Eisenhower Calls Congress Chiefs For Road Talks
President Ike invites top Democratic and Republican leaders to the White House to discuss the highway construction program. The move signals possible bipartisan planning on a $10 billion plan over ten years. Guests include Sen Chavez, Sen Martin, Sen Gore, Sen Case, and House members Buckley, Dondero, Falun, and George. White House aims to crystalize thinking on highway policy amid political skirmishing. Gore emphasizes keeping politics out of road hearings.
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Eisenhower
White House
Hagerty
Congress
Public Works Committee
Sen
Chavez
D-Nm
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Gore
Dtenn
Senate Public Roads
Francis Case
R-Sd
GOP
House
Buckley
D-Ny
Rep
Dondero
Mich
Rep. Fal- Yon
D-Md
Rep. George
R-Kan
Jack Martin
Risenhower
Rising Heat Promises More Rain Across Kansas
Topeka reports rising temperatures will trigger more precipitation across the state with a chilly night ahead. The weather bureau warns of occasional freezing rain in the east by tomorrow morning, changing to rain in the southeast, and possible snow in the northwest by tomorrow night. Lows tonight near 15 to 20, highs tomorrow 30s to 40s, as melt and ice jam relief keep Kansas rivers within banks.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Blue River
Kansas River
Marais Des Cygnes
Vincent weighs run for city commission amid downtown growth
Lawrence business leader Jack Vincent, president of Vincent's Furniture and Appliance, says he has not decided on a City Commission bid. He would consider serving to aid orderly downtown development while expanding his 700 block Massachusetts Street store and leading Pur-O-Zone Chemical Co. efforts.
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Jack ‘Vincent
Vincent
Journal-World Today
Lawrence
Conn
Carney Says Russ Navy Plan Shows No Short War Sighted
Admiral Robert B. Carney declared Russia’s vast naval buildup signals no quick war. Speaking in Cincinnati to the Chamber of Commerce and Navy groups he warned sea power and carrier strength would shape a drawn out conflict with atomic and non atomic phases. He noted the second largest Soviet Navy and defended carrier value amid Montgomery’s critique, citing rapid readiness during Ta Chen evacuation.
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Carney
Navy
Cincinnati
Adm
Robert B. Carney
Russia
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Navy League
Naval Reserve Advisory Council
U. S. Navy
Field Marshal
Lord Montgomery
Britain
Montgomery
Tachen Islands
Washington
Ta' Chens
7Th Fleet
Three men jailed after Lawrence service station break-in
Police arrested Lloyd Miller Delbert French and Basil Tuttle after a burglary at Don's Phillips 66 Service Station on West Sixth Street. They reportedly climbed via a broken window, entered a rear door, and fled in a car with a money bag and checks found in the vehicle. Bond set at $3,000 each.
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Lawrence
Lloyd Miller
Conn
Delbert French
Ash St
Basil Tuttle
Til
Susie Anderson
Mich. St
Don
Phillips 66
W.6th St
A. Shelf
Michigan
St. Ralph
Casteel
Sunset Hills
Seventh Street
E. P. Moomaw
Billy Hodson
Sixth Street
Wisconsin Street
Seventh
4Th
Wisc. Sts
First ‘National Bank
John Hazelet
Tuttle
French
Hazelet
Miller
Betting Bill Introduced In Kansas Legislature
Pari mutuel wagering on horse and dog racing would be legalized in Kansas under a bill introduced today in the Legislature. The measure, seen as unlikely to pass this session, was presented in the House by Reps. Jay F. Johnson H W Hickert W A Blair and Joe Mikesic. The banks of Lawrence will not be open Tuesday February 22 Washington's Birthday legal holiday. Adv.
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Topeka
Kansas
Jay F. Johnson
Beloit
H. W. Hickert
Bird City
W. A. Blair
Oswego
Joe Mikesic
Kansas City
Lawrence
Washington
Schrader to Deliver Keynote at Public Relations Institute
Toledo Blade official Paul A. Schrader will headline the fourth annual Public Relations Directors Institute in Kansas. He will speak Friday on Public Relations: Management's Challenge, and participate in a keynote panel with industry leaders. Schrader, a Toledo native, rose from sports editor to Blade director of news and public relations amid a Blade reorganization.
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Paul A. Schrader
Toledo (Ohio) Blade
Schrader
Burton W. Marvin
K.U. School of Journalism
Emily L. Telfel
William Allen White
W. L. Perdue
Kansas Power and Light Company
Topeka
W. H. Ebendorf
The
Coleman, Company
Wichita
Prof. Telfel
Kansas Public Relations Association
Blade
Paul Blocker
Geneva
Berlin
Parking shortage sparks Lawrence city plan push
Lawrence reports its best business year yet as parking shortages threaten downtown growth. The article notes 377 meters on Massachusetts Street plus 130 on cross streets and three city lots with 47, 39, and 45 spaces respectively. A new lot in the 700 block of New Hampshire will add 36 spaces.
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Lawrence
Federal “Reserve Bank
Al-City
Massachusetts Street
Sixth
North Park Street
Vermont Street
New Hampshire
Vermont
Kansas University Fieldhouse Dedication Planned Abundantly
A wide program is announced for the March 1 dedication of Allen Fieldhouse at Kansas University. Gov Fred Hall and many officials will attend along with KU alumni legends and past basketball teams including the 1899 squad. Doors open at 6 pm for viewing. events include exhibits, lunches, and a campus tour with arrangements by the Alumni Association and Athletic Department.
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Ailen Fieldhouse
Kansas University
Fred Ellsworth
Alumni Association
Fangas
Ellsworth
K.U
E. H. Owens
Kansas City
Fred Hall
Kansas State College
Lonborg
Forrest C
Phog" Allen
Robinson Gymnasium
Mithig
Sixteenth Street
Lindley, Hoch and
Malott Halls
Univsity
Potter Lake
Elsworth
Memorial Union
Fojinge
Museum of Art
Five Bodies Recovered From Plane Wreck in Sandia Mountains
New Mexico State police report five badly burned bodies found at the wreckage strewn site on a Sandia Mountains mountainside after a Trang World airliner with 16 aboard crashed Saturday. Recovery proceeds slowly with no life signs and difficult identifications. Officials said the pilot may have become lost in clouds two miles off course just after takeoff.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Trang World
Sandia Mountains
Here
Highway Engineers Get Back to Turnpike Work
TOPEKA Highway Department engineers resumed some work on the Kansas turnpike after Gov. Fred Hall inquiry halted activities. Joe Crawford, assistant to the highway director, said plotting of field notes from geological surveys is the only task being resumed at this time.
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Topeka
Highway Department
Kansas Turnpike
Fred Hall
Joe Crawford
Clifton Man Killed In Clay Center Area Crash
Donald Dale Ferron age 24 from Clifton Kansas died when his car left U S 24 and overturned six miles west of Clay Center on Sunday. Local authorities investigated the fatal incident. Ferron was a resident of Clifton and the crash occurred late weekend hours.
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Clay Center
Kas
Donald Dale Ferron
Clifton
Aghway
Seaton Joins White House Staff After Swearing In
Former Nebraska senator Fred A Seaton is sworn in as an administrative assistant to President Eisenhower in the White House cabinet room. He moves from the Pentagon where he led public affairs and liaison with Congress. Seaton receives the Medal of Freedom for his service.
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Washington
A. Hearty
Eisenhower
U.S
Fred A.seaton
Nebraska
White House
Seaton
Donald
Christine
Defense Wilson
Pentagon
Defense
Congress
Gerald Morgan
United States
Wilson
Lincoln, Neb
Kansas Traffic Deaths Record Snap Shot 1955 List
Kansas state accident records show traffic fatalities in the last 48 hours and to date in 1955. One death is noted from an earlier accident not previously recorded. Breakfast at Zims Advy is noted but unrelated to the fatalities record.
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Topekam
Kansas
Reds Build Despite Raids of Nationals
Taipei Formosa reports confirm three straight days of Nationalist air and naval strikes fail to halt the Red buildup around Taishan and Fukien coast. Nationalists say a submarine sighting near Pingtan Island prompted explosive losses including gun boats and landing craft. civil air defense centers were established to reduce bombing casualties.
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Taipei
Formosa
Taisan Islands
Fukien Province
Matsu Islands
Defense Ministry
Information Service
Redheld Pingtan Island
Foochow
Taishan
Cause of Fatal Fire Here Still Not Determined
Authorities search the Glenn Hadl home at 112 Century Dr for clues after a blaze killed three family members. Ethel Irene Hadl, 22, perished in the home while Michael Glenn, 36, died later from burns at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Their 22‑month‑old daughter Shirley Irene died three hours after rescue. Fire Chief John Miller and Kansas Fire Marshal Charles Reed conducted a two day investigation with no determined cause. investigators believe the fire started in the occupied area and burned for about an hour before discovery. The northwest bedroom was gutted. flames appeared from the rear as neighbors aided the injured husband outside during the cold, while attempts to enter the home were thwarted by fire.
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Cr Maetine
Dale Chappell
Century Drive
Shirley Irene
Lloyd Pine
Golichentamer
Vigeys Wilard Ridgway
Mas Sanchez
Laundview
Rich Clarkson
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Journal
Ethel Irene Hadl
Michael Glenn
John Miller
Lawrence Memorial
Miller
Kansas
Charles Reed
Hadi
Almoat
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Glenn Hadl
112 Century Dr. Today
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