Benson Defends His Farm Program at Field Day
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Benson and Senator Estes Kefauver spoke at the Town Corn belt Farm Family Field Day in Eldora. They debated farm policy, with Benson praising administration gains in prices and markets and noting the soil bank is temporary. Kefauver accused the administration of delays and bungling, estimating up to 1.9 billion dollars in additional farmer income possible with proper program administration.
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Eldora
Ezra Benson
Estes Kefauver
Dtenn
Eisenhower
Kefauver
Benson
Soil Bank
Eisenhawer
K U Camp Aims To Spur Student Interest In Degrees
KU camp seeks to spark pursuit of bachelor and graduate studies. The program runs long hours with lectures tours lab work and field trips at Bailey Hall. Participants include Mills Dresden Storer Price Paretsky Thompson Samson Prine Matzke Weir Hall Brewer Hoeck Beer Aronstam Springer and others led by J M Jewett and a geology staff.
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K.U
Mills
Max Dresden
N. W. Storer
Charles Price
David Paretsky
Rufus Thompson
Fred Samson
G. B. Prine
Howard Matzke
William Burger
Jack Weir
E. R. Hall
Cora Downs
Harlan Firminger
Firminger
Kansas University Medical Center
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Deaths and Funerals Delis Fish Armstrong
Mrs. Della Fish Armstrong a former Lawrence resident and aunt of L O Armstrong Route 2 died Thursday night in Loveland Colorado at about 75 years old She grew up in the Vinland community and after marriage lived 144 miles southwest of Lawrence for years They moved to Loveland in 1917 and made many visits home funeral arrangements have not been announced.
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Delis Fish Armstrong
Della Fish Armstrong
Lawrence
L. O. Armstrong
Loveland
Colo
Kansas Traffic Deaths Era Reported in Records
A terse note references the state accident records section and a 24 hour period with fatalities. It notes one earlier fatality and tallies for the period 1965 254, indicating ongoing traffic death reporting in Kansas.
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Kansas
Wildcat oil drift rattles Douglas County scene
In Lawrence and surrounding Douglas County areas wildcat drilling near Bonner Springs shows samples of a shallow oil sand called squirrel sand, linked to Baldwin pool production in 1919. The effort hints at potential new oil and gas leases along the county edge, while searing elm health, drought, and bark beetle issues affect trees. Police warn hot weather raises tempers, urging caution and patience. The area also sees flag sales by the American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps in Eudora, voter registration events at Lawrence High, stamp collectors invited for Santa Fe Hi Level inaugural runs, Hillcrest Shopping Center plans, a Western Amateur Horse Show, and upcoming primary elections for the Fifth and 35th Kansas Senate districts with Republican incumbents facing no Democratic challengers.
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Douglas County
Bonner Springs
Baldwin Pool
Baldwin
Eudora
North Lawrence
Schermerhorn Oil Ca
Tulsa
Warden
Medical Fund For Oskaloosa Infant
An 8 month old boy Mark Allen Kramer, son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Kramer of Oskaloosa, was struck by a stray bullet June 7 while in a truck with his father. Funds for medical expenses are sought at First National Bank of Lawrence. The child, hospitalized at Kansas University Medical Center, remains critical though improving. brain specialists await fever break. The family, living eight miles south of Oskaloosa, has five other children.
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Mark Allen Kramer
Elmer Kramer
Oskaloosa
First National Bank of
Lawrence
Mass
Kramer
Kansas University Medical Center
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Kramers
Capitol Search for Wiretapping Sparks Capitol Talk
Defense Department agents aided by Capitol Police searched Senator Lehman’s office suite for wiretapping devices and secret records amid a security inspection. No contraband found, but the incident stirred debate over a pending 85 billion dollar defense appropriation bill and security protocols on Capitol Hill.
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Defense Department
Sen. Lehman
D-Ny
Capitol Police
Midwest Summer Heat Expected Across the Midwest
Kansas City according to H L Jacobson the chief weather man Missouri and Kansas will face hotter and drier conditions than normal through the summer. He cites a rigid Rocky Mountain sky block aloft that diverts storm systems north and east leaving the region with little rain and higher temperatures. Weather officials are installing air conditioning at regional headquarters.
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Kansas City
H. L. Jacobson
Missouri
Kansas
Jacobson
Rocky Mountain
Weather Bureau
New Mexico Geologist Joins Kansas Faculty
Dr. Charles W. Pitrat will join Kansas University as assistant professor of geology in September. He will teach aerial photography and geomorphology, topics previously taught by Prof. T. A. Smith who leaves to become geology chair at Massachusetts University. Pitrat comes from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology at Socorro where he has taught for two years.
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Charles W. Pitrat
Kansas University
Franklin D. Murphy
T. A. Smith
Massachusetts University
Ds Pitrat
Steel Strike Fears Push Government to Watchful Wait
Washington officials privately fear a steel strike could disrupt the economy and complicate a presidential campaign. They plan no immediate intervention but may reassess by mid next week if stalemate persists. A walkout could trigger Taft-Hartley emergency powers and an 80 day injunction.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Lawrence dam builder linked to private plane in town
Jackman owned a private airplane in Lawrence using a bluff west of Chamney's Dairy as an airport. He maintained the Kaw River dam that powers electricity for Bowersock Mill and safeguards the town's water supply, despite flood damage. Mrs. Jackman died in 1942. survivors include two sons Franklin C. Jackman and Richard R. Jackman, a daughter, nine grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Lawrence
Chamney
Jackman
Kaw River
Bowersock
Lee Rees
Minneapolis
Kas
Franklin C
Bud) Jackman
Bowersock Mills
Richard R. Jackman
Kansas City
Dr M T Sadler listed with multiple honors and affiliations
Dr M T Sadler, noted with Phi Beta Kappa scholastic honor society Phi Gamma Delta Sigma Xi Nu Sigma Nu and the University Club of Kansas City, identified as Episcopalian. Survivors include Mrs Sudler and two brothers Amos C Sudler of Denver and Oscar Sudler of East Orange. Funeral held at Funk Cooper Warren Mortuary.
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Phi Beta Kappa
Scholastic Honor Society
Phi Gamma Delta
Sigma Xi Honorary
Nu Sigma Nu Professional Medical Society
University Club of
Kansas City
Suder
Amos C. Sudler
Denver
Colo
Oscar Sudler
East Orange
N. J
Funk-Cooper-Warren
Births Reported at Memorial Hospital and Surrounding Areas
A list from Memorial Hospital and nearby towns records multiple births and arrivals. Names include Wilda Lawrence Faye Pinder Katy Dunn Doris Riner Verna Stanwix Donna Muzzy and others with several infants noted as baby girls and baby boys. Locations span Sunflower DeSoto Bar ker Street and Tenn Street with several addressed entries.
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Marlin Marmey
Padwin
Wilda Lawrence
Sunflower
Faye Pinder
St. St
Ben Hawk
Ind. St
Katy Dunn
Kenneth Ward
Doris Riner
Verna Stanwix
Preventing Alcoholism Primary Responsibility
Education to prevent alcoholism was discussed at the Kansas University conference with Lewis W. Andrews, executive director of the Kansas State Commission on Alcoholism. He noted the Rehabilitation Center closed last April, citing 65 percent sobriety among 50 entrants and urged focusing on education to spark voluntary help rather than awaiting a dramatic hit. He urged viewing education as glamorous and yielding concrete, exciting results.
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Kansas State Commission On
Lewis W. Andrews
Kansas University
Andrews
Andrewa
False alarm at New Hampshire Street fire call
Fire department responded to an 800 block New Hampshire Street call this afternoon but found no fire. The scene was misidentified as a house fire at 45 North H Street, though no such address exists.
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E Fire Department
New Hampshire Street
N. H.st
Senators Cry Foul After Wilson Charge
The Senate erupted in protest as senators decried Defense Secretary Wilson for calling funds “phony” and charged his remarks undermine the Senate and its constitutional power. Democratic and Republican lawmakers condemned the statement while debating Air Force funding boosts of up to 1.16 billion dollars and 500 million proposals. Senator Symington led the attack saying Wilson’s usefulness has ended in the Cabinet.
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Washington
Defense
Wilson
Sen
Symington
D-Mo
Senate
Sen. Bridges
New Hampshire
Senate Republicans
Senate Armed Services Committee
Ellender
D-La
Bridges
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
College Honor Roll Lists 25 From Here
Twenty five Kansas University students from Lawrence were named to the spring semester honor roll of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences today by Dean George R. Waggoner. Recipients include Joanne Beal, Erin Gasper Marcus, Bernice L. Schear, Marianne Anderson, Patricia Lee Bremec, Robert Emonds, Sandra Falkenstien, John Granvella, Sue Ann Haines, Stephen Higdon Hill, Elizabeth Hoover, David Harr, Eugenia H. Leasure, Mark N. McDonnell, Donald Eugene Ormond, David A. Otto, Polly Peppercorn, Glenn Q. Pierze Jr., Barbara L. Richardson, Joseph W. Robb, Harry James Simone, Phyllis A. Springer, Samuel E. Stayton, Eleanor M. Youngberg and others.
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Kansas University
Lawrence
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
George R. Waggoner
Joanne Beal
Ohio St
David Gower Hill
West Eighth Street
Erin Gasper Marcus
Sunnyside
Bernice L. Schear
Mich. St
Marianne Anderson
University
Patricia Lee Bremec
Ky. St
Robert i
Emonds
Mich
Sandra Falkenstien
John Granvella
Sue Ann Haines
Stratford Rd
Stephen Higdon Hill
Elizabeth E. Hoover
David Harr
Me, St
Eugenia H. Leasure
Barker Ave
Mark N. McDonnell
Tenn. St
Donald Eugene Ormond
Miss. St
David A. Otto
Vt. St
Polly Peppercorn
Pawnee Ave
Glenn Q. Pierze Jr
20Th St. Terr
Barbara L. Richardson
N. H. St
Joseph W. Robb
Harry James Simone
Phyllis A. Springer
Mass. St
Samuel E. Stayton
Oxford Rd
Eleanor M. Youngberg
New Pool Project For City Residents Nearing Completion
Haas plans a regular pool with pump and filter, side decking, and a redwood fence to deter unsanctioned use. He moved from Lake Lotawana to Kansas City area and says the pool will soon be finished and function like other pools.
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Haas
Lake Lotawana
Kansas City
Lotawana
Lake Country
Christmas lights removed from police HQ in Asbury Park
In Asbury Park New Jersey police headquarters the Christmas tree lights were taken down on the first day of summer. City electrician explained repeated attempts to remove them were blocked by squad cars parked near the building hindering his ladder truck.
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Asbury Park
N. J
City
Market report shows irregular stocks and scattered gains
Market notes irregular stock activity with motors active and bonds softer. Wheat and corn hedges ease. soybeans steady as hogs rise to 16.50 top, cattle steady to 19.50. Kansas City prices list eggs and poultry values, butter, and local market quotes for wheat corn soybeans oats barley and related commodities. The Day in Wall Street reports early gains fading in a mixed session with 1.7 million shares traded, steel shares weak, aircrafts down, and Texas Co. dipping after strike guidance.
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Midwest
Wall Street
New Yorm
United Steelworkers
Texas Co
Wheat and grain prices hold steady with modest drops
Kansas City market reports unchanged to slight declines across wheat and corn futures. No. 2 hard wheat trades around 2.07 to 2.19, corn largely unchanged, soybeans near 2.78 to 2.89, and oats and barley mixed. Livestock offerings crop small with cattle and hogs limited and brisk prices noted for light lambs.
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K. C. Cash Graint
SAS City and
Leavenworth Officers Chase Wanted Man With Bloodhound Aid
Leavenworth County deputies and KBI agents pursued Carl Lewis Campbell after a tip placed him near Tonganoxie. He rammed a 1953 car through a fence, fled on a cliff edge, injuring no one, while aircraft and Lawrence bloodhounds aided a search that found no trace of him. In unrelated note, scientists warn coal and oil CO2 may be warming the globe.
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Leavenworth
Topeka
KBI
Leavenworth County
Henry Campbell
Carl Lewis
Kansas City
Campbell
Lewis
Tonganoxie
Lawrence
Influence Sold Bentley Claims in Kansas
TOPEKA Rep. Howard Bentley chairs the Legislative Investigating Committee and charges influence peddling is rife in Kansas government while prison ware dens are being sold. Parole authority Karl Miller denies wholesale parole grants as Bentley says the panel has found many bad practices amid ongoing investigations and a Supreme Court challenge on the committee’s constitutionality.
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Topeka
Howard Bentley
Kinsley
Kansas
Karl Miller
Bentley
Supreme Court
Bandits Rob Thriftway Owner in Kansas City Heist
Three young men wearing gray caps robbed Ross Lipari owner of Thriftway at 800 Kansas Ave Kansas City Kas of 5400 as he returned from a bank with cash in a canvas bag. The incident occurred in the store parking lot. The article notes Nepal's population as 8,596,000.
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Kansas City
Kas
Ross Lipari
Thriftway
Kansas Ave
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