President Chooses Civil Rights Group
Washington announces the selection of six members for the new Civil Rights Commission under Eisenhower with Justice Stanley Reed as chairman and John A. Hannah as vice chairman. The group can begin work once organized and awaits full-time staff confirmation. it includes Virginia former governor John S. Battle and Notre Dame president Rev. Theodore Hesburgh among others.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Civil Rights Commission
Little Rock
Supreme Court
Stanley Reed
Congress
Eissenhower
Senate
Reed
Commission
John A. Hannah
Michigan State University
Defense
John S. Battle
Virginia
J. Ernest Wilkins
Theodore M. Hesburgh
University of Notre Dame
South Bend
Ind
Robert G. Storey
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Tex
Eisenhower Seeks Unified Missile Drive and Policy
President Eisenhower outlined new steps to accelerate missile and space research. He named Killian to marshal scientific talent and proposed single managers for new programs. He urged legal changes to share technology with allies and study NATO and similar alliances for coordinated research efforts.
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Sen. Kennedy
D-Mass
Democratic Party
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Rep. Hays
Ohio
Javits
Eisenhower
Europe
Rep. Brown
Congress
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Armed Services Subcommittee
Cambridge
Masa
Killian
United States
Klilian
America
Defense McElroy
Holaday
Pentagon
McElroy
NATO
Britain
Harold ‘Macmillan
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Deaths and Funerals in Lawrence Area
Obituary notices from Lawrence recount deaths of James A. Meredith 73 at Valley Falls church services and burial. Flossie Winnifred Kincaid 1914 KU graduate with graveside in Oak Hill. Mrs Fannie Sanders 96 at County Convalescent Home with extended Florida resettlement. Andrew H. Rhoades 60 former Lawrence resident funeral home services. Hewes veteran of World War I with burial at Websvile Antioch Cemetery.
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James A. Meredith
Valley Falls
Vern Welborn
Leo Meredith
Lawrence
John Meredith
Las Cruces
N. M
Nate Meredith
Laramie
Wyo
Dave Cobb
Lena
Hudson
Oska- Toosa
Ida Smith
Kelseyville
Calif
Flossie W. Kincaid
Flossie Winnifred Kincaid
Washington, D.C
Oak Hill Cemetery
Dale Turner
Rumsey Funeral Home
Miss Kincaid
Lawrence High School
Kansas University
Washington
Internal Revenue’ ‘Department
25 . S. St
Fannie Sanders
County Convalescent Home
Florida
Warren "Mowery
Cooperarren 4
Canon
Earl’ Sanders
Ft. Caulderdale
Fla
Andrew M. Rhoades
Andrew H. Rhoades
Famer
Burlington
Schoeppel Leaves Seoul for Tokyo After SeouL Visit
Senator Andrew F Schoeppel R Kas departed Seoul for Tokyo after a 24 hour familiarization trip. He met President Rhee and American Ambassador Dowling and held talks with South Korea cabinet ministers. A Korean source said he was briefed on Korea's problems and the impact of a cut in American aid.
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Seoul
Win -—- Sen
Andrew F. Schoeppel
R-Kas
Tokyo
Schoeppel
Rhee
Walter Dowling
South Korea
Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Korea
Kansas City Freshman Is Law School Homecoming Queen
Sandra Day, a Kansas University freshman from Kansas City, Mo., was named Law School Homecoming Queen at the Lawyer vs Engineer football game. Paula Sutton presented roses, and J B Smith, professor of law, awarded a trophy. The School team defeated the Chicken Pickers by a 2 12 margin.
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Sandra Day
Kansas University
Kansas City
Law School
Paula Sutton
Kanss City
Kas
J.B
Smith
Pee Oe
Tmams
MIT Theater Outshines Ivy League But KU Stages Impress
A critic praises a KU theater, calling it the best stage facility seen, superior to any Ivy League venue and better than MIT. The critic notes MIT lacks comparable theater facilities and warns students may be spoiled by KU's well equipped, in house stage.
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Ivy League
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Two Alabama Extremists Convicted in Mayhem Case
In Birmingham, two members of a racist extremist group, Bart Floyd and Joe Pritchell, were convicted of mayhem for mutilating a Black handyman and sentenced to 20 years each. Judge Alta L. King labeled the act cowardly and diabolic as bond was set at 20000 dollars. Four others face similar charges with trials set for December 4.
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Birmingham
Alain
Alabama
Bart A. Floyd
Joe P. Pritchell
Alta L. King
Edward Aaron
Louisiana Tornadoes Cause Fatalities and Widespread Damage
A June 27 disaster along the Louisiana coast left more than 531 dead or missing with millions in damage. Power and communications were disrupted in multiple communities including Alexandria and Crowley. Two tornadoes struck near Iota within two hours injuring many. Boyce reported at least 15 injuries while Orange, Texas, saw 81 hurt as a housing development was demolished.
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Audrey
Louisiana
Alexandria
Crowley
Iota
Boyce
Orange
Tex
Spelling Errors in Note Prove Plotters' Downfall
Chester high school threat note spelling errors led to two teenage pupils' arrest. Teachers tested 1000 male pupils on misspellings of five words from the note. Detectives Taylor and Wright narrowed suspects by shirt colors and other details, finding a typewriter at Brad ford Beckley's home. Beckley, 17, charged with writing the letter. Donald Fisher, 17, charged with conspiracy.
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Chester
Chester High School
John “Taylor
Herbert Wright
Bradford Beckley
Donald Fisher
Tennessee Plans to End Segregation in Colleges
Tennessee Board of Education, meeting in Nashville, voted unanimously to end segregation in six state colleges effective next fall. The resolution authorizes admission of all qualified applicants who meet entrance requirements, beginning with the fall term 1958.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee Board of Education
State Board of Education
UF Campaign Reaches Half Way Mark In 1957 Drive
Lawrence reports UF United Fund Drive has passed mid point with Co-Chairman Jim Black aiming to finish soon. Last year nearly hit 310,000 short of goal. this year 51,000 target sought with advance gifts drive aiding completion. A 14th local firm earns Blue Banner for 90 percent employee participation. Kroger Co shows 84 percent participation.
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Lawrence
United Fund
Jim Black
Black
Kroger Co
Local Births and Residents Listed Across Multiple Kansas Towns
A hospital notice lists numerous residents and relatives from Baldwin Tonganoxie Eudora DeSoto Sunflower and nearby areas. It notes several new births including a daughter today and a son born to specific families, with full names and addresses partially shown.
Topekan Escapes Injury After Car Collides With Cow
A Topeka resident, Bruce Allen Russell, escaped injury when his car hit a cow about two miles south of Lawrence on U S Highway 59. The cow died. damage to the fence and car were estimated. Police charged a 16 year old with speeding and other counts after a separate incident near 10th and Ark.
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Topekan
Lawrence
U.S. Highway 59
Ben Bowen
Bruce Allen Russell
Richard Funk
Oe Cay
10Th
Ark
Ste
J. L. Constant Yard
Wennath Letey
Kissee
Advanced first aid course starts in Lawrence Wednesday
An advanced first aid course will begin at 7 30 p m Wednesday at the Community Building in Lawrence under the Douglas County Red Cross. Irvin Roth said eligibility requires completion of the standard Red Cross course within three years. W M Boardman will teach the eight two hour sessions using a new textbook. To register contact a local Red Cross office or call William Red Hogan.
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1Th and
Vt. Sts
Douglas County Red Cross
Irvin Roth
First Aid
Red Cross
W. ©. Boardman
William
Red) Hogan
Jayflawker
Lawrence
Memorial Union
Ku-Kansas
Construction Firm Seeks 1.3 Million From KTA in Court
Minneapolis contractor J. Groves and Sons Co. sues the Kansas Turnpike Authority in U.S. District Court for 1,371,256 over earthwork for 9.47 miles of the tollway a project starting at K13 Cassaday to Matfield Green. The suit questions final payments on certificates of completion and may involve changed orders. Gale Moss says the project was the first earthwork contract on the pike and that money is owed, though exact amount is disputed.
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Wichita
Kansas Turnpike Authority
8. J. Groves and Sons Co
Minneapolis
Matfield Green
Aections
Butler
Chase Counties
Moss
KTA
Pike’s
Howard
Needles
Tarmament
Bergendorf
Kansas City
Veterans Day rites mark end of Unknown Soldier symbol
Ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington will on Monday honor a World War I servicemember as the single emblem of unidentified American dead. By next Veterans Day the Unknowns of World War II and Korea will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery shrine.
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Washington
America
Korea
Arlington’ National Cemetery
Officials end attempt to halt Santa Fe strike
Washington officials report a labor dispute with Santa Fe Railroad and the Western line as 14 nonoperating unions, representing about 44,000 workers, plan meetings next week to set a strike date. The walkout was authorized, tracing to a 1951 presidential emergency board recommendation on union shop dues and political use.
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Washington W
Santa Fe
Key Western Line
U.S. Supreme Court
The
Georgia Supreme Court
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Act of God Argument Revived by an Actress
Beverly Hills California attorney Ludwig Gerber filed a Municipal Court answer for Corinne Calvet who seeks to broaden the Helen Hayes act of God ruling in response to a publicity firm suit for $2000. Calvet contends she was not glamorous while pregnant and the contract was suspended only until after the birth of her child now 18 months old.
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Beverly Hills
Calif. Uy
Corinne Calvet
Helen Hayes
Ludwig Gerber
Misa Calvet
Mise Hayes
Cleary, Strauss and Irwin
Nebraskan Committed After Space Ship Encounter Near Kearney
Reinhold C. Schmidt, who was invited into a space ship that sat in a creek bottom near Kearney, Neb, was committed Thursday night to Hastings State Hospital for mental treatment.
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Kearney
Neb
Reinhold C. Schmidt
Here
Hastings State
Dedication continues as KU marks new theater debut
Dean Thomas Gorton leads Fine and Drama in a week of events launching Sunday with the dedication. The program features Yugoslav chamber orchestra Solati di Zagreb, Shakespeare’s King Henry IV Part 1 directed by Jerome Kilty, Little Symphony conducted by Thomas Gorton with pianist Angel von Sauer, dancer Iva Kitchell, and a KU student art exhibit in the new University Theater. The theater showcases a 40 foot revolving stage, advanced lighting control, and improved acoustics.
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E Soliati di
Zagreb
University Theater
Jerome Kilty
Stor
Little Symphony
Thomas Gorton
Angel Jem-Morales von Sauer
Iva Kitchell
Hoch
University
Callery Among Safety Firms in Gulf Oil Buyout News
Callery stock ownership rose to 25 percent as Gulf Oil Corp purchased stake and assists research. Other firms pursue similar energy work measuring fuel power by British Thermal Units. Nuclear options loom as the next propulsion frontier.
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Safety Appliance Co
Gulf Oil Corp
Callery
BYU
Huff Saya
AF halts planning on new type jet motor project
The Air Force disclosed a halt in plans for a nuclear designed jet engine after a letter from an Air Force liaison officer cited failure of materialization and the decision to cancel the development contract. The note linked the pause to broader defense cutbacks and the unfinished jet program.
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Am Air Force
Atomic Energy Commission
Card of Thanks to Family and Nurses
A note of gratitude from Mrs. Milfred Percival thanking the Hughes and relatives for their kindness during her hospital stay. Special thanks go to the nurses, including designated staff, for Selecere care.
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Taleo
Milfred Percival
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