Secretaries Herter signals no optimism for summit with Soviets
Congressmen heard Secretary of State Herter caution optimism over reaching an agreement with the Soviets at Geneva. He outlined a hard line for Berlin talks and indicated no summit unless Geneva shows progress. President Eisenhower reportedly backs a firm Allied stance in West Berlin.
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Christian A. Herter
Thomas E. Morgan
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Herter
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Berlin
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White House
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France
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Atom Spy Fuchs Leaves for East Berlin
Atomic spy Klaus Fuchs departed London for Communist East Berlin by a Polish Airlines plane the East German state said he would be admitted. He plans to live with his 89 year old father Prof Emil Fuchs in Leipzig while serving the remainder of his sentence.
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London
Klaus Fuchs
East Berlin
Fuchs
Emil Fuchs
Leipzig
Wakefield
Soviet Union
Stolen Pointer Named Chipper Worth 300 Dollars
Police report a male lemon and white Pointer aged nine months valued at 300 dollars was stolen from a clothesline at 1631 Ill St. The dog, named Chipper, wears a collar with tags. Owner William Hess suspects the theft occurred around 5 p.m. Monday evening.
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William Hess
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Chipper
Michigan coach Bruce Harlan dies after 27 foot fall
Bruce Harlan a 33 year old diving coach for the University of Michigan died in a hospital after being injured Sunday in Fairfield by a 27 foot fall while dismantling a diving platform.
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Norfolk, Conn
Bruce Harlan
University of Michigan
Fairfield
Deaths and Funerals in Lawrence Area Obituaries
Obituary notices for Dixie J. Smith 73 Lawrence resident and ex deputy tax assessor, Albert L. Getker 87 former Douglas County worker, Charles E. Fincher 76 former Lawrence resident, Charles Fredrick Randel 71 Olathe area native, with details on birthplaces, survivors, and funeral plans in Kansas communities.
Man Posts Bail of $2,000 Today
Clarence W. Wren a 57 year old Lawrence man was arrested Monday and charged in County Court with blackmail and released Monday night after posting a $2,000 bond. He faces a July 7 preliminary hearing and is also charged in federal court for sending an immoral letter to a minor in Oklahoma. He admitted sending the letter to the girl.
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Clarence W. Wren
Lawrence
Wren
Ala. St
oPnca City
Okla
75th Anniversary Fete Ends At First Christian Church
The 75th anniversary celebration of the First Christian Church concluded Sunday with a reception for about 100 attendees. Earlier events included an Old Timers Dinner with 250 guests and an authentic costume contest won by Gale Leatherwood, Mrs. Benton Roy Hanan, Mary Eleanor Walker, and Barry Hanan. Dr. George Earle Owen of Indianapolis delivered the sermon How Big Is Your World? and spoke as executive chairman of the United Christian Missionaries Society.
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First Christian Church
George O. Foster
Charles Richard
George Earle Owen
Indianapolis
Ind
Owen
Division of General Departments
United Christian Missionaries Society
Seth Slaughter
Columbia
Gale Leatherwood
Benton Roy Hanan
Mary Eleanor Walker
Barry Hanan
Screens Installed In K C Arena For Thursday Fight
Kansas City's Municipal Auditorium adds two giant screens for the Floyd Patterson Ingemar Johansson heavyweight title bout at 8 30 p m Thursday. The venue seats 12000 with brisk early ticket sales, no home TV, and gates opening at 7 p m. Patterson favored while Johansson praised as the strongest challenger.
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Kansas City
Municipal Auditorium
Floyd Patterson-Ingemar Johansson
Patterson
Johansson
Sweden
Springfield Prison Riots Paralyze North Wing Hostages Held
Rioters take over the 10 North unit of the Springfield medical center with 106 inmates involved. Guards and troopers seal the area as negotiators seek demands while five hostages William Fitch Leonard Appleby Melvin Jung Robert Rosendahl and Charles Allen are confined inside. Sunlight and a country club image contrast the tense stand off as authorities deploy gas masks and reinforce rings around the wing.
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Lawrence anglers lead in weekend fish derby at Mary's Lake
Lawrence residents top a list of leaders in various categories at the Saturday morning fishing derby at Mary's Lake. Contest runs weekly through August 8 under the Sportsman's Club and Recreation Commission. Open to youth under 16 with parental supervision.
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Eric Smith
Route 2
Mary’s Lake
Mike Harris
1610 Powers
Jeanette Ann Wahuashuck
Mass. St
Charles Norris
David Stine
E. 19Th St
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The
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Leopards Gone from Europe Except for the Caucasus
Scientists report European leopards are extinct on mainland Europe with remaining populations confined to the Caucasus region. Conservationists warn habitat loss and hunting pressures threaten the last remaining individuals.
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Europe
Caucasus
Pasternak Plans New Poems Published in Soviet Union
Boris Pasternak has a new book of poems ready for publication in the Soviet Union, a literary source says. He previously faced controversy with Doctor Zhivago, which was not published in the USSR and earned him the Nobel Prize which he rejected.
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Moscow
Boris Pasternak
Soviet Union
Bomber Brothers Nabbed by Police
Two Hecker brothers James 23 and Joseph 17 were arrested by Jefferson County police while en route to Fern Creek to visit relatives. They were believed to carry homemade bombs and will be held for St. Louis authorities. A third brother Gerald 20 was already arrested Sunday in St. Louis after a bombing at the St. Louis Arena.
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Jefferson County
James F. Hecker
Joseph S. Hecker
St. Louis
Fern Creek
Gerald
St. Louis Arena
Bitter school fights give way to consolidation trend
The article notes that earlier bitter battles over district consolidation have largely faded as districts pursue merging after thorough studies. If Friday’s election approves another consolidation, Douglas County would add two large rural grade schools for the 1960 61 term, likely making it a state leader in consolidations.
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Douglas County
Leonard E Hazen Dies At 74 In Leavenworth
Leonard E Hazen 74 former Lawrence resident and Leavenworth County bounty treasurer died Saturday morning at Cushing Hospital Leavenworth He was born in Des Moines Iowa moved to Lawrence at four graduated from Kansas University in 1907 He married Maude Zoellner in 1912 He worked at Watkins National Bank then moved to Tonganoxie and Leavenworth where he served as deputy treasurer Survivors include his wife son William Hazen of Richmond VA sister Miss Isabelle Hazen Kent OH brother Raymond Hazen Seattle WA and two grandchildren Funeral held Monday in Leavenworth burial in Ton attainable end
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Leavenworth County
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Leavenworth
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Iowa
Kansas University
Alpha Tau Omega
Maude Zoellner
Tonganoxie
Watkins National Bank
City Hall
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William Hazens
Richmond
Isabelle Hazen
Kent
Ohio
Raymond Hazen
Seattle
Wash
Memorial Hospital Admissions and Births Report
Memorial hospital lists admissions for Ethel Reeves in Eudora Ruth McNish at 100 Pawnee Ave Lullian Turner in To ganoxie Julie Arnett at 140 Pa St William Ford 626 Ohio Mrs Esther Postlethwaite Delphos Dorothy Mason 1137 Del St Ann Harness 316 Elm St Ross Cole 2201 Tenn St David Bruce Stone 1711 W 20th St Joe Lee Brown Baldwin Gertrude Goldman Oskaloosa Reye Wright Ottawa David Wayne Johnston 1324 Del St Catherine Johnson 1728 W 15th Terr Opal Tucker Route 5 George Ketter 820 Ohio St Van Rothrock 738 Ohio St Births to Herbert O Bryan Baldwin a daughter and Carl Harness 316 Elm St a daughter today.
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Eudora
Ruth McNish
Pawnee Ave
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Reye Wright
Ottawa
David Wayne Johnston
del. St
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Opal Tucker
George Ketter
Ohio St
van Rothrock
KU Panel to Discuss The Future of Science at Bailey Auditorium
KU science and mathematics camp students can attend a 7 30 p m panel on The Future of Science tonight in Bailey Auditorium. The panel features instructors from KU departments with Dr Robert W Baxter associate professor of botany and director of the science camp as moderator.
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Kansas University
Bailey Auditorium
Robert W. Baxter
Lawrence Man Injured in Two Car Crash at 17th and Vermont
A Lawrence resident sustained cuts and bruises in a Monday evening two car collision at 17th and Vermont Streets. Charles C. Radcliffe, 59, of 2235 Vermont Street, and Norman Bell, 64, of 1009 North Y Street, were involved. Radcliffe was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. vehicle damage was about $775.
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17Th
Vt. Sts
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
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Vt. St
Norman Bell
N. Y. St
Book Store challenges KU Union in injunction suit
Rowlands College Book Store at 1241 Oread St files in District Court for an injunction against the Kansas Memorial Union. The suit names the Kansas Board of Regents and Memorial Union, alleging the Union Book Store operates for profit in violation of the State Constitution. Rowlands says 25 to 50 full time employees work there. No hearing date set.
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Oread St
Kansas Memorial Union
Riling
Bill Jing
Kansas Board of Regents
Memorial Union
Union Building
Kansas Union Book Store
William M. Rowlands
Father Pool Assigned to Edgerton Baldwin Parishes
Rev. Robert Pool a former Kansas University student has been assigned to the Edgerton and Baldwin Catholic parishes effective today. He joined the church during university years, later studied for priesthood and first Mass was March 27, 1955 at St. John’s Church in Lawrence. He served in Kansas City parishes before becoming chaplain at Kansas University Medical Center. He was born in Hope Kansas and will live in Edgerton commuting to Baldwin.
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Kansas University Engineering
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Father Pool
Kansas University
St. John’s Catholic Church
Lawrence
Kansas City
Kansas University Medical Center
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Eudora
Hope
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Edgerton
Everest Heads Key Air Group
The White House announced Gen. Frank F. Everest will head the Tactical Air Command. President Eisenhower asked Senate to retire Gen. Otto P. Weyland as full general and to retire Gen. Earle E. Partridge from his post. Lt. Gen. Frederic H. Smith will lead Air Training Command and Maj. Gen. James E. Briggs will command the Academy with promotions proposed.
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Lawrence Kuter
Everest
Tactical Air
U.S
Europe
Tactical Air Forces
White House
Frederic H. Smith
Air Training Command
Eisenhower
Smith
James E. Briggs
Air Force Academy
Briggs
Meeting Postponed By Douglas County ARC
The Douglas County Association for Retarded Children has postponed the meeting set for Wednesday until July.
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Douglas County. Association For Retarded Children
Card of Thanks for hospital care
Thanks to Dr Richard Nelson and Dr Geo Learned and nurses on third floor north for their kind care. Also relatives friends and neighbors for cards flowers and SEANs during my stay in the hospital.
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Richard Nelson
Geo. Learned
Hos
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