Border liquor clash flares between Kansas and Missouri agents
Jackson County sheriffs vow to arrest Kansas A B C agents seen near Missouri liquor stores. A Missouri dealer charged for transporting Missouri liquor into Kansas without Kansas tax paid. The dispute, ongoing for over a year, includes claims of surveillance and unmarked cars. County officials dispute a restrained order’s scope as the feud continues.
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Missouri
Arvid Owsley
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Topeka
Fewer Fraudulent Jobless Claims Seen This Year
Topeka reports a drop in unemployment insurance fraud. Leo J. Phalen states fewer fraud cases and fewer consecutive weeks claimed. In the third quarter, 88 persons were disqualified for a year for false statements in seeking benefits, a figure down from the prior period.
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Topeka
Leo J. Phalen
Reported income fraud and unemployment outcomes noted
The text notes 112 disqualified, many fail to report income, some claim ability to work without actually working, and some provide false reasons for leaving employment.
Average Oil Production Rises Across Week
The week ending Dec 21 saw the national daily average crude oil and condensate production rise by 23 150 barrels to 6 889 900. For 1957 total output reached 2 542 748 160 barrels vs 2 543 770 759 a year earlier. State gains included Illinois up 11 000 to 244 400 Oklahoma up 5 900 to 580 100 Kansas up 875 to 346 425 Arkansas up 100 to 82 700 and Colorado up 5 450 to 145 350 while Nebraska fell 700 to 54 900.
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Oil and Gas Journal
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Arkansas
Colorado
Nebraska
Sick Calls Slow Long Island Rail Service
Early morning commuter trains on the Long Island Rail Road were canceled due to sick calls by trainmen. About 175 workers reported sick, disrupting at least 10 inbound trains before the rush. Union officials cited a potential strike but mediation was in place and officials denied authorization for a strike today.
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Long Island Rail Road
Long Island
Railroad
Brotherhood of Railroad
National Mediation Board
Smith Fears Benson Plan Hurts GOP
Rep. Wint Smith of Kansas warns Secretary Benson's agriculture program could disenfranchise Republicans in farm country. He cites separate policies for corn and wheat farmers, tolls on wheat yields, and concerns over long term soil conservation reserves harming tenants and landowners.
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Eisenhower
Kansas
Farmers’ two price system aims at guaranteed wheat allotment
The speaker argues for a two price wheat policy to aid farmers. He advocates a guaranteed bushel allotment based on each farmer’s domestic share and allows the remainder to be sold on the world market. He notes no solutions have been found yet and emphasizes farm families rely on harvests for their livelihoods.
Kansas City U Former Dean Dies
Edward D. Ellison 88 dean emeritus of the University of Kansas City law school died of pneumonia at his home. He led the school from 1910 to 1940 and counted among his students former President Harry S. Truman and Supreme Court Justice Charles E. Whittaker. Ellison helped found the law school in 1895 with William P. Borland and Elmer N. Powell.
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Edward D. Ellison
University of Kansas City Law School
Harry S. Truman
Charles E. Whittaker
U. S. Supreme Court
Ellison
William P. Borland
Elmer N. Powell
Law School
Spies Blamed for East West Tunnel Opening
Berlin East Germany accused American spies of reopening a tunnel linking West Berlin to the Reichstag site in the East. The passage, once used by Nazis in 1933 and later blocked, was reportedly being breached as Neues Deutschland claimed walls were being broken down.
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East Germany
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West Berlin
Reichstag
Neues Deutschland
Tunnel alarms and spy claims surface again in interview
An account describes a Red guard rushing into a tunnel and hearing voices of two or three people but failing to catch anyone. It accuses American occupation tunnel specialists of tapping Communist telephone lines via the Fast-West tunnel previously discovered in 1956.
Walnut Team Wins 56 48 as Barnett Leads Scoring
Walnut’s basketball team defeated an opponent 56 to 48 on Sunday afternoon in Walnut. Ward Barnett scored 14 points for the winners, followed by Keith Dodd with 11 and Jim Jerome with 10. The Merchants remain undefeated in six games this season. In a separate note, a district levy of 1.5 mills for a junior college is discussed with potential county-wide 1.5 mill addition if voters approve.
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Walnut
Ward Barnett
Keith Dodd
Jim Jerome
The
Merchants
County-Wide Levy For Junior Colleges Debate
A 1957 law allows a county wide 1.5 mill tax levy for junior colleges in addition to district levies. Attorney General John Anderson said the proposal followed a request from State Senator Laurin Jones to clarify if the levy would be in addition to existing junior college funding.
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Topekap
Atty
John Anderson
Laurin Jones
Rodge City
Chanute Merchants
Gardner Mass Leads World in Chair and Baby Carriage Making
Gardner Massachusetts with a population around 20 206 stands as the world’s largest center for chair and baby carriage manufacturing, reflecting its industrial prominence.
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Gardner
Mass
1957 Fall Pig Crop Higher in Kansas
The 1957 fall pig crop in Kansas is estimated at 583000 head, four per cent above 1956. The 1957 spring pig crop was estimated at 850000 head, making a total for the year of 1433000 head, an increase of one per cent over last year but the fifth smallest total since 1930.
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Topeka
Kansas
The Tribune by Carrier Ad Doesn’t Specify Date
A brief ad notes Tribune delivery by carrier at 30 cents a week. No dates or contact details are provided. Readers are left with the price and method of delivery.
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