Kansas House Overrides Veto On Higher Sales Tax Bill
Kansas House Republicans with four Democrats override Governor Docking’s veto of a sales tax increase raising the rate from 2 to 4 percent. The bill, projected to raise 13.4 million dollars annually, heads back to the Senate where an override is expected. The Senate previously approved 31-7.
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George Docking
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Docking
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House Rules Committee
Odds of 646 000 to 1 Thwart Thief In TV Sale
In Columbus Ohio Charles F Edwards 27 admitted stealing a television from James H Butler 27 and tried to sell it to Butler at a filling station for 35 Butler recognized the set and returned home to find a burglary at residence The odds of 646000 to 1 against such a sellback were overcome by the thief and the owner police said Edwards faces burglary and grand larceny charges
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James H. Butler
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Eisenhower Says April Unemployment Drop Doesn’t Prove Recovery
President Eisenhower cautioned that the April 78,000 unemployment drop does not prove an economic upturn. He noted seasonal adjustments keep substantial unemployment, and urged no rush to declare a recovery. He defended the Pentagon reorganization plan and warned against retreat on defense essentials. He called Soviet Arctic inspection claims “sad” and said the 1960 GOP nominee selection rests with the party.
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Eisenhower
Pentagon
United States
U.S
Soviet Union
Farm Prices Rise In April With Fruits And Veggie Spur
The Agriculture Department reports a 1.14 percent rise in farm prices for the month ending April, lifting the index about 9.84 percent above a year earlier. Higher fruit and vegetable prices drive the gain while dairy, eggs, and poultry pull it back.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Cool Wet May Day Forecast for Lawrence Area
A cool and rainy May Day is likely for Lawrence as the Weather Bureau predicts showers through the Kaw Valley. Temperatures should dip into the 40s tonight and rise to the 60s by Thursday with overnight lows around 42 degrees.
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Lawrence
Weather Bureau
Kaw Valley
Heroic Flier Lands Fire-Stricken Bomber Under Extreme Conditions
First Lt. James E. Obenauf and Maj. James Maxwell survived after Obenauf, flying blind from the copilot seat, guided a BAT jet with a fire in one engine from Amarillo to Dyess. Lt. Cobb and Maj. Graves ejected. Graves’ seat failed. The plane landed safely at Dyess. Both officers hospitalized in good condition. other crew suffered bruises.
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Air Force
James E. Obenauf
Grayslake
Strategic Air Command
Amarillo
Denver
Dalhart
John P. Cobb
Elko
Nev
James M. Graves
Fort Worth
Obenauf
Maj
James E. Maxwell
Portsmouth
Maxwell
Dyess Air Force Base
Graves
Cobb
Graylake
Nauf
Spring Job Hike Boosts Employment Yet Jobless Rate Rises
A spring rise in outdoor work helps the job market with 596000 more employed, bringing total employment to 62,907,000 while unemployment falls to 5,120,000. The seasonally adjusted jobless rate climbs from 7 to 74 percent, as debates over extending unemployment benefits intensify in Congress.
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Congress
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D-Ri
Department
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
AFL
Jayhawk FFA Chapter Named Best in State
Lawrence High School learning group Jayhawk FFA was named the top Kansas chapter to represent the state next fall at the national FFA convention. The chapter earned Gold Emblem status among 23 honored chapters at Manhattan contest, with members excelling in judging, public speaking, and farm mechanics. Emmett Tucker Arlen Frank Harold Mitchell achieved high ranks, and Tucker Frank earned State Farmer degree. Roy Cropp and Walter Gehlbach are advisors.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Future Farmers of America
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FFA
Lawrence High
Emmett Tucker
Arlen Frank
Harold Mitchel
James Dwyer
Larry Schaake
Harold Mitchell
Roy Cropp
Walter Gehlbach
LHS
Students Move To End Partisan Daily Kansan Action
Kansas University’s outgoing All-Student Council voted to prohibit the Daily Kansan from taking partisan stances in campus elections. The ASC claims oversight, but the Kansan Board and Dean of the Journalism School hold final word over publishing. The council also requires printing all ASC publicity releases and passed other measures including adding Law Day to public relations events.
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Kansan
Vox Populi
Vox
Dick Brown
ASC
Tce
Kansan Board
Brown
Student Bar Association
Former Dry Goods Head Dies on Baldwin Farm
John Taylor Jr former head of John Taylor Dry Goods Co died last night at his farm near Baldwin Kansas after a heart attack. The 67 year old merchant served as president or chairman of the family store later acquired by R H Macy Co in 1947. He owned a 470 acre Douglas County farm near Baldwin since 1948. Survivors include his wife and three daughters and a son.
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Baldwin
Kas
R. H. Macy & Co
New York
Douglas County
John Taylor
Prairie Vilage
John C. Baker
Minneapolis
Porter T. Hall
Blaine Z. Hibbard
Prairie Village
Lawrence Commissioners Set May 12 For Zoning Discussion
Lawrence City Commissioners voted Tuesday to hold a joint discussion with the Planning Commission on long range zoning for off campus student housing as KU grows. A May 12 session is planned with possible revisiting of the West Fifteenth Street sorority zoning issue and a broader three acre area plan to avoid spot zoning.
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Kansas University
Fifteenth Street
Pi Beta Phi
Odd
Skipper Williams
Fifteenth
John Weatherwax
Weatherwax
Ben Barteldes
Williams
Threeacre
Andy Hess
Harold Horn
Two Moves Made By Commission To Aid Parking
The City Commission moved to ease downtown parking with two actions. An ordinance to condemn the last of four X-foot parcels for an off street lot on the east side of Vermont Street was requested after failed negotiations with owner John Estes. Temporary 30 space parking will be ready by weekend if weather allows, with dirt filling under way and a rock surface to be used. A second site at 10th and N HM Streets will receive a temporary surface in the meantime, taking two weeks to finish. The commission also granted limited police powers to two parking meter attendants James Deatherage and Harold Simon to enforce two hour Vermont and New Hampshire Street parking rules, freeing officers for other duties. Town storage options for all day parking near the Congregational Church were discussed but will wait on enforcement results.
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John Estes
Peneral
A. T. Hodges
10Th and
N. HM. Sts
Hodges
John Hazelet
James Deatherage
Harold Simon
Harold Horn
Vermont
New Hampshire
Congregational Church
Ed Elam
Jim Black
Independent Laundry
Weather outlook for Kansas and Midwest with showers likely
Cloudy conditions persist into Thursday across northeast Kansas with showers in Kaw Valley. Temperatures to hover with little change, lows in the 0s and highs in the 60s, followed by cooler or near seasonal norms through Monday. Pacific and regional readings list varied city forecasts with intermittent rain and clear periods.
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