Louisiana Gov. Earl Long weighs doctors ruling on future run
Governor Earl K. Long, 63, said he may defer a 1964 gubernatorial bid to doctors if they deem him unfit. He would resign before term end, seek the Democratic nomination, and hopes to win easily. Three New Orleans doctors urge rest and discourage political talk while he recovers.
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Covington
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Paul Pratt
Long
New Orleans
Associated Press
Antonello Named Director of Kansas City Municipal Auditorium
John Antonello, a longtime Kansas City theater and entertainment figure, was named director of the Municipal Auditorium. He succeeds Clarence B. Hoff, in a change tied to April municipal elections and a Democratic faction realignment.
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Kansas City
John Antonello
Municipal Auditorium
Clarence B. Hoff
Citizens Assn
City Hall
Antonello
Theater Enterprises Inc
Hoff
L. P. Cookingham
Cookingham
Fort Worth
Texas
Paseo High School
University of Missouri
University of Alabama
Paper Strikers To Vote Sunday In City Wide Strike
Kansas City AP reports striking printers will vote Sunday after noon on a proposal from the Kansas City Star and Kansas City Kansan. Walkout began June 18 after two days of talks mediated by the Federal Mediation Service. Vote set for 2 pm. early acceptance could allow the Times and Star to publish Monday morning.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Star
Kansas City Kansan
International Typographical Union
Federal Mediation Service
The
Times
Star
Kansan
Battle of the Little Bighorn anniversary notes and Comanche relic
Lawrence reports mark the 83rd anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn with Comanche the lone survivor found gravely wounded. The horse lives on in a glass display at KU Dyche Hall. Also notes an omitted camper name Kathy Bucheim and details the Lawrence Amateur Radio Club Field Day at KU transmitting tower.
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The
Little Big Horn
George Custer
Comanche
South Dakota
Kansas University Natural History Museum
Dyche Hall
Lawrence Amateur Radio Club
Kansas University Kanu-Fm
Iowa Street
LARC
Court notes on arrests and fines from Topeka police court
In Topeka police court Harry Chestnut faced drunkenness and destruction of public property charges with a $35 fine. Bosker of 730 North Second Street paid $40 for drunken conduct. Asher Passon of 506 West Sixth Street faced drunkenness and profane language with a $100 fine plus $500 appeal bond. Lawrence Hicks of 745 North Third Street was fined $25 for drunkenness. Glen Mencer of Dawson Springs Kentucky faced vagrancy and loitering with 30 days. William Harris of Lexington Kentucky pleaded innocent to vagrancy and loitering with a July 9 trial date in jail. Jack of bddd.
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Harry Chestnut
Topeka
Bate
Bosker
2Nd St
Asher Passon
6Th St
Lawrence Hicks
3Rd St
Glen Mencer
Dawson Springs
William Harris
Lexington
Jack
South Africa Faces Growing Tensions Over Apartheid Policy
A South African journalist cites apartheid as a strong but evolving system while noting rising non-European protests. Durban clashes with troops highlight crack in white rule as observers question Verwoerd's hardline stance and the impending pressure for reform.
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Associated Press
Durban
African Republic
South Africa
New Zealand Rugby Union Council
British Commonwealth
New Zealand
Nude stripper found dead in pharmacist helper apartment
The nude red haired entertainer known as Lorrie Vincent was found dead Friday night in an apartment occupied by Marvin Roth a pharmacist jailed on homicide suspicion. Coroner Harris said she was three months pregnant and an autopsy would determine the cause. Roth 29 faced federal narcotics sentence and worked as a taxi driver. He said Vincent sought an abortion and after they were intimate she grew ill and collapsed. He claimed resuscitation failed and did not call police, instead alerting a woman acquaintance.
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ST. Louis
Raymond I. Harris
Lorrie Vincent
Marvin Roth
Roth
Walter Gorman
University City
Miss Vincent
Steelworkers Say Talks Stall With No Wages Offer
The union claims eight weeks of negotiations have yielded no wage increases or contract gains as workers report continued stall and minimal movement from industry management despite settlement proposals.
Kansas Traffic Deaths Report 1959 Update
The Kansas State Accident Records notes traffic fatalities for the 24 hours ending at 9 p.m. In 1959 to date, 250 deaths. in the comparable 1958 period, 227 deaths.
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Topeka
Kansas
Democrats See Control of Legislature in 1960
Lt. Gov. Joseph Henkel State Treasurer George Hart and party leader Frank Theis spoke at the sixth annual Pot Boiling Day in Chanute Kansas. They predicted the Democrats will gain control of both houses of the Kansas Legislature in 1960 and Theis said Gov. George Docking will move up in the political picture next year toward the U S Senate or higher depending on political heft.
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Chanute
Kan
Joseph Henkel
George Hart
Frank Theis
Kansas
Theis
George Docking
U. S. Senate
Ex KU Student Killed in Jet Ejection Over Utah
Donald R. Cohn formerly of Mission Kansas and a KU student in 1948-49 and 1951 fell from a super sabre jet at Hill Air Force Base Utah after signaling an explosion. His parachute half opened and he was found dead as the plane crashed in a hay field. He served in Naval Reserve and Air Force ROTC and leaves a wife and four children at Holloman AFB New Mexico.
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Donald R. Cohn
Kansas University
Hill Air Force Base
Utah
Cohn
M. D. Cohn
Mission
Kan
Air Force Rotc
University of Mississippi
Hill Afb
Hollomon Air Force Base
N.M
Nichols earns honors and summer internship at KU
Nichols a Lawrence High graduate and Summerfield Scholar at Kansas University earned a straight A grade record this term. He won the Hilden Gibson award as outstanding political science student and will spend part of the summer in Rep William Avery's Washington office as one of Kansas' top students.
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Nichols
Lawrence High
Summerfield
Mt. Oread
Prade
Hilden Gibson
Washington, D.C
William Avery
R-Kan
Avery
The
Institute of International Education
U.S
Two Vehicle Crash Causes $450 in Damage at 7th and Mass
Damage estimated at 450 dollars resulted Friday from a two car accident at 7th and Mass Streets. No one was injured. Drivers were Hiram L. Chaffin, 58, of 1657 Indiana Avenue, and Roger Allen Scott, 18, of 1921 Vermont Street.
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7Th and
Mass
Sts
Hiram L. Chaffin
Ind
Roger Allen ‘Scott
Vt. St
Devastating H-Bomb War Recovery Discussed in Hearings
Senate and House atomic energy subcommittee hearings explored a nuclear war scenario in which 71 U S cities and 153 installations are struck with weapons of 114 billion tons of TNT. Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization figures estimate 54.8 million killed or fatally injured and 21.44 million injured but surviving. Rep. Chet Holifield noted the nation could recover despite the catastrophe.
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Washington
Congress
Senate House Atomic Energy Subcommittee
Subcommittee
U.S
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
Chet Holifield
Calif
Holifield Heads Subcommittee On Disaster Protection Costs
The subcommittee leader says recovery would need planning for a large scale disaster and accuses the federal government of failing to protect citizens. He predicts public response and tax support, with protection costs running into billions for shelters and supplies.
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Holifield
Four Killed in Two Crashes Near Stanley Kansas
Four people died early today in two crashes on U S 69 about four miles south of Stanley Kansas. A tractor-trailer overturned in Blue River Hills killing Lawrence Sorensen age 39 who lived near Austin Texas while the other driver Janie Smith 40 of Houston Texas was unhurt. Moments later a second crash near the scene killed John W McCreary Ethel Lee Burns and Ray Freeman all Kansas City residents in the auto involved.
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Kansas City
Stanley
Kan
U. S
Johnson County
Blue River Hills
Lawrence Sorensen
Austin
Tex
Sorensen
Janie Smith
Houston
John W. McCreary
Ethel Lee Burns
McCreary
Ray Freeman
Trail Riders Open New Arena Sunday Show Near Lawrence
The Douglas County Trail Riders host a free Sunday horse show at their new arena six miles west of Lawrence on Highway 40. Show starts at 1 p.m. with ribbons in all events and a trophy for the saddle club with the most uniformed riders. Spectators may watch from autos.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Highway 40
Six Mile Point
Saddle Club
Compromise seeks higher gasoline tax for interstate program
President Eisenhower urges raising the federal gasoline tax from 3 to 4 1/4 cents a gallon to fund the highway program. He warns the program could halt by 1961 without new federal funds.
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Eisenhower
Local Man Accidentally Shoots Himself in Foot
A 35-year-old Lawrence man accidentally shot his right foot while cleaning a .22 pistol around 6 am. He was admitted to Lawrence Memorial Hospital in good condition. George Calvin Wyatt of 1824 Tenn St told police the gun discharged as he attempted to clean it, unaware it was loaded.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
George Calvin Wyatt
Tenn, St
Baldwin Store Robbed. About $53 Looted From IGA
The Baldwin sheriff reports Ford's IGA in Baldwin was robbed of roughly $53 from a cash register. Entry was gained by breaking an east window. no other items were taken. Time window given as late Friday night or early today.
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Ford
IGA
Baldwin
Ad Reminder Looks Ahead to Summer Journal-World
The note urges sending the Journal-World to a summer address and provides a phone listing Ph. VI 3-1000 for an advertisement. The brief item frames a convenient contact point for readers.
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Journal- World
Docking Sets Up Finance Meeting
Gov. George Docking scheduled a State Finance Council meeting for Monday to consider the University of Kansas Medical Center's request to exceed budget limits. The center and the Regents asked for council authorization to use 196 929 dollars from unrestricted fees for the rest of the fiscal year. Docking stressed the Regents must ensure tighter budgeting, as they work on firmer future controls.
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Topeka
George Docking
State Finance Council
University of Kasas Medical Center
State Board of Regents
Sweeting
Docking
Regents
Chicago
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