Split on Airpower Report Highlights Deep Senate Split
A Senate special subcommittee report on national airpower prompts sharp party divisions. Democrats warn of vulnerability and lagging retaliation measures while Republicans call the majority report overly pessimistic and assert U S superiority with air, naval, and ground forces. Bridges says Appropriations will decide after review. The majority is led by Symington with Jackson and Ervin. the minority by Saltonstall and Duff.
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Mass
Armed Services Committee
Sen. Duff
R-Pa
Kentucky flood emergency appeal seeks federal aid
Up Governor A B Chandler urged President Eisenhower to declare Kentucky an emergency after devastating floods across four states. He warned large sections of eastern Kentucky were inundated with significant damage, deaths reported in West Virginia and drowning deaths in Kentucky, plus disrupted transportation and communications in Virginia and Tennessee.
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A. B. Chandler
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Virginia
Tennessee
Frankfort
Chandler
Eisenhower
H Bomb Made More Efficient Says U S
The United States disclosed in its 21st semiannual report to Congress that tests at Eniwetok provided information on new design principles to yield more efficient weapons. Authorities suggested this could enable smaller bombs with greater explosive power by better utilizing bomb material.
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United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
Eniwetok
AEC
Mrs Sue Nieder Found After Area Wide Search Mixup
Sue Nieder 22 and her husband K W Nieder and daughter Connie were located in St Louis after a weekend trip mixup. The family said they believed she planned a Kansas City weekend and later went to St Louis to visit a friend. Mrs Nieder is due to have a second child in about two months.
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Lawrence
K. VW
Bill Nieder
Connie
Nieder
Ray Wright
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Kensay City
Nine Die When Explosions Hit Tanker Jeanny in Alameda
In Alameda California two blasts and a fire gutted the government owned tanker Jeanny during refitting at Todd shipyards killing nine workers and injuring fifty. An electrician recalled a sudden boom and a second blast followed by a large flame. An investigation was begun as crews recovered bodies through the night from the wrecked vessel on the Oakland Estuary.
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Calif
Eugene _Fitch
Ulrich Kale
Jeanny
American Transport Co
Europe
Austin Shean
Todd Shipyards
Todd Yards
Oakland Estuary
Algeria Strike Falters as French Measures Break Nationalist Action
French troops moved to quell a National Liberation Front eight day strike in Algeria. The protest, timed with a U.N. Assembly debate, remained mostly quiet after authorities seized Arab stores and requisitioned labor, though some areas reported clear success. The debate was postponed to Monday.
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Algeria
Eisenhower Defends Dulles and Guard Training Policy
President Eisenhower defended Secretary of State Dulles as the era’s top expert while rebuking Secretary Wilson for suggesting draft dodging appeared in National Guard enlistments during the Korean War. He urged the Guard be well trained and noted current enlistment laws and six months training proposal. The press conference covered foreign visits and general party criticisms as well.
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Saudi Arabia
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Yugoslavia
Layoff at Sunflower Ordnance Works Cuts 350 Contractors
Sunflower Ordnance Works will lay off about 350 Hercules Powder Co. contractor employees late in February as a reduced production schedule affects one propellant item. Maj. Richard R. Jones said total Hercules staffing will fall from about 2,150 to 1,800 by March 1 while Sunflower continues through September.
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Richard R. Jones
O. W
Richard C. Tucker
Hercules Powder Co
Sunflower
Maj. Jones
U. S
S. 0. Wi
Two U S Attaches Expelled From Moscow
The Soviet Union expelled two U S assistant military attaches from Moscow in what the report calls retaliation for recent Russian expulsions. The men named were Maj. Hubert E Tans ey of Arlington Virginia and Capt. Charles W Stockell of Jacksonville Florida.
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Soviet Union
U.S
Washington
United States
Hubert E. Tansey
Arlington, Va
Charles W. Stockell
Jacksonville
Fla
House approves plan to curb Communist moves in Middle East
The House voted 355 to 61 to authorize use of U S armed forces and up to 200 million dollars in foreign aid to counter Communist aggression in the Middle East. A Senate companion measure is under review by Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees as part of the broader policy inquiry.
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Midis East
Foreign Relations Armed Services Committee
U.S. Middle East
Apple Pie School Kids Meet Air Force Survival Team
Sixteen Apple Pie Rural School pupils in Lone Star area watch a Forbes Air Force Base survival training site atop Lone Star Lake ridge. Combat Crew members and sergeants lead two day refresher camps for air crews, while locals and one room schoolkids tour tents, shelters, and field gear used in survival drills.
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Kenneth Borders
Forbes
Air Force Base
Borders
Martin V. Medley
SAC
Righ Glarkson
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Slick Roadways Remain Hazardous in Lawrence Area
A glaze warning covers Lawrence and southeastern Kansas with snow sleet and freezing rain moving north overnight. After a four inch snowstorm last week repeated minor storms keep roads dangerous though little additional moisture fell. Temperatures edge up near 40 by Thursday, ending the long freeze, while Lawrence records nine straight days of below freezing and a frigid morning drop to one above zero in downtown.
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Fox
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Reading
Video Stations Agree To Pay 1600 For Jay Cyclone Telecast
Kansas University will televise the KU Iowa State game at 7 35 pm from the Big Fieldhouse with Video Stations paying 1600 for rights. WDAF TV Kansas City will pay 1000 and WOI TV Ames 600 for the telecast as KU faces uncertainty on revenue sharing with the Big Seven Conference. Athletic director A C Lonborg notes potential revenue from the KU Iowa State game at Ames but no final conference ruling yet.
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Ames
Iowa
Wdaf-Tv
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A. C. Lonthere
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Town
Salaries gain vital boost at Kansas University budget hearing
Kansas University plans a five percent increase in faculty and staff salaries for the 1953 budget as Gov. Docking and the Regents expect higher pay. KU faces competition from Big Seven and Big Ten schools, with leaders urging use of fee money to raise pay and retain staff amid rising costs and department head losses.
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Kansas’ University
Jena Raymond
Michels
Iver
George. Docking
Kansas
K.U
Nichola
Kansas Regents
Nichols
Eight Farm Families Honored at County Conservation Dinner
Eight farm families were honored at the annual Douglas County event sponsored by the Kansas Bankers Association. Officials praised soil conservation efforts including cover crops and seeded waterways as part of the awards program marking the year’s conservation achievements.
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Douglas County
Kansas Bankers Association
Conan
Weather Forecast Notes Snow Rain Spread Across Regions
A fragmentary weather item mentions snow and rain moving southward and spreading. It notes tonight mostly drizzle, diminishing Thursday, with around 30 and a cryptic date reference. Mentions Fort Worth Wayre Mont Kansas City and other cities including New Orleans New York Minneapolis Miami.
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Saan
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Miami
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York
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