Retail Sales In February Show Slight Downtick in Kansas
Kansas February sales tax collections totalled 3,184,988 down 2.3 percent from January and 2,000 above February 1955. For the first two months of 1956, year over year gains run 2.2 percent lower, with the 12 months ending February just over 45 million dollars, up 5.7 percent from 1954–55 trends. Six of eleven categories fell, led by general merchandise and automotive, while food, farm and garden goods, utilities, furniture, and services rose.
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Woodson
Woodson County
University of Kansas Bureau of Business Research
Neosho County
Wilson
Allen
Four Hunter Quads Rest Comfortably in Dallas Hospital
Four Hunter sisters born premature at Methodist Hospital in Dallas remain in incubators with doctors cautious about survival chances for days. The quintuplets names Marie Gay Marilyn Kay Alvie May and Melanie Fay include weights 3 2 11 3 3 1 2. The parents, George A Hunter, 42, and wife 25, work in aviation paint.
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Dallas
Hunter Sisters
Methodist Hospital
George A. Hunter
Marie Gay
Marilyn Kay
Alvie May
Melanie Fay
Oil Power Potential Gravely Threatened
The Independent Petroleum Association of America warns the nation's petroleum power potential is gravely threatened by rising costs heavy imports and federal regulation of natural gas output. After a two day midyear meeting directors said their main concern is securing adequate supplies for future needs in peace and war.
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Los Angeles
The
Independent Petroleum Assn. of America
Siamese Twin Pigs Born in Platteville Sow
Ellis Hampson finds himself with 3 day old Siamese twin pigs from a crossbred sow near Platteville Illinois. The unusual birth raises questions about care and future separation.
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Platteville, Ill
Ellis Hampson
I Heartily Debate the Fate of 15 Joined Pigs
A man recounts his dilemma over 15 piglets born joined at the chest. He says they are healthy yet immobile and that his wife Marjorie and he have bottle fed them constantly. He asks what he should do with them.
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Marjorie
Bergen Receives Northwestern Honor For Radio Star Career
Edgar Bergen will be honored by Northwestern University with a citation marking 20 years as a radio star and praising his contributions to advancing higher education. He has long been a leading figure for his ventriloquist act with Charlie McCarthy.
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Evanston, Ill
Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Northwestern University
Racial Tension Fuels Methodist Conference Debate
In Minneapolis delegates at the General Conference clash over racial segregation in the church. Atty. Charles Parlin leads a resolution opposing segregation while Rev. W Sproule Boyd and others push for broader action to end race based jurisdiction. Emotions rise as pleas hinge on unity under Christian principles.
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Minneapolis
Atty
Charles Parlin
Englewood
N.J
W. Sproule Boyd
Johnstown
William S. Evans
Paducah
Kelly L. Jackson
Baltimore
Jesus Christ
California Reports Salk Vaccine Success
California Health Department official Dr. Robert L. Magoffin reports 414000 vaccinated and 886000 unvaccinated children tracked for the 1955 polio season. Among the vaccinated there were 61 paralytic cases versus 210 in the unvaccinated group, showing about 85 percent effectiveness. The report also notes virtually no shedding risk from vaccinated children to others in the family.
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Los Angeles
California
State Health Department
Robert L. Magoffin
California Medical Assn
Government may award $100,000 to top code expert
William F. Friedman, identified as the government's leading code and cryptographic device expert, may receive a $100,000 reward under a Senate approved bill sent to the House. The sum aims to offset potential profits Friedman might have earned if the government had not monopolized his many inventions.
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William F. Friedman
Washington
Senate
House
Friedman
U.S. Meat Output Surpasses 26 Billion Pounds in 1955
The 1955 meat production in the United States exceeded 26 billion pounds, reflecting substantial gains in domestic livestock processing and supply.
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U.S
Patron Leaves $1800 in Coat Pocket Found by Cleaner
A Bloomfield cleaner recovered $1800 left in a suit pocket and returned it to the patron. The shop withheld the name, citing potential embarrassment. The nearby note about a 200-pound hog and pork chops appears unrelated.
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Bloomfield
N.J
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Truitt
N. Steuben
Graham
Lucyb
Billy Graham
Bench's Bible Book Store
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Lola
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