City delays meters until space plan settled in Lawrence
The City Commission postponed installing parking meters for 500 spaces on Vermont and New Hampshire Streets to await additional downtown parking space. Plans include a 900 block Massachusetts Street lot and diagonal curb parking on the west side of Kentucky Street, potentially adding up to 50 spaces.
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Lawrence
Vermont
New Hampshire
Jim Wigglesworth
Massachusetts Street
Vermont Street
New Hampshire Street
Central Park
Kentucky Street
Sixth
Eighth
Wigglesworth
Commission
Commission. i
A. T. (Buck) Hodges
Martin Tractor Co
Topeka
Michigan Street
Twentieth Street
Twentieth Terrace
Mitchell Road
Club Will Hear Report On State Lake Proposal
The Douglas County Sportsman's club will hear a report next Tuesday on a possible new state lake in the county. Ross Beech of Hays, chair of the State Fish and Game Commission, will discuss state fish and game activities and lake possibilities for the county. Dr Eugene Berney of Atchison, district fish and game commissioner, will join a panel discussion. All interested persons are invited to attend at 8 p m at the 4 H Fairgrounds.
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Douglas County Sportsman's Club
Ross Beech
Hays
State Fish and Game Commission
Eugene
Berney
Atchigan
Wreck Victim Conditions Updated After Fatal Crash
Elmer Robin Robinson 21 remained in poor condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a Sunday crash that killed Wyona May Hurst 13 and Elmer G. Boyd 23. Surviving passenger Yola Scott 25 was in fairly good condition. the two other occupants were pronounced dead.
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Elmer Robin Robinson
Pleasant Grove
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Yola Scott
Robinson
Wyona May Hurst
Elmer G. Boyd
Topeka
Architects Conference Opens Today at KU
About eighty people attend the annual arch conference at Kansas University. Bernard Tomson, New York lawyer, spoke on office practice and fees. Speed Warner of Speed Warner Inc discussed bonds and insurance procedures for architectural offices. Conference sponsored by the Kansas and Kansas City chapters of the American Institute of Architects and KU Architecture Department and Extension.
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Swat
Todas
Att Kansas University
Wil
Bernard Tamson
New York
Tomson
Speed Warner
Speed Warner Inc
Kansas City
Kansas
The
American Institute of Architects
Architecture Department
University Extension
Kansas State Enjoys Warm KU Support After Conference Win
Kansas State receives broad backing from the University of Kansas community after clinching the Big Seven title. KU officials and fans pledge state-wide backing as the Wildcats head to the NCAA Regional, with KU figures expressing pride in a state champion and eagerness to cheer them on.
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A.C
K.U
Kansas State
Franklin D. Murphy
Dr. Murphy
Wildcats
Raymond Nichols
Secr Petary
George Baxter Smith
Fritz Schneider
Keith Lawton
Dick Wintermore
K.U. Alumni Association
Dr. Allen
Kansas
John Parker
Mission
Wildcat
Parker
Missouri
Norm Stewart
K-State
Lew Johnson
K. U
Tkstate
S.M.U
E. P. Mooman
Kansas Highway Patrol
Western Powers Weigh U N Emergency Session
United States Britain and France discuss advisability of calling the U N Security Council into emergency session over Middle East tensions. Quarters say no decision has been reached yet as diplomats acknowledge the gravity of the crisis worsening.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Middle East
United States
Britain
France
World Organization
Mideast
Open Policy Best Course to Follow In Any Business Reed
Clyde M. Reed Jr. urged open public relations at a City Clerk School session at Kansas University. He called for open access to public records and meetings, accurate reporting by media, and public accountability, warning against secrecy in government.
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Reed
Clyde M. Reed Jr
Parsons Sun
City Clerk School
Kansas University
Washington
Student Blasts A U President At Alabama Rally
Leonard Wilson a 20 year old sophomore from Selma challenged University of Alabama leaders to purge the school calling for a house cleaning over presegregation views. He labeled the university mob action investigation a witch hunt and inquisition during a rally of the Association of Citizens Councils of Alabama. He cited AP dispatches and alleged Dr Oliver Carmichael lacked courage to tell newspapers of potential admission of qualified Negro students.
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Birmingham
Ala
University of Alabama
Leonard Wilson
Selma
First Citizens ‘Council
Alabama
Wilson
Association of Citizens Councils of Alabama
Autherine Lucy
Associated Press
Oliver C. Carmichael
University
New York Times
New York Herald Tribune
Deaths and Funerals In Topeka and Lawrence Area
Funeral services announced for Mrs Myrtle Belcher to be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at McMichael Memorial Home Topeka Survivors include husband Harry Belcher daughter Mrs William Fincher and four grandchildren plus several stepdaughters and siblings Frank Martin Smith 59 died on his farm in Tonganoxie born 1897 served in WWI married Eva Baker 1922 farm millwright at Sunflower Ordnance Works survived by wife three daughters three sons and ten grandchildren Ida Osborn 88 died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital long time McLouth resident survived by son Edgar and siblings. Rumsey Funeral Home in charge.
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McMichael Mediial
Topeka
Frank Martin Smith
Tonganoxie
Jewel City
Merchant Marine
Eva Baker
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Eva Smith
Wanda M. Robb
Roswell
N. M
Frances Moore
Gallup
Mary Smith
Joe Martin Smith
Lawrence
Robert M. Smith
Independence
Herbert Martin Smith
Cecil E. Smith
Quisenberry Funeral Home
Ida Osborn
Tenn
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
McLouth
Edgar
Ab Fidler
James Fidler
Matilda.Thornton
Rumsey Funeral Home
Hospital Admits and Birth Announcements Across Town
Memorial Hospital lists numerous admissions in Greensboro and surrounding areas. Names and ages appear with addresses and several entries note newborns and recent births at homes and clinics.
Senator Smith backs soil bank amid farm bill showdown
Senator H Alexander Smith of New Jersey urged rejection of rigid price supports and endorsed the administration billion dollar soil bank proposal. He argued combining both would be a contradiction and said the bank would reduce production and surpluses without harming farmers income, aiding New Jersey vegetable and potato growers hurt by non supported crop competition.
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Washington
H. Alexander Smith
Senate
Eisenhower
Smith
Senate Agriculture Committee
New Jersey
Market At A Glance Mixed Grains and Cattle Activity
Markets at a glance show oil and rail declines while bonds slide. Cattle and hogs move higher with steer and heifer prices lifting. inventories list steady to higher, with lambs and sheep also firm. Kansas City futures note mixed wheat and corn movements and regional price ranges.
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Kansas City
Market Data and Wall Street Summary from The Day
Local markets list grade A ib figures for poultry eggs butterfat and hogs with prices. The Day in Wall Street notes an irregularly lower session with Ford Motor drawing attention at its NYSE debut and trading near 61 to 62 as volume about 2.3 million shares.
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Wall Street
New York
Ford Motor
New York Stock Exchange
Red Cross Residential Area Drive Kicks Off
The Red Cross funds push begins with a kickoff meeting for residential workers at 10 a m. Coffee and doughnuts precede canvassing as volunteers collect supplies. The goal for this phase is 4800 with a county total of 16732 and aims to finish by March 15. Drive chairmen are Mrs. Bill Yates and Mrs. Carroll Clark. North Lawrence already started. others urged to attend. Any black worker unable to attend may pick up supplies at the Red Cross office.
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Red Cross
Bill Yates
Carroll Clark
North Lawrence
County Traffic Fine for Stop Sign Violation
Paul Henry Mueller of Kansas City was fined ten dollars and court costs in County Court after running a stop sign.
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Paul Henry Mueller
Kansas City
Fund Drive for Multiple Sclerosis Set in Lawrence
Douglas County Multiple Sclerosis Campaign schedules a Thursday fundraiser in Lawrence's business district. Lawrence Jaycees lead volunteers Fred S and others including Don Robertsch Gene Doane Wes Whitey and Norman White with William Lemesang as chairman guiding the drive.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Lawrence Jaycees
Fred S&s
Ralf Freed
Don Robertsch
Gene Doane
Wes Whitey
Y Jpe Langehofer
Harold Heubner
Norman White
Harry Starks
Byron Sneegas
Lewis Rankin
Richard Fluff
William Lemesang
GOP Meeting Rescheduled in Douglas County District Courtroom
The Douglas County Republican Central Committee meeting is moved to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday March 12 in the District Courtroom to elect delegates for the district convention in Ottawa four weeks later. It was postponed from this Tuesday due to the K U Kansas State basketball game.
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Douglas County
Republican Central Committee
Ottawa
Kansas Traffic Deaths To Date 1956 95 1955 87
State Accident Records section lists traffic fatalities for the last 24 hours and year to date. The entry includes figures for 1956 and 1955 and expresses thanks from several individuals for hospital care, flowers, cards, and support. Names appear with relatives and local friends acknowledging kindness.
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Kansas
Tors
Frink
Mitchell
Harold E. Neil
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