Ike's New Deal Domestic Plans Puzzle to Demos
Washington Democrats weighed political fallout from Eisenhower's State of the Union, labeling his domestic program New Deal ish. He urged cooperation with Congress while outlining 33 problems, drawing mixed reactions from party leaders on farm supports, labor rules, and school and highway initiatives. Leaders praised foreign aims but debated military manpower and national balance.
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Congress
Alaska
Russell D-Gal
Senate Armed Services Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
House
Sen
Clements
Paul Butler
Democratic National Committee
Knowland
R-Calif
Army Secretary to Quit After Successor Named
New York Times reports Secretary of the Army Robert T. Stevens will resign as soon as Eisenhower selects a successor. Counselor John Adams may leave then as well. Stevens may stay to Feb 4 but authorities expect resignation within six weeks amid health concerns from the Army McCarthy dispute.
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New York
New York Times
Robert T. Stevens
Eisenhower
John
Go Adams
Washington
Times
Stevens
Army
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Fields Again Vanish To Hungary Interior
U S officials disclosed that Noel and Herna Fields have again vanished from view inside Communist Hungary. The Fields, freed last November, were reported to be in Budapest with conflicting notices from Hungarian press and officials. The U S legation in Budapest no longer knows their whereabouts, and Minister Ravndal is pressing Hungary for information. Reports say they may have checked out around December 15, amid other family members’ dispersal behind the Iron Curtain.
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FU Sv
Noel
Herna Field
Hungary
Waller
Budapest
U. S
Christian M. Ravndal
Foreign Office
Ravndai
Ravndal
Dee
Field
Hermann
Poland
Switzerland
State Department
Erika Glaser Wallach
Noel Fields
Herta
Privacy complaint over telephone lines and a siren
Robert J. Schroeder and twenty neighbors complained in Pacific Reach California that their privacy was being invaded. A telephone repair crew was sent to Schroeder's home to repair wires and restore service after his line rang the air raid siren across the street.
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Pacific Reach
Calif
Robert J. Schroeder
Schroeder
Watkins Asks Early Senate Action On Probe Rules Change
Senator Watkins urges early Senate action on proposed changes to investigative committee rules. A Rules subcommittee chaired by Jenner Randi submitted 12 rule changes to guide invest igating committees. Watkins introduced four changes from the bipartisan panel recommending censure of Senator McCarthy R-Wis, arguing reforms are needed to referm procedures. The subcommittee says efficiency in facts is tied to fairness and aims to balance function with witness protection.
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Senate
Sen
Watkins
Uctah
Jenner
McCarthy R-Wist
McCarthy
Watkins Teen
DARI
Carlson
R-Kas
Hayden
D-Ariz
Fieldhouse Tickets On Sale At K U Now
Kansas University opens ticketing for the March 1 dedication of Allen Fieldhouse. All seats reserved, mail orders add 25 cents for mailing and handling. Tickets are $2 each. Season ticket holders will be guided on procedure. Kansas and K State switch dates to honor twin ceremonies with the Wild cats at Ahearn Field House February 12. Allen Fieldhouse games begin at 7 30 p m. KU hosts K State March 1 and Oklahoma March 8 in the Big Seven.
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Kansas University
K. U. Athletic Office
Earl Falkenstien
K. U
Hoch Auditorium
Kansas
K-State
Ahearn
Wildcats
Allen
Kstate
Oklahoma
British railmen win pay boost after last minute talks
London union leaders, after orders for a crippling nationwide strike, reach substantial agreement with the British Transport Commission on higher pay demands. The deal ends the threatened stoppage and outlines improved wages for rail workers across the network.
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London
British Transport Commission
Southwest Kansas Expected to Receive Needed Moisture
The Weather Bureau forecasts mostly cloudy skies for Saturday with chances of rain or snow in the northwest and light to moderate precipitation possible in the southwest. Forecaster P N Eland notes warmer tonight and Saturday for eastern areas, with overnight lows in the 20s to near 30 and Saturday highs from 40 to 50 depending on location.
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Weather Bureau
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Rhe
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Minneapolis
New York
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MT Wtf
Doctor's Mother Found Dead At Son's Home
Mrs Edythe Sheppard aged 62 mother of Dr Samuel H Sheppard the Bay Village physician convicted last month of second degree murder was found shot to death at the home of Dr Stephen Sheppard Rocky River police said a 38 caliber revolver was used and a note declared I cant take it any longer The elder Sheppard who had been ill for years and who was unable to visit her son in jail was found with a revolver by her side near the bed Her death follows the murder of Dr Sheppard s wife Marilyn 31 whose bludgeoned body was found in Bay Village The case is linked to his ongoing appeal for a new trial as prosecutors pursue errors claims The Sheppard family operates Bay View Hospital founded by Dr Richard A Sheppard the elder Sheppard s husband and the brothers practice osteopathy at the hospital with their father Also noted is a prior court ruling denying a motion for a new trial The elder Sheppard had heart problems and both she and her husband were patients in hospital during Sam Sheppard s trial period.
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Cleveland
Edythe Sheppard
Samuel H. Sheppard
George J.eenden
Rocky River
Stephen Sheppard
Betty Sheppard
Steve
Ving
Sheppard
Samuel
Stephen
Richard N. Sheppard
Richard A. Sheppard
Bay View Hospital
Common Pleas
Edward Blythin
Samuel Sheppard
Teacher's Due For Big Shock
Boston juvenile court judge John J. Connelly described a shocking scene as he testified to a medical panel on delinquency. A boy, seen in a hallway, puffed on a large cigar and told the judge he was too young to attend school, prompting the judge to recount the encounter.
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Boston
John J. Connelly
State faction lines drawn battle for speaker job
In Kansas the GOP split shapes the 56th Legislature opening next Tuesday. Factional lines in the House contest Rep. Robert H. Jennison versus Rep. Warren W. Shaw over party control, committees, and the speaker position as Gov. Fred Hall seeks a cooperative climate. Democrats watch closely as they may shape early legislation. Senate majority leader Paul R. Wunsch faces Hall’s strength with interim appointments awaiting confirmation.
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wPh
Kansas
Fred Hall
Statehouse
House
Robert H. Jennison
Healy
Hall
Warren W. Shaw
Jennison-Shaw
Arn
Shaw
Tisell
Jennison
Agaaucus
Republican House
Senate
Paul R. Wunsch
Kingman
Leutenant
George Templar
Govern
Gover
Advisory Group Working On Report on Highway Program
The Presidential Highway Advisory Commission met in Washington to finalize its draft for President Eisenhower on a massive 10 year highway program. The plan foresees a special lending agency, a larger federal role for a strategic network, reduced overall estimates, and focus on urban corridors. The White House said the group’s recommendations may differ from initial estimates as it aligns with Eisenhower’s State of the Union pledge. The commission includes Gen Julius D. B. Clay and industry leaders. a two day Chamber conference is planned before Congress takes up the message.
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Presidential Highway Advisory Commission
Eisenhower
White House
Julius DB. Clay
Id Reconstruction Finance Corp
State of the Union
Congress
Clay Dave Beck
AFL Teamsters Union
Stephen Bechtel
San Francisco Construction Co
Siman Colt
Bankers’ Trust Co
New York
William A.roberts
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Milwaukee
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Jan Atte
Kefauver D-Tennt
Francis Case
R-Sp
New Kansas Firms Accelerate Growth in 1954
Seventy new manufacturing firms selected plant sites in Kansas in 1954, per the State Industrial Development Commission. Director John B. Sutherland said the figure should rise with final reports and that 1954 was one of the best years for Kansas manufacturing, with 1955 prospects equal or better.
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Topeka
Kasis
Kansas
John B. Sutherland
KIDC
No Details Yet On China Flier Talks
Tokyo reports say Dag Hammarskjold met Premier Chou Enlai for a second time with a third session set for tomorrow. The talks aimed at securing the release of 11 U S airmen and other personnel held in Red China. No specifics were released by Peiping radio or U N officials.
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Dag Hammarskioll
Chou Enlai
Red China
Peiping
U.N
U.S
Peiping Radio
Hammarskjold Party
New York
China
Nammaarskjold
U. N
Reds
Stevens says he will not quit post as Army secretary
Washington I am not resigning Stevens declared through Army information chief Maj Gen Gilman Mudgett that he had not discussed resigning with anyone. Earlier rumors and comments by Senator Potter suggested resignations might be in order but Stevens and Adams both denied plans to leave or be fired. White House aides said they had no information indicating an imminent resignation.
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Stevens
Army Information
Gilman Mudgett
Sen. Potter
R-Mich
Army
John G. Adams
Potter
Senate
Sen
McCarthy
Wis
Adams
White House
Murray Snyder
Hagerty Undergoes Routine Checkup at Walter Reed
White House press secretary James C. Hagerty visited Walter Reed Hospital for a routine checkup today. The brief notice said the examination was standard and not tied to any illness or emergency.
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Washington
James C. Hagerty
White House
Walter Reed Hospital
Immigrant Faces Extortion Charge in Bizarre Klan Plot
A 42 year old immigrant, Heinz Adam, faces police court in Vancouver charged with an extortion plot linked to a note signed Ku Klux Klan. He allegedly sought 150000 from William Vincent Astor and 60000 from Harry F. Reifel, with notes demanding payment to a Vancouver bank and staged rendezvous at a city railroad station. Reifel assisted police, who intercepted both letters. Astor could not be reached for comment.
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B. C
Ku Klux Klan
Heinz Adam
Canada
Germany
William Vincent Astor
Astor
Ment
Reifel
Lina Eus
Rhinebeck,nly
New York
City
About 450 To Be Cut From Staff At Powder Plant
Sunflower Ordnance Works near Lawrence will lay off about 450 workers this month, roughly 12 percent of the workforce, due to decreased demand for propellants and explosives. Hercules Powder Co. operates the plant for the government. The cutbacks affect mostly production personnel. the Army Ordnance Corps aims to keep active sites ready for emergencies. The move follows years of reduced operations at ammunition plants since the Korean War armistice.
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Sunflower Ordnance Works
Lawrence
World
Army
Donald L. Gatherman
George H .Ripley
Hercules Powder Co
Hercules
Incas
Catherman and Ripley
Army Ordnance Corps
Maj. Catherman and Ripley
Journal-World
America
Sunflower
Ordnance Corps
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