Compromise Bill Aims to Regulate Billboards Nationwide
A Senate compromise bill on billboard control for the 41 000 mile highway system moves toward approval by the public roads subcommittee led by Sen. Gore. The measure offers states 90 percent funding, rewards for agreements, and exemptions for signs deemed safe and not harming travel or scenery, aligning elements from Eisenhower and Neuberger proposals.
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Gore
D-Tenn
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Eisenhower
Sen. Neuberger
Dore
Secretary of
Commerce Weeks
Foreign Aid Trim Says Senator Smith Calls For Minimal Requests
Senator H Al Alexander Smith of New Jersey says President Eisenhower has scaled down foreign aid requests to the minimum needed for national security. Smith, on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, believes Congress will vote accordingly.
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Washington
H. Alexander Smith
Eisenhower
Smith
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Missile bases to defend Kansas City area within two years
Kansas City will be ringed by Nike guided missile bases within two years to shield the metropolitan area. Each base covers about 60 acres with 12 launchers, located 25 to 40 miles from downtown in Kansas and Missouri. Practice firings occur at White Sands, New Mexico.
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Leslie J. Staub
U. S. Army Air Defense Command
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Staub
White Sands Proving Ground
New Mexico
Washington
Yugoslav Return Of Hungarian Children Reported
Yugopress says about 40 Hungarian children under 14 who fled after last fall's anti-Soviet uprising will be returned to Hungary. Parents reportedly remain in Hungary and requested the repatriation.
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Yugopress
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Lawrence Power Plant to Double Size in Major Expansion
The Kansas Power and Light Co. plans more than doubling the Lawrence plant at a cost of 14 million dollars. President Balfour Jeffrey told stockholders the move aims to meet a 65 percent rise in electric sales over five years. The expansion adds 217 kilowatts, 125 kilowatts of which go to Lawrence, with completion slated for 1959.
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Abilene
Park College Suffers Second Night Fire Blaze in McKay Hall
Park College in Parkville Missouri reports a second fire in as many nights. Smoke filled McKay Hall after a basement trash fire, with firefighters quickly containing the blaze. Damages were limited, while Alumni Hall suffered partial destruction Monday night from an unknown origin fire, marking four fires in two years at the college.
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Humphrey Calls Ben-Gurion A Mighty Good Salesman
Sen Hubert H. Humphrey after meeting Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion described him as a mighty good salesman and said he favored sending American food surpluses to Israel. He spoke after an hour and a quarter discussion and outlined his views on aid and policy.
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Dag Hammarskjold
Israel
David Ben-Gurion
Middle East
U.N
Hammarsk‘jold
Ralph ‘Bunche
Beirut
Jerusalem
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Ben - Gurion
Humphrey
Humphrey Leads Middle East Trip After Egypt Lebanon Visits
Senator Humphrey heads the Senate Foreign Relations Committee subcommittee on the Middle East. He arrived in Israel after trips to Egypt and Lebanon and planned to depart for Athens then Madrid before returning to Washington.
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Neighborhood Notes From Science Hill Social Scene
Science Hill community newspapers list weddings and family visits. Howard Becker's brother wedding near Wichita draws attendees. families including Forrest Duling Martin and Crager visitors, rodeos, dog shows, hospital stays, and trips to Parsons Fort Scott Iola and Miami Oklahoma, with multiple informal visits and gatherings.
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Ben Becker
Howard Becker
Wichita
Irvin Forrest
T. E. Duling
Pete Seiwert
Tony Karlskint
Miami
Okla
Will Duling
Fred Lero
St. Paul
Anthony
Ludwig Zandler
John Martin
David
G. V. Good
Parsons
Owen Duling
Iola
Thomas Duling
Norbert Schmidt
Kansas City
Helen
Dale Martin
T. F. Duling
Fort Scott
May 8, 1957 Chanute Tribune brief notes
Local page from the Chanute Tribune dated Wednesday May 8 1957 compiles short items and notices across community life including events, appointments and public notices. The readable fragments indicate typical mid century small‑town reporting.
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