Swiss coat of arms on ambulance sparks legal protest
Swiss consulate warns a private Brooklyn ambulance service over etched coat of arms on its rear window. Owner Murray Moas denies placing it, while Swiss officials push for removal. In Washington, critics press for stronger defense command reforms amid testimony on the Eisenhower plan.
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New York
Brasklyn
Sword's Point
Marshall Scherler
Murray Moas
U.S
Moss
Scherler
J. J. Huber
Switzerland
Washington (P
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Maxwell D. Taylor
Army
Taylor
House Armed Services Committee
Secretary of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Rep
Price
D-Ill
Hebert
D-La
State Voters Boost Presidential Total
Kansas voter participation in U S presidential elections rose over 36 years, rising from 58.0 percent in 1920 to 64.6 percent in 1956, with a peak of 76.6 percent in 1898 and a low near 62.2 percent in 1944, influenced by war and national mood factors. The analysis cites Alf Landon’s Kansas residency as a factor in 1936 and notes wartime disruption as reducing turnout.
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Kansas
U. S
Kanass University
Alf Landon
Fed
Conboy Elected President of Kansas Speech Association
William A. Conboy of Kansas University was chosen president at the Kansas Speech Association annual convention in Manhattan. Other officers for 1959 include Eugene Spangler secretary treasurer, Charles Goetzinger journal editor, and Nels Havens business manager. Noted teachers honored include Allen Crafton E C Buehler Victor Capper. Attendees from KU listed.
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William A. Conboy
Kansas University
Kansas Speech Association
Manhattan
Eugene Spangler
Wichita University
Charles Goetzinger
Kansas State College
Nels Havens
Hutchinson High School
Kansas
Allen Crafton
E. C. Buehler
Victor Capper
Lawrence High School
Gale Adkins
Gordon Beck
Buehler
Conroy
Barbara Conroy
Crafton
Bee Harvey
Brad Lashbrook
John Knightly
Will Linkagel
Tom P. Rea
R. L. Schiefelbusch
Phillip K. Thompkins
Kansas House Advances Installment Buying Regulation Bill
Topeka Kansas House passed a bill regulating installment sales and sent it to the Senate. The amendment sets maximum financing charges for goods other than motor vehicles at 10 percent, down from proposed levels. Motor vehicle rates remain 7 to 13 percent by vehicle age. The bill also includes an alternate tax payment option for intangible assets like stocks and money.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Senate
Suit for Discrimination Over Topeka Hospital Project
Allen Taylor a Topeka cement finisher sues Peter Kiewit Sons Co. in federal court in Topeka alleging racial discrimination in the Winter Veterans Hospital construction. Taylor worked May to November 1956 and was laid off, claiming denial of further employment for being Negro. Cross examination indicated Negroes remained on the job after his departure.
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Allen Taylor
Topeka
Peter Kiewit Sons Co
Omaha
Neb
New Winter Veterans Hospital
Willis W. Ritter
Taylor
Arthur Claussen
Market News and Price Averages Across Kansas City
Kansas City markets report wheat and corn prices with several grades listed and futures closing slightly higher. Livestock bids show calves, cattle, hogs, and sheep trading with mixed activity while poultry and eggs move modestly. New York stock market rebounds as Senate subcommittee proposes railroad aid and tax changes.
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Castle
New York
Senate Commerce
U.S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Goodyear
United
Aircraft
Vance
Curtiss
Dow
du Pont
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Chicago
Ford Mot
Motors
Gulf Oil
GSE
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Kan
P&l
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Beech Aire
St Jos
Beth Steel
Reg Ap
Boeing Air
Ul Sears Beeb
Bran Aire
Sinclair Ui Case
Socony Vl
Fulbright Exchange Grant Awarded to Architect William M. Conrad
William M. Conrad an instructor in architecture at Kansas University received a Fulbright exchange grant for 1958 59 to study architecture at Helsinki University Finland His home is Overland Park He earned a BS in architecture in February 1950 and a BA in business administration in June 1951 from KU.
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William M. Conrad
Kaansas University
Helsinki University
Finland
Conrad
Overland Park
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Columbia Diamond Ring
Wolfsons
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