Soil Bank Plan Gains Support From Two GOP Senators
Sen. Mundt of South Dakota and Sen. Young of North Dakota backed Eisenhower’s soil bank plan, saying its payments and surplus crop cutbacks are appealing. Mundt urged a double edged approach allowing withdrawal of acreage with certificates from stock piles and cash payments for conservation practices.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Soil Bank
Administration
Sens. Mundt
R-Sd
Young
R-Nd
Benson
Mundt
Salute to Eisenhower dinner tickets issued in Neosho county
Left Hand Pitch Five tickets for the $100 plate Salute to Eisenhower dinner in Wichita January 20 were received by Mrs. Ed F. Peterson as Neosho county Republican chair for distribution. The event, organized by the state committee, will feature Charlies 8. Thomas as principal speaker and may include a closed circuit speech by Eisenhower to all state dinners. The fund drive supports the 1956 presidential campaign and committee members include Mrs. Peterson and Sen. Wilfrid Cavaness.
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Eisenhower
Wichita
Ed F. Peterson
Neosho County
Republican Committee
Republican State Committee
Broadview
Peterson
Wilfrid Cavaness
Charlies
Thomas
City Dads Plan To Extend Larson Street
A city governing board approved condemning land to open Larson from the alley south of Fourth to Seventh in a new southwest residential section. Affected owners include Dr. Manford Schoonover of Wichita and James H. Ellis of 1108 W. 7th. The commission also granted a 1956 retail beer license to Travelers Inn at Elm.
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Larson
Fourth
Seventh
Manford Schoonover
Wichita
James H. Ellis
7Th
Travelers Inn
Elm
Tractor Car Collision Fatal to Local Farmer
HIAWATHA Kansas Ralph Pautz aged 59 died when his farm tractor pulling a terracing machine was struck by a car on U S Highway 73 six miles south of Hiawatha. The tractor overturned and crushed Pautz. The car’s driver Gene Long of Hiawatha a Willis high school teacher was uninjured.
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Hiawatha
Kas
Ralph’ Pautz
U. S. Highway 73
Here
Paultz
Pautz
Gene Long
Long
Willis, Kas
New Round of Hearings Planned on Communist Infiltration
Senator Eastland announces a new phase of hearings by the Senate Internal Security subcommittee into alleged Communist infiltration of the press radio and TV. The current panel questioned 18 witnesses including 14 NYT employees with Dr. Benjamin Fine the final witness revealing a 1935 brief Communist party membership.
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Washington
Sen
Eastland
D-Miss
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
New York Times
Benjamin Fine
the Times
Fine
Columbia University
Communist Party
Frigid Air Stings Midwest and Plains Region
Arctic air moved across the Plains into the Upper Mississippi Valley with temperatures plunging over 30 degrees in places and many areas below zero. Grand Forks reported 15 degrees below zero, Des Moines fell toward zero, and Springfield Missouri dropped 23 degrees to 26 above.
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Vaey
Grand Forks
N.D
Minnesota
Iowa
Dakotas
Des Moines
Missouri
Springfield
International Falls
Minn
South Atlantic
New England
Gulf States
Arizona
California
West Gulf Coast
Florida West Coast
San Francisco
Oregon
Brookings
Cape Blanco
Portland
Five Month Old Passenger Soars With Pilot Mother
In Salina, five month old Valerie Lynn Moore travels with her mother Carrol Moore on private flights toward a pilot's license. Valerie rides in the plane's baggage compartment, propped with pillows while her mother flies. The infant sleeps during landings, a habit encouraged by the motion. Valerie's father is a commercial pilot and her grandfather manages Salina's airport.
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Salina
Valerie Lynn Moore
Carrol Moore
Loften
Valerie
Mrs. Moore
House in New Mexico Vanishes From Hills Twice
In Albuquerque a buff colored three bedroom house on the east hills of the Rio Grande disappeared and reappeared on the west side with its 20 by 24 foot building. Owner D M Robinette reported the event to the sheriff stating the supporting blocks also vanished. If you know where the Tribune is call.
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Albuquerque
D. M. Robinette
Robinette
Rio Grande
Sheriff's Office
Charity Ball Welcomes Monaco's Princess and Prince in New York
The future Princess of Monaco and Prince Rainier III made their first public appearance since engagement at a Waldorf Astoria charity ball. About 1,000 guests, including New York society and foreign dignitaries, greeted them as the couple entered in formal attire with Monaco colors and royal insignia displayed.
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New York
Monaco
Kelly
Prince Rainier
Philadelphia
Waldorf- Astoria Hotel
Diplomatic Corps
Europe
French Legion of Honor
Choking Fog Lifts Over British Area
A dense fog that covered much of Britain for three days eased by dawn today. Officials reported that only scattered patches remained and rail, air, and road traffic were largely back to normal across the region.
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London
Britain
Heredity Highlighted in Rising Heart Deaths
Dr. Irvine Page of Cleveland warned that heredity largely drives the growing rate of heart deaths. He cited an estimated 800000 current deaths with a projected 1200000 in 1960, noting diet and fat reduction as potential mitigations during Los Angeles Medical Association health event.
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Los Angeles
Irvine Page
Cleveland
Ohio
The
American Heart Assa
Egypt
Page
Los Angeles County Medical Assn
Traffic Fatalities Reported in Topeka Area
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section show 2 in the last 24 hours and 13 to date in 1956, compared with 17 in the same period in 1955.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senator urges daily assessment of U S foreign policy
Senator Mansfield called for day to day evaluation of American foreign policy to counter Soviet efforts. He argued current policy is too rigid and must adapt to new Russian tactics including leaps into the Middle East, South Asia and Africa. Dulles briefed the Foreign Relations Committee amid mixed Republican and Democratic reactions.
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Washington
Mansfield
D-Mont
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U. S
Montana Democrat
Soviet Union
Middle East
South Asia
Africa
Dulles
Committee On the World Outlook
Russia
Geneva
Big Four
Senate
Knowland
California
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Telephone Employes Back on Their Jobs
In a six day strike, about 2300 General Telephone Company workers in Texas New Mexico Arkansas Louisiana and Oklahoma returned to work after union and company officials reached a fifteen month contract. Negotiations paused over wage differentials and other issues. The walkout began last Saturday midnight.
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San Angelo
Tex
P—General Telephone Co
Texas
New Mexico
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Average Farm Values Show Big Increase Across Nation
The Census Bureau reports a sharp rise in farm values over two decades. The national average farm value grew from 4823 dollars in 1935 to 19706 dollars in 1954, while per acre land and buildings rose from 31 to 84 dollars. Kansas averaged 34757 dollars per farm and 79 per acre. Missouri 13468 dollars per farm and 79 per acre.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Kansas
Missouri
Sheriff Sees Gallegos Plead Guilty in Pueblo Theft
Pueblo County Sheriff orders probation investigations after three Gallegos brothers plead guilty to separate theft charges at the Pueblo jail. The Gallegos brothers, not related, agreed to enter guilty pleas as the sheriff requested.
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Pueblo
Colo.p
Pueblo County
Gallegos
Joe
Sam
Louis Gallegos
Eisenhower to hold informal news conference in Key West
President Eisenhower will speak to reporters in Key West tomorrow his first Q A session since his September heart attack. He may be asked about his health Florida stay and plans for resuming work next week with Hagerty noting questions about re election could come but not all may be answered. He plans to fly back to Washington at 11 am after meeting reporters around 9. The farm message to Congress is nearing completion with Benson.
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The
Times
the Times
Eastland
Sen
Jenner
R-Ind
GOP
Key West
Fla
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
White House
Florida
Washington
Hagerty
Colorado
Howard M. Snyder
Secret Service
Benson
Congress
Hall Plans Funding for New Chanute TB Hospital and Topeka Center
Gov. Fred Hall's budget calls for 15 000 to ready the 75 bed Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital at Chanute and 138 442 for operating the Kansas Treatment Center for Children in Topeka. The Chanute facility could open earlier than expected with staff and supplies, while the Topeka center plans May operation and about 30 resident patients.
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Topeka
Fred Hall
Southeast Kansas
Chanute
Kansas
Hall
Chhildren
National Guard Posts Raymond Friederich to Administration Role
Raymond R. Friederich of 1005 Plummer will serve as Administration Supply and Maintenance Technician with the Kansas National Guard Army at Battery B 297th Field Artillery under Capt. Charles Rice. John Jensen Jr. recently resigned as battery master sergeant. Friederich, a World War II veteran, will enlist Monday as a sergeant.
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Raymond R. Friederich
Plummer
Kansas National Guard
Charles Rice
297Th Field Artillery
John C. Jensen Jr
Friederich
Rice
Armed Services
Stranger Helps Drunk Driver After Wreck Pleads Novel Defense
In Knowata Oklahoma Robert Bruce Hill 42 was bound over for District Court on a second offense drunken driving charge. County Judge Leslie J Coffman presided and Hill claimed a stranger freed him from a wrecked car and poured whisky down his throat to alleviate suffering.
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Knowata
Okla
Robert Bruce Hill
Leslie J. Coffman
U S Chiefs Chairman Questions Japan Defense Readiness
Adm Arthur Radford says Japan may struggle to defend itself even after the 1960 defense buildup goal. The discussion comes as U S officials explore Asia policy and regional security amid Cold War tensions.
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Tokyo
Arthur Radford
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Japan
Bomber Circles 10 Hours Then Lands Safely
A B 29 bomber at a U S Pacific base circling for nearly ten hours with a damaged wing and landing gear landed safely after emergency repairs. The problem arose when the trailing edge of the left wing pulled loose on takeoff and was not noticed until the crew tried to raise the landing gear. B 29 rescue planes escorted the crippled bomber until daylight.
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Guam
U. S. Pacific
Air Force
No Wild Rabbit On Wife's Birthday
Salinas reports A. E. Bishop failed to find a wild rabbit for his wife’s birthday dinner after 29 years of hunting. He uses an unusual method with a hammer he throws to strike rabbits, relying on stealth and proximity rather than traditional hunting.
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Salinap
Stiff Campaign To Stop Threat Of Work Halt
Santiago reports over 250 people arrested as President Ibanez enforces a state of siege to avert a planned nationwide strike by the Central Labor Union and other groups. Authorities accuse pro-Communist agitation while CUT warns of hunger from wage and price freezes. Ibanez calls Congress to reconvene January 11 to approve the freeze plan.
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Santiago
Chile
Carlos Ibanez
Ibanez
Central Labor Union
CUT
Baudillo Casanova
Casanova
Clotario Best
Benjamin Videla
Ibanex
Congress
Rock Slide Forces Move Sherman Oaks Homes
A hillside near Sherman Oaks slid last night sending rock and dirt into a gated residential area. A couple watched as their $33,900 house shifted off its foundation and a second home was endangered. Robert Gross reported the rear yard filled with earth and the structure moved four inches, later eight more inches with rear walls collapsing and rooms filling with debris. The crack on the hill measured about 375 feet long and 27 feet wide.
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Los Angeles
Sherman Oaks
Robert Gross
Gross
155mm Shell Explosion Injures Pueblo Worker
In Pueblo Colorado a 155 millimeter high explosive shell exploded near a worker Fernando Salazar while unloading a POD semi-trailer. Salazar 29 suffered burns but is in good condition in hospital. Five others outside the trailer escaped injury as the van was shredded by shrapnel.
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Pueblo
Colo
Fernando Salazar
POD
Salazar
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