Piers Started For County Line Bridge
Work has begun on piers for the Tally Creek bridge on U S Highway 58 9 at the Douglas Franklin County line about 14 miles south of Lawrence. General Engineering Co of Topeka holds a 34311 dollar contract for a 153 foot reinforced concrete deck girder bridge.
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Tally Creek
Douglas- Franklin County
Lawrence
General Engineering Company of
Topeka
Clyde Woods Jr
Kansas Highway Commission
Woods
Harris Asphalt and Construction Co
Independence, Co
Harris
Harris Co
Sailor and wife welcome twins after shopping trip
In San Diego California a sailor and his wife became parents of twin girls born near a hospital. Machinists mate first class Jack D. Pavia and Virginia were three blocks from admission when one baby arrived en route. Doctors assisted the second birth in the delivery room. Both mother and twins were reported fine.
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San Diego
Calif
Jack D. Pavia
Pavia
Sperry
Virginia
Hospital Atendants
Navy Chief predicts atomic ships by late 1950s
Navy Secretary Charles Thomas on a Far East tour foresees surface ships powered by atomic energy within two years with atomic carriers to follow. He recently completed a submerged cruise aboard the USS Nautilus, marking 25,000 miles without refueling the atomic reactor.
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Okinawa
Navy
Charles Thomas
Thomas
U.S. Navy
Far East
Jordan Students Protest in Cairo Embassy Garden
More than 100 Jordan students staged a sitdown in the Jordan Embassy garden in Cairo protesting Jordan's reported intention to join the Baghdad pact.
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Cairo
Egypt
Jordan
Rome teachers strike sparks early Christmas break
Eighty thousand teachers demand raises averaging $11 monthly as secondary pupils start vacation early. Strikes extend to Dec 22 with aims for up to 75 percent pay increases. starting pay listed at 40,000 lire per month. In boxing news, Gil Turner outpoints Jackie Labua in 10 rounds in Syracuse, Labua injures Turner's eye, NYC bout with Gene Fullmer eyed for Jan 6. Turner leads 52-10-1 with draws and disputed decisions.
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Rome
Syracuse
N.Y
Gil Turner
Jackie Labua
Labua
Gene Fullmer
New York
Madison Square Garden
Turner
Fullmer
East Meadow
N. Y
Joe Palmer
Palmer
Ted Shiels
Dick Albino
Associated Press
Four Boys Die as Flames Sweep Oklahoma Home
Durant Oklahoma reports four youths killed when a frame house burned at 4 30 am. Three Womack children ages 19 14 and 6 died along with a friend 19 Hilton Berry all residents of the home. Their mother Mrs Womack suffered third degree burns and was treated at the scene. The father Pat Womack said he started a wood stove fire then rushed back to help.
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Durant
Okla
Preston Geeson
Pat Womack
Feen
Bobby
Jay
Hilton Berry
Womack
Labua Wins Despite Snowstorm Attendance Drops
Labua now stands at 25-8 after a nationally televised scrap that drew 1,400 fans despite a snow storm. The audience paid a gross of $3,035 for the event.
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Labua
Fire damages First Baptist Church in Junction City
A blaze last night at the First Baptist Church in Junction City caused estimated damages of 30 000 to 40 000. The fire, one of the largest in the city, is believed to have started in the attic and the exact cause remains undetermined.
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Junction City
Damace
First Baptist
Nasser threatens action if Israel strikes again
Cairo Egypt prime minister Gamal Abdel Nasser warned that Egypt will take action if another Israeli attack occurs and said Arab states will not remain peaceful while Israel remains aggressive. He spoke to reporters and said he notified British and American ambassadors and would also inform U N secretary general Dag Hammarskjold.
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Cairo
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Israel
Ife
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Baseball players take case to Commissioner Frick today
Major league players Bob Feller and Robin Roberts with attorney N Norman Lewis plan to meet Commissioner Ford Frick after rejecting owners proposed terms. At Chicago winter meeting reps vowed to press for player input in World Series telecast negotiations and higher minimum salary.
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New York i
Bob Feller
Robin Roberts
N. Norman Lewis
Ford Frick
Chicago
Roberts
Feller
Gil Hodges
Dodgers
Dee Fundy
Cubs
Ted Kluszewski
Reds
Ernie Johnson
Braves
Don Mueller
Glanis
Bob Friend
Phrates
Musial and Hatton Lead Scenic MLB Trade Talk
A murky list mentions Stan Musial of the Cardinals Grady Hatton of the Red Sox Jerry Coleman of the Yankees Eddie Yost of the Senators Hal Smith of the Orioles Sherman Loltar of the White Sox Joe Astruth of the Athletics and Harvey Kuenn of the Tigers.
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Stan Musial
Cardinals
Grady Hatton
Red Sox
Jerry Coleman
Yarkees
Eddie Yost
Senators
Hal
Smith
Orioles
Sherman” Loltar
White Sox
Joe Astruth
Athletics
Harvey Kuenn
Tigers
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Upper Center
University
Strong and
Fraser Halls
Allen Fieldhouse
Journal-World Photo
Erhart
County Line
Sailor
Jack
Oklahoma
J. Underwood & Sons
Blaze
Stion
Frick
Cyprus
Famagusta
Toops
Communist Party
Red
Sm Lawrence
George Pickens
Joan Pickens
Vermont
Chevrolet
Ford
Nec
Studebaker
Lawrence — Eldridge Hotel
Kansas
Kansas Motor Carriers Association
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