered meekly after a shotgun was pointed at him. Police described the capture as a tense confrontation with gunfire.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Missouri
Here
Martin Marion Jansen
Oslifon Nicht
Kansas City
Jansen
Bill Teter
Four Lawrence Boys Arrested at Nudist Camp
Four Lawrence boys were arrested late Tuesday at Sycamore Hollow nudist camp five miles west of Lawrence and charged with disturbing the peace. Three were released on $100 bonds. the fourth was turned over to juvenile authorities. They were caught trying to tear down a sign as camp officials said intruders had cut some electric wiring the previous night. The sheriff’s office said a link between the two incidents was not known.
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Lawrence
Sycamore Hollow
Sheriff's Office
Lawrence mulls youth center site as street park names wane
Lawrence officials, amid street name confusion with Park Avenues dwindling to one, seek public input on a site for a proposed Youth Center. Options narrowed from Veterans Park and High School grounds to Centennial Park and South Park edge, while a private bus plan remains unlikely. Election set for September 10 to decide municipal service.
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Lawrence
Veterans Park
Centennial Park
South Park
Massachusetts Street
Kanwaka 4-H routes face mail box vandalism
Twenty four Kanwaka 4-H members stencilled mail routes as a public service and plan to add patron names next year. Most boxes are fine but some are riddled with bullets from hunters. Hunters ride by and shoot from cars, sometimes accidentally, sometimes vandalism. Federal offense if caught. One neighbor’s new box was shot through its top. Rain enters from the hole, costly to replace. Overall patron boxes are reportedly problem free.
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Kanwaka 4-H
Ross Wulfkuhle
Halsey in Good Condition After Hospital Stay
Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey, 74, was reported in good condition at Doetoys Hospital. Physicians said he was quite improved and expected to be out within a few days.
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Halsey
New York
Wiliam F. (Bull
City Council actions include zoning shifts and bonds
The council advanced a shopping center rezoning southwest of 15th and Iowan, rezoned sites near rd and La Sts, and approved a $1 million water sewer bond and a $150,000 bus service bond with a Sept. 10 election date. It also discussed annexation of a five-acre tract at 15th and Iowan, approved sanitary sewer plans in Farr Addition, and considered repairs to hangar doors at Municipal Airport estimated at 300 to 500 dollars. Additional items covered beer license renewals, protective railings on West Ninth, and traffic access for Hillcrest Shopping Center.
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Jones and Sellars Construction Co
Parsons
Municipal Airport
la. Sts
Planning Commission
15Th and
Iowan Sts
R. C. Mills
Farr Addition
23Rd and
Ala. Sts
Duck's Tavern
Blackie's
Cole's Food Center
Kroger
E. Raymond Hall
9Th St
West Ninth
Dr. Hall
The
Traffic Commission
Hillcrest
Std
Iowa Sts. Il
Annexation Ordinance Near 23rd and La Sts Sparks Debate
The ordinance annexes a small southwest corner area at 23rd and La Streets, tied to a nearby shopping center project and the DingsA-Mite source of the beer sales and dancing controversy. Also notes Kansas Powers Light Co. denial of permission to place a shortwave antenna on the city water tower in West Hills.
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23Rd and
la. Sts
Kansas Powers Light Co
West Hills
Tiny Battery Size of Dime A Space Item
Washington Atomic Energy Commission announces a dime sized atomic battery with potential for unpowered missiles and spacecraft. The experimental battery could power a wrist watch now, lasts over five years, and outputs 20 microwatts. Future models may power portable radios and hearing devices for guided missiles and space craft. The Promethium W47 isotope powers the device.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
AEC
ARC
Drowns in Tub as Mother Fixes Coffee in Kansas City
Emily Muariv Simmonds seven months old died in a bathtub at her home in Kansas City last night. Her mother Wayne Simmonds said she left the baby and a one month old son in the tub while she went to the kitchen to make coffee. On returning she found the baby submerged. The father, a reporter, will aid in determining the cause of death.
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Kansas City
Emily Muariv Simmonds
Wayne
Simmonds
Labor Groups to Merge in Kansas City Effort
Hutchinson reports a labor merger move as the Kansas Federation of Labor and the Kansas State Industrial Union Council advance a plan to unite. The step aims to strengthen organization influence and coordinate activities across unions in the state.
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Hutchinson
Kansas Federation At Labor
Kansas State Industrial Union
Albuquerque high school honors and farewell notes
Coach Mather and lecturer Kansy Dersie delivered talks at the New Mexico High School Association meeting in Albuquerque. Gumee Jones and others will share in the event. A family thanks relatives and friends for their deeds, cards, plants, and sympathy after their mother’s death Miss Clara Neustifter.
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Kansy Dersie
Albuquerque
N.oml
Fremy Amsthreach
New Mexico
Gumee Jones
Hrem
Atathar
Clara Neustifter Mroemidl
Fred Ziesen
Freels Condition Called Fair on LMH Report
Leon Ray Freels 17 of 802 Lincoln St is listed as fair at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a two car crash Saturday night that killed 18 year old Robert Leroy Garrett of 219 N 7th St Beulah Riddle 17 of 1015 W 22nd St is in fairly good condition and injured along with three others who were treated and released Tracy E Georgia 53 of 1814 Mo St and William Dale Ellis 17 of 645 R T St drove cars in the collision at 19th and Iowa Streets with the Filis car demolished in the wreck
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Leon Ray Freels
Lincoln St
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Freels
Robert Leroy Garrett
7Th St
Beulah
William Dale Ellis
R.T St
19Th
Iowa
Filis
Research Grants Fund Hormone CNS Study in Guinea Pigs
The USPHS will provide 22 058 dollars to support hormones acting on the central nervous system in guinea pigs. Dr. Arnold Gerall and Dr. Robert I. W. Gay work with Dr. Young who will edit a revised Sex and Internal Secretions. A 5 750 dollar grant funds this edition. Dr. Roofe will study nervous system behavior correlations on a leave at California University, Los Angeles, under a public health service fellowship.
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USPHS
Arnold Gerall
Robert IW. Gay
Young
Edgar Allen
Roofe
Public Health Service
California University At
Los Angeles
Wisconsin GOP nominates Kohler in Ike era bid for McCarthy seat
Walter J. Kohler Jr., 53, three time Wisconsin governor, edged Glenn R. Davis in Milwaukee precincts to win the Republican nomination for the Senate seat vacated after Joseph R. McCarthy's death. Proxmire won the Democratic nomination over Clement Zablocki for the August election to fill the remainder of McCarthy's term ending January 1959.
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Wisconsin
Eisenhower
House
Kohler
Willam Proxmire
Proxmire
Clement Zablocki
Milwanee
McCarthy
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