Fugitives Describing Prison Romance Stir Kansas Desegregation Debate
Two Kansas fugitives from Lansing Penitentiary told of a romance formed inside prison walls and their Jan. 2 escape plan aided by a tunnel system. Martha Stachura and Fernando Cotton admitted in San Francisco City Prison to romance during inmate work, planning a baby outside. A poll of nearly 2,000 Kansas University students found most would not stop patronizing restaurants if segregation ended, with 1,713 saying no and 251 yes in a Sachem and All-Student Council survey.
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San Francisco
Wansas State Vententiary
Felay
George Hoover
Martha Stachura
Fernando C. Cotton
Martha
Larsing
Kan
Cotton
Ray Rouscal
San Brung
Rouscal
Marchine
Hoover
City
Kansas Prison
Fernando
Kansas University
Lawrence
Sachem
Senior Men’s Honorary Society
All-Student Council
Richard Goldsby
Kansas City
Journal-World Today
Asc-Sachem
Law
Pulitzer Awards Announced Amid Hodge Scandal Witness
New York Chicago Daily News reports the 195T Pulitzer prizes for meritorious public service exposing the Hodge scandal in Missouri. Eugene O Neill wins his fourth Pulitzer posthumously for Long Day s Journey Into Night. Journalists James Reston Russell Jones Wallace Turner. Portland Oregonian cited for local and corruption coverage. Local Grand Canyon crash coverage earns Salt Lake Tribune recognition.
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New York
Chicago Daily News Today
Minois
Eugene O'Neill
Columbia University
Joseph Pulitzer
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
New York World
James Reston
The
New York Times
Russell Jones
United Press
Salt Lake Tribune
Grand Canyon
Wallace Turnet
William Lambert
Portland Oregonian
Teamsters Union
Portland
Russia
George F. Kennan
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Richard Wilbur
Normal Dello Jolo
Two KU Seniors Named For Class of 13 Award
Two University of Kansas seniors Lorraine Grows of Ottawa and Curtle Miller of Wichita are named recipients of the Class of 1913 Award, a $2,000 gift honoring the class’s 25th anniversary in 1938. The award honors merit and need and is given each spring to graduating students.
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University of Kansas
E Lorraine Grows
Ottawa
Curtle Miller
Wichita
Mies Gross
Scholal
Af Watkina
Miler
Art Educature
Deaths and Funerals in local notices
Mrs. Sarah Kiinglesmith aged 90 dies at Watkins Memorial Hospital Kansas University. Services 4:30 p.m. at Rumsey Funeral Home Rev. Albert G. Parker presiding. Burial Noble Oklahoma. Survived by daughter Mrs George T McNair and son J W Kiinglesmith plus two granddaughters and four great grandchildren. D. BW Fowles dies in Des Moines pneumonia. Former Lawrence resident worked at Eldridge and Kirkwood Hotels. Survived by son William A. Fowles. A Ralph Weybright 82 dies at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Retired farmer of Douglas County. Rumsey Funeral Home to handle arrangements. Survives include five daughters Ira Erma Oswalt Clathe Mrs Wilda Hauser Vera Brubaker Mildred Allison Meer Aldia Watters. one son Willard. one sister Mrs Wilda Van Horn. 14 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
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Sarah Kiinglesmith
Sarah Klinglesmith
Ala. St
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Kansas University
Rumsey
Albert G. Parker
Noble
Okla
Mra
Kinglesmith
George T. McNair
Kanena University
J. W. Kiinglesmith
Oklahoma City
Fowles
W. D
Bill) Fowles
Lawrence
Des Moines
Ralph Weybright
Tenn
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Douglas County
Ira
Erma Oswalt
Clathe
Wilda Hauser
Kansas City
Vera Brubaker
Mildred Allison
Tulsa
Meer Aldia Watters
Wichita
Willard
Liberal
Wilda van Horn
Howard
Special Meeting Notice With Key Attendees May 9 1957
A special meeting is scheduled for Thursday May 9 1957 at 7 30 p m with important business on the agenda. Grand Commander Louis Smith and Cmdr. Brown 0 0 Anderson Rec Adv will be present. Dining details appear incomplete in the notice.
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Grand E. Comander
Louis” Smithy
Fred Ee Ee Terps
Brown
Cmdr
Anderson
Rec
Major Rioting Seen In S W Poland Area
A Warsaw report from Jaroslaw in southwest Poland notes a major riot against communist authority. Authorities mobilized about 1,400 police and troops to quell disturbances just before the weekend. The Szpander Mlodych account hints at a military mutiny with Gen. Kuropleska arriving and a military commission set to probe responsibility.
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Warsaw
UPA
Jaroslaw
Polat
Marelin
Szpander Mlodych
Kuropleska
Monaco Princess Grace pregnancy reports denied in Rome
A member of Prince Rainier's staff in Rome denied reports that Princess Grace of Monaco is expectant. The spokesman said there is nothing to them but added they would be happy if she bore another child, preferably a boy. Grace and Rainier are vacationing in Rome and plan to travel by car to northern Italy tomorrow.
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Rome
Prince Rainier
Grace
Monaco
Rainier
Italy
Lawrence council considers telemovie franchise and street zoning
New Hampshire notes final approval for a telemovie franchise to distribute first run movies to homes via Mid Central Theaters Co from downtown. ordinance rezones three lots west of the Virginia Ton for local business. First reading bans parking on the north side of West Ninth Street from Kentucky to Emery Road, with protest invites.
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Mid-Central Theaters Co
Jayhawker and
Varsity
Virginia Ton
West Ninth Street
Kentucky
Emery Road
Wed
Local Man Reelected Kansas Elks Official in D. C. Rice
Casey Rice, Douglas County engineer, was reelected Kansas Elks Association vice president for Northeast Kansas at the state convention in Wichita. New officers include K F Gascoine of Topeka as president Fred Kelly of Salina as secretary and Ray Whitely of Abilene as treasurer.
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D. (Casey) Rice
Douglas County
Kansas Elks Association
Northeast Kansas
Wichita
K. F. Gascoine
Topeka
Fred Kelly
Salina
Ray Whitely
Abilene
Trus- 180
Unclear Admitted Names at Memorial Hospital
List of numerous individuals admitted or mentioned at Memorial Hospital including Ruth Shumaker Glenda Johnston Maymie Austin Joannie Rosenhaim Charles Douglas Paul Earnheart James Moerig Donald Martecein Pamela Mark William Wiseman Waldena Hickman Harry Workman George Gosling Stuart Campbell Dave rel Lawson Vernon Harris Dorothy Curry Richard Nightens gate Mae Cunningham Geneva Coffelt Betty Finlay Jack Lyon Dorry Dunker Charlene Sullivan Catherine Brubaker Peggy Bardley Hiram Bryan John Fowler William Wempe Raymond Shumaker Melba Conner and others with addresses and relationships noted. The text mixes names, streets, and towns with no clear single event.
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Ruth Shumaker
DeSoto
Glenda Johnston
Ky. St
Maymie Austin
Ala. St
Joannie Rosenhaim
Oak St
Charles Douglas
Barker! Ave
Paul Earnheart
James Moerig
Sunflower
Donald Martecein
Pamela Mark
William Wiseman
Stratford Rt
Waldena Hickman
Sol Lake
George Gosling
Toughnoxie
Stuart Campbell
Daverel Lawson
Cabool
Vernon Harris
Dorothy Curry
Maskell Institute
Richard Nightens
Maple Lane
Mae Cunningham
Geneva Coffelt
Conn
Betty Finlay
Jack Lyon
Victoria
Tex
Dorry Dunker
Tonga
Noxie
Charlene Sullivan
Eudora
Catherine Brubaker
Peggy Bardley
Hiram Bryan
Kansas City
John Fowler
McLouth
William Wempe
Joe Schelbar
N.Y. St
John Norris
Tenn
Cora Barnhill
Ala
St. Susan River
Melba Conner
Raymond Shumaker
William Rosenbaum
Oak Stixton
Sad Sam Ends Epic Flight In Iowa Tree
A stratosphere balloon built by General Mills carrying dummy parachutist Sad Sam to 90,000 feet ended in a tree in Cresco Iowa after a suspected device failure. The gondola likely reached earth first with the balloon landing sometime in the night.
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Sam
Iowa
Minneapolis
General Mills, Inc
Cresco
New Brighton
St. Paul
Minn
Honduras Neighbor Agree to End Fight
Nicaragua and Honduras agreed to halt border skirmishing after a cease-fire signed by President Luis Somoza and Honduras junta leader. The OAS mediated, with a formal signing in Tegucigalpa to follow and a four day deadline to present troop withdrawal and a buffer zone plan.
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Nicaragua
Honduras
Luis Somoza
Organization of American States
Tegucigalpa
Ricardo Arias
Panama
OSA
Somoza
Calla
OAS
Lawrence men win at Wichita and court term opens
Lawrence residents Gene Haley, a real estate agent, wins a 1957 Buick through Elks charity activities while Ken Windyard takes a prize for Haley's donation. Sgt. Jack Evans tours area schools about bicycle licenses as the May term of District Court opens with 20 criminal and 6 civil cases. Worden reports April rainfall at 5 inches, total 8.86 inches for the year, 1.5 inches ahead of normal.
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Kansas Elks Benevolent Association
Wichita
Lawrence
Gene Haley
Planning Commission
Els
Ken Winyard
Haley
Frank Gray
Douglas County
Walter Schwarz
Worden
Kansas Traffic Deaths Reported In State Figures
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section show 173 deaths in the last 48 hours and 204 for the same period in 1956, with 1 new death and 0 updated totals to date in 1957. The Topeka UI source notes the ongoing tally and year-over-year comparison.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kind Couple Aids New Jersey Teens Homeward Journey
A New Jersey couple helped two youths stranded far from home by arranging meals and funds for travel back to their families. They avoided publicity, saying kindness should be natural, and the girl’s homesickness stood out, prompting ongoing support for the young pair. The act followed past misfortunes, including a single disastrous incident in Dodge City, but overall the Stouts view charity as rewarding.
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New Jersey
Stout
Dodge City
Revenue rise expected from car truck tag sales
County treasurer reports 12 332 car tags and 2 950 truck tags sold this year with 11 months elapsed and forecasts reaching near 2 000 more car tags. Sheriff Chappell notes the new tax bids will ease workload as delinquents drop. 1957 tax collection likely to near 100 percent. current rate is about 58 percent.
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She
Suspects Cleared In Garden Center Burglary
The sheriff said two suspects in the Hillview Garden Center burglary of April 19 were cleared after lie detector tests. No new clues were found as of today. About $160 in cash was taken from the garden center office on Route 5. entry was through an unlocked door.
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Hillview Garden Center
Date Chappell
Ganden Center
Route 5
Co-Op Names New Temporary Manager
Larry Lefholz named temporary manager of the Farmers Co op Association succeeding Henry Freeman. Lefholz, previously office manager since November, assumed duties last week. Board to meet Tuesday night to decide on the final appointment. Freeman left to join Behlen Manufacturing Co. as a salesman in Kansas.
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Larry Lefholz
Route 7
Farmers Co-Op Association
Henry Freeman
Lefholz
Co-Op
Co-op Association
Freeman
Kansas
Behlen Manufacturing Co
Columbus
Neb
Market News Sees Mixed Stocks and Declines in Bonds
Stocks mixed with limited gains in select issues. Bond prices fell on irregular government issues. Wheat futures opened higher but shuffled, while Kansas City livestock traded unevenly with cattle and hogs showing varied moves. Oil and soy sectors reflected vegetable oil activity amid a broad market with rails firmer and steels mixed.
Market comments on 1957 highs and consolidation
Analysts note prices trading below the year’s peak after last week’s strong performance. The market shows signs of consolidation as gains wane and investors await clearer direction.
1951 Cas Is Demolished As Driver Falls Asleep
A 1351 car was demolished early this morning when it went off the wood and hit fence posts after the driver fell asleep. Leland L. Boettcher 19 Route 5 was the driver. The accident occurred about 13 miles southwest of Lawrence on a county road. A Woodruff 24 036 N H St car was struck by a hit and run car early Sunday. Police estimated 650 damage to the Woodruff car which was parked in front of his home. A no car accident Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Iowa Street and Oxford Road caused damage estimated at 425 with no injuries. Drivers involved were Richard McCay 15 1620 Ala Sr and Martin A Jost Route 4
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Sheriff's Office
Leland L. Boettcher
Route 5
Lawrence
Robert M. Woodruff
N. H. St
Woodruff
Iowa Street
Oxford Road
Richard McCay
1620
Ala, Sr
Martin A. Jost
Route 4
Ex KU Scientist Kennedy Dies in St Louis Home
Joseph W. Kennedy 40, a KU alum who earned an MS in 1937, died of cancer in St Louis. He chaired Washington University chemistry, earned a PhD in 1939 after study at KU, and helped discover plutonium in 1940 41. He directed the Los Alamos chemistry division of the atomic bomb project and received the Army Medal of Merit.
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Joseph W. Kennedy
St. Louis
Kansas University
Kennedy
Washington University
K. U
California University
Los Alamos
N.M
KU Fine Arts Festival Continues With Dread Quartet Concert
The Kansas University Fine Arts Festival continues tonight in Strong Auditorium with the KU String Quartet performing Ravel’s quartet in F major along with Beethoven Op 18 No 5 and Mendelssohn Op 44 No 1. The quartet features Raymond Cerf, George Green, Karel Blaas, and Raymond Stahl. The program is open to the public at no charge.
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Kansas University Fine Arts
At & P.m
K. U
Raymond Cerf
George Green
Karel Blaas
Raymond Stahl
Maurice Ravel
Beethoven
Mendelssohn
Denmark Envoy Resigns as Ambassador to Denmark
President Eisenhower accepted Robert D. Coe’s resignation as ambassador to Denmark. The White House said Coe asked to be relieved of the assignment for personal reasons.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Robert D. Coe
Denmark
White House
Coe
K U Fine Arts Students Lead Rotary Club Luncheon
Kansas University School of Fine Arts students presented a program at the Lawrence Rotary Club luncheon. Participants included Jack Davison from Bolivar Miss Bette Chiang from Taipei Marian Carlson from Wayne James Avery from Burlington Miss Kun seon Lee from Seoul and Ray Roberts from Kingman.
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Kansas University School of Fine Arts
Lawrence
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