California and New York Clash as GOP Primaries Loom
The California vote includes 86 GOP nominations with Goldwater aiming for first ballot win, while Rockefeller hopes to slow his bid. New York could add over 200 delegates if Rockefeller prevails there. Democrats hold runoff paths in North Carolina and Nebraska as party splits reemerge.
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Washington
California
Barry Goldwater
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Goldwater
Rockefeller
New York
Associated Press
William W. Scranton
Henry Cabot Lodge
Margaret Chase Smith
Richard M. Nixon
North Carolina
Nebraska
Tar Heel
U.S
Richardson Preyer
Terry Sanford
Superior Court
Dan K. Moore
Frank Morrison
Morrison
Bernard J. Boyle
GOP
South Dakota
Mississippi
Kansas University Alumni Obituaries and Biographies
Biographical sketches of KU alumni and spouses highlight community work in Missouri and Kansas. Notables include Mary Bossi Vansii ke of Liberty and her 4-H leadership, Vivian Hazelrigg Walworth’s church and women’s service roles, Helen Allphin Weilepp’s DAR registrar duties, and Marjorie templin Well House with WWI service links. Walter Wheelhouse discusses academic tenure and insect writings. Frances Terrell Yust and Laurin P. Yust reflect teaching, insurance, and business careers across Hutchinson, California, and beyond.
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Ble
Upper Missouri
Liberty
Europe
Mary Bossi Vansiike
Vivian Hazelrigg Walworth
Oregon
Hawaii
Salem
Ore
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Oregon Conference
Eastern Star
American Association of University Women
Helen Allphin Weilepp
Holton
Ottawa
The
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Walter Wheelhouse
Cornell University
Iowa State
Hawaii University
Frances ‘Terrell Yust
Kansas
Hutchinson
California
Laurin P. Yust
Salvoy Process Co
Brehm Realty Co
West Covina
Calif
Rocky Marciano vs Ez Charles 1954 title bout goes distance
The 1954 heavyweight championship at Yankee Stadium went the full 15 rounds as Rocky Marciano outpointed Ez Zard Charles in a decision that kept the bout undecided until the final bell.
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Rocky Marciano
Ez‘zard Charles
Yankee Stadium
Five Die in Buffalo Fire in Central Park District
A mother and four children perished in an early morning blaze that leveled a single-story frame home in Buffalo's Central Park district. The father, Charles White, 26, was listed in serious condition at Columbus Hospital with burns covering about 75 percent of his body.
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Buffalo, N.Y
Buffalo
Central Park District
Charles White
Columbus Hospital
Ellsworth recaps KU chancellors through history
Fred Ellsworth praised Kansas University's chancellors as unusually well matched to their eras. He cited figures from Oliver to Wescoe, noting Frank Strong, Lindley, Malott, Murphy and Wescoe as pivotal in KU's development and the creation of the Kansas Board of Regents.
Chancellor Praised by Citizens and Alumni
The chancellor's relations with citizens and alumni and with members of the legislature and the Kansas Board of Regents are described as delightful and productive. Ellsworth notes Wescoe looks good and keeps looking better all the time.
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Kansas Board of Regents
Wescoe
Ellsworth
Alumni Leaders Take Over KU Alumni Association
New officers and directors assumed roles at KU with Balfour Jeffrey to become president and Charles Spahr to serve as vice president. Eugene Morgan and Mrs. Lela Hackney Bell step down from leadership as 5,596 ballots set record in annual election.
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Kansas University Alumni Association
Balfour Jeffrey
Topeka
Kansas Power and Light Co
Charles Spahr
Cleveland
Ohio
Standard Oil of Ohio
Eugene Morgan
Kansas City
Lela Hackney Bell
Marysville
Association
Robert H. Malott
New York City
John Eberhardt
Wichita
Kenneth S
Bud) Adams, Jr
Houston
Malott
Deane Malott
Bob Riss
Daniel Bolen
Salina
Stewart Newlin
Wellington
Tom Lillard
Wade Stinson
Chicago
Lawrence
Bell
Spahr
KU Alumni Association reports growth and board reappointments
The association shows paid membership at 19,002 an increase of 831 from a year ago. It ranks highest in the Big Eight on a per graduate basis nationwide among state universities. Membership has grown from 6,047 in 1951 to crossing 10,000 in 1953. The group met to reappoint Wallace Hinshaw and Norman Jeter to three-year Athletic Board terms, with Herb Harris joining for two years. Also Clifton Calvin was reap pointed to a three-year Union Building Operating Board term. Attendees included Morgan Mrs. Bell Jeffrey Spahr Eberhardt Mrs Lillard Stinson and others from across Kansas and nearby states.
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Kansas University
Fred Ellsworth
KU Alumni Association
Kansas
Kansas Union
Ellsworth
United States
R. W. Oliver
John Fraser
Lawrence
Fraser Hall
James Marvin
Joshua Lippincott
Pennsylvania
L. L. Dyche
Francis H. Snow
Dick Wintermore
Association
KU Athletic Board
Wallace Hinshaw
Wichita
Norman Jeter
Hays
Herb Harris
Great Bend
Clifton Calvin
Union Building Operating Board
Morgan
Bell
Jeffrey
Spahr
Wife of Kennedy Loses Her Child in Miscarriage
Mrs. Edward M. Kennedy, wife of the Massachusetts senator, miscarried an expected baby today. She was in early pregnancy and resting comfortably at Georgetown University Hospital.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
William J. Cusack
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