Traffic Death Toll Forecast For 1955 Rises
The National Safety Council estimates 38,500 traffic deaths for 1955 higher than last year. Forecast relies on 11 month totals and delayed reports. measures include stricter enforcement during the New Year weekend. States mobilize National Guard and patrols to curb holiday tolls.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Associated Press
Safety Council
U. S
Arizona
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
National Guard
Texas
Kansas
Motorist Survives Cold Wreck Ordeal
Claude Shaft of Newton escaped a crash on a Butler County road when his car toppled into a creek. Found hours later in the road with clothing frozen solid, it took 30 minutes to thaw him enough to bend and enter a bystander’s car. He suffered body bruises head lacerations and exposure and was hospitalized in Newton. Glenn Dale Holm, 21, of Peabody, reported seeing Shaft standing in the road and helped him reach safety. Physicians later listed his condition as good.
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Newton
Harold Bennett
Claude Shaft
Butler
Shaft
Glenn Dale Holm
Peabody
Holm
Weather in Kansas forecasts fair and warmer rest of year
Topeka reports mostly fair and slightly warmer conditions across Kansas for the remainder of the year. The Weather Bureau expects the first four days of 1956 to average 3 6 degrees above normal with little precipitation. Minimums tonight range near 15 in the northeast to the 20s in the southwest. Top temperatures Thursday ranged from 23 at Concordia to 52 at Pittsburg. Overnight lows varied from 12 at Manhattan to 25 at Garden City.
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Topeka
Kansasor
Weather Bureau
Garden City
Odge City
Concordia
Pittsburg
Manhattan
Calif burglar finds Texas garages lack back doors
A San Quentin graduate burglar caught ransacking a Dallas home complains that Texas garages lack back doors. He says if Texas garages were built with back doors he could have escaped and adds there ought to be a law to add them. He warns someone could be trapped in a fire.
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Dallas
Slow Sign Opposes Immediate Tax Cuts in 1956 Session
A Senate House Economic subcommittee today halted rapid tax-cutting moves for 1956, warning that a rate reduction next year could spark inflation amid a booming economy. The panel urged restraint, but noted potential cuts of up to a third over ten years if conditions improve. Members Mills Douglas Goldwater and Curtis supported cautious reform and a balanced budget outlook.
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Washington
Senate House
Rep. Mills
D-Ark
Congress
Sen
Douglas
D-Tll
Senate
House Economic Committee
Subcommittee
Mills
Goldwater
Rariz
Rep
Curtis
R-Mo
Eisenhower Works on State of the Union in Key West
President Eisenhower dressed in casual sport clothes at the Key West naval base today worked on his January 5 State of the Union message. He left his quarters at 9 30 a m with aide Kevin McCann and will stay until about January 8. The president, recovering from a heart attack, smiled for the White House doctor after golf practice and a two mile walk.
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Key West
Fla
Eisenhower
Congress
Naval Base
Base
Kevin McCann
Washington
Senate
House
White House
Howard M. Snyder
Key West Naval Base
Snyder
Atomic Weapon Chief Suffers Heart Attack
Dr. Alvin Graves, 46, who since 1948 has directed all American tests of atomic weapons, suffered a heart attack at Los Alamos Thursday afternoon. His blood pressure and pulse, as well as his general condition, were reported satisfactory late last night. Graves is director of the test division of the Los Alamos scientific laboratory.
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Los Alamos, W.m
Alvin Graves
Graves
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
Yalta Documents Show Hull Angry at Welles Secretary
Washington dispatch reports Cordell Hull angrily claimed Sumner Welles ran a second State Department without Roosevelt's interference. The Yalta papers reveal Stalin sought a Poland-friendly government and suggest plans to break up Germany, with demilitarization and machinery reparations over ten years. The 1,032 page volume costs 5.50 and includes over 40 fresh items from the Roosevelt Library and other sources.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
No. 1
Sumner Welles
State Department
Roose
Moscow
United States
Yalta
Germany
Imade
Joseph Reap
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N.Y
Harry Dexter White
of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Hull
White
Atty
Quebec
Welles
Morgentiau
Hall Outlines Revenue Plan For Kansas 1957 Budget
Topeka Governor Fred Hall proposed a four point tax and revenue program to cover a 1957 fiscal year shortfall of 9.61 million dollars. The plan includes repealing exemptions and taxing services like hotels, collecting interest on idle state cash, extending insurance premium taxes, and increasing the state income tax. He notes alternatives exist and promises a detailed breakdown next week after further reviews by the Tax Commission and Budget Department.
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Topeka
Fred Hall
Manyas
Hall
Mle
Legislative Council
Halt
Ad Valorem Jevy
Tax Commission
Budget
Wall
Kansas
Atchison Judge Chosen For Mehigan County Court
Edmund L. Page aged 40, district attorney, was appointed judge of Mehigan County District Court. Gov Fred Hall named him to succeed Lawrence F. Day, who died recently, with Page taking the post here Thursday.
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Atchison
Edmund L. Page
Mehigan County
Sov
Fred Hall
Lawrence F. Day
Prosperity Theme Underlined in November Manufacturing Boost
Commerce Department reports November gains in manufacturers sales and new orders with a 53% billion dollars backlog, fueling optimism from Weeks and Mitchell. Weeks predicts a record 1956, while Mitchell calls 1955 the most satisfactory year for American workers amid stable living costs and rising purchasing power.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Commerce and Labor-Department
Mitchell
Building Grounds Drove Right on Job During Holiday
KU building and grounds crews stayed busy during the university break. Workers completed electric and painting tasks, cleaned streets, graded grounds east of Carruth Halls, and prepared a new faculty housing site while weather allowed outdoor work, including rock veneer and concrete floor projects.
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Department of Building and Grounds
Bayles
Tee
Yeushia
Astona
Miwon
Masia
Prise Hall
Din Lindley Vue
Tthe
Carruth
OF4
Allen Fieldhouse
Mlint
Baey
Teshen
Thearipias
Cut Ordered On Railroad Rates
The U S Interstate Commerce Commission directed a major cut in transcontinental rates for manufactured goods moving to and from the Far West. Freight charges within the Mountain Pacific region will be revised with reductions predominating, while overall level remains slightly above close rates of 1992. Transcontinental freight pricing to and from the West saw reductions ranging from 16 to 29 percent.
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Thier
ICC
Rocky Mountains
Mountain-Pacific
Oregon
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Nevada
Idaho
Utah
Arizona
Montana
Wyoming
New Mexico
Colorado
Macy's Buys Wichita George Innes Co in Kansas
Macy's of New York announced the acquisition of the George Innes Co. of Wichita Kansas from Younkers Brothers of Des Moines Iowa. Arthur B Christman will manage the store which will keep the Innes name. The deal reportedly places the Wichita store among the region's largest department stores.
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George Innes Co
Wichita
Kas
Macy & Co
New York
al i. Lewi
Macy's
Park
Karenas
Younkers Brothers
Des Moines
Towa
Innes
Arthur B. Christman
Christman Dry Gonads Co
Joplin
Denlin Fiey
National Safety Council Predicts New Year Weekend Traffic Deaths
Larry Lawrence notes the National Safety Council forecasting a record high traffic death toll over the New Year weekend. He urges caution and courtesy, emphasizing two Big Cs to prevent further tragedy.
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National Safety Council
Refund Order by Power Commission Affects Midwest Customers
The commission directs Pans andleasheaur Pipe Line Co to return 80, 16,050 plus interest at per cent annually. The action impacts customers and the Midwest as details remain unclear in the damaged text.
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Waliington
Power Commission
Pansandleasheaur Pipe Line Co
Kansas
Midwest
County Clerk Cites Confusion Over New State Assessing Law
County Clerk Mathia stated taxpayers have many questions about the new assessment law. He explained that annual real estate assessments will replace the prior four year cycle, with changes only where new builds or additions occurred, clarifying misconceptions. The county will continue to publish details and guidance in upcoming notices.
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Maibta
Taux
Minty
Poldike Toy
Douglas County
Kansas
Mathia
Mathin
Major Quintets Clash In City Basketball Night
Lawrences three major teams headline a busy night with Kansas University and Haskell pursuing tournament titles while Linerance The faces a first round match. Ramtsas competes in Kansas City for the Big Seven title after semifinal win over Missouri. Haskell meets Wamego for the distant Lee tourney crown following a 73-36 win over Washburn Rural.
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Kansas University
Haskell
Linerance
Ramtsas
Fayer
Kansas City
Dtle
Missouri
Wamepo
Wamego
Washburn Rural
Lawrence
Hy Eden City
Lav Eenes
New York New Year plans draw big weekend crowds
New Yorkers eye lively New Year's Eve events with several hotels and clubs on Park Avenue offering dinners, dancing, and floor shows. Prices rise to about $25 to $30 per person, with top venues including the Embassy Club and a noted hotel venue charging extra for drinks and entertainment. Reservations surge as crowds seek celebrations across famed venues like Chateau Madrid and Latin Quarter.
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Embassy Club
Amie Kesser
Park Avenue
Ubon
Akaale
Acol
Lawrence sees record building valuation in two boom years
The Lawrence building inspector reports two straight five million year periods with residential construction nearly matching the combined totals of Hakbvin and Eudora. The 1955 valuation reaches 5,136,042 dollars, driven by spring and summer activity, while private construction remains steady and apartment and duplex building surges.
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Hakbvin
Eudora
Vos
Wirees
Hoon
Lawson
R ‘Tvs
Cape Int
Kansas
Topeka
Winter Veterans Hospital
Lawrence Y
Weather outlook with light Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma notes
The five day forecast covers Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma with temperatures about 2 to 6 degrees below normal in Nebraska and Kansas and near normal in Oklahoma. Normal highs and lows are given for each state with a gradual warning trend and no significant precipitation expected. Mostly fair conditions expected across Kansas with some warm west and north areas and cooler nights.
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Nebraska
Kansas
Sinnepated Press
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