Old Nick Mare Builds Two Story Home at 91 in Kansas Town
Nick Mare, a 91 year old Tonganoxie resident, continues a lifelong masonry project building a six room two story house. He excavated rock locally and funds progress with cement and sand from earnings or Social Security. A doctor notes his health as excellent for his age.
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Byron Klapper
Leavenworth Times
Associated Press
Tonganoxie, Kas
Marel
Tonganoxie
Nick
Clearfield
Pennsylvania
California
Kansas City
Balfour Accused of Monopolistic Jewelry Practice
The L. G. Balfour Co. of Attleboro Massachusetts faces FTC charges of monopolizing fraternity jewelry class rings and related items. The complaint names president Lloyd G Balfour and Burr Patterson Auld Co as involved. It alleges control of 99 percent of insignia jewelry sales and efforts to crush competition through below cost bidding and personnel poaching.
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Washington
L. G. Balfour Co
Attleboro
Mass
Federal Trade Commission
Lloyd G. Balfour
FIC
Burr, Patterson & Auld Co
Detroit
FTC
Balfour
C. Robert Yeager
Fraternity
J. F. Newman
New York City
Edwards, Hardman & Co
Burr
Punishment Plea From AMA Leader on Doctors Misconduct
Dr Leonard W Larson AMA president elect urged physicians to condemn unethical or incompetent colleagues and called for firm action against erring doctors. He spoke as Congress debated funding for old age medical care from Social Security funds and urged opposition to such proposals.
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New York
Leonard W. Larson
The
American Medical Association
AMA
Congress
Union Leaders Meet to Heal AFL-CIO Frictions
UNITY HOUSE Pa AP AFL-CIO leaders convene to end internal feuds over jurisdiction and leadership amid job shortages. George Meany faces criticism from Powell and rival unions while defending his handling of racial discrimination issues and congressional influence.
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Unity House
Afl-Cio
Merger Labor Movement
George Meany
House Labor Committee
Adam Clayton Powell
Meany
Powell
Congress
Double Deaths Reported Near Pratt in Possible Murder Case
Pratt Kansas AP Sheriff says deaths of man Ernest O Dell and woman Mrs Elmer Fry may be murder and death by own action. Inquest called for today. Bodies found in front seat of O Dells car on a county road southwest of Pratt. A .32 pistol found nearby. O Dell bachelor. Fry mother of seven, wife of a former Pratt restaurant cook. They planned to move to Junction City.
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Pratt
Kan
Walter McClauskey
Elmer Fry
Ernest O'Dell
O’dell
McClauskey
State Ballistics Laboratory
Topeka
O'Dell
Kennedy aid pledge fuels hopes at NEA convention
President Kennedy expressed optimism for a federal aid to education program, urging Congress to pass a $2.5 billion plan over three years to fund classrooms and teachers' salaries. Delegates, about 10 000 strong, weighed past disappointments as the House Rules Committee delays progress on the measure.
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Atlantic City
Congress
National Education Association
Kennedy
Tion
Egyptians Decorated Tombs With Party Imagery for Eternal Sun
Ancient Egypt depicted lively banquets and dances in tomb paintings, reflecting belief that the sun would endure forever. Researchers interpret these scenes as ritual prescriptions for immortality and cosmic balance.
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Egypt
Kansas Story Heads to Wichita After Short Run
Props and equipment for The Kansas Story were being prepared for shipment to Wichita after a 12 day run in Topeka that fell short of expectations. Attendance figures were not yet released, but earnings were about $125,000 below the projected $300,000. Rain canceled the first two nights and likely reduced revenue by roughly $54,000, affecting remaining performances.
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Topeka
Kansas Story
Wichita
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