United States to grant asylum to Russian sailors
About 20 Russian seamen who deserted the tanker Tuapse off Formosa are to be granted asylum in the United States after Attorney General Brownell signaled readiness to lift barriers and admit them. The men will be screened for security risks, with duration of stay linked to behavior in the U.S. Secretary of State Dulles favored the move amid Cold War tensions.
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Washington
United States
Formosa
Atty
Brownell
Russia
Red China
State Dulles
Moscow
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Chrome wheel stolen from parked car in Chanute
A theft report notes the chrome wheel and rim cover were taken from a car owned by Left Hand Pitch While Jay Klinginsmith at 212 N Steuben. County Attorney Charles Forsyth spoke on Neosho County court cases at a Tioga Hotel dinner for peace officers.
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Jay Klinginsmith
N. Steuben
South Grant
Charles Forsyth
Erie
Neosho County
Tioga Hotel
Kansas City
Kas
Chanute
Colder Weather Forecast For Kansas This Weekend
Occasional light drizzle or rain, turning colder tonight with low in the 30s. Snow flurries possible in the north tonight and light rain in the southeast tomorrow. Highs in the 20s to 30s, colder by late today into Sunday, with fog reported in the south. Temperature extremes ranged from 59 at Russell to 21 at Goodland.
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Chanute
Salina
Russell
Goodland
Fear U S Helicopter Down in East Germany
U S authorities say there is a strong possibility a two place H13 helicopter is down in Communist East Germany near Fulda Hessian town about 20 miles from the border. The aircraft vanished Thursday during a short flight and carried an Army pilot and a German civilian with identities withheld.
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Fulda
Germany
U. S
East Germany
Iron Curtain
Knowland seeks Tehran Potsdam records publication
Senator Knowland announces he will push for the public release within a year of official wartime reports on Tehran and Potsdam. He notes it may align with the 1956 campaign, while others warn of political impact and plans to publish related Yalta and China documents.
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Knowland
Tehran-Potsdam
Washington
Sen
Calif
Tehran
Potsdam
Senate
Russia
Joseph Stalin
State Department
Yalta
Cairo
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Stalin
Europe
Iran
Truman
Churchill
Clement Attlee
Germany
China
U.S
President Eisenhower weighs postal pay hike
President Eisenhower said he would view with grave concern any pay increase for postal workers beyond the House bill’s proposed average raise of 7.1 percent. He noted fiscal impact and referenced past vetoes while the House prepared to vote on a measure affecting about 500000 postal employees.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate Post Office Committee
Rep
Murray
Dtenn
House Post Office Committee
House Committee
Overdose of Drugs Fatal to Millionaire
Georgetown coroner's jury rules Doris Duke half brother C P Walker Inman died of an overdose at Greenfield Plantation home near Georgetown on September 19. Autopsy indicated seconal used. jury found no foul play though source of drugs remained unknown.
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Georgetown
Walker P. Inman
Doris Duke
Inman
Greenfield Plantation
Here
Phillip E. Assey
Couple Homeward After Missouri-Canada Kidnap Scare Ends
A divorced Missouri couple returned home early ending a wide search for Robert Woodring Jr. and his ex wife Lorna with their 9 month old baby feared headed to Canada. Woodring, a suspended officer, apologized calling it a lovers quarrel and claimed the note found in Madison Wisconsin spurred the alarm. The couple, divorced last Friday, were safe and staying with Woodring's parents.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Canada
Robert Woodring Jr
Ferguson
Lorna
Madison
Wis
Woodring
St. James
Conservation Meeting Here
An estimated 85 conservation contractors and tractor operators from Southeast Kansas attended a meeting sponsored by Martin Tractor Company. Films showcased modern power machinery for soil conservation, terracing, pond building, land clearing, reclamation and drainage. Attendees included Topeka head office staff such as William Martin and Don McRae.
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Kansas
The
Martin Tractor Company
Topeka
William Martin
Don McRae
Dan Coulter
J. W. Kerby
Bill Templeton
Bert Campbell
Bob Martin
Willard Fuller
Clyde Rush
Bill Grogan
Jim Williford
Parsons
Dick Stewart
Emporia
Politics Blamed In Poor Showing Of Stock Probe
The Senate stock market inquiry faces criticism from both parties as partisan politics are blamed for a weak showing. Witnesses resume Monday with Board Chairman Benjamin Fairless of U S Steel Corp, while Fulbright warns the probe may fail to inform and hurts investor confidence. Capehart calls to halt if no return to focus.
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Washington P
Senate
Benjamin Fairless
U.S. Steel Corp
Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Banking Committee
Sen. Capehart
R-Ind
Reds Against Flower Pots For Signaling Secrets
House Un-American Activities subcommittee examined a handbook showing Communist window signaling using flower pots and onion juice messages. Eugene Dennett testified that the documents reveal party mechanics and communications methods, including chemistries for covert notes.
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Seattle
Communist Party
House Un-American Activities Subcommittee
Eugene Dennett
Setelworker
Dennett
Vassiliev
Daisy Neagle Dies After Heart Ailment During Ambulance Run
Mrs. Daisy Neagle, 82, of 602 S. Katy, who was ill with a heart ailment and complications, died in an ambulance en route to Neosho Memorial Hospital despite firefighters applying a resuscitator.
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Daisy Neagle
Katy
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Traffic fatalities in Topeka and Kansas listed
State accident records show 1955 totals for the last 24 hours and year to date with 101 deaths so far this year. For the same period in 1954 the figure stood at 112, reflecting a higher prior year tally.
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Topekap
Kansas
Junior High 85-Piece Band to Perform Monday Night
The Junior High School 85 piece band directed by D. J. Cox will give a concert Monday night in the school auditorium. Small ensembles and solo numbers will be featured. The concert starts at 8 o'clock with no admission charge.
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D. J. Cox
Registration Hours Extend for Voters Before April 5 Election
The city office stays open until 10 p.m. for five days next week to allow unregistered voters to sign up for the April 5 election. City clerk Howard Parsons announced that registration books close for checking at 10 p.m. Friday.
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Howard Parsons
Senate approves second $500000 for Chanute tuberculosis hospital
The Kansas Senate voted to allocate a second 500000 to the new tuberculosis hospital in Chanute as part of a sales tax allocation bill estimated to fund 115 million over 21 years. The package, including a separate million dollar authorization for a new sanatorium, moves to the House for action.
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Topeka
Senate
Chanute
House
State Board of Social Welfare
Kansas
T. E. Smith
Independence
Scots greet Billy Graham as he opens six week crusade
Evangelist Billy Graham arrives in Glasgow for a six week religious crusade greeted by about 1,000 hymn singing Scots at St Enoch Station. He tells reporters his work is the Bible and shares a light moment recounting waking in pajamas to greetings near Dumfries.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Billy Graham
St. Enoch's
Princess Margaret
Graham
England
Dumfries
Jesus
Cautious Optimism In Railroad Strike In Nashville
Negotiators in Nashville expressed cautious optimism as talks over the 14 state Louisville and Nashville Railroad strike continued. About 25,000 workers are affected with extensive disruption across nearly 5,000 miles of LEN tracks and subsidiaries including Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis and Clinchfield lines.
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Nashville, Tenn.p
Louisville & Nashville
LEN
Nash Ville
Chattanooga & St. Louis
Clinchfield Roads
Its Back to KP for U.S. 9th Corps in Japan
In Sendai Japan the U S 9th Corps returns to kitchen duty as the Army orders all units to run Leewente help and Lt Gen Thomas F Hickey stresses readiness for effective field operations with do it yourself KP duties at all times.
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Sendai
Japan
U. S
Leewente
Thomas F. Hickey
Mineral Belt music festival draws Erie's high school entries
About 500 students from seven schools including Erie St. Patrick's Parson’s St. Mary’s and College High Pittsburg Mineral Mulberry and Weir competed. Erie entrants earned five top ratings with multiple firsts for voice, band, and instrumental groups. Judges Martin Rockaway and Hazen Richardson presided in Ottawa.
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Erie
St. Patrick's
Parsons
St. Mary's
College High
Pittsburg
Mineral
Mulberry
Weir
Leslie Scoville
Joan Copeland
Lela McCoy
Loretta Green
Carrie McCrary
Connie Noland
Cornet
Jean LaRue
John White
Weir Noel Maxwell
Raymond Jarboe
Kay Haley
Phyllis Habiger
St. Mary’s
Nancy Tangye
Glee Club
DiAnn Delaney
Billy Ray Smith
Marilyn Dechario
Martin Rockaway
Hazen Richardson
Ottawa
K State Takes Part In Plan For India
Kansas State College will join a FOA funded program to improve India's social and economic conditions. The Board of Regents authorized a contract for agricultural research education and extension work in India. Four other land grant colleges will participate with staff numbers between four and ten. Salaries and expenses are provided by the Foreign Operations Administration.
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Manhattan
Kast P
Kansas State College
India
Board of Regents
Foreign Operations Administration
Kstate
FOA
What Faith Means to Me- Directs Activities By Wilbur Allison
A personal confession of Christian faith stressing salvation through Christ as the sole path to eternal life. The narrator warns against Satanic temptation and urges continual prayer, Bible study, and church attendance to fortify faith.
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Christ
Satan
God
Hell
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Tebow
Harold Palmer
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Arkansas
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Lowell
Mass
Francis Kelleher
Harvey
McPherson
Sedgwick
Wichita
Vernon Williams
Wichlita
Equas Beds
Water Resources Board
Fred Hall
Catherine Stromie
Bobby Bohner Jr
Bobby
Tulsa
Evangelist Graham
U.S. 9Th Corps
Plan For
Wilbur Allison
Calvary
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