Texas Panhandle Paralyzed By Massive Snowfall
Vast snowfalls blanketed the Texas Panhandle and south plains with drifts up to nine feet. Plainview Hereford Canyon Amarillo and Lubbock reported multiple inches, buses halted, and schools unlikely to reopen. At least 16 deaths blamed on the blizzard amid ice coated highways.
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Plainview
Tex
Texas Panhandle
South Plains
Hereford
Canyon
Amarillo
Borger
Lubbock
Dumas
Childress
New Mexico
Roswell
Clovis
Canadian River
Panhandle
State 51
Dimmitt
Vega
Claude
Wichita, Falls
Texarkana
Longview
Tyler
Dallas
Fort Worth
Mind
Wells
Texas
Gulf Coast
New Orleans
Atlantic
Carlsbad
N.M
Louisiana
Tennessee
Mississippi
Georgia
North Central States
Rockies
2500 the Goal Sunday For Chapel Fund Effort
Lawrence ministers aim to raise 2500 dollars Sunday to fund a chapel in the new wing of Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Donations via special envelopes at services or by mail to Lawrence Hospital Chapel Fund are requested. Rev. Robert C. Swift of Trinity Episcopal Church chairs the drive.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence Hospital Chapel
Robert C. Swift
Trinity Episcopal Church
Local 1905 Indoor Track Meet Promises Thriller
Larry Lawrence urges fans to attend the Ki Oklahoma indoor track meet tonight featuring Bill Easton’s Jayhawkers in action. The event promises strong competition and a first-time effort from the new indoor setup.
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Oklahoma
Ahould
Bill Easton
Eisenhower Takes It Easy This Weekend in Gettysburg
President Eisenhower rests at his farm this weekend with no clear reply to Russia's renewed two power treaty proposal. White House secretary says he paints reads and walks and has not spoken with Dulles since Thursday. The President and First Lady visited Adams County Courthouse to register to vote in November.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Russia
White House
Dulles
Nikolai Bulganin
Adams County
Naval transport crash claims two lives off Fort Lauderdale
A two engine Navy transport caught fire two miles off Fort Lauderdale Beach. Pilot Capt. Robert W. Anderson and another crewman died. Two others parachuted to safety, one badly injured, later died. The survivors were rescued by a Navy destroyer escort and a charter boat.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Atlantic
Fort Lauderdale Beach
Tnew
Venture
Aye
Broward General Hospital
Jone Flier
Robert W. Anderson
Miami Beach
Anderson
Coolbaugh
West Palm Beach
Naval
Opa-locka Marine Corps Air Station
Miami
Charles McGrath
James Priddy
Kansas Traffic Deaths Reported For 1956
State accident records show 46 traffic fatalities to date in 1956, 24 hour update lists 0 deaths, for the same period in 1955 the count was 52. Mattress Sale ad for Miller Furn Co at 741 Mass. appears in the page.
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Topera
Kansas
Mattress Sale
Miller Furn, Co
Money Offer Affects Solon Vote On Natural Gas Bill
A reported $2,500 campaign contribution allegedly intended to influence Senator Francis Case to vote for the natural gas bill threatens to derail final action on the measure. Fulbright urged an investigation as leaders weighed an immediate probe by the Commerce Committee, likely delaying the vote.
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Solon
Washington
Francis Case
R-Sd
Senate
Case
Sen
Fulbright
DiArk
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Knowland
California
Commerce Committee
Sheriff Refuses Eviction In Family Hardship Case
Sheriff Bill Hodson defied eviction in a non payment case involving a family of eight including two sick children. He called the ordeal one of his worst nine years in law enforcement and said the owner presses the case in County Court. The father, a construction worker, is unemployed and has back rent estimated around 25 to 30 dollars monthly. The family has relocated to Gardner but cannot move yet due to current tenants. Hodson cited the children's illness and cold weather as reasons to delay eviction and plans to defend the decision in court.
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Bill Hodson
Hodson
Douglas County
Ohne Neebaddann
Gardner
P. W. Jones
Frigid Blasts Threaten Europe Amid Severe Cold Wave
Europe endures a deep freeze as Siberian storm fronts keep temperatures below freezing. Death toll rises across nations with France among hardest hit and British and Italian fatalities reported. Frostbite cases in England and shipboard deaths in Glasgow highlight widespread suffering. Damage from France to Italy climbs with costs in francs and damage to crops.
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London
Europe
North Sea
France
Britain
Italy
Denmark
Germany
Saar
Turkey
Austria
Netherlands
Switzerland
Yugoslavia
Belgium
United Kingdom
Bristol
England
Glasgow
Lascar
Snowstorm Tests City Street Department Budgets
The Street Department faced its largest snow event in years with 5 inches falling Sunday and another 5 inches Tuesday night. Manager Jim Wigglesworth says it’s the biggest since he arrived in 1951. Hodges cites 154 tons of sand and nearly 1,000 man-hours totaling 2,000 to 3,000 dollars in costs, with sanding the major expense.
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Jim Wigglesworth
Massachusetts Street
Trafffic
A. T
Buck) Hodges
Hodges
Wigglesworth
Street Department
Tme
Lawrence’s Industrial Growth Surges Beyond Forty Million
Lawrence shows rapid economic expansion with over 40 million dollars in new industrial projects since 1949. Key developments include the Consumers Farm Chemicals nitrate plant and Kansas Power and Light expansions at Cameron’s Bluff, plus ongoing plant enlargements and a growing housing boom driven by local development leadership and the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce.
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Lawrence
Chemi
Cals Association
Big Kansas Power and Light Co
Cameron's Bluff
KP & L
Lawrence Industrial Development Co. Inc
Sunset Hi
Jayhawk Construction Co
Topeka
Judge Rejects Motion To Drop Caudle Charge In Tax Conspiracy Case
U. S. District Judge Rubey M. Hulen refused motions by Theron Lamar Caudle to dismiss the indictment charging him with conspiring to fix a tax case. He ordered Caudle to stand trial May 7 alongside two other defendants, including Matthew J. Connelly and Harry J. Schwimmer. The case centers on a tax evasion matter involving Ivin Sachs, a St. Louis shoe firm executive, who was fined $40,000 but not imprisoned due to ill health.
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ST. Louisa
U. S
Ivin Sachs
St. Louis
No Moisture to Forecast Here On This Weekend
The weather forecast for Kansas indicates no significant moisture this weekend with freezing drizzle or sleet only possible in extreme southeast areas tonight and Sunday. Temperatures will stay steady with lows about 15 in places and highs from the 30s in the west to the 20s in the southeast.
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Topeka Ih
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Red China proposes Indochina conference at Geneva table
Red China formally asks Britain and Russia to convene a full dress conference on Indochina to include Chou En-lai and Dulles. Officials say Britain and the United States oppose it, arguing the plan would broaden a Far Eastern talks gathering beyond the 1954 Geneva group.
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China
Britain
Russia
Indochina
Chou En-lai
Dulles
U.S
Korea
Viet Nam
United States
France
Red China
Cambodia
Vietminh
Laos
Tidia
Poland
Canada
International Control Commission
Enrollment of 400 Will Enter Classes In Adult Education
About 400 persons enrolled in the spring term of Adult Education classes with 30 courses set to begin Monday. Three courses are closed Keeping Fit Dressmaking and Bridge I. Despite weather many will register next week. 390 enrolled by Thursday, says E J Logsdon director.
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E. J. Logsdon
Logsdon
Lawrence
Max Startup
Mike Killan
William Hancock
John Weatherwax
Clifford Breithaupt
Gwen’ Woolfenden
William Reim
Mra
Carl Hunnicker
Wayne Davenport
Herbert Jones
Clifford Bretthaupt
Ltke
Carl Hunzicker
Lawrence Bodle
Max Stalcup
Lee Sturgeon
Mike Killian
Olin Jones
Frank Turner
Cecile ‘Myers
Thomas Schlotterback
A. E. Daniels
John Abel
Alta Lonnecker
George Smith
Clinton
James
Mia
Water
Garcia
Ole Jones
Blaine
Bidwell
Manus
Santa Fe to Dedicate City Station Tuesday
The Santa Fe Railway Co. will dedicate its new 140000 dollar Lawrence passenger station at 415 H. 7th St in ceremonies at 2 p.m. Tuesday. A company luncheon for about 175 persons will be at 12 15 at the Hotel Eldridge and the station dedication will follow. The new station has been in use for work over a week. Compliments for the new facility have been numerous.
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Santa Fe Railway Co
Lawrence
H. 7Th St
Eldridge
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