Demo Lawmaker Denounces Secrecy In Mid East Talks
Rep. Wayne Hays disrupted a House Foreign Affairs Committee closed session on Eisenhower Middle East aid and possible use of U S troops. He criticized secrecy and warned debates should not occur behind closed doors while noting potential merit in the resolution.
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Washington
Wayne Hays
Ohio
House
Eisenhower
Middle East
Haxs
Dulles
Hays
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Gordon
Rep
Vorys
Senate
Sen
Russell
Dga
Congress
U. S
First Traffic Death For Douglas County
Donna Lee Stansbury an 11 month old of Ottawa died in a one car crash two miles south of Baldwin Junction. The accident on US 58 at a gravel verge left the child on her mother s lap as the car hit a stop sign and embankment. Driver Mrs Rosemary Berger 17 suffered shock along with Mary McAlexander 18 who had cuts and bruises. The crash was the county s first fatality this year with $400 damage to the vehicle.
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Donna Lee Stansbury
Albert Stansbury
Ottawa
Baldwin Junction
Douglas County
Rosemary Berger
Mary McAlexander
Highway Patrol
Stansbury
Douglas
Franklin County
Saunders misidentified in Detroit car theft case
In Detroit a judge pounds the gavel as Leonard Saunders struggles to prove he is not the man. The court learns Patrolman Day addressed the wrong inmate, calling out Donald Saunders, freeing Leonard who was held on nonsupport. The mix up led to a mistaken accusation of breaking into a car.
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Detroit
Leonard Saunders
John P. O'Hara
Saunders
Cora Brown
Oscar Day
Donald Saunders
Leonord Saunders
Leonard
Prosecular
Donald
Lawmakers Meet As GOP Displays Harmony Effort
TOPEKA The 1957 Kansas Legislature opened with Republicans pushing a harmony program after past quarreling and a Drubbing by Democrat Gov elect George Docking. Leaders urged unity and Democrats urged action as the session began with oaths and committee appointments. The GOP moved to have standing committees chosen by the Senate, not the lieutenant governor, a major procedural shift. Senator Wunsch indicated further clarification would come soon. Continuous updates promised as the body convenes.
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Topeka
Kansas
George Docking
James Pratt
Okd
GOP
House
John McCuish
John Adams
D-Osborne
Jegs Taylor
Paul Wunsch
R-Kingman
Senate
Joseph Henkle
Wunsch
Senate Republiicans
Henkle
Democrats
Goveror
Senate Republicans
Nixon Hopes Knowland Will Return To Public Service
Vice President Nixon voiced hope that Senator William Knowland of California will again serve the public, as Knowland announced he will not seek re election to the Senate next year. He plans to spend more time in California and may pursue publishing with the Oakland Tribune, amid questions about a future gubernatorial or presidential bid.
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Washington
Nixon
William ¥. Knowland
Calif
Knowland
GOP
Senate
Bill Knowland
U.S. Senate
California
Eisenhower
Oakland Tribune
Official Says He Is Not Involved in Army Pact
Assistant Secretary of Defense Robert Tripp Ross denies involvement in the award of an $834,150 Army contract to Wynn Enterprises Inc headed by his wife. He says no improper conduct occurred and notes he severed ties with the firm in February 1952 after election to Congress from New York’s 29th District.
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Washington
IP — Asst
Robert Tripp Ross
Wynn Enterprises, ‘Inc
Claire Wynn Ross
Ross
Congress
New York
Oh Dist
Kansas 1857 Yearend Glimpse of Free State and Proslavery Clash
Kansas Historical Society charts a 1856 57 snapshot of politics emigration and growth. Free-State and Proslavery factions battled factions while Governor Geary and Charles Robinson faced discontent. Settlements spread west with towns forming from Saline Fork to Smoky Hill and railroads and newspapers rising as eastern centers feud.
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Kansas Historical Society
Kansas
Topeka
Maestine
Tanala
Charles Robinson
Marynville
Manhattan
Council Grove
Dickinson
Morrin
Lyon County
Smoky Hill
Fort Riley
Kansas Weekly Herald
Leavenworth
Archison
Leavenworths
Lawrence
St. Louis
Planters Hotel
Missouri Capitol
Jefferson City
Missouri River
Atchison, Leavenworth
Quindaro
Bel
Missouri
Hanibal & St. Joseph
House Debates Federal Small Business Bank Proposal
Washington reports the House small business committee, led by Chairman Patman, is weighing a plan to create a federal small business bank with authority and capital similar to the Export-Import Bank. The proposal, backed by the Democratic majority, would fund expansion of small operations. Republicans dissented. The panel also discussed tax changes to apply progressive corporate rates, aid unincorporated firms and heirs, and revert excise taxes to prewar levels.
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Washington
House
Small Business Committee
Patman
D-Tgx
Treasury
Two Topeka Men Injured In Turnpike Crash
Two Topeka men were injured when their car hit a sign at the Kansas Turnpike east terminus. Roy E. Becker 25, an airman at Forbes AFB Topeka, had a fractured leg and head and facial wounds. Woodrow Wilson Bridges 38, a nightclub drummer, had facial cuts. Both were taken to St Margaret's Hospital. Police noted a third man was not present and Becker later admitted there was no third driver. Bridges appeared to be driving. Becker was held for military investigation.
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Kansas City
Kas
Topeka
Roy E. Becker
Forbes Air Force Base
Woodrow Wilson Bridges
Takien
St. Margaret's Hospital
Bridges
Recker
Weather Forecast Warns of Rain and Snow Across Kansas
Cold air from the northern plains brings rain and snow to Kansas with Western Kansas seeing snow tonight and a statewide move by Wednesday. Motorists should exercise caution due to potentially treacherous roads as temperatures dip into the 20s with highs in the 20s to mid 30s. Lawrence reported a Monday high of 44 and a low of 24 with light mist earlier.
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Plains
Kansas
Lawrence
Kanass
Acros
Mercury
Bismarck
N. D
Chiengo
Kunaan City
ST Miami
Minneapoli
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma
Washington
Invasion Plot Denied by Mexico Foreign Ministry
Mexico City officials said they knew nothing about a Communist-backed invasion plan of Guatemala from Mexican soil. The denial followed a La Prensa report claiming reliable sources described a financed scheme with men and weapons at the border.
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Mexico City
Foreign Ministry
Guatemala
Mexico
la’ Prensa
Prenea
Mass arrests tied to Georgetown curfew riots in Penang
Georgetown police announced the arrest of one person for breaking the dawn to dusk curfew on Penang Island. Nine others were held for involvement in clashes between Chinese and Malay communities that have troubled the island since January.
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Georgetown
Penang Island
Malayaa
Soviets and East Germans Reach Troop Terms
In Moscow the Kremlin issued a communique promising East Germany more economic aid and temporary Soviet troop control while delaying full Polish style guarantees. Talks with East German Premier Otto Grotenwohl spanned three days in a cordial atmosphere as negotiations move toward a concrete Soviet force agreement covering jurisdiction housing and transport.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
East Germany
Kremlin
Poland
East Berlin
Otto Grotenwohl
Eisenhower State of the Union to be shorter and leaner
The White House announced the 1955 State of the Union will be a brief in person address to Congress by President Eisenhower. It will contain few legislative recommendations and run about a half hour, shorter than previous years which reached about an hour.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
James C. Hagertyn
Will
Senate
House
Body Tells Her Story In DeMille Like Kidnap Drama
Encino California actress Marie McDonald reenacted an alleged midnight kidnapping from her San Fernando Valley home in a police staged movie scene. Police captains directed a walkie talkie system while reporters watched as McDonald described the ordeal and her escape on Friday near Indio.
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Encino
Calif
Marie
Hollywood
Miss McDonald
Indio
Record-setting car turnout for Kansas Missouri game at Fieldhouse
Nearly 12 000 vehicles converged on the Fieldhouse and surrounding lots for a Saturday Kansas versus Missouri basketball game in Lawrence. KU officials note space constraints as ongoing campus projects reduce available parking, with non-surfaced areas closed and parking redirected along Michigan Street.
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Ancesve
Lawrence
Kansas
Missouri
K.U
Joe Skilman
Skillman
Sunnyside Avenue
Lindley ‘Hall
Malott Yowlet Univ
Allen, Fieldhouse
Michigan Street
1956 Kansas Traffic Toll Rises to 681 in Deaths
The 1956 Kansas traffic toll reached 681 with the death of Harvey Trainer, 55, Junction City, who was injured in an accident near Bridgeport on December 15. The record surpasses the previous high of 11 in 1952 and 1954.
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Topeka
Kansas
Harvey Trainer
Junction City
Bridgeport
Kas
School Board Seeks Okay On New Bond Issue
School District 69 votes may approve a 320000 bond for Lawrence area school expansion and improvements. Timing uncertain. officials hope to hold election before the next primary. Legal counsel C Stewart says preliminary talks indicate a bond plan for added classrooms and facilities.
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Lawrence
C. Stewart
Counsel
Beford
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