Christmas gifts for veterans mark best visits and letters
E. J. King says visits and letters from home are vital for veterans in VA hospitals and the holiday season. Wichita post office extends Saturday afternoon service for Christmas mail, aiding travelers. A mother recalls a Christmas birth heard carols outside as she woke. Police report a stolen meter post hauled from Grant to West 14th with little money inside. The city awaits a new turbine for the Municipal Electric Plant arriving for installation.
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Veterans Administration
E. J. King
Wichita VA
Leif R. Nelson
South Grant
West 14Th
City Water Usage Comparison Notices Decline in Recent Periods
Water usage figures show yesterday 1,329,000 gallons and year ago 1,312,000. Week ago yesterday 1,112,000. last seven days 9,211,000 while previous seven days totaled 8,880,000. Authorities urge residents to save water.
U.S. pledges modern weapons to NATO allies
Defense Secretary Wilson announced that the United States will supply modern weapons capable of firing atomic charges to NATO allies under a dual capacity system. The U.S. retains ownership of warheads and will assist allies in developing their own systems while seeking coordinated production in Western Europe. Spaak named NATO secretary general as Ismay retires.
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Paris
United States
NATO
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
15-Nation Alliance
Paul - Henri Spaak
Spaak
Workers For A United Europe
Lord Ismay
Britain
Ismay
Eisenhower
Congress
Europe
Hope for Christmas 1956 Saviour Received By Rev L Glen Ahlf
A Christmas message from Rev. L Glen Ahlf of First Assembly of God urges readers to honor the birth of Jesus Christ. He recalls biblical scenes, contrasts past bondage with the salvation offered, and encourages opening hearts to make room for the Saviour during the holiday season.
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Rev. L. Glen Ahlf
First
Assembly of God Church
Jesus
Ahif
Christ
Christ the Lord
Joseph
Bethlehem
Christmas Shopping Rush Reported by Merchants
Merchants described heavy sales last night as Christmas shopping tightens. Furniture, clothing, jewelry, footwear, and home goods all posted brisk to excellent business with many items selling out. Stores plan to stay open late through next week and close at 5 p.m. the day before Christmas as Santa Claus visits Main Street.
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Santa Claus
Louise Stroup Named Deputy in Erie Court Office
Erie Merle Estes Neosho County clerk announces Louise Stroup of Erie will serve as deputy in the Erie district court office. Stroup, Erie native and Erie High School graduate, has a son Randy five. Estes plans to assign a deputy to Chanute later. effective January 14 she becomes clerk.
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Erie
Merle Estes
Neosho County
District Court
Louise Stroup
Troup
Erie High School
Ernest Craig
Eric
Randy
Miss Estes
Chanute
Kansas City Woman Unhurt in Abduction
A self styled ex convict abducted 20 year old Anna Marie Burns in Kansas City Kansas. He forced her into her car and drove into Clay County where she walked across a farm field. She resisted an attempted rape and he agreed to return her to the city after claiming a prison term for robbery and an escape from a mental institution.
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Kansas City
Anna Marie Burns
Kas
Former Austrian Chancellor Becomes U.S. Citizen
Kurt von Schuschnigg, 59, once chancellor of Austria ousted by the Nazis in 1938, is naturalized as a U.S. citizen. A professor of government at Saint Louis University, he joins a class of 37 new citizens.
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ST. Louis
Kurt von Schuschnigg
Austria
United States
St. Louis University
Forecast: Cloudy with light snow and cooler kansas days
The Kansas forecast shows mostly cloudy skies and colder temperatures with light rain tonight changing to occasional snow tomorrow. Lows 25 to 30, highs around the 30s, with five‑day outlook near normal temperatures and light precipitation in the northeast.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Kansas City
Garden City
Pittsburg
Hungary Defies Russian Armor In New Strike
In Budapest the Csepel iron and steel complex and Bejolannis electric plant led a mass sitdown strike with about 28 000 to 36 000 workers refusing to work to press release of two top labor leaders. Police and troops limited production as coal and power shortages deepened the crisis.
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Udapest
Hungary
Csepel Iron and Steel Works
Budapest
Csepel
Janos Kadar
Bejolannis Electric Factory
Sandor Bacz
Kadar
Budapest Radio
No Serious Injuries In Train Accident
A coupling between two cars of the Sea board Airline Railroad Gulf Wind broke near Lake City Florida as the rear section struck the front. About 20 persons were injured but none seriously enough for hospitalization. Local doctors and nurses gave first aid and the train continued to Lake City. Injuries included bruises cuts and whip lash neck pains.
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Lake City
Fla
Seaboard Airline Railroad
Gulf Wind
Driver Fined for Turnpike Reckless Driving Case
Ker mit Fry, 47, Kansas City, was fined 50 dollars after pleading guilty to reckless driving connected to Kansas Turnpike's first automobile fatality. Edward R. Fitzpatrick, 48, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was killed when the station wagon carrying Fry and Fitzpatrick struck a guard rail. Fry faced a DWI charge, but the judge found insufficient evidence.
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Kansas City
Kas
Kermit Fry
Kansas Turnpike
Edward R. Fitzpatrick
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
United Packing House Workers Union
Fry
T. L. Kreiger
Justice of the Peace
Assembly to Debate Charges Against U S
United Nations General Assembly decided to debate Soviet charges that the United States is subverting seven European Communist countries. U S Delegate James J Wadsworth said the United States would welcome discussion so the truth may be known. He stressed the Soviet Union intervened in Hungary, not the United States as charged by Vassily Kuznetsov.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
United States
U.S
James J. Wadsworth
Soviet Union
Hungary
Vassily IV. Kuznetsov
Kidnap Slayer Slated to Die
Angelo La Marca, convicted kidnapper of infant Peter Weinberger, was sentenced to death at Sing Sing Prison. Nassau County Judge Mario Pittoni imposed the execution for first degree murder after denying motions to overturn the verdict. La Marca, 31, abducted the 32 day old baby last July 4 and left him to die in a Long Island thicket.
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Mineola
N.Y
Angelo LaMarca
Peter Weinberger
Sing Sing
Nassau County
Mario Pittoni
LaMarca
Weinberger
Long Island
Traffic Fatalities Listed For Topeka In 1956
Kansas accident records show last 24 hours zero fatalities. To date in 1956 total is 630, compared with 553 for the same period in 1955.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tribune Delivery Help Line Note
If you do not receive your Tribune contact your carrier and if unavailable call 700 after 6 pm. The notice directs readers to resolve delivery issues via phone numbers and a time reference.
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Tribune
No Action on Water Boost and Zoning Board Named
Chanute city commissioners took no action to raise water rates to promote conservation of the limited supply. A five member zoning board of appeals was named with terms from one to three years. A water resources committee from the Chamber of Commerce under O H Cunningham discussed reserves beyond the Neosho River and urged conservation.
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Zoning Appeals Board
Chanute
The
Chamber of Commerce
O. H. Cunningham
Neosho River
City Commission
Commission Now
Zoning Board of Appeals
George McCune
John Hemphill
Fred M. Harris
Leslie H. Cable
Paul Brennecke
Ross Cooper
McCune
Board of Appeals
Carter Brookhart
Richard Ashley
Carl Haight
Lee Judy
Municipal Electric
Santa Fe Park
Thayer Lake
Chamber
Thayer
Burlington
Neosho
Cooper
U.S. Corps of Army Engineers
Tulsa
J. C. Lightfoot
Charles Rice
Clarence Oldfield
Baptist
Eisenhower set to push long range missile controls in UN talks
The Eisenhower administration plans to stress controlling long range missiles in upcoming United Nations disarmament talks expected to start next year. A restudy found no basic policy changes. emphasis aims to include missiles in an international arms agreement. Inspections remain the central hurdle with the Soviet Union opposing broad on-site checks.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United Nations
U. N
U.S
Soviet
Russia
Life Sentence To Kidnapers
Three ex convicts were given life sentences in U S District Court for multiple kidnappings in mid November. Don Hess Louis Hess and Lewis Williams participated in abducting taxi driver Raymond Brasfield and later crew members Sam Cashman Betty Annis and Dorothy Sparks. Police say they forced Brasfield to seek a supermarket in Kansas City and Johnson County before releasing him unharmed.
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Kansas City
U. S
Don K. Hess
Louis Hess
Red Bluff
Calif
Lewis Williams
Pulaski
Raymond Brasfield
Johnson County
Kas
Brasfield
Hess Brothers
Sam Cashman
Betty Annis
Williams
Dorothy Sparks
Commission Approves Work on Old US75
The State Highway Commission in Topeka approved an $11,940 contract for a bridge on the old US75 route east of Buffalo and a $3,795 contract for grading and surfacing. The work aims to raise the shoofly detour bridge and highway above Wilson County lake flood level, with bids awarded to Freeto Construction Co. of Pittsburg and John S. McAdam of Moran.
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State Highway Commission
Topeka
Buffalo
Wilson County
Freeto Construction Co
Pittsburg
John S. McAdam
Moran
Woodruff Creek i
Mansion Inspection By Mrs Docking
Topeka Kansas Mrs George Docking wife of the governor elect toured the executive mansion at the invitation of Mrs Fred Hall wife of the outgoing governor. Hall said she and the governor plan to leave the mansion early in January so the Dockings can settle before the inaugural January 14.
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Topeka
Kansas
George Docking
Fred Hall
Hall
University budget clashs 1957 KU K-State asks in Topeka
Chancellor Murphy urged higher education funding as KU faces a 1,500 enrollment rise while high school numbers dip. He warned of salary gaps pulling faculty away and pushed for quality standards. At Kansas State, McCain called for 14 million dollars in new construction now and 4 million more in ten years with potential bond funding.
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Topeka
Franklin Murphy
University of
Murphy
Docking
K. U
Kansas
James Bibb
James McCain
Kansas State College
Manhattan School
President Wears Tape After Augusta Golfing
President Eisenhower has adhesive tape on the fourth finger of his right hand to cover a rough spot not a blister. White House press secretary James C. Hagerty said the area was from golfing at Augusta, Georgia, where the President spent the last 18 days.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Augusta
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