Night bicycle safety drive taped for children and adults in Chanute
Chanute fire department volunteers tape bikes at no cost as part of a safety program sponsored by the Chanute Community Council and supported by the PTA Council. Mrs. George Barker notes 180 bikes taped since the effort began, mostly belonging to children, with 285 bikes taped in a prior program. Police urge all riders to seek tape at the fire station for better night visibility.
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Chanute
George Barker
PTA Council
Tom Morehead
Skeleton Found Near Albuquerque Identifies Missing Man
Bernalillo County sheriff detectives examine a skeleton found yesterday in an arroyo east of Albuquerque. They suspect the remains belong to L L Brown, a poultry firm salesman-driver missing since June 1954, with $70 in his pocket and a 1950s bank wrapper.
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Albuquerque
Bernalillo County
Kansan
Benny Herrera
L.L. Brown
Herrera
Brown
Hutchinson
Kas
Valley Bank of
Clifton to retire after 47 years with Santa Fe Railway
Charles A. Clifton of Chanute will retire New Year’s Day after 47 years as a Santa Fe conductor. He will run the Oil Flyer from Chanute to Kansas City Sunday night, then hand in his last ticket Monday morning. Clifton began in 1908 with Wells Fargo, joined Santa Fe in 1909, was promoted to conductor in 1918, and remembers railroading shifts from steam to diesel.
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Charles A. Clifton
Clifton
Oil Flyer
Chanute
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Caney
Wells Fargo Express Co
Independence
Manhattan Hotel
J. L. Barnes
Tribune
Eisenhower to Tour Drought Areas in Six States
President Eisenhower will inspect drought-hit regions in Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Arizona Colorado and Kansas January 13 to 15. He plans stops at San Angelo West Woodward Clovis Tucson Pueblo Garden City and Wichita meeting farmers ranchers and officials from affected states.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Midwest
Southwest
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Kansas
White House
Congress
Washington
San Angelo
Tex
Goodfellow Air Force Base
West Woodward
Okla
Clovis
N.M
Tucson
Ariz
David-Montana Afb
Pueblo
Colo
Garden City
Kas
Wichita
Trial Balloon For Peace Plan In Middle East
Washington officials weigh a two pronged Middle East plan combining limited troop standby authority and a broad economic aid program potentially totaling a half billion dollars for Israel and Arab states. Dulles prepared to unveil with Eisenhower at a New Year briefing amid cautious congressional reaction.
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Middle East
Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles
Congress
White House
U.S
Russia
Britain
France
United States
Formosa
U. S
Israel
Philadelphia Fire Largest Since World War II
A major blaze in Philadelphia's shopping district burned for over five hours drawing 300 firefighters. Chief George E. Hink called it the worst he has seen in 36 years. three firefighters were injured and twelve hospitalized from smoke, with no deaths reported.
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Philadelphia
George E. Hink
State School Board Members Are Named
Ray Emel a Wi nona Democrat was reappointed to the State Board of Education and Mrs Clyde E Glandon a Kansas City Republican was named as a new member. Mrs Glandon succeeds Mrs Vern Alden Gov Fred Hall made the appointment in Topeka. A Knoxville Tennessee report notes a woman on Temperance Street fined $25 after police found 14 half gallon jars of moonshine whisky in her yard.
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Topeka
Ray Emel
Winona
State Board of Education
Clyde E. Glandon
Kansas City
Glandon
Vern Alden
Wellsville
Fred Hall
Knoxville
Tenn
Temperance Street
Boman Couple Plan Weekend Visit in Topeka
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Boman of Topeka will spend the weekend visiting his sister Grace Boman at 112 East Fifth Street.
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Arthur L. Boman
Topeka
Grace Boman
Racial violence erupts in Deep South on buses and streets
The Associated Press reports a Negro woman was shot on a Montgomery Alabama bus in a racial clash over integration. Band director Guy Hutchins was beaten near Camden South Carolina by hooded attackers. Separate incidents occurred in Tallahassee Florida and Washington as national debate over school segregation continues.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Camden
S.C
Deep South
Rosa Jordan
Clyde Sellers
Guy Hutchins
Camden High School
Charlotte
N.C
Spartanburg
Lions Club
Hutchins
Tallahassee
Fla
New York Hunt for Mad Bomber After Busy Day
Police intensified a citywide manhunt for the Mad Bomber after 36 bomb scares in 24 hours. A Times Square Theater device proved harmless, while a discovery at Madison Square Garden caused alarm among 10 000 basketball fans. Two real bombs had been found since Monday, in the public library and the Paramount Theater, both traced to the same culprit.
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New York
James B. Leggett
Times Square
Madison Square Garden
Macy's Department Store
Queens
Manhattan
Grand Central Terminal
Paramount
January Designated March of Dimes Month
TOPEKA January is March of Dimes month Gov Fred Hall proclaimed yesterday noting 16 000 additional polio victims in 1956 and urging continued effort as the ultimate conquest of polio remains unfinished.
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Topeka
Fred Hall
New Year Holiday Closures Noted Across City and County
Local government offices and many businesses plan New Year’s Day closures with some taking inventory. State Highway Commission and Kansas Employment Service offices closed today until Wednesday morning while city and county offices, welfare office, Chamber of Commerce, and public library operate Monday. Post office schedules Sunday service and no city or rural mail routes. The Tribune will not be published Tuesday.
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State Highway Commission
Kansas Employment Service
County Welfare Office
Chamber of Commerce and Public Library
District Court
the Tribune
Holiday Traffic Toll Lags But Warns of Record New Year Deaths
Traffic deaths at the start of the New Year holiday run behind last Christmas pace but safety officials warn of a possible record toll. Early counts show 26 killed since 6 p.m. yesterday, with fears the 490 end of period toll could set a new record, while Eph Eisenhower urged cautious driving. Local worst smash occurred in Baldwin Borough near Pittsburgh with five dead in a head on collision.
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Associated Press
Baldwin
Pittsburgh
National Safety Council
Fair Weather Area Forecast for Topeka Kansas Weekend Outlook
The bulletin predicts fair and warmer conditions through Sunday with mild above normal temperatures. Highs today in 40s to 50s, winds cause dust in western areas, slight moisture in the east, and lows tonight around 22 to 33 across the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
Emporia
Garden City
Weather Bureau
Russell
Forbes
Statehood Doubt For Hawaii And Alaska
Rep A L Miller ranking member of the House Interior Committee says he doubts Hawaii and Alaska will win statehood in the next Congress. He previously expected one or both to gain admission but notes opposition has increased after Senate hearings in Hawaii and Alaska proposing to send two senators and a representative to Washington.
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Washington
A. L. Miller
Nebraska
House Interior Committee
Hawaii
Alaska
Congress
Miller
Senate Internal Security Committee
Kansas Faces Major Revenue Gap in 1957 Legislature
Governor-elect George Docking and Republican lawmakers confront a growing financial crisis as surpluses dwindle. The general and sales tax funds face depleted balances, with rising costs outpacing revenue. Officials warn a minimum of 11 to 12 million, possibly 20 to 30 million, in new revenue may be needed to balance next year’s books.
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Topeka
Kansas
George Docking
General Revenue Fund
General Fund
General State
Fred Hall
Docking
Fires Rage Across Malibu Area Outer Canyon Blaze Expands
Fires raged along 77,000 acres in the Malibu region with 65 homes burned as three separate fires continued. A Palos Verdes Estates blaze burned about 200 acres but was contained within hours. Authorities in Los Angeles and Ventura counties reported progress as a moist sea breeze slowed flames and brought hopes of control by the next day.
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Malibu
Calif
Palos Verdes Estates
Santa Monica Bay
Palos Verdes
Dorothy Kirsten
Joseph Szigeti
Santa Monica
Los Angeles
Ventura
Lake Sherwood
Mar Malibu
Pacific Coast Highway
Zuma Beach
Here
James K. Mace
President Relaxes Before Congress Starts
President Dwight D. Eisenhower enjoys a weekend golf outing at his holiday retreat before Congress reconvenes. He flew from Washington on Columbine III, arrived at Bush Airport, and played a round, planning to return Sunday night for meetings with congressional leaders ahead of the 1957 agenda.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Augusta
Eisenhower
Congress
Washington
Columbine III
Bush Airport
Links
Opera Group Approves Aid From Government
The National Opera Assn. voted for government subsidies for opera in the United States. Daniel Harris of Oberlin Ohio was named president and Harold A. Decker of Wichita was named vice president for conventions.
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Wichita
The
National Opera Assn
United States
Daniel Harris
Oberlin
Ohio
Harold A. Decker
Vilas HD Unit Meeting Postponed to January 8
The Vilas HD Unit meeting was postponed from Tuesday to January 8, with officials urging members to note the change and attend the rescheduled session.
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Vilas
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