Corsi rejects Dulles offer amid immigration row
Edward J. Corsi declined Secretary of State Dulles offer to survey immigrant settlement options, after his State Department post was abolished amid congressional criticism. GOP Chairman Leonard W. Hall urged him to continue serving, while Corsi and wife cited exhaustion and no public comments. Meanwhile, Bandung talks loom over Asian and African nations, with U S officials cautioning against immediate Formosa action by Chinese Reds, awaiting outcomes of negotiations.
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Hearings Begin On Racial Issue
Washington The Supreme Court opened arguments on how and when to enforce its 1954 ban on school segregation. Kansas leads, seeking minimal judicial direction for desegregation, with nine states DC the federal government and parents of Negro pupils present. The three-day hearing may extend if needed to resolve immediate versus gradual action and who enforces the order.
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GM Pledges Peaceful Talks With UAW In New Pact
General Motors announced it would work hard to negotiate a new contract with the UAW in a newspaper ad campaign. Talks resume this afternoon as the union begins bargaining with Ford tomorrow. GM stresses prosperity from the current five-year deal and avoids pledging stance on wage and pension demands.
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Ike Plays Bunny for the Kids at White House Easter
President Eisenhower dressed as the Easter bunny delighted thousands of youngsters on the White House grounds during Monday Easter celebrations. Warm weather and service band music enhanced the morning, drawing kids from Washington area and Easter vacationers who attend annually.
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White House
Wreck Kills Topekan Near Topeka
Tom Wright aged 69 of Topeka died when his car left U S highway 40 three miles east of Topeka and overturned Saturday night.
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Tom Wright
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Announcement to Be Tuesday Big Polio Secret Near Ready
AP reporter Alton Blakeslee reports that a major polio vaccine secret is due to be unveiled at 9 02 am Tuesday by Dr Thomas Francis Jr of the University of Michigan after compiling all trial results. He will reveal findings to 40 scientists and doctors in Ann Arbor.
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Pittsburgh
Local Kids to Get A Restored Steam Locomotive In Park
Lawrence community leaders plan to place a retired Santa Fe steam locomotive in a local park with rails and ties to create a viewing and climbing exhibit for children. The engine, 125 feet long, once ran Kansas City to Emporia and could haul 75 to 80 cars.
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Chamber of Commerce
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Bill Bodin
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Emporia
Addy
Bodin
South Park
Rainfall Tiny shower leaves Lawrence near normal
Light intermittent sprinkles in Lawrence yielded only 0.02 inch, with no major rain since mid February. The month shows scattered showers and a warm trend with 53 degrees at dawn and around 70 by noon, while forecasts call for more rain tonight and Tuesday.
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C. J. Posey
Weather Bureau Cooperative Observer
Missing Air India Constellation: 11 Chinese aboard
A chartered Air India International Constellation vanished over the China Sea en route to Bandung Indonesia with 11 Communist Chinese aboard. Rescue efforts launched from Singapore as reports place the crash near the Great Natuna Islands while observers note Chou Enlai slated to lead Red China delegation at Bandung.
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India
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Burma
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Cigar Smoke Signals Civil War Vet Woolson Recovery
Albert Woolson the last Union Army veteran from the Civil War shows signs of recovery at a Duluth hospital. The 108 year old smoker earlier hospitalized for lung congestion is reportedly improving and may leave the hospital by mid week per his daughter Mrs John Kobus.
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Local Baseball Fans Eye Kansas City Weather Forecast
Larry Lawrence reports that fans monitor the Kansas City forecast as the Athletics plan to begin their major league venture Tuesday afternoon. If delayed, the start could slip, impacting the opening games and schedules.
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Holiday traffic spike leads to string of area wrecks
Balmy weekend weather drew hundreds of motorists onto area highways and sparked a series of auto accidents. A two car head on collision near Tonganoxie started the spree, later a car rammed the wreckage of an earlier crash near Overbrook, injuring five including Otha Bretlinger of Overbrook who was in fair condition with multiple fractures after being struck by rear wheels. Others injured included Earl Fry, Dee Montgomery, Grace Ford, and Charles Britton, with Britton’s vehicle overturning after a tire failure.
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Overbrook
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Journal-World
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Baldwin Junction
Osage County
Earl Fry
Ovebrook
Patelman Dee Montgomery
Baldwin
Harry Clifton
Ford
Osage City
Grace Ford
Charles Oscar Britton
Clinton
Britton
Showers Break Out Over Weekend in Kansas
Kansas saw weekend showers with several locales reporting rainfall totals. Weather bureau forecasts indicate more moisture in the next 24 to 36 hours with temperatures varying from the upper 30s to the 80s across the state and thunderstorms possible in the east and north central regions.
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Kansas
Prospects Good For Wheat Crop Here This Year
Local farm experts say wheat prospects are exceptionally good this year in Douglas County with potential record yields if weather cooperates. ASC estimates show over 28,050 acres planted as plowback rules tighten, setting May 25 deadline for excess acreage use or penalties.
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David Noe
Laecompton
ASC
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Claude King
Kansas State College
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Weather Forecast for Kansas Regions
Partly cloudy with noon showers in extreme south central and southeast. Night brings considerable cloud with occasional thunderstorms over most areas. Tuesday starts partly cloudy to mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms across the north central. Low tonight from the northwest to the 50s. High Tuesday 50 to 55, some areas northwest to 60.
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