Greeks Week at KU Highlights Campus Festivities
Kansas University hosts Greek Week with 42 organized houses and 13 sororities set to reveal pledge lists Wednesday. Highlights include a pledge banquet, Inter-Fraternity sing, scholarship banquet, chariot races on Jayhawk Boulevard, and a Greek Week Dance with a queen to be named among finalists Mary Gay Dillingham Pat Swanson and Nancy Varney. Washington action focuses on a three month extension of emergency jobless benefits with debate on federal standards and a pending Easter recess.
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Kansas University
Lawrence
Kansas Union
Douglas County
Jayhawk Boulevard
Mary Gay Dillingham
Salina
Pat Wanson
Newton
Nancy Varney
Kansas City
Deliberate Fire Damages Downtown Topeka Store
A Topeka fire caused thousands of dollars in damage, starting in a hallway above Berkson's, a women's apparel shop. Fire Chief William Cawker called for help from the Fire Marshal's office and NFIA as investigators consider arson. Berkson's declined to estimate losses. an earlier blaze nearby was extinguished with minimal damage.
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Topeka
William Cawker
Gate Fire Marshal's Office
National Fire Insurance Underwriters Assn
Cawker
Berkson’s
Nape Pittle
Berkson's Inc
New York
House GOP Fails in Try TOPEKA Veto Override Attempt
The Kansas House, controlled by Republicans, went through motions to override Governor George Docking's veto to transfer an extra one million dollars to the state emergency fund. They lacked the votes, needing 84, and sought only to set a record.
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Topeka
Kansas House
George Docking
Deaths and Funerals of Glen Turner and Eleanor Hobby
Funeral services for Glen Sugar Turner, 38, a former Lawrence resident now in Denver, will be 2:30 p.m. Friday at Trenzine Mortuary in Denver with burial there. Eleanor C. Hobby, 69, of Kauai Hawaii, died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and will have a memorial service in Lihue, Kauai. She was a retired Hawaii schoolteacher and principal. Survivors include daughter Mrs. William C. Young of Westwood, son Dr. Richard P. Hobby, and siblings.
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Glen
Sugar) Turner
Glen (Suzar) Turner
Lawwence
Denver
Trenzine Mortuary
Lawrence
Turner
Drake
Altery
Eleanor C. Hobby
Ihue
Kauai
Hawaii
Lawrence Memorial Haipital
Hobby
William C. Young
Westwood
Sporn
Des Moines
Iowa
Lihue
Sooper-Warren Mortuary
Young
Richard P. Hobby
Garden Grove
Calif
Gertrude Cutler
John Coon
San Leandro
Ralph Coon
Forrests City
Meeting Notice for Verbal Lodge of Perfection
Special communication on Wednesday March 18 with estem degree work at 7 30 p m including 4th 5th and 6th degrees. Sojourners welcome. Ernest A Pontius, V M O Wright, Secy Adv
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Estem
Ernest A. Pontius
V. M
O. Wright
Secy
Medical Care Plan Is Killed In Kansas House
AP dispatch reports the Kansas House killed a bill to create a statewide medical care plan for welfare recipients, aiming to standardize welfare medical expenditures and raise allocations from 6.50 to 8.50 per recipient monthly. The session also advanced salary hikes for state officials and proposed creation of a new state civil service department. hunting and fishing license fees were amended, with resident fees set at 2.50 and combination licenses at 4.50, while Senate guidance proposed 3 per license.
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Topeka
Kansas House
House
House State Affairs Committee
Department of Civil Service
Civil Service
State Finance Council
House Forestry, Fish and Game Committee
Senate
Memorial Hospital Names Residents and Births
Memorial Hospital lists residents and recent births including Harold Lisher 1012 Ala St Albert Thayer 2301 Mass St Alfred Snapp 24 Maple St Mrs Geraldine Scott 1921 Vt St Elm er Beard 226 Locust St Mrs Melisa Daniels 1239 N Y St Bernard Shaffer 933 Ma St Robert Brown 515 Fla St Ray Weakley 721 Ind St Russell Calvert Williamstown Mrs Susie Bermudez 932 N J St Mrs Virginia Wessley Eudora Mrs Janette McCullough 2519 W 9th St Mrs Augusta Patton 729 Conn St Clyde Nichols Eudora Mrs Rose Vieth 729 Mass St Bernard Hausherr Jr 836 Tenn St Mrs Janette McCullough 2519 W 9th St Karen Snow 944 E 19th St Mrs Grace Meuffels and baby boy 1406 Pa St Mrs Jane Ronca 720 La St Mrs Catherine Brubaker and baby girl 833 E Wth St Mr and Mrs Jesse Bermudez 932 N J St a son today.
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Harold Lisher
Ala. St
Albert Thayer
Mass. St
Alfred Snapp
Maple St
Geraldine Scott
Vt. St
Elmer Beard
Locust St
Melisa Daniels
Y. St
Bernard Shaffer
Ma. St
Robert Brown
Fla. St
Ray Weakley
Ind. St
Russell Calvert
Williamstown
Susie Bermudez
N. J. St
Virginia Wessley
Eudora
Janette McCullough
W. 9Th St
Augusta Patton
Conn. St
Clyde Nichols
Rose Vieth
Bernard Hausherr Jr
Tenn
Karen Snow
E. 19Th St
Grace’ Meuffels
Pa. St
Jane Ronca
la. St
Catherine Brubaker
E. Wth
30 Guatemalan Students Visit Kansas University
Thirty Guatemalan university students arrived in Lawrence for a campus tour and cultural exchanges with the political science and Spanish departments. Their one month U S State Department program started in New Orleans and included visits to religious foundations, the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, and a bus trip from Memphis through Memphis to Lawrence.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
United States
U. S. State Department
New Orleans
Memphis
Tenn
Menningers’ Foundation
Topeka
Leaders Announce MS Drive Plan For Saturday Campaign
Milton P. Allen and Charles Springer, co chairmen of the Lawrence Multiple Sclerosis drive, said all arrangements are complete for Saturdays house to house canvass by EU sororities from 9 30 to noon and downtown solicitations. They aim to approach a 3000 goal and note MS funds support research.
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Milton P. Allen
Charles Springer
Lawrence
Aller
Wolfe
Douglas County
Eisenhower Eyes Early Meetings With Soviets
The article notes President Eisenhower signaling a possible early foreign ministers meeting with the Soviets and a planned summer summit if developments justify it. It mentions a heads of government meeting and places it three days before Harold Macmillan’s arrival for strategy talks in Washington.
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United States
Eisenhower
Britain
Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
Elevator Razed By Newton Fire
A Consolidated Milling Co elevator in Newton was gutted by fire, damaging 250000 pounds of flour. The blaze began near the top of the structure and the cause is undetermined. Firemen gained control hours after discovery at about 5 30 a m Sparks from the blaze ignited the roof of a nearby house and firefighter Dale Perkins was overcome by smoke.
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Newton (Ap
Consolidated Milling Co
Dale Perkins
Experimental Theater opens The Great God Brown at KU
A full house welcomed the Eugene ONeill drama The Great God Brown as the Experimental Theater group at Kansas University staged seven performances from Monday night. All shows begin at 8 pm with Friday and Saturday sold out, amid talks of a possible Broadway run.
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Great God Brown
Kansas University
Eugene O’neill
Move to Boost County School Aid Is Killed
TOPEKA AP A bill to hike county support of high schools was killed by the Senate Education Committee. Passed by the House, it would raise per pupil county funds for high schools by 25 to 80 dollars, larger schools receiving larger increases.
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Topeka
Senate Education Committee
House
Powerful Cancer Weapon Goes Online at Brookhaven
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a new million watt reactor designed for medical use has begun operation at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton New York. It achieved criticality at 9 44 p m Sunday and should be ready for patient use later this year. The device will aid brain tumor research and possibly extend life for some patients though no cures are yet expected.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Upton
N.Y
Watt
Brookhaven
Jury Will Return To Set Woman's Fate for Murder
Ventura California AP jury convicts Elizabeth Duncan of hiring a killer to murder her daughter in law Olga Duncan. Jury must choose between death in the gas chamber or life imprisonment. Duncan maintains insanity plea before sentencing. Her son Frank and his bride Olga were present. Duncan sobs in jail after verdict.
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Ventura
Calif
Elizabeth Duncan
Frank
Olga
S. Ward
Sullivan
Docking Will Sign Price-Fixing Bill
TOPEKA AP Gov George Docking sign a liquor price fixing bill and Atty Gen John Anderson plans to challenge its constitutionality The measure would let the state alcohol control director set minimum retail liquor prices from distiller suggested prices Anderson said he believes the bill would be unconstitutional and expects to file action unless he changes his mind
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Congress
Harry F. Byrd
Dva
Senate Finance Committee
House
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Finance Committee
Kennedy
Topeka
George Docking
Atty
John Anderson
Alcoholic Beverage Control Director
Anderson
GOP Forms Legislative Campaign Committee in Kansas
Kansas Republican lawmakers formed a legislative campaign committee at a meeting attended by 94 of 101 GOP legislators. Sen. Verne Hoisington of Paradise was elected chairman and Rep. Robert Anderson of Ottawa as vice chairman. District co-chairmen include Brown and Murrell in the first district and Hults and Anderson in the second.
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Topeka
Kansas
Verne E. Hoisington
Paradise
Robert A. Anderson
Ottawa
Sam Mellinger
GOP
W. R. Brown
Emmett
T. M. Murrell
Don Hults
Lawrence
Anderson
Bill Fribley
Crest- Jine
Merv Lemert
Sedan
Vernon Stroberg
Newton
L. J. Blythe
White City
Howard Adams
Mample Hill
Max Dice
Johnson, and Son
Lauren Jones
Dodge City
Kansas House Approves 37 Bills Ahead of Adjournment
TOPEKA AP The Kansas House passed 37 bills today as it moves to trim the backlog before adjournment this week. Most measures are local or minor and will go to the governor for action.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Seminar Aims To Gather 125 Local Supervisors At KU
About 125 local business and industrial supervisors are expected to attend the second annual Supervisory Seminar at Kansas University. Dr. George D. Heaton of Charlotte, a noted personnel consultant, will be the featured speaker. Heaton trains supervisors for 10 southeastern firms and has directed programs for Du Pont, Alcoa, Standard Oil NJ, and US Rubber. The program runs 2 p m to about 8 30 p m, allowing attendees to return to work.
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Kansas University
George D. Heaton
Charlotte
N. C
National Safety Conference
Foreman’s Clubs
Research Institute of American
American Society of Training Directors
Logsdon
Seminar planning group named in Lawrence
The planning committee for the seminar convenes in the Kansas Union with members including George Fisher of Di Pont De Nemours in Topeka John Carr of L F M Manufacturing in Atchison Harold Horn Hallmark Cards M Elsworth Titus Hallmark generals team Robert Schmidt Callery Chemical Roy Rogers Lawrence Paper E Stellmacher Westvaco J D King Sanitary Milk Alan Fisher Reuter Organ and Ralph Turner Cooperative Farm Chemicals all based in Lawrence Sponsors are Lawrence Adult Education and University Extension.
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Kansas Union
George Fisher
di Pont de Nemours Co
Topeka
John Carr
L. F. M. Manufacturing Co
Atchison
Harold Horn
M. Elsworth Titus
Hallmark Cards, Inc
Robert G. Schmidt
Callery Chemical Co
Roy Rogers
Jayhawk
Lawrence Paper Company
E. Stellmacher
Westvaco
J. D. King
Sanitary
Alan Fisher
Reuter Organ
Ralph Turner
Cooperative Farm Chemicals Assoc
Lawrence
Lawrence Adult Education and University Extension
Licensing Bill Dies in House in Topeka
The Kansas House killed a bill allowing cities to resume licensing trades and professions to raise revenue. Supporters noted cities used a similar unconstitutional law to collect thousands. The bill failed after the court ruled the act title did not clearly describe its provisions.
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Topeka
House
Supreme Court
Car production up from 1958 figures in Detroit reports
Detroit AP notes auto makers have built 1,289,812 passenger cars so far this year, versus 1,055,483 in the same period of 1958. Last week’s output fell to 132,003 from 133,569, due to shortened schedules at Buick and Chevrolet, offset by gains at Ford and Chrysler.
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Detroit
Buick
Chevrolet
Ford
Chryser
Hays Threatens to Reveal Foreign Aid by Country
Rep. Wayne L. Hays warned he would disclose how much the United States is proposing to give to each country, accusing the process of concealing aid details. The confrontation with Chairman Thomas Morgan over closing doors to questioning followed Dillon's testimony on a $3.93 billion foreign aid program for the new fiscal year.
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Washington
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
United States
Hays
O’ Hays
Thomas E. Morgan
Dpa
House Foreign Affairs Committee
C. Douglas Dillon
Dillon
Morgan
John L. Pilcher
D-Ga
Bladder Created From Intestine Reported In Dallas
The Veterans Administration Hospital in Dallas announced the creation of a urinary bladder from a segment of the small intestine. Developed by Dr. Charles L. Reynolds, the procedure offers hope for patients needing bladder removal due to cancer disease or injury. Two veteran patients have undergone the operation.
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Dallas, Tex
Veterans Administration Hospital
Dallas
Charles L. Reynolds
Reynolds
American College of Surgeons
Mexican Surgical Society
Dallas Morning News
Senators Endorse Strauss for Commerce Chief Role
New York senators Javits and Keating urged quick Senate Commerce Committee approval of Lewis L. Strauss as secretary of commerce to lead the economic war against the Soviet Union. They cited his background in banking and business, while noting opposition tied to his Atomic Energy Commission chairmanship. Magnuson said the committee would study the Russian cold war offensive later.
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Washington
New York
Lewis L. Strauss
Russia
Jacob K. Javits
Kenneth B. Keating
Senate Commerce Committee
Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Javits
Keating
Eisenhower
Naval Reserve
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Culpeper County
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
A. Willis Robertson
Magnuson
Planning Commission Meeting Postponed Tonight
The regular meeting of the Planning Commission at City Hall is postponed due to three members unavailable and a fourth up for replacement. Bob Kipp, city planner, said the next meeting date will be announced later. There was notable interest in the proposed amusement park discussion.
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Planning Commission
Bob Kipp
Kipp
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LHS
Lawrence High School
Barbara Dunlap
Chopin
John Bowman
Gade
Journal-World Photo
Docking
G. D. Heaton
Lawrence Memorial Co
Lawrence Mills
Karl Krelder
Howerse
Dwight Regnier
SCOTT
N.H
Manley Insurance
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M. C. Manley
Merle McKinney
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