Texas polygamy vows amid Utah family tragedy in church wedding
A Fort Worth shiftless pair Frankie J Wilcoxen and Janice McKee 18 wed behind locked Trinity Lutheran Church doors as Wilcoxen faced murder charges for shooting John Blythe 23 a railroad worker and Arlington State College student. In Utah Short Creek Vera Black fights to regain state custody of seven of her eight children after rejecting affidavits not to practice polygamy.
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It Fall Snow Sends Letter From Canadian Child to J W
A Canadian child writes to J W after a Christmas note, describing winter in Canada. He mentions heavy snow, cold temperatures around 15 degrees below, walking two miles to school, and family details including siblings. He thanks J W for a previous gift and asks for a response and more gifts.
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Courage and justice in Darwin trial stirs Australia
The Darwin judge Kriewaldt jailed two Aboriginal brothers for six months each after stockwhip assaults on white ranchers. The ruling sparked debate over colonial power and equality, praised as a rare stand for fair justice in the Northern Territory.
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President Appeals For Generous Support On Red Cross Drive
President Eisenhower appealed for enthusiastic and generous support of the American Red Cross annual drive. He was praised as the most active honorary president the Red Cross has ever blessed by Charles H. Tompkins, a Washington contractor and drive chairman. Tompkins’ firm rebuilt Eisenhower’s Gettysburg farm home and pinned the first 1956 Red Cross volunteer insignia on his lapel during the White House visit with Secretary of Interior McKay.
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Three Appeals Judges Uphold Lightfoot Conviction
Three U.S. Courts of Appeals judges upheld Claude H. Lightfoot’s conviction for belonging to the Communist party while knowing it advocates violent overthrow. Lightfoot, 45, is Illinois Communist party executive secretary and was the first to be convicted under the Smith Act’s formed membership clause. The panel’s decision, written by Judge F. Ryan Duffy and joined by Judges Lindley and Swain, upheld his five year sentence and $5,000 fine.
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H. Nathan Swain
Midwest
Early Benson Word Urged by Rep Berry on Wheat Prices
Rep Berry urges Secretary Benson to announce higher support prices for better quality wheat to align with incentive policy and encourage farmers to plant improved seed varieties and plan future crops. He emphasizes administration goals and agricultural planning.
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Washington
Berry
Benson
Tire and Gas Firms Defend Sales Agreements
The FTC charged that three agreements tying tire makers to oil company filling stations were illegal. Hearings start March 20 with 30 days to answer. Named firms include Goodyear with Atlantic Refining, Firestone with Shell Oil, and B F Goodrich with Texas Co.
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Shell Ot Co
Angle Iron Misses Officers at Leavenworth
A 20 foot angle iron section broke loose from rafters and fell into a classroom at Fort Leavenworth, narrowly missing 70 Army officers. One officer cut by a light fixture, four classes were dismissed for inspection. A WWII building may be replaced if Congress approves about 5 million dollars for a new academic building.
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Kansas Traffic Deaths in State Records
Kansas traffic fatalities recorded by the state accident records section show two deaths in the last 24 hours and 1562 total to date for 1955.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather for Other Areas
The freakish pattern across the eastern third of the nation showed little change. Unseasonable cold persisted in the southeast with more rain freezing rain and snow in northern areas. Florida saw a bit of warming but millions of dollars in vegetable crops damaged by near freezing conditions.
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Atlantic
Florida
Floyd Souders Elected Chairman of Kansas State Board
Floyd Souders, Republican, was elected chairman of the Kansas State Board of Education in Topeka today, succeeding Nels Greenland, a Democrat. The move continues the board’s bipartisan rotation pattern. New appointees W. Wa Graber and Harry Valentine joined the board after recent gubernatorial appointments by Gov. Fred Hall.
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Floyd Saunders
Cheney
Kansas State Board of Education
Nels Greenland
Atchison
Souders
Greenland
W. Wa Graber
Pretty Prairie
Harry Valentine
Clay Center
Fred Hall
British Protest After East Berlin Border Jeep Incident
British and Soviet authorities clashed as East German border police fired about six shots over a British detachment of three soldiers in a jeep that skidded partially over the East Berlin border after hitting a tree. A British spokesman said Communists tried to prevent the jeep’s removal.
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East Berlin
Absence of Bulganin Sparks Moscow Health Rumors
Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin has not appeared in Moscow for over a week amid reports he may be ill or away on holiday to rest after a strenuous Southeast Asia tour. His withdrawal from public view fuels speculation about his health and plans.
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