Soviet bid for UN debate rejected by steering committee
The United Nations Steering Committee rejected 8-6 a Soviet demand for a General Assembly debate on Eisenhower era Middle East policy and U S aggressive actions. US Britain India Egypt Russia and Czechoslovakia voted yes. Italy France Denmark Peru Turkey El Salvador voted no.
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General Assembly
U. S
United States
Italy
France
Dominican Republic
China
Denmark
Peru
Turkey
el Salvador
Britain
India
Egypt
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Pakistan
Assembly
Prince Wan Waithayakon
Thailand
Soviet Union
U.S
Henry Abot Lodge Jr
Reds Developing Nuclear Rocket
London reports the Soviet Union is building a nuclear headed rocket capable of over 100 miles altitude and speeds above 5000 mph. Duncan Sandys warned the House of Commons Britain must be ready to retaliate devastately. The government won a 302 to 243 vote amid party lines on defense policy.
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London
Soviet Union
Duncan Sandys
House of ‘Commons
Britain
Sandys
House
Macmillan
Commons
Royal Air Force
Pigeon Trails Pilot Knudegard On Flight Near Atlanta
In Athens on Valentine’s Day a pigeon repeatedly accompanied Southern Airlines pilot W A Knudegard from Atlanta. The bird flew beside his morning Charlotte flight, circled the cockpit during taxi, and perched on the wing during the layover between landing and takeoff.
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Athens
W. A. Knudegard
Southern Airlines
Atlanta
Knudegard
Charlotte
Knufesard
Rest Home Fire in Iowa Kills 14 Residents
A three story rest home in Council Bluffs, Iowa burned rapidly killing 14 patients, with fourteens treated in hospitals. One missing woman was found alive, leaving 15 unaccounted earlier. Victims named include Lawrence Brandt and Bridget Pinkham among others, with Mrs Annie Orme later located. Fire officials investigate cause. home licensed to Mrs Ivy Lee Gilmore, correcting an earlier licensing error.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Mathilda Luchow
Rose Cochran
Lawrence Brandt
Pearl Atkinson
Bertha Jenkins
Anna Benson
Ray Roop
Bertha Bradley
Henry N. Mace
Fred Howe
Charles Adkins
Dan Blakely
Frank Faulkner
Bridget Pinkham
Annie Orme
E. J Herron
Waldo Merrill
Edmund C. Zimmerer
Ivy Lee Gilmore
Zimmerer
Gilmore Nursing Home
Gilmore
Blaze Destroys Four Story Philadelphia Structure
Fire destroyed a four story building in the Diamond Market area last night. Fire Chief Stephen Adley estimated damage at $300000. Flames threatened nearby structures for hours after the 9 p.m. alarm as about 25 firefighters battled the fire until dawn. Cause remains undetermined.
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Pittsburgh
Diamond Market
Stephen Adley
Boy 11 Drives During DMV Exam Crashes Office
Los Angeles examiners report 11 year old John Rigby appeared for a driving test and sped onto the lawn. He struck three cars and collided with a fence near a DMV branch, then left without finishing the test. Kansas traffic deaths list 1951 to 1956 show totals for the last 24 hours and year to date.
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Los Angeles
Department of Motor Vehicles
John Rigby
Rigby
Kansas
Docking Attacks House Over Right to Work Bill Monkey Business
Gov. George Docking criticized House Republicans for sending the right to work question to a vote calling it monkey business. He said the people of Kansas want representatives who work, noting the issue was a major 1955 Legislature topic and that Gov. Fred Hall vetoed the bill.
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Topeka
George Docking
Docking
Kansas
Fred Hall
New Group of Presbyterian Men Meets in New York
About 4000 Presbyterian men from the eastern United States gather in New York for a meeting of a relatively new men's organization within the denomination. The event draws members from multiple states and signals growing lay involvement in church affairs.
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New York
Johnson predicts Senate to revise Middle East resolution
Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson predicts a Democratic revision of Eisenhower era Middle East policy. He backs an amended text stating the United States is prepared to use armed forces if the President determines action is required to resist communist aggression.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Senate
Eisenhower
Middle East
Johnson
United States
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Eisenhow
Knowland
California
State Department
Thomasville
White House
James C. Hagerty
Dulles
House
Eisen
Congress
U. S
Radford Warns Eisenhower Middle East Policy May Repress Soviet Moves
Admiral Arthur Radford, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a closed Senate session on January 30 that adopting the Eisenhower Middle East program would prompt the Soviets to pull in their horns. He said the policy would deter Communist aggression in the region as requested by victim nations.
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Washington
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
U. S
Middle East
British official Vansittart dies at 75 in Denham
Lord Vansittart longtime foreign affairs adviser to British governments died in Denham after weeks of illness. He was 75 and had suffered from lung congestion.
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Denham
England
Lord Vansittart
Plan by Dulles For Egypt Raises U S Arab Ties Concern
Washington reports the Dulles plan to remove Israeli troops from Egypt risks straining ties with Saudi Arabia. King Saud, en route home, has been briefed in Madrid with U S diplomats seeking understanding. Saudi concerns center on Gaza and Aqaba access and possible U S backing if Israel acts.
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Dulles
Egypt
U.S
Saudi Arabia
King Saud
Eisenhower
State Department
Spain
Madrid
Abdullah al Khayyal
Asst
William Rountree
Rountree
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
Israel
United States
Aqaba
Gulf
Island of
Tiran
Strait of Tiran
VFW Chief to Visit Kansas City Posts
Cooper T. Holt national commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will visit Kansas City posts Sunday and Monday, meeting veterans and inspecting local chapters.
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Kansas City
Cooper T. Holt
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Kansas
Army's Skinners Are Sad Old Pack Mules Now Civilians
Army mule skinners farewell as 136 pack mules are sold to buyers in the West. Most mules go to ranchers and park services, fetching 10 to 440 dollars. Hambone and Trotter praised and sold for charity use.
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Colo
Lawrence Cnozzen
4Th Field Artillery
45Th
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Sequoia National
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New Mexico
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Bust
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S.M. Refuses Lions 1957 Football Date
Lawrence High School will not meet Shawnee Mission in 1957 as Shawnee Mission cannot accommodate the Lions this season. Kansas reporter Allen Woolard says S. M. expects potential availability in 1958. Kapaun of Wichita replaces S. M. on a one year basis. Lawrence’s schedule shifts include away games first two weeks and four home games later, with West Point Annapolis and the Air Force contacting Lion athletes.
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Shawnee Mission
Allen Woolard
LHS
Woolard
Lions
S. M
Kanaun of
Wichita
Kanaun Io
Farmere
Aoe Cathedral High
Atchison
Tuakdlog
Kapaun
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Midwest
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Highland Park
New Vaccine Aims at Encephalitis Threat
Johns Hopkins scientist Dr. Winston H. Price reports a new vaccine protecting humans from multiple encephalitis types and dengue fever. The vaccine uses two West Nile virus strains and marks the first single shot to guard against several viruses causing brain infections and related paralysis risks.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins
Winston H. Price
Egypt
Israel
Army Budget Focuses On Deterrent Forces
Army Chief of Staff Taylor said 58 to 67 percent of the service’s dollars and manpower go to deterrent forces. He argued defense aims center on preventing atomic war and avoiding a deliberate all-out nuclear conflict as both blocs near capability to destroy each other. The remarks were prepared for a National Security conference.
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Washington
Taylor
Army
National Security Industrial ‘Aasn
Tron
Showers Possible for Friday In Lawrence Area
Forecasters predict scattered showers and warmer air Friday in the Lawrence region. Temperatures today were about 20 degrees below Wednesday's highs yet stay above normal for the time, keeping Lawrence's run of above average readings at eight days. A Wednesday high of 67 set a Feb 13 record for the downtown area, while the 2 pm reading reached 45 degrees as clouds linger tonight and Friday with a Friday high around 60 and a low in the 30s.
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Lawrence
Governor Docking Opposes Any Increase in Kansas Sales Tax
Governor George Docking told about 160 Lawrence attendees he is wholeheartedly opposed to raising the state sales tax. He argued local governments, not the state, would bear tax hikes and noted Lawrence officials oppose the residue elimination. Crown pressed the issue before the audience at the annual dinner.
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George Docking
Lawrence
Kluke
Fe Lony
Docking
National ‘Bank
Perzons
Aonual Mae
Crown
Douglas County Oats Output Falls About Half in 1956
Douglas County output dropped to 501800 bushels in 1956 from 940800 the prior year due to reduced acreage and yields. Harvested area was 15200 acres, yielding 22.8 bushels per acre, ranking third in the state for per acre oats. Kansas as a whole produced over 23 million bushels on 1078000 acres with 21.4 bushels per acre.
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Douglas County
Kansas Crop Service
Lyon Sed
Miami
Dougie County
Kansas
Centennial enrollment seen as vital amid growth in southwest Lawrence
School officials forecast Centennial School will house 50 to 76 more pupils next year than its design capacity. Wolfe, superintendent of Schools, cited the estimate as an example of the needs feeding the school board.
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