Note From Seibel Exposes Struggle With Faith And Death
Norman Seibel a 24 year old medical student from Hillsboro Kansas was found dead in an abandoned 25 foot well near here. A penciled note read I died with real faith in existence of good but could discover none in me. The note matched his driver license signature but investigators seek handwriting confirmation. Four of six bullets were fired by hunter James Earnshaw who discovered the body. Seibel had last attended classes December 19 at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
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Norman Seibel
Hillsboro
Kas
Seibel
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Tolstoy
Pierre
Johnson
James D. Earnshaw
Earnshaw
Ed Seibel
Clarke Wescoe
Dr. Long
Bar Group Meets Monday On New Judicial Region
The Douglas County Bar Association will meet at 2 30 pm Monday in the District Courtroom to mark the creation of the 41st Judicial District. Frank Gray will serve as judge when the new district becomes official at noon Monday. Hugh Means, former judge of the Fourth District, will speak. Officers elected 1955 are James Postma president George Allen vice president Mrs Ruby Lee Hausherr secretary treasurer.
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Douglas County Bar Association
Hugh Means
Douglas County
Frank Gray
Kansas
the Bar Association
James Postma
George Allen
Ruby Lee Hausherr
Rent Payment Leads to Capture in Dallas
In Dallas 21 year old Fred Lewis Davis paid his landlord 600 nickels to cover a $30 rent, drawing the landlord’s suspicion and leading to arrest. Davis later pleaded guilty to stealing 4,000 nickels from a car at the lot where he worked, receiving a suspended year term.
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Dallas
Tex
Fred Lewis Davis
Ndt
David
Kansas Traffic Deaths Reported in Topeka Update
In the last 24 hours and year to date for 1955 traffic fatalities are listed by state accident facilities, with counts showing increases over the same period in 1954. The Topeka area records reflect these figures amid ongoing road safety tallies.
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Topeka
Kansas
Los Angeles Plans Aerial Police to Ease Traffic
Los Angeles plans to buy two helicopters to direct traffic from the air and study traffic control. Mayor Norris Poulson supports the proposal, saying aerial police could radio ground units to divert cars and ease bottlenecks during rush hours.
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Los Angeles
Norris Poulson
Adams Named Final Approver Of Maj. Peress Discharge
The Army said final approval of Maj. Irving Peress’s honorable discharge came from Army Counselor John G. Adams and Lt. Gen. Walter L. Weible. The move follows a review finding no basis for reconsideration and cites removal for national security. McCarthy denounces the decision and seeks new hearings with subpoenas.
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Washington
Irving Peress
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
John G. Adams
Walter L. Weible
Army
Adams
Weible
Peress
1St Army
Ralph W. Zwicker
Six Nations Link Arms Pool with France Under WEU Plan
Paris officials report a French memo outlines a Western European defense arms pool for WEU members France West Germany Britain Italy Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg. Delegates meet January 17 under Paris accords on West German rearmament to discuss a phased two year transition to a pooled force managed by an international board with potential majority rule and wide powers to standardize armament.
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Paris
France
West European Union
Pierre Mendes-France
WEU
West Germany
Britain
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Kansan Killed in Wreck Near Kansas City
James W. Knight about 30, a painter at Grandview Air Force Base, died early today in a highway accident two miles north of US 40 and 24 on Kansas Highway 173. He lived at Bethel, Kansas, and was alone in the car.
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Kansas City
Kasat
James W. Knight
Grandview Air Force Base
Knight
Kansas Highway 173
Bethel
Kas
Hall Inauguration Marks New High for Kansas Politics
Fred L. Hall of Dodge City will be sworn in Monday as the 33rd governor of Kansas, the 38 year old Republican attorney rising past a long factional fight. The outdoor oath on the south steps will be covered by multiple stations if weather permits, with a rotunda alternative.
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Topeka
Fred L. Hall
Dodge City
Boot Hill
Kansas
Hall
Edward
Wichita
Supreme Court
Statehouse
Historical Society
John Pierce St. John
Capitol
W.W. Harvey
Kansas Supreme Court
Ae Fair
John McCuish
Newton Oil
Clair FB. Robb
Robb
Sedgwick County District Court
Hugo T. Wedel
Chanute
Jay
Parker
Hill City
Paul R. Shanahan
Salina
George Robb
Richard T. Fadely
Har
R. Fatzer
Kinsley
Adel F. Throckmorton
Frank Sullivan
Lawrence
Ford Voiland Jr
Dodge City High School
Kansas National Guard
127Th
Kansas Air National Guard
Republican Party
Old Friendship Renewed As Ballerina Maria Tallchief Visits City
Dana Leibengood reports that renowned ballerina Maria Tallchief visited Lawrence for a tea in her honor and to teach at Tomi Yadon’s Lawrence Dance Studio. Tallchief, guest artist with Ballet Russe, spoke of career highlights in the U S and Europe and hinted at no definite plans after this season.
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Maria Tallchief
United States
Lawrence
Tomi Yadon
Ballet Russe
Kansas City
Miss Tallchief
Wallet Company
Fairfax
Okla
Beverly Hills
Calif
Nijinsky
New York City
Yadon
England
Scotland
Europe
Brunet
Inaugural Weather Look Ahead For Gov Halli Event
Forecasters predict partly cloudy skies and chilly temperatures for Topeka Kansas inaugural events. No severe weather expected with possible light snow flurries, improving conditions as the day progresses. Previous years had horse drawn sleigh arrivals amid heavier snows. Continuous partly cloudy skies through Sunday with occasional southeast rain. Low temperatures range from 20s to 30s, highs from 30s to 40s. Last 24 hours saw no statewide precipitation. Garden City 50, Goodland 9 with two inches of snow on the ground.
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Topekap
Kansas
Fred Halli
John Pierce St. John
Garden City
Goodland
Two Americans Released From Lengthy Captivity in Soviet Zone
Two U S prisoners William T Marchuk age 38 of Brackenridge Pennsylvania and John Noble age 31 Detroit Michigan were freed in Berlin today after years in Soviet captivity. Marchuk disappeared February 1949 crossing into Germany with Pvt William Verdine of Starks Louisiana. Noble was arrested in Dresden with his father when the Red Army swept through the Third Reich. Noble’s father a camera maker had come to Germany in 1938 and was freed in 1952 after seven years in Soviet jails. Soviet Foreign Office told Washington no knowledge of Verdine.
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Berlinus
Berlin
William T. Marchuk
Brackenridge
John
Noble
Detroit
Marchuk
Germany
William Verdine
Starks
Dresden
Third Reich
Local Delegation Seeks Kansas Turnpike HQ in Lawrence
An eight member Lawrence delegation met Kansas Turnpike Authority leaders in Topeka to urge locating ETA headquarters in Lawrence. The group offered land at no cost, up to $5,000 for sewer and water, and touted a 31 acre site near Mt Hope Nursery across from the Lawrence Country Club golf fairways with strong road access and utilities. Officials remained noncommittal, saying the decision would come after study.
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Bill Mayer
Topeka
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Lawrence
E. R. Zook
Chamber
Arthur B. Weaver
Lawrence Industrial Development Corp
Roger Allen
Chamber Committee On
Dolph Simons
The
Journal-World
ETA
Wichita
Emporia
Bonner Springs
Zook
Chamber of “Commerce
Turnpike Authority
Mt. Hope Nursery
Lawrence’ Country Club
6Th
Ta. Sts
Fog Shrouds Skies Prompting 21,000 Mile B47 Flight Record
Col. Davin A Burchinal says thick fog grounded planes prompting a nonstop 47 hour 35 minute jet flight from Africa to Europe and back. The Davis-Monthan AFB commander notes the mission was routine but weather caused extended air time and multiple fuel stops before finally landing in England.
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Tucson
Ariz
Davin
A. Burchinal
Col. Burchin
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Baz
Africa
England
Britain
Japan Plans Major Merchant Fleet Expansion
The Welfare Ministry drafted a six year construction program to expand Japan's merchant marine, aiming for roughly a 50 percent increase. The plan forms part of a broader B A style strategy to bolster maritime capabilities.
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Tokyo
Japan
Welfare Ministry
Rutgers study aided by $36000 grant for cat nutrition
New Brunswick NJ reports Rutgers University researchers studying feline nutrition receive a $36000 grant from the Mark L Morris Animal Memorial Foundation of Topeka Kansas. The grant supports addressing shortages of horsemeat once common in pet foods amid rising demand and supply constraints.
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New Brunswick
Rutgers University
Mark L. Morris Animal Memorial Foundation
Topeka
Kan
Longest Peiping meeting as Hammarskjold and Chou confer
Peiping radio reports more than five hours of closed talks between U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold and Chinese Premier Chou En-lai regarding 11 U.S. airmen imprisoned as spies. No details given. another session expected Monday.
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Tokyo
Peiping Radio
Dag -Hammarskjold
Chou En-lai
U.S
Red China
Red Radio
U.N
Chou
Hammarskjold
Peiping
December 1954 weather in Kansas shows dry warmth
Topeka reports December 1954 as the seventh month with below normal precipitation and above normal temperatures. Moisture from snow and rain averaged 0.49 inches, 0.36 below normal, while average temperatures rose 3.2 degrees. Fort Scott logged a 24 hour snowfall of 26 inches, raising the monthly total to 4.76 inches, whereas Barber County’s Aetna saw no precipitation.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Fort Scott
Aetna
Barber County
Ike Sends Tribute for Kansas Centennial Meeting
President Eisenhower and Governor Arn praised Kansas at the Territorial Centennial Committee’s final luncheon in Topeka. Dr. Robert Taft chaired the committee. Gov Arn read his letter and Eisenhower sent a signed message from the White House. Fred Gurley of Santa Fe received a centennial medal for the railroad’s role.
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State of
Kansas
Kansas Territorial
Dwight. D. Eisenhower
Edward F. Arn
Robert Taft
Kansas University
Jayhawk
Topeka
Arn
Eisenhower
Valedilene
White House
Kansas Territorial Centennial Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ann
Ernor
Fred Gurley
Santa Fe Railway
Santa ‘Fe
Imany
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Walter Weible
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James I. Perry
Miss Taltchie
Journal-World Photo
Kansan
Mark New High
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KTA
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Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Paul M. Butler
Leonard W. Hall
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GOP
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Ike
Arn Lands Centennial Agency
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