Sparkman backs late August for Democratic nominating convention
Senator Sparkman of Alabama endorsed delaying the 1956 Democratic nominating convention to late August saying six weeks suffices for campaigning. Paul M. Buller floated August 27 for the date. GOP leaders suggested a September timing and a site vote soon, with rare past overlap.
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Washington
Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
Paul M. Buller
Leonard W. Hall
GOP
168 Blood Transfusions Fail to Preserve Life Of Texas Manufacturer
Hubert Harris a 47 year old Texas manufacturer who had been kept alive by more than 168 blood transfusions died at Baylor Hospital after a failed stomach and intestinal exploration. He suffered a rare B negative blood type and bled internally from multiple sites. Doctors called the bleeding diffuse and not surgically controllable.
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Dallas
Tex
Hubert Harris
Baylor Hospital
Harris
John Emmert
Publishers Under Fire By Dry Group Leaders
TOPEKA Kansas publishers and University of Wichita president Harry F Corbin faced criticism from Roy S Hollomon superintendent of Kansas dry forces in a radio broadcast. He said publishers at the Kansas Press Association convention in Hutchinson would be invited to a luncheon hosted by the United States Brewers Foundations, a move he condemned as pressuring papers to favor the brewing industry.
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Topeka
Kansas
Roy S. Hollomon
Kansas Dry Forces
Hollomon
Kansas Press Association
Hutchinson
United States Brewers’ Foundations
Harry F. Corbin
University of Wichita
Holloman
Two Juveniles Arrested Here Driving Stolen Car
Two teenage boys from Keytesville Missouri were arrested near midnight after Lawrence police stopped them for a ran stop light and found a stolen car. The youths admitted stealing the car. One carried a loaded .32 caliber revolver. The owner was identified as Dr. H. D. Bowler of Brunswick Missouri. Hazelet said the juveniles would be placed in Brunswick authorities’ custody.
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Keytesville
Lawrence
John Hazelet
Hazelet
Brunswick
Five Children Die in Baltimore Fire Tragedy
Five siblings under six years old died of asphyxiation in a Baltimore row house fire that was brought under control in about 20 minutes. The blaze started in a middle bedroom on the first floor with smoke pouring from mattresses. The mother, Katherine Harrington, 35, was visiting nearby. the father was said to be serving with the Army in Korea Chili and Tamates.
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Baltimore
Katherine Harrington
Korea
Five atomic experts hurt in Nevada auto crash
Five atomic scientists and technicians traveling from Las Vegas to Camp Mercury were injured in a headon collision on a desert road about 140 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Injured were Walter Titus Donald L Clark Asbjorn Kongsness James W Hill and Reginald Fleetham. The other driver James R Bartimus of Henderson Nevada was hospitalized.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada
Camp Mercury
Here
Walter Titus
University of California’s
University of California At Berkeley
Asbjorn Kongsness
Livermore
James W. Hill
Berkeley Radiation Laboratory
Reginald FE
Fleetham
Berkeley Laboratory
James R. Bartimus
Henderson
Beaver Crossing brothers lead school classes and sports
The Eberspacher brothers Bob 17 Wes 15 and Richard 13 head Beaver Crossing High School as presidents of the senior junior and freshman classes. Bob is a former junior class president and Wes was once freshman class president, with AN noted as sports stars too.
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Beaver Crossing, Neb
Eberspacher
Bob
Wes
Richard
Beaver Crossing High School
Herrick Named Secretary of Kansas Liquor Group
Arthur A. Herrick, former state liquor control director, was selected as executive secretary of the Kansas Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association. Albert C. Becker announced the appointment and said Herrick will open an office in Topeka. Herrick resigned January 1 after serving since 1949. he will handle spokesman duties for 13 wholesalers, with Leo Mulloy as counsel.
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Topeka Uf
Arthur A. Herrick
Kansas Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association
Albert C. Becker
Kansas City
Herrick
National Bank of Topeka
Funeral Attended by 1500 for Kansas Med Student
In Hillsboro Kansas an estimated 1500 people attended the funeral of Norman Seibel a 24 year old Kansas University medical student whose body was found in a well in Johnson County Friday. The ceremonies were held in the community.
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Hillsboro
Kas
Norman Seibel
Kansas University
Johnson County
Death of Seibel Listed as Self Inflicted
Officials say Seibel, missing since December 19, is dead by own action. Local authorities identified the death after closure of the missing person case.
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Seibel
Topeka Escapees Caught After Wild Spree in K C
Two teen ages fled from the Kansas Industrial School at Topeka were captured in Kansas City after a car theft a grocery store break in and a police chase at high speed. Richard D Parks 16 Shawnee and Lewis Richards 14 Independence claimed car theft terms and were turned over to Kansas authorities.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Topeka
49Th
Prospect
Richard D. Parks
Shawnee
Kas
Lewis Richards
Independence
Jackson County
Tachen Islands Raid by Reds’ Air Force
The Chinese Nationalist defense ministry said at least 66 Chinese Communist warplanes bombed the Tachen Islands in the Red air raid described as the largest against Nationalist territory. It reported two Russian-built aircraft shot down, 300 bombs dropped, and several ships and homes damaged with civilian casualties feared.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Tachen Islands
Defense Ministry
Proxy Vengeance on Molokai After King Punches Visitor
In Kaunakak ia Molokai Hawaii proxy justice unfolds when Paul Puaa, named King of a local celebration, punched L E Blomquist a visiting national Junior Chamber of Commerce director. Puaa received a 45 day suspended sentence after being arrested. He explained he hit the first person he saw amid a family quarrel. Mars will be notably bright in July 1954, within 40 million miles of Earth.
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Kaunakakia
Molokai
T. H
L.E. Blomquist
National
Mars
Earth
Venus
Marilyn Monroe Announces Own Company in New York
Marilyn Monroe unveils Marilyn Monroe Productions Inc in a New York press conference. She aims to produce good music and star in serious roles while wearing a white satin gown and a subdued platinum hairdo.
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Marilyn Monroe
New York City
Marilyn Monroe Productions, Inc
NEA Telephoto
Golden Wedding for Flint Couple Married on Race Track
Albert and Mrs Meeboer marked fifty years of marriage after a 1904 Muskegon betto be wed while circling a fairgrounds racetrack in a horseless carriage at about 20 miles an hour. They celebrated with an open house at home.
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Flint
Albert Meeboer
Muskegon
Mich
Fairgrounds
Meeboor
Muskegon Chronicle
Meeboers
Guarded Bottle Held By Leighton WWI Last Man’s Club
In Lehighton Pennsylvania a yearly ritual sees a group of men retrieve a bottle of Cognac from a bank safety deposit vault. The bottle, belonging to the World War I Last Man's Club of Lehigh ton, is returned the next day and stored for another year, reserved for the last surviving member of the group.
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Lehighton
Last Man’s Club
The Group Retrieves the Bottle at Annual Meeting
A small gathering retrieves a ceremonial bottle during the yearly Broup meeting and places it on the table as part of the tradition.
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