Senate Stages Saturday Session on Wilson Nomination
Washington reports Republican leaders forced a rare Saturday Senate session to debate Charles E. Wilson's bid to be secretary of defense. Taft signaled no vote Saturday, aiming for Monday action after testimony from the Armed Services Committee. Critics warned over vast General Motors stock and possible conflict of interest as Wilson pledged to sell shares. He defended his handpicked nominees Roger Keyes, Robert Stevens, Harold Talbott, and Robert Anderson.
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General Motors
FBI Believes It's Found Car of K C Bank Bandits
The FBI reports a yellow Buick convertible linked to the Rosedale State Bank robbery was found abandoned behind an apartment building in Kansas City. Complaints name Louis Albert Sturgis 24 James C Fahnestock 21 Billie 22 and Virginia M Kansas City in the case urging public to watch for the car.
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MOP Freight Derailment Near Bald Knob Ark
A Missouri Pacific freight train derailed about half a mile south of Bald Knob station. The wreck ripped up over 600 feet of track and delayed main line traffic for about three hours. No injuries were reported, and officials cited a dragging brake beam as the likely cause. traffic was expected to resume around noon.
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Admiral Alan Kirk resigns as PSB director
The White House said President Eisenhower accepted Admiral Alan G. Kirk's resignation as director of the Psychological Strategy Board. Deputy director George A. Morgan becomes acting director. The President thanked Kirk, a former ambassador to Moscow, for his service in taking the PSB post.
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Psychological Strategy Board
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Army Irish Grid Contract Resumes Series in 1957
The U S Military Academy announced that the Army Notre Dame football series suspended after 1947 will resume in 1957. The teams will play a home and away schedule with the first game at Notre Dame on October 12, 1957 and the return at West Point on October 11, 1958.
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Deadly Virus Found Alive After 40 Years at Michigan
University of Michigan researchers report a virus discovered in 1909 by Dr. Frederick G. Novy was kept in a box since World War I and still killed 75 percent of lab rats in 3 to 11 days. The finding prompts questions about other supposedly extinct viruses and their survival.
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University of Michigan
Frederick G. Novy
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Mig Steer Clear of American Base in Northern Japan
Veteran Sabre jet pilots patrol Northern Japan skies since December 15 to shoot down trespassing Russian MIGs if needed. Red jets stay 30 to 40 miles from Hokkaido. earlier near Kuriles and Sakhalin they practiced gunnery and bombing near Japan. The Japanese government allowed American planes to attack enemy aircraft in waters, prompting move to northern Japan with Sabre units joining F-4 Thunderjets.
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James L. Stewart
Truman Adjusts To Daily Routine In Independence
Inde pendence Missouri former president Harry S Truman and wife Bess ease into a simple town life after eight years of near nonstop work. He faces finding a suitable post presidency job and unpacking at their Grandview area home while pushing plans for a million dollar library and cultural center. A Friday farm visit preceded a Saturday routine of answering mail, lunch at a Kansas City restaurant, and an evening with Mrs Truman.
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Dulles Chosen to Lead CIA with Cabell Named Deputy
President Eisenhower nominated Alien W Dulles for director of the Central Intelligence Agency and intended Charles P Cabell as deputy director. The White House said the Dulles nomination would go to the Senate after Gen Walter Bedell Smith’s confirmation as CIA director. Cabell’s designation would follow Senate approval. Dulles is brother of John Foster Dulles.
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Will
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Panties Act
Youth Kills Father in Centerville Family Tragedy
Richard King a Centerville High School freshman faced an open charge after fatally shooting his father Hubert Hing King with a .22 rifle gifted by the parents. Officials say Hing shouted at the boy’s mother as the mother had called police multiple times about family quarrels. Richard said he returned home from work at a groc ery and found another quarrel in progress and fired from behind as his father stood in a doorway. Investigation continues.
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Appanoose County
Charles L. Johnston
Richard King
Hubert Hing
Johnston
M Dred King
Richard
Morse Attacks Wilson Nomination in Defense Debate
Oregon Independent Wayne Morse said he will vote against the Charles F. Wilson defense secretary nomination. He charged big business has stolen the Republican Party and called the administration shocking and unreasonable, condemning Eisenhower policy as reactionary and dominated by flawed philosophy.
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Len Wayne Morse
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Charles F. Wilson
I Secretary of Defense
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Wilson
Washington official urges cutting federal staff first
Rep. Wint Smith argues in a newsletter that the executive department is the place to start trimming federal employees. He says the government has long pursued wasteful and excessive spending and that reductions should begin with the executive branch.
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Wint Smith Ur-Kasl
Oime
Three Jet Pilots Ace In Korean War Air War
Allied Sabre jets destroyed at least one MIG-15 high over Northwest Korea as two new jet aces were crowned and a third pilot moved up in the MIG-killing race. Capt. Cecil G. Foster of San Antonio and Capt. Dolphin D. Overton III of Andrews capped notable streaks. The Fifth Air Force labeled the Jan 17–23 week the most successful for Sabres since late November with 16 destroyed, 16 damaged, and one probably destroyed. Ground action included a patrol raid northeast of Porkchopin with fifty Reds killed or wounded. Eighth Army said 2,202 Communist casualties fell for the week Jan 1–17.
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San Antonio
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West Central Front
Eighth Army
Weekend Fair Forecast For Kansas With Mild Temperatures
The weather outlook shows clear skies and mild temperatures across Kansas through the weekend. Sunday highs expected 45 to 60 with overnight lows around freezing or above. Southeast Kansas saw snow sleet and freezing rain Thursday night into Friday, while western towns like Hill City and Garden City reached the mid fifties, and Olathe barely reached the mid thirties as the storm moved out.
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Chanute
Hill City
Garden City
Olathe
Gondland
Homecoming of Cpl Hill After Far East Service
Cpl William J. Hill, son of Mrs. Bessie Hill of 86 Elm St, returned to the United States Thursday aboard the Transport. Gen. E. T. Collins from the Far East announcing his service in the war. He graduated Memorial High School and attended the University of Kansas.
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Bessie Hill
Elm St
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E. T. Collins
Far East
Memorial High School
University of Kansas
Surprise at Home After Wife's Munich Trip
Sgt. Luther Seldon Jr. arrived home in Richmond to a surprise plan by his wife. He learned she had sailed to Munich to join him, leaving a note of effort and suspense.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Luther Seldon Jr
Munich
Germany
Eas
Dulles Opens New Era of Ties With Congress
Secretary of State Dulles seeks tighter collaboration with Congress amid calls that former Secretary Acheson bypassed lawmakers. He met the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in open session and addressed a closed House Foreign Affairs Committee meeting. A public outline of policy is planned next week with CBS planning a multi hour broadcast.
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Polio March Raises Funds in Local Drive Across District
Polio gifts totaling 466 have been turned in from the business district and Haskell Institute toward the 9000 goal. James Schubert, drive chairman, reports Leona Bonser of Haskell gave 110 and says her drive is not complete. In the business district three workers report to Kenneth Whitenight: Hack 164.50 incomplete, Mrs. Ruth P. Smith 95 complete, Schubert 96.50 incomplete. Donors of 250 or more include Rankin Drug Co, Dr John Albers, and Greene Ready to Wear. The Lawrence residential area will host Mothers March on January 28 evening. Missed solicitors may mail checks to George Dunkley, March of Dimes treasurer, at First National Bank. Iron lungs placed in schools and businesses countywide accept deposits of change.
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Leona Bonser
Haskell
Kenneth Whitenight
T. H. Hack
Ruth P. Smith
Rankin, Drug Co
John Albers
Greene
Lawrence
George Dunkley
First National Bank
Farthworms Big Business in Hamilton Worm Trade
Nick Christopher, McMaster graduate, hires two students Ernie Darragh and Lorne Wrigglesworth to tend six million worms. He will sell to fishermen using a patented containment. He started with ten thousand wrigglers and recently added a greenhouse, oil furnace, and sprinkler system to boost production.
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Canada
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McMaster University
Hatch
McMaster
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Lorne Wrigglesworth
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Eisenhower weighs Korea plan as Taylor heads to Tokyo
President Eisenhower discussed the Korean stalemate with Lt. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor as he prepares to assume command of the Eighth Army in Tokyo. Taylor, 51, will depart Monday for Tokyo to replace Gen. James A. Van Fleet, who retires March 31. The talk touched on possible plans to end the war, with Taylor noting it was a safe assumption Korea would be part of the discussion. Additional talks included political strategy in the Cold War and planning for a commission on psychological warfare, with William and C. D. Jackson involved.
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Debate Entries Here Atchison Topeka Shawnee Emporia Teams
High School debate teams from Atchison Topeka Shawnee Mission Wyandotte and Emporia are on the KU campus today to enter the Class AA District Debate Tournament. The winner advances to the state contest at KU next Saturday January 31. The event is conducted by the University Extension with the Kansas State High School Activities Association. The subject is Resolved That the Atlantic Pact Nations should form a federated union.
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Shawnee Mission
Wyandotte
Emporia
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University Extension
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State Traffic Deaths Topeka 1953 Update
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the state accident records section show 32 to date in 1953, comparing with 27 in the same period of 1952.
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Grunts and Groans Sought for Employment Service Ad
An Employment Service office in Providence seeks 100 men to perform as wrestlers with at least one year of experience and a minimum weight of 200 pounds. Pay ranges from $25 to $30 for an eight hour week, under Code No 057.66- wrestler.
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Lawrence hay shortage hits county farmers hard
Hay scarcity driven by drought and high cattle numbers forces county farmers to import roughly 18 rail carloads or 270 tons from Michigan Minnesota and Ontario areas. Alfalfa tops $50 a ton delivered while prairie hay fetches about $30 to $40. Local buyers expect continued shortages into spring with some farmers turning to out-of-state supplies.
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Fiery Successor to Van Fleet Led Paratroops into Normandy
Gen James A Van Fleet bids farewell as he hands Eighth Army command to Lt Gen Maxwell Taylor in Seoul While Taylor meets Eisenhower in Washington and heads to Tokyo a potential new Allied push looms In Korea multiple factors hint at a forthcoming offensive and command reshuffles are under way with talks of extending battle lines and moving forces northward
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