Kansas House approves tax hike to boost state revenue
The Kansas House approved a 10,100,000 annual increase in income taxes 91 to 28 sending the measure to the Senate. Amendments added a 2 million yearly hike in corporate taxes while a plan to raise corporate taxes was killed, and a smaller inheritance tax increase was approved. The package seeks to raise 17.1 million in new revenue, aligning with Governor George Docking’s broader tax program.
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Air Force ICBM Reaches Intercontinental Range but Nose Cone Lost
Cape Canaveral report says the Thor Vanguard two stage missile flew about 5000 miles over the southeast Atlantic achieving intercontinental range. Telemetry failures hindered tracking, raising doubts about locating the nose cone though officials say the cone likely reached distant target area near Ascension. The launch drew spectacle as the plume lit the sky and the mission appeared successful despite data gaps.
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Ascension
South Atlantic
Abandoned Search For Top Secret Missile Nose Cone
AF Halts hunt for a highly classified missile nose cone launched skyward to study re entry from space. The cone, meant to shield warheads on ballistic missiles, was aimed toward Ascension Island area off Africa. The report notes Soviet claims of full range ICBM flights and mentions the Snark as a jet powered missile.
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Fla
Air Force
Ascension Island
Soviet Union
10000 Youths to Attend Kaw Council Scoutorama in KC
Ten thousand Boy Scouts from eight counties will fill the American Royal Building in Kansas City Missouri for the 1958 Kaw Council Scoutorama. Explorer, Boy, and Cub Scouts from Anderson Douglas Franklin Johnson Leavenworth Linn Miami Wyandotte Counties will take part Friday evening through Saturday with 11 acts covering astronomy preparedness exploring pioneering recreation and other crafts. Troop 16 at the Kansas State School for the Blind will perform a preopening demonstration showing an overnight camping setup.
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Kansas Kaw Council
Kaw Council
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Douglas
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Johnson
Leavenworth
Linn
Miami
Wyandotte
Gerald W. Lee
Kansas State School For the Blind
Kas
LeMay Warns War Threat Grows With Red Gains
Gen Curtis E LeMay warns the war threat rises daily as the Soviet Union grows stronger citing a nuclear stockpile and massive aircraft. Gen Maxwell D Taylor counters that general war is less likely than limited wars due to nuclear parity and mutual deterrence remains debated. Adm Harry Felt backs Navy missiles while all praise readiness for both limited and general forms of war.
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New York
Curtis E. LeMay
Soviet Union
Maxwell D. Taylor
Anpa Taylor
Army
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Air Force
Assn. Adm
Harry D. Felt
Naval
Taylor Taylor
Soviet Bloc
Explosion Rips Esso Gas Tanks in Newport News
A blast at the Esso Standard Oil 22 tank plant in Newport News destroyed 12 storage tanks with a 23 million gallon capacity. Three firemen were slightly injured as flames and smoke rose 200 to 300 feet, hampering efforts to contain the blaze. Cause undetermined. wind a factor in containment.
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Newport News
Esso Standard Oil Co
J. M. Wilson
Hampton Roads
Peninsula
Senate GOP Defers Action on Proposal For Sales Tax Hike
Senate Republicans defer action on higher sales tax while awaiting House actions. Gov Docking proposals split the legislature. House raises individual income tax and corporate tax hike. Wunsch notes possible shift to sales tax if Docking program acceptance differs. Senate may seek veto override with Democratic votes.
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GOP
Topeka
House
Paul Wuncsch
R-Kingman
George Dockling
Wunsch
Docking
Docking to Return to His Office
Governor George Docking expected to return to his office part time starting Monday after a bout with bronchitis confined to the executive mansion. He will undergo laboratory tests in Lawrence tomorrow before resuming a schedule away from the mansion.
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PEKA
George Docking
Docking
Executive Mansion
Lawrence
Citrus Tree Grower Finds Venture Fun Not Profitable
Charles A. Saile a retired Douglas County dairy farmer now spends spare time attempting to raise fruit trees. He successfully grew a grapefruit tree though it is costly in time and money. He heats a straw shelter for the tree during cold months and checks the system around 2 am. This is the tree’s first year of fruit production with nine grapefruits on the tree. He notes the fruit tastes tart yet appears ready for the breakfast table and reports his California niece says they don’t grow larger fruit there.
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California
Charles A. Saile
Douglas County
Saile
Journal-World
Route 5
Salle
Berta Salle
Reedley
Calif
Satie
Compromise Okayed In Electric Power Battle
In Topeka the Kansas Corporation Commission approved regulations to end a dispute between private power firms and rural electric cooperatives. The rules prohibit a utility from serving a new customer already covered by another utility without written consent and require the nearest utility to serve new customers.
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Topeka
Kansas Corporation Commission
Mass air drop planned as paratroop tragedy looms
More than 4,000 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division prepare for a larger Saturday drop at a Kentucky Tennessee range after five paratroopers died and 187 were hospitalized in yesterday's exercise. Maj. L A Breault reports the Eagle Wing maneuver continues with eight drop zones on the 88,000 acre reservation. wind gusts up to 12 knots caused the fatalities and injuries. one participant, S/Sgt Neal Hart, was unharmed.
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10161 Airborne Division
L. A. Breault
Publi Information
Breault
Kentucky
Tennessee
502Nd Battle Group
101St
Westmoreland
Neal Hart
Lyle Hart
Haskell Institute
Frost Threat Looms After Warm Spell In Lawrence
Weather Bureau reports frost possible tonight across the area, especially rural lowlands, as a rapid spring swing follows Wednesday’s record 90 degree high in downtown Lawrence. Cool, fair Friday expected with lingering strong winds and a 42 degree low.
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47 Entries Listed In Local Beef Show
Final entry count for the annual Beef Show lists 22 exhibitors with 47 animals. The event starts at 10 a.m. Saturday at the County fair grounds east of Lawrence. Judges include Gail A. Long and county instructors Roy Cropp and Walter Gehlbach. Leading breeds Hereford, Shorthorn, and Angus will be shown. Meadowlark 4-H Club will serve lunch.
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Carol Martin
Douglas County Beef Breeders Association
County de Far Grounds
Lawrence
George Berg
Claude Berks
Baldwin
Elmer Schiller
Giathe
Raymond Ice
Lecompton
Gail A. Long
Sas State College
School Sidewalk Programs Here Show Progress
Lawrence PTA committees advanced multiple sidewalk plans in Wednesday meetings. East Heights seeks petitions to approve a curbside path on East Fifteenth Street, while Hillcrest weighs a multi street plan with a city district to share costs. Some groups await official route and benefit district finalization.
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Hillcrest
Lawrence
PTA
PTA Safety Committee
East Fifteenth St
Hillcrest Pta
Ifilfcrest
West Hills
Iowa Street
Ninth
Fifteenth
Heipits
McAllaster School
Learnard
Schwegler
East Fifteenth Street
Air Force probes dangerous jet stunting over Nevada
The Air Force orders a formal inquiry into reports of jets performing aerobatics near civil airliners over Nevada. A spokesman says stunting could result in court martial and dismissal. The probe follows accounts by commercial pilots Al Shelly and Robert Chase of six F100 fighters close to their airliners on Monday, the day an air collision killed 49 people.
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Air Force
al Shelly
Robert Chase
Nevada
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