Primary plan gains support in Kansas May election shift
Lloyd Ruppenthal former state Republican chairman urges moving Kansas primary from August to May to strengthen party structure before campaigns. He argues a May primary aids turnout with schools open and vacations not in progress and favors considering a runoff. He proposes proxy limits to residents of the same precinct to boost grassroots control.
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Topeka
Kansas
Lloyd Ruppenthal
Ruppenthal
House
Senate
KU seniors commissioned as Air Force Reserve officers
Twenty one Kansas University seniors have been commissioned as second lieutenants in the Air Force Reserve and will report to active duty within a year. Eight head to pilot training, six to observer training, six to technical duties, and one to a non technical administrative post. Names span Topeka, Lawrence, Osawatomie, Kansas City, McLouth, Wichita, Steelton, Parsons, Concordia, Colorado Springs, Sunflower, Jackson, Independence, Ashland, Overland Park, Goodland, Beloit and more.
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Kansas University
Air Force Reserve
Wendell A. Dutt
Topeka
Lawrence A. Gouthe
Osawatomie
Charles L. Hedrick
Kansas City
Wilbur D. Larkin
Kas
Carl R. Leonard
Howard
Robert A. Babcock
Jackson, Mich
Francis M. Brinkmeyer
Independence
Dean E. Matthews, Jr
Ashland
Thomas F. McCall
Overland Park
Alfred L. Polski
James E. Sparks
Goodland
Jack M. Abercrombie
Beloit
Senator Shaw Calls for Pigeon Trapping Bill
Ohio State Senator Robert F. Shaw urged the legislature to approve a 1500 dollar appropriation to trap and destroy pigeons in the statehouse yard. He said his only opposition comes from dry cleaners.
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Columbus
Ohio
Robert FR. Shaw
Columbus Re- Figeenais
Acas
Atate
Shaw
Statehouse
Dry Cleanera
Let The Hardened Commuters Fight Wars
Robert G. Ruark argues that future soldiers will be bred for toughness via commuting discipline. He praises Long Island Rail Road and urban transit for shaping resilient, “hardboiled” commuters who resist brainwashing, while warning against comfort hotels on buses that could soften national resolve.
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Long Island Railroad
New York
Zoning Question Returns For Planning Board Meeting
The Planning Commission convenes at 7 30 p m today in City Hall to discuss local business zoning for two east Iowa Street lots in the 900 block and the unresolved motel zoning controversy at 7th and Wis Sts. Also on the agenda is Duplex zoning for 7th and Wis Sts and business zoning for the Akin Enterprises tract at 23rd and Iowa Sts. The city had planned to zone the entire north side of Twenty Third west of Ousdahl for business, a point revisited after a City Commission review.
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Planning Commission
City Hall
Iowa Street
7Th
Wisc. Sts
Akin Enterprises
23Rd and
Iowa Sts
Iowa
States Scramble for New Tax Sources Amid Rising Budgets
The Associated Press survey shows state spending climbing since World War II driven by inflated living costs and expanded programs. Illinois New York and California propose record budgets for 1957 59 1. 2 billion for Illinois 1957 59 1 736 billion total Illinois budget two years earlier. New York 1 617 billion. California 1 947 964 933 with Knight proposing higher school aid and a cigarette beer tax increase.
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Associated Press
Linois
New York
California
Illinois
Ilinois
Averell Harriman
Harriman
Goodwin J Knight
At Knight
Knight
Tab Hunter praises Etchika Choureau and laments claws of Hollywood
In a New York interview at Toots Shor's Tab Hunter says he likes French actress Etchika Choureau and criticizes career minded Hollywood women. He notes his own struggles, jokes about public relations, and praises other stars like Kim Stanley Monroe and Jayne Mansfield while discussing his stalled acting work and current publicity efforts.
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New York
Commodore
Westport
Stork Club
Karl Willg
Tab Hunter
Etchika Choureau
Hollywood
Tab
Shor
Etchika
Lafayette Excadrille
Kim
Stanley
America
Monroe
Jayne Mansfield
Susan Ball
Sonny Tufts
Salt Grass Trail Ride Tests Greenhorn Cowboys Tough Way
About 1 900 riders left Brenham on the Salt Grass Trail Ride along an old cattle trail. After mud cold wind and attrition several hundred quit and returned home. Seventy one wagons reached Paddock Ranch in Harris County with 86 starters. They head to Houston for a Fat Stock Show parade concluding the event.
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Houston
Tex
Brenham
Harris County
Soil Bank Deadline Moved to April 15
The Soil Bank Conservation Reserve program extends sign up windows with revised deadlines. Farmers may sign contracts by March 7 for cotton and basal land and by March 8 for can, res and spring wheat. extensions are not expected. The program funds up to 80 percent of conservation costs and provides annual per acre payments for pledged land. Sign ups for 1958 contracts expected to begin later in summer or fall.
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CS. Department
Mitte
Ideation and
Cotes
Soil Bank
Young Bomber Sought After Bombing in Mobile Neighborhood
Mobile police hunted a white youth on a bicycle after a small bomb exploded on the back porch of Walter Johnson’s Negro home in Toulminville. Johnston reported seeing a white boy strike a match and toss a package onto the porch. The Johnson family and two young daughters were unharmed.
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Mobile
Ala.m
Charley Nall
Walter ‘Johnson
Toulminville
Johnson
Johnsons
Explosion Causes Minor Damage Across Bile Area
Two blasts damaged property with minor effects across the Bile area before last night. Officials report two explosions occurred but injuries were not mentioned. Police cordoned off affected streets awaiting further details.
House panel seeks GI home loan funds beyond rate cut
The Veterans Committee decided to keep the 4 1/4 percent veterans home loan rate and explore alternatives. They considered up to one billion dollars from National Service Life Insurance reserves in trust for GI policies, while NSLI funds total about six billion.
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Washington
House Veterans Committee
Toam
Nsli Trust Fund
Bonn President Heuss in Sick Bed With Cold
West German President Theodor Heuss, 73, was listed as ill with a cold. Officials said he expected to recover to leave March 6 for a planned state visit to the United States.
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Bonn
Germany
Theodor Heuss
United States
European envoys seek progress on common market talks
Six West European prime ministers met at Matignon Palace to resolve remaining differences blocking the economic union. The conference opened with optimism as foreign ministers had failed to bridge gaps but the six leaders pledged to the principle of a common market.
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Matignon Palace
Aix
Pele
Weather For Other Areas
Northerly arctic air moved into the mid continent with fresh winds while the East stayed relatively mild. Widespread precipitation covered the southern half of the country as the icy Canadian air swept south over the Mississippi Valley and western Great Lakes. Temperatures fell up to 20 degrees from 21 hours earlier as Minnesota and northern Wisconsin reported subzero readings.
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Associated Press
Canada
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Missouri
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ohio
Alabama
New England
Florida
Two Gaza Strip Victims Identified in Jeep Mine Hit
Pollkee sources identified two Weizmann Institute workers killed in a jeep mine explosion in southern Gaza. Menachem Klug, 21, and Yeshayahu Fein, 29, were named. The incident occurred yesterday amid remnants from the Sinak Geza campaign.
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Jerusalem
Weizmann Institute of S¢lree
Rehovot
Gaza Strip
Menahem Klug
Yeshayahu Fein
Sinak Geza
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