Oklahoma Primaries Under Martial Law Guarded Vote
Oklahoma held its primary with an estimated 500000 voters as National Guardsmen supervised, though unarmed, in five eastern counties under martial law. Governor Murray’s order aimed to curb voting irregularities while Sen Kerr and former Gov Turner faced a key Senate contest and a crowded Democratic gubernatorial field including Willie Murray.
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Sequoyah
Adair
Cherokee
Leflore
Pittsburg
Johnston Murray
Oklahoma
Oklahoma County
Oklahoma City
Murray
William H
Bill) Murray
Kerr
Willie
Wesley Roberts Joins Lehman Brothers in New York
Wesley Roberts leaves Kansas politics to work as a consultant in Lehman Brothers municipal bond department in New York. Frank Manhem of the firm confirms the engagement. Roberts maintains a Holton home while spending long stretches out of state. Lehman Brothers has handled major turnpike and bond issues, though Kansas bonds went to Smith, Barney & Co. and First of Boston.
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Topekap
Wesley Roberts
Kansas
New York
Republican National
Lehman Brothers
Roberts
Frank Manhem
Smith, Barney & Co
First of
Boston
Holton
Kas
Esree
Kansas _ legislative investigating committee
Spirit” of
Norton Hospital
Agriculture Dept Reports Drop in Surplus Commodity Investment
The Agriculture Department said its investment in surplus farm commodities under price support programs totaled 6.109 billion dollars as of May 31, down 79.419 million from April 30.
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Washington
Agricuculture Department
Death Toll Estimate Too High
The Associated Press reports final July Fourth weekend deaths much lower than forecast with 348 traffic fatalities over 78 hours. National Safety Council credits safer driving and public campaigns, noting prior months also showed declines. The tally includes 189 drownings and 83 in miscellaneous accidents. four fireworks deaths and five traffic deaths in Kansas.
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National Safety Council
Ned H. ‘Dearborn
Report Criticizes Justice Clark for Not Testifying
A House Judiciary subcommittee released a disputed report criticizing Justice Tom C. Clark for avoiding testimony after joining the Supreme Court. It found no proof of wrongdoing during his time as attorney general but drew fire from Rep. Byron G. Rogers who called the release a sneaky move.
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Washington
House Judiciary
Tom C. Clark
Supreme Court
Clark
Byron G. Rogers
R-Cole
Subcommittee
Keating
R-Ny
Truman
Judiciary Group
Justice Department
Rogers
Torrid Weather Expected to Persist Across Kansas
Forecaster P N Eland says five day outlook shows temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above normal in Kansas with no major rain, only scattered thunder showers likely. The heat wave continues to grip the state through the workweek.
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Topeka
Kansas
P. N. Eland
Allied Parley on Asia Opens in Singapore
Military representatives from the United States Britain France and Australia began a four day conference in Singapore their main task to reassess Allied defense in Southeast Asia in light of recent French withdrawals in Indochina.
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Singapore
United States
Britain
France
Australia
Southeast Asia
Indochina
Torrent of Wheat Hits in Kansas City
The 1954 wheat harvest peak shows in thousands of grain cars clogging rail terminals in Kansas City over the holiday weekend. Receipts totaled 2,428 cars, below early 3,000 to 5,000 estimates, with top arrivals stacking onto 4,749 cars on track to start the weekend. At 1,800 bushels per car, weekend totals reached about 4.37 million bushels.
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Kansas City i
R. E. Clark
Association of American Railroads
Strong Quake Strikes Fallon Nevada Area Causing Damage
A very strong earthquake centered near Fallon Nevada toppled chimneys cut power lines and damaged walls in Salt Wells and surrounding towns. Two sailors near Fallon suffered possible leg injuries when lockers toppled over. The quake was felt from San Francisco Bay Area to Elko Nevada and across California’s Central Valley.
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Berkeley
Calif
Nevada Desert
Fallon
Nev
Naval Air Station
Salt Wells
George Wilkins
Wilkins
Hils
San Francisc-Oakland
Elko
Lodi
Modesto
Stockton
Bridgeport
California
Hospital Treats Four For Fireworks Burns
Four fireworks related injuries were treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital yesterday. Miss Maxine Tranbargér of Eudora sustained facial, hand and leg burns from an accidental discharge. Jim Freeman aged 8 of 1922 Barker Ave. had a lacerated index finger. Earlier, Edwin Lee McKelvey of 426 Perry and W. W. Garrett of 1200 Tenn. St. were treated for burns.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Journal-World
Maxine Tranbargér
Eudora
Jim Freeman
Barker Ave
Edwin Lee McKelvey
Perry
W. W. Garrett
Tenn. St
Youth Courts Overrun by Juvenile Hoodlums in New York
New York City children’s court faces criticism from police and judges as delinquency rises. In 1953 some 6,610 youths were brought before the court, with 1,069 committed to institutions. Reactions vary from calls for harsher punishment to reliance on lectures and reform efforts.
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Youth Courts
New York
Children's Court of
New York City
Children's Court
Vacation Sub S subscription ad in Journal World
An advertisement encourages readers to subscribe to the Journal-World while away, offering a vacation sub for 80 cents a month and providing a phone contact for orders.
Dulles Policy Review Seen as Starter for Wider Debate
Washington reports a U.S. reappraisal of foreign policy may outgrow Secretary Dulles initial scope. Senate leader Knowland presses a broader question on United Nations membership for Red China and a possible U.S. walkout if others admit Red China. He says he may resign his post to campaign for the plan, and claims growing popular support.
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Washington
United States
Dulles
U.S
Europe
France
Senate
Knowl
California
United Nations
Knowland
America
Red China
U.N
State Department
Army Officials Refuse to Confirm Communist Past
Two WWII era Army Information and Education division employees refused to answer Senate Internal Security questions about past Communist ties. Witnesses reported Red propaganda in the division and at a Cornell course, naming Vladimir Kazakevich as a propagandist lecturer.
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Washington
Army
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Jenner
Rand
Information and Education Division
Grs
Richard L. Criley
Chicago
Lute W. Wilson
Wellsfleet
Mass
Information Division
Wilson
Kenneth Kerr
Baltimore
Counter Intelligence Corps
Fort Pickett
Ralph de Toledano
Newsweek Magazine
Cornell University
de Toledano
Vladimir Kazakevich
U.S
Sarazen and Stranahan Tie For Second In Open Qualifier
Gene Sarazen the 52 year old golfer from Germantown New York shot 74 at Royal Birkdale to tie amateur Frank Stranahan of Toledo for second place in the British Open qualifier. Stranahan had a 72 at Birkdale after a 69 at Hillsdale. Norman Von Nida led after two rounds with a four stroke edge as late starters finished their rounds.
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Southport
England
Gene Sarazen
Germantown
N. Y
Royal Birkdale
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Sarazen
Birkdale
Hillsdale
Stranahan
Hillsedale
Australia
Norman von Nida
Malik Returns to London After Moscow Visit
Soviet Ambassador Jacob Malik flew back to London last night following a 12 day visit to Moscow.
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Malik
London
Jacob Malik
Moscow
Subscriptions Boost for Journal-World Summer Vacation
One sure way to get mail regularly during your summer vacation is to order a mail subscription to the Journal-World. Phone 22. Adv.
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The
Journal-World
Adv
Val Peterson warns Americans on atomic attack threat
Wichita rally cites real danger of A bomb or H bomb attacks. Val Peterson, Civil Defense administrator, says three quarters misunderstand defense, warns of submarines with atomic missiles and allied threats. He urges evacuation planning and civilian volunteer effort at Veterans Field Stadium on campus.
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Wichita
United States
Val Peterson
National Civil Defense Administrator
Nebraska
U. S
Peterson
Veterans’ Field
University of Wichita
Downtown Heat Peak Reaches 105 Degrees
The downtown area saw a unofficial 105 degree high after 2 PM with official reading at 100 degrees. Temperatures have stayed above 90 for 20 straight days, including 12 days at or above 100. By 2 PM, the gas office reading was 102 degrees as the furnace-like weather persisted.
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Mercury
C. J. Posey
Jailbreaker Hanson pleads guilty in Leavenworth case
Calvin L. Hanson 37 of Kansas City pleaded guilty in City Court to breaking jail felonious assault with intent to kill and theft of a car tied to the December escape from Leavenworth County jail. Judge Walton L. Biddle remanded him to county jail in default of 5000 dollars bail for district court trial. Williams and Spotted Eagle had been captured earlier.
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Leavenworth
Calvin L. Hanson
Kansas City
Leavenworth County
Hanson
Walton
Biddle
Arthur J. Williams
Charles Spotted Eagle
Larry Lawrence Suggests Soup and 50 Degree Side Dish
Larry Lawrence proposes a simple menu for today featuring a bowl of soup and a side order described as 50 degree temperature. The remark frames a quirky culinary image with a weather note.
San Francisco Police Radio Mishap Highlights Language Error
A San Francisco patrol car responding to a crash mistakenly reports en rout but the dispatcher corrects to en route. The exchange underscores radio protocol and mispronunciations during emergency responses.
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San Francisco
State High Court rules oil and gas interests not subject to estate tax
Kansas Supreme Court rules that oil and gas working interests in Kansas wells owned by a Colorado resident at death are not tangible personal property and thus not taxable as part of the estate. The decision affirms the Russell County District Court ruling in the case brought by Denver National Bank as executor of Joseph J. Hall's estate against the State Tax Commission.
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State High Court
Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas
Colorado
State Tax Commission
High Court
Russell County District Court
Denver National Bank
Joseph J. Hall
Lexington Boy Drowns at Lawrence Pool During Fourth
A 13 year old Lexington Missouri boy, Jimmy Waddell, drowned at the Jayhawk Plunge pool in Lawrence during the Centennial Horse Show visit. Coroner Dr. L K Zimmer ruled drowning. investigators say possible heart trouble as a contributing factor. Lifeguard Monte Pearson and three physicians aided, with 75 people at the pool witnessing the incident.
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Lexington
Douglas County
Jimmy Waddell
Walter Waddell
Lawrence
Waddell
L. K. Zimmer
Jimmy
New York Stocks Finish Higher At 1954 High
Market indexes closed with broad gains as the New York stock average rose to a new 1954 high of 129.4, led by advances in industrials and rails amid persistent buying and light trading volume.
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New York
Kansas Students in Missouri Case Edges Toward Courts
About 14 Crawford County Kansas youths attended Missouri Mindenmines schools after the Missouri attorney general ruled Kansas residents may not enroll in Missouri public schools. The case centers on transportation by Missouri buses and tuition payments, with audits showing the grade district deep in debt. The opinion, written for Barton County prosecutors, concludes the border cross students cannot attend Missouri public schools despite tuition.
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Jefferson City
Crawford County
Kansas
Missouri
Mindenmines
Barton County
Missouri Attorney General
State Education Commission
Missouri Auditor's Office
Crasford
State Line
Boyer
Dalton
John Inguish
Haskell Holman
Schonb
Jdistrict
Debre
Teedle
Ray Maxwell
Sunnyslope Farms Tops Honors at Lawrence Centennial Horse Show
Sunnyslope Farms of Scott City swept three stakes in the Lawrence Centennial Horse Show finale led by Jay B. Utz piloting Indian Chief Southern Breeze and The Lemon Drop Kid. The event drew a 3000 crowd, setting a local show record with more than 400 entries across three performances at Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds.
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Sunnyslope Farms
Scott City
Jay B. Utz
Sunnyslope
Southern Breeze
Kentucky Bond
C. A. Jones
Kansas City
Tennessee Walking Horse
Nick Highland
Arthur Hobson
Nick
Air Express
Chet Brann
Tulsa
Oklo
David Harum
Express
Lawrence
American Legion
Douglas County
Arena
Buga
Weather Outlook for Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma and Nebraska
Five day forecast shows temperatures 5 to 15 degrees above normal with minimal daily changes. Nebraska and eastern Kansas near 60s at night and upper 90s to 100s in the day. western sections hotter. Rainfall light at about 0.10 inch or less, mainly scattered afternoon or nighttime storms.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Brasa
Nebraska
Kansan
Forthern
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