New Year holiday traffic toll lower than Christmas peak
The National Safety Council reported 20 highway deaths by noon, far below the 68 a week earlier, with Illinois Wisconsin Michigan and other states noting multiple fatalities. Officials warned of a possible 420 deaths by Monday midnight amid enhanced enforcement and use of national guards and aircraft to patrol highways.
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Reece Ord
New York
Ohio
Maryland
California
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Michigan
Washington
Wisconsin
Illinois
Kentucky
New Jersey
New Hampshire
South Dakota
National Safety Council
Ilinois
Arizona
Kansas
West Diplomats Strike Tempers Over Khrushchev Speech
Western diplomats in Moscow react with anger and disbelief at Nikita Khrushchev's blunt attack on President Eisenhower in the Supreme Soviet address. Some call it a gauntlet thrown, others see it as a provocative Cold War challenge and a rebuke of U.S. interference in Communist affairs.
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Moscow
Nikita
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Stalin
Fair and Mild Weather Arrives With New Year
Kansas eyes a mild New Year with highs near 50 degrees coast to coast after a cooler night. Temperatures ranged from 38 in Olathe to 47 in Hill City with lows from 17 in Salina to around 20s elsewhere. No precipitation reported across the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
Mercury
Olathe
Hill City
Salina
Anetropeka
Lonardi Promoted to Lieutenant General
The Army Ministry promotion elevates Eduardo Lonardi to lieutenant general while he receives medical treatment in the United States.
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Buenos Aires
Army
Eduardo Lonard
Lonard
United States
Kutcher Confident He'll Win Compensation Pay Fight
Washington veteran James Kutcher testified at a VA hearing over his $329 monthly disability pay. He defended his Socialist Workers Party membership, vowed to appeal if benefits end, and asserted his belief in a peaceful, constitutional path to a socialist society while denying aiding China or North Korea.
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Kutcher
Washington
James Kuttcher
Veterans Administration
Peyton H. Moss
Socialist Workers Party
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Leon Trotsky
China
North Korea
Butler declines Senate bid in Indiana
National Democratic chairman Paul Butler said he will not seek a Senate seat but did not rule out a run for Indiana governor. He spoke in South Bend, Ind., yesterday.
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South Bend
Ind
Paul Butley
Senate
Indiana
Two Boys Hit By Express Train in Lormont Incident
In Lormont near Bordfa u France two youths aged 31 and 14 lay between railway rails as a Paris Express passed. The elder helped the younger stay, but Jacques De rive withdrew his hand at the last moment, resulting in the train severing two fingers.
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Bordfau
France
Bernsard Lordoch
Jacques Derive
Lormont
Paris
Jacques
Amd
Bulganin Says H Bomb Not Bar War Will Seek Geneva Spirit
Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin says the world seeks the Geneva spirit and peace, rejecting the idea that possession of weapons like the H bomb can prevent the next war. He calls another summit of the big powers possible and fruitful. The statements came in a New Year Q and A released by the Foreign Ministry and aired on Moscow radio.
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Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Geneva
Bulganin
Charles E. Shutt
Washington
Tele- News Agency
Hearst Metrozone News
Foreign Ministry
Moscow Radio
Archbishop of York Cyril Garbett Dies in England
The Archbishop of York Dr Cyril Garbett died today. He had announced plans to retire soon due to age and ill health after a major operation last May. Garbett, known as "the hiking bishop," became archbishop in 1942 after his late night strolls and parish visits in a purple cassock.
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York
England
Cyril Garbett
Gen Marshall Celebrating 75th Birthday Anniversary
Gen George C. Marshall marks his 75th birthday at his winter home in Pinehurst North Carolina. He plans a quiet day with old friends including former officers and aides. Congratulatory messages pour in from President Eisenhower ex President Truman and other leaders. A luncheon hosted by James Bruce and a planned dinner will honor Mrs Marshall. Eisenhower sends birthday wishes from Key West.
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Pinehurst
N.C
George C. Marshall R
Marshall
Eisenhower
Tru
Defense
James Bruce
Argentina
Key West
March of Dimes Campaign to Start in Lawrence Area
The 1956 March of Dimes begins in Lawrence and surrounding area Tuesday January 3 with Bob Chatton directing. A new poliathon on KMBC Channel 9 with Harry S Truman piano appearance on January 21 will accept viewer calls for contributions.
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Lawrence
Bob Chatton
Channel 9
KMBC
Harry S. Truman
Charlton
Major C. Slough
Kansas University
Wanda Gray
Haskell Institute
Ed Weaver
Fred Brown
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Hercules
Kenneth Franks
al Crowley
Baldwin
Fred B. Plank
Emporia
National Foundation For
Kansas
Polio Foundation
Missing $200000 Checks Chewed by Dogs in Crate
In El Centro California a crate with dogs toppled a shipment of nonnegotiable checks valued at $200000 en route from a local bank to Los Angeles. The crate's contents were chewed by the dogs and used as bedding, revealing the supposed loss as a dental misadventure.
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EL Centro
Calif
Los Angeles
Five Injured In Worst Wreck In Two Years Here
Five people were injured in a head on collision at 6th and La Streets Friday night. Police said the crash may be the citys worst accident since a fatality nearly two years ago. Witnesses noted Colgroves car crossed the center line into the Wampler vehicle.
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6Th
la. Sts
Mich. St
Frank Cosgrave
Ethel
Donna Sue
Colgrave
Earl J. Edmonds
Lloyd Wampler
Vinland
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Edmonds
Lawrence
la Sts
Ecity
Frank Cosgrove
Mich
Ethel Colgrove
Donna Sue Colgroe
Colgrove
Iarnes
Wampler
Sixth Street
John Hazelet
Bill Hodson
Sheriff's Office
State Highway Patrol
National Guard
Dancer Seeks Ninety Thousand After Legs Are Broken
Rita Gay Fee an 18 year old dancer sues Wichita driver Joe E Pracht for 90000 in district court claiming a July 31 accident at a cold storage site left her with both legs fractured. She is in physical therapy at a Wichita hospital.
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Wichita
Vacation for Jury Here Extended by Settlement
The District Court jury vacation is extended as the Turnpike Authority settlement ends a condemnation case. Jurors must report at 9 a.m. January 9. George W. Allen of Route 1 reached a land settlement near his home northwest of Lawrence. The terms were not disclosed. The next trial is a drunk driving case against Thomas Emmett Reddington of T17 R. 1. St.
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District Court
Kansas Turnpike
George W. Allen
Turnpike Authority
Lawrence
Allen
Thomas Emmett Reddington
T17
R. 1
Electric outage cripples Lawrence area and triggers fires
An 80 minute KP and L power failure across northeastern Kansas disrupted Lawrence and cities from Manhattan to Emporia. Ice clogged Tecumseh plant intake shut the river fed condensers causing widespread shutdowns, with four minor furnace fires and extensive business losses.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Kansas Power and Light
KP & L
Tecumseh
Topeka
Teecumseh
C. T. Hough
The
Journal- World
Manhattan
Emporia
Leavenworth
Atchison
Olathe
Bonner Springs
Hough
Tom Arnold
U. S. Weather Bureau
Kaw
Tecumseh Station
Stolen Parathion Gas Bomb From Kansas University Greenhouse
Police seek help in locating a stolen parathion gas bomb from a KU experimental greenhouse. The device used for fumigation is dangerous, though officials note precautions and provide safety guidance. Police urge anyone with information to contact university or local police.
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Kansas University
Horr
Joe Skillman
New Detroit Baby Brings Local Football Kite to Town
A 7-pound 2-ounce boy was born Thursday night at William Beaumont Hospital Detroit. Parents are Mr and Mrs Houseman with Leon Hart present as a neighbor of Cleveland Indians pitcher. Mrs Houtteman, in distress during the birth, prompted Art and Leon to rush out as the doctor arrived.
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Harry Mitchell
William Burgess
Warren G. Hopkins
Schwarz Rd
Gilbert Ulmer
Lawrence
John Miller
Journal-World
Detroit
Mich
William Beaumont Hospital
Houseman
Leon Hart
Detroit’Ldons
Birmingham
Eisenhower closes 1955 hopeful for health
President Eisenhower ends 1955 in Key West as he recovers from a heart attack. Mrs. Eisenhower flies to join him aboard the Col umbine, with her mother and the president’s physician's wife. A quiet New Year’s Eve is planned at the naval base, with Ike expected to rest and be in bed as 1956 begins.
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Key West
Fla
Eisenhower
Columbine Tlf
John W. Doud
Denver
Howard M. Snyder
Snyder
Naval Base
Washington
Chappell enters race as Douglas County sheriff candidate
Deputy G D Chappell announces bid for sheriff of Douglas County. He cites stable leadership under Glass and Hodson, notes Hodson cannot seek re election, and recalls his own 1953 hire and four years as deputy. Chappell 34, lifelong Douglas County resident with wife Julia and three children. He served in World War II and worked at Los Alamos.
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Douglas County
G. D. Chappel
Travis Glass
Bill Hodson
Chappell
Hodson
Glase
Julia Fritzel
Sweat
Lawrence
Sharon
Gordon
Julie Ann
Los Almamos
N. M
Douglas
Glass
Hudson
Kansas Traffic Deaths Reported in 24 Hours
State Accident Records section notes one new traffic fatality in the last 24 hours with Topeka as a location and dates shown. The report updates totals for the current period, including a December entry and a note of an accident not previously logged.
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Topeka
u—Kansas
Acadent Records
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Gen. Marshall
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G. D. Chappell
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