House Body Forecasts Record Bankruptcies Nationwide
The House Appropriations Committee projected the next fiscal year may see the highest number of bankruptcies in U S history with about 75 000 filings and 64 000 this year In its $450 398 million State Department Justice Department USIA and Federal judiciary funding measure the panel trimmed overall White House requests about 7 percent It cited no debate over Eddy J Corsi and criticized USIA for a costly encyclopedia giveaway while urging focus on quality over quantity in broadcasts and films
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North Carolina Considers School Closures Over Desegregation
At the Supreme Court Beverly Lake, North Carolina assistant attorney general, warned a forthwith decree ending school segregation could force the state to close public schools. She said racial mixing in the near term is extremely remote and declined to specify actions beyond noting possible school closures.
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Supreme Court Today
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Good Rains Boost Kansas Crops In Southwest Regions
Heavy rains drenched wide areas of Kansas last night aiding crop prospects and easing blowing sand issues. Flooding reported along creeks in Saline and McPherson counties with up to 3.75 inches at Big Bow Stanton County. Federal crop reporter J. E. Pallesen said moisture will aid borderline southwest wheat and soil work for sorghum while boosting corn, other crops, and stock water.
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Gypsum
Roxbury
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McPherson
J. E. Pallesen
Pal’lesen
Big Bow
Stanton County
Bank Call Issued For All National Banks
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for a statement of the condition of all national banks at the close of business Monday, April 11. This formal request seeks a detailed financial snapshot from each institution to assess stability and compliance.
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Washington
Estate of Theodore Neshkoff Aids March of Dimes
The $35 000 estate of Theodore Neshkoff who died Sunday goes to the March of Dimes for the use of children crippled by infantile paralysis. The 73 year old retiree left no relatives or intimate friends in his will offered for probate as the Salk polio vaccine was pronounced a success.
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N. Y
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Eisenhower OKs International Plan on Atomic Arms
President Eisenhower approved a NATO wide proposal for exchange of data on atomic weapons among 14 nations. The agreement covers defense planning, training, and evaluation of enemy capabilities. George W. Perking named to sign for the United States. pact becomes effective after all NATO members sign.
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Two Foreign Cargo Ships Collide Off North Carolina Coast
Dense fog off the North Carolina coast left the Cuban registry Bahle de Matanzas and the Colombian Ciudad de Bogota in collision. The Bogota’s cook died after being pinned under a steel plate and later perished as flooding worsened in the engine room. The Lookout and Coast Guard reported a fatality and rising water while the Bahle de Matanzas sustained only slight damage.
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Eisenhower Nominates Armstrong to S E C Chair
President Eisenhower accepted Ralph Demmier resignation as SEC chairman and selected member J Sinclair Armstrong to succeed him. The change places Armstrong at the helm of the regulatory agency overseeing securities markets and corporate finance.
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Eisenhower
Ralph Demmier
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Crown Is Chosen Lawrence Mayor Replacing Kraft
Commissioner John Crown was elected mayor of Lawrence by unanimous ballot, succeeding four-year mayor Chris Kraft. Crown, 32, an executive with Lawrence Paper Co, had served as a commissioner since 1951 when the city adopted the commission manager system. Kraft declined reelection and received gifts from the Commission in recognition of his service.
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Lawrence names 32 year old John Crown as mayor
John Crown 32 is the youngest Lawrence mayor in years as officials note three of five commissioners are in their thirties. Crown says the town’s younger leaders face extra responsibility and credit their service to the community. City Manager Wigglesworth received a gold key. Commissioner Bradshaw a gavel inscribed to Doris Craft. The commission also discussed Michigan Street paving and storm sewer plans, with costs to be shared among the city and nearby property owners.
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Adlai Talk Viewed as Giving the More Room for Maneuvers
Foreign diplomats see Adlai E. Stevenson speech as broadening U S room for Formosa diplomacy. State Department guarded. some privately note added momentum for talks. Britain urges waiting until Afro Asian conference. New Zealand UN move discussed but shelved. Stevenson warned last night that defending Quemoy and Matsu risks without allies.
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Parking and housing top Lawrence Chamber goals for 1955
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce outlines 1955 priorities at its annual banquet. Members propose goals including more parking facilities such as deck structures, arcade developments, added transient housing, and urban improvements while praising 1954 gains in zoning, hospital expansion, and city growth. New president M N Penny pledges broad member effort to realize the agenda.
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Bill Bodin
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Doctors Turn to Huge Task Of Inoculating Youngsters
Health officials across the nation launch mass polio inoculations following 80 to 90 percent vaccine efficacy. Cities plan start dates within days or weeks, with San Diego aiming for this weekend. The effort targets first and second graders with two spring shots and a third next fall.
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April Showers Boost Local Rain Total
Rainy April continues as Lawrence records .37 inches since Tuesday and .44 inches earlier this week. Total for the month reaches .83 inches, with forecasts predicting showers end tonight and fair weather returning. Temperatures tonight in the 40s and Thursday highs in the 60s.
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C. J. Posey
Lawrence
Truman Denies 1956 Vice Presidency Run
Former President Harry S. Truman dismissed reports that he would seek the vice presidency in 1956 as sheer bunk. He called the New York Daily News story ridiculous and said he is not running for any office and that more such speculation will continue through 1956.
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Polio Vaccine Wins Support and Distribution Push
An Alton AP report describes the Salk polio vaccine advancing toward public use. March of Dimes funding surpasses 10 million dollars, aiding free inoculations for nine million children and broad distribution to 30 million children this spring and summer.
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Ann Arbor
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Pittsburgh
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Paroled Burglar Admits Killing Kentucky Family
Henderson County Kentucky sheriff says evidence exists to try Leslie Irvin a 30 year old paroled burglar for slayings of a Smith Mills family and a Kentucky farmer by shooting after binding their arms on March 28. Prosecutor says Irvin confessed to three Evansville area murders earlier. police deny the report.
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Lee Williams
Henderson County
Kentucky
Leslie Irvin
Smith Mills
Irvin
Paul Wever
Vanderburgh County
Indiana
Gypsum Flooded After Heavy Rain Hits Town
Gypsum in Saline County faced a street flooding after heavy rainfall. Water from three converging creeks stood about two and a half feet deep in places along the main street, overflowing sidewalks and threatening several businesses as 2.5 inches of rain fell by 7 am and continued to pour.
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Gypsum
Conductor Espeseth Resigns to Lead Texas Lutheran College Music Dept
Lindsborg Kansas. Rolf Espeseth, conductor of the Bethany College Oratorio Society for four years, resigns effective June 1 to become head of the music department at Texas Lutheran College Seguin Texas. He will direct the Texas Lutheran choir and assume duties September 1.
Kansas Traffic Deaths topeka record
Kansas accident records show 21 traffic fatalities in the last 24 hours with data updated to date. The Karisen period lists 1954 figures, including one fatality not previously reported.
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Topeka
Kansas
Karisen
Tallulah Bankhead Collapses During Dear Charles Performance
Actress Tallulah Bankhead suffered a gastric upset and collapsed in her dressing room after the first act of Dear Charles. The curtain was lowered and the show canceled. Theater manager Paul Beisman hopes she will recover enough to perform tonight if possible.
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