Florida deputy testifies in black girl rape case
Sheriff deputy W W Slappey testified that within hours after the incident four white youths confessed involvement with a Black coed. He quoted the youngest Ollie Stoutamire and three others describing intercourse with the girl. The trial heard the statements amid defense objections and claims of coercion and danger of the electric chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
W. W. Slappey
Ollie Stouta- Ymire
Slappey
W. May Walker
Patrick G. Scarborough
Sappey
Willion T. Co
Aslep
Collinsworth
David E. Beagles
Ednad Richardson
Miss Richardson
Stoutamire
John Rudd
Hopkins
Florida
Soviet Presses Berlin Link in Four Power Talks
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko pressed to sever the link between the current Foreign Ministers meeting and a later summit. He warned Western demands for a separate East German peace treaty and urged an interim Berlin settlement without ultimatums. Western leaders, led by Secretary Herter, threaten to break off talks if the Soviets do not retreat on Berlin demands.
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Geneva
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Berlin
Eisenhower
Moscow
West Berlin
U.S
Herter
Major steel firms reject union bargain plan
Twelve large steel companies today refused a union proposal to bargain individually on new wage contracts. Hogged-town talks have been held by four man teams representing the companies as a whole and the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Teen Driver Cited For Stop Sign Violation In Wedding Rush
A 17 year old faced juvenile court on a charge of running a stop sign after a police officer testified he was rushing home to attend his sister’s wedding and retrieve her bra. Judge Leo Britt dismissed the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Sekine Averages 223.7 Points On 60-Stock Run
New York AP reports Sekine averages 60 stocks at 223.7, down .4. The brief update notes minor decline in index reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sekine
Anderson Rules Grain Emergency Allocation Invalid
Kansas Attorney General John Anderson ruled that a 68 119 emergency grain department fund had to be approved in a formal finance council meeting. He warned treasurer George Hart and others of personal liability for any payment under the improper resolution. Governor Docking moved to test the opinion, with councilmembers signing only after informal talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
John Anderson
Finance Council
State Grain Department
Anderson
Grain Department
George Docking
George Hart
Docking
New Orleans
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Sixman Council
Council
Topka
Psychopath Suspect After Boston Station Blast
Investigators lean to theory a psychopath planted a device that exploded at an elevated transit station injuring 38 people, three seriously. A suspect in Castro threats fled Bellevue Hospital and a surveillance photo will be shown to witnesses. Police, state detectives, and fire officials lead the probe.
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Boston
Fidel Castro
New York
Bellevue
City) Hospital
Boston Police
Boston Fire Department
FBI
Massachusetts General Hospital
Althoth
Fish-Fest For Kids On Sunday
The 1959 Summer Fishing Contest for kids is sponsored by the Douglas County Sportsmen's Club and the Lawrence Recreation Commission. It runs Sundays 2 to 4 p.m. at Mary's Lake with prizes awarded August 7 at Francis Sporting Goods Store.
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Douglas County Sportsmen's Club
Lawrence Recreation Commission
Mary's Lake
Highway 10
Haskell Ave
Francis Sporting Goods
Sportsmen's Club and Recreation Commission
Recreation Commission
Harold Sherman
Louisiana Governor Earl Long Granted Writ for Hearing
Galveston Texas District Judge L D Goddard issued a writ of habeas corpus placing Gov Earl K Long of Louisiana under order to appear for a Monday hearing over confinement in a mental clinic. The action comes as Long fights his placement in the facility amid a mental health dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
L. D. Goddard
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
Ohio Woman Escapes in Oklahoma Kidnap Case
An Ohio woman Jeanette Bailey 25 Akron dash into Guymon police claiming escape from alleged kidnapper in Albuquerque New Mexico. FBI seeks identities of two men while she and husband separate and take their children on a West Coast vacation.
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Shephard
Bailey
Lois M. Stripling
Farmington
N.M
FBI
Ohio
Shepard
Tonya Barstaff
San Francisco
Akron
Albuquerque
West
KU Campus Construction Moves Ahead This Summer
With students away for summer construction continues on the Kansas University campus. Carruth O Leary Hall will house both men and women with separate halves for each group. Templin Hall is set to open, and Lewis Hall should be finished by semester two. Two contracts were let to Underwood Construction Co for multiple projects including a $5 000 prefabricated greenhouse at Haworth Hall.
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Kansas University
Carruth-O'Leary
Carruth
O’leary
Templin
Lewis
William Chestnut
15Th and
Towa Sts
Chestnut
Templin Hall
14Th Street
Alumni Drive
Underwood Construction Co
Topeka
Haworth Hall
KU Natural History
Lawrence
Keith Lawton
Marvin Hall
Kansas Construction Co
Summerfield Hall
Lawton
Snow Hall
McElroy Proposes Cutback in Missile Defense Funds
Secretary of Defense Neil H. McElroy proposed a reduction of about 1% billion dollars in missile defense programs for manned bombers and an increase of about 150 million dollars for defense against ballistic and other missiles. Senator Richard B. Russell noted these as the program’s high points in a closed session.
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Washington
Neil H. McElroy
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
McElroy
Sudden Summer Storm Hits Lawrence Area
At about 3 30 p m Thursday Lawrence sweltered at 98 degrees then cooled to 79 as a fast moving storm lashed the city. A dust storm damaged a car at 640 Indiana Street and limbs were torn from trees. A downed hot wire at 1201 Haskell Avenue and a limb across wires at 800 International Street were reported. No rain fell. Temperatures remained hot with 90s anticipated through Saturday.
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Lawrence
Ind. St
Larry Williams Davis
Haskell Ave
Int
Girls Staters In Office Now at Sunflower Girls State
Government today saw Sunflower Girls State elect officers with Gov. Ann Leffler of Pittsburg taking oath as chief executive. Sharon Coleman of Bonner Springs became chief justice, with other officers sworn in and speeches by Leffler and 1958 Gov. Linda Lyman. The group then planned visits to Topeka, a governor’s mansion lunch, and the selection of two Girls Nation representatives for summer events.
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State of Sunflower Girls
Ann Leffler
Pittsburg
Kansas University
George Docking
Sharon Coleman
Bonner Springs
Miss Leffler
Linda Lyman
Hutchinson
Topeka
Statehouse
Mills Hollis
Great Bend
Sunflower Girls
Mary Morse
Mound City
Mary Roger
Kansas Union
Administrators Named Today For Spot at Hospital
Rodger C. M. Johnson 34 named administrator of Lawrence Memorial Hospital replacing Donald W. Masar who resigns June 15. Johnson will earn 9000 dollars yearly and intends to move with his wife and four children by July 15. He holds a BS in business admin from Gustavus Adolphus and a master’s in hospital administration from Chicago University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodger C. M. Johnson
Trinity Lutheran Hospital
Kansas City
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Dick Williams
Johnson
Donald W. Masar
Masar
Meeker
Colo
Mary Dunden
Focal Hospital
Williams
Chicago
First Work Is Due on Faculty Apartment Site
Construction of the Sprague Apartments for retired Kansas University staff members will begin a week from Monday. The ten unit building north and west of Templin Hall will be built by Constant Construction Co. on a $214000 bid. Miss Elizabeth Sprague funded the project in memory of her sister, Amelia Sprague. The Endowment Association will own the building and rent to occupants. Completion is targeted for summer or early fall 1960, with Templin Hall razed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ise
Humane Society
Max
Cricket
Journal-World
Leonard Bacon
Sprague
Kansas University
Templin Hall
la. St
Constant Construction Co
Irvin Youngberg
KU Endowment Association
Elizabeth Sprague
Crescent Rd
Amelia Sprague
Youngberg
EU Endowment Association
Endowment Association
Lilse Lane
Charles Marshall
Topeka
J. L. Constant
Miss Sprague
Young
Hillcrest Bowl Offers League Reservations at 9th and Iowa
Reminder from Advy to hurry for league reservations at Hillcrest Bowl, 32 Brunswick lanes located at 9th and Iowa, inviting players to secure spots before limits fill.
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Hillcrest Bowl
9Th
Iowa
Brunswick Lanes
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