Elvis Stahr Resigns to Lead Indiana University
Army Secretary Elvis J. Stahr Jr. will resign effective June 30 to become president of Indiana University, succeeding Herman B. Wells. President Kennedy praised his leadership as the White House did not name a successor, with Stephen Ailes as a leading candidate.
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Elvis J. Stahr Jr
Indiana University
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Stahr
University
Herman B. Wells
White House
William Hickman
University Board of Trustees
Stephen Ailes
Army
Plan Would Alter Setup Of Taft-Hartley Law
A presidential advisory panel urged expanding government power to handle national emergency labor strikes. The proposal includes an 80 day cooling off period without court injunctions and president appointed fact finding groups to suggest settlement terms. The plan would overhaul Taft Hartley law procedures and apply emergency measures to parts of an industry if feasible.
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Congress
Henry Ford I
Ford
Joseph L. Block
Inland Steel
John M. Franklin
U.S
Advisory
Titov Visits Washington for Three Day Talks with Kennedy
Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov arrives in Washington with wife Tamara for a three day visit. He plans to meet President Kennedy and address a scientific gathering on space flight with astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. as guide and host. Titov will tour sites including Capitol, Smithsonian, and monuments before a Friday Baltimore industrial plant visit.
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Ghermann
Titov
Washington National Airport
Kennedy
John H. Glenn Jr
Tamara
New York
Glenn
White House
Committee For Space Research
U.S
Capitol
Congress
Smithsonian Institution
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Johnson
Baltimore
Bethlehem Steel Co
Sparrows Point
Kansas Court Reviews Andrews Murder Appeal
The Kansas Supreme Court considers a new appeal in the Lowell Lee Andrews case after oral arguments. Andrews, a former KU student, was convicted in Wyandotte County for murdering his parents and sister in 1958 and sentenced to death. The appeal questioned due process and the admissibility of a confession and mental-illness testimonies under the M'Naghten rule.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Lowell Lee Andrews
Andrews
University of Kansas
Wyandotte
Wolcott
Kan
State Supreme Court
Washburn University
Leavenworth County District Court
U.S. Supreme Court
James Ahrens
Richard Allen
Kansas
United States Fires Third Nuclear Blast Over Pacific
In a planned atmospheric test, the United States exploded its third device in a low megaton yield range over Christmas Island in the Pacific. The blast was announced by the Defense Department and the Atomic Energy Commission as dropped from an aircraft.
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Washington
United States
Christmas Island
Pacific
Defense Department
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Fred and Oscar Rumsey Co-Owners Rumsey Funeral Home
Fred and Oscar Rumsey are named co owners of Rumsey Funeral Home in a notice listing business interests and location details. The brief entry identifies the firm and its proprietors in a local business notice style.
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Fred
Oscar Rumsey
Rumsey Funeral Home
Little Red School House Fades as Districts Consolidate in Douglas County
The Little Red School House fades amid consolidations and annexations in Douglas County. Once a key meeting place for districts, it yields to consolidated schools with modern costs and transportation improvements. From 140 districts to fewer, many one teacher schools disappeared by 1942. six southwest districts recently merged into two units.
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Spunky Point
Welcome
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High Prairie
Adeline
Black Jack
Brass
Coal Creek
Model
Peach Grove
Poor Farm
Stony Lonesome
Stony Point
Washington Creek
KU LHS Grad Recalls Humble Farm Boy Beginnings
Lawrence High School and University of Kansas graduate Dr. Elmer V. McCollum recalls growing up on a Fort Scott area farm and his early fear of city life as he left the countryside for schooling. He will speak at the University Chemistry Department dinner in the Kansas Union tonight about his student days and journey to Johns Hopkins.
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Lawrence High School
Elmer V. McCollum
Johns Hopkins University
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University Chemistry Department
Kansas Union
Lawrence
McCollum
Johns Hopkins
The
World Company
Journal-World
Mt. Oread
University
Fraser, Bailey and Blake
May Weather Forecast Promises Continued Mild Conditions
The forecast and current data indicate fair weather through Thursday with warm afternoons. Downtown readings reached 84 after a 72 degree morning start, with no danger of approaching the 93 degree all time May record set in 1953.
Abilene Hosts Festive Eisenhower Library Dedication
Abilene marked a big day with the $3 million Eisenhower Library dedication attended by about 100 guests led by former Senator Harry Darby. A 10 car Santa Fe train carried visitors from across the country as Abilene showcased hospitality in a well orchestrated set of events.
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Harry Darby
Kansas City
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
U. S
Kansan
Eisenhower Museum
Eisenhower Library
Sunflower Hotel
Darby
Friends of
Algiers Bomb Kills 8 at Dock in Secret Army Attacks
A booby trapped car explosion at a Moslem dock area in Algiers killed eight and wounded dozens, part of a day of violence blamed on the European secret army seeking to derail Algerian independence. Gunfire and looting followed as crowds formed and aid stations operated.
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Algiers
Oran
Open House for Douglas County Bank Marks New Facility
The Douglas County State Bank hosts a public open house of its new facilities at 9th and Ky Streets from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday to observe its 10th anniversary since opening May 1, 1952. The building, costing over $200000, offers 5700 square feet on the main floor, 2000 in the basement, a 45 car lot and drive in windows. Chester Jones is president with directors C I Moyer Kelvin Hoover Everett Hopp Robert Oyler John Vogel Odd Williams and Skipper Williams. Officers include vice presidents Raymond F. Rice Dick Williams George Clem secretary Skipper Williams cashier Harold Scheve and assistants Dorothy Rooney Allen Roberts Doris Henton Dorothy Miller Gloria Deeble.
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9Th and Ky. Sts
9Th and
Mass, Sts
Ocation
Chester Jones
C. I. Moyer
Kelvin Hoover
Everett C. Hopp
Robert B. Oyler
John H. Vogel
Odd Williams
Skipper Williams
Jones
Raymond F. Rice
Dick Williams
George H. Clem
Harold R. Scheve
Dorothy A. Rooney
Allen Roberts
Doris D. Henton
Dorothy Miller
Gloria Deeble
Stock Market Closing Averages Mixed Amid Light Trade
The New York stock index reports an 80 stock closing average near 247.3 with a minor gain. Notes show ad listings for Raney Hillcrest and Hillcrest Shopping Center promoting Mother's Day trips and advertisements.
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Stock Market Index
New York
Hillcrest Shopping Center
Red-Faced Man Sought Today In Case Killing
Wyandotte County sheriff seeks a red faced young man in connection with the murder of 42 year old Mildred Elliott at a Victory Junction restaurant near the county line. A two tone brown Hudson car with California plates was seen speeding from the scene. Autopsy indicates multiple stab wounds and possible sexual assault remains unproved.
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Wyandotte
Albert Sachen
Victory Junction
Wyandotte-Leavenworth
U. S. 24-40
Sachen
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Mildred Marie Elliott
Hudson Motor
California
Jack L. Elliott
Joseph Butler
Leavenworth
Robert Emmett McDonald
Weather Summary for Northeast Kansas Through Thursday
Fair and mild weather continues in Northeast Kansas through Thursday. Tonight’s low in the 40s, with daytime highs around 80. Yesterday reached 72, a year ago 66 with a 34 low. record high 93 in 19538 and 34 in 1961. Call Union Cab VI3-2800 for service.
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