Alcorn resigns as GOP chairman amid personal reasons
Meade Alcorn announced at a news conference his resignation as chairman of the Republican National Committee effective when a successor is chosen next week. He said he would return to his Hartford law firm and noted many potential successors were discussed with President Eisenhower.
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Cancer Suffering Husband Kills Wife Then Himself Near Wichita
Maurice Elfred Whitney, 55, shot and killed his wife 41 as she tried to leave during a long quarrel. Their 13-year-old son Roy Albert Whitney fled after witnessing two shots. Whitney then died from four bullet wounds after officers arrived. the family had fought for months and Whitney had taken pain medications.
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Earthquake Shakes Wide Northern California and Nevada
A strong quake rattled wide areas of northern California and eastern Nevada with no major damage reported. An ad notices a city commissioner race for April 7 listing Ben Barteldes and a contact for Allstate Auto Insurance.
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Kansas City Democrats win control of city council
A coalition of Democratic factions won five seats on the eight member City Council in Kansas City, ending 19 years of Citizens Assn. rule. Mayor H Roe Bartle, endorsed by both sides, was reelected as the city manager form places executive power with the council. Bartle led with 52 915 votes to 39 588 for Cowan with 398 of 401 precincts in. Welsh defeated Hagan by 202 votes in Fourth District.
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Thomas J. Gavin
Harry S. Davis
H. Roe Bartle
Kansas City
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Jackson
Ray G. Cowan
Cowan
Joseph M. Welsh
Harry E. Hagan
UMW Picket Charged in Slaying of Mine Operator
In Kentucky's coal fields, 21 year old UMW picket Fred L. Gregory was charged with murder for the shooting of Woodrow Smith near Knox County. An unnamed UMW official is sought for questioning in Tennessee. Autopsy says Smith was shot five times. guard details and public safety notes follow as tensions rise.
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Woodrow Smith
Knox County
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Tennessee
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Smith
A. B. Chandler
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Pacts Awarded On Local Projects Set at 211,845
The City Commission awarded three contracts totaling 211 845 for miscellaneous paving hospital parking lot work and sanitary sewers in Holiday Hills addition. Penny Construction Co won the 159 495 55 bid for the 11 street paving projects. Kansas Construction Co won 43 945 38 for sanitary sewers and Hamm Construction Co won 8 404 60 for the hospital lot. The tour covered soon resurfaced streets Ninth Seventh and New Jersey.
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Negro family to move out of Wilmington suburb amid harassment
Collins Park’s first Black family, George Rayfield and his relatives, decided to sell their home and relocate after facing racial demonstrations and a boycott that eroded his garbage disposal business. He cited declining white customer loyalty as a key factor.
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X15 Conducts Second Flight Over Mojave Desert
The X15 rocket plane, carried aloft under a bomber, completed a 1 hour 45 minute test over California's Mojave Desert. It reached a maximum altitude of 38,000 feet as engineers tested its aerodynamics and onboard systems.
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West Ministers Frame Berlin Peace Package For Soviet Talks
Western foreign ministers from Britain France and West Germany met at the State Department with Acting Secretary Herter to frame a package for the Soviet Union on Berlin, German reunification, and European arms control. They pressed for progress before the NATO foreign ministers meeting and warned the Soviets against assuming a summer summit.
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Maurice Couve de Murville
Perry Dam Site May Be Moved Downstream
Rep William Avery said the Perry Dam could be relocated farther downstream to create a larger conservation pool while preserving flood control. He noted the State Board of Water Resources may ask the Corps of Engineers to study moving the dam four miles northwest of Perry.
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KU Loss Seen In Moves Not Made
Executive secretary Raymond Nichols warned Kansas University has likely lost ground in matching salaries with peer schools. He cited vetoes by Gov. Docking that delay binding work and small purchase approvals as creating bottlenecks and added costs.
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Raymond Nichols
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George Docking
Board of Regents
U S imposes travel ban on Soviet diplomats
The United States announced a temporary ban on secret travel by Soviet diplomats in retaliation for a Soviet ban on American diplomats. State Department spokesman Lincoln White said the travel ban would exclude New York to Washington travel and would end when the Soviets lift their restriction, which they announced earlier today.
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Rainstorm Brings Modest Rain Total Across Eastern Kansas
A severe storm swept through eastern Kansas Tuesday night, sparing Lawrence the worst winds and hail. Lawrence got .33 inches of rain by 8 a.m., part of April rainfall records. Hail up to an inch hit areas near Wamego and El Dorado. Topeka reported 80 mph gusts. Power lines were unharmed, with brief outages. March rainfall reached 2.72 inches, with five inches of snow earlier in the month. Worden observer records show 2.74 inches for the month and 4.54 inches year to date.
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Weather summary for northeast Kansas warms into weekend
Mostly fair and warmer conditions extend through Thursday across northeast Kansas. Cooler tonight with lows near 40 to 45 and highs near the upper 60s on Thursday. Five day forecast shows temperatures averaging 3 to 5 degrees above normal with scattered showers possible Friday and Monday.
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