AEC Plans Largest Hydrogen Bomb Test This Year
Washington sources say the Atomic Energy Commission intends a record H bomb blast in the Pacific this year as part of a rapid series of tests led by AEC Chairman Lewis L. Strauss. Potential sites include Bikini and nearby atoll areas with multiple island tests planned to keep pace.
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Methodists To Aid Neighbors With Big Feed
Lawrence's First Methodist Church plans a pancake feed to aid fire struck neighbors Trinity Episcopal and Plymouth Congregational. Jan 19 from 7 am to 7 pm, tickets $1, proceeds split between the two churches. menu pancakes sausages coffee. Proceeds to aid rebuilding efforts.
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First Methodist Church
Trinity Episcopal
Plymouth Congregational
Methodist Church
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Congregational
Plymouth
Trinity
Lawrence Ministerial Alliance
Date Turner
Bob Swift
James J. Nabors
Reuter Organ Co
Kiwanis Club
Lawrence Fire Department
Unusual hunter uses hamster to bag rabbits on wife birthday
On his wife’s birthday for 28 years A F Bishop killed a wild rabbit for her dinner. This year he cannot find a rabbit. He uses a hamster as a weapon by throwing it toward a target after sneaking up close. Mrs Bishop disapproves of the rabbit pursuit.
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Salina
Senator Mansfield urges daily assessment to counter Soviets
Senator Mansfield of Montana calls for a day to day review of U S foreign policy to meet Russian cold war threats. He faults rigid policy, urges flexible adaptation and notes containment has waned as the Soviet Union advances in the Middle East South Asia and Africa. He spoke after a closed door briefing on world outlook and was described by Republican leaders as thorough and informative.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Montana Democrat
Soviet Union
Middle East
South Asia
Africa
Mato Dulles Hiosfert
Dukes
Senate
Krvayl
California
Humphrey
Eisenhower to hold first news conference since attack
President Eisenhower will hold an informal news conference in Key West tomorrow his first since suffering a heart attack on September 24. White House secretary James Hagerty said questions about his political future may be allowed but he is unlikely to discuss whether he will seek a second term. The event marks his return toward a full workload as he resumes duties after Florida convalescence.
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James Clagerty
White House
Florida
Washington
Hagerty
Colorado
Maj. Cien
Howard M. Snyder
Secret Service
Essenhower
Mass arrests in Chile as govt moves to avert nationwide strike
Santiago reports show at least 250 people detained in a government push to block a planned CUT strike over a wage and price freeze. Police tied many detainees to communist influence while Ibanez’s siege decree remains in force. Union leaders and opposition figures were among those arrested across several cities as Congress faces a January reconvening to seal the freeze plan.
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Santiago
Chile
Carlos Toanez
Ibanez
Central Labor Union
CUT
Baudilio Casanova
Casanova
Clotarig Best
Benjamin Videla
Congress
Landslide damages homes in Los Angeles residential area
A landslide tore into the Herman Oaks neighborhood as rock and earth forced a house off its foundation by several inches and collapsed rear walls. Robert Gross, 35, reported his unoccupied home shifted four to twelve inches while the mountain crack widened to 275 feet long and 27 feet wide threatening additional residences.
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Los Angeles
Herman Oaks
Robert Gross
Gross
Salina Infant Takes To the Air Early
Five month old Valerie Lynn Moore accompanies her mother Carrol Moore on private flights as the mother logs flying hours toward a pilot’s license. Valerie is propped in the plane’s luggage compartment and sleeps through takeoffs and landings. Her father is a commercial pilot and her grandfather manages Salina’s airport.
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Salina VP
Valarie Lynn Moore
Carrol Moore
Valerie
Sail Bank Plan Gains Backing From Mundt and Young
U S senators Mundt of South Dakota and Young of Minnesota voiced support for President Eisenhower’s sail bank program aimed at farmers. They described a two-way approach to curb surpluses, with withdrawals of wheat and corn tied to certificates and possible cash payments for conservation practices.
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Washington
Fesenhower
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Mundt
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Mn-Nid
Would-Be Bride Judy Weble Disappears Before Wedding
Judy Weble 20, aide to Gov. Harriman’s family, vanished hours before a planned 11 am Catholic wedding to John Owens in Penfield New York. State police issued alerts. sister said Judy did not sound held. a man sought had just returned from Florida. Police traced calls and searched local area.
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Averell Harriman
Judy Weble
Harold Weble
Louis A. Webb
New York State
Judy
Beth O'Connor
Florida
John Owens
Colgate University
Air Force
St. Joseph's
Penfield
O'Connor
Welle Homne
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier welcomed in New York
In a Monaco royal wedding style event at the Waldorf Astoria, Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III appeared publicly for the first time since their engagement. About 1,000 guests from New York society, foreign aristocracy, and the diplomatic corps attended the charity ball as the couple entered the flower bedecked ballroom.
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Titan Princess
Monaco
Piers
Lovely Grace Kelly
Prinece Rainier
the Swan
Phil
Adelpha
Waldorf- Astoria Hotel
Diplomatic Corps
Holiday Stay With Americans Giant Thrill for 2 Visitors
Two foreign students from the Philippines and Turkey spent five days with Mr and Mrs Robert Simpson in Vadiey Falls Kansas 40 miles northwest of Lawrence for a Christmas visit. They spoke at the high school and Rotary Club, met about 300 locals, and shared a warm welcome with gifts as they observed their first Christmas in the United States.
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United States
Clodoalda J. Leocadio
Philippine Islands
Feerah Deniemen
Turkey
Robert E. Simpson
Teer
Vadiey Fulls
Lawrence
Demirmon
Rotary Club
Levcadie
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Leocadia
Pnt
Kemet Hong
K U Opens League State With C U Clash Tonight
Kansas University matches up with Oklahoma University in Allen Fieldhouse to begin the 1956 Seven sah 4s Conference season at 7 35 p m Tonight The Jayhawks then travel to Columbia for a league game against Missouri with a previous 73 56 win The Sooners feature center LeRoy Bacher and guard Jimmy Peck The Frosh scrimmage at halftime and KU aims to sweep the city's Big Three while Lawrence Bligh beats Highland Park and Haskell extends its win streak
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University
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Sooners
LeRoy Bacher
Jimmy Peck
KAU Froshmen
Kansas
Lawrence Bligh
Highland Park
Topeka
Jead and
Haskell
Hahn
Kansas traffic deaths listed by Records Section
In the last 24 hours and to date, brief figures from the Kansas Traffic Deaths Records Section appear in the Topeka dispatch. The limited readable text notes a negative shift and a recurring annual cadence, with no clear names or locations readable.
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Topeka
Kansas
Suite Auvie Dent Records
Phog Clarifies Military Views at Optimist Club
Kansas basketball figure Phog Allen defended military service and praised those who served while criticizing the AAU for handling the Wes Santee case. He called a New York official a colonel in a Brooklyn band, drawing offense. He stressed respect for armed forces and noted past and present servicemen, acknowledging issues within the AAU and distancing from political targets.
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Kansas
Barry Henshel
Olympia
New York
Allen
Inn
Kansas City
Allen Jane
AAU
Wes Santee
Nyen
Harry Terishet Sas
Sand
New Warmings Due In After Cold Spell
A garbled regional weather note hints at warming trends following a cold period. Mentions forecasts of rising temperatures and possible precipitation, with unclear local details and dates.
Hults Speaks Up On Confusion Over State Budget
Kansas state budget dispute sparks confusion as Sen. Don Hults of Lawrence outlines that Gov. Fred Hall seeks 25 million more than last year while others estimate 18 to 20 million in revenue needs for a 263 million budget. Hults calls it a theory clash not a dollars sum, noting possible federal grant changes and proposed tax shifts. The Legislature faces a 30 day budget session rule and potential special session risk.
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Fred Hall
Associated Press Force
Hall
Kansas
Paul Wunseh
Kingman
Wilfrids Casehoss
Chanute
Wunsch
Cavehess
Hulls
Douglas-Jefferson County
Topeka
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