Aust Of 3 Me in Pepys Passes Again
A bustling Sunday page recounts a doctor’s quip on time and money, a Chopin concert by Heaps, lobby chatter about smoking and dead space in Henry Hall, then a fire at the Penny building. Gardenia the cat, bridge gossip, rabbit hunts, and local figures weave through a lively, overheard slice of town life.
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Pepys
Gardenia
Porter Heaps
Heaps
Harmon
Prexy Jones
Charlie Renick
Bill Brunts
J. R
New Auditorium
Henry Hall
Wagner
Chopin
John Phillips Sousa
Homemade Tank Used For Dash to Freedom
Four Hungarian workers built a improvised armored truck by covering a truck with iron and steel plates and drove to cross the Hungarian border into Austria. An exploding mine struck the vehicle tearing off a wheel, forcing them to flee as border guards fired. They swam the icy Pinka River and reached Austria half frozen.
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Graz
Austria
Pinka
Ex Seaman Tells How He Strangled His Wife
New Orleans reports ex-seaman Jack Milton Campbell, 44, owner of a small hotel, confessed to strangling his wife Mary Wilhelm Campbell, 56, after a four day drinking bout and prolonged nagging. Campbell, a foster son of a Denver insurance man, was booked for murder as details outline a rough marriage since last August after they met in a bar. Ropson electric razors also appear in the page snippet.
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New Orleans
Jack Milton Campbell
Campbell
Denver
Colo
Mary Wilhelm Cmpbell
Taxi Driver Helps Police End Fast Robbery in Miami Beach
Taxi driver Frank Dubois gave a running radio account of an armed robbery of Albert J. Gilson, a Chicago attorney, as it happened. Gilson was forced to drive along Collins Avenue and stop, after which police surrounded the thief. $28 was taken.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Frank Dubois
Albert J. Gilson
Chicago
Gilson
Collins Avenue
Dubois
Heavy Snow Falls in North Central Kansas
Colder air moved into Kansas last night and touched off heavy snow across north central Kansas. The weather bureau reported 4 to 5 inches in a narrow band from Norton to Marysville, with lighter amounts elsewhere. Scattered light snow continued in Topeka and Goodland areas. Outside the belt, Concordia and Horton had 2 inches, Manhattan 1 inch, and Topeka a trace.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Norton
Marysville
Goodland
Concordia
Horton
Manhattan
Today's Chuckle Worrying payrolls hit pasinhessmen
The item notes concern over unemployment among workers on the payroll, reflecting a lighthearted take on labor figures and the broader mood of business.
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Pasi- Nhessmen
Limits To Be Up to Farmers
Washington reports that the Eisenhower administration will not seek new overall farm production limits for next year. Secretary Benson outlined voluntary programs including a soil bank paying 400 million dollars to farmers who remove land from surplus crops, with broad freedom to continue producing other crops. The plan aims to reduce surpluses, accelerate disposal of current stocks, and protect family farms while easing restrictions on corn and livestock feed wheat.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Costume jewelry sale at Dickinson's Jewelry 2
Dickinson's Jewelry advertises special prices on costume jewelry starting at two dollars and up. The notice highlights affordable accessories and a temporary sale event at the store location.
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Dickinson
Two Men Buried in Fort Smith Cave Rescue Efforts Continue
In Fort Smith Arkansas two men Lee Sivley and Donald Daggs are trapped beneath tons of dirt after a cave in at a 15 by 8 foot pit near Arkansas Waste Paper Co. workers dug sloping shafts to reach them. A 100 member rescue team worked eight hours as walls collapsed. Sivley, a 45 year old firefighter, and Daggs, 18, both believed dead. rescue attempts stalled by further cave ins.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Lee Otis Sivley
Fort Smith
Donald Daggs
Hartford, Ark
Cecil Atchison
Hoyt Kirkpatrick
Arkansas Waste Paper Co
Fire at Penny Cleaners. quick stop saves building
A flash fire at Penny Cleaners on 106 N Main began in a dryer vent when lint ignited, sending smoke and flames onto the tarred roof. Firemen arrived within minutes, limiting damage to equipment and clothing. Burl Schaberg reported the alarm at 11 20 a.m. Later, rural crews fought a basement apartment fire at G C Mangan’s Route 1 home believed started by a cigarette, scorching a mattress with smoke damage.
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Penney Cleaners
N. Main
Gordon Penny
Burl Schaberg
G. C. Mangan
Bill Mangan
British Ban Communist Party on Isle of Cyprus
Britain banned the Communist party in its colonial island of Cyprus and rounded up 135 Red leaders in swift raids. The action sparked a fresh wave of strikes bombings and demonstrations across the island as protesters denounced the anti-Red move.
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Communist Party
Isle of Cyprus
Nicosia
Cyprus
Britain
Island
Farmers in 1st District back soil bank plan
Farmers from the 1st Congressional District told a hearing in Holton Kansas that they favor a soil bank plan to address agricultural income needs and overproduction issues.
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Holton
Eas
Topekans Vote on School Expansion Plan Bond
Topeka voters will decide on a three million dollar bond for the orderly and systematic expansion of the city school system, authorized by the Topeka Board of Education last night.
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Topekans
Topeka
Ex Prof Names Reds He Knew
A former college professor identified 34 individuals as fellow Communists in federal government before and during World War III. He named 16 National Labor Relations Board lawyers, including Herbert Fuchs, who testified to the House Un-American Activities Committee in Chicago. Some named denied the accusations.
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Chicago
National Labor Relations Board
Herbert Fuchs
House
Un-American ‘Activities Committee
Law Faculty
American University
Washington
Fuchs
Communist Party
NLRB
Old War Labor Board
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Garden City Company Names Stoeckly Assistant Secretary
The Garden City Co. board of directors named William F. Stoeckly as assistant secretary. Russell Tutt announced the appointment this morning noting Stoeckly has served as assistant superintendent and is the son of Eugene Stoeckly who led the company as superintendent from 1913 to 1946.
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Garden City Co
William F. Stoeckly
Russell Tutt
Stoeckly
Eugene Stoeckly
Reds Seek Emergency UN Council Session On Membership
United Nations debate over reform stalls as Russia calls for an emergency Security Council session to reconsider the deadlocked 18 member package. China and Russia vetoed key states including Outer Mongolia and several non Communist nations. Assembly President Maza says debate will return before week end. options include reporting back to the General Assembly or convening an interim spring assembly for action.
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United Nations
N.o
Russia
U.N. Security Council
Arkady A. Sobolev
Leslie Munro
New Zealand
China
U. N
General Assembly
Assembly
Jose Maza
Chile
Outer Mongolia
South Korea
South Viet Nam
India
V. K. Krishna Menon
Three Ships Are Damaged In Atlantic Storms
In Halifax Nova Scotia one storm tossed fishing boat Emma Marie was towed to Shelburne after its engines failed. The freighter Lord Clureh and the dragger Blue Haze faced urgent repairs as seas tore at their equipment. Blue Haze was hauled toward St John’s while a tug aided the battered British ship.
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Halifax
N.S
St. John's
Emma Marie
Shelburne
Ug Foundation
Frances
Lord Clureh
Lof
Cape Race
Nild
St. John’s
Four Farmers Turned Bootlegging Hunters in Oklahoma
Cotton County Sheriff Bill Dyer and deputies earned a tough reputation intercepting bootleggers from Texas into dry Oklahoma. Since May, the team has seized whisky, gin, vodka and wine, selling 84 cases of spirits and 48 cases of wine to the J. o R. Ray Co. in Dallas at prices 30 dollars per case for spirits and two dollars per case for wine.
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Walters
Okla
Oklahoma
Cotton
Bill Dyer
Texas
David Hooper
Dyer
Lawton
Head Hooper
Alvin Clifton
Bob Simpson
Wichita Falls
Tex
Cotton County
Eisenhower Sees Stormy Year Over Taxes and Defense
President Eisenhower backs a defense push totaling around 35 to 43 billion dollars and hints at limited tax cuts. Both parties foresee battles on debt, foreign aid, farm programs, highways, and school construction as Congress opens for an election year. A 2.8 billion dollar foreign aid package including military assistance is noted.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congres
White House
House
Senate
Congress
Appeal Denied in Marteney Libel Case by Judge
UPI appeal for a new trial in the libel suit of Wayne S Marteney was denied by U S District Judge Arthur J Mellett in Kansas City. The prior jury awarded Marteney 7500 dollars in October. Marteney is serving a five year federal term for illegal conversion of government owned grain at Garden City Kro.
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Wichita
United Press Associations
Wayne S. Marteney
Kansas
U. S. District Court
U. S. District Dist
Arthur J .Mellett
Kansas City
Marteney
Garden City
Kas
U. S. Dist
Delmas C. Hill
Court of Appeals, 10Th Circuit
Denver
District Court
Milo
Garden Grain and Seed Co
Syria seeks UN action over Damascus protest to Israeli attack
Syria's delegation chairman Ahmed Shukairy said Damascus will urge the Security Council to meet soon and demand stern action against Israel for the attack on Syrian posts in Galilee. He hinted at unprecedented measures but did not reveal Syria's strategy.
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United Nations
Syria
Security Council
Damascus
Israel
Galilee
Ahmed Shukairy
General Assembly
Council
Israal
Newsmen in Topeka Unable to Attend Governor Dinner
Reporters covering Gov. Fred Hall face a tuxedo dilemma for a December 20 formal at the executive mansion. The governor and Mrs. Hall invite the reporters and their wives with “black tie” attire specified. None of the newsmen owns a tuxedo.
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Topeka
Fred Hall
Youth Shot While Trying to Intervene in Family Slaying
In Dallas 19-year-old John Warren survived critical gunshot wounds after attempting to stop Buford Calhoun who killed his wife Mary 33 and their three children Pamela Sue 3 months Patri cia Lou and Bobby Lynn 19 months and later killed himself. Calhoun warned relatives before breaking into the home and was later found dead in a drugstore booth after calling his sister-in-law and threatening her.
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Dallas
John Warren
Buford V. Calhoun
Calhoun
Mary
Pamela Sue
Patricia Lou
Bobby Lynn
Warren
Larte Calhoun
City Board Reappoints Electrical Examiners and Health Officials
Mayor Gay Powers secured city commission approval for reappointing the Board of Electrical Examiners. Continuing on the electrical board are Tony Geier Walter Baker and Cecil Baker. Reappointed to the health board are Dr. G R Hastings as city health officer plus manager Deane Wiley clerk Charles Peebles and building inspector R L Bethel. Appointments are effective January 1.
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Board of Electrial Examiners
City Health Board
Gay Powers
City Commission
Tony Geier
Walter Baker
Cecil Baker
G. R. Hastings
Deane Wiley
Charles Peebles
R. L. Bethel
Jam
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Sonny Cuttin Tenneie
Raymond Huffmaster
Agricultural Advisory Commission
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Garden City Company
Mae Pree
Goodlind
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Pratt
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Mrs. Elson Clark
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