Special Proposals Are Scheduled For Several Area Votes
Voters in Kansas cities face primary ballots with bond proposals and other measures. Wichita leads with a 12.516 million school bond for a new high and several remodels, while Arkansas City, Emporia, Salina, Lawrence, Chanute and Herington, Newton, Russell, Damar, Florence, Girard, and Hays consider bonds, municipal projects, or city-charter changes. Countywide issues include aging homes and road mill levies, with township road measures pending.
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Kansas Cities
Wichita
Southside
Arkansas City
Emporia
Salina
Lawrence
Chanute
Sa Jina
Santa Fe Park
Herington
Newton
Greenwood Cemetery
Russell
New Wing
City
Damar
Florence
Girard
Hays
Kansas
Atchison County
Woodson County
Kefauver Backers Push for Vice Presidential Bid
Midwest supporters of Sen. Estes Kefauver unite to urge offering him the No 2 position at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. They back Kefauver for vice president but clash on presidential choices, having urged delegates to support Adlai Stevenson after Kefauver stepped aside.
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Minneapolis
Midwest
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Tates
Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
Ellender Sees Khrushchev in Moscow Kremlin Office
Senator Ellender met with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev in the Kremlin for 2 hours and 38 minutes. The interview marked one of Khrushchev's longest discussions with a foreign visitor.
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Moscow
Sen. Ellender
Dlab
Nikita
Khrushchev
Communist Party
Kremlin
Inter
Power mower stolen from garage of 77 year old man
W. F. Stevens of Missouri Street reported to police that a power lawn mower with a 121 inch blade was taken from his garage sometime last week. The mower was valued at about $Sr.
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W. F. Stevens
Mo. St
Mitchell Foresees Peace in U S Industry
Sec Mitchell predicts enduring harmony in U S industry citing administration policies and growing maturity of unions and management. He says government policy rests on the ability of management and labor to settle their own differences, describing an era of peace outside of war.
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Washington
Mitchell
Chinese Reds End Seven Year Ban on US Newsmen
Peiping announced visas for 15 American correspondents from AP, AFP, U.S. News and World Report, CBS and others. Five Americans were notified in Hong Kong and could pick up one month visas at Moscow or Sumchon embassies. Named reporters include John Roderick, Gordon Walker, Robert Martin, James Robinson and Dan Kurzman.
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Hong Kong
China Today
Peiping
AFP
Red China
Moscow
Sumchon
John Roderick
Associated Press
Gordon Walker
The
Christian Science Monitor
Robert Martin
U.S. News and World Report
James Robinson
National Broadcasting Co
Dan Kurzman
McGraw-Hill Publishing Co
Mossadegh Returns to Ahmedabad Village Home
Former premier Mossadegh, who spent three years in prison for treason, returns to his home village of Ahmedabad. About 500 villagers weep with joy as they greet their former landlord. Mossadegh, in pajamas, sheds tears and receives kisses from supporters.
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Tehran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Ahmedabad
Mossadegh
Kansas Traffic Deaths Reported Since 1955 Summary
Kansas traffic fatalities list shows 365 deaths in 1956 to date, compared with 324 for the same period in 1955. The State Accident Records Section tallies incidents over the last 48 hours and across the year, highlighting rising roadway fatalities.
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Topek
Kansas
Missouri primary ends with light turnout amid heat
A listless Missouri primary wraps up as forecasters expect an unusually light vote around 625000. Democratic frontrunners include Senator Thomas Hennings Jr for re election and Lt Governor James Blair III for governor, with fierce GOP battles for U S Senate and governorship.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Will Davis
Secretary of State’s
Mudh
U.S
Thomas C. Hennings Jr
Tom J. Gavin
Kansas City
James T. Blair Jr
Jefferson City
Blair
Charles A. I.co
Webster Groves
Roy FE. Glidewell
Salem
Gebut
Edward V. Long
Clarksville
Administration to Press For Aid to Med Training
Washington reports Secretary of Welfare Folsom says the administration will press Congress for a federal aid program to finance construction of medical training facilities. The statement signals ongoing effort to secure funding for medical education infrastructure.
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Washington
Folsom
Congress
Vagrant Sentenced in Administrative 3.2 Million Plan
A confused report cites David R. Forester of Custer facing an 80 day jail sentence tied to a 3.2 million federal program. The piece mentions a profile of federal actions, a medical research angle, and vagrancy facility ties, with references to Congress, a draft proposal, and wartime search efforts, though many details are garbled.
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David R. Forester
Custer
Congress
Steel Again On Full Production
Pittsburg h The basic steel industry backbone of America’s industrial might roared back toward full production today under an unprecedented three year no strike centre. About 650000 United Steelworkers members began returning to work after Arnica Steel Corp signed a contract. Three other major firms had signed earlier. An estimated 25 percent of strikers were back on the job and full production was expected within 10 days to three weeks depending on the company. Workers idled in other industries also returning to work.
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Pittsburghp
America
United Steelworkers
Ast Mal Company
Arnica Steel Corp
AL Leghens Fudium Steel Corp
Inland Steel
Youngstown Sheet, & Tube Co
Judge Denies Dismissal In Brink's Case 156 Indictments
Judge Felix Forte in Suffolk Superior Court denied defense motions to dismiss 136 indictments against eight defendants in the Brink's robbery case. The commonwealth plans to try 13 of 16 indictments, with details limited in the bill of particulars. Defendants named include Anthony Pino and Michael V. Geagan among others, with the crime timed between 6 p.m. and midnight on Jan. 17, 1950.
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Boston
Felix Forte
Brink
Suffolk
Commonwealth
Paul T. Smith
Ay Baker
James Laherty
the den
Thomas F. Richardson
Forte
Smith
Pate
Anthony Pino
Michael V. Geagan
Vincent J. Costa
Joseph F. McGinnis
Adolph Maffie
Henry
Drunk Driver Larry Babcock Sentenced in County Court
Larry K. Babcock of Dodge City was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined 150 dollars after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated and possessing an open bottle. The article notes a U S estimate valuing crime costs at 15 billion dollars annually.
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Larry K. Babcock
Dodge City
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