Studio sues Lanza for 35 million damages in court
MGM accuses singer Mario Lanza of breaching his contract by not appearing for work on the film Student Prince causing cancellation. The suit claims 35 195 888 in damages and reports he was to report August 22. Traffic Court notes Ray Dunakin fined $20 for speeding and Walter Nelson Jr. $10 for a stop sign violation.
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Los Angeles
Mario Lanza
MGM
Prince
I. Mgm
Lanza
Ray Dunakin
W. With St
Fridlay
Walter Nelson Jr
Calif. St
U S Marines Land At Northern Jutland In Main Brace
Onboard USS Midway and accompanying ships US and Allied forces push toward a beach landing in Northern Jutland as part of Operation Main Brace. Advance elements from Camp Lejeune prepare to land at Strand Beach while a larger main force sails from Scotland. The operation includes escorted destroyers and minesweepers amid Baltic Sea proximity.
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Midway
U. S
Jutland
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Denmark
Firth of Forth
Scotland
Strand Beach
du Land
Baltic Sea
Soviet Russia
Skagerak
Kattegat
Sweden
Baltic
Woman's Day Observance at Ninth Street Baptist Church
The Ninth Street Baptist Church plans a Woman's Day with three sessions on Sunday. Theme is Christian Influence in Human Relations and the song Lift Him Up. Rev Harry L. Smith will preach at 11 with Miss Wilma Kizer giving a three minute talk. A 1 30 pm covered dish dinner follows. Afternoon service at 3 features Mrs J E Ragland in charge of praise, greetings from the Council of Church Women of Lawrence, and remarks by Mrs J Edgar of Kansas City, Mo. Marie Colman and Miss Marie Colman give talks. Mrs Thomas R Jackson is general chair, Bernice Black music coordinator. Devotions led by Mrs Fas Jackson in morning and Mrs Celestia Howard in evening.
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Ninth Street Baptist Church
Harry L. Smith
Wilma Kizer
J. E. Ragland
Church of God J In Christ
John H. Patton
Council of Church Women of
Lawrence
L. M. Webster
J. Edgar
Kansan City
Vier
National Council of Negro Women Inc
National Free
WCTU
Missouri Citizens ‘Commission On Public Schools
Marie [Colman
Thomas R. Jackson
Bernice Black
Fas Jackeon
Celestia Howard
Deaths and Funerals Addison B Conner 83
Addison B Conner 83 died Friday afternoon at his home 747 Elm St after an illness of several yearsHe lived in Douglas County all his life was a retired farmer Funeral services set for 2 30 Sunday at Schubert s Teer C 4 Knox and Rev W R Merriman will officiate Burial in Eudora Cemetery Surviving include his wife Berthe G Conner two sons Donald Leroy Conner Bakersfield Calif and Richardson Conner Lawrence granddaughter Catherine Lynn Conner Bakersfield and one cousin Mrs B Pine Lawrence Family requests no flowers
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Addison B. Conner
Elm St
Douglas County
Schubert's
Teer. C
Knox
W. R. Merriman Sill
Eudora Cemetery
Berthe G
Polio victim in critical condition at KU Medical Center
Katharine Virginia Pearson, two, of Tonganoxie, daughter of Dan and Mrs. Pearson, is listed in critical condition at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. She had a mild polio illness two weeks ago, then worsened with bulbar and spinal involvement and was treated in an iron lung. Her status fluctuated this week with some improvement followed by a relapse.
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Katharine Virginie Pearson
Fonganoxie
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Pearson
Dan Pearson
Tonganoxie
Athen
State Traffic Deaths in Topeka Kansas Report
Fragmentary state agency notice lists traffic fatalities in Topeka Kansas with limited readable details. Records show the grim toll from road incidents, highlighting ongoing safety concerns and the need for attention to driver risk factors and enforcement.
Songwriter Dies In Bath After Collapsing
American-born composer of popular tunes including If You Were the Only Girl in the World and Oh You Me Dell died in Bath England while walking in a churchyard. He collapsed near Nat Aver, here Friday.
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Dell
Bath
England
Nat
Lawrence Lodge Special Communication Notice
Lawrence Lodge No 6 A F and A M holds a special communication on Monday September 22 at 7 p m for the second degree. Sojourners welcome. Walter B Sneegas W M Walter Hi Varnum
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Lawrence Lodge
A.F
A.M
Walter B. Sneegas
W. M. Walter Hi. Varnum
Local Girl to Spend Year in Israel for Work and Study
Shirley Spector 20 of Lawrence sails to join 67 youths in a Jewish Youth Workshop in Israel for a year. She studied at KU and Liberty Memorial High School, with prior Oklahoma University attendance. The group travels via SS Ner Tamid and will live on Kibbutzim Jezrael Valley and Kfar Blum, studying Hebrew, geography, biblical history, agriculture, and economics while preparing for possible permanent settlement.
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Israel
Lawrence
Shirley Spector
Soloman Spector
O. St
University of Kansas
Liberty Memorial High School
Oklahoma University
Norman
K. U
Spector
Habokim
Amherst
Wis
United States
Canada
Miss Spector
LMHS
Teens
Thospattns
Auto Wrecking Co
Stevenson sons receive commissions in marine corps
The article notes the Stevenson family visiting Quantico to witness Adlai U1 Stevenson, 22, receive his commission as a second lieutenant in the Marines, while Thomas Stevenson and John Fell are mentioned in the ongoing political commentary. It quotes Stevenson on respect and selfless campaigning, eliciting audience laughter.
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Stevensons
Quantico
Adlai U1
Marines
Stevenson
Blue Angels to Exhibit at Olathe Naval Air Station Anniversary
The Blue Angels Navy jet team will perform a thirty minute precision flight show at Olathe Naval Air Station on October 5 as part of a celebration marking the anniversary. Gates open at 9 a.m. private aircraft owners may fly in. airfield hours 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Public invitation extended.
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the Angels
Olathe Naval Air Station
Angels
Korea
Olathe
Missouri-Kansas A
Navy
Blue Angels
Lawrence Highs Gate Sparks Record Call Volume in 1952 Football Opener
Lawrence High School drew heavy interest as over 300 telephone inquiries poured in about the 1952 season opener at Has Kell Stadium. Lawrence led Manhattan High in the second period before hanging on to win 19 to 7 amid rain delayed events and a wary field tarp.
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Lawrence High School
Journal, World
Lawrence
Manhattan
Haskell
Truce Talks Adjourned Amid Stalemate Over Prisoner Exchange
In Munsan Korea the Korean truce talks adjourned for the eighth straight week with a long recess. It was the first planned since September 32 and yielded no headway on the prisoner exchange, the major obstacle to a truce. In Foggia Italy Antonio Pirro, 90, began getting a new set of teeth after jaw pain.
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Munsan
Korea
Foggia
Taly
Antonio Pirro
Fees for Student Union Fees Kept At KU and Kansas State
KU bursar Karl Klooz said KU will keep the Memorial Union fee at 5 dollars per semester as long as Lawrence campus enrollment stays above 6 000 students. Kansas State College in Manhattan won approval to raise its union fee from 3 to 7 50 per semester to help finance a new 1 5 million student union building with revenue bonds. The Kansas Board of Regents approved the K State request in Topeka, while KU plans to finish a 1 75 million addition to its Memorial Union, keeping its fee unchanged for now. Chancellor Murphy and Raymond Nichols attended the regents meeting.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas
Memorial Union
Karl Klooz
University
State Board of Regents
Topeka
Kansas State College
Manhattan
James A. McCain
McCain
K-State
Klooz
K. U
Klonz
Franklin D., Murphy
Raymond Nichols
Talpeka
Kansas Fans Ready as KU Faces TCU in Memorial Stadium
Estimated 20 million viewers watch the game on video with a local crowd of 20,000 predicted for Memorial Stadium. KU football remains optimistic with two injuries limited to key players, while Texas Christian travels from Ft Worth after an overnight stay in Topeka.
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General Motors
Kansas University
Tate VI
Memorial Stadium
Worther
Wdaf-Tv
Kansas City
K. U
Topeka
Kansas
Jayhawk
Jules Sikes
Lawrence
Sikes
Texas Christian
L. R. (Dutch) Peer
I A' Lawrence
Eldridge
Ft. Worth
Meyer
R Ekations
Jayhawker
Jerry Robertson
Jays
Accident on Kaw Bridge Injures Local Woman
Mrs. Louis D. Raffety was injured in a two car collision on the Kaw River Bridge at about 5 15 p m Friday She sustained facial cuts and was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital for treatment The crash occurred as cars driven by James Gifford Miltonvale and Raffety northbound avoided a suddenly stopping truck The left rear fender and trunk lid of Gifford s car and the front of Raffety s car were damaged Police reported the truck fled the scene There were no injuries in another accident on Maine Street involving a Drake s Bakery truck and a car with minimal damage to both vehicles.
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Louis D. Raffety
4Th St
Kaw River
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
James Gifford
Miltonvale
Raffety
Gifford
Maine Sts
Drake's Bakery
Neal McNeill
Tenn. St
J. St. McNeill
Maine Street
Guided Missiles Open Bleak Vista of Terror in Warfare
HAL MOVSE surveys the rise of drone and guided missile warfare as a perilous shift from piloted planes. He warns technology may escalate wars with remote, autonomous killers, eroding human courage and front-line risk as Russia and the U.S. race to perfect robot weapons.
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HAL Movse
New York
Treasure of Mussolini Said Hidden at Lake Como
Gustav Nagel, 34, a Cologne guard for Mussolini, claims the Duce’s treasure of gold, jewels and currency was packed in cases and dumped into Lake Como in April 1945 by Luftwaffe guards to foil pursuit. He would aid Italian authorities if asked and cites Luftwaffe service tied to Mussolini.
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Cologne
Germany
Benito Mussolini
Scuurdayne
Lake
Como
Gustav Nagel
Trajan
Mussolini
Luftwaffe
Lake Como
Switzerland
Nagel
Second KU polio case reported in 1952 at university
A second polio case at the University of Kansas in 1952 brings Lawrence total to six and county eight. Joseph Willet Holliday Jr., 19, of Kansas City, Missouri, a KU freshman, was admitted to Watkins Memorial Hospital on Thursday and later sent home by ambulance. His case is mild and improving. Fred Young, 21, of Dodge City, also ill since August 31, remains hospitalized in Watkins Memorial Hospital with a described as fair condition.
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University of Kansas
Lawrence
K.U
Joseph Willet Holliday Jr
Kansas City
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Polios
Fred Young
Dodge City
Trackers Search Desert For Airmen Lost Five Days
Native trackers hunted the Nubian Desert for two airmen missing after their C47 transport crashed 11 days earlier. A third crewman was found seriously injured in the wreckage. The plane, a privately operated C17, was aiding a Moslem airlift to Mecca. No passengers were aboard. Names not identified.
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Khartoum
Sudan
Aden Airways
Mecca
U. S Air Force
Jidda
Saudi Arabia
Aden
Memorial Hospital Obituary Notices
Memorial Hospital lists several individuals including Mrs. Virginia Bell of 993 A Street and Mrs. Norma Jean Hall of Sunflower along with Mrs. Ruth McWade also of Sunflower Mrs. Nancy Elliott of Baldwin Mrs. Ruth Kelly Route 2 Lyle Stemm er man 422 Miss Street James Mintden 1230 Conn Street.
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Virginia Bell
Norma Jean Hall
Ruth McWade
Nancy Elliott
Baldwin
Ruth Kelly
Lyle Stemmerman
St. James Mintden
Conn
Dismissals and births noted in local notices
Local notices list several dismissals and family arrivals. Names appear with addresses such as 98 Ind. St and 30 E Sunnyside along with households like Mr and Mrs Clyde Ingram Sunflower and Mr and Mrs J C Plumb Lecompton reporting births. A $10 fine for Vivian Zamora on a Brunk charge is also recorded.
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Ann Parker
Ind
St.j
Doris Kurath
Sunnyside
June Staples
Route 5
Bruce LaFollette
Denver
Colo
LaVerna Rollins
Sunflower
Elma Elston
Maple Lane
Laury Allison
Baldrvin
Russell Ulrich
Prospect St
Clyde Ingram
Sunnflower
J. C. Plumb
Lecompton
Brunk
Vivian Zamora
Saura Filsherer
Grunk
Local Traffic Fines and Bank Cashier Health Update
Donald Carl Kasson paid ten dollars plus costs in county court Friday for speeding. Harold Clayton Watts paid ten dollars plus costs for failing to stop at a stop sign. Léon G. Abete cashier of the Lawrence National Bank remained in poor condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a major operation, with his daughter Jess Stephens and son Maurice Abele traveling to support him. Joe Meria Zuniga of Kansas City Kansas was found guilty of driving while intoxicated, fined one hundred dollars, jailed 30 days, and had his license suspended for six months.
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Donald Carl Kasson
Harold Clayton Watts
Abete
Léon G. Abete
Lawrence National Bank
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Jess Stephens
Bloomsburg
Maurice Abele
Mississippi
Joe Meria Zuniga
Kansas City
Kan
Duroc Breeders Fall Sale Set at Topeka Fairgrounds
The third annual Kansas Duroc Breeders fall sale will be held Oct 3 at the Kansas Free Fairgrounds in Topeka with a show starting at 0 a m and sale at 1 p m. About 50 bears and gifts from Kansas farms will be offered. Also notes from a garden club meeting and a marriage license issued in Baldwin, W Va.
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Kansas Duroc Breeders
Kansas Free Fairgrounds
Topeka
Kansas Duroc Breeders Association
Kansas Farms
Local Markets Today Wheat and Livestock Prices Report
Kansas City market bulletin lists wheat at 2.14, corn 1.55, soybeans 82.70, with various butterfat, eggs, hog, poultry and butter figures. Weekly livestock data notes cattle and heifers firm to higher, cows strong, bulls steady, stockers weak, with top prices around 34.00 for prime fed steers and mixed yearlings near 35.00.
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I. C
Kansas City
USDA
Market Report From Local Livestock Auction
Prices across cattle hogs and sheep show mixed results with utility cows 14.3 to 21.0 per cwt and good cows 17.0 to 24.5. Hogs steady to higher with choice 210 to 290 and weight ranges. lambs uneven with light weights around 19.0. Frank Goff thanks friends for letters and cards from hospitalization.
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Hope
Colorado Spring
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Fores
Ninth Street Church
Ritical
Katharine ) Prathon
Tonganosie
Les Roth Bulbar
Acci
Ee Shirley Spector
Borden
John Fell
Olathe Air Base
Charles
Thompson
Colo. St
Wes Ia
Kansas University Athletic Department
Greater
Gach Cas
T.C.U
Journal World
Kaw Bridge
U. N S. Navy
America
Temor
Britain
Memphis
Minsk
Moscow
Ls Washington
Ll Duce
Halians
Memorial Hospital
Home Garden Club
Lulu Irving
Moore
Baie ‘Laur
W. Jehle
Daryl Jean Wilcox
Decker-Coy
East Sth
Warren Decker
Bud Coy
Heoilers
Mr. Frank Goff
Fred Walker
HIXON
Sy Teetar
Hotchkiss
Sagancy
Rumsey Funeral Home
Fred W. Rumsey
Oscar B. Rumsey
Louisiana
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