Toughest Battle Yet to Come For French Premier
Paris The French Assembly tentatively approved three of the four Paris treaties as Premier Pierre Mendes France battles to secure confidence votes on interlocking measures for West German NATO entry and the Western defense plan. The vote underscored tense parliamentary maneuvering toward ratification of the Saar agreement and German sovereignty.
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Pierre Mendes-France
French Assembly
West Germany
Mendes- France
Mendes-France
Washington
London
NATO
U.S
White House
Augusta
Eisenhower
Saar
Germany
Russia
Senator seeks full account of Ladejinsky dismissal
Senator Olin D. Johnston demands from the Eisenhower administration a complete accounting of the dismissal of Wolf Ladejinsky U S agriculture attaché in Tokyo. The move signals possible public hearings by the Senate Civil Service Committee and targets both the Agriculture and State departments security findings.
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Washington
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
Eisenhower
Wolf Ladejinsky
U. S. Agriculture
Tokyo
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Ladejinsky
State Department
Johnston
Senate Civil Service Committee
H. W. Brawley
Dulles
Ladelinsky
Coffeyville Merchant Dies of Heart Attack
Harry Hayes sixty five year old Coffeyville dry goods merchant died of a heart attack early today while returning home by train from Alexandria Louisiana where he and his wife spent the holidays Hayes had been in business here about 38 years and was pronounced dead at Texarkana
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Coffeyville
Harry Hayes
Alexandria
Hayes
Texarkana
Moisture Too Light As Kansas Forecast Says Clear
Clearing skies and colder weather are forecast for Kansas after the season’s first general snow yielded light moisture. Goodland led with 3 inches. most stations reported under 1 inch. All highways open but slick in spots. southeast Kansas saw the most rain with up to 1 inch local moisture and 1.19 inches at Fort Scott. Winds light, temperatures 0 to 5 below west central. 10 to 15 above east.
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Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Pittsburg
Fort Scott
Weather Bureau
Atchison
Garden City
Hil City
Elkhart
Ulyssey and
Johnson
Russell
Dodge City
Salina
N Y Clockchecker Seeks Pay Raise in Frigid Duties
Fredonia New York village clock caretaker asks for raise citing 80 year old salary and time in clock tower. He claims 12 years in post and hourly value now about 75 cents, totaling roughly 58.50 annually for biweekly church tower checks.
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Fredonia
N.Y
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Carr
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Aides Cautious Over French Actions
Washington confirms Eisenhower and top officials hold restraint as France nears approval of German rearmament. Dulles and the president await further balloting, wary of a crisis if Mendes France struggles to push the measure through. Officials say he remains engaged with the issue amid cautious optimism.
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Washington
Eisenhower
France
Germany
French Assembly
Dulles
Pierre Mendes-France
Augusta
Keynote Address At KU Meeting Heard by 1000 Delegates
Dr. J Coert Rylaarsdam of Chicago University urged a biblical view of history at the National Student Assembly of the YMCA and YWCA. He said faith in God integrates history with nature, offers hope, and counters modern despair by recalling man’s place in God’s plan.
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National Student Assembly
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YWCA
R. Coert Rylaarsdam
University of Chicago
Journal-World Photo
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J. Coert Rylaarsdam
Chicago University
K. U
Student Christian Movement
God
St. Augustine
Trio of Mystery Planes Near NW Korean Border
Tokyo reports three unidentified propeller planes approached Allied airspace near the northwest Korean front last night. They turned back before any shooting occurred, triggering a 52 minute alert in Seoul with U S jets and fighters converging but no combat.
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Tokyo
U. S
Far East Air Force
Seoul
Air Force
542 Tax Violators Prosecuted In 1954 Tax Case Counts
Justice Department Tax Division reports 542 persons prosecuted for federal tax law violations in 1954. Over 4,150 civil and criminal tax cases closed, about 125 percent above prior years, with 1,123 convicted and 419 pleading guilty. Pending cases total about 7,150, including 960 criminal and 3,665 civil. Notable convictions include Frank Costello and Louisian politicians and gamblers.
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Washington
Justice Department
Brownell
Asst
T. Brian Holland
Holland
United States
Frank Costello
New York
Joseph D. Nunan Jr
Internal Revenue
Emmett Warring
Washington, D.C
Sam Bear
Warring
Harry Gross
Frank Erickson
Queen Polly Peppercorn Heads to Hollywood Queen Polly Peppercorn heads to Hollywood for a trip tied to Lawrence Centennial glory.
Polly Peppercorn, crowned Lawrence Centennial Queen, boards a Kansas City airliner with her mother for a week in Hollywood. The 18 year old KU freshman plans to tour studios and watch the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl. Polly previously worked with Centron Corp and hopes to pursue law after business studies.
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Lawrence
Kansas City
Hollywood
George E. Peppercorn
Film Capital
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Polly
NBC
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
CBS
Centron Corp
Pally Peppercorn
Goodby
Journal-World Photo
Doctor sets world land speed record aboard rocket sled
Lt. Col. John Paul Stapp, 44, an aeromedical scientist, rode a rocket propelled open sled at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, reaching 632 mph in 1.4 seconds to test ejection safety for high speed aircraft. He wore a plastic helmet, suffered two black eyes and temporary blindness, and noted nine Gs during acceleration.
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Los Angeles
John Paul Stapp
Holloman Air Development Center
N.M
Air Force
Stapp
FBI Captures Last Bank Robber in Md. Holdup Trio
The FBI says it has captured the final member of a three man bank robbery group that netted $224,638 in an Andrews Air Force Base heist last August. John Henry Foster was nabbed in an Upper Broadway hideout after Clarence Duke McGann and Earl Smith were arrested earlier. All three are described as Nepfores.
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New York
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Andrews Air Force Base
Camp Springs
John Henry Foster
Broadway
Clarence Duke McGann
Earl ' Kill Smith
Egypt Nabs Six Reds In Cairo Arrests
Egyptian police announced the arrest of five men and a woman on charges of Communist activities and espionage for Israel in Cairo. The operation targets suspected subversive networks and follows a crackdown on political dissent within the capital.
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Cairo
Egypt
Israel
John Lodge is Ike's pick for Spain post
President Eisenhower announced in Augusta that John Davis Lodge will be nominated to be ambassador to Spain in January. Lodge, 51, retiring Connecticut governor, will succeed James Clement Dunn, who will become ambassador to Brazil. Dunn, 64, a career diplomat, has served in Madrid since 1953 and has also led postings to Italy and France.
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Eisenhower
Senate
John Davis Lodge
Connecticut
Vito
Spain
Lodge
James Clement Dunn
Dunn
Brazil
James S. Kemper
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U. S
United Nations
Madrid Post
Newark
Italy
France
Kemper
Chicago
Storm Moisture Adds .35 Inch To Tal In Two Months
A mix of mist rain sleet and snow yesterday brought Lawrence a second highest total in two months at .35 of an inch. Tonight and Wednesday forecast cooler with 10 to 15 degree low and about 30 degree high. Posey reports .93 inch this month versus 1.36 inches normal for December. Temperatures fell from 60 Sunday afternoon to 25 this morning and yesterday’s high reached 40 with a 28 low. Two minor city accidents occurred, not blamed on slick streets. one on US Highway 50N near Baldwin Junction attributed to poor highway conditions.
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C. J. Posey
Baldwin Junction
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Bismarck
Chicago
Denver
Edmonton
Fort Worth
Havre
Mont
Kansas City
Los Angeles
New Orleans
New York
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Dull Washington
Oil Allowable in Kansas Up to Highest Since 1952
Kansas total allowable for crude oil production set at 339,000 barrels daily for January the highest since November 1952. Commission chair Jeff Robertson said 325,000 barrels will be allocated on the normal proration curve with 4,000 to 5,000 barrels makeup due to underage prorated wells. Morgan proposed 329,500 barrels with 4,500 makeup, but the commission kept the 25 barrels per well limit for certain fields. Nominations of crude purchasers totaled 287,020 barrels daily, up 7,168 from December. The January Bureau of Mines demand forecast for Kansas is noted.
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Wichita
Kansas
Jeff Robertson
Kansas Corporation Commission
T. A. Migan
Morgan
Bureau of Mines
Lawrence Hospital plans aid request to expand beds
Lawrence Memorial Hospital seeks federal funds under the Hill Burton Act to expand capacity from 72 to 150 beds with a projected $1 million cost. City officials, led by City Manager Jim Wigglesworth, will submit preliminary plans after meeting with state officials and inspectors to ensure compliance.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Jim Wigglesworth
Roy N. Johnston
Honda
State Hospital Advisory Board
Anion
Hill-Burton
Wigglesworth
U. S. Public Health Service
Robinson and Cooper
Kansas City
Five day forecast covers Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma
Weather outlook shows near to 5 degrees below normal in eastern Oklahoma and west Texas with warmer midweek. Temperatures range 35-40 in Nebraska and 50-55 in Oklahoma. Precipitation light across Nebraska to western Oklahoma with showers, colder air moving in late in the period.
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