Eisenhower seeks 72 million for Missouri River flood projects
President Eisenhower asked Congress to fund a $72.4 million year‑start for five large Missouri River Basin dams to boost flood control, irrigation, and power. The request also covers $55.6 million for reclamation, plus $2 million for project investigations across western states. Gavins Point remains in operation with 100,000 kilowatts.
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Missouri River
Eisenhower
Congress
Missouri
Fort Peck Dam
Montana
Garrison
N. D
Big Bend
S. D
Fort Randall
Oahe
Gavins Point
South Dakota
Nebraska
Ainsworth Unit
Neb
Merritt Dam
Almena Unit
Kan
Norton Dam
Paul Replaces Mancha as Columbia Assistant Coach
Paul, longtime headline coach at Hofstra College in Hempstead New York, is named assistant football coach and associate in Columbia University’s physical education department. He succeeds Vaughn Mancha who moved to Florida State University as athletic director. Paul is a Baltimore native and will coach under Buff Donelli.
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al Paul
Hofstra College
Hempstead
N. Y
Columbia University
Vaughn Mancha
Florida State University
Paul
Baltimore
Buff Donelli
Sugar Ray Robinson Faces Pender In Boston Title Bout
Sugar Ray Robinson meets Paul Pender at the Boston Garden to defend a version of the world middleweight title after a long inactivity period. Robinson, 39, was stripped by the NBA but is still recognized by New York and Massachusetts. Pender enters on a seven fight winning streak with a 35-5-2 record in 42 bouts.
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Paul Pender
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Robinson
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Massachusetts
NBA
Chicago
Carmen Basilio
Gene Fullmer
Sugar Ray
Bobby Young
Boston
Pender
NBC to Air 142-6-2 Bout With One No Decision
NBC will broadcast the 142-6-2 boxing bout and its lone no decision match on radio and television, expanding coverage across NBC networks. The card features two main events with national exposure.
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NBC
Real Estate Transfers and Property Purchases Listed
A long list details transfers of numerous parcels in the Lawrence area, naming buyers such as Elizabeth Cox, Ruth Skinner, Harry Puckett, and the West Side Presbyterian Church, with grantors including John W. Allen Jr and Oscar Schwarz. Values include Rev sums from $1 to $54 and larger parcels in Additions like Lane, Northwood, and Park Hill, plus notes on specific lot boundaries and tract descriptions. The text ends with an aside about a test to see if merchants could identify a hold-up man.
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Elizabeth
Cox
Ellen Cox
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Law
Chenee
Lane
F. OR. Frink
Ruth P. Skinner
Breezedale
Joe T. Dunham
Harry A. Puckett
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Ton T. Dingham
St. Rev
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Charles J. Brown
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