Hiatt Defends Bid Rules After Ouster in Kansas State Row
Hiatt defended competitive bidding as essential to fair state purchasing and said the Department of Administration aimed to depoliticize buying. He praised the board for removing any cloud on his character but said his conflict with Gov. Hall centered on interpreting Kansas law and the need for public accountability in boiler insurance bids.
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Hatt
Hall
Hiatt
Department of Administration
Kansas
State of
Israeli Student Quartet to Perform at Kansas University
Four Israeli students on a Midwest tour will present a 3 p.m. Sunday program in the Memorial Union Building on the Kansas University campus under the National Students Association. Bracha Eden and Alexander Wolkowisky, Israel’s first piano duo, will perform. Jemima Ben-Gal, Jerusalem Academy of Music and Israel Ballet Theater member, will dance. Arieh L. Plotkin will introduce the performers. The program is led by the International Club and the Hillel Competorship.
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Memorial Union
Kansas University
Midwest
National Students Association
Bracha Eden
Alexander Wolkowisky
Israel
Jerusem Academy of Music
The
Aspen
Jemima Ben-Gal
Jerusalem Academy of Music
Israel Ballet Theater
Adart
Arieh L. Plotkin
Inf Economics Arxis International
Hebrew University At Jerusalem
London University
Princeton University
e@ group
K. Oswill
International Club
Hillel
Wrecks Reported In Lawrence Police Tuesday Evening
Accidents with damage were reported to Lawrence police Tuesday evening. A collision at 19th and Mass between a car driven by Ann F. Roberts and another driver Ard M. Burkey caused known damage. A separate incident involved Charlotte Cox striking a parked car owned by Wayne Pine in front of 1827 Ky. St. resulting in damage.
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Gwo
Lawrence
Mass
Carse
Ann F. Roberts
Elm St
Ard M. Burkey
Skyline Taller Court
E. 23Rd St
Charlotte Cox
Route 2
Wayne Pine
Me. St
Ky. St
Damant
Solid Reasons Behind Milton Eisenhower Candidacy Boom
Milton Eisenhower, 56, president of Penn State and former Kansas State leader, gains GOP buzz for 1956 if Eisenhower steps aside. His long federal service under Coolidge, Hoover, Roosevelt, and Truman, plus WWII roles and UN/UNESCO ties, bolster credibility. Local Abilene roots frame a storied administration career and rivalries with Deane Malott.
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Milton Eisenhower
Jack Zimmerman
Milton
Pennsylvania State College
Kansas State
Manhattan
Coolidge
Hoover
Roosevelt
Washington
William M. Jardine
K-State
Deane Malott
Kansas University
Abilene
Malott
Eisenhower
Cornell University
Penn State
Ike
Tunnels Under Traffic Interchange Near Lawrence Progress
Lawrence workmen complete northern tunnel halves at the 6th and Iowa Street interchange while traffic uses southern lanes. A Thursday changeover opens the northern roadway section as the southern halves are built. Sub contractor Mid-West Construction Co. handles the tunnel work. Also, New York School second graders tour Topeka, with moms accompanying. Lone Star Road detours urged for about a week. A liquor store window is broken by an unidentified driver who plans to pay for replacement.
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6Th
Iowa Sts
Iowa Street
West Lawrence
Mid-West Construction Co
Horton
Gustafson Construction Co
Sioux Falls
S. C
Markets At A Glance In Chicago And Kansas City
Market notes show gains in stocks for a fourth straight session while grain and livestock futures move unevenly. Chicago wheat firm on buying, corn steady, hogs and cattle mixed with steady to soft tones. Kansas City reports varied cattle prices, hogs down, sheep steady, with cash grain values and futures wobbling amid thin receipts.
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Kansas ‘City
USDA
K. C. Cash Grain
Kansas City
Wichita
Hutchinson
Salina
St. Joseph
Amas
Rillo
Enid
Fort Worth
Planning Group Acts On Haskell Student Home, Shopping Center Sites
The Lawrence Planning Commission approved a church sponsored student home and missionary center on three lots near Haskell Institute and granted zoning for two proposed shopping center sites southwest of 5th and Iowa Streets. The sites, about 10 acres each, are owned by Robert Harrison and Hillcrest Shopping Center Inc. No construction has begun on either tract.
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Lawrence Planning Commission
Southern Baptist Missionary Home
Haskell Institute
Indian Avenue
Planning Commission
5Th
Iowa Sts
Robert Harrison
Hillcrest Shopping Center Inc
Osborne
R. M. Raney
Royal Family Keeps Busy Amid Margaret Townsend Romance
Britain’s royal circle carries on with duties as Princess Margaret’s romance with Peter Townsend dominates headlines. Margaret, in rain, visits a regiment at Bulford. Prince Philip tours Barking industrial site and plans a council visit. Elizabeth II stays at Buckingham Palace to honor Dr Albert Schweitzer with the Order of Merit. Townsend departs in the rain from Lowndes Square, headed for riding activity.
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London
Britain
Margaret
Peter Townsend
Bulford
England
Duke of Edinburgh
Barking
Physical Recreation Council
Elizabeth II
Buckingham Palace
Albert Schweitzer
Townsend
Lowndes Square
Union Wire Rope Scholarship Established at KU Business School
Kansas University School of Business announced the Union Wire Rope Corporation Scholarship in Industrial Management to aid a senior in industrial management for 1956 57. Selection hinges on scholarship character and financial need with preference to union workers’ children. recipient gets 500 and summer work after junior year. A brush fire south of Crescent and Spencer Drives caused no serious damage. Ronald Anderson of New York City reported a motorcycle fire at Uth and Me Sts. damage estimated at 100 dollars.
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Union Wire Rope Corporation
Kansas University School of Business
Union Wire Rope
Kanesas City
Lawrence
Crescent and
Spencer Drives
Ronald Anderson
New York City
Uth and
Sts
House Burning Demonstration At Local Site Thursday
Lawrence fire officials prepare a realistic houselike burn as part of the Kansas Fire School. The five room house at 9th and Iowa Streets will be ignited about 2 30 p.m. after a 1 p.m. start for demonstrations of 11 nozzles.
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Lawrence Fire Department
9Th
Iowa Sts
Kansas Fire School
K. U
Kansas
Lawrence
John Miller
Miller
Births and admissions roll across multiple local homes
Memorial Hospital reports admissions and dismissals including Mrs. Margaret Stanwix of 2146 Tenn St and Mrs. Ella Bradley of 1321 VT St. A list notes babies born to Mrs. Lena Scribner 1329 W St, Mrs. Donna Hornberger 715 W 5th St, and Mrs. Ramona Adams Route 5. Birth to Mr. and Mrs. John Emerson at 612 DL St signals a daughter born today.
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Margaret Stanwix
Tenn. St
Howard
Don Thurston
Shawnee
Aureiio Garcia
N. J. St
Ella Bradley
Vt. St
Barbara Jean Grisolano
Linwood
Misa Cecil
Phyllis Ann Holliday
Conn. St
Iva A. Sutton
Baldwin
Lena Pearl Scribner
W. St. St
Donna Hornberger
W. 5Th St
Pearl Clark
Ind. St
Gary Midgett
22Nd
St. Mra
Maggie Lee Wilson
Sunflower
Girl Anderson
McLouth
Cashman Dances on Air Over Western Missouri
KANSAS CITY. Garrett and man, a 27 year old instructor from Albany New York, danced in air currents over Western Missouri. He launched from near Union Station today using 50 hydrogen balloons to reach 20 000 feet and travel 100 miles before landing. Last report had Cashman floating between ten and twelve thousand feet near Warrensburg Missouri, about 60 miles southeast of Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Garrett
Man
Albany
N. Y
Missouri
Union Station
Cashman
Warrensburg
Here
Rickey rules out Pirates GM or VP role after November
Branch Rickey stated he will not be Pittsburgh Pirates general manager or vice president after November 1. He affirmed what he told The Associated Press about a year ago and declined to name his successor, saying he cannot answer who will fill the post.
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Pittsburgh
Branch Rickey
Pittsburgh Pirates
Associated Press
Rickey
Wet wash delay on a Baltimore bus encounter
Driver Fran is Hartlove stopped a No. 6 bus after a female passenger cried to delay. She retrieved laundry through the rear door as the vehicle stood briefly. In a separate case, Keith Sweltzberger of Oak Hill Ave. received 30 days in jail and a $100 fine for driving under the influence.
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Baltimore
Francis Hartlove
Keith Sweltzberger
Oak Hill Ave
City commission actions on ordinances and street work
The city commission approved printing revised ordinances, prepared an annexation ordinance for Brookvale Addition No 3, and heard first readings on traffic laws. They discussed sewer plans for a 90 lot tract, authorized action on a dangerous building, granted a sanitation salary increase, and voted to pave Ohio Street if owners pay. Other items included special assessments, planning commission resignation, litter control ordinances, and a district court note on littering applicability.
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Brookvale Addition No
Brookdale Addition
Arthur and Bertham Commons
Sunset Hill Addition
Sunset Hill School
R. I. St
Joh Crown
Don Jones
Ohio Street
Dakota Street
Clifton C. Calvin
Planning Commission
Calvin
Coroner Links Poison Deaths of Two Boys
New Orleans coroner ruled two boys died from accidental phosphorus poisoning after neighbors reported they scavenged from gar bage pails. Coroner Nicholas J. Chetta stated William 6 and Lawrence Baughman 7 died at Charity Hospital last Thursday. Parents face criminal neglect charges as authorities investigate how poison was ingested.
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New Orleans
Roner Nicholas J. Chetta
William
Lawrence Baughman
Baughman
Charity Hospital
Chella
Moscow notes say Russia to control Berlin transit for now
Moscow radio broadcasts a note stating the Soviet Union will continue to control military traffic between West Germany and West Berlin for the present. The move responds to a U.S. British French warning that Moscow would be held responsible for keeping Berlin free and open to the West.
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London
Russia
East Germany
West Germany
West Berlin
Moscow Radio
Berlin
Battleship Wisconsin Stranded on Reef in New York Harbor
The massive Wisconsin, a 45,000 ton battleship, ran aground near the East River mouth while being towed to the Brooklyn Navy Yard. A fleet of 16 tugs freed her after nearly an hour as tides pushed her onto the mud at Manhattan’s edge.
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New Yor
Wisconsin
New York Harbor
Brooklyn Navy Yard
East River
Manhattan
Mrs Mary Morrow Dies in Fort Scott Hospital
Mrs. Mary Morrow aged 91, mother of Harry S Morrow former Blue Mound publisher now of Lawrence, died today at a Fort Scott hospital. She had deep ties to Blue Mound and the local press.
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Blue Mound
Kaa
Morrow
Harry 5
Lawrence
Fort Scott
Deaths and Funerals in Kansas City and Douglas County
Mary Alice Cease 87 died at home on N H Street survived by son Claude Wander of Kansas City and daughter James Stone of San Diego as well as four grandchildren and two great grandchildren funeral Thursday at Rumsey Funeral Home with Rev Rudolph C Tatsch and burial in Memorial Park Cemetery Edward A Wilder 92 died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital funeral arrangements pending Julia E Iaes 76 died Tuesday at home after long Douglas County residence surviving daughters Mabel Henderson Marie Phillips Sybil Schroyer three sons Charles Edgar John Edgar Clarence Edgar a sister and many grandchildren great grandchildren funeral Friday at Assembly of God Church with Rev J J Krimmer burial in Oak Hill Cemetery
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Mary Alice Ceasa
Mary Alice Cease
N. H. St
Claude B. Wander
Kansas City
James S. Johnstone
San Diego
Calif
Rumsey Funeral Home
Rudolph C. Tatsch
Memorial Park Cemetery
Julia E. Iaes
N.H. St
Douglas County
Eskridge
Mabel Henderson
Lawrence
Marie Phillips
Amarillo
Tex
Sybil Schroyer
Lecompton
Charles E. Edgar
Bennett
Neb
John H. Edgar
Ottawa
Clarence J. Edgar
Dallas Center
Iowa
Harry Parker
Lake St
Assembly of God Church
J. J. Krimmer
Oak Hill Cemetery
Lawrence High pupil questioned over knife incident at school
A year-old Lawrence boy was questioned by police after two students reported he slashed them with a knife in a Lawrence High classroom. The victims denied an altercation, but one father said the youths argued with the boy. No serious injuries. The boy was released to his parents and ordered to Juvenile Court.
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Lawrence
Lawrence High School
Shotgun theft reported at Gambles store
A Tuesday police report states an automatic shotgun valued at 110 dollars was stolen from two gun racks inside Gambles at 530 Mass. Street. The incident details two racks and the store location, with no suspect named in the report.
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Gambles
Mass. St
Market closes with modest gains and broad leadership
Afternoon trading saw prices rise 1 to 3 points while losses extended from 0.1 to 0.2. Volume reached about 1,800,000 shares, below the year's average but above yesterday. No major shifts. individual issues gained on corporate news and selective strength in aircrafts, steels, motors, coppers, railroads, oils, and radio television.
Fair Warm Weather Seen For Kansas State
Topeka reports continued fair weather and a slight warming trend for Kansas through Thursday. A cooler air surge won’t reach far south, says Richard Garrett meteorologist in charge. Tonight’s lows near 40s, tomorrow’s highs range from the 70s in the northeast to around 80 in the southwest.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Richard Garrett
Traffic Court Fines for Ten Cited in Police Court
Ten individuals appeared Tuesday in traffic violations court. Names include Robert Embry Jr at 916 N J St with a 10 dollar fine of which 5 was suspended for a traffic school session and Gary L Norris at 1825 La St with a 15 dollar fine reduced by 5 for traffic school. Ali Arbab 1233 Oread Ave. faced 5 dollars for failing to yield with one school session. Others listed include Alvin Borenstine 205 FE 18th St with 10 dollars, John Bourret 1245 W Campus Rd 5 dollars, Glenn Davis 702 E 19th St 10 dollars, Elmer Tremain 928 La St 10 dollars, Paul Wilson 808 Mo St 5 dollars, Wilbur Edmons Route 1 15 dollars, Lloyd Houston 147 New Hampshire St with possible license re examination.
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Robert Embry Jr
N. J. St
Gary L. Norris
la. St
Ali R. Arbab
Oread Ave
Alvin Borenstine
18Th St
John L. Bourret
Campus Rd
Hlegal
Glenn Warren Davis
E. 19Th St
Elmer E. Tremain
Paul Eugene Wilson
Wilbur George Edemons
Lloyd H. Houston
New Hampshire St
Masons Honored With Four Local Lodge Investitures
C E Birch reports by Spring Coan that four men from the local lodge will receive honors. Tisie Eby and Marion A. Bartow of Lawrence and Charles F. Gerstenberger of Eudora are named for the Knights Commandery Court of Honor investiture in November at Kansas City. Fred J. Ladoux will receive the 43rd degree at Holton, Wichita, in December.
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C. E. Birch
Oe Spring Coan
Washington,d.c
Tisie Eby
Marion A. Bartow
Lawrence
Charles F. Gerstenberger
Eudora
Knights Commandery Court of Honor
Kansan City
Fred J. Ladoux
Holton
Wichita
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Annexers
Thanegh
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Can
Vin-ten C. Fishel
Marion A.1ifi
Adv
War Relocation Authority
West Coast
Office O War Information
Truman
United Nations
U. S. Commission
Milton Einenhower
New York School
State Capitol
Elizabeth Luthi
Blanch Norris
Gage Park
Kenneth Levy
Arnold Elliott
Check
Pearl Craig
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
State Chamber
Carrie Nation
Frey and Williams Liquors
Chicago
Colorado
A. C
Butler
M.b. Farm
Beltsville
Wall Street
New York
Admiral i Allied
Allis
U'S Alum Ltd
At&t
Anac Cop
Atchison
Avco Mig
Bald Lima
Beech Aire
Beth Steel
Boeing Air
Bran Airw
U Can Dry
Chrysler
du Pont
Eagle P
Gen Motors
Goodyear
P &L
Martin GL
Monsan
Ohio
Ltd Oi
Trans Air
US Steel
Woolworth
Haskell
Memorial Hospital
Russ Ta
Mary Morrow
Edward A. Wilder
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Mra
Julia E. Boles
Masons
Douglas County State Bank
F.d.lc
Bank of Friendly Service
Mary L. Trinqual
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