Docking Budget Request: 282.8 Million for Kansas Universities
The Kansas education budget seeks 282.8 million for six institutions, with KU and K State receiving substantial shares. The plan drafts capital and operating expenses totaling about 381 million for the current year, funded mainly by the Education Building Fund and a one mill levy. Salaries would rise about five percent, affecting KU Medical Center, Fort Hays, Kansas State, and Pitt State among others.
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Rimporia
Pittsburg
Docking proposes state budget totals and agency requests
Topeka report outlines Gov. George Docking's next fiscal year budget with current year spending and next year requests. Highlights include state operations 120,173,339 for 1958, 113,078,012 this year and 124,937,996 requested. federal and state aid 82,831,503, 78,632,151 and 85,182,313. capital improvements 79,747,671, 67,905,835 and 86,998,104. Totals 282,757,813, 259,619,999 and 297,118,413.
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Topeka
George Docking
Four Die in Roselle Illinois Hardware Store Blast
An explosion at a Roselle hardware store killed at least four people and injured eight others. Deputy coroner Albert Richert said the death toll could rise. A gas leak is suspected with a Northern Illinois Gas Co truck nearby and a blast that blew out windows of a restaurant across the street.
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Elgin
Ebmhurst
Albert Richert
Ilinois Gas Co
Herbert C. Giescke
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John Giescke
Dupage County
Chicago
AFL-CIO Orders Firing For Officials Refusing Testimony
The AFL-CIO Executive Council ordered its 140 unions to remove any official who refuses to testify at a public inquiry into union affairs. The policy passed with one vote against by Teamsters President Dave Beck, while Hoffa signaled Teamsters would ignore it.
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Miami Beach
Fila
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Beck
James R. Hoffa
Detroit
Teamster
Folsom Announces $2000 Reward For Bombers in Alabama
Governor James E. Folsom denounces violence as anarchy and offers a $2000 reward for arrests of bombers after a Negro home and filling station were bombed in Montgomery. A dynamite filled device was found unexploded at Rev. M. L. King Jr's home.
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Alam
James E
Folsom
al Negro
M. L. King Jr
Israel Maintains Gaza Plan Against Egyptian Forces
United Nations diplomats report Israel sticking to proposals to keep Egyptian troops out of the Gaza Strip and Gulf of Aqaba. Egypt demands unconditional withdrawal, while Hammarskjold urges Israeli pullback and potential U.N. police in disputed zones to maintain quiet.
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N.Y
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Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
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Dag Hammarskjold
Egypt
General Assembly
Hammarskjold
Israe
United States
Canada
Assembly
Mediterranean
Sinai Peninsula
Egypt-Israel
Postmaster Hock to Retire After 15 Years in Hutchinson
Ray K. Hock, Hutchinson postmaster for 15 years, will retire Thursday. He recently celebrated his 70th birthday, marking a milestone in his long service to the community.
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Hutchinson
Ray K. Hock
Docking bids record $23.1 million rise in 1958 budget
Governor George Docking presented a 238.8 million budget for 1958 marking a 23.1 million increase over the 1957 level. He outlined funding for highway projects and state agencies, with federal funds rising to 74.8 million and highway outlays climbing to 68.3 million. Docking urged careful legislative review to fit programs to citizen finances and warned that new revenue may be needed without substantial tax relief.
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Lagegislature
Navnty
Docking
State Highway Department
Highway Commission
Icy Streets Likely Here Again Tonight
Temperatures near melting point this afternoon give way to another freezing drizzle glaze overnight. Lawrence endured its coldest spell in six years with a 11 degree high and 18 degree low, while readings climb toward 30 by afternoon.
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Lawrence
Opposition grows to amendments on Eisenhower Middle East policy
House Rules Committee members oppose offering amendments during debate on President Eisenhower's Middle East policy resolution. Dulles faces renewed Senate questioning in closed Foreign Relations and Armed Services hearings. Some Democrats push for full review while others defend the gag rule. Senators Wiley and Humphrey assail the attack on Dulles as politically driven and warn of waning confidence in his Cold War leadership.
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Eisenhower
Dulles
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Dutles
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Wiley
R-Wis
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Mr. Dulles
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Middle East
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D-Minn
Congress
Mr. Eden
Suez Canal Channel Near Completion Report
A U.N. announcement said a 47 mile canal stretch from Port Said could open within 48 hours. Salvage fleet operations led by Gen. Raymond A Wheeler proceed on schedule. Eyewitnesses saw minimal dredging time from an Egyptian dredger. Reports of delays tied to Israel withdrawal were denied by Rose el Youssef.
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U. N
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Illinois Star Ineligible for Big Ten Play
Champaign Illinois George Bon Salle star center for Winois was ruled scholastically ineligible by the university after playing two more games against Purdue and Ohio State Big Ten leader. Dr Robert Browne Illinois Big Ten faculty representative said Bon Salle failed to pass a sociology course and the ineligibility will take effect after the Ohio State game at Champaign next Monday. The team plays at Purdue Saturday.
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George Bon Salle
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Ohio State
Big Ten
Robert Browne
Illinois
Bon Salle
Flini
Topeka Kansas Day events bring TV spotlight
Kansas Day pow wow and events in Topeka draw large crowds despite slick roads. Avance registrations show one of the biggest gatherings in years as Kansas Women’s Republican Club and Native Sons and Daughters lead activities with a reception and a banquet. Bob Considine will interview Gov. Docking and Alt Landon on NBC’s America After Dark. Kansas Day marks the state’s 46th birthday with noon luncheon by Kansas Republican Veterans and a final banquet headlined by George Murphy.
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Wilson Sees No Chance For Spending Reduction
Wilson told the House Armed Services Committee in Washington that there is no prospect for reducing spending. He indicated ongoing struggles to forecast future military requirements and warned against relying on optimistic projections.
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Wilson
Eudora Centennial Growth Traced From 23 Colonists
A Kansas settlement grew from 23 people to a city of 1409 over 100 years. The article recounts founders from Chicago in 1857, land from Shawnee chief Pasce Fish, initial colonists, and the naming of Eudora in Douglas County near Lawrence. Plans for centennial celebrations are undecided.
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West European plan fails to form common market and atom program
Diplomats from six West European nations admitted failure in their bid for a common market and joint atomic program. They set February 13 as a new target date and planned further talks as foreign ministers meet February 4 in Brussels to address overseas territories and tariff issues. Spaak said Mollet invited leaders to resolve the colonies dispute.
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Eisenhower urges quick action on four year federal school aid plan
President Eisenhower asked Congress to approve a four year 1.2 billion dollar federal grant program to help states build new schools. He urged enacting the measure on its merits and warned against new fights over school integration as history repeats with the stalled school aid bill. The message also sought 750 million federal authorizations to buy local school construction bonds when districts tap options.
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Eisenhower
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Derestal
Sears
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Senate
Jocal Achon Construction
K U Enrollment Goes Smoothly With Few Lines
Spring enrollment at Kansas University began with shorter lines and orderly processing after registrar James Ky Hitt organized staff to ease congestion. A choral concert in the basement corridor accompanied the morning placements as new students registered and veterans completed their entries, aiming to keep total enrollments around two thousand.
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Kansas University
James Ky Hitt
K.A
Strabout
Weather Fragments Report Mixed Readings Across Region
Readable fragments show temperatures ranging from the teens to mid 20s with a high of 26 and a low of 9 in the area. Historical notes include a 1951 record high and low for this date.
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