Fifteen Years Since The Gleavers And A Lake Plan
A Scott City News-Chronicle item recalls Carolyn Gleaver born 15 years ago as the Gleavers considered a new lake and dam site downriver, with Lake McBride near Scott City failing due to silting and flood mud. Proposals included a six month timeline, motor boats, water sports, and using the current lake as a settling basin while a new dam would be built in Logan county. Also noted is a Finney County bourbon dinner honoring Cliff Hope and a school event, with remarks on gender equality and higher plate costs.
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John Boyer
Scott City
Boyer
Manson Prema
Carolyn
Pearl Harbor
Othe Cleavers
Carolyn Ar
Logan County
Cleaver
Hawaii
Kansas
Tion
Britain and Soviet Union mark wartime milestones in uneasy year
In London reports the United States 15th anniversary of Pearl Harbor is observed while the Soviet Union notes a military milestone. British and French efforts against Egypt strain coalitions as Socialist factions harden, with electoral and parliamentary tensions shaping regional power. Rebels within the House face dwindling support as anti Socialist stances gain traction.
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London
United
States
Japan
Pearl
Soviet Union
Wn Fie
Egypt
Crowd plans statewide Democrat dinner in Warren Hotel
Crowds from Finney, Scott, Kearny and Haskell counties join for a Warren Hotel gathering in Wichita to celebrate Democrats gains in the 1956 Kansas election. Messages from Gov Elect Docking and Bourbon leaders will be sent by telephone to 70 counties. entertainment and a buffet dinner are planned. Meanwhile a Chicago elevated train fire killed the motorman and injured about seven passengers near Howard Street, as the train halted after the blaze started in the motorman’s cab.
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Finney County
Scott, Kearny
Haskell
Warren
Kansas
Chicago
Chicago Transit Authority
Evanston
Howard Street
North
Russell Lane
Associated Press
Lane
Louis Kampschroeder
Wichita
Sedgwick County
Wichite
George Docking
Joe Hankle
Frank Theis
Georgia Newse Gray
Ruby Harris
Warren WH Cain
Tam
Jarvis Avenue
Time for Generosity Nixon Urges Aid to Britain
Vice President Nixon speaking at the 42nd annual National Auto Show Dinner at the Wall Astoria Hotel urged financial aid for Britain amid the Suez crisis. He said Europe’s setback weakens world communism, praised United Nations standing, and predicted strong bipartisan congressional support for aid.
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New York
Nixon
Ain
Britain
France
Wall
Asia
Hungary
United States
Middle East
United Nations
Congress
Jane
Back Down on Berlin Tieup Phrase in Defense Plan
Augusta Ga dispatch reports that the vice president of defense indicates U S President warning on Berlin tie up. Wilson describes measures and manpower adjustments in response to possible crisis amid alleged leaks. The story outlines options and political tension over alliances and strategic posture.
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Augusta
Wilson
Ures
Weather and political tensions mix in wartime briefing
The report blends a weather bulletin from the Weather Bureau with a Washington briefing on Soviet and Hungarian tensions. It notes cloudy periods, high temperatures in the 20s, and a cross‑Atlantic focus on alleged deportations. The briefing also covers leaks of Pentagon budget data, Ike’s remarks, and projected defense spending. Newsmen Hagerty, Wilson, and others attend at Augusta National.
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Eisenhower
Wilson
Pentagon
James C. Hagerty
White House
Augusta National Golf Club
Charles Roberts
Newsweek Magazine
John Edwards
American Broadcasting Co
East-West Alliance Faces Patch-Up Over May Aid
Washington reports a broad policy review may yield a larger U.S. role in European defense and trade. Officials weigh bearing more of the cost of free world defense, possible tax relief delays, and a stronger Allied unity amid Soviet pressure and Middle East tensions. Secretary Dulles attends NATO talks, with no definite spending plan yet.
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Washington
Middle Hower
U.S
Europe
Britain
France
North Atlantic Alliance
John M. Hightower
Ing
Egypt
North Atlantic Treaty Council
Con Srese
Irrigated Land Dominates Milo Harvest in Finney County
Finney County farmers harvested about 1,750,000 bushels from 50,000 irrigated acres this fall, averaging 15 bushels per acre. Dryland milo yielded little, with only terrace channels and low spots producing small amounts. Unofficial reports suggest higher yields up to 135 bushels per acre. The 100 bushel milo demonstration continues, with 29 farmers awaiting the winner at a future banquet sponsored by the extension council and Chamber of Commerce.
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Finney County
Agriculture Extension, Council
Chamber of Commerce
Crushed by Farm Tractor Injury At Local Farm
Glen Paris an 87 year old county farmer remains in St. Catherine hospital after a tractor accident on a farm near Dighton. He suffered a fractured pelvis and multiple internal injuries while building a pond when the tractor rolled over. His condition was described as better today by the attending physician.
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Glen Paris
Lane
Dighton
St. Catherine Hospital
Paris
Sightseers Sail Where One Sunday Morning the Bombs Rained Down
Tourists board a trim motor launch at Pearl Harbor years after the attack as guides recount the historic day. Aboard the voyage through Battleship Row, visitors view sunk ships including the Arizona and Utah while a guard explains the 1941 assault and its casualties. Two men were later convicted in a separate case involving Victor Riesel, sentenced to prison.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
New York
Tabor
Victor Riesel
Lille
Pearl Har
Arizona
Riese
Broadway
Utah
Navy
Battleship Row
Channel
Borgha
Runaway Air Missile Likely Fell in Brazilian Jungle
A Snark missile launched from Patrick Air Force Base bound for a test flight is believed to have landed somewhere in Brazil’s Amazon jungle. Surveillance footprints and a lack of wreckage suggest the device could never be recovered, with the jungle’s density hindering search efforts.
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William B. Herlands
Leo Telvi
Abe
Air Force
Brazil
Deliber
Amazon
Earth
Patrick Air Force Base
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Ice on roads warned in southeast Kansas highways
The State Highway Department warned motorists in southeast Kansas that spotted ice is making highway travel hazardous. A highway spokesman said ice is especially bad on bridges and urged caution for drivers today.
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Topeka
State Highway Department
Kansay
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Carolyn Cleaver
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Sas
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County Bourbons
Cliff Hope
Rane Hic Noma
Damar
Drouth
Loos
Southwest
Kan
Berlin
Aele Preatay
ACTA
Daniel Cullen
Gus
James Hagerty
Moscow
Deporta- Nixon
la Junta
Roberts
Edwards
Armed Services
Dulles
Regu
Milo
Jny Grook
Claude Hughes
Riesel
Shota
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