Grand Champion Calf Sells for 7.30 a Pound at Royal Livestock
A 13 year old Iowa farm boy cried with joy as his grand champion Angus calf weighing 975 pounds sold for 7.30 a pound at the American Royal Livestock Show in Kansas City. Dennis Freed of Paullina will receive around $7,000 after standard loss. The high bid came from Rutherford Food Corp of Kansas City.
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Ottawa Teens Led To Jail For Totem Pole Fire
Five Ottawa High School youths face a 30 day jail sentence issued by Probate Judge Milo Harris after pleading guilty to vandalism. The plan lets them attend school by day but remain jailed at other times, a trial program to curb teen vandalism. The group targeted a totem pole in the schoolyard, attempted removal, then burned it causing grass and ground fire near a gas well. Nine youths were implicated. five were arrested, with four others awaiting trial. Names include Terry Briscoe, 17. Mike Martin, 16. Rodney Shade, 19. Jerry Slavens, 17. Tom Marks, 16. John MacDonald, 16. Connie Shofner, 16. Nancy Scott, 16. Jerry Patterson, 15.
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Market Summary Warns of Broad Decline Across Commodities and Stocks
Stocks fell as declines in steels motors and coppers led a broad retreat. Wheat and corn faced mixed moves amid dust, selling pressure and futures activity in Kansas City. Cattle hogs and sheep showed mixed to steady results while grain and egg markets displayed notable price shifts across futures and cash quotes.
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Adlai Charges GOP Favors Giants Amid Business Ties
In New York Adlai Stevenson assailed the Republican plan, saying Eisenhower’s policy confuses friendship with business by courting a few giant corporations. He warned small firms are squeezed by mergers and high rates as Democrats rally against GOP economic actions in Madison Square Garden with about 18,000 onlookers.
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Local students take first merit scholarship tests at high school
Forty Lawrence High School seniors joined about 160,000 nationwide taking the first battery for more than three million dollars in scholarships. Eleven top students tested by merit, with 29 paying a one dollar fee to qualify. Eleven honorary testers named. National Merit finalists to follow after higher scoring tests.
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Scientist Says Test Ban Wouldn't Cut Arms Growth
Dr. Ralph E. Lapp, a nuclear scientist and former War Department adviser, argues the United States would not fall behind in weapons development if it agrees to a hydrogen bomb test ban. He contends one test does not accelerate or halt progress and questions the need for perfect safeguards before any agreement.
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Deaths and Funerals Deborah Diane Tobler
Deborah Diane Tobler died Tuesday evening at Lawrence Memorial Hospital of pneumonia. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Evangelical United Brethren Church in McLouth with Rev. Walter Chittenden officiating. Burial will follow in McLouth. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Tobler of McLouth and is survived by a brother, Tommy Tobler, and a sister, Nancy Tobler, both of the home, along with maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Umholtz and paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Tobler of Lawrence.
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Lawrence Junior Don Beene Elected KU Orchestra President
Lawrence student at Kansas University Don Beene 1330 West Th St was elected president of the KU orchestra. He is a junior in the School of Education. Other officers include Jane Steile Russell secretary treasurer Mary Nason Topeka social chairman Kathy Meredith Ji Yin Mo publicity chairman and Marian Carlson Wayne Neb equipment manager.
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Positive Action Needed in Water Program Theis
Kansas Democratic Chairman Frank Theis urged quick positive action on the state water issue. He accused the old guard of treating water as a political football and relying on committee reports as a poor substitute for actual water solutions. He said there is only bare hope the problem will be solved in this century under current progress.
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City commission considers KU land for Greek use
North Edge of City discussion notes: commissioners seek confirmation from Kansas University officials on setting aside part of KU land for Greek organizations before action. Also debated fire district expansion, approved Grandview Heights plat, rejected remote-control traffic signal override, discussed boundary ordinance with annexations, and authorized a $600 used pickup for Water Department work.
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U S Plane Missing Amid Madrid Barcelona Search
About 34 American and Spanish aircraft took part in a full scale search for a U S Air Force observation plane missing since Monday night on a Madrid to Barcelona flight. The Air Force reported five men aboard the missing plane. Also noted is a Douglas County Cancer Society board meeting set for Friday at 3 PM at the Castle Tea Room.
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Lawrence Woman Donates 75 Dollars to United Fund Drive
Lawrence figures rise as anonymous donor sends 75 dollars and plans to contribute during the upcoming drive. Mosser notes strong early support while KU activity includes a talk by Dr. John Ise on Agriculture Surpluses and Foreign Policy. Registration and student election updates at KU accompany local tax and draft notes.
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BOAC Buys Boeing 707 Jets for North Atlantic Route
The British government permitted British Overseas Airlines Corp to acquire 15 American Boeing 707 jets. The aircraft will operate on the North Atlantic route and be powered by Rolls Royce Conway engines.
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Turnpike impact felt as Douglas County hosts major project
Kansas University athletic events draw more visitors while Oklahoma fans note faster trips to Lawrence on the Turnpike. Over two years, Douglas County's Turnpike share tops $11 million, marking its second largest construction project after a fertilizer plant. Groundbreaking occurred near Lawrence in 1954 with paving starting in 1955 and the Fisher Bridge as the longest structure on the route.
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Rebels press for Nagy as Russians pull out
Budapest battles erupt as workers shout Russkies go home near a Stalin statue. Reports from Budapest radio and travelers describe intense fighting. telephonic links to the city were severed after AP correspondent Endre Marton detailed the early hours. The uprising is described as more violent than Poland’s, focused on independence from Kremlin control.
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22 Whoopers Believed Spotted Over Nebraska
Lincoln reports that 22 of 27 known living whooping cranes likely stopped in Nebraska recently. State Game Commissioner Mel Steen confirmed sightings after checks and interviews with watchers. Cranes migrate from northern summers to winter grounds at Arkansas National Refuge in Texas. one wounded crane near Dunning was later sighted again.
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Voter League Backs Pool Bonds in Lawrence
The Lawrence League of Women Voters endorsed the 215000 swimming pool bond issue on the November 6 ballot. After study and several sessions including a public meeting with four authorities, president Mrs. Laurel Anderson announced the league’s support for the bonds.
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Ike Says Stevenson Faces Bomb Test Facts
President Eisenhower, in a formal reply to Adlai Stevenson, says Stevenson shows a lack of awareness of bomb test facts. He notes the U S halted hydrogen tests while Russia continued, defends safeguards and world disarmament, and argues U S strength via advanced weapons remains essential for safety and peace. He also counters Democratic charges that big business has benefited under his administration.
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First High School Play Of Season Nine Girls At Lawrence
The Lawrence Thigh School Thespian Troupe opens the season with the mystery drama Nine Girls, a Broadway hit of 1943. Two matinees at 2 and 4 p m Saturday, directed by AH Hard Denny, mainly for junior high students with reduced prices. Friday ticket canvassing. tickets at the high school and box office. Cast includes Marcia Haines Margaret Spotser Joanne Denton Lorain Clark Karen Duffy Nancy Gustafson Ingrid Vosper Kathy Brickner Jan Norris Karen Ott. Larry Sneegas is stage manager.
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Memorial Hospital Admits And Births Mixed In List
Admission entries show Walter B Sample and several others in Tonganoxie Baldwin Perry Otha Anderson and more. Dismissals include Jean Gant Lela Conway and babies. Births report a son for Murry and a daughter for Clifford Shaw and a daughter for Charles Tankersley.
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GOP Ag Setup Lacks Dirt Farmers Says Demo
ALMA Kai. Democratic candidate John D. Montgomery, publisher of Junction City, accuses the GOP of using bank funds as a smart strategy to buy votes. He says Republicans have bureaucrats running the agriculture department and top‑down farmer advisory committees with no dirt farmers among department staff.
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Longtime Rushville reporter continues at 73
Miss Gertrude Abbott, a Rushville reporter since age ten, remains active in journalism at age seventy three, reflecting a lifelong career in local press.
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City to Study Gas Rates After Election
City commissioners discussed claims gas rates in Lawrence were high, deciding to study the issue after the November 6 election. The charge came in a political speech by Eugene Hiatt referencing Governor candidate George Docking and the Kansas Public Service Co. Regulation rests with the Kansas Corporation Commission, but officials prefer avoiding political football before elections.
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Elvis Presley May Soon Enter Army, Draft Hints Rise
MEMPHIS Tenn Elvis Presley 21 has received a draft questionnaire and thinks his induction into the armed services is near The Memphis Press-Scimitar says draft board officials deny knowledge of any plan and suggest Presley may be arranging to enlist rather than be drafted The board would know about the questionnaire if it were official
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NAACP Appeals Ruling in Texas Court Case
Tyler Texas NAACP prepares an appeal to a state court ruling lifting a temporary restraining order against the group. Judge Otis Dunagan granted the state's request to convert the restraining order into a temporary injunction. Card of thanks expresses gratitude for hospital care and support from relatives and friends.
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