Kansas U Gets Du Pont Grants
Du Pont announced grants totaling over 900000 to more than 100 colleges and universities for the next academic year, up from last year. About 445500 funds teaching improvements, with remaining for fellowships in science and research. KU received two grants including a postgraduate teaching assistantship and summer research funding for chemistry staff.
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University of Kansas
Bus driver risked rule to rush dying man to hospital
Chicago bus driver Robert Boeckh, 26, abandoned his route and sped through rush hour traffic to reach a stricken passenger, Walter Hamann, 68, who had a heart attack. A physician credited Boeckh with possibly saving the man’s life after an illegal turn to reach the hospital, prompted by the passenger’s plea.
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Walter Hamann
Crazed Slayer Dies Of Wounds In Gun Battle
A crazed youth John Fallone, 17, died six hours after a gun fight with a 50 man posse in Vandergrift Pa. He killed three people and wounded two others including his former girlfriend Gladys Smail, 15, who remained in critical condition. Police officer Gus Zanos was wounded near Apollo. Fallone had invaded the Smail home with a rifle and dynamite but failed to detonate it.
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Armless Driver Is Acquitted in Colorado Case
COLORADO SPRINGS Colo A armless motorist driving with his feet was acquitted of speeding and reckless driving Edward E Higgins 29 Pueblo used car dealer and Betty Lou 20 wife acquitted of aiding and abetting. Jury deliberated 25 minutes. They denied undersheriff Haughs charge of halted chase at 106 mph.
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Pueblo
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Fishing friend visits Ike at Gettysburg farm
President Eisenhower returns Colorado hospitality by showing his old fishing companion Aksel Nielsen around the Eisenhower farm in Gettysburg Pennsylvania.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Colorado
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Eisenhower Farm
Wise men, science and the star of Bethlehem
DR J CARTER SWAIM argues that the biblical Magi were scientists who interpreted stars and nature. He notes astrology preceded astronomy and warns modern seekers to use discoveries for good rather than black magic, asking if today’s scholars will guide or endanger the world.
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Melchior
Balthazar
Bethlehem
With the Scientists of Old We Have Come to Worship Him
WA News features explore how early scientists were admired and mythologized, tracing the shift from practical inquiry to reverent public persona. The piece discusses notable figures, public perception, and the role of media in shaping scientific hero worship.
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Hero's Son Earns Eagle Scout Award in Local Ceremony
Colin P. Kelly III, son of World War II aviation hero Colin Kelly, received his Eagle Scout badge in a solemn Concordville Pennsylvania church hall ceremony attended by neighbors and friends.
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Colin P. Kelly III
United States
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