Diehl Heads Kansas Municipalities League
TOPEKA The League of Kansas Municipalities opposes a proposed constitutional amendment to tax vehicles at licensing time. The measure would be put to voters in November and officials warn it could strain county city and school district finances by reducing assessed values. New officers include Fred D Diehl president Fred C Kittey and Paul F Mitchum among others. Diehl is a former McPherson municipal utilities chief and ex-Chanute power plant superintendent.
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Topeka
League of Kansas Municipalities
League
Fred D. Diehl
McPherson
Paul F. Mitchum
Kansas City
Fred C. Kittey
Hutchinson
Herbert L. Stone
Cedar Vale
James Gardner
Wichita
L. H. Spears
Rossville
Chanute
Airman Osborn to enter Yale for Chinese studies
A-3C James F. Osborn on a 10 day furlough from Parks Air Force Base California heads to New Haven Connecticut to enroll at Yale University as a Chinese language interpreter. He travels with his wife June Moses and plans visits with relatives in Chicago and Humboldt before arrival.
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James F. Osborn
Parks Air Force Base
Calif
Osborn
June Moses
New Haven
Connn
Yale University
Floyd Osborn
Courtney Moses
Humboldt
Connecticut
Osborns
Retired Japanese Leader Reports Mao Urging China Japan Unity
Akio Doi, a former Japanese military chief, cites Mao Zedong proposing Red China and Japan unite to oust the United States. He recalls the meeting being interrupted by laughter from the audience during the Peiping visit.
Sgt Schulenberg Receives Combat Awards in Japan
The soldier earned Combat Infantry Badge Purple Heart and Theater Campaign medals. He enjoys woodworking fishing and hunting. He is the father of two children a boy and a girl and his family accompanies him in Japan.
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Sgt. Schulenberg
Japan
Bronze Star for T Sergeant Schulenberg at Kisarazu base parade
At Kisarazu Air Base Japan a Bronze Star was awarded to Technical Sergeant Leonard F Schulenberg of the 2723rd Air Base Squadron by Base Commander Lt Col John A Miranda. Schulenberg, son of Kansas residents, served in the 129th Infantry Regiment and earned the decoration for exemplary conduct in ground combat around June 1 1945 in the Pacific Theater. He enlisted in 1944 and served 13 months on Luzon in the Philippines.
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Kisarazu
Japan
Leonard F. Schulenberg
2723Rd Air Base
John A. Miranda
Schulenberg
R. 1
Chanute
Kansas
Sgt
Chanute High School
Robins Air Force Base
Georgia
129Th Infantry
Luzon
Philipines
Hutchinson to host Blue Angels at naval air show
Hutchinson Kansas will host a Navy air show at the naval air station on Oct 13 and 14 featuring the Blue Angels. Commander Zeke Cormier, leader since 1953, says all Navy pilots are trained to perform the team's distinctive formation flying.
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Hutchinson
Kansas
Naval Air Station
Navy
Blue Angels
Zeke’’ Cormier
The
Angels
Daily Crude Averages Boosted in Kansas
Tulsa reports the Oil and Gas Journal survey showing weekly crude oil and condensate production rising by 21 500 barrels to 7 066 900. Oklahoma adds 24 500 to 588 500 while California falls 3 800 to 959 200. Kansas rises 2 200 to 537 300. 1956 projection 2 850 515 750 barrels versus 1 739 827 600 a year earlier.
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Tulsa
Oil and Gas Journal
Oklahoma
California
Kansas
the Journal
REA Administrator Denies Welfare Agency Claim
Dixon Missouri REA Administrator David A. Hamill said the REA is not a welfare agency but a government body that loans money when feasible to cooperatives and other entities, rejecting Democratic charges that the Eisenhower administration aims to sabotage the REA.
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Dixon, Mo
Eisenhower
REA
David A. Hamil
Hamil
Seaton Denies Demo Charge in Cabinet Campaign Stop
Secretary of the Interior Fred Seaton said Republicans are telling their story as Democratic charges of giveaways persist. He cited 400,000 acres lost under Democratic rule and 87,000 acres added by Republicans, plus seven new preserves and 408,000 acres in the U S. Virgin Islands. Seaton outlined broader campaign plans and land policy contrasts.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Fred Seaton
Seaton
Colorado Uop
Public Lands
McCook
Neb
United States
Virgin Islands
Senator Symington Claims Voters Not Informed On Strength
In Albuquerque at a Democratic fundraising dinner, Sen. Stuart Symington says the nation is not hearing the truth about its military strength compared to Russia. He states, I believe in my heart, that voters are not being told the full picture.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Russia
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Democratic ticket urged to reveal full war strength
A speaker urged voters to support a Democratic ticket in November to expose the truth about national military strength. He argued the United States lags Russia in quantity of materiel but leads in quality, noting Russia has closed much of the quality gap since World War II.
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Russia
United States
Race Driver Killed in Hutchinson Kansas Event
A 27 year old Kansas City race driver Don Hutchinson was killed and fellow racer A J Foyt injured when their cars bumped on the sixth lap at the Kansas State Fair Hutchinson crashed through the fence and was pinned Foyt escaped with minor head injuries Hutchinson ranked sixth nationally in 1955 and won the IMCA rookie of the year award He set two world records in Kansas City last April He graduated from Joplin Missouri High School and is survived by his widow and a son Donald Wayne.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Kansas City
Don Hutchinson
A. J. Foyt
Houston
Tex
Foyt
International Motor Car Assn
Joplin
Donald Wayne
Local society notes and meetings in Fredonia area
Mrs R D Scott hosted the Wide Awake HDU meeting at the Scott home with Mrs Powers leading the lesson. WS CS gathered at Roper Church for a Wednesday afternoon session. Banner Grange met at the Legion Hall in Buffalo with delegates elected for the County Convention in Freemonia on Sept 15.
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Dean Scott
Fredonia
C. H. Scott
O. E. Hines
Calvin Clinesmith
B. M. Electric
Buffalo
Josh Puckett
Robert Kennedy
Puckett
Kennedy
Stevenson touts Joe Smith fundraiser push in 1960 race
Adlai E. Stevenson framed Joe Smith as a campaign issue at a Washington news conference while outlining a seven million dollar fund raising drive. He named real Joe Smiths including former Oakland mayor Joseph Edward Smith as honorary chairman and tasked 15 others to lead local efforts. He urged supporters to look for Roosevelt dimes in tribute to FDR.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Joe Smiths
Joe Martin
Stevenson
Paul M. Butler
Joe Smith
Smith
Nebraska
Nixon
Terry Carpenter
House
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Carpenter
Joe
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sault Ste. Marie Considers Roof Ski Run at High School
School Superintendent Hugh H. Holloway proposes a high school building in Sault Ste. Marie Michigan with a ski run extending from the roof. The idea shows the city’s strong interest in skiing and innovative school facilities.
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Sault Ste. Marie, Mich
Upper Peninsula
Hugh H. Holloway
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