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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1956

Page

8

Kansas City Public Service workers authorize strike over contract

Kansas City Public Service Co operating employees voted down a new contract offer and authorized a strike. The dispute centers on wages and benefits with a proposed five cent hourly increase tied to funding for higher costs. A federal mediator said efforts to resume negotiations would continue.

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GOP Plans Dinner to Back One-Rail Road Project

Kansas City leaders and a crowd plan to attend a dinner discussing a one-rail road project. The event features ticket options around 23 dollars and 29 dollars, with speakers outlining tax considerations and future funding.

Kansas CELY Pierre Oaisenhower Jonette Heath

Local Republicans Plan Salute to Eisenhower Dinners in Kansas

Four Lawrence residents serve on the Kansas committee for the Salute to Eisenhower dinner set for Jan 20 in Wichita. The $100 plate event marks the third anniversary of Eisenhower’s induction and funds the 1958 presidential campaign. Local chair Irving Hill and others report strong advance reservations in Wichita while Douglas County shows no bookings yet.

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Icy cold blasts push subzero temps across northern Midwest

Fresh frigid air drives temperatures below zero in northern Minnesota while Upper Michigan sees over an inch of snow. Snow heavy in the Northeast with 7 inches in Utica and 6 in Albany. Some warm readings created slush, with continued light falls in New York and New England and travel disruption from rain and fog.

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Heavy Wheat Losses Possible in Kansas If Winds Hit

An expert warns that strong winds could trigger heavy wheat losses in Kansas, noting moisture and weather conditions shape impact. He cites recent losses in western and central fields but says overall extent remains hard to gauge and likely isolated.

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Tongay flees train recaptured after dramatic escape

In Mobile Alabama Tongay Ton gay a 37 year old Miami man serving a ten year sentence for his daughter Kathy s diving death jumped from a passenger train as it pulled away. He was recaptured forty five minutes later after a downtown chase led by city detectives.

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Runaway Girl Rescued From San Gabriel Mountains

Gail McCaughey, a 14 year old runaway, was found in Rubio Canyon after four nights in the cold San Gabriel Mountains. She was in fair condition at St. Luke's Hospital with shock exposure and possible frostbite. The girl had run away from home after a Friday dispute with her mother and was spotted by a sheriff’s helicopter.

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Clash on Quemoy Island Intensifies in 1955 Exchange

Communist artillery bombarded Quemoy Island in Formosa as Nationalists returned fire in the first duel of 1955. The exchange marks a renewed flare in cross strait tensions between Taipei and Beijing.

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