Eisenhower seeks nearly five billion for foreign aid and flexible powers
President Eisenhower urged Congress to approve 4.8599 billion dollars for foreign aid with 1.64 billion for military help in the Middle East and Asia. He sought ten year commitment authority and warned of continued Soviet expansion and risk of aggression while stressing urgency for mutual security programs.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Middle East
Asia
Defense Plan By Industry Expands To Broad Sectors
Washington The Commerce Department announced planning with 14 industry associations to keep industrial production moving after a nuclear attack. The program aims to teach entire industries what to do in emergencies and how to act, with rapid damage computation and a producers register to find alternate suppliers.
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Washington
Commerce Department
William E. Haines
Department
Business and Defense Services Administration
Haines
EDSA
Wichita Man Injured In Roper Accident
William Bell of Wichita sustained a bad lip laceration and brief unconsciousness when his car ran out of control and overturned on the Highway K39 curve at Roper about 4 a.m. Sunday. The vehicle, owned by Edmond Whitmore of Fall River, was badly wrecked. Bell received treatment at Neosho Memorial Hospital in Chanute and was discharged.
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Fredonia
William Bell
Wichita
Roper
Wilson County
Charles Spohn
Bell
Edmond Whitmore
Fall River
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Chanute
Colony Man Killed In Colorado Accident
William Lee DeGraffenreid of Colony Kansas died when his car went off Ohio 160 west of Walsenburg Colorado. The one vehicle crash occurred Saturday night after the car missed a curve and rolled 808 feet. He was alone in the vehicle.
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Walsenburg
Colo.p
William Lee DeGraffenreid
Colony
Kas
State Patrol
DeGraffenreid
Silvers Crowned TV Man of the Year with Three Emmys
HOLLYWOOD Phil Silvers wins three top Emmy awards including best comedian and best comedy series for Sgt Bilko. Nanette Fabray and Mary Martin also triumph as the pool of winners reflects a NYC Hollywood tilt. In Washington Lyndon B. Johnson says the farm bill action may finish tonight or tomorrow night as Senate debates price supports and a possible national security reserve.
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Silvers
FamBil
Senate
Hollywood
Phil Silvers
Sgt
Bilko
Perry Como
Nanette Fabray
Mary Martin
New York
Holly
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Mundt
Sen
Humphrey
Dminn
Cotton
RNH
Ellender
D-La
Laymen's Drive Fills Texas Town Churches
An Olney Texas ten day laymen drive filled all 12 churches with about 3000 of the town's 4000 residents attending last night. Preachers said attendance rose three to six times normal and extra seats were needed in three churches.
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Olney
Tex.s
Texas
Weldon Lacy
The
Lacy
Ray Lambert
First Christian Church
W. C. Wilson
Chanute Fifth in Farm Mechanics Meet at Eureka
Chanute placed fifth of 15 chapters in the Future Farmers of America farm mechanics contest at Eureka finishing bottom of the gold emblem division with 1 207 points. Ronnie Poor led Chanute with 607 points tying for eighth place. teammates included Larry Ingraham Wayne Hole and Lee Litherland. Top scorer was Altamont with 680 points.
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Chanute
Future Farmers of America Farm Mechaniccs
Eureka
Neodesha
Larry Ingraham
Wayne Hole
Lee Litherland
Altamont
Leslie Purcell
Yates Center
Joe Gerken
Humboldt
All Children Under 15 Due for Polio Shots
Secretary of Welfare Folsom says amid vaccine shortages most of the 47 million children under 15 will receive two polio shots before summer. He noted about 40 million have already had one or two injections, but many will skip a third shot this year.
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Washington
UWP
Folsom
ABC
Driver Arrested After DUI Charge and Bond
Paul Vernon Dent of Earlton was arrested early Sunday on operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license. He posted a $150 bond and was released. John E. Bollig of Earlston, a passenger, was detained on an intoxication charge and released after a $15 bond.
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Paul Vernon Dent
R. J
Earlton
John E. Bollig
Earlston
Dent
Passenger forgets book on Chicago to Miami flight
A passenger aboard a Chicago to Miami flight left behind a book titled Stop Forgetting with a mental concentration pamphlet as a bookmark. The item was recovered in Miami, highlighting an inadvertent end-of-trip loss.
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Miami
Fla.p
Seven Kansas traffic deaths over weekend raise toll
The Associated Press reports seven people died in Kansas traffic accidents over the weekend, raising the year total to 124 from 106 a year earlier. Victims include airmen A3C Lawrence Ezra and A2C John Reichelderfer near Salina, minister Kenneth Wampler near Independence, J P Pilcher near Ottawa, and Harley Biles near El Dorado, among others.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Smoky Hill Air Force Base
Salina
U. S. 40
Lawrence Ezra
DeGrasse
N. Y
John Reichelderfer
Emmaus
Fair Weather Area Forecast for Kansas
Generally fair and warmer weather is forecast for Kansas tonight through Tuesday. Minimum temperatures tonight in the 30s with highs Tuesday in the 60s. Sunday was windy statewide with cooler air moving in from the north and occasional sprinkles in the northeast. Top temperatures yesterday ranged from 48 Topeka to 63 Chanute. overnight lows fell below freezing from Pittsburg to Hill City.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Chanute
Pittsburg
Hill City
City Dogs Barred From Running At Large
Ordinance prohibits dogs running at large in the city with a penalty a fine ranging from five to one hundred dollars. Chief of Police citation adj. 286 71.
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka 1956 Update
Topeka reports 6 traffic fatalities in the last 48 hours and 124 for the year to date in 1956, compared with 106 in the same period of 1955. State Accident Records Section records list the figures.
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Topeka
Kansas
Malenkov tours Harwell as Eden receives aide No. 10
Former Soviet Premier Georgi Malenkov met Prime Minister Eden at No 10 Downing Street after inspecting Britain's Harwell atomic city. A group of about 150 watched as Malenkov posed for photographers while access to Harwell was restricted for reporters.
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London
Georgi Malenkov
Eden
Britain
Harwell
Malenkov
No. 10
Downing St
Two Kansans Injured In Airplane Crash
A light plane crashed and burned while landing on a farm near Beaumont yesterday. Both passengers were injured and taken to El Dorado Hospital. The pilot Clifton Patty of El Dorado was pulled from the wreckage by Brent Bolin of Leon, the aircraft’s owner.
Sand Strike Settled In Kansas City Area
Up-Sand hoisting engineers return to work in the Kansas City area after an 18 day strike. Officials of engineers local 101 and the San Producers Assn of Greater Kansas reach a contract with a 23 cent hourly wage rise over two years ten cents more in year two. The average hourly wage will be 2.13.
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Kansas City
Local 101
San Producers Assn
Mrs. McMinimy Injured In Highway Accident
Oren Haugh 75 of Yates Center collided with a car driven by Ralph McMinimy injuring Mrs McMinimy who rode with him. She was treated at Neosho Memorial Hospital for shock. Police said intercept orders were issued to stop Haugh near the McMinimy home on Highway K39.
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Oren Haugh
Yates Center
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Ralph MecMinimy
R. J
McMinimy
K39
Matlock
Haugh
Lyates Center
Kress
Northeast Blizzard Kills 110 Across 12 States
A severe weekend blizzard paralyzed the Northeast with heavy snow and winds up to 55 mph. Twelve states reported 110 deaths from overexertion and highway accidents as transit collapsed from New York City to New England.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Maine
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
New England
New York City
Virginia
Middle Atlantic
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Washington
Weather Bureau
Manhattan
Experts Claim Way Found to Free Stored Sunlight
A report from the Air Research and Development Command says scientists at Holloman Air Development Center New Mexico released chemically stored sunlight by injecting nitric oxide into the atmosphere. The test produced bright light seen from the earth, expanding to four times the moon’s diameter and three miles wide before dimming.
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Baltimore
Air Research and Development Command
ARDC
Holloman Air Development Center
New Mexico
Murray Zelikoff
Holloman
Bill to Forbid Jury Bugging Advances in Senate
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill to ban eavesdropping on federal jury proceedings and the bugging of jury rooms. Senators Eastland and Jenner called the move an intolerable invasion of juror privacy after a University of Chicago project secretly recorded deliberations in Wichita. The Ford Foundation funded the research but disavowed knowledge of the plan.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sens
Eastland
Dmiss
Jenner
R-Ind
University of Chicago Law School
Wichita
Ford Foundation
Population of U S Reaches 166 966 000
The Census Bureau reports the U S population including armed forces overseas stood at 166 966 000 on February 1. This reflects a 2 808 000 increase from a year earlier and a 10 000 000 rise since April 1, 1950. Daily estimates show the total nearing 167 million.
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Washington P
Census Bureau
Minister Killed in Train Car Crash at Independence
A Church of the Brethren minister, Wampler, 33, was killed yesterday in Independence when his car collided with a Santa Fe passenger train at a crossing. His car was dragged more than a quarter mile by the train.
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Kenneth Franklin Wampler
Church of the Brethren
Independence
Independence, Kas.p
Blood Drive Plans Set for Tuesday Visit
Local Red Cross chapter outlines a bloodmobile stop at the Memorial Building on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 2 15 p.m. with a Chanute quota of 125 pints. Eight donors per 15 minutes scheduled. Dr. Glen Ashley and other doctors will be present throughout the draw. Fire department crews, Pioneer Appliance Co, Naff & Bolze Hardware, and other sponsors support logistics and canteen needs. Volunteer committees led by John P. Nation include recruitment registrars nurses aides hostesses typists and canteen staff with many named workers listed.
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The
Red Cross
Memorial
John P. Nation
Glen Ashley
Neosho County
Fire Department
C. W. Brennan
Pioneer Appliance Co
Naff & Bolze Hardware
McCune Clothing Co
Chanute Greenhouse
Chanute Business Machines Co
C. G. Bailey
J Cairman
Red Cross Chapiter
Cherryvale School Post For Louis Reynolds
Louis Reynolds seventh grade social living teacher accepts a contract for the coming year as principal teacher at Lincoln Central elementary in Cherryvale. Reynolds is in his third year at Royster Junior High after moving from Humboldt where he taught at the junior senior high level. His wife Celeste Reynolds, girls' physical education instructor at Senior High, has resigned and does not plan to teach next year.
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Louis Reynolds
Lincoln Central
Cherryvale
Reynolds
Royster Junior
Humboldt
Celeste Reynolds
Fear Two Oklahoma Drowned in Grand Lake
Principal Carroll Farrell of Commerce High School and bus driver Morris Cochran are feared drowned after a fishing trip on Grand Lake. They were seen midday near Money Island about 25 miles south of Miami. a doctor later reported a capsized boat drifting in the rough water.
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Miami
Oklah i
Commerce High School
Grand Lake
Carroll Farrell
Morris Cochran
Oklahoma Lake
Ottawa County
Ben Stanley
Money Island
Claremore
Stanley
Kefauver in Minnesota Near Big Presidential Primary
Minnesota braces for a tight pres candidate race as Estes Kefauver seeks a comeback win over Adlai Stevenson. Kefauver projects clear gains in several districts and could win 8 to 10 of Minnesota's 30 national convention votes if successful. Governor Freeman hedges forecast amid Stevenson concerns.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Adlai E. Stevenson
Kefauver
Stevenson
Orville Freeman
Kansas Jayhawks Band Arrives for Chanute Concert Tour
Russell Wiley leads 165 University of Kansas musicians arriving at 4 30 in Chanute for the first spring concert tour stop staged by the University band and orchestra. They perform at 8 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium with housing arranged at local churches. former Chanute students Charles Childers Sheila Nation and Bill Brigden are now with KU ensembles.
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Russell Wiley
University of Kansas
Chanute
University Band
Memorial Auditorium
Chanute Music
First Methodist Church
K.U
Kenneth Tebow
Tebow
Iola
Parsons
Oklahoma
Charles Childers
Sheila Nation
Bill Brigden
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Carl Stevens
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Lester Purdy
W. D. Hike
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G. C. Sullivan Jr
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Harry Irvin
R. M. Wichard
Lee Dunham
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Hugh T. Jones Jr
Norman Koch
C. L Wampler
E. Wortman
Typista
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Mra
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