Fame as Coastal Heroine Fades for Lawrence Youth
Dede Wheeler 23, of Lawrence Kansas, rose to attention in San Francisco this week before a shoplifting arrest outside a department store. Two dresses worth 62.98 were taken. she posted 200 bond and was released. Wheeler seeks burlesque fame and claims she saved a man on a hotel rooftop.
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Dede Wheeler
Charles Bowes
San Francisco
Lawrence
Kan
Lawrence, Kan
Miss
City Prison
Miss Wheeler
Lawrence High School
Candidate to Be Campus Speaker at Kansas University
Democratic U S House candidate Bill Sparks will speak at noon Wednesday in the Kansas Room Kansas Union on Economic and Military Aid Aspects of Foreign Policy. Douglas County campaign manager Jack Sullivan will introduce Sparks who faces incumbent Robert Ellsworth in the fall. Sparks is a Mission veteran with Harvard degrees. About 75 Lawrence businessmen and KU faculty are expected.
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Bill Sparks
U.S. House of Representatives
Kansas University
Kansas
Kansas Union
Jack Sullivan
Douglas County
Sparks
Robert Ellsworth
Lawrence
Mission
Harvard
Paul Aylward
Ellsworth
Andrew Schoeppel
Georgia Neese Gray
John Ise
Four School Buildings to Be Auctioned by No 100 District
Grant Townships consolidated School District No 100 to auction four buildings and grounds on July 18 at the steps of each site. White with about one acre opens at 9 am, Burnette at 10, Oak Ridge at 11, and Bismarck at noon. Inspection Saturday morning and on sale day. The district sits on a seven acre tract near the airport, with four classrooms and a multipurpose room.
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Grant ‘Township
Burnette
Oak Ridge
Bismarck
Hayden's Corner
Lawrence Country Club appoints new greens superintendent
LCC announces Melvin Anderson named greens superintendent at Lawrence Country Club golf course succeeding Bud Snavely who resigned for health reasons. Anderson joins from four years as assistant greens superintendent at St. Joseph Country Club in Missouri. Snavely had led LCC for about 18 years.
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Melvin Anderson
Lawrence Country Club
Anderson
LCC
St. Joseph, Mo
Bud Snavely
Snavely
Kansas universities offer lowest resident tuition in Big Eight
Kansas residents pay the lowest resident tuition among Big Eight schools with KU and K State at 208 dollars yearly. Iowa states follow with 297 dollars, while Colorado rises to 280 dollars and 904 dollars non resident. Non residents face higher rates, KU and K State 518 dollars, and others range up to 600 dollars.
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Kansas
Kansas University
Kansas State University
K-State
Towa State University
Colorado University
Colorado
Towa State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Kansas State
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas University Writers Conference Opens On Mt Oread
About 50 attendees participate in the 12th KU Writers Conference focusing on novels short stories poetry and feature writing. Directors and leaders include Marnie Ellingson John Selby Edsel Ford and Peggy Greene with additional local figures Holly Wilson and Bob Sanford guiding sessions.
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Kansas University Writers’ Conference
Mt. Oread
Marnie Ellingson
Omaha
Ladies’ Home Journal
McCall's
John Selby
New York
Sicily
Edsel Ford
Rogers
Ark
Peggy Greene
Topeka Capital-Journal
Selby
Fortm
Union
Gertrude Sellards Pearson
Michigan University
Bob Sanford
Kansas City Star
Frances Grinstead
Trail Cleared of Bad Check Charge in Wichita
Roy S. Trail, former Wichita attorney, was cleared of writing a bad check after evidence showed the signature was not his. He had surrendered his license during disbarment proceedings and was previously linked with Judge John Lukce, who was disbarred.
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Wichita
Roy S. Trail
Sedewick County
Trail
John Lukce
Wichita Court of Common Pleas
Lawyer's Tale Conflicts With Commercial Solvents Chief
Washington AP attorney Frank Cain testified that Commercial Solvents Corp remained tied to Billie Sol Estes to the end, contradicting Maynard Wheeler who said the company knew nothing of Estes' troubles. Cain recalled discussing a breakfast meeting to determine cooperation to help Estes repay debts. Wheeler accused Cain of friendship with Estes and disputed the retainer details. Estes had signed grain payments over to Commercial Solvents to fund expansion, and owed about $5.7 million when arrested. Cain said Wheeler refused firm commitment but warned of the firm’s leverage in the Estes enterprise.
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Washington (Ap
Frank Cain
Commercial Solvents Corp
Billie Sol Estes
Wheeler
Estes
Cain
West
Texas
Lawrence area sees light rain while units win superior certificate
Rain amounts up to .90 inch fell about 14 miles southwest of Lawrence. The 89th Division Army Reserve unit in Lawrence earned a superior certificate for 1960-61 during summer camp at Ft. Leonard Wood. Presentation was by Maj. Gen. Clement C. Parrish to Capt. John Arduser. Foreign student enrollment at Kansas University summer session rose 20 percent to 100. Social Security aid sessions run Thursdays July 5 to Sept 27. Two top judges slated for the 1962 Lawrence Horse Show at the 4-H Fairgrounds. Perma-Line street striping being reapplied free of charge after weather delayed initial run.
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Army Reserve
Lawrence
89Th Regiment
89Th Div
Ft. Leonard Wood
Missouri
John Arduser
Kansas City
Kansas University
Clark Coan
Dick Hadley
Oklahoma City
Wisconsin
Iowa
Lexington
New Orleans
Shreveport
Santa Fe
N.M
Youngstown
Ohio
Hadley
Dean Smith Ends Military Career in KU Service
George B. Smith dean of Kansas University and Army Reserve colonel will retire Saturday with a ceremony at 11 a.m. in the Camp Forsyth area of Ft. Riley. The 1st Infantry Division 8th Infantry unit will conduct the event.
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George B. Smith
Kansas University
Army Reserve
Camp Forsyth
Ft. Riley
1St Infantry Division
8Th Infantry
Dean Smith
15Th Army
Europe
University
Ministers Clash Over Prayers in Public Education Debate
Clergy from Baptist and Methodist groups weigh in on the Supreme Court ruling and the role of faith in state sanctioned prayers. They warn against mixing church and state while urging religious education at home and in families. They stress the need for separation and careful interpretation to avoid alienating any faith community.
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Jesus Christ
Christ
M. C. Allen
First Baptist Church
Supreme Court
William Delaughder
Centenary Methodist Church
Russia
Get the Journal World at your summer address
Advertisement offering the Journal-World delivery at a summer address with phone contact V13 1000.
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Journal-World
Kansas Banks See Loans and Deposits Rise in 1961 62
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City reports Kansas member banks increased loans and investments by 83 million and deposits by 79 million from April 1961 to March 1962. Major loan gains were to businesses, farmers, individuals, and real estate with time deposits driving most growth.
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Federal Reserve
Kansas
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
U.S
Freeze technique offered to treat shaking palsy at AMA meet
Dr. Irving S. Cooper describes freezing brain cells with liquid nitrogen to stop tremors in Parkinsons disease. The procedure involves a cooled silver tip and short cooling bursts to locate and destroy the trouble area with minimal risk, with many patients returning to work. Public Health Service notes 300,000 with Parkinsons and 25,000 to 43,000 new cases yearly.
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Chicago
Irving S. Cooper
New York City
American Medical Association
Cooper
St. Barnabas Hospital
New York University Medical Center
Public Health Service
Living Costs Unchanged In May Despite June Rise Expected
The government index held at 105.2 percent of the 1957-59 base in May as lower food and gasoline prices offset higher housing and medical costs. Factory workers saw record after tax earnings and longer hours, with May weekly family earnings at 86.05 dollars, up from 85.70.
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Washington
Robert J. Myers
Labor Department
Myers
GOP Blames JFK for Market Drop
Washington Republicans press the Kennedy policies link to a stock market decline. The Senate Republican Policy Committee and the Republican National Committee cite a Yale speech by JFK on June 11 as fueling market drops and questions about federal fiscal responsibility.
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Washington
Kennedy
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Republican National Committee
Wall Street
Yale
Justice Dept subpoenas steel executives in price probe
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for expense accounts and other records from steel company executives as it probes a February to April steel price rise. Subpoenas targeted Dow Jones noted firms including U S Steel Bethlehem Wheeling Jones & Laughlin and related executives.
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Washington
Justice Department
Department
U.S. Steel Corp
New York
Dow Jones Business News Service
Pittsburgh
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Wheeling Steel Corp
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Ham radio drill links 230 stations across 32 states
Lawrence area amateurs contacted 230 stations in 32 states and two Canadian provinces during a 24 hour emergency drill sponsored by the American Radio Relay League. The Lawrence group used a generator at the George Berg farm on Highway 59 with many local members listed.
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Lawrence
States
American Radio Relay League
National Ham Group
Red Cross
Civil Defense
Lawrence Group
George Berg
Highway 59
Berg
Lawrence Amateur Radio Club
Kenneth Olson
Elmer Cramer
Harold Drennon
Gary Floyd
Karl Abegg
William Torneden
Lloyd Ericsson
Emman Berg
Len Stroud
William Fenstemaker
John Dingman Jr
Fred Kloepper
Russel Wible
Tom Fuller
Herman Mast
Ted Scott
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