Kansas and Missouri Groups Asking Funds for Flood Projects
Delegations from Kansas and Missouri plan a broad river program for flood control and water storage. They seek 1% funding, aiming to prevent repeats of the 1951 flood, and link dam work to Missouri and Kansas projects. Mayors B Roe Bartle and George Schnellbacher lead along with state officials and engineers seeking many levee and dam constructions.
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Kansas
Missouri
Siget Bureau
B. Roe Bartle
Kansas ‘City
Kansas City
George A. Schnellbacher
Topeka
Paul Hoffman
Abilene
Max Lake
Salina
William G. Calvert
Lexington
Mo-Ark
Flood
Ioland
Conservation Assn
Emi W. Heck
Lawrence
Kas
Camar Phillips
Ottawa
Reed J. Morse
Kansas State
Tut- Creek
Star
Aia
Awa
Kai
Murphy Expected to Resign as Chancellor
The Journal-Work notes Dr. Murphy’s resignation as chancellor amid outside pressures from other universities. It cites repeated discussions over fees and national standing, with Kansas University tied to his work and the science program, and references his prior roles including dean of the KU Medical Center in Kansas City.
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Murphy
Kansas University
Chancilier
K. U. Medical 5
Kansas City
Baby weighs two pounds at Fort Scott hospital
A baby girl weighing one pound 12 ounces was born yesterday afternoon in Fort Scott and was admitted to a hospital incubator. Attending physicians reported both infant and mother in excellent condition. the infant is to be cared for by Mr and Mrs Garles L Beckford of Fulton.
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Fort. Scott HA
Fort Scott
Garles L. Beckford
Fulton
Howard County man in wreck head injury hospital report
John Howard of Ohio suffered a severe head injury in a Sunday wreck and was reported in Law Memorial Hospital as of today. The condition update notes he remains hospitalized with injuries tied to the incident.
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John
Howard
Ohio
Law Memorial ‘Hospital
Proodles and a Hum of a Repossessed Clavicord
Saturday Dr Schwine hosted music lovers at ligen to hear his new Hi Fi phono but the crank failed. He pivoted to Fant Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 in B minor, nicknamed the unfinished, while speculation swirled about a repossessed clavicord and noisy neighbors. Patricia Del Ray commented she stopped work to catch the tune, then Schwine recovered the crank just in time.
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Schwine
Ligen
Kitzenger
Nice Co
Operation Stop Watch tests Air Guard readiness
The Air Force began Operation Stop Watch at 7 22 a m as fighter interceptor squadrons in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas region prepared for emergency duty to gauge Air Defense Command response times Brig Gen William P Nichols commanded the 3rd Air Defense Division near Oklahoma City with six local guard squadrons taking part Aircraft controllers radar operators and regular Air Force advisors assisted to measure air alert times precisely In Chicago a woman Dolores Wisilinski 29 said she heard muffled cries near her home the night three boys were found beaten and strangled police questioned two men whose cars matched descriptions of suspects and were seized as witnesses evidence continued in Robinson Woods area
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Oklahoma City
Air Force
Air National Guard
Air Defense Command
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
3Re Air Defense
William P. Nichols
Air National Guards
United States
Three State
33Rd Air Division
Air Guard
Chicago
Dolores Wisilinski
Robinson Woods Forest Preserve
Faure Introduces Bill For Votes in December
Premier Edgar Faure told the French National Assembly that December elections are needed. He cited North Africa tensions and the push for European unity as urgent issues the current Assembly cannot resolve.
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Faure
Paris
Edgar Faure
National Assembly
North Africa
Europe
Funeral services set for Mrs. Margaret E. Tyler and Mrs. Irene Weed
Mrs. Margaret E. Tyler 39 dies Sunday. Funeral 2:30 Wednesday at First R.M. Baptist Church with Rev. A L Parker. burial Maple Grove Cemetery. Body lies in state at Bowser-Lee Mortuary from 5 p.m. today. Mrs. Irene Weed 79, former Lawrence resident, dies Monday at Sapulpa Oklahoma. Widow of Rev. Freeman C. Weed, she lived with daughter Mrs. Ted Olson in Sapulpa. Surviving daughters Donald Lewis Kellogg Idaho and Helen Gerhard Tokyo Japan. sons Mahlon S. Weed Kansas City and Jimmy Weed El Reno Oklahoma. brother Oscar Heiser St. Petersburg Florida. sister in Custler Town. seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday in Sapulpa. graveside 3 p.m. Thursday Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. Dale E. Turner officiating.
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Betty Tyler
Margaret E
Betty) Tyler
R.M. Baptist Church
A. L. Parker
Maple Grove
Bowser-Lee
Irene Weed
Lawrence
Sapulpa
Oka
Freeman C. Weed
Wisconsin
Iowa
Weed
Ted Olson
Donald Lewis
Kellogg
Idaho
Helen Gerhard
Tokyo
Japan
Mahlon S. Weed
Kansas
City
American Legion
Jimmy Weed
el Reno
Okla
This
Oscar Heiser
St. Petersburg
Fla
Custler Town
Memorial Park Cemetery
Dale E. Turner
County Club Plans Films by J Ron Malcolm Sportsman
J Ron Malcolm a noted sportsman photographer and commentator will present two films This Is Alaska and Tundra Haven at 8 p m Monday Oct 31 and Tuesday Nov 1 in the Lawrence Junior High School auditorium The event is sponsored by the Douglas County Sportsman Club Tickets are available to members or at George's Pipe Shop Glb Fran a Sporting Goods or Ernie's Blue Ox.
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J. Ron Malcolm
Alaska
Tundra Haven
Lawrence Junior High School
Douglas County
Sportsman's Club
George's Pipe Shop
Glb Frana Sporting Goods
Ernie's Blue
Polio cases in Kansas rise this year to 249
Kansas reports 249 polio cases to date with three new onsets in the past week. Last year at this time 664 cases had been recorded, reflecting a sharp drop in new infections compared with the prior year.
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Topeka
Kansas
Trash Fires in City Plan Cites Hutchinson Cleanup
The city issued congratulatory letters to compliant homeowners and sent corrective notices to others. Follow up checks showed 80 percent cooperated, 10 percent after court threats. Fire alarms cut by half, 200 homes had plumbing installed, 66 of 68 junk yards removed. rodent levels dropped with cleanup. Lawrence plans no similar program but seeks legal authority to tackle littering.
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Hutchinson
Wigglesworth
Lawrence
Fire station blaze in Atlanta threatens two-story building
Fire at station 12 in Atlanta caused by a gas line tank on a stalled truck spraying burning gasoline over a two story building. Firemen from station 6 extinguished the fire while station 12 crews saved equipment and personal property.
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Atlanta
Exia
Wolf Killed by Marine in Lawrence Rabbit Hunt
Lawrence residents reported a dramatic sighting as ex Marine Jack Sweeney killed a large coyote in self defense behind his home on 1st and Mich Sts. He dragged the beast home after the shot. Community notices included overseas mailing cartons for servicemen and a 1956 Olympic Fund drive by the Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce, aiming for $2,000.
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Lawrence
Jack Sweeney
1St
Mich. Sts
Sweeney
Carol Atwood
Pike Workman Hurt In Highway Crash Near Lawrence
H Glenn Shipp, a Kansas Turnpike workman from Ephrata Washington, was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for cuts and bruises after his car overturned on U S Highway 40 about 12 miles west of Lawrence. The car was demolished.
Firemen Gain Control Of Texas Oil Well Blaze
In Hawkins Texas a rugged daylong fire at a wild oil well neared the town center. Firefighters led by Myron Kinney of Houston confined flames to a fringe as gas torches surged upward. Evacuations were ordered for nearby homes though town damage remained limited. Efforts to extinguish continued with potential cementing or nitroglycerin blasting discussed to seal the well.
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Texas
Hawkins
Texa
Myron Kinney
Houston
Kinney
Inge Returns to New York After Illness
Pulitzer prize winning playwright William Inge canceled appointments at Kansas University and returned to New York City due to a severe cold. He had planned to attend the University Theater production of Picnic in Lawrence and the opening of Bus Stop in Kansas City, with a reception and a distinguished service citation planned by University officials.
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William Inge
Kansas University
New York City
Lawrence
University Theater
University
Kansas City
New York
Allen Crafton
Inge
Multiple births and addresses listed at Memorial Hospital
A Memorial Hospital notice lists numerous patients and relatives including Mrs. Marie Walker Mrs. Doris Mays Mrs. Virginia Rose Hird and others. Entries name addresses towns and in several cases newborn baby boys or a daughter born today.
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Marie Walker
Haskell Institute
Harry Began
Ohio St
Doris Mays
Baldwin
Virginia Rose Hird
R. I. St
Nora Starkey
Nina Dixon
Haskell Ave
Ella M. Mahoney
N. H. St
Pauline B. Coker
Miss. St
Carol Tennyson
Penny St
Marujn Torres
James W. Holmes
Tenn. St
Scouting Essay Winners Named in State Contest
Winners of the statewide Boy Scout essay contest on what scouting means to me are Lewis Trentman 15 Fairview in Explorer division Brian James Haller 12 Chanute in Boy Scout division and Leo Chalmers 9 Riley in Cub Scout division.
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Topeka
Lewis Trentman
Harold Trentman
Fairview
Brian James Haller
E. K. Haller
Chanute
Leo Chalmers
James Chalmers
Riley
Pauley to chair Truman Library Commission Southwest
Pauley accepts chairmanship of the Harry S. Truman Library Commission for the Southwest. A committee of prominent citizens from Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Southern California aims to raise 200000 dollars for the Truman library under construction in Independence, Missouri. Stock market closes with a 60-stock average of 169.8, down 0.9.
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Los Angeles
Qitman Edwin
Pauley
Harry 8. Truman
Southwest
Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Truman
Independence
New York
Markets At a Glance Mixed Trades Across Commodities
Market results show mixed activity with grains and livestock edging changes. Wheat futures moved modestly, corn and oats held steady, hogs and cattle varied, while New York equities opened higher then pared gains as the session progressed with aircraft and steel shares among notable movers. Receipts at western markets and regional livestock showed mixed movement across categories.
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Corr
Sundt Dies of Heart Attack at 57 in Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin athletic director Guy T. Sundt, 57, died of a heart attack after a brief hospital visit for a checkup. Sundt had entered Madison General Hospital, returned home, then went back to the hospital where he passed away early today. Three Kansas University education faculty members will attend the sixth annual High School Counselor Invitational Conference at Missouri University. William C. Cottle Gordon Collister and Richard Rundquist will participate. The Clinton Agricultural Council elected officers G A Weeks Mrs Tom Walburn Walter Kampschroeder at Township hall, with Clinton Busy Bees 4 H Club providing entertainment.
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Kansas University
Denmar Cope
House
Cope
Frank Nelick
James Dykes
Alice Schwartz
Joan Sherer
Paola
Beverly Jackson
Kansas City
Sheila Haller
Colby
Jim Lowe
Winfield
Roy Gridley
Oakley
Madison, Wis
Guy ™. Sundt
University of Wisconsin
Sundt
Madison General Hospital
XM. U. 1
Missouri University
William C. Cottle
Gordon Collister
Richard Rundquist
Clinton Group
Clinton Agricultural Council
G. A. Weeks
Tom Walburn
Walter Kampschroeder
Clinton Busy Bees
Miller fined for driving on wrong side in County Court
Donald Charles Miller was fined ten dollars and costs in County Court for driving on the wrong side of the roadway.
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Donald Charles Miller
Truman's Ex Partner In KC Haberdashery Dies of Heart Ailment
Eddie Jacobson 64 and a World War I comrade of Harry S Truman died en route to a hospital in Kansas City. He and Truman opened a haberdashery in 1919, but the shop closed three years later in debt. Jacobson later ran a clothing store that prospered.
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Kansas City
Eddie Jacobson
Harry S.truman
Jacobson
Truman
Plan Needed to Insure Farm Incomes
Senator Carlson told a civic club that farmers have not shared in national prosperity and that everything practical must be done to ensure high incomes. He noted farm income fell only .04 percent since 1947 while production costs rose nearly 30 percent and prices for farm products dropped 13 percent since January 1953, with supplier costs down 2 percent.
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Topeka UI
Sen. Carlson
Re Kas
Sanator
Civic Club
Carlson
Bandits Take Crumbs in Lunch Sack Hold Up
Los Angeles bank teller Leonard S. Pirri was robbed by two gunmen returning from lunch. They seized a small sack they believed held funds, but it contained only crusts and crumbs from his luncheon sandwiches.
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Los Angeles
Leonard S. Pirri
E¢ Bank
Firri
Heavy spending by East Germany alarms Western observers
The League of Free Jurists reports East Germany allocates about 8.85 billion East Mark for military and security forces this year. At the Western rate, the outlay equals 420 million dollars, while the East German rate shows 4.02 billion dollars. The Sam Nics family thanks friends for support after their mother’s death.
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Berlin
League of Free Jurists
East Germany
Sam Nics
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India
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Phy- Russell
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Ishell
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Colonial Hotel
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Gary and
Katherine Murray
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DeSoto
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Linwood
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Eudora
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