Leftovers Might Bring Congress Battles in 1956
Washington report notes 14 Eisenhower requested measures not reaching him this session. Key bills left pending include highway expansion and local school construction funding, with road and school measures stalled in House and Senate. Other administration proposals dead or only partly acted, signaling possible clashes when Congress reconvenes.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Senate
House
House Education Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Washington
Colorado
Air Force to create artificial moonlight over New Mexico
The Air Force plans to launch a rocket in early September from New Mexico to release sodium vapor at about 60 miles up. The goal is to test the existence of a natural sodium layer in the upper atmosphere and to gather data relevant to a planned satellite mission in 1957.
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Washington
Air Force
Air Force Research and Development Command
New Mexico
United States
Space
Earth
Carlson Seeks Wheat Variety Data From Benson
Senator Carlson urges Secretary Benson to announce this fall’s approved wheat varieties. He notes plans for a differential in support prices to reward better wheats and encourage planting of preferred varieties for the next crop.
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Washington
Benson
Sen. Carlson
R-Kas
Carlson
Dignity Comes Down as Congress Closes Session Fun Night
Washington reports the 1955 House session ended in boisterous good humor with monkey shines and a packed gallery joining in a moonlit chorus. Morse in the Senate kept speaking as colleagues slipped away. Choirs, impressions, and a page boy’s rendition of The Lord’s Prayer punctuated the hour and a half finale.
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Washington
Train Arrives in Hong Kong Without Released Airmen
A daily train from Communist Canton to the Hong Kong border arrived today without the 11 U S airmen being freed by Communist China. The Reds had said they would arrive tomorrow. The next Canton train was due at 1 30 tomorrow afternoon Hong Kong time. Two U S Air Force C54 transports waited at Kai Tak Airport to ferry the airmen to the Philippines for a short stay before flying to the West Coast for reunion with families.
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Hong Kong
Canton
U. S
China
Kai Tak
Philippines
McChord Air Force Base
Navy Man Cites Carelessness In Poor Grain Bin Defects
Navy inspector M A Gibson testified before the Senate Investigations subcommittee that a carnival of carelessness likely caused defects in grain bins purchased for surplus government wheat. He said no corruption with Black Sivalls Bryson was involved and that Navy inspectors approved the bins, though they did not study details closely. The company, long established, saw its reputation challenged by the publicity over defective bins in Kansas.
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M. A. Gibson
Office of the Inspector of Naval Material
Kansas City
Senate
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Gibson
Kansas
Agriculture Department
Black, Sivalls & Bryson
Navy Department
Navy
Sen
Symington
D-Mo
Anderson Receives Medal of Freedom in Washington
President Eisenhower awarded Robert B. Anderson of Vernon Texas the Medal of Freedom as he retires from deputy secretary of defense for exceptionally meritorious service toward U S security. The ceremony took place in Washington with Anderson praised for decades of national service.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Robert B. Anderson
Vernon
Tex
United States
Rumors Spread on Fliers Near Sumchun Border
Hong Kong buzzed with rumors that 11 American airmen were in the village of Sumchun across the border in Red China. Officials from Britain and the United States gave no confirmation, but expected the men to be brought to the border by the daily Canton train.
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Hong Kong
Sumchun
Red China
Canton
Airmen to be processed after B29 downing over Korea
Near Seattle or Travis Air Force Base in California, airmen will undergo medical checkups and processing. In the Philippines at Clark Field they will be given medical checks and administrative processing. They will report preliminary accounts of treatment by the Reds since their B29 was shot down over North Korea on a mission. The group had been sentenced last November to prison terms up to 10 years on spying charges which the U.S. denies. A red carpet welcome was promised by Clark Field with Brig General William L. Lee saying they will be well cared for and fed well.
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Seattle
Travis Air Force Base
San Francisco
Philippines
Air Force
Clark Field
Manila
North Korea
United States
William L. Lee
13Th Air Force
Clouds May Ease Searing State Heat Looms Over Topeka
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies across Kansas tomorrow with highs near 90 to 95 and scattered thunderstorms in western parts by afternoon. Tonight’s low should be around 70 west and east in the 70s. yesterday’s highs ranged from 94 at Dodge City to 101 at Hill City Salina and Wamego, with morning lows from 68 at Garden City and Emporia to 78 at Concordia.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dodge City
Hill City
Salina
Wamego
Garden City
Emporia
Concordia
Kansas Traffic Deaths Reported for 1955 To Date
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section show 308 deaths so far in 1955, compared with 310 for the same period in 1954. Union Cab Co. advertises dial VI 3 2800 for services.
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Topekap
Kansas
Union Cab Co
Wrangles Turn to Compliments As Congress Finishes Session
Congress ends its seven month session amid mutual compliments and humor as President Eisenhower expresses satisfaction with a Democratic controlled body. Major bills include housing, polio vaccine, defense, small business loans, and a money bill for Congress.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Touch Dial Arrives Sunday as Old System Is Retired
Lawrence residents are told not to dial until Sunday 1 01 am as Southwestern Bell prepares to switch from manual to dial operation. Owen Smith explains that dialing will cut off calls if attempted now and that 10 000 new dial directories have been mailed while current numbers remain valid until Sunday.
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Lawrence
Southwestern Bell Teléphone Co
John Bryant
Bell
Ray Hall
Bell Observer
Journal-World Photo
Owen Smith
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Smith
Administration Moves Toward Peace With Red China
The Eisenhower administration rapidly pursues Far East settlements with Red China. Diplomacy replaces threats as U S and Peiping prepare talks on Americans in Red China and mutual interests. Dulles says hopes rise yet cautions one swallow does not make a summer.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Red China
Far East
Geneva
Dulles
Lawrence Power Outage Shifts Tone as Humor Fades
Larry Lawrence notes Kansas City and Topeka residents once quick to boast as cosmopolitans now rethink after a half hour Lawrence outage. The mood shifts from snickers about small towns to a more serious view as the event passes Tuesday afternoon.
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Kansas
Lawrence
Gray Allphin Inspect County Jail Facilities
District Judge Frank Gray and County Atty Wayne Allphin conducted an inspection tour of the Douglas County jail this morning. They reviewed plumbing, toilets, showers, the jail locking system, and storage for prisoners possessions. A report to the county commissioners follows such periodic tours per statute.
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Frank Gray
Wayne Allphin
Douglas County
Dont forget to have the Journal World sent to your summer address
A brief classified style reminder noting to subscribe to the Journal-World for summer delivery and providing a contact phone number for the ad department.
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Journal- World
Larry’s O Makes I Look Like A Picket Fence Tale
In Long Beach California a four year old boy Larry Spangler had his O improperly drawn by his mother Harlene. Firemen were called after the child’s O was stuck inside. Firemen eventually freed the O and the child’s O returned to normal position.
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Long Beach
Califoria
Larry Spangler
Larry
Mama
Harlene
City Commission Awards 18 Pacts For Local Work
The City Commission approved 18 internal improvement contracts totaling about 200000 dollars. Six contracts covered paving sewer and related work in Southwest Lawrence, plus two tennis courts. Low bids included Hankamer Excavating Co for 4-lane Michigan Street extension and M. N. Penny Construction for paving and related streets, with other firms winning sanitary sewer and storm sewer projects. A public hearing on street through-traffic concerns drew residents urging traffic controls at 17th and Indiana.
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City Commission
Ninetenth
Twenty-Third Street
Michigan
Lawrence
Hankamer Excavating Co
Topeka
Michigan Street
Twenty-Third
M. N. Penny Construction Co
Twenty-First Street
Virginia Street
Greever Terrace
Twenty-Second Street
Twenty- Second Terrace
Maine Street
Nineteenth Terrace
University Terrace
Yale Road
Highland Drive
Sunset Drive
Hillcrest Addition
Delaware Street
Jones and Sellars Construction Co
Parsons
West Lawrence
Valley Addition
Prairie Acres
Arkansas Street
Kansas Construction Co
The
Traffic Commission
17Th
Ind. Stet
East West
18Th
Ind. Sts
Monument to Karl Marx Grave to Be Marked in London
A memorial will rise above Karl Marx's grave in London ahead of a visit by Soviet Premier Bulganin and Communist leader Khrushchev next spring. It will be unveiled March 14, marking the 1884 oath anniversary of the founder of international communism. Marx died at 65 in London.
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London
Karl Marx
Nikolai Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Britain
Marx
Stock Market Index New York i Closing Average
The New York stock index closed at 174.0 with a slight drop of 0.1 points. Andy Hess reported on Fire Insurance details and listed telephone line 457 for inquiries or adv.
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New York
Andy Hess
Health Board Officials Probe Wichita Black Market Baby
State Board of Health officials Dr. G M Martin and William M Busch said to review the black market baby probe by reporter Mary Grice. They warned if charges are substantiated the board will file a complaint with the county sheriff's office. Atty Warner Moore met with Beacon officials as Grice continued her series about unlicensed maternity activities and a woman posing as an unwed mother.
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Wichita
Wichita Beaven
State Board of Health
Mary Grice
G.M. Martin
Children and Maternal Welfare
William M. Busch
Busch
Board of Health
State Board
Cense
Sedgwick County
Warner Moore
Beacon
Miss Grice
Miss Smith
July Near High In 16 Year Span For This Region
Last month in Lawrence produced the second hottest July since 1939 with an official mean of 84.08 degrees. The hottest July in local records remains 1934 and 1936 at about 88 degrees, while last July’s heat edged past all others except 85.4 degrees from last year. The minimum July temperature reached 64 degrees on July 1, a level matched only by 1901, and the downtown reading peaked at 106 degrees alongside an official 103 degrees.
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C. J. Posey
U. S. Weather Bureau
Lawrence swelters as 37 straight 90s hit city
The Journal World records 90 degree readings at 1 pm with 100s earlier, noting a streak of 37 days above 90 in Lawrence. Highs reached 100 Tuesday, low 74, and morning low 72. No rain forecast and July rainfall totals show 3.66 inches, 0.59 below normal. past records cite 111 to 113 degree readings in 1954 and 1936.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Kansas
When Away On Vacation Enjoy Journal-World Mail Service
Fun to receive mail while away on vacation. A mail subscription to the Journal-World ensures the mailman has something every day. Phone 22 for details.
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Journal-World
Weather Outlook Kansas Pleasant But Storms Forecast
Partly cloudy conditions expected this afternoon tonight and Thursday with widely scattered thunderstorms likely Thursday afternoon or evening. Hotter in the west Thursday with highs 90 to 95. Lows tonight around 70 east and west, with mid 70s yesterday and upper 90s forecast in places._TABLE_ data shows temperature readings and hourly figures through the day.
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Kansas
W.n
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