Somoza Urges Costa Rica Rebels to Accept Truce
In Managua President Somoza warned the Costa Rican revolt may be over and urged rebels to accept a truce if President Figueres allows exiles to return and guarantees free elections. He said insurgents crossing into Nicaragua would be disarmed and interned as Red Cross aids wounded.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
San Jose
Costa Rica
Somoza
United States
Jose) Figueres
Organization of American States
OAS
Pacific Ocean
Figueres
Red Cross
Police Frame Trial Ends in Acquittal for Ben Willis
A Circuit Court jury acquitted hospital employee Ben Willis of carrying a concealed weapon after foreman said police framed him. Prosecutor Dowd and Judge McLaughlin agreed with the verdict and promised a detailed investigation, noting the arrest followed an argument with Willis's sister in law. The officers involved are Det. Sgt. James Cook and Cpl. Preston Nance, both named as part of Willis's allegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis
Cook
Dowd
Arab Leaders Seek Pact Settlement in Cairo Meeting
Egypt convened an emergency meeting to unite Arab states against Iraq over a proposed mutual defense pact with Turkey. Nuri Said announced Iraq’s plan but illness kept him from attending as Egypt pressed ahead to maintain Arab leadership.
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Cairo
Egypt
Oilrich
Iraq
Nuri
Turkey
Arab League
Mothers Army Plans Feb porch-light Polio Parade
Polio funds push by Mothers Army targets 100 volunteers for the March of Dimes porch-light parade on February 1 with 50 already signed and 50 more sought. The block collection method will run 7 to 8 pm, lighting porch lights as contributions are asked. Local and county chairmen, including Mrs. Finney, Mrs. Salb, Mrs. Mix and Mrs. Pownall, plan events. county per person giving lags behind state and national averages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Finney
Richard Salb
Erie
Virgil Mix
March of Dimes
Stark
Eva Pownall
Thayer
Finney
Allen County
Woodson
Wilson
Critics Pile On as New Bronze Statute Is Unveiled
In Los Angeles the ultra modern bronze statue for the police building drew rapid critique. Four elongated figures remain unmoved as council members debated its fate. Harold Harby called it a shameless monstrosity and urged melting it into a plaque honoring fallen officers.
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Los Angeles
Bernard Rosenthal
Mars
Harold Harby
Police and Fire Commission
Aad
Roger Arnebergh
Stacey Couple Plans Winter Trip Through Southwest
Mr and Mrs Floyd Stacey will depart Monday for a winter vacation traveling through the southern states with stops in Houston and McAllen Texas and visits with cousins in San Francisco Fresno and Porterville California before returning in April.
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Floyd Stacey
Houston
McAllen
Tex
Arizona
San Francisco
Fresno
Porterville
Calif
Drifter in Skid Row Gets Job Offer From Judge
In Chicago a judge in a crowded West Madison Street court offered 65 year old William Wood a five dollar daily position as his sober assistant after Wood, a former law professor and Skid Row mainstay, appeared for disorderly conduct cases. Wood said he has lived on Skid Row for over two years citing home troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wood
Wood
Skid Row
Chicago Kent College of Law
Chicago
Feldman
Chicago Elevated Railways
Two Area Car Crashes Mark Evening Rush
A 13 year old, Jerold Fleming of 523 North Central, received facial and knee abrasions when his news bike collided with a car at Third and Steuben as the driver fled the scene. Patrick Tubbs, 14, of Earlton, had two separate incidents in one day near Main and Grant and 8th and Santa Fe involving a car owned by Mrs Pearl Smith of Toronto and another by George W. Wambsganss of Emporia, both suffering front damage. Pioneer Hardware and Music hosted 40 Philco dealers and guests. top sellers earned free trips for themselves and spouses to Mexico City, Los Angeles, and Miami.
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Jerold Fleming
N. Central
Third and Steuben
Patrick A.tubbs
Earlton
Main and
Grant
Pearl Smith
Toronto
Janice L. Young
W. Pine
8Th
Santa Fe
George W. Wambsganss
Emporia
Pioneer Hardware and Music Company
Philco
Tioga Hotel
Mexico City
Los Angeles
Miami
Fla
Philco Factory
Francis O'Donnell
Hartford
Virgil Mix
Stark
Charles Brown
Mildred
Firemen Complete First Aid Course
City fire department members finished a 10 hour first aid training led by A M Evans of the United States Bureau of Mines. Ash Grove Lime and Portland Cement Co employees joined in two hour nightly classes over five nights at the department. Each participant received a card certificate of completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Evans
United States Bureau of Mines
Ash Grove Lime and Portland Cement Co
Four Convicts Surrender After 80-Hour Prison Holdout
Four desperate convicts at Massachusetts State Prison ended an 80 hour siege by yielding five guards and six hostages to a seven member civilian negotiating committee. Atty General Fingold said the four face up to 20 years more in prison. The convicts listed grievances about the 150 year old facility slated for abandonment for a new Norfolk prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
George Fingold
Erwin D. Canham
Christian Science Monitor
Canham
Theodore Green
Bastille
Norfolk
Unseasonably Cold Weather Forecast For Kansas
Partly cloudy today with a forecast of cold tonight and Sunday partly cloudy and slightly warmer. Low tonight 5 to 10 north and 15 to 20 south, highs tomorrow 20s, 25 in the extreme west. Snow cover 2 to 4 inches in northern areas. Trace precipitation reported at Goodland.
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Topekap
Kansas
Weather Bureau
The
Mercury
Goodland
Pittsburg
Hill City
Traffic Fatalities Reported in State Records
In the last 24 hours zero fatalities are listed. To date in 1955 there have been 33 fatalities, matching the same period in 1954 which also shows 33.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topekap
Kansas
Carrier Task Force Heads Toward Formosa Waters
U S Navy fast carrier task force left Manila Bay and headed toward Formosa in what officials call regular exercises. Essex Yorktown and Kearsarge each carry about 100 planes as Nationalist forces on Yikiangshan resist Communist attacks amid cross Strait tensions and possible U S troop moves. Premier Yui opposes withdrawal as 720 guerrillas fight to the last man on Yikiangshan.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Manila Bay
Formosan
Red China
Yikiangshan Island
Yikiangshan
Tachen Islands
Essex
Yorktown
Kearsarge
Navy
Practice Teacher Assignments Made
Second semester practice teaching assignments for junior college student teachers were announced by Mrs. Nora Knight director of elementary education. There are 12 student teachers to work under regular teachers with supervisor pairs listed for Murray Hill Alcott Roosevelt and Lincoln sites.
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Nora Knight
Murray Hill
Joanne Austin
Euphemia German
Arthena Carlson
Priscilla Alford
Dorothy Larson
Dorothy Hibbs
Treva Waltermire
Geneva Lockyear
Phantom philanthropist gives Chicago cops $650 in eight days
Police report a mysterious benefactor handed out 650 dollars in three public gifts to Cecil Mayes a 45 to 50 year old hitchhiker from Evergreen North Carolina a Negro carpenter and Nathaniel Patterson a 22 year old unemployed man. Each claim followed a similar pattern asking the recipient about belief in God before giving money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
McCoy
Cecil Mayes
Evergreen
N. C
Mayes
Santa Claus
Nathaniel Patterson
Patterson
Lester McCoy Named Chairman of State Regents Board
Lester McCoy a Garden City Republican is the new chairman of the State Board for Regents in Topeka. He succeeds the former chair and assumes leadership of the state education regents with goals for policy oversight and higher education coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester McCoy
State Regents Board
Topeka
Garden City Republican
State Board For Regents
Annual Teen Canteen Fund Drive Set To Start Monday
The annual Teen Canteen drive begins Monday with funds needed to sustain a five day weekly program. Campaign divisions cover organizations outlying industries residential areas and business district. Minimum $1 600 is required for overhead including a salary for the center matron and utilities.
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Cole Leverenz
Glen Shock
Glenn Watt
Sam Willis
William E. West
David Patton
Jim Hutton
One Favorite Youth Center Run on Donations in Kansas
A youth center with space for dancing a music box and snack bar operates in Kansas. Profits from the snack bar and dance programs support maintenance and equipment. Junior High and Senior levels have separate meeting times. Infractions may lead to suspension. A matron oversees activities and Elizabeth Pieper acts as publicity director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Leverenz
Elizabeth Pieper
High School Aid Tops Hall's List
Gov. Fred Hall opens talks with legislative leaders on his education program starting with state aid to high schools. He aims to pass aid quickly, while deferring university aid plans. He favors funding high school aid from sales tax fund balances for one year amid revenue overhaul discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Fred Hall
Senate
House
Wichita University
Washburn University of
Hall
Woman Found On Porch In Freezing Condition Improves
Police say Mrs Annie Walls 45 of Bladensburg Maryland was found on her porch collapsed and frozen stiff. She was admitted to Prince Georges General Hospital in Cheverly with a body temperature near 75 degrees and remained critical though more rational after regaining consciousness yesterday afternoon.
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Washington (i
Prince Georges General Hospital
Cheverly
Annie Walls
Bladensburg
Kansas Draft Quota For March Stated At 157 Men
Maj. Gen. Joe Nickell, Kansas state selective service director, announced the March draft quota is 157 men. This follows 150 called in February and 295 to be called this month.
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Kansas
Topekap
Joe Nickell
Selective Service
Formosan Policy Should Be Firm Richards Says
Richards urged a firm Formosa policy with a warning that shifts of Nationalist forces from Tachens demand defense by arms if needed. He said Eisenhower has authority to use air and sea forces to cover such shifts. The administration plans a Congress request for advance approval to back near term actions. Morse supports specific authority but opposes blanket power. Sparkman backs Richards on no extra authority.
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Washington
Richards
D-Sc
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Formosa
Tachens
Eisenhower
Congress
U. S
Tachen Islands
Sen
Morse
ind-Ore
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Snow and Ice Ahead for Northern States
The Associated Press reports cold conditions and snow and rain sweeping the north ern tier from the Rockies to New England. Snow covers the Midwest while the northeast sees wet, cold weather. freezing rain and sleet affect parts of North Carolina and Virginia. Rain hits the East Gulf States and the Pacific Northwest sees light rain.
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Associated Press
Rockies
New England
Midwest
East Gulf States
North Carolina
Virginia
Pacific Northwest
Great Basin
Great Plains
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
North Dakota
North Central Region
Shoulders and Dean Conviction Is Upheld
The U S Court of Appeals upheld the convictions of former St Louis police officers Louis Shoulders and Elmer Dolan for lying under oath about handling ransom money in the Greenlease kidnapping case. They were found to have had fair trials in Kansas City last spring while Hall and Heady were executed for the 1953 crime. Ransom funds, about $600000, were largely unrecovered. the government argued the suitcases with cash were not taken to the station as claimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Greenlease
U.S. Court of Appeals
Louis Shoulders
Elmer Dolan
Kansas City
Carl Austin Hall
Bobby Greenlease
Hall
Bonnie Brown Heady
Shoulders
Dolan
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Mothers Army
Neosho County
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Hyman Feldman
Casey Drug Co
Boston
Massachusetts State Prison
Mikes
Manila
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
7Th Fleet
C. K. Yui
China News
Chiang Kai-shek
Alcott Betty Berg
Opal Lowe
Carol Thielen
Aleene Jacobs
Roosevelt
Virginia Henrichs
Velma Anderson
Lincoln — Doreene Jackson
Louise Stephens
Margie Wright
Vendra Kxjellander
G. F. Tier
Glen Shook
Youth Center Committee
Shook
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