Long City Commission agenda includes paving and sewer actions
The Tuesday meeting featured what may be the longest agenda in history with decisions on paving Rockledge Road to West Ninth Yale Road Dudley Court in Broadview Heights and plans for sewers in Grandview Heights Fifth Street. Bids opened on Maple Lane and Delaware blocks and Indian Avenue. Holland Construction bid $34 39. Plans approved for a Fifth Street pumping station under $15 000 and a Belle Haven South No 1 sewer system with bids opening Oct 15. An ordinance created Belle Haven South sewer district and paving for Ousdah Road to Twenty Third Street was read. State connecting link law used to start work before cold weather. Additional actions included sewer district in Lawrence Heights city code revision price set at 12.50 per copy, curb cut at 928 Vermont Street, water main connection for Willard Dixon, Turnpike Authority contract for 236 mile route fire protection, compensation to Lawrence Leonhard for lease drop to extend airport runway, name change to Stewart Terrace at KU fraternity-sorority site, penalty reduction for overdue water bills, Minutes of Planning Commission read and North Lawrence rezoning noted.
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West Ninth
Yale Road
Dudley Court
Broadview Heights
Ninth Street
Iowa
Michigan Streets
E. E. Alexander
Grandview Heights
Fifth Street
California
Maple Lane
Delaware
Indian Avenue
Holland Construction Co
Lenexa
9Th and
Iowa Sts
Belle Haven South No. 1
Belle Haven South
Ousdah Road
Twenty-Third Street
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Schwarz Acres No. 2
Hillcrest
Farr Addition
Earl's Addition
Lawrence Heights
Commission
Charles Stough
Lawrence
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Mass
St. T Bell Music
Gdell's
Singer
Goodrich
Davis Paint
Hanna's
Willard Dixon
Haskell Ave
Dixon
Turnpike Authority
Lawrence Leonhard
Kansas University
Stewart
C. C. Stewart
KU Endowment Association
Laws
Water Department
Planning ‘Commission
North Lawrence
South Ridge
Rising Heights
Addi
City approves utilities and billboard zoning near Rising Heights
The council authorized construction of a well, pumping station, and sewer line to serve Rising Heights, with total cost to be assessed to property owners. It also approved Jayhawk Outdoor Inc Topeka’s request to place a billboard on the west side of US 40 near the Turnpike at the city’s northern edge.
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Rising Heights
9Th
Iowa Sts
Jayhawk Outdoor Inc
Topeka
Regents Debate a Uniform Grading System and Spending
Governor Docking questions Kansas university practices including a uniform grading plan, faculty pay, endowment administration, and stadium rent. He cites five five percent budget increases and criticizes athletic and fraternity funding. EU faculty warn education risks becoming a political football as Regents resist political control.
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Board of Regents
Regents
Lawrence Banker
Kansas
Athletic Corporation
Docking
Local births and dismissals listed from area hospitals
Memorable hospital notices list numerous births including baby girls and boys at Memorial Hospital and area homes. It records names such as Mrs Martha Norman Mrs Margaret Kimmell Mrs Judith McCoy and many others with addresses in McLouth Baldwin Sunflower De Soto Garden City and more. Several entries note twins and single births along with dismissals and parental details.
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Roy Harold Hail
McLouth
Martha M. Norman
University
Margaret. E. Kimmell
Edward Hughes
3Rd
Mra
Judith McCoy
Pa. St
Barbara Clayton
Ohio St
Mildred Whitney
Baldwin
Jane Cloeptel
Virginia Dickinson
Marilyn Sorreux
Cedric Frazier
R. 1
Farm Couple Fatal shooting at Ness City home
A 41 year old farmer killed his wife Emma 35 then shot himself with a .22 rifle in the kitchen of their farm home nine miles northeast of Ness City authorities termed it murder and death by their own action. George Schneidewind was killed alongside his wife.
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Self
Ness City
Kasi
George Schneidewind
Emma
Here
Deaths and Funerals for Bert Irvine and Others in Kansas
Obituary notices note the death of Bert Irvine former sheriff of Jefferson County at his Atchison home with funeral in Atchison and burial in Oskaloosa. Survivors include his wife a daughter Mia a son Perry in Army and two grandchildren. Additional notices report Marjory Marion McKinney 32 of 1928 Countryside Lane died in Lawrence Memorial Hospital with services at Trinity Lutheran and burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs Mary Ann Hayes 79 of Tonganoxie died after living in Clyde and Tonganoxie since 1955 with services in Tonganoxie and burial at Hubble Hill Cemetery. Earnest W Cook 77 of Tonganoxie died. services at Tonganoxie Methodist Church with burial at Hubble Hill Cemetery. Lillian Evelyn Fenton 79 former Lawrence resident died, services at Newcomer Brush Chapel in Kansas City Missouri with cremation. survived by son Dr Robert Fenton and other relatives.
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Bert Irvine
Jefferson County
Atchison
Oskaloosa
Mia
Ralph Tripp Jr
Route 3
Perry Irvine
Army
Nancy
Larry Tripp
Marjory
Marion McKinney
Marian McKinney
Countryside Lane
Lawrence Emorial Hospital
Rumsey Funeral Home
Trinity Lutheran
Harold Hamilton
Memorial Park Cemetery
Mra
Alverny
Puckett
Santa‘ Ana
Calif
Mary Ann Hayes
Tonganoxie
Clyde
First Christian Church
Christian Church In
James Cole
Ralph Erwin
Hubble Hill Cemetery
Quisenberry Funeral Home
Fred Siegmund
Bellevue
Neb
Herbert L. Hayes
Ossining
N.Y
Ad Roy W. Hayes
McLouth
Route 1
Nelson Freeman
N. J. St
Earnest W. Cook
Easton
Lillian Evelyn Fenton
Lawrence
Greensburg
California
Robert Fenton
Aeawe
Garden
Turnpike sets traffic and revenue records in August
Gale Moss reports August milestones for the Kansas Turnpike with 360,412 vehicles and 22,828,383 miles traveled, surpassing June records. August revenue reached 467,515.46 with tolls 409,729.73, plus 57,577.27 from restaurants and service stations. Net operating revenue 338,020.22 and total excess over expenditures 370,362.56 amid ongoing expansion plans.
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Turnpike
Gale Moss
Don Symes
Metrolier Symes
City
Kas
Moss
Oklahoma
Braman
Okla
Muncie
Flu Outbreak Eases At Haskell And Lawrence High
Haskell reported a drop from a peak of about 250 flu cases last Friday to roughly 50 today, according to Principal Floyd E. Slayton. Lawrence High showed a steady pattern with about 35 absences daily for the past 10 days, mostly not flu, against a normal 96 percent attendance.
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Haskell
Lawrence High
Floyd E. Slayton
The
Journal-World
Neal M. Wherry
Texan Survives Boiling Oil at Dallas Plant
Carl W. Ely, 42, fell into a 300 degree oil vat while removing hot steel at a heat treatment plant in Dallas. Ely emerged grasping the vat edge, Durell Pierce, 23, pulled him free. Ely suffered serious burns but was saved by clothing and Pierce’s quick action.
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Dallas Us
Carl W. Ely
Durell Pierce
Ely
Pierce
KU Senate Grants Exceptions to Credit Rule
Kansas University Senate voted to let deans approve up to eight extra hours of junior college courses for freshmen and sophomores in meritorious cases, while keeping the rule that only the first two years of work may transfer as advanced standing. New secretaries and committee appointments were announced among the Senate members.
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Senate of Kansas University
Senate
Charles 8. Realey
William FR. Scott
Law School
Gordon Collister
W.stitt Robinson
Ray Q. Brewster
Albert S. Pailmerjee
Henry Shenk
Moon tests for hydrogen bombs, says Maryland scientist
Dr. B. Fred Singer of the University of Maryland urges testing hydrogen bombs on the moon to avoid Earth fallout and gain scientific data. He argues a moon mission could match intercontinental missile reach and would require a peak velocity of about 35,000 feet per second to escape Earth's gravity and reach lunar orbit.
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University of Maryland
Fred Singer
Singer
Congress of the International Astronautical Federtaion
Barcelona
Spain
Missiles and Rockets Magazine
Moon
Quigley Undergoes Minor Surgery at KU Medical Center
Former Kansas University athletic director Ernest Quigley was reported in good condition at Kansas City area K A Medical Center after minor surgery yesterday. Laney, TS, entered the hospital in September.
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Quigley
Kansas City
Kas
Ernest &. Quigley
University of Kansas
K. A .Medical Center
Laney
Air Force Unveils Doppler Navigation System Reach Across Aircraft
The Air Force announced a six Doppler radar navigation system plus an airborne north seeking gyro compass. The system promises globe spanning course plotting speed drift and a 12 mile circular accuracy after 1000 miles. It weighs 120 to 725 pounds and fits virtually any Air Force aircraft.
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Baltimore
Air Force
Air Research and Development Command
ARDC
Christian Doppler
Confessed Spy Soble Pleads For Mercy In U S Case
Jack Soble, once head of a Soviet intelligence ring in the United States, told Federal Judge Richard H. Levet he deeply regrets crimes against the country. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obtain national defense secrets and asked for mercy as sentencing looms next Tuesday. Co‑defendants Myra Soble and Jacob Allam also pleaded guilty to the same charge.
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Ss-Yeer-Ld
United States
Richard H. Levet
Soble
Levet
Quito
Soviet Union
Myra
Jacob Allam
Allam
Casey ey and Braves fall to Yankees in World Series opener
New York defeats Milwaukee as Casey ey warns to stay alert and the Braves lament a rough start. Fred Haney, the Braves manager, downplays the loss saying one game doesn’t define the series and promises changes ahead.
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New York
Fred Haney
Milwaukee Braves
New York Yankers
Per
Haney
London to San Francisco Non-Stop Flight by TWA
A commercial airliner flew non-stop from London to San Francisco today by Trans World Airlines with 46 passengers aboard. The flight left London at 11:06 p.m. CST Tuesday and landed in San Francisco at 10:25 a.m. CST, covering 5,357 miles in favorable weather. The captain indicated no midcourse refueling was needed.
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London
Trans World Airlines
Hudson * Bay
National Guard Beefs Up Central High Over Nine Negro Students
Last week federal troops were expected to replace state guards at Central High. reporters pressed Fantus on guaranteeing safety for the nine Negro children. he dodged, prompting a sharp jab about beating a wife. Negro students entered via side entrances amid jeers while Mrs. Bates, NAACP leader, observed from a passing car to confirm safety.
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Kansas
National Guard
Fantus
Central High
L.C. Bates
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored
Three Persons Hurt In Road Accident Near Lawrence
Three people suffered minor injuries in a two car collision on U S Highway 1 about five miles west of Lawrence Tuesday afternoon. Ray Albert Sieber and Eva Rice of Topeka and a Sunflower resident were treated or observed at Lawrence Memorial Hospital or on scene for heat, concussion, knee injuries and lacerations. Estimated vehicle damage totaled about $1,200. Earlier Tuesday another collision on Massachusetts Street near 2 N H Street involved R W Sanders and William E Yates with no injuries and about $300 damage.
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U. S. Highway 1
Lawrence
Ray Albert’ Sieber
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Topeka
Eva Rice
Lee
Sieber
Kansas Highway Patrol
Rice
Mrs. Harry Dunn Dies at Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Harry Allen Dunn, mother of Mrs. Raymond Schwegler, of Ottawa, died Tuesday evening at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after living in Ottawa most of her life. Services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Comnes Funeral Home with burial at Highland Cemetery. Survived by two daughters, Mrs. David R. Gano and Mrs. Schwegler, plus one grandson Dr. Raymond A. Schwegler Jr. and three great grandsons.
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Harry Allen Dunn
Raymond Schwwegler
Spencer Dr
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Dunn
Ottawa
Schwegler
Eomnes
Highland Cemetery
David R. Gano
N. H. St
Raymond A. Schwegler Jr
Stauffer Place Open House Set at Kan gas University
Stauffer Place, a new 120 unit married student apartment project at Kan gas University, will host an open house Sunday from 2 30 to 4 p m. Buildings 1 2 3 and 9 will be shown with guides on site and off street parking south of 19th Street across from Stauffer Place. Dean J H Nelson says visit few units since all have similar furnishings and layouts. A private ceremony will precede the open house at Memorial Union. Rentals run 60 to 70 dollars per month with utilities paid by the student.
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Kangas University
19Th Street
Acros
Stouffer Place
J. H. Nelson
Graduate School
Memorial Union
Pommel Biee E. B. Stouffer
Sect Ia
Ler
Board of Regents
Feluie
Stoufers
Portheaat
19Th
Iowa Streets
Board of Thank You Note From Ill Patient
Many thanks to my doctor nurse minister relatives and friends for care gifts notes flowers and calls during my illness and hospital stay. Your kindness will never be forgotten.
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