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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1956
Page
1
Lying in a basement cot awaiting blood drainage at a Presbyterian church, volunteers and staff endure a mixing of humor and fatigue. Nurses share coffee as a local MD smiles, while donors recount the ritual of the blood drive and the quirks of the day.
London faces a two day foreign policy debate as Eden’s government clings to power amid inflation fears wage strikes and taxes. Back from Jamaica Eden is blamed for the Suez withdrawal and may resign. Public mood shows grim expectation of a political change as diesel oil price hikes loom.
AN JOSE CALIF. A trigger happy youth, Hatton Jr., 21, shot two strangers, killing a tire salesman and wounding a man and a woman yesterday. Witnesses describe the spree as Hatton fired as he fled, then fired four more shots after tumbling to the ground.
Adlai E. Stevenson announced he will not seek a third presidential nomination in 1960, planning to return to private law practice in Chicago. He joined a Democratic advisory group while Kefauver teased a possible run, though most expect him to pursue the nomination again. Bryan’s three nominations precedent noted as unlikely guide.
A vast armada gathered at Port Said as British and French forces prepare a withdrawal from Egypt earlier than anticipated. Shipping lines stretched from the harbor outward while Canadian Maj. Gen. E. L. M. Burns of the UN Emergency Force discussed the timetable with Gen. Sir Charles Keightley. More than 4,000 British and French troops boarded ships as movement continued.
County commissioners yesterday approved a total of 245.10 in bounties for rabbits killed in the river area by organized clubs. No payments will be made to individuals who did not join a club, deputy clerk Doris Meyer said. many claims were denied for that reason.
The United Nations Assembly adopted a U.S.-sponsored resolution calling on Hungary to admit additional UN observers to investigate conditions in the revolt-torn country. The vote was 51 to 10 and set a December 7 deadline for approval by Hungary and the Soviet Union. Dag Hammarskjold planned a Budapest visit and tasked de Seynes to finalize arrangements amid unclear government clearance.
In Budapest anti communist demonstrations surge as crowds demand a general strike and national uprising. Police with rifles and hammering rifles disperse about 400 demonstrators outside the U S Embassy while Russian tanks approach the British legation. Women mourn the October uprising and Hungarian writers condemn Soviet actions, predicting a future repentance.
President Eisenhower will tour drought affected areas of the Midwest and Southwest in mid January. White House aides say states to be visited will be announced later with New Mexico, southern Colorado, southern Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Arizona among the hardest hit by drought. He will travel by air through western Kansas and meet with local officials as part of a broader consultation on farm aid and potential legislation. Hagerty noted the trip aims to inform on additional government aid needs for farmers and ranchers and to assess possible new measures. The trip is expected to last several days and dates will be set later.
Sidney Neb. Rep Clifford Hope outlined five steps to boost U S wheat in the economy to the Wheat Growers Assn. The plan calls for better crop quality stricter grading stricter marketing both domestic and foreign greater use in industry and higher human consumption. He noted wheat regions have only 16 House members, limiting influence in agriculture policy.
The U S Court of Claims ruled that a Detroit man cannot claim his wife as both an exemption and a dependent on his 1954 federal income tax return. In the case of Joan A Dewsbury the taxpayer claimed two personal exemptions totaling 600 dollars for himself and his wife. The ruling addresses the legality of dual exemptions in a single return.
Garden City stockholders met for the 2nd annual Farm Credit session led by Kenneth M Lyon and Garden City director Ralph H Miller reelected to serve a three year term. More than 600 members attended the opening session at the State theater and a midday turkey dinner followed at Downing's Cafe.
Oklahoma remains constitutionally dry as local police fight bootleggers. Two bootleggers were arrested on burglary charges after complaining the whisky trade had become unprofitable, highlighting the toll of the enforcement campaign.
Seven new traffic deaths in Kansas accord with state records. Roy Rainey of Topeka died from injuries after an accident. Pedestrians Harold Wallen of Lawrence and Mrs. Mary Frances Cantrell of Kansas City fatalized in separate incidents. Other victims include Virginia Grafmiller Baxter Springs J. O. Hennings Kansas City and John W. Dick Ellsworth in multi-vehicle crashes. Albert Louis Wonsinger 18 of Augusta killed in a car truck crash west of Emporia.
Bartender Jack Clark faced a crouching mountain lion at the door of his tavern in Lander Wyoming. He reportedly climbed the cooler cabinet as a reflexive escape while friends intervened to rescue him. Hunters later shot the lion and preserved it upright in the bar.
Cloudy and much colder tonight with brief periods of light snow likely. Low temperatures 10 to 16 with northerly winds 13 to 20. Thursday remains cloudy and cold with intermittent light snow. winds shift northeast 20 to 25, upper 20s. Sunrise 7:45, sunset 5:35. Relative humidity around 71. Observations end at 6 am. Station WARDEN CITY New York.
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