Hurricane Hattie Strikes Belize Hurts Honduras and Guatemala
Hurricane Hattie plowed into British Honduras Belize causing fears of a disaster for Belize City as a 15 foot storm tide threatened coastal flooding. Forecasters warned the hurricane could sweep flood waters into Guatemala before weakening, with winds reaching up to 200 mph in gusts and power outages across the colony.
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Vermont Street Project Starts This Week
Work began on a force main along Vermont Street from 21st to Indian Avenue. An eight inch trench will run on the east side 21st to 23rd and on the west side the remaining distance. The project should finish in about four weeks. It will increase capacity at the sanitary sewer lift station in the Indian Avenue Massachusetts Street area. Construction cost is 26329 dollars and Shawnee Construction Co of Kansas City is handling the project.
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Khrushchev Retains Post as First Secretary in Kremlin Shuffle
Russia’s ruling Communist Party drops Ekaterina Furtseva, the only woman on the Presidium, from the top body in a public vote with no explanation. She likely remains minister of culture. Premier Khrushchev is re elected as party first secretary.
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Jet Hijacker Gets Life in El Paso
Leon Bearden was sentenced to life imprisonment for the attempted hijacking of a jet airliner on August 3. His 16 year old son Cody received a sentence to a correctional institution until age 21 and will turn 17 on November 13.
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U N Members Seek Talk On Voluntary Nuclear Test Moratorium
Nonaligned members at the United Nations pressed for action on a call to the nuclear powers to halt test explosions. Western powers, led by the United States and Britain, oppose U N endorsement of a voluntary moratorium. India and others failed to win quick consideration of the appeal amid cold war tensions and recent Soviet testing.
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Gas prices rise at local stations amid ongoing price war
Lawrence motorists faced a one cent hike from 22.9 to 23.9 cents per gallon as a gas war continues. A dealer blamed wholesale price changes rather than any peace accord. KU plans bigger Memorial Stadium expansion to about 46 000 seats with a 500 000 dollar price tag, while financing blocks immediate action. An effigy resembling Khrushchev was found near KU's Journalism School. The USSR tested a 50 megaton hydrogen bomb, the largest man made blast to date.
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Firefighters Battling Brush Fire Near Sierra Madre
More than 500 firefighters fought to save 25 to 50 homes in Pasadena Glen Canyon near Sierra Madre, as residents were evacuated Monday night amid a roiling brush fire.
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Insects Thrive on Pitcher Plants While Laying Eggs
Some insects live unscathed on insect eating plants. Certain small moths lay their eggs only on pitcher plants and the larvae feed on the plant tissues.
Recital by KU Faculty Blaas and Angeletti in Swarthout Hall
Kansas University faculty members Karel Blaas violin viola and theory and Richard Angeletti pianist perform a public 8 p.m. recital in Swarthout Recital Hall Murphy Hall. Repertoire includes Locatelli G minor and Hindemith No 4 sonatas with a Milhaud suite joined by clarinetist L Don Scheid.
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Newsman Howard Smith Leaves CBS Over Policy Difference
CBS announces veteran news analyst Howard K. Smith is leaving the network after a disagreement over CBS news policy. The decision follows two weeks without his Sunday Washington show.
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Dr Peoples to Speak at KU Naval Reserve Meeting
Dr James Peoples of Kansas University Geology will speak at a public Naval Reserve Research Company meeting at 7 30 tonight in Room 105 Military Science building KU He will discuss Detection of Nuclear Explosions.
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Van Fleet criticizes Stevenson over Cuban invasion stance
Gen. James A. Van Fleet told the Tampa Tribune that Adlai Stevenson should have been fired for opposing armed action during the ill fated Cuban invasion. He also warned Berlin and Laos are lost and projected a 50 50 chance of keeping South Vietnam free of Communist control.
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Deaths and Funerals for Frisbie and Smith
Funeral services scheduled for Miss Mary Lou Frisbie 24 from Stanford Kentucky with Rumsey Funeral Home handling arrangements. Howard Henry Smith 88 of Route 2 Baldwin dies Sunday with Vinland Methodist Church service and Rumsey Funeral Home arrangements.
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Giesler in Critical Condition at Mt Sinai Hospital
Hollywood attorney Jerry Giesler is listed in critical condition after his condition worsened at Mt Sinai Hospital. AP reports the prominent lawyer remains under intensive care as doctors monitor his health.
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Two Teens Arrested in Utah Murders Trial
In Utah a roadblock arrest linked to seven killings across five states is described in the murder trial of George Ronald York 18 and James Douglas Latham 19. Sheriff Fay Gillette identifies Vincent Earl Olson as a third rider and notes two loaded guns found in the car.
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Local births and residents listed in Memorial Hospital notes
Birth announcements from Memorial Hospital record a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bryant of 503 N 2nd on Monday and daughters for Mr. and Mrs. Michael Toler of 832 Ky, Mr. and Mrs. Don W. Clifford of 1508 W 3rd, and Mr. and Mrs. Gary Baldwin of Route 2, all listed as born today or today. Additional names include residents from Tonganoxie Independence Kan Eudora and Baldwin with listed addresses.
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Edgerton
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Maiden Lane
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Eudora
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Karen Clifford
Ruth Ball
Mamie Nottingham
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Michael Toler
Don W. Clifford
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Bertha Shore Collapses in Augusta Café
Bertha Shore editor of the Augusta Gazette collapsed Monday after lunch at a cafe. She was rushed to a El Dorado hospital where her condition was listed as satisfactory.
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Bertha Shore
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Anderson Names KU's Dr Mesler
Gov. John Anderson announced the appointment of F. A. Soderland as sheriff of Decatur County replacing Francis Shields who resigns ill health effective Nov 2. He named four members to the state Atomic Energy Advisory Council including Dr Russell Mesler of the University of Kansas.
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John Anderson
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Vandalism Hits KU Fraternity House Damages Noted
Vandals vandalized the Kappa Sigma fraternity living room at Kansas University early Sunday. The damage was estimated at 110 dollars and occurred around 12 45 a m.
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Court docket lists numerous speeding and traffic offenses
In the Courts a long roster shows defendants including Charles Manney Jr Harold Peter son Charles Hess Jack Carter William Barnes Ethel Markley John Nutting Reed Peter son Dennis Rider Donald Hastert Charles Decker Marjorie Zook Lawrence Smith Isa belle Thompson William Paden Robert Pickel James Miller Lloyd Whitson Abdulhakim Alrawi John Haller Gleason Gregory John Davis Alan Gardner John Spearman John Bowman Lloyd Moore Wauneta Perry James Miller Robert Liggett Carl Johnson Edward Ewing Dean Radcliffe Kathy Lindblad Michael Miner Lawrence Tarpley Henry Asher Roger Quackenbush Rob ert Pendleton James Cox Donald Smith Helen Buhler Maxine Grover Gary Thomas Larry Halter Robert Smith Larry Ryan Albert Winter and James Blakemore facing speeding drunk and related violations with various fines and bonds.
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Edgehill
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Tenn
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Utah
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Belle Haven
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Lloyd Moore
Wauneta Perry
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Maple Lane
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Helen Buhler
Maxine Grover
Gary Thomas
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Larry Halter
Robert Smith
Wedgewood
Larry Ryan
Albert Winter
Grain Elevator Burglar Sought By State Agents
Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Osage County deputies hunt a second suspect after burglars hit Michigan Valley and Overbrook elevators, stealing four tires, an adding machine, tools, and cash. Max Mercer of Topeka was captured and jailed. a second man escaped into nearby woods and is described by authorities.
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Max Mercer
Topeka
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Centennial Revue Starts Eudora Celebration Saturday
A Centennial celebration in Eudora features a dinner at 7 p.m. at the Eudora Grade School followed by a gym program with films slides and entertainment including a can can chorus and singing Tickets cost 1 50 for adults 75 cents for children and are available at Kaw Valley Bank Coast to Coast Store and local grocers Co chairmen are Al Coleman and Dr Ed Lauber.
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Five Philadelphia Medical Schools Named
Philadelphia lists five medical schools including the University of Pennsylvania Jefferson Medical College Temple University School of Medicine Woman's Medical College and Hahnemann Medical College reflecting the city's diverse medical education landscape.
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TWA Strike Called by 1500 Pilots in Chicago
A planned walkout of about 1,500 Trans World Airlines pilots was set for 11:59 p.m. local time Thursday. AP reports Air Line Pilots Association President C N Sayen said the National Mediation Board was notified of the strike deadline on Monday night. Appointment of a
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Air Line Pilots Association
National Mediation Board
In memory of Frank Roberson
In memory of Frank Roberson who passed away four years ago on October 31 1957. Words cannot tell how we love you and miss you in a lonely home. Many silent heartaches and hidden tears follow but a beautiful memory remains. Sadly missed by wife children and grandchildren.
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