Eisenhower approves 21,500 Hungarian refugees to enter U S
President Eisenhower announces the United States will admit 21,500 Hungarian refugees amid an AustroHungarian emergency, with about 6,500 under Refugee Relief Act and 15,000 paroled under the General Immigration and Nationality Act. The plan uses emergency procedures and aims to reexamine the numbers after depletion.
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Eisenhower
United States
White House
Austria
Hungary
Sai
U.S
Congress
Ike to Give Yule Talk Dec 20
President Eisenhower plans to deliver his Christmas message on December 20 from a park near the White House. He will press a button to light a 67 foot national community Christmas tree, with the lights signaling the lighting of trees across the nation, announced by the capital’s Christmas Pageant Committee.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Climax of Andover Family Quarrel Ends in Double Slayings
In Andover Kansas two women, Margie Parsons and Geneva Lucille James, are shot dead after a family dispute. Earl Parsons, the women’s husband and suspect, died after a police pursuit near Winfield following a car crash. A .22 caliber gun was found in Parsons's vehicle. victims’ ages were 27 and 33.
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Kas
Earl Parsons
Winfield
Margie Parsons
Geneva Lucille James
Parsons
Fe] Dorado
James
Claude
United Nations Plan to Probe Hungary Crisis
United Nations delegates agreed on one more moderate push to send observers to Hungary. If Budapest rejects, a move condemning the puppet government and possibly expelling Hungarians from the U.N. could follow. The United States circulates a resolution urging reconsideration and weighs tougher steps if no result. India and Asian powers are being contacted.
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U. N
U.N
Hungary
Budapest
United States
Dag Hammarskjold
India
Hammarskjold
Cuba
General Assembly
Soil Bank Wheat Acreage Base Rate Set Today
The Department of Agriculture set a base rate of 1.20 a bushel for wheat in the soil bank acreage reserve and aims for 12 to 15 million acres in the program. Base payments for corn are 0.90 a bushel with 4.5 to 5.7 million acres. the department seeks removal of up to 25,365,000 acres from wheat, corn, cotton, rice and tobacco production next year.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Soil Bank
Department
B52 Explodes in Coast Takeoff at Castle Air Force Base
A B52 sweptwing bomber crashed during takeoff from Castle Air Force Base California killing all ten aboard. Witnesses described a mile long flash and a wide debris field with nine bodies in one cluster and the tenth near the first impact. This marked the third deadly B52 crash in California that year with earlier losses near Tracy and Madera.
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Calif
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Alfred B. Stockman
Robert G. Joiner
Glen Towers
Merced County
California
Tracy
Madera
Bank Head Taken In An Alleged Shortage
FBI seized William Richard Rose 51 president of Home National Bank Ellenville in a $580000 shortage case. He was arraigned before a U S commissioner in Kingston on Federal Reserve Act violation charges after posting 25000 bail. Hearing adjourned to Monday in New York.
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N. Y
FBI
Catskill
William Richard Rose
Home National Bank
Kingston
U. S
Rose
William C. Rose
Methodist Church
New York
Juco Fans Rally to Fund Bowl Trip in December
Coffeyville Junior College football backers launch a $5,000 drive to send the college band and pep squad to the National Juco bowl game in Los Angeles on December 15. Seven players who did not make the travel squad would join the group, totaling a party of four. Coffeyville faces Grand Rapids Michigan in the bowl.
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Packers
Los Angeles
Grand Rapids
Mich
Elections in Romania set for February 3
Vienna dispatch reports Bucharest radio announcing parliamentary elections in Romania on February 3. The broadcast notes the date as fixed and indicates a step in the country’s political process.
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Austria
Bucharest Radio
Weaver Trophy Honors Kansas Athletes For Academic Excellence
Kansas University athletic director Dutch Lonborg announced the Art Weaver Scholarship Award for Student Athletes to be given four times yearly in football basketball track and baseball swimming golf and tennis. The award honors the top scholar athlete across MT Oread, with ties broken to decimal points and graduations prioritized. The first presentation occurs at the KU football banquet in Memorial Union Wednesday.
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Dutch Lonborg
Art Weaver
Mt. Oread
A. B. Weaver
Weaver
K. U
Jetterman
Annnual K. U
Memorial Union
Refineries Working For Europe Demands
Southwest refineries boost capacity to meet Europe’s oil needs amid the mid east crisis. Texas Oklahoma and Louisiana raise December allowables to 3,175,000, 605,000, and related gains over November. Production in December set to surpass prior month to help during oil shortage.
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Tex
Southwest
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Europe
Britain and France Agree on Next Move in Suez Crisis
Britain and France reportedly reached full agreement on next steps in the Suez dispute with signs pointing to an early troop withdrawal from Egypt. Washington was informed that most British troops would quit by Christmas as Pineau and Lloyd discussed a common evacuation position without detailing specifics. The United States pressed for a prompt withdrawal plan as Eisenhower ordered oil shipments to Europe to avert a Western winter fuel shortage.
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Britain
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Washington
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House of Commons
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Eisenhower
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FHA Interest Rate Hike Aids Homebuyers Says Officials
Washington today boosted the FHA insured home loan rate to 5 percent effective December 4. The 4 1/2 percent base with a 1/2 percent FHA insurance premium remains unchanged for GI loans. Administered by Albert M. Cole and Norman P. Mason, the move aims to facilitate mortgage financing for homebuyers and safeguard the housing sector and related jobs.
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Norman P. Mason
FHA
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Rep
Ayres
Ohio
Barberton
Congress
Hungary Faces Grim Scene as Soviet Action Unfolds
Nepszabadsag the puppet Premier Janos Kadar organ warned that solutions to Hungary's political and economic chaos are distant and urged cooperation. Budapest radio said the Radar government is breaking up big Russian style farms and restoring land to peasants after the Soviet invasion on Nov 4.
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Communist Party
Budapest
Nepszabadsay
French Offer Declined by Lafayette Colorado Mayor
Lafayette mayor C W Dinsmore says the town will decline a French invitation to join celebrations for the Marquis de Lafayette 200th anniversary next year. He notes the town was named for Lafayette Miller, a rancher, and explains the decision.
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Colo
C. W. Dinsmore
Colorado
Marquis de Lafayette
Lafayette Miller
US Cautious on Oil Aid for Europe
Washington officials outlined a cautious stance on helping Europe pay for emergency American oil shipments. Aid would be country by country with no special fund. Europe should use own Treasuries for dollars to buy roughly 500,000 barrels daily for a month or longer.
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United States
Europe
Egypt
Suez Canal
U. S
U S Leads Melbourne Olympic Scramble for Points
The United States led the Melbourne Olympics with 463 points after a fierce day of events. Russia trailed with 390, Germany 16514, and Australia 15944 in unofficial scoring using a 10-5-4-3-2-1 system.
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Russia
United States
U.S
Germany
Australia
Hall Calls GOP Meeting Ahead of Inauguration
Chairman Leonard W Hal called a Republican National Committee meeting in Washington on January 19 two days before President Eisenhower's second inauguration. Many members are expected to attend.
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Leonard W. Hal
Republican National Committee
Eisenhower
Lawrence School Board weighs bonds and additions plan
Lawrence officials debated bond options for school construction at a Friday meeting. They weighed a single large issue versus two issues, potential additions to Pinckney Hillcrest and East Heights, and a pedestrian crossing at Iowa Street with state approval pending. The next board session is set for December 10.
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Hillcrest
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Robert Kipp
Lawrence
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State Highway Commission
Hungarian Refugees Reunite After Separation
A Hungarian refugee and his wife remarried in New York after divorcing in Budapest so the wife Vera Solti, 32, and their son Peter, 9, could reach America to live with her parents in the Bronx. Her visa followed on a claim of nonsupport, a step she called a joke, as Alexander Solti, 34, arrived with a group of refugees.
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Budapest
America
Vera Solti
Peter
William Hallasz
Bronx
Alexander ‘Solti
Kansas Park Plan Faces State Funding Hurdle
Un-Gov elect George Docking and budget advisors consider whether Kansas must add state money to support a park program funded by revenue bonds. The Kansas Park Authority seeks 214 320 dollars next fiscal year to develop a 1 600 acre site near Kanopolis Dam with a resort area and public facilities, plus 50 000 dollars yearly for maintenance.
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George ‘Docking
Docking
Kansas
Kansas Park Authority
Ernest Allen
Kanopolis Dam
Salina
Christmas Month Starts Mild with Fair Skies in Lawrence
Weather notes a warm start to December with highs near 50s and no precipitation. Downtown lights glow under fair conditions, while KU fans shift plans to Columbia for the Kansas Missouri game as moisture remains scarce. Temperature lows around 30 tonight, highs in the upper 40s Sunday, with dry skies through midweek and subnormal moisture expected for December. November rainfall totals varied by location, with Worden reporting 2.80 inches and Lawrence seeing 2.72 inches in the Journal-World gauge.
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Columbia
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Kansas
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C. J. Posey
Dermal
Weather Outlook For Kansas Averages Mild Weekend
The forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy skies across Kansas this afternoon and tonight with warmer conditions in the southeast. Highs will reach in the 50s Sunday, with lows around the mid 20s to 30s. Temperatures show little overall change overnight and Sunday, with detailed readings listed for early morning and noon.
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