Boost in Spending Faces Congress in Election Year
Washington notes Congress returns January 7 to tackle tough tasks as defense spending climbs amid Russia advances, likely expanding the national debt ceiling. Voters head to polls next November for 435 House seats and 32 Senate seats with tax cuts unlikely. Defense seeks about one billion more this year and roughly two billion more next year, with total federal outlays near 72 billion. Education aid proposals may focus on science and math, while Social Security coverage and taxes may rise.
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Russia
Congress
House
Secretary of
Defense
McElroy
Eisenhower
Deaths and Funerals in Lawrence Area
Obituaries and funeral notices for Rose Mary Bartkowski Yuneral, 71, in Kansas City Missouri. Worthy Auss Wellman, 82, of Lawrence, with services in Lawrence and McLouth. Inez Quinill, sister of Ruth Lewis, dies in Chapel Hill North Carolina. Leo Baker, former Lawrence resident, dies in Novato California. Lillian Potter Bayles funeral set for Ottawa and Manhattan services. Survivors and service details listed. multiple families noted across Kansas and California.
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Worthy Auss Wellman
Crum Rest
Lawrence
Jefferson County
Wellman
McLouth
Ines Quinill
Inez Quinill
Ruth Lewis
Chapel Hill
N. C
St James Episcopal Church
Lewis
Quintla
R. E. Carter
Clifford Geist
Lilian Potter Bayles
Lillian
Potter Bayles
Ottawa
Lamb Funeral Home
Manhattan
Doris
Veralty
Kansas
Ike Will Work On His Speech
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower will depart for Gettysburg farm for about a week to work on the State of the Union and other messages to Congress set for early in January. The trip follows his NATO plans and returns before the Civil Rights Commission meeting on January 3. The White House says he is feeling fine and resting after the Paris conference and the Christmas host duties.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
White House
Congress
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Dial Phone Plan Is Ready for Stull Use
About 100 Stull residents will enter Lecompton dial exchange Monday under Southwestern Bell plan. Each will receive two letter five figure numbers with the prefix Tulip. Local calls to Lawrence will be direct and free, with dialing instructions mailed. Stull Telephone Company ceases operations.
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Stull
Lecompton
W. L. Collinson
Southwestern Bell Telephone Manager
Stull Telephone Company
Briefcase stolen from car on New Hampshire Street
Tom Ross reported a briefcase was taken from his parked car in the 700 block of New Hampshire Street. The case contained a hook, slide rule, pens and pencils. Estimated value is 55 dollars.
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Tom Ross
Emerald ‘Dr
New Hampshire Street
Ross
Cigarette Use Hits Record in 1957 With Filter Rise
A Business Week survey shows Americans smoked a record 410 billion cigarettes in 1957, up 19 billion from 1956, driven by a 42 percent jump in filter cigarettes to 155 billion. Regular nonfilter sales declined, but filters offset the drop.
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New York
Business Week
Hearings Set for 2 Men Charged in Assault Case
Preliminary hearings are set for Edward E Hull 25 and Emmett Hull 44 both of Topeka on assault charges in County Court January 7. They are free on $2500 bonds after a Tuesday fight at 24th and N H Streets that injured Charles Walker 46 who was hospitalized then discharged. The incident began over a traffic matter and the Hulls were detained at Baldwin Junction by a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper. Edward is Emmett Hull's nephew.
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Edward E. Hull
Emmett Hu
Topeka
24Th
N.H. Sts
Charles Walker
N. H. St
Walker
Deposties
Baldwin Junction
Kansas Highway Patrol
Edward Hull
Emmett Hull
Sheriff's Office
Lawrence
Burglar Strikes Supreme Sales Co Plant During Holidays
A burglary at the Supreme Sales Co plant during the Christmas holiday left 20 cents in cash stolen while merchandise, chiefly prison uniforms, remained untouched. The incident interrupted a routine period for the facility in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Supreme Sales Co. Plant
Method ist movement conference may draw 3000 in Lawrence
Attendance at the Methodist Student Movement conference at Kansas University from December 27 to January 1 could exceed 3,000, prompting visitor controls. Hoch Auditorium seats about 3,800 with limited non delegate seating in the top balcony. Admission to the auditorium will be by Inpel cards issued at the main conference office. John C. Hazelet will resume as Lawrence police chief January 1 after a year with an advisory group in Korea and a Christmas visit with relatives in Indiana. The Kiwanis Orthopedic Clinic is set for January 9 at the Police Fire Building 8th and Vermont.
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Methodist Student Movement Conference
Kansas University
Edwin F. Price
Price
Hoch Auditorium
Confcrenon
Memorial Union
Thor Johnson
Cincinnati Symphony
Hoch
Adut
John C. Hazelet
Lawrence
Hazelet
Korea
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Hazelets
The
Lawrence Kiwanig Club
Police Fire
Vt. Sts
Minnesota Gun Safety Program Proposed for Youth
A Minnesota plan requires all youths under 16 to complete a gun safety class before hunting or obtaining a license. The Arms Safety Program, backed by the State Conservation Department, aims to reduce injuries and deaths from careless handling and could serve as a model for Kansas.
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Dolph W Sivons
Lawrence
Minnesota
State Conservation Department
America
Ana
Local Birth Notices Amid Sparse OCR Fragments
Partial clearest items list births and family names including Parker Daniels Patterson and Norris. Entries show addresses such as 1710 Spencer and 308 Mr. St, with mentions of a baby boy and a baby girl, and references to Wednesday as a birth day.
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Sue Hurwitz
Spencer Peta
Thelma Jean Parker
Schumacher
Sunnyside
Thomas Ihoore
Charles Walter
N. St
Daniels
Boyd Norris
Mass. St
By Hartung
Tennon
Businessman-Consinced. Collected 1957 Trade Outlook
Local business leaders assess 1957 performance and outlook for 1958. Shoe and auto dealers report mixed results with some gains over 1956 and 1955, while layoffs at Sunflower Ordinance Works and related strikes affected volumes. Optimism remains that early 1958 may surpass 1957 if the first half stays strong.
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Lawrence
S.O.W
Lawrence Women’s Club dissolves amid dispute over future
The Lawrence Women’s Club debates dissolving after years of charity and cultural work. Members claim need for a women’s space in the city, while opponents allege a crooked motive. Club dates back to 1883 with notable figures and a mansion once owned by coal mine owner George Mackle.
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Seamen
Lawrence
Lawrence Women's Club
George Mackle
Kansas
W. S. Robb
Ars
F. A. Haglund
C.by Hemen
M. Lassenden
Cme
Eae
Designer Dies in Texas Fort Worth Fort Worth Tex
Designer Robert dies in Texas Fort Worth after office accident. Police report notes free fall from scaffolding at studio. Family confirms death as investigation continues and tribute plans are being arranged by colleagues.
Kansas City Man Fined for Open Bottle Charge
Robert Doyle Richard of Kansas City was fined $50 and costs Tuesday in County Court on a charge of possessing an open bottle of liquor.
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Robert Doyle Richard
Kansas City
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