Municipal Revenue Study Proposes Tax Shifts for Growth
A 12 member Citizens Commission on Municipal Revenues urges a 1 percent earnings tax on all city residents and workers and a real estate reassessment to raise about 6 million dollars after tax adjustments. The plan also cuts cigarette taxes, personal property levies, and gross receipts taxes to ease consumer burden while maintaining city growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Revenues Commission
Citizens Commission On Municipal
Ilas W. Davis
Breader
Kansas City
Davis
Beating charge dismissed in Western Missouri robbery case revived
County prosecutor Richard K. Phelps said a criminal charge dismissed Wednesday by assistant O Hampton Stevens will be filed again. The case ties to a crackdown on a 7 county robbery ring with Highway Patrol and local police. Kenneth C Stewart, 27, was beaten and left for dead after informing authorities about others in the gang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard K. Phelps
O. Hampton Stevens
Stevens
Phelps
Sheldon P. Sandler
Missouri
Highway Patrol
Kenneth C. Stewart
West Eleventh Street
Cass County
Bernard Gnefkow
Aylward
Democratic
Frank Aylward
Dale
Robinson
Steward
Kansas City
Hill
Stewart
Teamsters Arm for ISA Grip Expect $500,000 Loan
Teamsters take a firm stance to secure a $500000 loan from the ISA. The move signals stronger labor backing for the project, with officials stating the funds would support union operations and related activities.
Beck Hoffa plan to finance longshore union take over
Dave Beck's Teamsters prepare a 500000 dollar loan to the International Longshoremen's Association to gain control of U S docks from New York to the West Coast. Hoffa and Beck aim to extend jurisdiction to the water, countering the AFL CIO and opposing leaders in Miami Beach and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin A. Lahey
Chicago Daily News
Washington
Dave Beck
Teamster Union
International Longshoreman’s Association
Teamsters
New York
Teamsters’ Union
United States
Beck
Jimmy Hoffa
Detroit
Miami Beach
Maritime Trades Department
National Labor Relations Board
John L. Lewis
District 50
United Mine Workers
Hoffa
MLRB
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Teamsters Union
West Coast
Hawaii
Harry Bridges
Union
Investment Firm Executive and Singer Oscar Hederstrom Dies
Oscar Hederstrom an investment company executive and noted singer died today at St Luke s hospital from internal injuries after a car crash seven miles east of Lee s Summit on U S 50. He lived in Kansas City and had been with A C Allyn & Co Chicago since shortly before 1930. He was born in Ralston Pennsylvania and trained at Bethany College in Lindsborg Kansas.
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Oscar Hederstrom
St. Luke’s Hospital
Jackson County
Hederstrom
West Sixty-second Street
Warrensburg
Kathleen Hiner
Kansas City
Lee
U. S 50
Robert Place
U.S. 50
Missouri
Place
Paul McWilliams
West Sixty-second Street Terrace
Merriam
McWilliams
A. C. Allyn & Co
Chicago
Ralston
Bethany College
Lindsborg
Kas
United States
Redpath Lyceum
Chautauqua
Europe
Hederstrom, Noted Musician and Businessman, Dead
Investment man and vocalist of WDAF with church appearances across the area. Soloist at Independence Boulevard Christian church for three years and Westminster Congregational church for nine years. Married Hazel Whitmore in 1929, an actress with National Players. Survived by brother Paul Hederstrom of Cleveland and sister Mrs. G. A. Blommen of Du Bois Pennsylvania.
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WDAF
Independence Boulevard Christian Church
Westminster Congregational Church
B'nai Jehudah Temple
Hazel Whitmore
National Players Stock Company
Old Missouri Theater
Shubert Unit Stock Company
Detroit
St. Louis
Settlement Reaches End to 79 Day Revere Copper Strike
New Bedford Mass January 27 A settlement in the 79 day strike of Revere Copper & Brass workers pending ratification of union members was announced early today The Detroit plant of Revere reached an agreement with the United Automobile Workers union earlier.
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New Bedford
Mass
Revere Copper & Brass Company
Detroit
Revere
United Automobile Workers Union
Weather turns colder with snow flurries expected
Kansas City and vicinity forecast drizzle and fog tonight with winds and much colder air tomorrow. Snow flurries possible tomorrow night as temperatures fall to the lower 40s tonight and into the 40s tomorrow.
East German Court Sents Two To Death For Aiding Flights
East Germany's supreme court sentenced two Germans to death for aiding skilled laborers to flee to West Germany. Berlin report notes the defendants were charged with luring workers to escape to the west.
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Berlin
East Germany
Supreme
West Germany
Storm Brings Heavy Rain Then Snow Flurries Expected
Weather forecast says a storm will bring torrential rain in California and strike the Texas panhandle by morning then curve toward Kansas City area. Kansas City may see snow flurries tomorrow night, with drizzle tonight and temperatures near 40 degrees tonight and around 20 degrees tomorrow night. Fog possible as southerly winds rise to 25 30 mph before the storm and shift to the north after passage. outlook for Sunday is a cold day with flurries and strong northerly winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Texas Panhandle
Kansas City
Weather Bureau
Paul J. Waite
Woman speeds home with tires about to give out
Lake George N Y January 27 AP Sergi William O Riley of the Lake George police department reports this explanation from a woman stopped for driving sixty miles an hour She said her tires were bad and she wanted to get home before they gave out.
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Lake George
N. Y
Sergi
William O'Riley
Bomb Explodes Near Lon C Oliver Car in Union Lot
Detectives questioned Lon C Oliver union leader after a bomb damaged his car in a Teamsters Local 956 lot at 116 West Linwood. He denied knowledge of the motive and said no union trouble existed as footprints were found in the snow near the scene and are under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon c C. Oliver
Teamsters
West Linwood
Oliver
Thaw Ends City Lake Ice Skating
Park department supervisor Jesse Jones says skating is canceled on all city lakes as last night’s thaw made the ice unsafe. Troost Lake, Loose Park, Blue Valley lakes, and the Swope Lagoon are affected.
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City Lakes
Jesse Jones
Troost
Loose Park
Blue Valley Lakes
Swope Lagoon
AS FIRST TRAFFIC DEATH. Mrs. Christine Erickson, 88
An 88 year old woman, Mrs Christine Erickson, died as a passenger in her daughter’s car in a traffic crash. authorities report it as the first traffic death of the period.
Traffic Fatality Tops Kansas City 1956 Toll
The first traffic fatality of 1956 in Kansas City Missouri is Mrs Christine Erickson 83 of 4206 Montgall avenue died when a car struck a utility pole at Fifty ninth street and the Paseo. The police said autopsy declined and the death is ruled a traffic fatality based on existing evidence. Mrs Erickson was a passenger driven by her daughter Mrs Hazel Holmgren 50 of the same address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine Erickson
Montgall Avenue
Fifty-ninth Street
Forrest W. Garrison
Police Accident Investigation Unit
Cowhand Advised to Sleep Outdoors After Illness
A rural humor item notes a cowhand visiting town for a medical checkup. The doctor says he has a long trouble and should sleep outside. The puncher replies with a drawled quip about sleeping under the chuck wagon all summer.
Big Wilmington Calif Ford Plant Flames After Dike Break
A dike breach near the Ford plant in Wilmington California caused a large fire. Fire crews battled the blaze as smoke rose over the facility with no immediate word on injuries or containment. Local authorities evacuated surrounding areas and limited road access near the plant.
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Big Wilmington
Calif
Ford
Five Sabre jets crash in Far East. pilots uninjured
Five U S Air Force Sabres crashed in the Far East on January 27 near Okinawa and in Japan. Four ran out of fuel while returning from a training flight. one bounced into a radish field on takeoff. About 2 million dollars was the toll, the costliest single day for Sabres in the region since Korea. Pilots rescued include Lieuts George E Tims Walter H Fears Leonard M Weeks John Bardick III and Jimmie R Hettinger.
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Far East
Okinawa
Japan
Air Force
East China Sea
Sterling A. Jackson
Chicago
Itazuke
Jimmie R. Hettinger
Lancaster
George E. Tims
Wyandotte
Mich
Walter H. Fears
Crewe
Leonard M. Weeks, Jr
Milwaukee
John Bardick III
Flossmor
Fire at Ford plant floods area near Terminal Island
A massive blaze broke out at the Ford Motor assembly plant in Wilmington California after floodwaters three feet deep breached dikes surrounding the facility. Explosions followed, as gasoline on water caught fire and a short circuit fed the inferno. Land access to Terminal Island was cut off. ferry traffic remained as firefighters from three cities battled the blaze at the 1935 plant once a key West Coast assembly site.
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Wilmington
Calif
Ford Motor Company
San Pedro
Long Beach
Los Angeles Harbor
Henry Ford Avenue
Terminal Island
U.S. Navy
Ford Assembly
California
Plan a Chewling Retrial
Prosecutor says he will be ready by Wednesday.
Snow Blankets Northwest as Portland Braces for More
Twelve inches of snow, the season’s heaviest, fell in northwestern Oregon last night. In Portland traffic slowed and all metropolitan area schools closed as surrounding communities also shut down while more snow was expected tonight.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Mollet Aims to Name Cabinet by Sunday
Paris January 27 Guy Mollet premier designate announced he would complete his cabinet list by Sunday night and seek approval from the National Assembly next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
INS
Guy Mollet
National Assembly
Queen Elizabeth Starts 3 Week Nigeria Tour
Queen Elizabeth began a three week tour of Nigeria from London on January 27. Prince Charles and Princess Anne accompanied the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh as the royal party boarded the four engine plane.
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London
Queen Elizabeth
Nigeria
Prince Charles
Princess Anne
Duke of Edinburgh
Nationalist Forces Fire on Quemoy as Communist Batteries Shell Island
The Nationalist defense ministry said Communist batteries on Amoy and Tateng Island fired 785 shells at Quemoy island across the Formosa Strait. The ministry added that Nationalist forces returned fire.
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Taipei
Formosa
Nationalist
Defense Ministry
Amoy
Tateng Island
Quemoy Island
Formosa Strait
Suez Canal Closes Amid Heaviest Sandstorms in Years
Port Said Egypt January 27 The Suez canal ordered closed by the canal company due to severe sandstorms halting navigation and leaving fifteen ships anchored along the canal banks awaiting further orders.
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Port Said
Egypt
Suez Canal
Suez Canal Company
Return to California Homes After Storm Lashes Los Angeles
Hundreds return to their homes as rains subside and flood waters ease in Southern California. Weather officials warn of more rain and snow in mountains while the state receives moderate rainfall. A three day total reaches 7.97 inches. A missing San Gabriel boy, Roger Weingartner, age 7, may have drowned after last being seen near a flooded channel. search continues.
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The
Star
Los Angeles
California
Los Angeles County
Weather Bureau
Roger Weingartner
San Gabriel
Second Set of Twins Born to Italian Who Also Has Triplets
Nunzia Vitagliano of Benevento Italy, married under three years, gave birth to twin sons yesterday. She previously bore triplets in March 1955 and another twins birth in January 1954, making seven children total.
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Benevento
Italy
INS
Nunzia Vitagliano
Dissatisfied Movie Patron Returns Money to All
In Los Angeles a gunman entered a theater and forced the cashier Kay Lee Stafford to refund all tickets. He took $212 and fled after declaring he did not like the show. The incident occurred last night according to AP reports.
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Los Angeles
Kay Lee Stafford
Hospital committee adds executive Dorman O Leary to board advisory group
Dorman O Leary vice president of Cook Paint and Varnish Co joins the advisory committee for the new North Kansas City Memorial hospital announced by the board of trustees. His name was omitted from a list in this morning's Star which also named Mason Thompson B W Rose L F Gillan Henry Wurst and I Selden Catlin. Order from Peck's by phone 24 hours a day including Sunday. BA 10600 Adv.
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Dorman O’leary
Cook Paint & Varnish Co
New North Kansas City Memorial Hospital
Board
O’leary
the Star
Mason L. Thompson
B. W. Rose
L. F. Gillan
Henry Wurst
I. Selden Catlin
Reckoning with a Wobble: A Thought on Spokes and Wheels
A terse line reflects a mind teetering on the edge of action as the speaker weighs removing spokes from a wheel. The remark hints at risk, improvisation, and a moment of decision under pressure.
Eisenhower Next Full Exam Scheduled in February
The White House announced the president’s next full-scale physical examination is almost fixed for a period between February 10 and February 15. The notice came from Washington on January 27.
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Aide
Washington
Jan
White House
Eisenhower
The Day Dies Cast at Playhouse of Stars Tonight
Tonight at Channel 5 Adv a Playhouse of Stars presents The Day Diea with the night showing listed as the featured program.
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Diea
Playhouse of Stars
Channel 5
Adv
Amnesia Man Linked to Baton Rouge Truck Owner Case
In Deming New Mexico January 27 a man claiming memory loss travels toward Baton Rouge Louisiana with a woman and 16 year old daughter saying they are his wife and daughter. The man identified as James Laughlin 65 worked as a service station attendant until he agreed to drive with them as authorities investigate his true identity as E. J. House a wealthy Baton Rouge truck fleet owner.
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Deming
N. M
Baton Rouge
James Laughlin
E. J. House
House
Jimmy Jackson
Laughlin
Jackson
Early River Traffic Start Missouri Navigation Season Begins
The Missouri river navigation season at Kansas City will start March 22, about two weeks earlier than last year. Brig. Gen. W. E. Potter said in Omaha that Sioux City opens March 15, Omaha March 17, and the river mouth March 21, with potential 5 to 10 day earlier starts if rainfall increases reservoir releases.
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Kansas City
W. E. Potter
Missouri River Division
Omaha
Sioux City
River Mouth
Assault on paper carrier shocks city street
William Eugene Bailey a 17 year old Star carrier helper was knocked to the ground by six youths on Twenty fourth Street and Walroad avenue as they hurled stones and snowballs striking his head and body He named the attackers as Negroes and police noted the incident as an assault during a paper delivery shift.
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William Eugene Bailey
College Avenue
The
Star
Twenty-fourth Street
Walroad Avenue
Bailey
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