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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1956
Page
1
Civil Defense Hearing Opens with Libby Testimony
The House Committee on Civil Defense conducted a hearing opening with testimony from Dr. Willard Libby regarding national defense measures. Members questioned policy effects and long term preparedness while Libby outlined scientific perspectives on radiometrics and emergency planning implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee
Willard Libby
Civil defense hearings outline bomb survival and protection
Congress heard from Dr. Willard Libby that a 10 megaton H-bomb could give about 1.3 minutes before the blast wave arrives eighteen miles away. He urged public understanding and shelter as protection, noting three feet of earth as good fallout protection and high casualty estimates near the blast. Defense officials oppose federal conscription for civil defense and any separate department with army navy or air force status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House
Willard F. Libby
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Holifield
D-Calif
Subcommittee
Libby
INS
Defense Department
Pentagon
Department of Civil Defense
Army
Navy
Air Force
Periodic Holdups Force Grocery Manager to Resign
Safe Way store at 631 Highland Avenue was robbed last night by three men who forced manager James E. Fisher of 4948 College Avenue to open the safe and reveal contents. Fisher resigned today saying the pressure from repeated holdups since 1945 has become intolerable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safeway
Highland Avenue
James E. Fisher
College Avenue
Fisher
Truman praises Eisenhower on foreign policy in New York
Former President Harry S. Truman arrived in New York praising President Eisenhower for his reply to Soviet Premier Bulganin. Truman called it the best thing Ike has done in foreign affairs since entering the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
Bulganin
White House
Kremlin
United States
Israel
Truman
Near East
Blizzards Sweep Western Europe Bringing Severe Cold
Blizzard conditions grip Western Europe with the coldest spell of winter. Northern Sweden records 64 degrees below freezing as heavy snow blankets the northern British Isles. Brittany coast sees high seas while Warsaw reports traffic paralyzed. Mellody McGilley Evlar Funeral Homewood at Woodland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Europe
Sweden
British Isles
France
Brittany
Warsaw
Mellody - McGilley - Evlar Funeral Homewood
Woodland
Adv
Winter Sports Show Highlights Arena Displays
The Sports show at the Arena of the Municipal Auditorium runs daily 1 PM to midnight through Saturday. More than thirty booths feature angling gear warm clothing hats and footwear for winter outings with staff to explain merchandise.
Formosa Newsprint Price Standoff Ends Three Month Agreement
Taiwan Pulp and Paper agrees not to raise newsprint prices for three months after newspapers threatened to suspend publication. The price cited is about $130 a ton while the firm had proposed a 20 percent increase, prompting industry action in Taipei Formosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
Formosa
Taiwan Pulp and Paper Corporation
Snow Forecast Spreads Across Kansas City Area
Weather forecast notes light snow reaching Kansas City tomorrow morning with heavier falls to the north. Temperatures range from near zero to mid thirties across nearby towns. Paul J. Waite plans last KC forecast before moving to Wisconsin as state climatologist in Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Paul J. Waite
Goodland
Kansas
Highway 50
Blue River
Butler
Sedalia
St. Joseph
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Waite
Wisconsin
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Kansas football players donate blood to pay hospital bill
A group of KU football and track athletes donated blood at the University of Kansas Medical Center to settle a $340 hospital bill for Dudley Budrich, whose newborn daughter Vivian Louise faced surgery and care after birth. The donors included players from the 1953 54 55 teams and extended to others across KU athletics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
K. U. Medical Center
Dudley Budrich
Vivian Louise
Budrich
K. U
Gene.Blasi
Ray Bower
Tom Horner
Dave Preston
Bill Blasi
Bob Preston
Don Bracelin
George Giovanno
Don Slicker
Harry Solter
Jim Hull
Dick Marzocco
Bob Smith
Bill Biberstein
Bill Nieder
Bob Handa
San Francisco 49Ers
Kansas City Star
Dad Budrich
Blood Bank
Harry Hannon, JR
Star
Chuck Mather
Husky
University of Kansas Medical Center
Mather
Big K. A
Dud Budrich
Chicago
Jayhawk
Ln Guard
Dud
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Kerundsson
Bulganin Returns to Work after Monthlong Vacation
Premier Bulganin is back at his desk in the Council of Ministers building Moscow after a month away. A Kremlin spokesman said the 60-year-old leader returned from a vacation outside Moscow, citing rest from a busy travel schedule and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
INS
Preimier Bulganin
Council of Ministers
Kremlin
Bulganin
Kubitschek Wins Inauguration Amid Foreign Interest
Ju silenio Kubitschek, backed by conservatives and lenient toward communists, was inaugurated Brazil president in Rio de Janeiro. Vice President Richard M Nixon led a 17 member U S delegation attending the ceremony. Nixon drew attention for informal exchanges with locals and compliments to palace guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Juscelino Kubitschek
Getulio Varigas
Richard M. Nixon
U. S
Nixon
Itamarati
Tape Recorder Says Thank You at Stamp Machines
The Postoffice department unveiled a tape recording device that plays a thank you message when coins drop into stamp vending machines. The first seven units cost about 4000 dollars each, with future costs estimated under 1000 dollars per unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Postoffice Department
House
Romantic misunderstanding ends with ring gesture
A woman tells a lover she cannot marry him because she loves another. He asks who it is, she fears a dangerous outcome, but he replies he plans to see if he can give the other man a ring.
Weather Forecast for Kansas City Area Snow Expected
Cloudy and not so cold tonight and tomorrow with snow by morning. Low around 20, high in the 30s. Humidity 82 percent at 6:30 a.m. and 60 percent at 1:30 p.m. Barometer 30.52 inches rising to 30.47. River stage 1.2 feet, lake level 12.5 feet below full. Snow totals 3 inches in the past 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Lake of the Ozarks
Ike predicted to run if health holds, says Faris
Barry Faris International News Service associate general manager and veteran reporter believes President Eisenhower will seek a second term if health remains sound and no further heart issues arise. He notes Faris and MacArthur friendship but says MacArthur is not returning to politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Faris
International News Service
Eisenhower
Faris
Arfi
New York
Muehlebach
Freeing Mrs. Silver in abortion death case at hearing
Philadelphia judge suspends any sentence for Mrs. Gertrude Silver in the death of her daughter Doris Jean Ostreicher after she pleaded no contest to being an accessory. Earlier, Milton Schwartz and Rosalie Schwartz received prison terms for performing the illegal abortion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Gertrude Silver
Doris’ Jean Ostreicher
Vincent A. Carroll
Miami
Schwartz
Pennsylvania
Muncy
Silver
Fatal crash ends career of Alaskan guard chief
Internal page summary notes the death of a chief in Alaska following a vehicle collision. The report marks a fatal accident impacting a key security leader and outlines immediate implications for the agency and local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaskan Guard
No Skating Ban Cited by Park Chief on City Lakes
Jesse Jones city park department operations supervisor says city lakes are unsafe for ice skating due to thin ice deep snow and rough surface conditions. He warns residents to avoid skating until conditions improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Lakes
Jesse Jones
Park Department
Ike and Eden Meet Again on Far East Talks
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Eden meet at the White House with Far East tensions in focus. Their second day discussions include China’s Formosa threat, with Dulles and Lloyd present along with Orient specialists Robertson and Graves to advise on the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Eden
Britain
Dulles
Livytt
State Department
Middle and
Far East
Lawrence Gamble Sentenced for Social Error
Lawrence J. Gamble aged 46 was jailed for six months after a court found him guilty of attempting to pick the pocket of a police officer. The judge called the act a social error in Boston on January 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Lawrence J. Gamble
Gamble
After 107 Years U S May Pay Sutter Land Debt
Mrs. William F. Young, John A Sutter’s living granddaughter, seeks $50,000 in a long unpaid claim tied to the Mexican grant for Sutter’s Sacramento Valley estate. Representative J Arthur Younger says Congress considered the claim just, reflecting on failed payments in 1876 and 1880.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
John A. A Sutter
AN Francisco
William F. Young
John A Sutter
United States
Captain Sutter
Sacramento Valley
Washington
J. Arthur Younger
Calif
S. ‘Young
Anna F. Sutter
T Sutter
Younger
Utter
Sutter
California
Nicolata
Eisenhower backs pay as you go highway funding plan
President Eisenhower approves a pay as you go funding approach for a highway program, abandoning bond financing. House Republican leader Martin says the decision aims to speed roads amid Democratic opposition to bonds. A 1 cent boost in the federal gasoline tax is the central proposed tax with possible add ons on diesel fuel camelback tires and tubeless tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Washington
Eisenhower
House
Representative Martin
Congress
Martin
Democraty
Ama
Rayburn
House Ways and Means Committee
Farm bill clears two cent fuel tax for agriculture
The House passed a bill that effectively erases a two cent per gallon fuel tax for agricultural use. The measure aims to ease costs for farmers and ranchers amid rising input prices.
Farmers win 60 million tax break on farm gasoline
The House voted 387 to 0 to exempt farm gasoline from the 2 cent per gallon federal tax for farming use, saving about 60 million annually. Claims for refunds can be filed with the Treasury, covering June 30 to September 30, with initial refunds for the first six months of this year. The measure now goes to the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Representative McCormack
Mass
Representative Martin
Representative Reed
N. Y
Ways and Means Committee
Jackson R. Brown Hit by Car in Front of Independence Ave
Jackson R. Brown, 36, of 412 Bellefontaine Avenue, was struck by a motor car yesterday in front of 2825 Independence Avenue and remained in critical condition at General Hospital with a head injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson R. Brown
Bellefontaine Avenue
Independence Avenue
General Hospital
Kefauver introduces food stamp bill for surplus aid
Senator Kefauver sponsors a food stamp bill to distribute farm surpluses to the aged dependent children and disabled. The plan would spend up to 1 billion dollars yearly to acquire store and handle surpluses and issue food stamps through state welfare agencies for purchases from surplus lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Overdue Frankenstein Copy Not Billed Since 1899
Ex student Horner recalls returning an overdue Frankenstein to the University of Nebraska library. He says the copy entered his possession in 1899 and he could not locate it at times. He offered to pay a $975 fine, but university officials asked him to forget it. The Horner family, of Mission Nebraska, are on a two month trip to Tucson Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J McOin
Neb
University of Nebraska Library
Restirees University
Horner
Horners
Howe Drive
Mission
Tucson
Ariz
City Tax Return Deadline Remains Today
The city assessor Leslie H Creel warns this is the last day to file personal city tax returns by mail to avoid city estimates. Taxpayers missing the filing deadline risk higher valuations, as city estimates are often larger.
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Leslie H. Creel
Creel
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