Civil service needed to curb Kansas turnover
The piece argues that a Republican president and a Democratic Kansas governor yield quick job turnover from federal to state positions. It contrasts the federal civil service, which operates smoothly, with Kansas state government clinging to spoils system traditions. Taxpayers may demand a workable civil service to end constant reprinting of partisan rewards and training costs.
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White House
FBI
Truman
Kansas
Dulles Presses Hard Line on Red China Policy
Secretary of State Dulles, in a California address, reaffirmed U S policy not to recognize trade with or admit Red China. He argued the stance is consistent with past practice like recognizing Russia after 16 years, noting allied nations may differ yet accept current reality.
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California
Dulles
China
United States
British Commonwealth
France
Germany
Russia
New York Property Tax Cut and Other City Notes
A column notes New York City cuts property tax rates from 4.02 to 3.99 and observes insurance rates rising for bachelors compared with married men. It also jokes about back seat drivers and a police fine for domestic conflict, and musing on diplomacy over golf at Eisenhower’s meetings with Japan.
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New York City
Jph
Japan
Eisenhower
Landon to visit Neosho county for voter meet
Twenty five years ago campaign notes show A M Landon of Independence, Republican candidate for governor, visiting Neosho county all day next Thursday to meet voters. Chanute post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars organized with 27 members signing for membership. a charter will be up for approval.
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A. M. Landon
Independence
Neosho County
Chanute Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Local notices and social updates from area residents
Community members attend meetings travel for visits spend weekends with friends and relatives. African explorer Martin Johnson will address the Business and Professional Women's Club next Wednesday after a dinner. Local residents make trips to Joplin Topeka Minneapolis and Vilas while a plant a garage purchase is noted. A 50 years ago item recalls a mahogany bedroom suite sold for 450. Stark News notes Chanute offers free water and hay for the Fourth.
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Martin Johnson
First Christian Church
Vinnie Allison
Carl W. Stevens
Joplin
Harold Heaton
Erie
Homer Savage
Thayer
Joe Balch
Topeka
Gordon Sloan
Jimmy Johnson
Vilas
Verda Greer
Lucille Seaholm
Vendla Kjellander
Minneapolis
Minn
Koch Bros
D. E. Ward
Ward
West Main
Stark News
Chanute
Development of Fireworks Dates to Ancient Times
A compact history of fireworks tracing origins from ancient China to Egypt Greece and Italy. It notes early use of saltpeter charcoal and sulfur, the rise of pyrotechny in medieval and Renaissance periods, and the 1830 shift to potassium chlorate enabling color. Explains rocket mechanics and the artistry of firing sequences.
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China
London
Young Woman Seeks Lieutenant Barker in Hospital Visit
A young woman asks to see Lieutenant Barker at the hospital, claiming to be his sister while an older woman introduces herself as his mother. A Manhattan club uses spray to kill poison ivy in a park, signaling further erosion of a cherished American pastime.
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Barker
Manhattan
Quips and Quirks From Small Town Papers
A collection of lighthearted local squibs and jokes from Arkansas and El Dorado papers. Tales include insecticides versus ants and poison ivy at picnics, a prospective cook interview with salary humor, cement mixers marrying and building sidewalks, a nudist colony rumor west of Augusta with Ima Washout as queen mother, a TV repair stand-in for a family reunion, a gas company ad seeking a meter reader in sorority houses, and a brag about not earning a dollar in two years combined with a budget note on worrying.
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Augusta
Ima Washout
el Dorado Times
Steel Price Hikes Signal Tax Cut Setback
Washington columnist Drew Pearson argues steel price increases trigger a chain reaction lifting living costs for workers, with aluminum and other sectors raising prices. He says higher steel costs will add about 4 billion to hardware expenses and another billion in interest, eroding any anticipated tax cut and boosting government debt.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Sam
Messrs
Humphrey and
Burgess
Worry Clinic warns on emotional growth before marriage
Dr. Crane recounts a case of Beth age 29 whose dependence on her parents keeps her from independence and strains her marriage. The husband laments loss of social life and career contacts as Beth resists leaving home and obeying parental rules. He urges parents to foster emotional growth before marriage.
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Beth K
Beth
House to Face Busy Schedule After July Recess
House leaders plan daily sessions starting next Wednesday with possible Saturdays and aim to adjourn by mid August barring a major civil rights filibuster. If filibuster grows likely fall recess. Senate actions will be perfunctory with no business transacted.
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Washington
House
Senate
Chanute Tribune Local Rates and Subscriptions List
The Chanute Tribune provides mailing rates for Wilson Mail Jon Kates Woodson Neosho Allen regions and a pricing table for one month three months six months and one year subscriptions for local and outside four counties.
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Jon Kates
Woodson
House Subcommittee Rejects Gun, Postal and Energy Bills
The House subcommittee yesterday rejected a set of measures including programs and appropriations to finance them, limits on access to FBI files in criminal cases, postal rate hikes and wage boosts, the natural gas bill and possibly the Hell's Canyon bill. The House must also act on agency appropriations and resolve a Senate dispute over soil bank funds.
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FBI
Hell’s Canyon
House
Senate
Soil Bank
Five quick English usage Qs and answers
It asks about grammar, pronunciation, spelling, and word meanings. Each item resolves to a clear correction or definition, noting emphasis on exact phrasing like just as I told you and exactly as I told you, a phonetic koh-keh-tri, medal lion as the misspelled form, appellation meaning a name or title, and a word beginning j with hu meaning to mortify being humiliate.
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Pavilion
Medalion
Girl's Body Found Floating in River
A four day search ended when a low flying airplane spotted Chevyl Lea Johnston's body in the Rogue River near Grants Pass Oregon.
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Grants Pass
Ore
Chevyl Lea Johnston
Rogue River
Oregon
Girl Missing After Picnic vanishes by streamside
About 2 000 people searched for a girl who disappeared Saturday from a picnic area along the stream. Her body was recovered three miles downstream, dressed in a bathing suit. Coroner Virgil Hull said the girl had attended a children's picnic and was last seen near the stream. the search continued for about three days.
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Virgil Hull
Thursday TV Highlights Schedule Listing
A fragmented schedule lists evening and afternoon programs with times and channel numbers for Bob Cummings Oxxle and Harriet Tennessee Ernie Ford Lux Theatre Dragnet Brighter Day Queen for a Day Secret Storm Edge of Night Modern Romance and other entries in a dense TV guide snippet.
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Bob Cummings
Oxxle and Harriet
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Lux Theatre
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