Cautious Voices On Gas Bill Fight In Senate
In Washington both sides claim momentum as the natural gas bill faces a partisan clash. Sen. Monroney says a slight Senate majority supports the measure while Sen. Douglas predicts growing opposition during debate. The bill would end federal controls on interstate gas prices. the House approved it 203 203 last year and a floor vote is expected Monday.
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Washington
Senate
Tl Am
Sen
Monroney D-Oklay
Douglas D-Tk
House
Monroney
Douglas
Mlinois
Senate House
Abilene to Host First Kansas Tourist Sales Conference
The Kansas Chamber of Commerce and State Board of Vocational Education announced the first in a series of tourist sales conferences to be held in Abilene probably in February. A seven-member subcommittee chaired by H D Shotwell will select materials and seven conferences. members include Don Steffes Fred Parris Findley Hartzler and Horace Harding.
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Empori Aip
Kansas
Abilene
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
State Board of Vocational Education
Yestersday
Don Steffes
Abilene Chamber of Commerce
Fred Parris
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
S and Findley Hartzler
Emsperia State College
H. D. Shotwell
Horace Harding
Bureau For Business Research
University of Kansas
Imaginary Ash Inspires a Quirky Fish Tale
A whimsical remark builds a pun about a fish with odd marks tied to an ash ashore in Florida Keys. The fish, snobbish and fond of a Fiddler Crab, resists travel alone and dreams of lifting itself like a vaudeville act, while rehearsals for Esther Williams flicker in memory.
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Esther Williams
Florida Keys
KU to Receive 15 Reid Paintings From Estate
Kansas University may gain 15 famous paintings as part of Albert T. Reid estate. Robert Hoffman says the will leaves one third to KU and a New York probate attorney handles details.
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Kansas University
Albert T. Reid
Robert Hoffman
New York
Reid
Irvin E. Youngberg
K. U. Endowment Association
Joan
William Allen White
Kansas
Hoffman
Rockhill Nelson Art Gallery
Kansas City
School of Journalism
Kansas Farmer
Leavenworth
American Artists Professional League
Foreign Student Visits Highlight KU Exchange Success
Kansas University hosts 170 international students as Institute of International Education notes strong campus integration. Beechier cites host family hospitality, active Greek organizations, YMCA help, and English courses aiding fluency. Sixty five students are advised by the Institute, which funds exchanges with 81 countries.
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Institute of International Education
Kansas University
Phillis Beechier
Institute
K. U
YMCA
U. S
Beechler
Collision on U S 59 injures no one
Two drivers escaped injury in a morning collision south of Lawrence at One Star Road and U S Highway 59. Ray Edward McClure, 60, Route 5, and Gerald Lee Hadi, 29, Route 2, caused $400 damage. Sheriff's Office and State Highway Patrol investigated.
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Ray Edward McClure
Gerald Lee Hadi
Lawrence
W. Campus Rd
William L. Cox
Liberty
$90,000 Award To Man For Disabling Accident
Chestertown Maryland summary reports Everett E Newton a 49 year old crane operator disabled in an automobile crash receives a 90000 out of court settlement from the A S Abell Co publisher of the Baltimore Sun papers. The settlement is described as among Maryland’s largest of its kind.
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Chestertown
Emory E. Newton
A. S. Abell Co
Baltimore Sut
Maryland
Australia Ambassador For U S Is Resigning
Ambassador J Peaslee will resign from the Australia post to assist Harold E Stassen in a disarmament plan. President Eisenhower's press secretary James C Hagerty announced Peaslee becomes Stassen deputy, with the rank of ambassador, and will work abroad on the disarmament program as an expert on international law.
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Washington
Amo
J. Peaslee
Australia
Harold E. Stassen
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Penaslee
Stassen
White House
Hagerty
Peaslee
Higerty
Penslee
Ex-Hiawatha Cager Confesses Beating and Robbery
Ex-Hiawatha High School basketball player Arthur Duncan, 18, confessed to beating and robbing 80-year-old C. Dimmock, a retired banker and founder of Citizens State Bank of Hiawatha. Investigators say Duncan needed money for a car payment and obtained $21 from the wallet. he buried $15 nearby and then fled to St. Joseph, Missouri.
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Hiawatha
Kasu
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Sa i Today
C. C. Dimmock
Austin Simmons
Arthur Duncan
Dimmock
Citizens State Bank of Hiawatha
Inge selects skits for KU Rock Chalk Revue show
Pulitzer winner Willam Inge selects eight skits for the seventh annual KU Rock Chalk Revue to be staged March 23 and 24 in Hoch Auditorium. Approved women’s houses Alpha Delta Pi, Kappa Alpha Theta, Gamma Phi Beta and North College dormitory. Fraternities Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Gamma Delta, Lambda Chi Alpha and Sigma Nu also perform. University YMCA sponsors the program. Joe Muller of Winter Park, Florida, is the producer.
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Willam Inge
Kansas University
Hoch Auditorium
Alpha Delta ! PI
Kappa Alpha Theta
Gamma Phi Beta
North College
Alpha Tau Omega
Phi Gamma | Delta
Lambda Chi Alpha
Sigma Nu
Local births announced at Memorial Hospital and area homes
A son was born today to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Townsend of Baldwin. Other names listed include Mrs. Rosie King, Sioky Rest Home, Dalene Krebs, Esther Crawford of Valley Falls, Felicia Pacheco, Goldie Gibler, Eva Smith of Tonganoxie, Joan Baird, Judith Teplitz, Eugene Fewel, Marie Carter, Clyde Woods Jr., Georgiana Gentry, and Walter Bryant among residents and relatives at several addresses and institutions.
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Rosie King
Sioky Rest Home
Dalene Krebs
Esther Crawford
Valley Falls
Felicia Pacheco
Mass. St
Goldie Gibler
N. J. St
Walter Bryant
W. 22Nd St
Eva Smith
Tonganoxie
Joan Baird
W. 6Th St
Judith ‘Teplitz
Eugene Fewel
Marie Carter
Clyde| Woods Jr
Greeyer Terr
Georgiana Gentry
Maxwell Mentioned as District GOP Head Candidate
Lawrence attorney Jack Maxwell is mentioned as a candidate for president of the Kansas 2nd District Young Republican group at its Sunday session at the Olathe American Legion Club. Officers will be elected and attendees include Robert Ellsworth Edith Livingston Wes Norwood and others. Maxwell serves as city police judge.
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Kansas
Maxwell
Lawrence Jayhawk Kennel Club Incorporation
The Lawrence Jayhawk Kennel Club became a non profit organization in Topeka. Roger L. Quakenbush was named president and John W. Brand as resident agent. The club aims to promote purebred dogs and hold dog related activities.
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Secretary of State
Topeka
Lawrence ‘Jayhawk Kennel Club
Roger L._Quakenbush
John Wi. Brand
Jury Denies $28,903 Wreck Claim in District Court
A Topeka man Bruce Short failed to win a $28,903 damages suit against Mrs. Juanita Jean Weekly after a one hour trial in District Court. The 1955 crash on U.S. Highway 40 near Lawrence involved Short and Weekly with Thomas Norton filing a separate suit. Trial next week will address Ada Vincent vs Chester Disque for $15,300. Other suits were settled or dismissed and two turnpike cases were removed from the schedule.
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Bruce Short
Topeka
Juanita Jean Weekly
Tenn, Sr
Short
Mrs. Weekly
Lawrence
U.S. Highway 40
Thomas Norton
Ada Vincent
Overbrook
Chester Disque
Francis J. Trumble
Bucyrus
Roy Lawson
Wellsville
Olathe
Kansas Turnpike
Warren Zimmerman
Turnpike Authority
Carol E. Miller
Bulletship Negro Home in White Neighborhood
In Pensacola Florida a prominent Negro physician Dr C A Augustus reported his home in a white neighborhood was struck by gunfire early Friday morning. Police counted three shotgun hits and rifle or pistol bullets. no injuries occurred though a bedroom window where the couple’s two daughters slept was smashed.
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Pensacola
Fla
C. A. Augustus
GOP Committees Outpace Dems In 1955 Receipts And Spending
Major Republican committees reported 1,879,461 in income for 1955, about 771,881 more than Democratic groups, while GOP bodies spent 1,697,172 compared with 1,008,827 by Democrats. Also notes a County Court fine for Drew D. Buress Jr. of Topeka of 10 plus costs for a no passing zone violation.
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Washington
House
Drew D. Buress Jr
Topeka
Kansas Ag Board Pushes Severance Tax After Meeting
The Kansas State Board of Agriculture urged the Legislature to enact a severance tax, arguing it could reduce reliance on the statewide ad valorem levy for the state general fund. Don Christy of Scott City was elected president, with Robert Rawlins of Holton as vice president and Otis Douglass of Burlington as treasurer. Roy Freeland was named executive secretary for a two year term. Four board members were reelected to four year terms: Perry Lambert of Hiawatha, William Condell of El Dorado, Lew Galloway of Wakeeney, and Everett E. Erhart of Stafford.
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Topeka
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Don Christy
Scott City
Everett E. Erhart
Stafford
Robert Rawlins
Holton
Otis Douglass
Burlington
Roy Freeland
Perry Lambert
Hiawatha
William Condell
el Dorado
Lew Galloway
Wakeeney
Erhart
Stevenson Hits the School Aid Program
Adlai E. Stevenson denounces President Eisenhower s school aid plan as grossly inadequate, criticizing a 250 million dollar yearly grant proposal for five years as a politically expedient election year change. He notes prior proposals were smaller and urges real construction funding.
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Chicago
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Alumni Group to Meet at Kansas University
A committee will meet Monday at Kansas University to select two sets of nominees for Alumni Association officers. Robert T. Price of Topeka is chairman, with members Mrs. Charles Stough Dana Durand Fred Benson and George Moore. Nominees will be chosen for president and vice president, both one year terms, and for two five year director posts.
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Kansas University
Alumni Association
Robert T. Price
Topeka
Charles Stough
Mass. St
Dana Durand
Kansas City
Fred Benson
Independence
George Moore
Hutchinson
Bank Officials Elected Directors of First State Bank
Bank officials named directors of the First State Bank of Tonganoxie for the current year were elected Friday at the annual board meeting. Directors are Foster Laming W J Stephenson W J Stephenson Jr Fred W Zoellner and Ed Diech man of Tonganoxie and Riley Burcham of Lawrence. Zoellner was named president W J Stephenson executive vice president W J Stephenson Jr cashier and Olive Bretz assistant cashier.
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First State Bank of Tonganoxie
Board of Directors
Foster Laming
W. J. Stephenson
J. Stephenson Jr
Fred W. Zoeliner
Ed Diechman
Tonganoxie
Riley Burcham
Lawrence
Zoellner
W. J. Stephenson Jr
Olive Bretz
Teen-Ager Arrested For Forging to Free Father
In Owensboro Kentucky a 17 year old confessed to forging a 45 check to raise cash to bail his father from jail on a drunkenness charge. He pled guilty in circuit court and received a two year prison term. He admitted spending 13 dollars of the funds on his father's fine. the fate of the remaining money remains unclear.
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Owensboro
William Shirley Craig
West Point appointment nominees named by senator
U S Senator Carlson Pekas nominates Joseph Arnold of Leavenworth for the U S Military Academy at West Point with alternates Charles M Dwyer Topeka Robert Krants Downs and David Byrnes Wichita.
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Swashington Tf
Sen
Carlson
Pekas
Joseph Arnold
Leavenworth
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Topeka
Robert Rants
Downs
David Byrnes
Wicchita
Fire damages Pearson Hall kitchen due to grease ignition
Firefighters responded to Pearson Hall on Alumni Drive at 9 27 a m when oven grease caught fire. Fire Chief John Miller reported only slight damage and no injuries.
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Pearson Hall
Alumni Drive
John Miller
Lawrence area honors district winner in motion picture poll
Lawrence resident Judy Jones, winner for the exhibitors' exchange territory covering Kansas and Western Missouri, received $1,000 for selecting nationwide winners in all five categories of the November poll. The district winner for the Lawrence area is noted as Jennifer Jones best actress, James Dean best actor, Peggy Lee best new female personality, Tab Hunter best new male personality, and "Mr. Roberta" best picture.
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Minneapolis
Kas
Kansas
Judy Jones
Missouri
Jennifer Jones
James Dean
Peggy Lee
Tab Hunter
Roberta
Frank Kennedy
Lawrence Commonwealth Theaters
Lawrence
Agricultural improvement car to tour Union Pacific station
The Union Pacific Railroad will host a traveling farm display near the N. 2nd and Maple Street station on February 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dale E. Schindler will discuss construction of farm buildings and Leo T. Wandling will cover labor saving corrals and livestock equipment. The display is a cooperative effort with Kansas State College and the Kansas Extension Service.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
N. 2Nd
Maple Sts
Dale E. Schindler
Leo T. Wandling
German Club elects secretary treasurer at KU
Gloria C. Metcalf was elected secretary treasurer of the German Club at Kansas University. Perry, a sophomore in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was chosen for the role.
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Gloria C. Metcalf. Perry
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Kansas University
Market News Kansas City Livestock Weekly Highlights
Kansas City market report shows cattle and related weights mixed from last week. Average under 1,100 lb fed steers and similar heifers mostly steady with uneven shifts. bulls and higher grades rise. Slaughter calves steady to slightly lower. stockers and feeders largely steady. price ranges provided for various weight classes and quality.
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K. C
Kansas City
U.S
Commodity and Livestock Market Report Summary
Kansas City market results show mixed hogs and cattle with prices firm to higher on barrows and gilts, calves drawing demand. Sheep and lambs active with varied quotes, poultry and butter prices listed. personal thanks note closes.
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