Quake toll tops fifty in Peru. Truman slams Soviet stance
Lima and Washington reports confirm at least 50 dead and 178 injured after a 12 second quake devastated Cusco. Rescue efforts rush medical supplies as Manuel Odria Amoretti dispatches aid. officials fear higher toll as debris is cleared and communication lines fail. President Truman blasts Soviet UN boycott as a willful flouting of the UN charter while detailing East West tensions and atomic-age challenges.
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Andes
Cuzco
Parw
Manuel Odria Amoretti
Lima
Citinene
Christ
Cusco
Atedium
Cosco Ia
Cuzo Radio
Santo Domingo
National College
National
Sciences and Hospital
Cuzo
Arequipa
Peru
South America
University High Play To Be Given Tuesday
Date Bait a three act comedy in five scenes will be presented by University High School seniors including George Gene Perry Vin Tesper Cassie Dotson and Bisachini.
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Aevin Tesper
George Gene Perry
Tko ‘Atham
Bisachini
Cassie Dotson
Wortham Named English Chair at University of Kansas
Dr James L Wortham will become professor of English and chairman of the department at the University of Kansas. He comes from UCLA where he headed freshman English and revamped courses. Wortham is 38, holds a PhD from Princeton, and has taught at Occidental College and UCLA before Navy service in World War II and postwar translation work in Japan. He is married to Mary Harper and they have three children.
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James L. Wortham
Tatch
Univer Fective
Deane W. Me Jott
Wortham
University of Califfornia
Los Angeles
Fraf. M.D. Chubb
de Wortham
L.A
Paul B. Lawson P
College of Liberal Arte
Sciencen
de. Worthan
Minstef
Wannington
Californa
UCLA
University of California At Berkeley
Princeton University
Occidental Colleges
Navy
Raider
Cotn
United States
Japan
U.C.L.A
National Parks
Mount Ranier
de. Wortham
Mixx
Mary Harper
Kansas City
Haskell Institute Class of 1980 Holds Commencement Service
Nearly 270 seniors at Haskell Institute participated in the 1980 commencement, marching from Pocahontas Hall to the school auditorium. Rev. J. T. Morrow of Tulsa spoke on life stewardship, urging that all lives belong to God. Diplomas will be awarded at 7 30 p m Friday with James J. Hyde delivering the address.
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Pocahanias Hall
Haskell Institute
J. T. Morrow
Tulsa
Okin
Atudenta
Morrow
Tulsa Council of Churches
Kansan City
Phytdeughter
Haskell
Breen
el Memorial
Pahheze
Marshall
Spvolitoff- Ivanoff
Cleo Sumpter
E. Russell Carter
Haskell Religious Activities
Solon G. Ayers
Charles Morelock
Phoenix
Arit
Keller
Pocahontas Hall
Elsie Spalding
James J. Hyde
Pottawatomie
Horton
University of Kansas intramural speaking contest winners
The Alphe Omicron Pi and Phi Kappa fraternities won the awards in the third annual intramural speaking contest at the University of Kansas. New competitors with no varsity experience vied to spark interest in forensics. Martha Hendershot of Centerville won first in after dinner speaking, Kay Peters and Patricia Young, both of Kansas City, placed second and third. Richard Reid of Niagara Falls, New York, won the men’s division, followed by John L. Kuckelman of Effingham and Thomas Fritzien of Kansas City, Missouri.
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Alphe Omicron Pi Porarity
Phi Kappa Fraternity
University of Kansas
Martha Hendershot
Centerville
Kay Peters
Patricia Young
Kansas City
Richard Reid
Niagara Fale
N. Y
John L. Kuckelman
Effineham
Thomas Fritzien
Vacation Bible Schools Open Next Week in local churches
Vacation Bible Schools will begin next week in Ecke Hall and the E U B Church with multiple churches participating. The First Baptist and Evangelic groups plan a school May 3 to June 9 for ages 4 through junior high, with sessions at Feke Hall on May 10 at 9 30 a.m sponsored by local churches. A Topeka item notes Dr. Leo R Kramer 55 director of the en Wichita Kan dies after heart attack in hospital.
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Ecke Hall
E.U.B. Church
Feke Hall
Methodist and Christian Churches of
Lawrence
First Baptist
Topeka
Leo
R. Kramer
Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Old Russell
Income Tax Indictments Fault Kansas City Figures
Federal grand jury indicts Samuel C. Hayden and Thomas Lococo on income tax evasion charges in Kansas City. Hayden allegedly underreported 1948 income from 4500 to 10569.63 and is tied to gambling house operations. Lococo faces charges over misreported income totaling about 130250.27 for 1944 to 1948 partnership ties to Gargotta and Binaggio.
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Washington
Kansas City
Justice Department
Samuel C. Hayden
Jackson County
Thomas Lococo
Charles Gargotta
Gargotta
Charles Binaggio
Hayden
Lococo
Processional at 1966 senior event with speakers named
The ceremony yesterday featured L M Tha leading a school processional with Tom Ryther and other students in roles for the sermon service. Balt and De frovgi were among the teachers, with Garvie Gem guiding signal duties as part of the school program.
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L. M
Deas
Caen Eee
Tom Ryther
Eahers
Roleas
Diesen Balt
Pat de Frovgi
Honors Assembly at Lawrence High Honors Many Awards
Lawrence high school held a second honors assembly this week at Liberty Memorial. James Wallace won the $300 Alford Clarke post Canada essay and public address prize from the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mix Joan Squires received the royal club Business and Professional Women's scholarship worth $250. Dean Pontius won the Olney scholarship and James Ireland earned the Hallech and Lamb medal. Emily Post Good Manners award went to Frances Stinar. Fred Van Bebber received the first Journal-World scholarship. Eighty seven full scholarships to the KU music camp were awarded to instrumentalists and vocalists. Other recognitions included DAR Good Citizenship Margaret Black and several Navy ROTC and Girls/Boys State selections. Initiation of next year’s student council officers followed.
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Liberty Memorial High School
Canada
Veterans of Foreign Ware
Alford-Clarke Post
James Wallace
Ard Wallace
Arkansas Street
Journal World
Harold Hontius
Olney
F. IH. Olney
James Ireland
Ann
Weof
Ireland
Sunnyside
Emily Post
Mion
Frances Stniar
E. Mason
Rhode Inland Street
Mason
Hank Store
Journal-World
Fred van Bebber
Ralph van Bebber
Tennespee Street
K. U
Eula Belle Skillman
Joe Skillman
Alabama Street
Dick Frits
Edwin A. Fritz
Route 1
Joyce Long
W. N. Long
Patty Coffman
Charley Coffman
East Nineteenth Street
Pat Davis
Frank S. Davis
Strong Avenue
Cherissa von Gunten
Harold von Gunten
Harker Avenue
Lawrence Lions Club
D.A.R
Margaret Black
John Gagliardo
Summerfield
Ben Hall
Navy B.O.T.C
Jack Brand
Shirley Dodd
Stanton Ball
Alden Brownlee
Lewis Phillipe
Dean Pontius
Leon Mason
Jack Elvig
Sally Six
Jean Spearman
Richard Batter
Joan Leonahart
Marilyn LeSuer
Roberreston
Jeannny
Nancy Gilsa Rota Ama
Haryllis Nehrbass
Bringer
Velma Wileymore
Stanton Bail
Alden Brown
Fred Coombe
Carol Miller
Don Sneegas
Jack Wisophomores
Ina Mae Brewster
Ruth Butler
Shirley Dean
Bob Hazlett
Bill Hogan
Mari LeSner
Jack Metz
Glenn Phyllis Springer
Batty Lou Wateh
Lawrence
Fred
L. M. HH
Pin Ee
Esate Puto
Skies Clear Over Most Of Nation Amid Flood Watch
Forecasters report clear skies across much of the country with only scattered thundershowers from the lower Ohio River Valley to the Great Lakes. The Red River in Winnipeg begins to ebb as flood fighters remain cautious, warning that danger is not over. Thunderstorms last night extended from the lower Ohio Valley to the northern Great Lakes, with light rain in southern plains, and temperatures holding steady in the northeast and central Atlantic states while warming in northern regions.
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Cbs
Ohio River
Great Lakes
Winnipeg
Can
Red
Ohio Valley
Nouthern Great Lakes
Plains States
Atlantic
Atatea
Pining
North Central
Retiring Ruth K U teacher Miss Sara Grant Laird
Miss Sara Grant Laird will retire July 1 from her teaching duties at the University of Kansas after 48 years in grade high school and college work. Born in Jefferson County in 18K she studied at Oberlin and Columbia and spent years teaching in Ohio and Missouri before joining KU in 1912. She plans to stay in her home at 1715 Indiana Street and enjoy gardening antiques and a large library.
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Sara Grant Laird
Ruth
K. U
Laird
Indiana Street
Jefferson, C
Oberlin College
Columbia University
Oberlin
Ashtbula
Ohio
Salem, Ohio
Aurora, Mo
Ashtabula
Explorers club meeting postponed to June 14
George Turner organizer said the Explorers club has moved its first meeting from tomorrow night to June 14 to avoid a conflict with the Chamber of Commerce event. About 100 members enrolled in the lecture club, with a limit of 200. Parson, Kansas. May 22 UP Funeral services will be held tomorrow for Oscar S Anderson a 11 year old Gilton Oklahoma automobile and gas operator who died of a heart attack yesterday at his daughter Mrs M Lemmonds Parsons home.
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Explorers Club
Chamber of Commerce
George Turner
Parsons, Kan
Oscar S. Anderson
Qilton
Kansas industry growth noted by Gov Carlson at Neosho grads
Gov Carlson spoke to Neosho county eighth grade graduates on Saturday about Kansas industry rising to 94 percent in 1949, up from 1940, highlighting state efforts and industrial expansion despite limited details in the fragmented message.
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Chanute
Neu
Jaya
Kansas
Carlson
Neosho County
Arnor
Ee Young
Red Hot Game Enthralls South City Fans
A spirited match drew crowds at South 3 as Danlem pitched fiercely yesterday afternoon. The standout performance energized the stands, with Open evenings and Closing average figures noted for Osis Food Canta and Lines stock listings.
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Pana Danlem City
Jon
South 3
Behinsea
Osis
Plans for University of Kansas Science Hall
Plans for a nearly two million dollar Science Hall at the University of Kansas enter blueprint stage. The building, five stories with 18 000 square feet of underground space, will house chemistry and pharmacy labs, physics, and a central science library. Offices for physics chemistry and pharmacy will be arranged on respective floors with a north entrance at the second story level.
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Plana
Seience
University of Kansas
Tod. J. Wilson
KUL Busiess
Robinson Gymnasium
Haworth Hall
Acience Hall
Acod of Pharmacy
Radley
Radley Inboratories, and the Department Physica
Blake Hall
Asne Department of Physics
School of Pharmacy
Tornado Strikes Near London Area Daily Weather Shock
A freak tornado crossed three valleys north of London on May 22, injuring and killing residents. One eight year old child died amid floods and uprooted trees. Homes were unroofed and heavy rainfall caused riverbank flooding in Bedfordshire.
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Fuces
London
Oone
Saturn
Thames
Que
Te Banka
Bedfordshire
Change a Program An Innovation in Lawrence High
Lawrence high school will present a new commencement program at Hoch auditorium on Thursday. Four speakers, well known to graduates, will discuss four phases of education, emphasizing a 13 year course preparing for study, work, or home life. Teachers Miss Bernice Nash Miss Hazel Dawson Mrs Edyth Satvesen and Miss Maud Ellaworth will address the class, with diplomas presented by Henry A Shenk and E J Logsdon. The Rev Robert C Swift will give the invocation and the senior chorus, directed by R Wayne Nelson, will perform two numbers.
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Lawrence High
Hoch
Neal Wh Ts
Bernice Nash
Pinckney School
Hazel Dawson
New York School
Lawrence Educational Council
Edyth Satvesen
Maud Ellaworth
Wherry
Henry A. Shenk
Board of Education
E. J. Logsdon
Robert C. Swift
Trinity Episcopal Church
R. Wayne Nelson
Fred Van Bebber Wins First Journal-World Scholarship
Fred Van Bebber, a Liberty Memorial high school student and Journal-World carrier, is named the first Journal-World Carrier Scholarship winner. The 17-year-old, with rising grades and active involvement in sports and music, will receive about $101 toward college next fall, based on scholarship and good citzenship as judged by a committee including the principal and school officials.
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Journal-World
Board of Education
van Bebber
Js Eethet
Fred
West Lawrence
Massachusetts
Baker U to receive 100000 gift from Kresge Foundation
The Kresge Foundation of Detroit announces a 100000 gift to Baker University for an auditorium named in honor of Dr. Merton B. Rice. The gift is conditional on raising another 100000 by December 31 to complete a 10 year building plan marking Baker’s centennial.
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Journal-World
Baldwin
Kan
Baker University
Kresge Foundation
Detroit
Mich
Nelson P. Horn
Haldwin Institution
Merton
Baker
Villege
Kresge Direstora
Stantey Kreage
Pr. Rice
Bakeree
Methodist Church
Metropolitan Avenue Methodist
Laura Buckner Blce
Hater Unix
Brann
Minditorium
Canopus
Memorial Mall
Mulvane Hall
Pclones
Rite
Hishop W. A
E. P Rice
Lawrence
Mra. EB. Te Rice
Barker Avenue
Warmers Bring Warmer Weather to Kansas Merely Forecast
Weatherman A D Robb forecasts Kansas temperatures rising with highs around 86 to 90 degrees tomorrow. Tonight low marks are expected from 52 to 58 across western to eastern sections as skies stay fair west and partly cloudy central and east. Heavy showers were reported across central Kansas in the 24 hours ending Sunday morning with totals from Hanover to Topeka ranging from around .20 to 1.62 inches. Southwest Kansas saw lighter amounts, Garden City .11 and Elkhart .14, while eastern readings stayed mostly in the 30s to 50s and Leavenworth and Goodland logged about 50.
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Topeka
A. D. Robboo
Kansas
Hanover
Haddam
Belleville
Scandia
Concors
Blue Rapids
Jewel
Smith Center
Phillip
Long Island
Hill City
Clay Center
Russell
Cutton
Canker City
Beloit
Cavert
Plainville
Loretto
Leavenworth
Goodland
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Hank Brown
Deane W. Malots
Robert A. Kipp
Cy John E. Kipp
Air Force Reserve Officers
H. Kipp
Cor Lynn Moore
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Wit
Army R. 0. C
Armed Forces Day
Oklahoma
K. U. Will
Aame
Liberty Memorial Highee
Fred van Besber
Baker U
Kreage Foundation
Pant Waemar South
Oan
Chirag Danver
Fort Wardley
Havre
Mont U Kansas
Miami
New Ranee
New York
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