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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1955

Page

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KU reports 170 foreign students this year

Kansas University now hosts 170 foreign students, up 20 from last year, representing 51 countries. Notable increases include nine from Korea and eight from the Philippines, with new entrants from San Salvador and Indonesia and Formosa totaling 11.

Kansas University William R. Butler Butler K.U San Salvador Indonesia Formosa Germany India Korea Philippines Colombia Austria Japan Greece Venezuela Tran Canada Switzerland Finland Sweden Argentina Costa Rica Egypt Ethiopia Iraq Norway Thailand Guatemala Holland Israel Italy Malaya Mexico Nigeria Pakistan Panama Turkey Belgium Bolivia Ceylon Cuba Cyprus Denmark France Idonesia Jordan Lebanon Liberia Morocco North Borneo Trinidad

West to Offer Russ Safety From Attack

British Foreign Secretary Harold Macmillan announced the West plans a security pact to protect Russia from any threat posed by a reunited Germany. He said the plan could apply whether Germany joins NATO or stays neutral and would be refined for the Geneva talks starting October 27. He warned Geneva results may be modest but practical progress is expected.

Bournemouth England Harold Macmillan Russia Germany Geneva Macmillan Moscow NATO

Dean T DeWitt Carr Named President of Naval ROTC Group

Dean T DeWitt Carr, dean of Engineering and Architecture at Kansas University, was elected president of the Association of Naval ROTC Colleges at the Chicago meeting. He has served as secretary treasurer the past two years and acted as president most of last year, leading a 52-school network including Harvard and KU. Carr is a former Navy officer who joined KU as engineering dean in 1947 after WWI service.

T. DeWitt Carr Kansas University Nhew Association of Naval R.O.T.C Chicago Dean Carr Naval F.O.T.C Harvard K. U Deane Ich Presidentiversity Navy

Record of Therapy Meet at Kansas University 1954

The complete record of proceedings of the 1954 annual conference of the National Association for Music Therapy was published today at Kansas University. Editor of Music Therapy-1954 is Dr. E Thayer Gaston, chairman of the Music Education Department at K U. Associate editors are Dr. Marcus Hahn and F Unkeler, both of K U. Included are two research papers by Gaston and one by Hahn.

National Association For Music Therapy Kansas University E. Thayer Gaston K.U Marcus Hahn F. Unkeler Gaston Hahn

Kansas hosts Pi Beta Phi guests from LSTATE

Pi Beta Phi members from LSTATE travel to Kansas University for a weekend social event with ISU students planning the annual all-school migration to Lawrence this Saturday and Sunday.

Pi Beta Phi Kansas University Towa State College Iowa State Lawrence

Droodles Entered on Decedent Roster Amid Welfare Plans

A reader note from Mrs. Kart E. Sherrill of Belmont North Carolina enters her name on the Decedent’s Roster as part of proposed welfare benefits. The letter references a pension fund and therapy room items funded by social security measures.

Lady Godiva Rose Lee

Tale About Captives Continued From Page 1

The narrative recalls a family testimony in a kidnapping case. A husband explains he took his wife and three children to safety and funded all expenses while fearing return to Mississippi. He vows to testify, noting Reed remains hospitalized and unavailable to Chicago editors as Capt. Kelly recounts Spell and Crisler visiting Reed and posing as state officials.

Mississippi Reed Michael Reese Hospital Chicago Thomas Kelly Spell W. J. Crisler Kelly Crisler Hugh) White

Kansas Named to Lead Fulbright Scholarship Committee

Dr. Clifton B. Huff of Emporia State Teachers College will chair the Kansas committee to screen Fulbright Scholarship applications from Kansas schools. Joining him are A. F. Throckmorton state superintendent, Dean Emery Lindquist Wichita University, Dr. Walter Sandetine KU, Andrew Johnson former Sedan representative, Mrs. Dan Hopson Kansas Federation of Women's Clubs president, and Mildred Strohm Republican State Committee vice chair.

Topeka.w Clifton B. Huff Emporia State Teachers College Kansas Fred Hallare A. F. Throckmorton Emery Lindquist Wichita University Walter Sandetine University of Kansas Andrew Johnson Sedan Dan Hopson Kansas Federation of Women's Clubs Mildred Strohm Republican State Committee

Highway Patrol Seeks Applicants for Trooper Jobs

The State Highway Patrol invites applications for trooper positions on state highways including Kansas Kanipke duty. Examinations are set for Oct 22. Applicants must be 21 to 35, at least 5 ft 10 in, weigh 16 pounds more than 160 lbs, have a high school diploma, be Kansas residents, and have no criminal record. Uniforms and equipment provided. Pay starts at 275 monthly probation, then 300 to 350 with promotion potential to 450.

Kansas Gol. Glasscock State Department of Education

Union Tank Low Bid For Pike Toll Booths

Union Tank and Supply Co of Kansas City was the low bidder to supply 32 prefabricated toll booths for the Kansas Turnpike Authority. The $210,242 bid was $34,583 below the engineers estimate with five booths to be installed in the Lawrence area including at the West and East Lawrence interchanges.

Union Tank and Supply Co Kansas City Kansas Turnpike Authority Union Lawrence West Lawrence City East Lawrence U.S. 40-59 North Lawrence

KU Classes Broadcast On University of the Air Series

Ninety or so Kansas University students enrolled in Dr Laurence Bees popular lecture course Marriage and Family Relations will broadcast the program on KANU FM as part of the University of the Air series. The hour long Monday through Friday feature starts at 9 p m on 92 mc with broadcasts on Monday Thursday.

Kansas University Laurence Bee KANU University of the Air

Eddie Cantor slows pace to save heart health

Eddie Cantor, nearing 64, advocates a slowed lifestyle after a heart attack. He trims meals, naps at 4:30 daily, jokes about alcohol after 50, and follows a two hour rest as part of his treatment. He plans a Sahara appearance in April and says he is slowing down.

New York Eddie Cantor America Eddie Toots Shor's Lung Dwight Eisenhower Toots Shorne Los Angeles Eliot Corday Eisenhower Las Verse

Old-Timers Recall Quack Cures From Lecompton Days

In Lecompton locals recount old remedies used to ward off illness. Mustard plaster and goose grease were common chest counter irritants while kerosene dipped feathers were swabbed on throats. Cockleburr tea and sassa fras tea with sulphur and molasses were said to thin blood and cure all ills.

Lecompton

Phone Workers Approve Walkout Authority in Strike Call

CIO Communications Workers Union members surrounding the South Frank Lonergan district voted to authorize a strike if needed. Final tallies not announced but projected to pass by a wide margin, granting the union committee authority to call a strike. Union and company reps met with a federal mediator amid ongoing contract talks across Missouri and surrounding states.

ST. Louisui CIO Communications Workers Union South Frank Lonergan Vice Press Lonergan Deare O Bell Missouri Arkansas Kansas Oklahoma Texas Clinots

K U IBM Puzzle Boosts KU Budget and Recordkeeping

KU officials said IBM machines will streamline enrollment and grading, cut manual work, and provide precise departmental spending data. Raymond Nichols notes to Topeka standards, annual grade reports to parents will now occur at semester end, improving budgeting and statistics.

IBM Raymond Nichols Nichols Topeka K. U

Horse Show Set for Sunday at Leavenworth County Fair Grounds

The Kansas State Horse Association sponsors a Sunday event at 1 p.m. on the Leavenworth County Fair Grounds in Tonga noxie. Chief tain Mounted Patrol will host 12 sections including a pleasure class for Leavenworth County youths under 18 with a grand entry parade and a largest saddle club prize. A greased pig contest for boys 14 and under adds humor. Notable participants include Dale Freeman, William Ready, Richard Partridge, and Merl Partridge among others.

Leavenworth County Fair Tonganoxie Kansas State Horse Association Chieftain Mounted Patrol Don Brauer Patrol Leavenworth ‘County Dale Freeman William Ready Richard Partridge Merl Partridge Walter Heywood Gilbert Hooper Dee Hooper Ed Hardesty Robert Mills Daryl Roberts R. P. Boddle Eric Snodgrass Tom Garison Damon Freeman Clinton Wyrick Donna Jean Brauer Ben Freeman Henry Pappenhausen David Freeman Macia Ann Butler

Clear Skies Across Kansas Bring Warmer Weekend Forecast

Clear skies prevail across Kansas with fair conditions to continue through Saturday. Temperatures are cooler today as a northerly wind lowers readings to the 40s tonight and low 70s tomorrow, with western highs near seasonal norms and eastern sections possibly receiving up to a quarter inch of precipitation.

Topeka Kansas Weather Bureau P. N. Eland

Lawrence leaders re-elected and honors awarded at City and state level

Lawrence Supt William D Wolfe was re elected to the Kansas Society for Exceptional Children board of directors at Emporia. L A Noll Hutchinson Public Schools director of curriculum named president. Edward L Frick received two tokens for 50 years with United Commercial Travelers in Kansas City. Kansas University students plan to travel for the KU Nebraska game with a 100 piece marching band. Public Health Service approves five construction contracts for 1 2 million Lawrence Memorial Hospital expansion. City Commission authorization due Tuesday.

William D. Wolfe Lawrence The Kansas Society Emporia L. A. Noll Hutchinson Public Schools Edward L. Frick United Commercial Travelers Voris King Columbus King A. W. Franklin Albert D. Keller Treasue Kansas City Denver Mr. Frick Mr. Keller Kansas University Kansas- Nebraska Lincoln K.U U. S. Public Health Service Lawrence Memorial Hospital Harold Fisher City Commission Commission Fisher Public Health Service

Market News Briefs from Kansas City and Midwestern Markets

Mixed commodity notes show soybeans steady with small price moves while hogs decline 25 to 50 cents. Wheat and corn offer varied gains and losses with local quotes listing No. 2 hard, white, and yellow corn prices. cattle and hogs in Kansas City trade show softness, weights and sows steady to lower. poultry and eggs priced in, with Butterfat and dairy quotes included.

Gash Grain Kansas K. C. Livestock Kansas City Inp USDA

Births and Listings From Memorial Hospital Report

A Memorial Hospital notice lists numerous individuals and addresses with birth announcements and names of parents. Several entries note newborns, including a son born Thursday and a daughter born today, with accompanying family locations in Kansas communities such as Eudora Linwood and Beloit.

Building Permit Issued for $25,000 Service Station

Building permit issued to Cities Service Gas Co for a $25,000 service station on the north side of West Sixth Street between Wisconsin and Florida Streets according to Building Inspector Wallace Hicklin. Special Revival Services at Evenings Church of the Nazarene on the 20th was advertised.

Cities Service Gas Co West Sixth Street Wisconsin Florida Streets Wallace Hicklin Church of the Nazarene

First Exhibition Opens Oct 16 at K U Museum

The Kansas University Museum of Art opens the first in a series on 18th century German and Austrian art on Sunday October 16. The inaugural sculpture exhibit part of Mozart and His Age features loans from Harvard’s Fogg Museum Ringling Sarasota and Cleveland Museum plus private collections. Edward Maser says it surveys American holdings in this field for scholars and the public.

Kansas University Museum of Art Mozart K. A William Rockhill Nelson Art Gallery Linda Hall Library Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra Edward Maser Fogg Museum Harvard University Ringling Museum Sarasota Fla Cleveland Museum Maser

Kansas Federation of Women's Clubs District Convention

The First District of the Kansas Federation of Women's Clubs convened in Leavenworth for its annual convention. Five county councils from Doniphan Jefferson Marshall Nemaha and Washington counties were represented. Representative William Avery spoke at the morning session.

Leavenworth Kas Kansas Federation of Women's Clubs of Doniphan Jefferson Marshall Nemaha Washington William Avery

Tour of new plant by Douglas County Bar Association

Members of the Douglas County Bar Association conducted a Thursday night tour of Southwestern Bell Telephone Co central exchange at 734 Vermont Street.

Douglas County Bar Association Southwestern Bell Telphone Co Central Exchange Vt. St

Divorce Suit Filed for William E. Marshall

The divorce suit of William Earl Marshall from Eva Alene Perdue Marshall was filed Thursday in District Court.

William Earl Marshall Eva Alene Perdue Marshall

Two Boys Found Dead in Attic Trunk in New Haven

Dominick Primicerin nine and Daniel Bendvenga eight were found suffocated in an attic trunk after being locked inside by an older brother who wanted them out of the way. James Primicerin, ten, led authorities to the trunk, admitting the act. Coroner to hold inquest. James faces juvenile jurisdiction.

New Haven Conna Dominick Primicerin Daniel Bendvenga Dominick James Marvin M. Scarbrough James J. Corrigan

Bitter Charges Fly In Oklahoma Divorce Suit

Former Oklahoma governor Johnston Murray faces a cross petition from his estranged wife Willie Murray alleging cruelty and incompatibility while she seeks to deny the divorce. He is ordered to pay $676.67 monthly alimony during the case. They married in May 1933.

Oklahoma City Johnston Murray Willie Murray Murray District Court Glenn Morris

County Court Fines Alice Young for Drunkenness

Alice Young of 1816 N.J. Street was fined $50 and costs in County Court on Thursday for drunkenness.

Alice Young N.J. St

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