State Chamber Favors Sharing Of Sales Tax
The Kansas Chamber of Commerce directors oppose any move to cut or end the state sales tax sharing with local governments. They warn reductions would force higher local property taxes. The group also backs posted speed limits, industrial districts, higher Kansas Industrial Development Commission funding, and delaying state aid to colleges until an educational survey is completed. A basic water resources plan and funding are also urged.
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Topeka
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Webb Elson
Pratt
Chamber
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Kansas
Production Doubled In Uranium Exide
The Atomic Energy Commission reports U S uranium oxide production has doubled in under a year. Mills are now producing over 8 000 tons annually, up from 4 000 tons earlier this year. Uranium oxide can be refined into metal for reactors or chemicals for diffusion plants. United States Britain and Canada pledged to publish more about nuclear power techniques.
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Washington
The
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
U.S
Sail
United States
Britain
Canada
AEC cites threshold of practical atomic power
The AEC explained that resources heretofore kept from the public are now part of a transition toward practical atomic power development. The statement emphasizes a pivotal moment as global powers eye new energy capabilities.
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AEC
Record Distribution For Elementary Aid
Topeka reports a total of 17 606 178 will be distributed by the state to Kansas elementary school districts for this school year. Checks for half of each districts share will be mailed Saturday with the second half due March 15. Payments depend on enrollments and teacher qualification under a state formula. Money derives from the state sales tax. High school aid will be paid January 15 and April 15, up to a yearly limit of 6 500 000.
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Topeka
Kansas
A. F. Throckmorton
Throckmorton
White House Christmas Spirit Spreads Early
Washington reports Christmas spirit arriving early at the White House with a 25 foot tree from Massachusetts to be placed in the East Room before Nehru’s Sunday visit. President Eisenhower returns from Augusta and undecided on where the holiday will be spent. Additional trees for the second and third floors suit Eisenhower grandchildren. The East Room tree remains the centerpiece of the season.
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Washington
White House
Massachusetts
East Room
Eisenhower
Augusta
Nehru
India
Gettysburg
Fort Hays bids for student union building rejected
In Topeka the Fort Hays State bid for a student union building came in at 9640,000 and was rejected as too high after bids opened a year earlier. The Tribune notes a phone contact at 17 for more details.
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Topeka
Fort Hays
Water recovery helps Chanute supplies from river intake
City manager Cooper reports 600000 to 720000 gallons daily pumped into the Neosho river from the disposal plant while 1200000 gallons are consumed by residents. Industrial use after cuts now totals at least 500000 gallons daily. one industry reduced from 80000 to 20000. Salt intrusion near Village Creek yields high salinity, 400 parts per million, at intake tests. city plant tests show 240 ppm.
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Chanute
Cooper
Chanute Industries
Village Creek
Neosho
Hungarian Refugees Welcomed by Hall in Topeka
Three Hungarians who fled Soviet oppression by walking 110 miles from Budapest to the Austrian border were welcomed by Gov. Fred Hall in Topeka. They are believed to be the first refugee group to reach Kansas since the Hungarian revolt began, with relatives in the state.
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Topeka
Budapest
Kansas
Fred Hall
Zoltan Somogyi
Prison Camp Artifacts Highlight 11 Year Stay
The item presented by Hall was an elaborately carved picture frame said to have been prepared during an 11 year stay in a Russian prison camp. Members of the group included George Sandorfi, 20, and Eva Sandorfi, 17.
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Hall
George Sandorfi
Eva Sandorfi
Eisenhower Health Benefit Report From Augusta Stay
President Eisenhower's doctor says his two week visit in Augusta has been very beneficial. Maj. Gen. Howard M. Snyder told newsmen as Eisenhower prepared to fly to Washington later today. Eisenhower arrived November 26 for a vacation mixed with work. Snyder's word was relayed by White House Secretary James C. Hagerty.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Howard M. Snyder
Washington
Snyder
White House
James C. Hagerty
Atlantic Allies Seek Access to U S Nuclear Weapons
Atlantic allies led by West Germany demand access to tactical atomic weapons for self defense. Secretary Wilson told NATO he would reply tomorrow, amid U S law restricting weapon control to the president.
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Paris
America
Atlantic
West Germany
U.S
Charles E. Wilson
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Oil Discovery Well Tops Arbuckle Depth in Barton County
Kansas reports its 175th oil discovery of the year in Barton County. The No. 1 Bailey of Thunderbird Drilling Co. recorded an 85 barrel pump rating in NW NE SW 30-18-11W, 104 miles northeast of Great Bend. The well reaches 3,388 to 3,417 feet, opening the Bailey Arbuckle field.
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Wichita
Kansas
Barton County
State Conservation Division
Bailey
Thunderbird” Drilling Co
Great Bend
Foundling Harriet Thalf Dream Meets Marian Anderson
Philadelphia reports a two year dream fulfilled as Harriet Thalf the 11 year old foundling meets her idol Marian Anderson at a luncheon. Harriet, raised in poverty yet devoted to music, will present flowers and sing, following a path from St Teresa's choir to a Fordham Feis winner.
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Philadelphia
Harriet Thalf
Harriet
Marian Anderson
Miss Anderson
Harriett
Emma Thall
St. Teresa’s
Fordham University
Hall Names Judge For District Court
Gov. Fred Hall appointed Walter E. Hembrow of Council Grove to the 8th Judicial District to fill the unexpired term of Judge James Coleman of Junction City. The appointment allows Hembrow to begin a regular term on January 7, with a delay to January 14 if not chosen earlier.
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Topeka
Fred Hall
Walter E. Hembrow
Council Grove
8Th Judicial District
James Coleman
Junction City
Coleman
Hembrow
Frosty Night Funny: Pen Halts Ticket Writing in Wichita
In Wichita on a freezing morning with light snow and 21 degrees, arresting officer Clayton Smith jokes that his fountain pen freezes and cannot write more tickets as he watches a radar speed check from a block away. The incident highlights a chilly police radio moment amid ongoing traffic enforcement.
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Wichita
Clayton Smith
Western imperialist plot blamed for Egypt and Hungary turmoil
Soviet publications in Moscow accuse the British French attack on Egypt and Hungary’s revolt as part of a broader Western imperialist plan against the Communist world. The charges are propagated by International Life and Soviet Russia, with alleged ties to the Foreign Ministry.
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Moscow
Egypt
Hungary
International Life
Foreign Ministry
Soviet Russia
Russian Socialist Federated Soviet Republic
Wording notes on Cold War regional aims and Hungary revolt
The passage contrasts British French opposition to national liberation in the Near and Middle East with American reaction focusing on organizing a counter revolution in Hungary. It discusses ruling circles and geopolitical strategies in that era.
Appeal Challenges Conviction Over Perjured Testimony
Sobel argues before the U S Court of Appeals that the trial relied on perjured testimony. The filing marks another attempt to overturn the conviction, contending the earlier proceedings were tainted by false statements.
Blind Children Hear Sounds of Christmas in Detroit
About 300 blind children attended the tenth annual Christmas party for the blind sponsored by Associated Blind Activities at a downtown store after hours. They played with toys spoke with Santa, felt his beard, and listed dolls, roller skates, blocks, and wagons as their wish list.
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Detroit
Santa Claus
Santa
Labor unions see vote shift as machines lose grip
AFL CIO COPE reports unions held ground in nonpresidential contests and gained slightly amid Eisenhower landslide. Labor backed Democratic candidates for Congress, Democrats kept House and Senate, COPE cites personal qualification and global situation as factors.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
Labor
Committee On Pollitical Education
COPE
Organized Labor
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Congress
House
Senate
Sobell Appeals New Court Challenge to Alcatraz Sentence
Morton Sobell, 37, convicted in 1951 with Julius and Ethel Rosenberg as an atom spy, has filed a new appeal from his three year sentence in Alcatraz. The action follows the landmark espionage trial and seeks relief from the reprimand and confinement.
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New York
Morton Sobell
Alcatraz
Sobell
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Iola Dinner Hosts Chanute Humboldt School Administrators
Chanute and Humboldt school leaders will join Iola administrators for a 6:00 p.m. dinner Monday night. Buford Fisher, superintendent, said the gathering is the first in a trio of annual meetings to discuss administration problems. Attending from local schools are Howard A. Jester Eldon L Penner Paul Parsons Nora Knight and several elementary principals including Myrtle H. Moeller Harold Anderson Vendla Kjellander Ruth Crossfield and Velma Anderson.
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Chanute and
Humboldt
Iola
Buford Fisher
Fisher
Howard A. Jester
Eldon L Penner
Paul Parsons
Royster
Royster Junior High School
Nora Knight
Myrtle H. Moeller
Alcott
Harold Anderson
Hutton
Vendla Kjellander
Lincoln
Ruth Crossfield
Murray Hill
Velma Anderson
Roosevelt
Stolen Jewelry Recovered as Christmas Gift
Mrs. Sally Schwartz received a mail home Christmas present with 30 cents postage. Inside were $3,700 worth of stolen jewels, including sapphires, sent after her husband composer Jean Schwartz’s funeral on December 4. The theft occurred while she attended the funeral.
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Sherman Oaks
Calif
Sally Schwartz
Bomb Found Near Belfast Destroyer in Harbor
A crude time bomb hidden in a suitcase was found near the destroyer Caroline in Belfast Harbor. Police led a large search for IRA raiders after a nationwide bombing spree across Northern Ireland, with the device set to explode at 2:30 a.m. tomorrow.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
British North Ireland
Royal Naval Volunteers
IRA
Irish Republic
Northern Ireland Counties Seek Union With Republic
In a move touching six counties of Northern Ireland, leaders call for uniting with the Irish Republic in the south. The proposal aims to redefine political borders and bring a unified governance framework to the island.
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Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
BPW Members Hold Yale Party at Tioga Hotel
The Business and Professional Womens Club held its Christmas party at the Tioga Hotel with Mrs. Mariam Mih as chair of the radio and television committee. Gifts totaling 441 dollars were collected for the Kansas Children's Service League. Ruth Shannon read a Christmas story and Edna Petterson performed a Koel ling nocturne. Mrs. Eaton led the candle lighting and the group sang Silent Night.
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Business and Professional Womens Club
Tioga Hotel
Radio and Television Committee
Mariam Mih
Adeline Fortney
Edna Petterson
Vendra Kjellander
Eaton
BPW
Early Football Recalled By Hemphill At Banquet
John G. Hemphill Neosho County probate judge elect recalled early football days at a banquet honoring the Senior High School squad. He noted players supplied their own uniforms, shared gate receipts, and the school bore no financial obligation. Noah Allen reviewed season highlights as Harlie Wolgast presided. About 86 attendees, including team members and faculty, were served by the Foods II class under Mrs. Kermit Adelgren.
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John G. Hemphill
Neosho County
Hemphill
Noah Allen
Blue Comet
Harlie Wolgast
Kermit Adelgren
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