College hoops epic ends in three overtimes for 1857 title
Frank McGuire coached South Carolina to a dramatic 453 upset over Kansas in three overtimes to secure the 1857 NCAA championship. The West teams, led by King and Dommeser, battled the Southern contingent with pivotal moments as Lawrence echoes with the game’s intense finish.
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Tuan Beret
Mal King
Jed Dommeser
Feam le O
Tunes
Kansay
Dabheg
Bagster
Frank McGuire
Roach
Carolingub
Kansas
Kansas Senate approves basic science and medical practice acts
The Kansas Senate voted to approve basic science prerequisites for licensure in healing arts and create a composite board to license doctors chiropractors and osteopaths. The measure faced strong chiropractic opposition with only three no votes. House action on minor Senate changes required before sending to Governor Docking.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
House
George Docking
I Docking
State Board of Health
State Water Resources Board
State Department of Education
Skates and Horses Replace Pushups for Air Force Men
Air Force basic training at Oakland Air Force Base introduces skating and horseback riding to supplement traditional pushups. Cadets spend about eight of the 28 required hours in roller skating to music in an air conditioned rink or try horseback riding. The program is popular with airmen and praised by civilian operator Weilnie Mueller who notes most trainees take to skating and riding enthusiastically.
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Oakland Air Force Base
Weilnie Mueller
Phonies Discover Safeguards for Merchants Against Fake Checks
Officers outline protection measures for merchants facing counterfeit checks. Know your customer, demand identification, verify driver’s license details, and note license plate numbers when possible. Consider thumbprint records. even small ink kits may save thousands. Fraudulent checks over twenty dollars are felonies. many rubber checks come from higher amounts.
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Way
Topeka
Europey
Lawrence Kansas University seniors begin teaching assignments
Twenty Lawrence students are scheduled for teaching as part of the 92 Kansas University education program. The group includes Lotha Stullkin Doris Bonnell Nelson Ann Arm Betty Hofman Betty Virgin ia Moomau and others. The assignments place students in elementary and secondary schools for a semester of practical training under K U supervision.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
Ag. Ary ‘Anderson
K.U. A Aehogt
Educa
Lotha ‘Stullkin
Doris Bonnell Nelson
Bi: Nieder
Ann. Arm
Betty’ Hofman
Betty Vinirginia
Moomau Black
Oe Ee Dan Toyer
Xp I Lippe
Hore
Pereoe Burials
Eeendevald Huon
Charles Wertz
Harold
Charles McHeth
Exnil
Hammarskjold Back In New York After Talks With Nasser
UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold returns to New York for a busy schedule of diplomacy after informal talks in Cairo with Egyptian President Nasser. He urged that Cairo talks be useful and said aims would continue in the United Nations. In Cairo, Ali Sabry stated Egypt would oppose foreign supervision of the Suez Canal and Hammarskjold would meet U.S. ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge and have lunch with Lester B. Pearson and Hans Engen as part of the Middle East advisory work.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
New York
Middle East
Nasser
Idlewild
Hammarskjold
Cairo
Ali Sabry
Hammarskjold Io
Egypt
Suez Canal
Sabry
Mammarskjold
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lester B. Pearson
Hans Engen
KU Group to Study Integration on Tour
Ten KU Roger Williams Fellowship members and two instructors depart Friday for a spring study tour of integration issues in the Deep South. Stops include Montgomery Alabama and Tuskegee Alabama as well as Koinonia Community and two Atlanta colleges.
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Kansas University
Roger Williams Fellowship
Deep South
Ernst Klein
K.U
Roger Williams
Lawrence Flist Baptist Church
James Bedford
Mexico
Southwest
Tulsa
Okla
University Baptist
Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery Improvement Association
Tuskegee
Institute
George Washington Carver
Koinonia Community
Atlanta Ga
American Baptist
Spelman College
Morehouse College
The
Baptist Student Union For Baptist Negroes
Nashville
Preliminary hearing set for Ray Spooner on grand larceny charge
Preliminary hearing for Ray Allen Spooner, 17, of 611 Lyon Street, was set for 10 30 a m Thursday April 4 in County Court. Spooner is charged with grand larceny for allegedly taking 65 in cash and two guns valued at 15 each from a local residence on March 10. He remains in county jail after failing to post a 1500 bond.
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Ray Allen Spooner
Lyon St
Spooner
Eudora Plans Centennial Celebration Kickoff
About 20 Eudora citizens met to plan the city centennial with Harold Hadi as chair and Mrs. Ray Long as secretary. A two day celebration will be set after the Tuesday city election, with parade, antique display, contests, and broad organization participation. Lions Club and Central Protective Association will help and donate funds.
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Eudora
Ray Long
Harold Hadi
Lions Club
Central Protective Association
CPA
Towns Muse For City Posts In Light Ballot Turnout
Across multiple towns candidates seek mayor and council seats with incumbents in most races. In Tonganoxie voters face an all-woman slate collapse leaving Dale Rawlings as mayoral hopeful and Joe Sheriff for council. Linwood and Lecompton show mixed incumbents and new challengers while Overbrook DeSoto and McLouth feature varying incumbency and pending write-in possibilities amid subdued turnout.
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N. R. Hamm
Tonganoxie
Dale Rawlings
Joe Sheriff
Ed Hunter
Roy Salmon
Ed Diekman
George White Jr
Perry Walters
W. R. Trosper
White
Rawlings
Independent Party
Linwood
Howard Glenn Jones
Earl Ezel
Kline Baird
Paul Jones
Homer Bowen
Glenn Rader
James H. Barnett
Rader
Joe Clevenger
Lloyd Rhodes
Lecompton
George F. Bahnmaier
E. J. Robison
Earl Sanford
W. G. Holloway
Elton Dark
Sylvester Rothwell
Oskaloosa
Andy Kern
Donald Rhodes
R. C. Chance
Dan Luster
Kenneth Lewton
Max Melton
Filmer Roth
Jones and
Woodruff
McLouth
John J. Groshong
Cecil Luse
W. S. Dobbs
Phil Bear
Charles Edmonds
C. C. Carter
Clarence Lanphear
DeSoto
Disability Meeting Is Set for Friday
Washington reports President Eisenhower asked congressional leaders to attend a White House conference on an emergency disability plan. A committee led by Attorney General Brownell completed a study, with Eisenhower promising administration recommendations to Congress soon after initial discussions with party leaders. The issue has long been discussed, intensified by Eisenhower's illnesses since September 1955.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Atty
Isthmus Volcano Erupts Over Lake Nicaragua
Managua Nicaragua reports Isthmus Volcano erupted violently last night with intermittent blasts continuing today. Dense clouds of lava dust spread over a wide area as authorities assess damage and monitor eruptions.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Concepcion Y Volcano
Lake of Nicaragua
Storm Damage Mounts Across Great Plains Regions
Federal and state officials estimate agricultural losses from a severe storm across Colorado New Mexico Oklahoma and Kansas with crops and livestock heavily hit Ranchers report cattle losses up to 50 percent in Boise City and Guymen areas while three million dollars in crops and a million in livestock losses are cited in Colorado Experts warn moisture gains from snow will be uneven due to high winds and blown snow across basins and roads
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Kansas
Eile
Colorado
Burrell J. Monroe
Federal
Ineurance Corp
Agriculture, Stabilization and Conservation Service
New Mexico
Oklahoma Panhandle
Boise City
Okla
Guymen
Weaaly
Oklahoma
Oklahoma A&m College
Kansas University ROTC Variety Show at Leavenworth and Kansas City
The KU Arn ROTC plans Friday afternoon shows at Wadsworth Veterans Hospital Leavenworth and Friday night at the Men’s Center in Kansas City. Acts include a number directed by William Littell, tap dances by DeVosthy Hair and Celia Welch, songs by Dolan Wits, a magician Claude Kean, vocal solos by Dorothy Anderson, and Pershing Rifle drill exhibition. Alexander Brown, 9, son of Mr and Mrs Mitchell Brown, placed in a talent show and will appear on a KFEQ TV program. Kansas University students begin an eight day spring vacation Saturday noon, with five weeks of classes left until finals May 23-30. Baccalaureate and Commencement are June 2-3.
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The
Kansas University Arn Rotc
Wadsworth Veterans Hospital
Leavenworth
WLU
Men Fea
Kansas City
Kas
William Littell
Devosthy Hair
Celia Welch
Dolan Wits
Claude Kean
Dorothy Anderson
Alexander Brown
Mitchell Brown
KFEQ
Kansas University
Private finance proposal backs conventional loans for home buyers
The United States Savings and Loan League proposed a privately financed plan in Washington to boost conventional home loans. If enacted, a Home Loan Guarantee Corp would insure the top 20 percent of conventional loans up to 90 percent of appraised value, at no federal cost.
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Washington
United States Savings and Loan League
Journal-World Learned
Henry A. Bubb
Topeka
League
Senate
Bubb
Capitol Federal Savings and Loan Association
Lawrence
Shawnee
Home Loan Guarantee Corp
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
No Decision Declared In KC Boxing Bout
Kansas City Missori Athletic Commission ruled no decision in the nationally televised middleweight fight between Joey Giardello of Philadelphia and Willie Vaughn of Hollywood. Commission member Q G Arnold announced after a conference with Charles W Pian and Floyd Jones that Giardello had not won. Pian cited judges using a new scoring system while the referee used an older method, sparking protests from Giardello.
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Kansas City
Missouri Athletic Commission Today
Joey Giardello
Philadelphia
Willie Vaughn
Hollywood
Q. G. Arnold
Charles W. Pian
St. Louis
Floyd Jones
Springfield
Giardello
Pian
Hospital Admits Large List of Patients and Births
At Memorial Hospital admitted numerous individuals including Mrs. Helen Harrell Route 5 Mrs. Bessie Haug 1929 Ohio St and others from Desoto Lecompton Topeka and Eu dora with several babies born to Mrs. Beulah Ingle Mrs. Gloria Bagby and Mrs. Marie Purvis. Birth announced for a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Harvell Route 5 on Wednesday.
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Helen Harrell
Bessie Haug
Ohio St
Ruth Shumaker
DeSoto
Maurice Tate
Albert Hughes
Mass. St
Della St. John
Topeka
Beulah Ingle
Prospect Ave
Louis Crady
Lecompton
Ethel Sturdevant
la. St
Margaret Odem
Sunflower
LaVerta Mathia
Lin'wood
Joan Shultz
Madeline Lane
William Criss
E. 13Th St
Martin Abel
Eudora
Orrin Woodson
Perry
Roy Cottrell
Tenn, St
A. D. Rice
Walter Brecheisen
Frances Hadl
Route 2
Anna White
Ala. St
Marcia Hunter
Tonganoxie
Emily Trewin
Homer Faulcomer
Prairie Ave
Gloria Bagby
Ambrose Bigsby
Marie Purvis
Leslie
Harvell
Okayed K U Budget Expands to 3.2 Million for Medical Center
The Senate approved a 3.217 million budget package for Kansas University. The General Revenue Fund supplied 3.093 million with 125 thousand from the Educational Building Fund. Funds cover expansion and remodeling projects including Blake Hall and Snow Hall plus a new radiology wing for cobalt therapy.
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Music and Dramatic Arts
Blake Hall
University Extension
Business School
Snow Hall
K. U
Senate
K. U. Medical Center
Kansas City
Generall Revenue Fund
Educational Building Fund
Archbishop Makarios Freed From British Exile
Archbishop Makarios is released from exile in Britain after urging EOKA to halt its Cyprus campaign. He conditions the appeal on Britain showing understanding amid a state of emergency. Lennox Boyd says detention ends though he cannot return to Cyprus immediately as bells ring with news of the release.
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London
Britain
Makarios
EOKA
Cyprus
Greece
Alan Lennoxboyd
House of Commons
Mediterranean
KU ROTC Rifle Teams Win First in Nebraska
KU Army and Air Force ROTC cadets won the National Intercollegiate Rifle Team Championship match in Lincoln Nebraska with two KU teams placing high. Cadet L D Tompking scored 291 of 300 to lead. Dan Schrepel 285 followed. Nebraska took second, Kansas State third. Teams from KU Nebraska K State Creighton Omaha competed. KU earned nine medals in the top 10 competitors.
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Kansas University
Army
Air Force Rotc
Lincoln
Neb
L. D. Tompking
K.U. Army Rotc
Dan Schrepel
Nebraska
Kansas State
K.U
K-State
Creighton’s University
Omaha University
Markets Reflect Mixed Grain and Livestock Activity
Chicago and Kansas City report varied agricultural prices and livestock results. Soybeans and corn show notable values while cattle and hog markets display slower demand, with calves and vealers bringing higher quotes in limited lots.
Wall Street Steels Edge Higher On Midday Trade
The Day In Wall Street reports steel shares pushing gains in mid session with Lukens Steel and Youngstown up about two points while Bethlehem trades half a point higher. U S Steel Republic Steel and Allegheny Ludlum gain around one point or more as GM slips about a quarter point amid heavy volume. News from Detroit.
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Wall Street
New York
P—Steels
Lukens Steel
Youngstown
Bethlehem
U.S. Steel
Republic Steel
Allegheny Ludlum
General Motors
Detroit
Frat to Aid 100 Mile Relay to Central Missouri
Alpha Kappa Lambda members from KU Delta chapter will carry a new charter to Central Missouri State College Warrensburg in a 10 mile relay starting 6 am April 8. Forty two runners total cover 63 miles via Country Club Plaza with a police escort. Arrival in Warrensburg expected around 5 pm after 11 hours. Private initiation for Beta Sigma Phi members begins April 7 at 6 am with national AKL leaders officiating.
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Central Missouri
Kansas University
Alpha Kappa Lambda
Central Missouri State College
Warrensburg
KU Delta
Country Club Plaza
Kansas City
Xi Chapter
Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
Kirksville
Beta Sigma Chi
Robert Haigh
Osawatomie
Beta Sigma Ph
Alpha Kappa Lambda’s
Ted Andrews
Louis Bacon
K.U
Central Missouri State
House Adopts Bill Date Resolution for April 3
TOPEKA The Kansas House approved a resolution setting April 3 as the final date to consider all bills. The measure heads to the Senate for action and a firm windup date hinges on approval by the upper chamber.
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House
Topeka
Kansas House
Senate
Card of Thanks for hospital care and prayers
A sincere expression of gratitude to the doctors and nurses for the wonderful care during a hospital stay. Thanks are extended for the prayers and cards received from relatives and friends.
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