Frills in State Government Targeted by Docking and Matthews
Governor George Docking and Rep. Marion Matthews agreed that frills in state government should be eliminated. They discussed budget cuts, securing essential services while trimming excess, and plans to review agency targets and school faculty factors. Matthews will consult with Budget director James Bibb next week.
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Peka WW
George Docking
Marion Matthews
Winfield
House Assessment and Taxation Committee
Docking
Matthews
House
Decking
James Bibb
Well Known Oskaloosan Dies Wednesday at Home
Dan M. Laster 55 died unexpectedly at his home in Oskaloosa on Wednesday. Funeral at 2 pm Friday at the Presbyterian Church with burial in Pleasantview Cemetery. He founded Luster Motor Co. and served 11 years on the Oskaloosa City Council. Surviving widow Jean, two sisters Phoebe Frederick and Mabel Mice, two brothers Merrill Luster and Bill Luster. Hampton Funeral Home in charge.
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Presbyterian Church
Oskaloosa
Dan M. Laster
Pleasantview, Cemetery
Laster
Robinson
Luster Motor Co
Rotary Club
Af&am
Royal Arch Chapter
OES
Zabud Council
Topeka Commandery No
Jean
Phoebe Frederick
Long Beach
Calif
Mabel Mice
Hiawatha
Merrill Luster
St. Joseph
Bill Luster
Monnett
Hampton Funeral Home
Oskaloven
Gary offers early end to emergency gas tax in Oklahoma
Gov Raymond Gary announces a Christmas gift to Oklahomans by removing the one cent per gallon emergency gasoline tax a week early to fund flood road repairs. He urged station owners to lower prices accordingly and said the levy would end on Christmas Day instead of December 31.
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Oklahoma City
Raymond Gary
Gary
Strike Leader Says His Wife Was Roughed As Threat
New York subway strike leader Nicholas Buccarella says his pregnant wife Peggy was roughed near Roosevelt in Nassau County by a man who warned of worse to come if the union does not return to work. Buccarella said his wife, due in two weeks, was not injured and had previously received a threatening call. He added his wife is not on strike and questioned why she was targeted. The strike is in sympathy with the Motor Men's Benevolent Association.
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New York
Nassau County
Nicholas Buccarella
Signal Electricians’ Benevolent . Assn
Peggy
Buccarella
Roosevelt, N. Y
Signal Electric
Police Car Stolen by Joke In Tulsa Station
Patrolman Harry Stege Jr. reported a small foreign made car stolen but later found it in the police radio room, as fellow officers joked by carrying the vehicle into the station.
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TOLEN
Tulsa
Okla
Harry Stege Jr
Gufler Returns to Lawrence on Short American Visit
Bernard Gufler, long-time U S State Department representative in West Berlin, visited Lawrence amid travels since leaving Berlin. He praised West Berlin allies, reflected on satellite era tensions, and noted Berlin's postwar rebuilding and continued American ties. He plans to return to Washington after holidays and resume duties in Berlin in January.
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Gufler
Lawrence
Bernard
Topeka
U.S. State Department
Expek
West Berlin
Germany
State Department
America
B. Gufler
Washington, D.C
Berlin
Kansas
Russia
Sputnik
Journal-World
Iron Curtain
U.S
Guller
Ebhorn
Bernard Gatler
Baw
Gatler
Mitchell Backs Free Press On Vanguard Satellite Test
New York Secretary of Labor Mitchell defended public disclosure of Vanguard satellite test failures. He said open knowledge strengthens democracy more than technical gains and criticized efforts to hide failures as illogical. The Vanguard rocket exploded at Cape Canaveral, with officials citing mechanical failure.
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New York
Mitchell
Assn. of America
Navy
Vanguard
U. S
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Algerian Rebels Killed in Roknia Battle with French
French authorities report 78 Algerian rebels killed in a clash near Roknia in eastern Algeria. No French casualties disclosed. Army officials say 25 prisoners were captured along with a large stock of rebel ammunition.
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Algiers
Roknia
Algeria
Berlin airlift and postwar service noted in official tenure
A fragment recalls wartime Britain’s bombing of Berlin and the return in 1946 amid the Berlin airlift. It mentions a two year tenure in Berlin and a career as an inspector for the State Department, overseeing consulates and embassies.
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Tle Hen
Berlin
Berin
State Department
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