Jews in Hungary balk at killing Eichmann amid risk of worse
In Budapest during 1944 Jewish leaders considered assassinating Adolf Eichmann but feared Nazi retribution and replacement by harsher agents. Witnesses Hansi Brand and Joel Brand testified Eichmann pressed for deportations to Auschwitz and for a trade offer involving one million Jewish lives for trucks, a plan tied to Himmler.
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Jerusalem
Hungary
Adolf Eichmann
Nazi Germany
Hansi Brand
Eichmann
Jeaders
Budapest
Gestapo
Europe
Heinrich Himmler
Brand
Himmler
Deaths and Funerals in Kansas communities
Funeral services were held in Concordia for John Marlowe, a former Lawrence resident, with burial at Concordia. His wife Ida Martin of Lawrence died March 6. In Eudora, Tillie Edwards, born March 18, 1890, a longtime resident and retired Eudora Post Office clerk, died today. Funeral rites at Holy Family Church followed by burial in Holy Family Cemetery. Rosary at Cooper-Warren Mortuary. Survivors include sons James, Harry, and Bill Edwards. sisters Grace Rothberger, Anna Vines, Mary Bailey. brothers George, Max, Fred, Joe, John Rothberger. six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Also Mrs. Harriett D. Patton, 77, of Overbrook died Monday in a Topeka hospital. Funeral at Clinton’s Presbyterian Church with burial in Clinton Cemetery. Overbrook’s Baker Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include husband W D Patton, son Richard L. Patton, two brothers, and two grandchildren.
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Smith
Concordia
John Marlowe
Lawrence
Ida Martin
George Freeman
Tillie Edwards
Eudora
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Holy Family Catholic Church
Holy Family Church
John Quigley
Holy Family Cemetery
Cooper-Warren Mortuary
James Edwards
Olathe
Harry Edwards
Bill Edwards
Grace Rothberger
Anna Vines
Mary Bailey
Ore. St
George Rothberger
Max Rothberger
Fred Rothberger
Joe Rothberger
John Rothberger
Harriett D. Patton
Overbrook
Topeka
Twin Mounds
Clinton’s Presbyterian Church
Clinton Cemetery
Baker Funeral Home
W. D. Patton
Richard L. Patton
Denver
Colo
Roy Thurber
Richland
George Thurber
Funeral services held for Ada Gilmore in Alliance
Funeral services were held in Alliance for Ada Gilmore who died Saturday there. Survivors include a sister Mrs. Sarah Dennison and four sisters in law from Missouri and Kansas City. Also noted are several nieces and nephews. Separately, funeral services for William A. Brown, 79, of Lawrence were set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Rumsey Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. E F Price in charge. Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Brown died Monday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
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Alliance
Ohio
Ada Gilmore
Sarah Dennison
George Kirchhoff
Mo. St
J. W. Gowan
Engel Road
Isabelle Gilmore
Paul Kent
Kansas City
William A. Brown
Lawrence
Rumsey Funeral Home
E. F. Price
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mr. Brown
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital Baby Births and Listings
Memorial Hospital records list several births and local residents with new arrivals and family news. Names include Mrs Janice Kiekel Topeka, Mr and Mrs Robert Stuber Topeka with a son today, Mr and Mrs Everett Bates Route 2 with a daughter Tuesday, and multiple others in Coffeyville Topeka Eudora and surrounding areas.
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Janice Vivian Kiekel
Topeka
Gayle Anne Stuber
Clifton Ct
Amanda Fay Barnes
James Arthur Kloehr
Coffeyville
Diane Lynn Rynn
Moundview
Ruth Meade
Madeline Lane
Della Vera Knight
Fred Patterson
Prairie
Nancy Jeanne Harman
Tonganoxie
Sandra Sue Harman
Donna Rose Lisson
Linwood
Nettie P. Burnsworth
Robert Kiekel
Everett Bates
Route 2
Robert R. Stuber
Man Arrests Mannequin Mower Suspect After Window Move
In New Haven a patrolman, thinking a sleeping figure in a store display window was a mannequin, arrested the man when the figure moved at 9 p.m. The incident began when the officer, expecting a dummy, found a real person behind the mower display.
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New Haven, Conn
Bridgeport Airport Calls as Children Roam Runways
Stratford AP reports three police summons in two days at Bridgeport Municipal Airport due to neighborhood children playing near runways during takeoffs and landings.
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Stratford, Conn
Bridgeport
DEW Line Opens Atlantic Operation with Greenland Sites
The Air Force said DEW Line will start operating over the Atlantic July 1 with four new Greenland sites. Nine other stations in Canada and Labrador Newfoundland will close. DEW Line covers western Alaska to Greenland for aircraft detection. BMEWS handles ballistic missiles with stations in Alaska and Greenland.
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Washington
Air Force
Atlantic
Greenland
Canadian Arctic
Labrador-Newfoundland
Dew Line
Alaska
Canada
North Atlantic
Baffin Island
Resolution Island
Redcliff
Newfoundland
Elliston Ridge
Fox Harbor
la Scie
Cutthroat Island
Spotted Isle
Cape Makkovik
Lovell outlasts after backboard shatters in Wyoming tourney
In Laramie Lovell's high school team beat native opponent 65 to 58 after a Dick Stevens shot shattered the glass backboard at University of Wyoming gym. With no replacement pane the teams and crowd moved a few blocks to the high school gym to resume play. Lovell secured the victory and the state tourney win.
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Laramie
Wyo
Dick Stevens
Lovell
University of Wyoming
Stevens
May Employment Rise Reported in News Summary
Washington reports May shows employment up by 1,044,000 to 66,778,000 and unemployment down 194,000 to 4,768,000. Seymour Wolfbein of the Labor Department cautions no real recovery yet, noting job gains lag recovery but align with past recessions. Seasonal unemployment rate edges from 6.8 to 6.9 percent, with 15‑week unemployment falling 213,000 to 1,915,000. farm jobs expected to rise after rains.
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Washington
Wolfbein
Department
Bureau of Employment Security
Employment Security Bureau
Holiday Deaths In Wrecks Are At New Record
The four day Memorial Day holiday saw a highway death toll over 450, the worst on record for the period. States California, Michigan and Illinois reported the highest traffic fatalities. Hawaii Delaware Rhode Island and DC had no deaths. The National Safety Council underestimated the toll, which totaled 113 in the 30 hour pre holiday period and 385 expected for the full 102 hour span.
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Hawaii
Delaware
Rhode Island
District of Columbia
California
Michigan
Illinois
National Safety Council
College recruiters report strong job market for graduates
Acting Dean Calder Pickett says the Journalism School has far more offers than openings from across the country. Graduate and Engineering deans note all June engineers and many graduates are placed, with demand in education and elementary teaching remaining high. Associate Dean Francis Heller cites strong student interest and plentiful interviews, while top Liberal Arts students often pursue graduate study.
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Calder M. Pickett
John Nelson
Donald E. Metzler
Engineering and Architecture
Harold Regier
Francis Heller
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Fulbright cites risks of aid program to emerging nations
Fulbright warns that backing the aid plan could deny emergent societies their last hope for independent development and push them toward Communist influence. Aiken says Congress will trim Kennedy's request, stressing better administration and personnel over more money. Fulbright hopes hearings finish in two weeks for Senate action by month’s end.
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Fulbright
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Kennedy
Congress
Aiken
Senate
Ex-Gens. Challe and Zeller Sentenced in Algeria Insurrection
Paris AP reports a special military court convicted ex Generals Maurice Challe and Andre Zeller of heading the April military insurrection in Algeria, sentencing them to 15 years in prison.
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Paris
Maurice Challe
Andre Zeller
Algeria
In the Courts Police Court Summary of Docket
Court entries list drunkenness fights indecent exposure and traffic violations. Individuals named include Gene Brown Meredith Whiteman Gary Skinner Edward Matz Alonzo Scribner Linda Philo Gary Grant John Wickland Bessie Canavan Francis Foley Milo Lowry with penalties from fines to jail time and appeals filed.
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Gene Brown
Enville
Okla
Meredith Whiteman
Seiling
Gary Skinner
Fred Patterson
Prairie
Robert Bryant
Linwood
Edward B. Matz
Del
Alonzo Scribner
N. H
Linda K. Philo
Murrow
Gary Grant
John Wickland
Shawnee Mission
Bessie Canavan
Francis Foley
Milo Lowry
Perry
Kansas University Commencement Weekend Plans
Thursday continues with grade card reporting and final exams. Saturday morning KU alumni register for reunions, with KU Baccalaureate at 7 30 p.m. Sunday in Memorial Stadium, speaker Rev Robert Meneilly. Commencement follows at 7 p.m. Monday in the Stadium, with Gov John Anderson and Regents Whitely Austin George Collins and Leon Roulier present. inclement weather shifts events to Allen Fieldhouse.
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Memorial Stadium
Robert Meneilly
Prairie Village
Allen Fieldhouse
John Anderson
Whitley Austin
George Collins
Leon Roulier
Traffic safety urged after long holiday patrols
Trooper D. Kvasnicka and both sheriff and highway patrols logged extended overtime to keep traffic moving. He urged motorists to use safety check lanes for defective headlights and taillights and noted signs and striping are being ignored by some drivers. Overall, officers called it a fine holiday for traffic.
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Trom
D. Kvasnicka
Sheriff's Department
Highway Patrol
Krasnicka
Kvasnicka
Kennedy Returns to France in State Visit Welcome
President Kennedy arrived at Orly Airport after a New York to Paris flight of six hours and five minutes. De Gaulle greeted him warmly as the two leaders spoke of Western unity and strength before a ceremonial march and a 35 minute city drive. Kennedy plans a Vienna visit for talks with Khrushchev, urging unity to reduce miscalculation in tense times.
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Kennedy
de Gaulle
Quai d'Orsay
Paris
Place Des Pyramides
Orly
New York
France
Place de la Concorde
Seine River
Quai D’orsay
Foreign Ministry
Khrushchev
West
Orly Field
Republican Guard
Navy
Air Force
U.S
Europe
Vienna
In Memoriam for Walter Pettengill and Post Family
In loving memory of Walter E. Pettengill who died four years ago on May List 1957. He is gone but not forgotten and waits in a distant happy home. Sadly missed by wife and family. Also in memory of Dr and Mrs William Luther Post, beloved parents and grandparents, sincerely missed by Mrs G Bryant Mrs L Wilcox Galen L Post Myron H Post and grandchildren.
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Walter E. Pettengill
William Luther Post
G. Bryant
L. Wilcox
Galen L. Post
Myron H. Post
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DeSoto
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Andy” Anderson
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Bob” Stewart
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Bill Sheppard
Lawrence Office 21 West Ltd
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Oakhill
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