House Appropriations Bill Clears House After Deep Cuts
The House passed major appropriations bill No. 9 107 to 0 for Senate review after sharp cuts by the economy bloc. Key reductions hit the State Corporation Commission and Kansas Industrial Development Commission, with added talks on funding reallocation and emergency fund use.
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Billo
Senate
Topekap
Howard Bentley
Kinsley
Fee
State Corporation Commission
Bentley
Ways and Means Committee
Corporation Commission
Worden Howat
Wakeeney
Dale Saffels
Garden City
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Kidcs
Eisenhower Proposes Restoring Credit Controls
President Eisenhower urged Congress to restore standby consumer credit controls while noting the economy is expanding at a slower pace. He called for debt reduction, a farm relief bill, liberal home repair loans, regional industry aid, a six point antitrust plan, and quick passage of key infrastructure and flood victim measures. He also proposed reenacting Fed authority to regulate down payments and terms on big purchases.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Fisenhower
Left Hand Pitch Left Hand Pitch
The Town and Country Sports mens Club bought 200 pounds of quail feed for distribution in the area. People who know coveys locations may pick up small bags at the Sports Shop. Heavy snow has disrupted quail food sources.
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Town and Country Sportsmens Club
Low Income Families Oppose Sales Tax Increase
E W Johnson warned Kiwanis members that a potential half-cent state sales tax rise would be the most vicious tax measure the Legislature could adopt. He argued it would hit low income families hardest as they spend nearly all earnings on essentials. Johnson, chair of the state advisory committee on taxation, noted existing revenue sources and urged tax policy based on ability to pay.
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Kiwanis Club
Johnson
State Advisory Committee On Taxation
Fred Hall
Kansas
Gene Christian
Paschal Grimes
Clarence Sievers
Erie School To Be Razed
The Erie Board of Education seeks razing of the old Erie High School and gymnasium built in 1913 and replaced by a 1954 building. The site covers about a quarter city block. Bids are due by 7 30 p m Feb 1 with salvage going to the contractor if a bid is accepted.
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Board of Education
Erie High School
E. G. Horine
Horine
Chanute High School Aid Appeal Urges Public Support
Buford Fisher superintendent of Chanute schools issued a public appeal for state high school aid. He mailed 20 letters to leading citizens urging writing to legislators to ensure adequate aid and limit property tax increases. He cautioned that without aid Chanute would narrow its educational program and raise salaries to stay competitive.
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Buford Fisher
Chanute Schools
Fisher
Chanute
Senate probes big grain storage program failures
The Senate Investigations subcommittee criticized the government 1954 grain storage bin program for confusion and lack of coordination. It said the flawed plan cost taxpayers a considerable amount but did not provide a dollar figure.
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Senate Investigations
Chief Justice Harvey Resigns From Kansas Supreme Court
Gov Fred Hall announced the resignation of Chief Justice W. W. Harvey of the Kansas Supreme Court effective March 1. Harvey, 86, served 33 years on the court, 10 as chief justice, and William A. Smith will become chief justice upon retirement. The governor said no appointment decision has been made.
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Harvey
Vending Machines Removed Across Boston Transit System
Metropolitan Transit Authority platforms lose over 500 penny vending machines and scales as a Boston vendor pulls out saying the business is no longer economically viable. The move follows a spokesman statement that selling for a penny is no longer sound.
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Boston
Greater Boston
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Wife's Praise Costs Hunter $25 Fine
ENID Okla P One Enid house wife will think twice before she sings her hubby's praises in public. Game ranger Bill Severe filed charges of shooting migratory water fowl against two Enid men yesterday. The two pleaded guilty in city court. The ranger said he would never have known about the incident if one of the men's wives had not given a picture of the pair and the two swans they shot to a local newspaper.
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Enid
Okla
Bill Severe
Eisenhower outlines 1956 economy and farm relief
In an economic message to Congress President Eisenhower says U. S. business output nears 400 billion dollars annually with gains continuing in 1956 but at a slower pace. He calls standby consumer credit controls desirable and argues early tax reductions cannot be justified. The top legislative priority is farm relief.
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Eisenhower
Congress
United States
Associated Press
U. S
Girl Survives Freezing After Near Dying Incident in Iowa
Vickie Davis, 2, survived a freezing episode in Marshalltown Iowa after being found in a cold unheated home. Doctors reported her temperature drop to 60.8 degrees at admission and later normalize to 98.6, noting no prior case of such survival. She had been immersed in 76 degree water and treated with stimulants and warmth, as her father Wallace Davis of Milwaukee spoke of her good spirits and singing.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Vickie Davis
Evangelical Hospital
Wallace Davis
Milwaukee
Wis
Davy Crockett
Harold Sauer
J. J. Stegman
Snow Deluge Deepens Across Kansas With Widespread Hazards
Weather advisories show northern routes packed with snow while southeast sections report three to four inches. Snow and freezing drizzle cause slick roads from Dodge City to Pittsburg. crews clear highways as authorities warn of continued accumulation and hazardous travel. In Kansas City, Arthur Ross Brown confesses to kidnapping and killing Wilma Allen after waiting near a parking area for an hour.
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State Highway Department
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State Highway Commission
Kansas
Associated Press
Dodge City
Liberal
Fort Scott
Gasoline Fumes Threaten Solon Homes
About 400 Solon residences were exposed to gasoline fumes from a Buckeye Pipe Line Co. leak. Fumes entered storm sewers and rose through basement drains as temperatures neared zero, prompting warnings to extinguish flames and avoid ignition. Cleveland area authorities investigated the incident and focused on the Mantua to Cleveland pipeline.
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Solon
Buckeye Pipe Line Co
Mantua
Ohio
John Vondrasek
Games Postponed For Weather Delays In Local Matchups
Chanute and Coffeyville basketball games scheduled for tonight were postponed due to weather and road conditions. The Junior College game will be tentatively rescheduled for tomorrow night if weather allows. The Blue Comets road game at Coffeyville High School has been postponed and moved to February 21.
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Coffeyville
Blue Comets
Coffeyville High School
Traffic Mishaps Rise With Snow On City Streets
Police report a series of car crashes driven by winter conditions across the city. Details include collisions at lith and Santa Fe involving John Miller and Clyde Brenner, a Morehead slide into Ernie Mullen at 6:50 p.m., Rubow Jr. hitting Phillip Ross’s parked car, and multiple other incidents on Fourth Highland and Evergreen, all causing various bumper fender and door damages.
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Grant
Clyde Brenner
Stark
Lith
Santa Fe
Miller
Brenner
John O. Morehead
N. Lee
Sycamore
Ernie C. Mullen
N. Grant
Morehead
Mullen
John Charles Rubow Jr
Evergreen
Phillip H. Ross
Rubow
Central
Ted Wolf
Fredonia
R. Koch
W. First
South Evergreen
Erie-Walnut Highway Work Set for Neosho
Neosho County completes preparations to absorb the Erie-Walnut road into the state system. County Engineer William S. Hill said the county will take over maintenance, acquire a 100 foot right of way, and relocate utilities. A similar accord exists with Crawford County for a connection from Walnut to K-3. A full Neosho report has been sent to the highway commission.
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Neosho County
William S. Hill
State Highway Commission
Crawford County
Walnut
Hill
The
Highway Commission
Five of One Family Burn to Death in Milford Home
Five members of a Milford family perished in a house fire near a fire station before dawn. An 11 year old son, Richard Jansch, escaped by leaping from a second story window in pajamas, barefoot in freezing weather, shouting for his younger brother Peter to jump. The victims include Mr and Mrs Julian Vansch and Mrs Jansch's parents Mr and Mrs A Georges, all found dead in their bedrooms as flames broke out after midnight.
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Milford
Conn
Richard Jansch
Peter
Julian Vansch
Jansch
A. Georges
IRS Tax Information School Slated Across Kansas
The Internal Revenue Service will hold one day tax information schools in five Kansas cities next month. Wichita and Chanute on February 1 Topeka on February 2 and Kansas City Garden City on February 3. The sessions target business representatives to train them in filing income tax forms so they can help their employees with returns.
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Internal Revenue Service
Kansas Cities
Gus Koehler
Chanute
Topeka
Kansas City
Garden City
Koehler
Million Dollar Robber Faces Poll Tax Charge in Quincy
Adolph Mattie also known as Jazz Mattie, 44, one of ten men charged in the Brink's robbery, is charged with non payment of his 1953 poll tax. City treasurer Moroney holds a warrant for his arrest as he is already detained under state and federal bills totaling over $300,000.
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Quincy
Mass
Adolph
Jazz
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