State Wheat Crops Battered by Storms Across Kansas
Widespread storms swept Kansas, bringing heavy rains, damaging winds, hail, and funnel clouds that affected the wheat crop. Northerly counties fared better, but damage is likely to hamper harvest and ground conditions for equipment access. Temperatures cooled sharply after the storms with a forecast of fair weather and lingering cool highs.
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Kansas
Saline
Richard Garrett
Garrett
Dodge City
Salina
Emporia
Altoona
Waverly
Burlington
la Roy
Lebo
Mercury
Lenlehe
Science Foundation Backs Kansas Camp With 8500 Grant
The National Science Foundation underwriting grant of 8500 supports the third annual Science and Mathematics Camp at Kansas University. The three week program, now in progress, has grown from two weeks and relied on student fees and scholarships via the KU Endowment Association. Eighty high school students from 12 states attend, with 44 on need-based scholarships up to nearly full 135 dollars.
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National Science Foundation
Kansas University
Vhich
K.U. Endowment Association
David Paretaky
Endowment Association
Kansan Nominated as U S District Judge for Kansas
President Eisenhower nominates Arthur J. Stanley Jr. of Kansas City Kansas to the U S district court for Kansas to succeed the late Arthur J. Mellett. Stanley 57, former Wyandotte County Attorney 1936 1940 and former state senator. He is recommended by Senators Schoeppel Carlson and Darby.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Arthur J. Stanley Jr
Kansas City
Kas
U. S
Kansas
Stanley
Arthur J. Mellett
Senate
Bethel
Wyandotte
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Frank Carlson
Harry Darby
Harris Speaks at Jaycee Dinner in Lawrence
Jack Harris, candidate for Congress from Kansas Second District, spoke at the Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce dinner. He urged active representation for district needs and criticized moving powder production from Sunflower Ordnance Plant to Radford Plant in Virginia. Congressman Errett P. Scrivner attended the event.
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Jack Harris
Congress
Lawrence
Kansas
Harria
Sunflower Ordnance
Radford
Virginia
Errett P. Scrivner
Deaths and Funerals Notice for Anna Spears Prather
Word was received here Tuesday of the death of Mrs. Anna Spears Prather of Kansas City Missouri sister of Clarence Cropp of 1719 Teen Street funeral arrangements are in complete at cave and burial will be in Kansas City. The husband Ernest V. Prather.
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Anna Spears Prather
Clarence Cropp
Teen
Kansas City
Comteet
Cave
Ernest V. Prather
Adams Decision Is Ike Seaton Seaton
Secretary of Interior Seaton said he is willing to leave the fate of Sherman Adams in Eisenhower's hands. Seaton, mentioned as a possible replacement if Adams quits, spoke after a White House conference. He avoided discussion of Adams’ ties with Bernard Goldfine and deflected questions on replacing Adams as No. 1 assistant to Eisenhower.
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Wasitington
Seaton
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
Adams
White House
Bernard Goldfine
Japanese students protest Nagy execution outside Soviet Embassy
About 50 Japanese students demonstrated outside the Soviet Embassy in Tokyo waving placards and shouting Explain the execution of Nagy and Killer Khrushchev. They urged Hungary's former premier Imre Nagy be spared and the release of Hungarian students jailed after the 1936 revolt, then dispersed after about an hour.
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Tokyo
Nagy
Khrushchev
Hungary
Imre Nagy
Youth Accidentally Shot By Friend In Lawrence
A 19 year old Lawrence youth was accidentally shot in the chest by a friend, Donald Jones, 17, while watching Western programs. The bullet narrowly missed his heart and he was hospitalized in good condition. Jones claims the shooting occurred during play and unsure if the trigger was pulled.
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Lawrence
Edward Jackson
N. HH. St
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Jackson
Donald J. Jones
E. 14Th St
Jones
Westorwood
Norwood
Protests Hit Soviet Embassy in New York
Demonstrations and clashes outside the Soviet U.N. offices in New York spurred evacuations and security shifts. The German Danish embassies faced stone and ink bottle damage amid retaliation protests tied to Nagy and 1956 revolt leaders. Eight Marines moved to ground floors as firefighters prepared for possible fires. About 150 Americans and diplomat families reside in the embassy building.
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U.N
New York
U.S
Richard Davis
Halla
Record Show Advertised as boon to event and farmers
The article notes a record show continuation would aid the event and appeal to wheat farmers and merchants hoping for a break in rain. Box seat sales are strong though some remain. tickets are available via any American Legion member or secretary Petefish. General admission tickets will be sold at the gate on show nights.
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American Legion
Petefish
Free Opinion Is A Must Russell Free Opinion Is A Must Russell
Senator Richard B. Russell says Congress will demand free access to top military leaders opinions before acting on President Eisenhowers Defense Department reorganization plan. The comment arises amid criticism from Ferdinand Eberstadt and a clash over Admiral Burke testimony. Burke allegedly ordered subordinates to keep quiet about his reorganization program.
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Washington
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Congress
Eisenhower
Defense Department
Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Wall Street
Ferdinand Eberstadt
Defense
McElroy
Adm
Arleigh A. Burke
Naval Operations
Burke
Lawrence items include horse show signs and air conditioning work
In Lawrence, workers install air conditioning at Allen Fieldhouse as the 14th annual Lawrence Horse Show promos appear in downtown windows. The show runs 7:30 PM daily next Sunday to Tuesday at the Douglas County 4H Fairgrounds, sponsored by the Lawrence Korean Legion post.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Lawrence Kcan Legion Post
Dangerous Theft From Santa Fe Breaks Storehouse
A Santa Fe area theft at the East Seventh Street storehouse endangers workers as torpedoes and torpedo fuses were stolen. Special Agent Joe Brennan reports the items could be used to damage trains. Detectives Senn and Dick are on the case. the break involved forcing entry to a warehouse.
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Ieahly
Sevemthenstreet
Joe Brennan
En 6
Brennan
Re Department
Ares
Senn
Dicka
Storehouse
Defiant Pickets In New Demonstration At Chrysler Plant
Defiant pickets jammed traffic at the Chrysler missile plant for a third day as United Auto Workers members demonstrated. A car was struck with a bottle and motorists were poked as deputies formed a cordon to move vehicles into the plant. Two pickets faced investigation for disorderly conduct. UAW President Walter Reuther summoned local 1245 officers to justify why an administrator should not be placed over the local.
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Detroit
Mich
Chrysler Corp
United Auto Workers
Redstone
UAW
Walter Reuther
International Executive Board
State Employes Turnover Prompts Call for Action
HIAWATHA Kan Kasf Clyde M Reed Jr urged Kansas to curb a terrifying turnover in state employes. In remarks for a luncheon during his GOP governor bid he said 10 574 hired and 9 774 left in the year to April, costing more than 72 million dollars in wages in 1958. He questioned how much funds training new workers consumes and how much is due to incompetence from rapid turnover.
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Wayne Hightower
Philadelphia
Lawrence
Bill Bridges
Kansas University
Hobbs
N.M
Hightower
Bridges
Overbrook High
Wilt Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Journal-World Today
Kansas
Big Dipper
Elgin Woody Jr
Journal-World
Leonard Bacon
Hiawatha
Kasf
Clyde’ M. Reed Jr
Reed
No Alternate Seen For Trade Program
Secretary Dulles told senators the administration will not concede on a five year extension of the reciprocal trade agreements program. He argued a three year extension would force renewed debate amid tariff talks with the European Common Market, while the House backed five years. Supporters and opponents split along party lines as Finance Committee members weigh the bill and possible Senate approval of a three year limit.
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Etary
Dulles
Pro‘am
William F. Knowland
California
Senate
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
House
Sen
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Congress
United States
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Russell Long
D-La
Finance Committee
Court notes drunken driving and stop sign fines
In the Court records several individuals faced penalties: Dan Elms fined $15 for drunkenness. Pant Transue fined $100 and jailed 30 days on a drunken driving charge. Marie Jones fined $10 for not stopping at a stop sign. Doris Elizabeth LaVay fined $10 for stopping at a stop sign. Jerry J. Weather fined $10 for running a stop sign. Donald Saidel fined $5 for parking near a fire. multiple speeding and stop sign violations noted for residents on Stouffer Place and Route 5. additional cases include Baskerville family disputes and other minor charges.
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Roderick J. Neles
Dan Elms
Pant Transue
Lquer
Marie Jones
Doris Elizebeth
LaVay
Naistith Dr
Jerry J. Weather
Stouffer Place
Donald Saidel
Stoner
County Coon Menage
Lee = Stuer
Food Stamps Debate Moves Amid Boycott Pressure
A House Agriculture committee advances aid measures as opponents boycott hearings. Lawmakers clash over eligibility and funding while farms and families brace for possible changes to hunger relief.
Lawrence Names New Head Librarian Edward New
Edward A. Howard of Topeka is named head librarian of the Lawrence Free Public Library, succeeding LeRoy G. Fox. Rev. Harold G. Barr announced the board’s choice after screening several prospects. Howard will begin duties August 7, after leading Topeka Public Library Fine Arts for two years. He is Louisville native, studied at Louisville University, earned a master’s from Minot University, and serves as sergeant major in the Air Force Reserve. Fox becomes head librarian at Springfield Missouri.
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Edward A. Howard
Topeka
Lawrence
Howard
Topeka Public Library
Louisville
Louisville University
Minots University
Air Force Reserve
Average Wage Rises to 4971 Last Year
Census Bureau estimates the median US family income last year at 4871, up from 4783 in 1956, with farm families at 2450 and urban nonfarm families at 5232. The 4 percent rise suggests little change in purchasing power, as penicillin living costs rose.
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Washington
Census Bureau
United States
Memorial Hospital Admissions Highlight Local Names
A list of admitted patients at Memorial Hospital includes Dorothy Mason of 1137 Del Street and Lorraine Bodin of 437 Me Street among others. The report notes several new arrivals, including a boy born to Mr and Mrs Alonzo Flores and a son today with Hurley on Route 4.
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Dorothy Mason
del. St
Ed Jackson
N. H. St
Lorraine Bodin
Me. St
Nell Ward
Soto
Anna Hurley
Route 4
Julia Hines
13Th St
Mary Hawking
Haskell Grounds
Velma Allen
DeSoto
Mary Ellen Yoder
Oak Hill Ave
Etta Whitten
Marvin McIntosh
Barker Ave
Ethel Jamison
Mo. St
Del
Faydean Fisson
Boy
Tenn
Alonzo Flores
N. J. St
Mia
Cares Hurley
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