Rights measure stalls as civil rights bill nears clash
Amid a partisan standoff in Washington the civil rights bill stalls in the House Rules Committee. Northern and Southern Democrats differ on timing while Republicans hold sway, with a potential meeting by midnight dependent on three of four GOP votes. Maj. Vincent and radar tests on Turnpike speeds are noted in a separate report.
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Turnpike
Maj. Vincent
Turnpike Pearel
Yurcent
Maj
Vincent
Mas
James Martin
W. W. Smith
House Rules Committee
Howard Smith
Smith
Committee Cuts Funds for AEC
The House Appropriations Committee cut 215.9 million dollars from the Atomic Energy Commission’s request of 2.49 billion for operating expenses and construction for the current fiscal year. Most of the cut was bookkeeping, with funds remaining for raw materials, special materials, weapons, and community operations. A new 352 million construction bill had been approved yesterday. Some funds support a government built power reactor program opposed by the administration.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Annie Richardson and Huntsman
Mrs Annie Richardson 86 born Knowledge Hill north of Lawrence died Monday in Pomona California. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at Todd Funeral Home Pos tmona. Survived by sister-in-law Mrs Carl Bruchmiller and Mrs Mabel R Pontius among others. Lawrence link to Quivira Club Fraternal Standard Association member. Lawrence E Huntsman age 78 Tonganosie died Tuesday in Leavenworth. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Friday Quisenberry Funeral Home Tonganosie. Burial Pleasant Valley Cemetery Stanley. Survived by three daughters two sons a sister and two brothers and 15 grandchildren.
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Annie Bruchmiller Richardson
Knowledge Hill
Lawrence
Pomona
Calif
Todd Funeral Home
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Gertrude Skeet
Las Animas
Colo
West Coast
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Carl Bruchmiller
Ind. St
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Park
Quivera Club
Fraternal
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Lawrence E. Huntsman
Tonganosie
Cushing Memorial Hospital
Leavenworth
Quisenberry Funeral Home
Tonganoxie
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Pleasant Valley
Stanley
Charles Belcher
Tonganosxie
George Gish
Colorado Springs
Coly
Herbert Reil
San Antonio
Tex
Cesco Huntsman
Santa Fe
Virgil Huntsman
Linwood
Klamath Falls
Harmon Huntsman
Coloraddo Springs
Ellis Huntsman
Mitcheson
Violence Erupts Again in Gotham City Night
In New York City last night violence swept through three boroughs as police faced a chaotic scene. Twenty two youths were seized for offenses from rape to illegal weapons violations. Two 14 year old girls reported rape by about 40 boys. Seven Brooklyn youths were held and detectives hunted 30 to 35 others. A group on Coney Island fought with brass and studded belts. four assailants were nabbed.
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New York NW
New York City
Brooklyn
Coney Island
City OKs expansion and city insurance actions
Mayor Weath erwax defended a small expansion in a district already hosting 45 trailers as part of a broader city agenda. The council ordered continued fire and extended city insurance via the Insurance Board while a long range study is planned. Fire insurance rates rising after Sept 17 influenced decisions. The city welcomed a 20 acre grant near Park Hill from Haskell Institute at no charge under a federal land disposal program. Ordinances banned parking along Town Street and parts of Nine teenth Street and Seventeenth Street. First readings approved for sewer assessments in Homewood Gardens Northeast Central Tillable Acres and Park Hill plus street work on Prairie Avenue. An annexation of the west half of Belle Haven South Addition was introduced with the east half previously annexed.
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Harold Horn
Action. Net
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Sixth
Sixth To Twenty-Third
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Town
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New Hampshire
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Vermont
Tennessee
Homewood Gardens
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North Lawrence
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Princess Margaret Turns 27 With Advice To Hope
London reports Princess Margaret reaches 27 at Balmoral with no fiancé in sight. Advisers urge not to give up, citing royal precedents of later marriages and noting Margaret’s beauty, charm, and wealth, while partners around her dwindle as others wed.
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Balmoral Castle
Scotland
Princess Margaret
Clarence House
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Connaught
Alexander Ramsay
Duchess of Gloucester
Duchess of Kent
Queen Mary
England
Talent Show Tops Friday Page With 18 Acts
At 8 p.m. Thursday in the grandstand arena the Talent Show will feature 18 acts. Other items include Clover Cottage Cheese Vegetable Dish and various kitchen crafts from 4 Kanwaka and Lone Star clubs.
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Clover
Judy Ousdah
Sharon Pine
Jayhawk
Karen Kirby
Kanwaka
Veronica Stoneback
Linda Wulfkuhle
Martha Charlene Hoover
Lone Star
Marlene
Darlene Vaughn
Marion
Planning Commission approves mixed zoning in Belle Haven South
The Planning Commission on Tuesday approved apartment zoning west of Twenty Fifth Street in Belle Haven South Addition, and neighborhood business zoning on Town Street between Seventh and Ninth. It also backed duplex zoning south of the Virginia Inn on West Seventh Street and recommended annexation of the Town Street frontage of the R. C. Mills five acre tract at 15th and Iowa, while citing utilities concerns for full-area annexation.
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Belle Haven South Addition
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Louisiana
Town Street
Seventh
Ninth
Virginia Inn
West Seventh Street
Sunset Hill
City Commission
R. C. Mills
15Th and
Iowa Sts
Typhoon Agnes Smashes Pusan Port City
Typhoon Agnes struck Pusan Korea with 125 mph winds heavily damaging U S military installations. Army spokesmen reported at least half a million dollars in damage though no American casualties were listed in the initial reports.
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Flier Returns Safely From Record Balloon Flight
Maj. Davin Simons, 34, of Pennsylvania, completed a 32 hour balloon ascent to over 19 miles, reaching altitudes around 1100 percent feet and 1500 feet on landing. Radar suggests a possible 102 thousand feet level, surpassing prior records. next Air Force plan envisions a multi crew balloon ascent in a large gondola.
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Davin
Simons
Earth
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South Dakota
Joseph Kittinger
Air Force
FBI Agent Explains Interviewing at Patrol Training
Kansas City FBI special agent Don Walters will address the Kansas Highway Patrol training school at KU on interviewing suspects and witnesses. Other speakers include Capt. Clarence Shelton on reports, George McNally on auto theft, and Dolph Simons on press relations. The program features an auto wreck investigation session with simulated crashes.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Don Walters
Kansas City
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas University
K.U
Clarence Shelton
George McNally
National Auto Theft Bureau
Dolph Simons
Journal-World
Kennedy urges end to Polish aid ban for U S interests
Sen Kennedy proposes legislation to lift restrictions on United States aid to Poland and other Eastern European satellites, arguing the June agreement of 95 million dollars was too little and too late to advance independence or U S interests. He notes a Polish mission sought 300 million, following Eisenhower's offer to help nations seeking independence from Moscow. The final aid package totals 96 million dollars after months of negotiations.
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Washington
Kennedy
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Poland
Eisenhower
Moscow
Night Blooming Cactus Petals Seen In Lawrence Home
Mrs. D. T. Ransdell of 1742 Leonard Ave. reports a night blooming cactus in bloom tonight resembling the cereus with a spicy white fragrance. She notes other lucous squamigera plants in pink bloom needing extra summer watering. Kansas traffic safety plaque presented to Acting Police Chief Bill Cox by Mayor Weatherwax at City Commission, with Lawrence tying for best 1956 safety record in 10 000 to 50 000 population. A Lawrence Optimist Club delegation of 34 plans to attend the Kansas City Athletics vs New York Yankees game in Kansas City Missouri tonight.
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Learnard Ave
John Weatherwax
Bill Cox
Kansas
George Docking
Cox
Lawrence
Emporia
Newton
Kansas Cities
Kansas University Extension
E. A. McFarland
Marvin Criqui
Richard Taylor
C. D. Calhoun
Kansas City Athletics
New York Yankees
Kansas City
Lawrence Optimist Club
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