Doss Case: New Trial Motion Denied in Topeka
AP reports Judge Beryl Johnson denied a new trial motion in Marion Doss's case. The attorney general seeks appeal to the state Supreme Court after ruling the original suit was dismissed. The motion argued a witness testimony was improperly barred and questioned Doss's eligibility due to past conviction and accepting money from bondsmen.
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Topeka
Beryl Johnson
Marion Doss
Court of Topeka
Attorney General
State Supreme Court
Atty
John Anderson
Doss
Johnson
Liquor Authority Targets New York Swing Street
The State Liquor Authority closes seven of 52nd Street night clubs amid a crackdown on strip joints, signaling the possible end of a New York era on Manhattan's famed Swing Street once known for speakeasies, entertainment figures, and historic venues.
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New York
52Nd Street
State Liquor Authority
SLA
42Nd Street
Fifty-second Street
Fifth
Sixth Avenues
Pat Harrington
Manhattan
Louis Prima
Harrington
Jack White
Jackie Gleason
Leon
Eddie
Eddie Davis
Toots Shor
Shor
Milt Gabler
Decca Records
Decline of 52nd Street Strip Clubs After World War II
The postwar era saw 52nd Street lose its colorful pattern of strip joints as buildings were wrecked and doors closed. Doormen who once railed customers in faded from the scene, their nightly exhortations to “Come on in” silenced by changing times.
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Lesque
52Nd Street
E. 19Th
Clare Road
Death Slide at Madison Square Garden Kills Marine Captain
At a New York military tattoo a 85 foot rope death slide by 30 British Royal Marines ends with Captain Antony Easterbrook falling and dying. Easterbrook plunged from the roof after a somersaulting display and was rushed to St Clare's Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Marine Commandos
Antony Laurence Easterbrook
Easterbrook
Man
Havana
Graham Greene
St. Clare’s Hospital
Eisenhower Signs Tax Extension Before Midnight Deadline
President Eisenhower signed the tax extension and debt limit bill several hours before the Thursday deadline. The measure keeps four billion dollars in excise taxes and the corporate income tax for another year and raises the national debt limit to 293 billion dollars for the new fiscal year.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Air France Strike Cancels One-Quarter Of Flights
A five day stoppage by Air France flight attendants forces cancellation of about 25 percent of transatlantic flights. The protest targets overtime rules on long haul routes.
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Paris
Air France
Schwanzle to Manage Spencer Chemical in Lawrence
Robert Schwanzle, partner in Underwood Grain and Feed Co. of Lawrence, sells his interest to Allyn Underwood and joins Spencer Chemical Co. of Kansas City to manage Lawrence warehouse facilities. He notes expansion plans and four state distribution from the Santa Fe trackage. Schwanzle, a KU graduate, is a candidate for Douglas County commissioner and says the move won’t affect his candidacy.
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Robert Schwanzle
Underwood Grain and Feed Co
Lawrence
Spencer Chemical
Schwanzle
Douglas County
Commission
Editor Rogers Dies at 78 in Quenemo Kansas
John Logan Rogers former editor of the Quenemo News died at his home in Quenemo on Thursday night at age 78. Born in Topeka he served as Quenemo postmaster for over 20 years and wrote several published songs. He was stepfather of actress Ginger Rogers.
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Quenemo
Kan
John Logan Rogers
Ginger Rogers
Topeka
Rogers
Record Kansas jobless benefits hit new high
Unemployment benefits paid in Kansas for the year ended Thursday totaled about 19.4 million dollars, a record. The rise reflects winter layoffs in air craft, steel strikes, and higher benefits as the 1959 Legislature raised rates. April's average weekly payment was 33.75 dollars.
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Topeka
Kansas
M. W. Buffon
Labor Department
Buffon
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Dixon
Lawrence Youth Work
East 23Rd Street
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Tally-Ho Stable
Zeiss Iron
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