Surprise May Alert Planned for Chanute Civilian Defense
Chanute Civilian Defense laid tentative plans for a May surprise alert to test its program. The drill would simulate evacuee care from bombed cities like Kansas City and Tulsa, with Fred Montague and Burl O Connor outlining roles at the Memorial Building.
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Chanute
Fred Montague
Chanute Defense
Burl O'Connor
Memorial Building
Kansas City
Wichita
Tulsa
National Civilian Defense
Cold snap leaves most fruit trees unscathed study says
J L Taylor reports that peaches plums apples cherries and grapes survived a 7 degree freeze in Chanute though apricot crops were likely killed. He examined buds at his home 212 North Highland and confirmed fruit safety. A Juniors High teacher trainee Burl D Kessinger, son of the Kessingers, will teach six weeks at Royster. Rural schools to present a music program at Hutton school Friday at 8 pm. American Legion birthday dinner Thursday features mortgage burning and honors past commanders and auxiliary leaders. The event starts at 6 30 p m with shared dishes and provided meat and coffee.
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J. L. Taylor
Taylor
Chanute
N. Highland
Gov Hall Confers On Tax Equalization In Topeka
Gov. Fred Hall met today with chairmen of the Senate and House Assess ment and Taxation committees in a bid to salvage the principle features of a tax assessment equalization bill. He reiterated he will not accept the House passed measure, arguing it favors utilities.
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Topeka
Fred Hall
Senate
House Assessment and Taxation
House
Paul Wunsch
Hall
Joseph McDowell
Kansas City
Kansas
Five Seek Humboldt Board Seats in City Election
Five candidates filed petitions for three Humboldt board of education seats to be filled. The hopefuls are Mrs Wayne Bailey J W Morelan Vernon Hawver Gilbert Catlon and Thomas Wood. No filings yet for mayor or city treasurer.
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Humboldt
Board of Education
Wayne Bailey
J. W. Morelan
Vernon Hawver
Gilbert Catlon
Thomas Wood
Senate Studies Hospital Bill to Fund TB Hospital
The Kansas Senate discussed a House bill to boost funds for the Chanute TB hospital to 1 million dollars. The measure, recommended by the Ways and Means Committee, would let the State Board of Social Welfare spend up to 1,000,000 for construction and equipment of a 75-bed Southeast Kansas tuberculosis hospital.
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Topeka
Chanute
Senate
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilfrid Cavaness
Ways and Means
State Board of Social Welfare
Southeast
Kansas
Senate Education Committee
Richard Becker
Coffeyville
Kansas City
Wichita
Federal Grand Jury At Work in Topeka
A federal grand jury in Topeka, the first in Kansas since October, considers more than 50 mostly routine cases. Foreman Wallace Buck of Fort Scott leads the panel with members Charles Ableson Iola Harold Calhoun Fort Scott William A Cross Lewis Harry B Downing Anthony Col Lloyd M Hanna Leavenworth Earl R Johnson Sterling Willard A Matthews Haviland Marshal Slagle Ness City John E Starkey Lawrence.
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Topeka
Kansas
U. S
William Farmer
Wallace Buck
Fort Scott
Charles Ableson
Haviland
Marshal Slagle
Ness City
John E. Starkey
Lawrence
Paris PA arrives seeking missing nephew in Swiss case
Son of the Shah of Iran arrives in Paris today to aid in the disappearance of a 12 year old boy and his French mother who vanished in Switzerland last Sunday. Authorities brief listeners on the National Guard Armory report at 12 50 Sunday from Station KCRB.
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Paris
Iran
Switzerland
National Guard
KCRB
Ady
No Changes in Cost of Living As Buying Power Hits New High
Washington reports February living cost index at 114.3 of the 1947-49 average with producer pay up. Factory worker take home pay rose to 69.17 dollars weekly for three dependents and 61.91 for a single worker, boosting buying power to a new peak despite mixed food prices and small rent and fuel increases.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Spring struggles as cold wave hits Kansas forecasts
A fresh cold air surge brings a cold wave warning for Kansas north and west tonight with much colder weather in the southeast. Tomorrow morning temperatures range from about 5 above in the northwest to near 20 in the southeast, with cloudy to mostly clear skies. Peak readings yesterday reached 66 in Garden City and 59 in Olathe, while lows stayed above freezing except on the high plains. Precipitation is not expected, and the forecast calls for partly cloudy, much colder tonight and near 20 by Thursday morning, then a fair but chilly day with a high around 30.
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Peka
Kansas
Olathe
Garden City
High Plains
Senate panel backs $15000 for guard widow Kenaga
A proposal to pay $15000 to Mrs Henry M Kenaga for the death of her husband a guard at the Kansas penitentiary has been included in a bill introduced by the Senate Claims and Accounts Committee.
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Topekap
Henry M. Kenaga
Kansas Penitentiary
Senate Claims and Accounts Committee
Paris Agreement Approval Need Before Top Talks
President Eisenhower urged ratification of the Paris agreements before any high level talks. He signaled openness to exploratory discussions at a lower level and demanded proof of Soviet good faith before a summit. He warned against conferences used for Communist propaganda and stressed deeds over words.
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Paris
Doctor Awaits Arraignment in Oklahoma Slayings
Dr Ben T Galbraith confessed to the murder of his wife and three children in a fire swept home last Thursday. He is transferred to Pittsburg County Jail in McAlester to await arraignment on the murder charge as Pittsburg County Attorney James P Whyte announced the confession after the arrest in Henderson Tennessee.
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Mcalester
Okla
Ben T. Galbraith
Pittsburg County Medical Society
Pittsburg County
James P. Whyte
Galbraith
Henderson
Tenn
Bells, Tenn
Underground blast delayed in Las Vegas test
Uncertain wind conditions postponed the Army Corps of Engineers underground atomic explosion until 2 p.m. CST today. The device, the first such test since 1951, was to be conducted near Las Vegas, Nevada, as part of a military research program.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Army
S Corps of Engineers
U. S
300 Area Students Ready For Speech Festival In Chanute
Chanute will host the annual district high school speech festival with entries from 35 schools. More than 300 students, directors and sponsoring groups are expected for readings, plays, and speeches at Junior High and Senior High and the Junior College.
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Chanute
Howard A. Jester
Garnett
Fredonia
Moran
Fort Scott
Parsons St. Patrick's
Frontenac
McCune
Girard
Coffeyville
Lamont
St. Paul
Havana
Baxter Springs
LeRoy
Hamilton
Weir
Altoona
Neodesha
Elk City
Vilas
St. Mary’s
College High
Pittsburg
Cherokee
Riverton
Fulton
Fall River
West Mineral
Alma
Humboldt
Severn
LaCygne
Climax
Parker
Columbus
Piedmont
Betty Campbell
Royster
Vernon Howard
Lewis Corporan
Independence
Max Dunham
Robert Briley
Karl Wilson
Right-to-Work Bill Moves Toward Governor’s Desk
The right to work measure clears the Senate 52 to 7 and heads to Gov. Hall as lawmakers push toward adjournment. Debate centers on union rights versus individual worker protections with supporters promising improved labor relations while opponents warn of increased conflict.
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J. O. Gunnels
Colby
Gunnels
Leonard Rude
Parsons
Labor Committee
Kansas
Philip Boyle
Beloit
Bray Building Remodels for Sears Roebuck Opening
Mrs. O. W. Bray reports the Bray building at 24 West Main is being remodeled for Sears Roebuck and Co. The project, led by Max Tharp, aims to finish by April 15 with a display area and warehouse split in the 25 by 95 foot space.
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Bray
W. Main
Sears Roebuck and Co
O. W. Bray
Max Tharp
Kansas Seeks Truck Peace
Kansas officials aim to delay Missouri's April 1 end of the reciprocity agreement on truck licenses. Gov. Fred Hall directs the reciprocity commission to seek a one month postponement, with a potential Saturday meeting in Kansas City if needed. Bills to repeal the ten mile tax and raise truck license fees are advancing in the Kansas legislature.
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Topekamp
Kansas
Missouri
Fred Hall
Kansas Motor Vehicle Reciprocity Commission
Fred Gulick
Commission
Kansas City
Kansas House
Senate
Non Injury Accidents Reported to Police
Police logged two non injury traffic collisions. John W Huckstep's car and Charles Doudna's sedan collided at Santa Fe and Ash around 12 50 p.m. Huckstep's front fender and a hub cap were damaged while Doudna's car was undamaged. Mrs Calvin Bickford's car sustained right front damage in a collision in the business section as Mrs G A Radfield's backing car was un damaged.
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John W. Huckstep
Wilson
Charles Doudna
Grant
Santa Fe
Ash
Calvin Bickford
Liquor Store Robbery Fails When Suspect Enters
In Burbank California Arthur Murphy faced a gunman who demanded cash but found little money in the till. The assailant withdrew after briefly empathizing with Murphy and left without taking funds.
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Burbank
Calif
Arthur Murphy
Murphy
Nothing Gained By Yalta Release
President Eisenhower commented on the publication of the Yalta papers saying there is nothing to be gained by revisiting past events to judge motives. He stated he never questions any man's motives and hoped publication would not hamper future big power conferences. He added that treaties fall in wartime and urged careful handling when allied good faith is involved.
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Eisenhower
George
Hisenhower
Korea
Washington
Yalta
State Department
Dew Drop Inn Slips Into Anchor Bay During Rainstorm
The Dew Drop Inn slid down an embankment into Anchor Bay during heavy rain in Port Huron Michigan. Speaker Gen Joe Nickell 12 30 Sunday on KCRB discussed Chanute s new Armory.
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Port Huron
Mich
Anchor Bay
Gen
Joe Nickell
KCRB
Chanute
Traffic Fatalities Reported In 24 Hours In Topeka
State accident records show two traffic fatalities in the last 24 hours in Topeka. For the year to date in 1955 the total is 107, compared with 116 for the same period in 1954.
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Topekap
Kansas
What Faith Means to Me True Plan of Life
A reflective piece on Jesus Christ as Galilean savior foreseen in Isaiah. It extols his poverty and teachings, cites his acts against rulers, defends the mystery of writing in the sand, and argues his crucifixion redeems humanity. It urges recognizing universal sin and the redemptive purpose of his life.
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Jesus Christ
Calvary
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