Kansas to Use New Books Despite Row
TOPEKA The State Board of Education plans to adopt new readers for Kansas elementary schools next fall despite criticism from Gov. Arn and others. The board cites months of study and says the Houghton Mifflin series offers a systematic plan with a smooth grade progression and small added cost. The governor questions the need for the change and suggests allowing continued use of the current Ginn series if desired.
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Topeka
State Board of Education
Kansas
Arn
A. F. Throckmorton
Assn
Houghton-Mifflin Co
Throckmorton
Closing Arguments Begin in Racketeering Case of Labor Chiefs
In St Louis final arguments opened in the federal racketeering case against AFL officials George E Seaton L A Thompson and Car J Dutch Bianchi for extorting 6000 dollars from contractor Myrl Rumsey of Wichita Kansas to dissuade threats over a pipeline project. Judge Roy W Harper denied a defense motion for acquittal and scheduled jury deliberations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
AFL
Roy W. Harper
George E. Seaton
Steamfitters Union
L. A. Thompson
Teamsters
Cape Girardeau
Car J. (Dutch) Bianchi
Lawrence Callanan
Bvss
Steamfitters
Harper
Myrl Rumsey
Wichita
Kas
Rumesey
Hearing Tuesday on City Street and Sewer Projects
The Lawrence City Commission will meet as a board of equalization at 3 p m Tuesday in city hall to review the appraisers findings on street improvements and sewer construction. Assessments cover Alabama Street Madeline Lane Morrow Court Stratford Road Highland Drive Sunset Drive Delaware Street Pennsylvania Street Forrest Avenue and the Lane's Second Addition alley. Sewer work is in Spencer Heights Brookdale Westwood Hillcrest and Elm Street west of North Eighth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Droodles by Roger Price sketches fake cigarettes
The piece explains a playful Droodle about eight foot cigarette replicas marching on TV. Kangaroos inside Teplicas are trained to march and perform maneuvers, photographed to look like real cigarettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teplica
Portrait of Amos Lawrence to be shown by KU Museum
The University of Kansas Museum of Art will exhibit the original portrait of Amos Adams Lawrence as October's masterpiece to honor the Lawrence Centennial. Museum director Edward Maser described the work, loaned by Susannah C. Coolidge of Milton Massachusetts, noting its origin with Francis Alexander and its dating to about 1830. The painting will hang in the main gallery with free public admission.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas Museum of Art
Amos Adams Lawrence
Massachusetts
Edward A. Maser
Susannah C. Coolidge
Milton
Mass
Amos Lawrence
K. A. Long
Watson Library
Marion Lawrence Peabody
University
William Lawrence
Boston
Francis Alexander
Alexander Robinson
Gilbert Stuart
New England
James Webster
Charles Dickens
Alexander
Italy
Maser
Charles River
Brookline
Cambridge
Cottage Farm
Democrats Split On Senate Return Over McCarthy Censure
Two Democratic senators diverge on summoning the Senate before the November elections to act on censure charges against Senator McCarthy. Senator Gore urges prompt reconvening if the special committee’s report arrives by early October. Senator McCarran opposes action until the next Congress, while Senator Potter says the report’s nature will drive the decision. The bipartisan committee led by Senator Watkins may have its report ready by October 1, with leadership to set a return date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McCarthy
Sen
Potter
R-Mich
Senate
Watkins
Rutah
Knowland
California
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
New York Magistrate Named Code Administrator for Comics
Magistrate Charles F. Murphy, long active against juvenile delinquency, is appointed administrator for a new Comics Magazine Association of America ethics code. He will start October 1 and oversee measures including a ban on horror and terror publications. Murphy advised Mayor LaGuardia and has led anti delinquency initiatives.
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New York
New York City
Assn.of America
Charles F. Murphy
Murphy
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Europe Defense and the Dulles Eden Pact Debate
The article outlines Dulles' tentative enthusiasm for a broader defense concept and his tepid reaction to Eden's proposal to join Germany and Italy to a Brussels 1948 defense pact. It notes the Brussels pact lacks a supranational authority and contrasts it with the envisioned EDC which would merge European forces into a single international army.
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Dulles
Eden
Germany
Italy
Brussels
England
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
EDC
Deaths and Funerals John H Leavell Tulsa Man Dies in Honolulu
John H Leavell of Tulsa Oklahoma died yesterday in Honolulu Hawaii. He was a former U S Army colonel and petroleum attache at the U S Embassy in Baghdad. He will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington D C. He was married to Patti Johnson a KU School of Fine Arts graduate. The Leavells visited Tulsa often.
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John H. Leavell
Tulsa
Okla
Honolulu
Hawaii
Patti Johnson
School of Fine Arts
University of Kansas
Paper money for Arabia faces long road to adoption
Beirut Lebanon reports that Saudi Arabia is among the last to adopt paper money after initial resistance. Wealthy Saudis now welcome the shift as coins no longer need camel caravans to move between cities.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Curiosity Kills Tiger in Baltimore Zoo Brawl
A 1200 pound Sumatra tiger at the Baltimore Zoo died after a Tuesday encounter with a male lion. The tiger suffered a leg gash during a bar between cages and a fatal pulmonary thrombosis followed anesthesia and antibiotics. Zoo director Arthur Watson said the tiger reached into the lion’s cage, provoking the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Zoo
Arthur Watson
Service members on leave and transfers across commands
James Lee Kilburn and Iva Dean Kilburn have returned to Camp Chaffee Ark after a 14 day furlough visiting parents in Lawrence. Conrad J Curtis AD3 reports Navy Base Trinidad has earned the battle efficiency award in the Atlantic for 1954 with Navy E awarded Sept 8. Lt Winton Winter arrived from Korea and will pursue law studies at KU after 1952 service, with wife and son in Dallas and Sunflower Apartments. Duane and Harold Van Gundy are on leave after Navy boat training in San Diego as they plan further schooling in electronics and disbursing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lee Kilburn
Iva Dean Kilburn
Russell Bowen
Pa. St
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Iva Dean
Color Press
Jim
East Heights Primary School
Conrad J. Curtis
Roy Curtis
Navy Air
Trinidad
South America
Washington
Winton Winter
Lawrence
Korea
U. S. Marine Corps
Camp LeJeune
N. C
Ft. Knoxly
Duane van Gundy
Harold van Gundy
C. H. van Gundy
Tenn. St
San Diego
Harold
Duane
San Francisco
Marriage Licenses Issued in Probate Court
Evertt Price Jr 23 of Danville West Virginia and Patricia Ann Wilson 19 of Topeka were issued a marriage license. Richard A Short 19 of Lawrence and Virginia R Ice 18 of Lawrence also received licenses in probate court yesterday.
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Everett Price Jr
Danville
W. Va
Patricia
Ann. Wilson
Topeka
Richard A. Short
Virginia R. Ice
Lawrence
Three men fined for stop sign violations in county court
Three men received fines of 10 dollars each plus costs yesterday in County Court for stop sign violations. The defendants were Robert Daniel Stottle of Kansas City Missouri, Donald Wayne Crabaugh of 8 F Sunnyside, and Warren Louis O'Toole of 1121 O Street.
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Robert Daniel Stottle
Kansas City, Mo
Donald Wayne Crawbaugh
Sunnyside
Warren Louis O'Toole
O. St
Pipeline job begins at Abilene on 628 mile oil line
Service Pipe Line Company starts construction today on its 628 mile crude oil pipeline from Fort Laramie Wyoming to Freeman Missouri. C M Scott, the company's general manager, said work will commence simultaneously at multiple locations including Abilene.
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Abilene
Eas
Fort Laramie
Wyo
Freeman, Mo
C. M. Scott
Prisoner Admits Penn State Hoax Story
McALESTER Okla Jack Ray 34 a life inmate confessed the tale of slaying Penn State coed Rachel Taylor 14 years ago was a hoax He pleaded guilty to the fatal shooting of George Goodman at Cordell Oklahoma on Oct 6 1939 He said he invented the Pennsylvania case to gain attention and sought a lie test to prove his innocence He planted a forged tip about dope parties and illicit love at State College after reading a magazine Deputy Sheriff Dear Pittsburg County persuaded Ray to sign a 600 word confession last Monday All characters in the sensational Penn State tale were fictional Pennsylvania police doubted the confession for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcalester
Okla
Jack Ray
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Penn State
Rachel Taylor
Ray
George Goodman
Cordell
Pennsylvania
State College
Sherifner Dear
Pittsburg County
Cool Front Moves Into State With Promise of Relief
A cool front moves toward Kansas from the northwest promising relief from the heat. Forecaster Tom Arnold said thundershowers may precede the front in north central and extreme northeast areas with fair skies in the south and partly cloudy conditions in the north tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures were in the 50s to 70s overnight, with Friday highs near 80 to 90 across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Tom Arnold
St. Francis
Dodge City
Goodland
Hill City
Russell
Chanute
Wichita
Garden City
Emporia
Local Birth Announcements From Memorial Hospital Area
Mrs Easter Shackelford Tus cumbia Mo Juanita Kasson Route 1 John Grems 441 Mt St Nathan McGee 520 Colo St Mrs Aurie Freeman Eudora Leland Teedman Sunflower Charles Curtis DeSoto Waldron Fairey Baldwin Melvin Ben schoter 1304 Prospect Ave Mrs Hattie Giles Sunflower Mrs Elsie Wager 646 Ind St George Jennings 1528 N H St Mrs Mary Miller and baby boy 414 Locust St Mrs Easter Shackleford Tus cumbia Mo Mrs Wilma Mays and baby boy Route 1 Mrs Virginia Harding Sunflower Mr and Mrs Richard George 1311 W 6th St a son Wednesday Mr and Mrs Charles Farrell Kansas City Mo a son Wednesday oo Mr and Mrs Renze Vogel Mc Louth a son Wednesday Mr and Mrs Irwin Baird 1520 Ky St a daughter today Mr and Mrs Richard Chaffin 1657 Ind St a daughter today Mr and Mrs Jack C Maxwell 704 W 8th St a son today Mr and Mrs Odd Williams 1607 Crescent Rd a daughter today Mr and Mrs Robert Davis 946 Th St a son today Mr and Mrs Odie Honeycutt Jr Sunflower a son today
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Easter Shackelford
Tuscumbia
Juanita Kasson
John Grems
Mt. St
Nathan McGee
Colo. St
Aurie Freeman
Eudora
Leland Teedman
Sunflower
Charles Curtis
DeSoto
Waldron Fairey
Baldwin
Melvin . Benschoter
Prospect . Ave
Hattie Giles
Elsie Wager
Ind. St
George Jennings
N. H. St
Mary Miller
Locust St
Easter Shackleford
Wilma Mays
Route 1
Virginia Harding
Richard George
6Th St
Charles Farrell
Kansas City
Renze
Vogel
8Th St
Odd Williams
Crescent Rd
Robert Davis
Th. St
Odie Honeycutt Jr
Public Works Bond Plan Approved by Kansas City Board
The Kansas City Board of City Commissioners approved a 10 million dollar public works program pending voter approval in November. The largest share, 5.4 million, goes to trafficways as part of the bond issue plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kas
Board of City Commissioners
Kansas U convocation marks 89th year as centennial honor grows
The Kansas University convocation featured Dr. Murphy praising the states creative leaders and urging focus on educating students for civic involvement. Freshmen Barbara Davis and John Newlin were named class reps for induction ceremonies as the torch race from the Rock Chalk cairn returned to the stadium. Robert Kennedy, All-Student Council president, presided at the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Murphy
Harold G. Barr
School of Religion
Marian Jersild
Barbara Davis
Rich Fill
John Newlin
Wellington
K. U
Laurence C. Woodruff
Newlin
Robert Kennedy
K. U. All-Student Council
George Terms List of Crops Curbs Helpful
ALTAMONT Kas Relaxation of federal restrictions on diverted crop land was viewed to day by Rep Myron V George as a very helpful measure for farmers The Republican congressman from the Third Kansas District said he had been in touch with the Department of Agriculture pressing for a ruling which would permit wider use of land diverted from surplus basic crops such as wheat The announcement by Secretary Benson comes in time he said to permit fall planting on acres which will be taken out of wheat production
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Altamont
Kas
Myron V. George
Kansas
Department of Agriculture
Benson
Scottie Ralston Sent to Aid Hurricane Damaged Lines
Lawrence and Alexandria figures share relief tasks while Red Cross offers free overseas gift boxes. Postmaster Parsons notes upcoming mailing dates, with a long standing guideline of a month for boat mail. A police board entry reports the birth of a baby boy to Mr and Mrs Jack Maxwell at 1 57 am named Scott Richard Judge Maxwell cites a family of five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottie Ralston
Alexandria
Lawrence
Boston
Red Cross
U. S. Postal Department
James Parsons
Jack Maxwell
Scott Richard
Maxwell
Scott
Grass Fire in Country Burns Acre Near Davis Home
Lawrence fire department responded at 10 58 a m to the Minerva Davis residence Route 5 where an out of control grass fire burned about one acre. Fire Chief John Miller stated no damage to buildings. A second grass fire was reported at 1 50 p m at 1319 Elmwood Ave with no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Minerva Davis
Route 5
John Miller
Davis
Elmwood Ave
Belgium cow escapes slaughterhouse and raids cafe
A cow from a slaughterhouse in Moulcron Belgium escaped and smashed furniture in a local cafe named The Golden today. No injuries reported. The incident prompted police to seal off the cafe area for cleanup and investigation.
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Moulcron
Belgium
High Church Official McKay Dies in Kansas City
The Rt Rev James N V McKay a member of the chief order of prelates in the Roman Catholic Curia died today at age 63 after years of illness including a heart attack in 1950. He had been critically ill for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
James N. V. McKay
Curia
Kansas traffic fatalities report update 1954 and 1953
Kansas state accident records show two deaths in the last 24 hours and 391 to date for 1954, with 427 fatalities in the same period of 1953. One fatality occurred earlier this period.
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Topera
Kansas
State taxes near average in Chicago area for 1954
Kansas per capita state taxes average 70 cents above 1954 national average, with Missouri at 55 cents per person. Commerce Clearing House Inc. reports Missouri falls low among states while Chicago area taxes align near the national norm for the year.
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Chicago
M -- Kansas
Commerce Clearing House Inc
Missouri
Market At A Glance Update From Wm News
Stocks steady and market quiet with bonds improving as government notes rise. Commodities show mixed signals with cotton irregular and hedging, corn weak amid Canadian wheat import fears for feed, oats weak with corn, hogs very active and cattle weak to 50 cents down. Farm prices listed for turkeys ducks geese and capons vary by weight.
Kansas City Market Report Cattle Hogs Sheep Steady
Cattle offerings under 400 head with little price change. Calves and vealers mainly 12 to 17 dollars. cows and bulls varied. Hogs steady to higher with weights 195 to 275 pounds around 20 dollars. sows up to 19 dollars. Sheep steady with slaughter lambs 18 to 50 dollars and ewes 3 to 4.50 dollars.
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Kansas City
USDA
Wheat and grain quotes from Kansas City market report
Kansas City cash grain prices show wheat at 103 cars with a drop to 142 for higher grades, No 2 hard and dark hard around 2.30 percent. No 3 at 2.50 to 2.51 percent. Corn 39 cars down 42 percent with No 2 white 1.64 to 1.75, No 3 1.62 to 1.74, and mixed 1.64 to 1.67. oats easing. Soybeans 2.56 to 2.66, bran 39.50 to 40.00, shorts 46.00 to 46.50. Wheat futures open at Sep 2.27, Dec 2.98 to 2.29, Mar 2.79 to 2.28, May 2.21 to 2.21. Inked a fluctuating trading day noted with a fragmentary closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cash Grain
Kansas City
Kansas City Produce Prices and Poultry Rates Report
Kansas City UA produce prices list current receipts including eggs mediums 23 24 cents per dozen figures for extras 60 percent and unclassified 54 pounds. Butterfat prices 40 to 45 cents per pound. Poultry rates detail hens under four and over four pounds, cocks, commercial fryers, broilers, farm run fryers, and young birds with varying weight brackets and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas' City
Comercial Broilers
Old Roosters
Stags
Wall Street Holds Steady Amid Modest Gains and Lively Oils
The Day in Wall Street reports a steady market with most advances fractional and losses light. Oil stocks surged with higher prices, and gains appeared in Texas Pacific Land Trust, Texas Gulf Producing, Standard Oil NJ, Bethlehem Steel, Mack Trucks, Goodyear, and Douglas Aircraft, while Montgomery Ward, Radio Corp, Katy Railroad preferred, Atlantic Coast Line, and American Can posted drops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York
Texas Pacific Land Trust
Texas Gulf
Standard Oil
Bethlehem Steel
Mack Trucks
Goodyear
Typhoid Strikes Mau Mau Prisoners in Kenya Camp
Typhoid has struck down 400 prisoners and one guard at the Manyani detention camp in British East Africa where 20,000 Mau Mau suspects are held. The government reported the outbreak today, outlining its impact on the facility and personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nairobi
Kenya
Manyani
GOP Rally Planned in Fredonia for Third District
Fredonia Kansas plans a Third District Republican rally announced by Paul Stazel Wilson County chairman Oct. 9. He said Sen Shoeppel Rep Myron George Fred Hall and other statewide candidates intend to attend the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredonia
Kas
Paul Stazel
Wilson County
Stazel
Schoeppel
Myron’ George
Fred ‘Hall
Man's Body Found In Car Near Winfield Kansas
John D. Gibson 26 of Winfield was found dead in his wrecked car north of Winfield. Coroner Joe E. Morris said the accident likely happened about 7 a.m. as Gibson was returning from work at a Wichita airplane plant. The car left the road and jumped a ravine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield, Kas
John D. Gibson
Winfield
Here
Joe E. Morris
Gibson
Wichita
Clothing Theft From Car Reported By Home in Indiana
Ray Kobler of 1142 Ind reported items worth 100 dollars stolen from his car parked in front of his home. The theft occurred between 1130 p m yesterday and 1230 a m today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Kobler
Ind
Kobler
Youth dies in roulette incident in Wichita
Wichita youths A-Dugne J. Strueby 17 and Ronald L. Hunseker 18 were playing Russian roulette late last night. Strueby placed a bullet in a nine chamber revolver, held it to his head, and pulled the trigger. He died instantly, police Lt. C. W. Spann said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Dugne J. Strueby
Ronald L. Hunseker
C. W. Spann
Strueby
Spann
Lost One Home Honolulu Demolished After Heavy Rains
Mrs Veronica Kalua witnessed a house collapse next to a baptismal party in Honolulu. Police say the 65 year old home toppled from its supports due to heavy rains and old age, leaving rubble and damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Veronica Kalua
Divorce Suit Filed for Petries in District Court
A divorce suit was filed yesterday in District Court, naming Luella Petrie as plaintiff and Richard A. Petrie as defendant. The action seeks dissolution of their marriage and related relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luella Petrie
Richard A. Petrie
French Courts Probe Kidnaping of Goldsmith Infant
Paris courts ordered a magistrate inquiry into the reported kidnapping of 4 month old Isabel Goldsmith amid a custody dispute between her father James Goldsmith and grandmother Antenor Patino. The infant was taken to a safe place by mutual agreement two months ago. authorities pursue unknown persons for the alleged abduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parisp
Isabelaidsmith
James
Isabela Patino Goldsmith
James Goldsmith
Paris
Goldsmith
Antenor Patino
West Africa
Two Military Objectors Enter Guilty Pleas in Kansas
In Wichita two Jehovah's Witness conscientious objectors pleaded guilty to selective service violations. Norman Duane Berschauer, 22, and Lowell W. Haworth, 23, had their sentences deferred by U S District Judge Delmas C Hill. Berschauer faces sentencing September 20 alongside Robert Loy Weber, another sect member who pled guilty earlier. Haworth is scheduled for sentencing October 18 after his attorney cited the need to arrange personal affairs including care of his young wife and child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Jehovah's Witnesses
Norman Duane Berschauer
Lowell W. Haworth
Burlington
Kas
U. S. Dist
Delmas C. Hill
Berschauer
Robert Loy Weber
Haworth
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