Annexation Dead in Lawrence Amid May 7 Deadline
Lawrence City Commission votes to table a 2200 acre annexation plan until at least May 7 as ongoing opposition and new city leadership shift focus to a comprehensive growth plan and upcoming budget hearings. No meetings were held with chambers or industries, and the issue remains deferred.
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Lawrence
Harold Horn
James Schubert
Ernest Pulliam
W. C. Springer
Ben Barteldes
Chamber of Commerce
Industries
Cancer Drive Extended in Douglas County to May 21
Douglas County Cancer Society fund drive extended to May 21 with a goal of 5000. Crusade chairman Carl Drake said $1456 has been collected so far, with rural reports pending and only partial city and business area reported. Drake noted Haskell students contributed 143. Donors can mail to crusade HQ at 1307 Mass. St or to First National Bank.
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Douglas County Cancer Society
Crusade
Carl Drake
Drake
Drake Sid Haskell
Mass. St
First “National "Bank
Presbyterian Speaker to Address West Side Church Event
Mrs J W Layton of 925 Conn St will speak at the West Side Presbyterian Church spa at 6:30 p m Wednesday. Layton is a Kansas City School for the Blind graduate and serves with the Speakers Bureau of an Association for the blind.
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Presbyterian
J. W. Layton
Conn
Governor to Pay Speeding Fine in Eudora Court
Governor John Anderson faces a 50 mph in a 30 mph zone ticket on Highway K-10 near Eudora. If not mailed today, he will appear in Eudora City Court at 7 p.m. to answer the charge. the fine is estimated around $20 and may be mailed for postmark today.
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John Anderson
Eudora
K-10
Anderson
Johnson County
Topeka
Kennedy picks McDonald to replace Anderson as CNO
The article reports President Kennedy naming Adm. David L. McDonald to succeed Adm. George W. Anderson as chief of naval operations on August 1. It notes Anderson’s stance against the Pentagon on the TXF fighter program and contrasts with Gen. LeMay discussings before a Senate group.
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Washington
George W. Anderson
Pentagon
TXF
Naval Operations
Kennedy
Anderson
CNO
Adm
David L. McDonald
Curtis E. LeMay
Air Force Chief of Staff
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Senate
Broadcasters of State Meet Here for Weekend
The Kansas Association of Radio Broadcasters will hold its 13th annual convention at the Hotel Eldridge in Lawrence this Friday and Saturday. Max Falkenstien of WREN Topeka is current president and will oversee the event with speakers including Dr. James A. McCain Kansas State University Lee Fondren KLZ Denver William J. Kaland Westinghouse Frank E X Dance Kansas University Carle E Bolte National Fidelity Life Insurance Co.
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Kansas Association of Radio Broadcasters
Eldridge
Lawrence
Max Falkenstien
Wren of
Topeka
James A. McCain
Kansas State University
Lee Fondren
KLZ Denver
William J. Kaland
Westinghouse Broadcasting Co
Frank E. X. Dance
Kansas University
Carle E. Bolte
National Fidelity Life Insurance Co
Kansas City
Esther Twente Honored With Social Work Fund Gift
Esther Twente, KU social work professor since 1937, is honored by a new Esther Twente Fund of about 11000. The fund supports a scholarship for KU graduate social work students, with a portrait donated and most funds to KU Endowment. Thirty social work students pledged 3005 to the fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Twente
Fund For Social Work
Wilson career spans military service politics and aviation
Gen. Wilson left active duty in 1944 to join Trans World then rejoined in 1947. He served in the Kansas House 1947 to 1940 and later held federal posts including DMPA regional director in London. He chaired the Civil Aeronautics Board and led Resort Airlines in 1957. He and Chloe Byington married in 1924 and owned Kaw River bottom land later sold in 1956 amid flood damage in 1962.
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Britain
Italy
Netherlands
Spain
Portugal
Wilson
Kansas House of Representatives
General Services Administration
Defense Materials Procurement Agency
DMPA
London
Europe
Middle East
Africa
Civil Aeronautics Board
Resort Airlines, Inc
Denver
California
Chloe Castle Byington
Albany
Schenectady
N. Y
Gen. Wilson
Williamstown
James M. Kemper Jr
Commerce Trust Co
Kansas City
Clyde Husted
Bell
Philippines
Time Magazine
Stassen
Truman
Frank Costello
Adenauer
J. Edgar Hoover
Hiss
Garcia
The
Trans-Jordan
King Talal
Notable KU Alumni and Faculty Laureates Highlight Achievements
The article profiles eight KU alumni and faculty connected to diverse fields. It notes roles such as KU Entomology chair for 26 years, Michigan Biological Field Station head, and author and lecturer Dr Ise. Other figures include Bell a Time Magazine journalist, Gen Decker a JAG general, Hedberg a geologist and NAS member, Learned a noted engineer, and Shutz a Kansas City real estate leader with multiple directorships.
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Ise
Downs
Harvard
The
American Economic Association
Hedberg
Saline County
Kansas
Cornell
Stanford
Venezuela
Gulf
Princeton
Corporation
Geological Society of America
National Academy of Science
Canada
Open House at Ise Shelter Extends This Week
Open house at the Charles Ise Memorial Animal Shelter continues this week from 1 to 5 p.m. daily in observance of National Be Kind to Animals Week. Douglas County Humane Society invites the public to visit, hoping for more adoptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ise Shelter
Charles Ise Memorial
East 19Th Street
Douglas County Humane Society
Ise
Humane Society
Animal Shelter
John Ise
Lawrence
Retirement Dinner Honors KU Staff Veterans
The Kansas University annual retirement dinner at 6 15 Wednesday in the Kansas Union Ballroom will honor 11 staff members totaling 398 years of service to be completed by June. Honorees include Miss Cora Downs Ray Q Brewster Frederic H Guild Clay S Hobson Fred Ellsworth Miss Ruth Litchen Robert G S Mahieu James C Malin Miss Meribah Moore Frederick J Moreau and Emory B Phillips with service ranging from 16 to 46 years.
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Kansas University
Kansas Union
Cora Downs
Ray Q. Brewster
Frederic H. Guild
Clay S. Hobson
Fred Ellsworth
Alumni Association
Ruth Litchen
Robert G. S. Mahieu
James C. Malin
Meribah Moore
Frederick J. Moreau
Emory B. Phillips
Policeman Resigns From City Police Force
Sgt. Robert Finley of 1124 Conn. St. resigns from the police force effective today. He did not reveal future plans. Finley joined the Police Department in September 1951.
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Robert Finley
Conn, St
Finley
Police Department
West Virginia Sees Strong Quarterback Prospects
West Virginia anticipates a standout quarterback in college football as junior Jerry Yost shows promise after throwing 1 134 yards and 11 touchdowns this season.
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West Virginia
Jerry Yost
Concert ends Kansas University's Symposi um of Contemporary Music
The 5th Symposi um of Contemporary Music closes tonight at KU University Theatre Murphy Hall at 8. Works include Roy Hamlin Johnson’s Concerto da Camera for Oboe and Strings and Gary White’s Dramatic Overture. The program features KU faculty and students with local AFM support and a Rob Baustian conducting the Symposium Orchestra.
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University Theatre
Murphy Hall
Kansas University
Roy Hamlin Johnson
Gary White
Route 2
Music Performance Trust
The
Recording Industries
Lawrence
Kansas City
American Federation of Musicians
Samuel R. Rosenbaum
Recording Industries Fund
KU Fine Arts School
Fund
KU Endowment Association
Robert Baustian
John McEldowney
David H. Davis
Virginia University
Armand Russell
Hawaii University
Lawrence area vehicle safety check and sports notes
A Lawrence safety check sponsored by the Jaycees runs Saturday from 7 am to 5 pm on the west side of Massachusetts near South Park. Each passing car gets a Kansas Okay sticker. Ralph Light, standout for Lawrence High, will attend Wichita University on an athletic scholarship as coach Ralph Miller calls him a top state prospect. Mrs. Albert Wacker reports the first homegrown strawberries of the season, noting dry weather reduced berry size though flavor remains good, with most crops ruined by ongoing drought.
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Jaycees
Massachusetts
South Park
Ralph Light
Lawrence
Wichita University
Ralph Miller
Miller
LHS
Light
Robert Light
Harvard Rd
Albert Wacker
Midh. St
Court traffic and divorce filings in Topeka
In County Court Chester Junior Park Topeka driving while under the influence $300 and 120 days Kirby V Deeter 1621 Edgehill fishing without license $10 Harley Greene Topeka driving while license suspended $100 Betty Byers 1419 Elmwood disturbing the peace 30 days a TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS County Court Robert Streff Topeka speeding $10 Kenneth Kerner 750 N 3rd speeding $10 Richard Hedrick III Topeka defective brakes $10 DIVORCE CASES Filed Karen Kasson vs Earle L Kasson Barbara Sehroff vs Roger Schroff Geri Valley vs Lee Valley Darlene Wilks vs Dayton Wilks Vera Zerkle vs Duwayne Zerkle Mabel O'Toole vs Clarence O'Toole Ruth Kelly vs Ivan Kelly Alma Davis vs Esther Davis Marjorie Hurt vs Bobby Hurt
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Chester Junior Park
Topeka
Kirby V. Deeter
Edgehill
Harley Greene
Betty Byers
Elmwood
Robert Streff
Kenneth Kerner
Richard Hedrick III
Karen Kasson
Earle L. Kasson
Barbara Sehroff
Roger Schroff
Geri Valley
Lee Valley
Darlene Wilks
Dayton Wilks
Vera Zerkle
Duwayne Zerkle
Mabel O'Toole
Clarence O’toole
Ruth Kelly
Ivan Kelly
Alma Davis
Esther Davis
Marjorie Hurt
Bobby Hurt
Art Rose to Take Starkey Position in Kansas Veterans Service
Arthur Rose of 2032 Emerald Drive will succeed George O. Starkey as superintendent of the Kansas Soldiers Home at Fort Dodge. Rose has served as administrative assistant to the KVC director in Topeka and will move to Fort Dodge by July 1. Starkey retires to Lawrence, while Stanley Langr and John Gere assume new posts in Topeka and Lawrence respectively.
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Lawrence
Kansas Veterans Commission
George O. Starkey
Kansas Soldiers Home
Ft. Dodge
Arthur Rose
Emerald Dr
Rose
KVC
Topeka
Starkey
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Berlin
East Germany
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United States
ADN
Alfred Swenson
Scranton
Benjamin Cain
Frederica, del
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Kansas Citizens’ Council On Aging
Birmingham
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
King
Dick Gregory
Broadcasters of State
Miss Twente
R. J. Hunt
Washburn University
Pauline Flynn
Humboldt
Twente
Warren Suimpert
Bradford W. Shearer
Board of Regents
Ford Foundation
Marion County
National Association of Social Workers
Mary Louise Wylie
Decker
Oskaloosa
West Point
Georgetown University
Law School
Army Judge Advocate General's Corps
Charlottesville
American Bar Association
Serviceman
Law
Learned
Black and Veatch
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Columbus
Ohio
Southern Colorado Power Co
Illinois Power Co
Albert Learned
Edmund Learned
Stanley Learned
Oil Company
Shutz
Herbert V. Jones Co
Midwest Research Institute
University Associates of Kansas City University
Kansas City Philharmonic Association
American Royal Livestock and Horse Show
Kansas City Art Institute and
Tes Freon Semardh
Florida
Jones
Robert J. Phillips
League of Women Voters
Francis Heller
League
National Council
Washington, D.C
Dread
Lawrence Memorial Co
Temvelens
Lauran
TravLepy
CaLvin Wre
Aoulgmuce
Travers
William Sydeman
Mannes College
Art Rose
Myrtle Votaw
Lawrence National Bank
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