England Will Not Quit Position As A Power
Prime Minister Eden declared Britain will never abdicate as a world power amid Middle East troubles. He warned only a neutral policy could end in neutrality and death for Britain. U.S., Britain, and France reportedly reached basic understandings on military moves if a new Arab revolt breaks out.
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Cbr
Middle East
Melon
Tiritain
Eden
London
United States
Eisenhower
Congress
France
Guy Mollet
Algeria
Cyprus
Holy Land
Job Nearly Finished At Episcopal Church
Preparations near completion for the first services Sunday at Trinity Episcopal Church since a major fire last April. Rev. Robert Swift says the rebuilt facility costs exceed 150000 dollars with Constant Construction Co and Norris Brothers handling work. The plan uses the original foundation and steeple, adds a rear balcony and a 22 rank Reuter organ, and includes air conditioning. The church raised 70000 dollars in a fund drive plus about 115000 insurance.
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Trinity Episcopal Church
Robert Swift
Lawrence
Constant Construction Co
Norris Brothers
Reuter Organ Co
Swift
Turnpike condemnation cases settle out of court
Two more Kansas Turnpike Authority condemnation cases were settled out of court. Five of eight cases on this term have been settled. The next scheduled case will be heard March 22 before a jury in district court and concerns land owned by C A Buhnmier Dittrich. Group I jurors for February term have been discharged, clerk Lucille Allison said.
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Kansas Turnpike Authority
C. A
Ina Buhnmaier Dittrich
Lucille Allison
Local births reported at Memorial and area hospitals
Memorial Hospital records list new births and parents from surrounding towns including Mr. and Mrs. Norman Kelley McLouth with a son, and Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Treas Wellsville with a son born today. Additional residents named include Charlotte Altenbernd Ida Buchholtz Linda Schlink and others at addresses in Ohio Street N. J. Street Elm Street Pa. Street and Edgerton.
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Charlotte Altenbernd
Ida L. Buchholtz
Ohio St
Linda Kay Schlink
Gene J. Smoyer
Irene Freeman
N. J. St
Wilma Radford
DeSoto
Glenn Harrell
Jerry Kemberling
Elm St
Irene Steele
Janice Messenheimer
20Th St
Terr
Michael Chavez
Pa. St
Norman Kelley
McLouth
Edward H. Treas
Wellsville
Marriage Licenses Issued in Probate Court
Marriage licenses were issued Thursday from Probate Court to John H. Roberts 25 and Charlotte Darlene McMullen 18 of Topeka and to Billy Dee Warrington 19 and Delores Jean Dunn 18 of Lawrence.
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John H. Roberts
Charlotte Darlene McMullen
Topeka
Billy Dee Warrington
Delores Jean Dunn
Lawrence
Ike Stand Challenged In Integration Debate
In Washington Senator Lehman challenges President Eisenhower to enforce the Supreme Court school integration decree. Senator Case of Oregon-NJ criticizes Nixon for injecting politics into the issue and says the President’s position is clear and not neutral in the segregation debate.
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Ike
Washington
ePhower
Senate
Lehman
Son
Newberger
D-Dred
Nixon
New York
Lehtan
Supreme Court
Eisenhower
Case
United States
Three Die In Fire At Maremb County Home
In Maremb County a mother Julia Veneel 37 and her daughters Nancy 12 Christine 3 were found dead after an early smoking fire consumed their five room frame house. Police theorize the victims were shot before the blaze.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Maremb County
Julia Veneel
Nancy
Christine
Lawrence sees record bank debits amid bright economic outlook
Lawrence reports nine percent higher bank debits through February 1956 than 1955 with January and February setting monthly records at 18 066 000 and 16 420 000 respectively. The seven state Federal Reserve district mirrors the rise as last year saw a Lawrence high of 212 million. Street light upgrades begin with six wooden poles replaced by ornamental steel on New Hampshire. Kansas Power and Light Co. authorized to proceed. Turnpike paving delays due to weather with Western Contracting and Tecon Paving detailing multi million contracts for 35 1 2 miles and about 2044 miles divergent. A barber notes misinfo about Easter dates and joke about Grant's Tomb.
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Lawrence
Kansas City Reserve Bank
Lawrence Bank
Federal Reserve
Kansas City Bank
U. S
New Hampshire
Kansas Power and Light Co
Kansas ‘Turnpike
Western Contracting Corp
Sioux City
Western
Topeka
Tecon Paving Co. of
Dallas
Bonner Springs
Tecon
Kaw River
Crop Predictions Show U.S. Corn At Three Billion Bushels
USDA forecast for 1949 places corn at 3,000,000,000 bushels based on March 1 planting plans and average yields. Spring wheat is pegged at 188,000,000 bushels with last year’s totals and 10 year averages noted.acreage by state highlights Kansas figures for corn oats barley sorghums and sugar beets with percentages of last year’s plantings.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Kansas
Local Girl Elected Vice President of AWS at KU
Sara Lawrence, 2101 La. St., a College sophomore, has been elected vice president of the Associated Women Students for 1956 57 at Kansas University. More than 900 of 1500 eligible voters participated, a record, per Dean of Women Martha Peterson. Other officers include President Joy Immer, Secretary Martha Crowley, Treasurer Sandra Falwell. Representatives to All Student Council named from sororities Sally Rice and Mary Kay Shaughnessy, with Senators listed from Beloit to Wichita.
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Sara Lawrence
la. St
Associated Women Students
Kansas University
AWS
K.U
Martha Peterson
Joy Immer
Kirkwood
Martha Crowley
Pittsburg
Sandra Falwell
Kansas City
Sally Rice
Abilene
Mary Kay Shaughnessy
Ottawa
Dee Daniels
Beloit
Kala Lou Mays
Great Bend
Elizabeth Burke
Velda Marcum
Overland Park
Carol Hill
Stafford
Sandra. James
Wichita
Police Court Sentences Three at Morning Session
Three defendants appeared in police court this morning. Michael J. Landis of 1006 Hilltop Dr was fined 10 dollars with suspension for one traffic school session for failure to reduce speed. Gayle Houseworth of 130 Oak Hill Ave was fined 10 dollars with a 10 day suspended sentence and 30 day license loss for failing to reduce speed. Richard Rucker of Carapolis Pennsylvania was fined 30 dollars with 15 dollars suspended for six months probation for speeding.
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Michael J. Landis
Hilltop Dr
Gayle Houseworth
Oak Hill Ave
Richard Rucker
Carapolis
Kansas Firms Build Biggest U S Jet and Light Planes
Kansas firms led by Beech Cessna and Boeing are expanding the nations aircraft output. They produce the world’s smallest jet prototype Beech Model 73 and Cessna’s twin jet trainers while Beech Boeing and Cessna back guided missiles and pilotless craft. The trio in Wichita employs about 31,640 workers across plants and shops in Kansas and nearby states.
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Commere
Wichita
Boeing
Beech
Cessna
Kansas
Busness
Midwest
Beech and
Cesgna
Air Force
Beechcraft Research & Development , Inc
Boulder
Colo
States
Journal-World Classifieds Highlight Homes for Rent
Advertisers offer the best houses apartments and rooms for move in. The Journal-World classified page features listings across urban areas with photos prices and contact details.
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Journal-World
Kansas State Cage Club Luncheon Highlights Local Support
About 40 graduates and friends of Kansas State College attended a luncheon with the K State basketball team and coaching staff. Shp Winter served as master of ceremonies and introduced Athletic Director Larry Mullins and successor Bebe Lee, coach Tex Winter and Howard Shannon. Alumni secretary Kenny Ford and other local figures spoke as Manhattan and Lawrence supporters pledged backing ahead of the NCAA regional tournament against Oklahoma City University at Allen Fieldhouse.
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Frienti
Kansas State College
Eldridge
Kansas State
Shp Winter
Direeter
Larry Mullins
Bebe Lee
Tex Winter
Howard Shannon
Kenny Ford
Lawrence
Arthur Lonborg
F.C. Allen
Dick Harp
Dolph Simons
Fred Ellsworth
Manhattan
K.U
K- State
Oklahoma City University
K-State
Allen Fieldhouse
Char Hedrick
Winter
Rural Phase Opens in 1956 Douglas Red Cross Drive
The final phase of Douglas County Red Cross fund drive begins as rural workers receive supplies from Edmondson and precinct captains. The drive totals $7,500 of a $16,732 goal with rural collections nearing one third of a $4,500 residential target while business gifts lag.
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Douglas County Red Cross
Edmondson
Red Cross
Idrive
Deaths and Funerals Charles Disque
Charles Disque 79 longtime Centropolis resident died Thursday at Cedar House Nursing Home Ottawa after a week’s stay. Born May 5 1876 in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania he moved to Centropolis as a child. He married Ella Mohler and farmed northeast of Centropolis for 50 years later living with son Homer in Lawrence. Survived by three sons Fred Ottawa Chester and Homer Lawrence five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p m Saturday at Towner Funeral Home Ottawa Rev Robert Craig officiating burial Highland Cemetery Ottawa.
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Centropolis
Cedar House
Ottawa
Wilks Barre
Penn
Ella Mohler
Homer
Lawrence
Fred
Chester
Towner,Funeral Home
Robert Craig
Highland Cemetery
Obituary Notices for Pippert and Haley in Lawrence area
Luella Pippert 87 of 712 R I St died yesterday at home born February 28 1869 in Owensboro Kentucky moved to the community 65 years ago Survived by four sons Hary Elmer Frank Pippert all of Lawrence and Earl Pippert Twenty Nine Palms California four grandchildren funeral Monday Rumsey Funeral Home Rev Leland Young officiating burial Oak Hill Cemetery William Haley Sr 87 died Thursday evening at Lawrence Memorial Hospital services 2 pm Tuesday Rumsey Funeral Home burial Hardy Oak Cemetery widow Lillie Haley two daughters Edith DeLong of Perry Clovis Kirby Jason nine sisters and three grandchildren three grandsons and three granddaughters.
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Luella Pippert
R. I. St
Owensboro
Hary
Elmer
Frank Pippert
Lawrence
Earl Pippert
Palms
Calif
Rumsey Funeral Home
Leland Young
Oak Hill Cemetery
Rumsey Funeral
Albert F. Bramble
Hardy Oak Cemetery
Lillie Haley
Edith DeLong
Perry
Clovis Kirby
Towa St.Jason
William Haley Jr
Route 3
Della Stewart
Tonganoxie
Myrtle Parker
la Mesa
Ruby Harlan
Liberal
Nellie Cobb
Bloomington
Tiny Shandy
St. George
Racie Koppenhoffer
Ruth Worrel
Bertha White
Sammy Caylor
Manhattan
Bill to Limit Size Of Political Gifts May Pass This Year
Senate Democrats led by Johnson of Texas and Republican Leader Knowland of California draft a clean elections bill to curb large individual gifts to party funds. They propose a new amendment to require public disclosure of contributions over 5,000 while placing a ceiling on total yearly gifts to presidential and congressional campaigns.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Texas
Suil
Workers Remove Roof in Old Telephone Building
Workers are removing a temporary roof from the old section of the telephone building at 734 Vt. St. in preparation for the final remodeling phase. The equipment and boards section was finished last fall. roofing and interior work remain, with completion expected by mid summer. The project started in late December 1954 and the building will become a two story structure with a basement.
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Vt. St
Markets At a Glance Mixed Prices Across Commodities
Markets at a glance show mixed stocks with copper higher and government bonds lower. Cotton irregular as commissions buy, wheat steady with rallies, corn firm on cash prices, oats down March, hogs steady to 25 cents higher with top at 1325, cattle steers nominally steady to 21.50.
Market summaries and Wall Street notes from Kansas City and New York
Market desks report mixed activity with grains, cattle and futures prices showing small shifts. In New York the stock market drifted mixed late trading with gains in copper and coal stocks after Anaconda’s pricing move. noted are margins on copper imports and potential long distance coal shipments. The piece closes with a trivia line on the planet Marg’s mean distance from the Sun.
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Wall Street
New York
Anaconda
U.S
Chile
Pittsburgh
Chorus Winners Named in KU Greek Week Song Fest
Chi Omega and Beta Theta Pi captured the top chorus division honors at the Inter-Fraternity Council Panhellenic Council song fest held Thursday night at Kansas University. Delta Delta Delta and Kappa Kappa Gamma followed in sorority standings, with Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Sigma Nu leading the fraternity results. Delta Upsilon won the small ensemble division.
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Chi Omega
Beta ‘Theta Pi
Kansas University
Memorial Union Building
Delta Delta Delta
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Sigma Nu
Delta Upsilon Social Fraternity
Trian
Sigma Ixappa Social Sorority
Jayhawk Drive
Kansas University Foreign Students Start Friendship Tour
Twenty two KU foreign students depart Saturday for a four day Western Kansas trip called Operation Friendship. They will visit Colby Atwood and Stockton spend a day with families and guest lecture to high school pupils present exhibits and a program each evening.
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Kansas University
Kansas
Colby
Atwood
Stockton
University Alumni Association committee meeting ends with game plans
The Wie membership finance committee of the Alumni Association met this afternoon at Kansas University. After the meeting the group planned to attend dinner in the Memorial Union Building and the first round NCAA regional playoff games in Allen.
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Wie
Nnance
Alumni Association
Kansas University
Grop
Memorial Union Building
Allen Fieldhouse
Kansas City Livestock Prices Mixed Despite Demand
Kansas City market shows limited buyers while cattle mostly steady to higher. Cattle buyers report few good steers at 16.25 and commercial cows up to 13.00. Hog prices rise 25 to 50 cents with barrows and gilts 13.50 to 14.75 and sows around 5.50.
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U.S
KU Psychologists Awarded Ford Foundation Research Funds
Two Kansas University psychology faculty, Dr. Roger Barker and Dr. Fritz Heider, received Ford Foundation research awards totaling 4 250. The grants support mature behavioral scientists and permit flexible use of funds. Heider, Austrian born, joined KU in 1947 and has held Guggenheim status. Barker, former department chair, co directed the Midwest Child Study Center at Oskaloosa and has overseen projects exceeding 100 000 since 1947.
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Kansas University
Ford Foundation
Roger Barker
Fritg Heider
John H. Nelson
K. U
Heider
Vienna
Austria
Graz University
Hamburg University
Germany
Smith College
Clark School For the Deaf
Northampton
Mass
Barker
Midwest Child Study Center
Oskaloosa
Herbert Wright
Midwest
Stanford University
Illinois
Iowa
Harvard
Clark Universities
Eugene Riling Joins Lawrence Law Firm
Eugene Riling joins the law firm of Riling and Riling at 906 Mass Street as the third member. He is son of John J. Riling, a 45 year veteran at the same address, and nephew of Edward T. The new lawyer graduated from Kansas University last class and passed the bar in Topeka. He was admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court and is married with two sons. The family resides at 842 Miss Street.
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Riling and Riling
Mass
St. Eugene
John J. Riling
Riling
John Riling
Edward T
Kansas University
Topeka
U.S. District Court
Eugene
Miss, St
Local Woman Injured In Two Car Collision
Mrs. Dall Kirkpatrick aged 30 of 1018 Vt St suffered minor injuries in a Thursday crash at 17th and Vt Sts. She was taken home and treated by a physician. She rode as a passenger in a car driven by David Kirkpatrick 20 of the same address. The Kirkpatrick car collided with a vehicle driven by Frances Riley 50 of 1647 Vt St. Estimated damage was 700 dollars.
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Dall “Kirkpatrick
Vt. St
Sts
Bundesrat approves West German military measures
In Berlin the West German Bundesrat unanimously approved steps to create a German armed link in the Western defense alliance. The session, the first held in divided Berlin, met in Bonn's spirit for a reunified Germany with Berlin as capital, aiming to reassure West Berlin residents they are not forgotten by the Bonn government.
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Berlin
West Germany
Bundesrat
Bonn
Germany
West Berlin
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