Hope's Plan for 2-Price Wheat Still Contender
The House passed a farm bill with an administration backed flexible price plan 82 1/2 to 98 percent of parity. Lawmakers from farm states defended a two price wheat plan allowing a referendum among growers or 100 percent parity for domestic use while lower world prices go to feed or export. Opponents warn it risks cheaper wheat for foreign buyers at domestic cost. supporters say it saves taxpayers hundreds of millions by reducing export subsidies.
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Washington
House
Farm State
Ford
R-Mich
Hope
R-Kas
House Agriculture Committee
Rep. Belcher
R-Okla
Eva
U.S
Plea For Caution Over Weekend In Independence Day
State Highway Patrol urges motorists to drive carefully during the Independence Day holiday period fearing about six deaths and 125 injuries. Officials project about 130,000 vehicles and a 30 percent rise over a normal summer weekend with deadly crashes likely from moving hazardous violations such as excessive speed improper passing on hills and curves tailgating and drunken driving.
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Peka
State Highway Patrol
Kansas
Hugh
Edwards Perrol
Fiesta draws large crowd at North Lawrence celebration
About 300 people attended the first night of the Mexican Centennial Fiesta in the 400 block of Locust Street. The event offered free dancing, Mexican food, and sales booths and will continue tonight and Saturday night with public invites.
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Locust Street
Lawrence
Markets To Close Monday In Observance Of Independence Day
Financial and commodity markets across the United States will be closed Monday July 5 in observance of Independence Day.
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New York
United States
Pioneer homes endure storms in hardier days
Larry Lawrence notes settlers faced frequent roof failures as storms rolled in. He asks if homes today lack the sturdy construction of the so called good old days and imagines why pioneers stayed hardy amid collapsing roofs.
Senator Hugh Butler Dies at 76 After Stroke in Bethesda
Nebraskas longtime Republican senator Hugh Butler died at age 76 from a stroke after a career as a grain dealer and campaigner. He had just begun a new six year term and had been active in the Senate before falling ill. His death was announced by Sen Eve Bowring as lawmakers recessed out of respect.
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Washington
Hugh Butler
Nebraska
U.S
Butler
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Senate
Rotary
Congregational Church
Eve Bowring
R-Neb
Bowring
Dwight P. Griswold
Keucher to Be Speaker At Park Vespers
The Rev. William F. Keucher of Topeka executive secretary of the Kansas Baptist Convention will speak at Sunday evening vespers in South Park. The event, sponsored by the Lawrence Ministerial Alliance, begins at 6 45 and follows his earlier Lenten Week appearance.
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William F. Kuecher
Topeka
Kansas Baptist Convention
South Park
Lawrence Ministerial Alliance
Keucher
First Presbyterian Church
Ministerial Alliance
First Baptist Church
el Dorado
H. B. Lundgren
Turnpike Validity Cleared by Kansas Supreme Court
The Kansas Supreme Court upheld the Turnpike law in a friendly suit to clear legal questions about a 234 mile toll superhighway from Kansas City to the Oklahoma state line. Engineers say four lanes costing about 140 million dollars are economically feasible with construction starting before year end. Gale Moss, state highway director, indicated preparations are underway.
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Topeka
Kansas City
Oklahoma State Line
Supreme Court
High Court
Oklahoma Line
Bonner Springs
Lawrence
Emporia
el Dorado
Wichita
Wellington
Gale Moss
Turnpike Authority
Child With Eye Cancer Flown to Kansas City Center
Donnie Ray Morris, 4, of Wichita, flown to University of Kansas Medical Center for treatment of eye cancer after doctors there planned to confer on his case. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Gene Morris.
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Kansas City, Kas
University of Kansas Medical Center
Donnie Ray’ Morris
Wichita
Gene Morris
Sod Roof Collapses On Lawrence Centennial Log Cabin
Storm damage destroys the sod roof of Lawrence's Centennial log cabin in South Park. Interior is a jumble of splinters and mud. repairs to be led by B. C. Sneegas with Lions Club and Jaycees planning weekend work and replacement shingles this time.
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Lawrence
South Park
B. C. Sneegas
Lions Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Johnson backs Knowland stand on United Nations
Senate speech by Lyndon Johnson of Texas condemns admission of Communist China to the U N. Johnson backs California Republican Knowland calling for a foreign policy reappraisal. Knowland had said he may seek to cut all U S contributions to the United Nations if China is admitted.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Senate Today
United Nations
China
Johnson
Senate
Knowland
California
Congress
U.N
Banks of Lawrence Not Open on July 5 Holiday
The Banks of Lawrence will remain closed on Monday July 5 1954 in observance of the Fourth of July legal holiday per Ady.
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Lawrence
Indochina Losses and Red China Bid Signal Allied Crisis
U S and Britain face a possible fall crisis as Indochina losses grow and Red China seeks recognition. Washington signals limited influence as talks continue with France and the Communists while Dulles presses for a regional coalition. Churchill and Eden diverge on pace toward a treaty, with Australia New Zealand and the US urging swift action despite Britain’s longer timeline.
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Indochina
Red China
Washington
Hanoi
United States
United Nations
Moscow
Britain
France
Sir Winston Churchill
Churchill
Eden
Eisenhower
Dulles
Australia
Richard Casey
New Zealand
Leslie Munro
Thailand
Prince Wan Waithayakon
Southwest Pacific-southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Senate OKs omnibus tax bill after long debate
The Senate approved the administration's omnibus tax revision after defeating all efforts to add individual tax cuts. The final vote stood 63 to 9 after five days of debate, including a marathon 18 hour session yesterday.
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Washington T
Senate
Tangible valuations in Douglas County reach 56 million in 1954
Douglas County's 1954 valuation abstract lists total tangible value at 56,226,166 with an increase over last year pending state Board of Equalization hearings set to end August 25. Real estate, personal property, and utilities compose the tangible total, with major rises from housing, small business, and large projects incomplete.
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Douglas County
State Commission of Revenue and Taxation
T. R. Gerhart
State Board of Equalization
Bernice . Davis
Kansas Power and Light Co
District Court Denies Writ in Martin Action
Wil in Kansas City Missouri was denied a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in U S District Court. Judge Arthur J Mellett said he should have appealed to the U S Supreme Court after the Kansas Supreme Court refused. Martin, convicted of slaying a Johnson County deputy sheriff, was returned to the Kansas State Prison after the session.
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Kansas City
Kas
Wilin
District Court
High Court
Martin
Kansas State
Journal-World Summer Vacation Reading Ad
An advertisement promotes enjoying summer with the Journal-World daily. It markets reading as part of vacation fun and invites readers to pick up the newspaper each day.
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Journal- World
Adv
New Round of Storms Not Easing Heat Wave in Kansas
In Topeka and across Kansas after noon and evening storms are expected to continue but produce little temperature relief. Heavy rains fell in the northeast with Caldwell 3.15 inches and Tonganoxie 2.85. Topeka 2.25 inches reported. The Weather Bureau warns scattered storms may persist five more days with 90s and 95 to 100 on the temperature map, especially in the southeast.
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Topeka
Kansas
Caldwell
Tonganoxie
Lecompton
Weather Bureau
New York Closing Average Rises on Stocks Uptick
The New York closing average for 60 stocks climbs to 128.2, up 1.2 points as trading ends. Investors react to gains across sectors with modest turnover and renewed confidence in key indices.
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New York
Five Robbers Enter Ashland State Bank in Broad Daylight Hold Up
Five gunmen armed with a machine gun shotgun and pistols robbed the Ashland State Bank in daylight. Initial figures put the loot at about 25000 but an audit showed 46878 missing. The bandits wore black stockings with eye slits and entered through a side door shortly after opening time. They menaced staff and vaulted over counters into tellers cages. Mrs Vern Anderson, 48, described the fast scene.
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Chicago
Ashland
Vern. Anderson
Capes
Condition of Truman Improves, Resting Comfortably
Kansas City reports Harry S. Truman's condition generally improved this morning. Physicians noted appetite and temperature steadier, with intestinal inflammation still visible but subsiding. He rests comfortably with no nausea or vomiting today.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
July Storm Drenches Lawrence With Heavy Rain
Lawrence sweltered as a thunderstorm dumped 1.97 inches of rain with a total July fall exceeding a quarter of the normal 4.26 inches. Temperatures plunged to 70 after a 79 start, outages hit several city lines, and the Westyaco substation saw hours of outage amid lightning strikes. Rural areas reported up to three inches.
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Lawrence
Mercury
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Owen Smith
Kansas Power and Light Co
Perry-Lecompton
Orly
Westyaco
A. T. Hodges
Trop
Lawrence Centennial Horse Show Nears With Weather Help Sought
Lawrence prepares for the Centennial Horse Show at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds with a 7 p.m. start across Saturday to Monday. Nearly 400 entries are expected as extra bleachers and floodlights are added to handle crowds near 9,000. The Dorsey Liberty Post No 14 American Legion sponsors the event, while forecasts vary for weekend weather.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Nineteenth Street
Fairgrounds
Five Day Weather Forecast Including Temperatures and Rain
A readout of temperatures and conditions across Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma. Normal highs and lows by state are listed with expected deviations. Forecast calls for cooler spells in Nebraska and northern Kansas and continued heat in southern Kansas and Oklahoma with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
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