Eisenhower Prepares for Talks with Khrushchev
President Eisenhower begins final preparations for weekend talks with Soviet Premier Khrushchev. Officials hope for progress on disarmament and East West negotiations. Khrushchev returns to Washington after a Pittsburgh visit. eight day tour yields no new policy shifts.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S
Khrushchev
Pittsburgh
Christian A. Herter
State Department
White House
Berlin
Europe
Laos
Southeast Asia
Germany
United States
Russia
Wet Walnut Creek Flood Forces Evacuations In Great Bend
Seven plants and businesses in Great Bend were flooded as Wet Walnut Creek overflowed, pushing water toward northern and western residential areas. Residents prepared to evacuate under Civil Defense guidance while authorities warned of a prolonged high-water period despite current deep flooding.
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Great Bend
Kan
Walnut Creek
Pesons
Eady
Civil Defense
Cy Miller
Herb Callon
Callon
U.S. Army
Gas Service rate hike approved by KCC affects Lawrence area and more
The Kansas Power and Light and Gas Service receive rate increases from the Kansas Corporation Commission. The changes raise charges for eastern Kansas customers by 6 cents per 1000 cubic feet, with Topeka's bill rising about 391,594 annually. Wichita sees a 463,251 boost, and 17,969 customers in Atchison Emporia Leavenworth and Lansing face 6.21 cents per 1000 cubic feet, totaling 253,900 yearly.
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KPS
Lawrence
Topeka
Gas Service Co
Kansas
Wichita
Kansas Power & Light Co
Atchison
Emporia
Leavenworth
Lansing
Marriage Licenses Listed for Lawrence Area Couples
A column lists numerous marriage licenses including John F Grant 21 Ferndale Michigan and Reva Bear 19 Lawrence Kansas. Other couples include Robert N Durow 28 and Kathryn K Kosku 21 both of Lawrence and William C Farr 22 Prospect Oregon with Shirley J Pontius 21 Lawrence. Additional pairs include Donald Beem 27 Eudora and Janice D French 22 Eudora Walter W Riley 21 and Mary E O'Brien 18 both of Tonganoxie Kenneth C Johnson 38 and Dorothy Revell 43 both of Lawrence Dan O Longfellow 19 Lawrence and Sharon Baker 17 Michigan Valley Kan James Rex Mills and Mary M House both of Lawrence Jimmie Joe Brumley 27 Eudora and Velma Hudspeth 21 DeSoto Lonney Joe Hinkle 23 Lawrence and Carol Jean Hughes 18 Baldwin.
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John F. Grant
Ferndale
Mich
Reva Bear
Lawrence
Robert N. Durow
Kathryn K. Kosku
William C. Farr
Prospect
Ore
Shirley J. Pontius
Donald Beem
Eudora
Janice D. French
Walter W. Riley
Mary E. O’brien
Tonganoxie
Kenneth C. Johnson
Dorothy Revell
Dan O. Longfellow
Sharon Baker
Michigan Valley
Kan
James Rex Mills
Mary M. House
Jimmie Joe Brumley
Velma Hudspeth
DeSoto
Lonney Joe Hinkle
Carol Jean Hughes
Baldwin
Funeral services for Ramon Rojas infant
Funeral services for Ramon Rojas two month old son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Rojas Jr of 1422 W 21st Terr will be held at 10 30 a m Friday at Rumsey Funeral Home with burial at Oak Hill Rev J J Krimmer to conduct the service The baby died at 8 30 a m Wednesday at the home apparently from suffocation Survived by the parents is a brother David 12 months old
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Ramon Rojas
Oscar Rojas Jr
Rumsey
Oak Hill
J. J. Krimmer
David
Khrushchev Sees Soviet Machine Sales in U S Mills
Khrushchev toured steel plants in the Midwest saying Let’s buy it Let’s sign now and praised the Mesta plant for possible Soviet orders. He expressed good humor amid large crowds and told executives he could imagine Soviet manufacture of similar machinery again. Adlai Stevenson reported Khrushchev voiced hope that inspection controls on disarmament could work.
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W. W. Powell
Khrushchev
Russia
New York
Mesta
Soviet Union
Cros
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Coon Rapids
Iowa
Police Still Searching For Robber Companion
Police search for the woman companion of a holdup man who died by his own act when the plan failed. A man claiming to be a female impersonator said he was the robber’s companion but police doubt his involvement. The man identified as Harry F. Dunlap, 36, of Cleveland, had been arrested after fleeing a taxi without paying a bill.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Harry F. Dunlap
Mrs. Gray Recovering From Pneumonia Siege
Georgia Neese Clark Gray former treasurer of the United States and Kansas Democratic national committeewoman is improving from bronchial pneumonia at Richland. The illness was disclosed by former President Harry S. Truman as she was to be introduced at a Wichita fundraising event. Her husband Andrew Gray runs the Richland bank.
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Georgia
Neese Clark Gray
United States
Richland
Gray
Harry S. Truman
Wichita
Truman
Kansas
Andrew Gray
Rain Delays Ninth Street Asphalt Project In City
City engineer George Williams says rain stalled asphalt resurfacing on Ninth Street from Tennessee to New Jersey. If weather clears, crews will proceed to New Jersey curb repairs and continue to Seventh, paving from New Hampshire to New Jersey, with four-inch asphalt mat planned to begin next week.
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Ninth Street
Tennessee
New Jersey
George Williams
Seventh
New Hampshire
Williams
Vinland Grange Fair Hinges On Weather For Events
Rain dampens crowds as rural grade school art and 4 H home economics prizes total 65 dollars. Woodworking division adds interest while Me Hoskinson leads Vinland Grange Fair with hoped for sun Friday and Saturday.
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Marie Wiggins
Herve Hoskinson
Alvin Schmidt
Oakes Temple
Fred Gottstein
Hoskinson
Rookies Lead Jayhawks Eastern Trip Travel Squad Set
Kansas football coach Jack Mitchell named a 36 man travel squad for Saturday's Syracuse game. 19 sophomores include centers Fred Hageman Kent Staab Bill Burnison ends John Peppercorn Charlie Lukinac Larry Allen Dale Remsberg Sam Simpson Mike Deer tackles Dick Davis Wilfred Bales Larry Lousch Ken Fitch DeWitt Lewis Mile Bogard guards Dick Rohlf Elvin Basham Bill McKinney Spurney Benny Boydston Duane Morris Lee Flachsbarth John Tonge Larry McCallister halfbacks John Hade Ron Michaels Roger Hill Curtis Mc Clinton Gib Wilson Jim Jarrett fullbacks Doyle Schick Fred Bukaty Mike Fisher Norm Mailen John Suder.
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Kansas
Jack Mitchell
Syracuse
Kansas City
Lawrence
Fred Hageman
Kent Staab
Bill Burnison
John Peppercorn
Charlie Lukinac
Larry Allen
Dale Remsberg
Sam Simpson
Mike Deer
Dick Davis
Wilfred
UF Campaign Set For Oct 5 Start In Business Area
Lawrence United Fund announces a $53 154 68 goal for 1959 an increase of 4038 20 over 1958 with 10 agencies led by Red Cross Salvation Army and Boy Scouts. Advance gifts begin Oct 5 led by R R Zurbuchen and others. house to house canvass by Women’s Division starts later under Mrs Donald Alderson.
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Lawrence United Fund
Bill Collinson
R. R. Zurbuchen
Robert Payne
Jim Clark
Payne
Clark
Ken Winyard
Jerry Doyle
Bill McNary
Salvation Army
Donald Alderson
Eldridge
Red Cross
Boy Scouts
Douglas County Mental Health Assn
Social Service League
Douglas County Association For Retarded Children
Scarlet Empress Strawberry Thrives Promising Lawrence Venture
North Lawrence grower Herb Pine reports 400000 plus Scarlet Empress strawberry plants after initial 4000 set. Plant, developed by Ralph Parker of Wichita, withstands extreme cold and heat, yields up to 500 berries per plant, with exclusive U S. rights. Next sale in Florida and potential nationwide expansion.
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Herb Pine
North Lawrence
Lawrence
Ralph Parker
Wichita
House of Stratford
Pine
Parker
U. S
Florida
U. 5S
Haskell Plans Barbecue and 75th Event at KU Stadium
Haskell prepares a campus centennial program with a 5 PM barbecue north of the stadium and an Oct 24 evening program at 8 PM in the stadium or Allen Fieldhouse if rain. Admission is charged. Guests register in the Auditorium beside displays including a WWII Memorial for Haskell dead and a new bronze Korean War memorial by John Learned.
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Haskell
North Stadium
Allen Fieldhouse
Stadium
John Learned
Lawrence
Pete Shepherd
Jack Mauterer
John Ketcher
Clarence Winston
Cornelio Paez
Ted Kennedy
Floyd Stayton
Mary Louise
Neibe
Shepherd
Calvin Luck
Esther Colbert
Wanda W. Gray
Labor Decides On Soft Approach In Racial Problems
At the AFL CIO convention in San Francisco a heated debate over union racial discrimination ends with a decision to pursue persuasion rather than mandatory bans. George Meany argues against punitive action toward segregated locals while A Philip Randolph demands elimination of Jim Crow locals and equal rights for Negro members. The exchange features direct clashes over democratic rights and standards for union membership.
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San Francisco
Organized Labor
Aflcio
George Meany
Afl-Cio
A. Philip
Randolph
Meany
America
Martin Predicts Growth Of Kansas Road System
Kansas highway director Maurice Martin told the Kansas Motor Carriers convention that interstate highway mileage could double or triple in 25 years if traffic trends continue. He linked this to ongoing bid openings by the Highway Commission while other work stalled.
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Wichita
Maurice Martin
Kansas
Martin
Kansas Motor Carriers
Alsn
Highway Commission
Condition Improves for Lt Wayne Swanson Polio Patient
The condition of Lt Wayne Dale Swanson who had a polio attack in August is slowly improving with perceptible movement in one arm. He is at Navy Base Hospital Corpus Christi Texas. Mrs Swanson is Blossom Frakes from Lawrence.
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Wayne Dale Swanson
Navy Base Hospital
Corpus Christi
Tex
Garst Receives Gifts From Premier Khrushchev
In COON RAPIDS IOWA AP NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV visited Roswell Garst and family and presented a large array of gifts. Items included a portable wine cellar with 12 Russian liquor bottles six wines Armenian cognac two vodkas a tea set for two a creamer and sugar bowl twelve jars Caspian caviar a three pound box of chocolates five bottles of Russian perfumes and an accordion style record case with numerous Russian song records.
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Coon Rapids
Iowa
Nikita Khrushchev
Roswell Garst
Munford Stabbing Incident In Cape Cod Hospital
The Cape Cod Hospital treated a steel executive after a stabbing by an accompanying guest. Dr. O Conn or from Massachusetts and Harvey N Jordan visited Munford, who was conscious after surgery. Authorities probe the incident as officials say details remain undisclosed.
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O'Connor
Robert B
Harvey N. Jordan
U.S. Steel
Barnstable County
Munford
Ouellette
Births at Memorial Hospital Highlight Local Families
Mrs. Mattie Bloyd of Baldwin and Mrs. Sadie Hayes share the list with residents from Baldwin Lecompton DeSoto and McLouth. A baby girl for Mr. and Mrs Irby Hughes of Route 3 marked today at Memorial Hospital.
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Mattie Bloyd
Baldwin
Sadie Hayes
Ruth Hughes
Route 3
Marcia Robinson
Lecompton
Dora Bowie
McLouth
Earl Busing
Nancy Buerman
Locust St
William Babbitt
DeSoto
Barbara Learned
St. Bate Rex Boshers
Route 4
Alta Walter
Alyca Stuart
N.Y. St
Virginia Larson
Barker Ave
Delora Ford
Irby Hughes
Theft of New Car From Winter Chevrolet Spreads Coast to Coast
A car theft at Winter Chevrolet was prompted by an ad inviting owners to “come in and steal our cars.” The story circulated across hundreds of papers including Lions Head Ontario. The thief, an ex convict, was captured in Illinois the next day and the car recovered.
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Journal-World
Duke Kennedy
Lions Head
Ontario
Toronto
Kennedy
Colin D. Nasdeau
Winter
Illinois
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