Ike Taft Row Over Rules at GOP Nomination Convention
Republicans opened their 25th presidential nomination convention with a heated floor fight between Taft and Eisenhower camps over seating and voting rules. The dispute centers on whether contested delegates may vote on other contests, with Bricker proposing to adopt the 1948 rules and Eisenhower backers pushing a “Fair play” rule that would restrict such votes.
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Chicago
Taft
Eisenhower
Sen
Gen. Fiesenhower
GOP
Guy Gabrielson
National Committee
Gabrielson
Tal
Douglas MacArthur
Fisenhhower
Georgia
Ike
Cooler Front Pulls Temperatures Down Across Kansas
A cold front moved across Kansas on Monday cooling temperatures by as much as 15 degrees. Showers accompanied the front with rainfall totals up to 2.36 inches in Phillipsburg and lighter amounts in several towns. Overnight lows dropped to the 60s, and Hutchinson saw a drop from the 70s to the mid 60s by morning. Occasional showers were forecast for the southeast corner Monday night.
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Tophwka
Kan
Ss Northwest
Kansas
Phillipsburg
Smith Center
Norton &8
Miin
Scotty
Goodland
St. Francis
Oberlin
Garden City
Case
Ryton Pach
Concordia
Ness City
Russell
Teupe
Hutchinson
Mercury
Mend
Weather Bureau
New York Closing Averages Slip For 80 Stocks
New York stocks closed with an average around 106.7, down about 0.3 points as traders weighed mixed results. The day featured 80 listed issues with modest declines amid стабильity in several large caps and routine trading volume.
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New York
Nominations Set to Open Wednesday Night in Informal This Weekend
Vague report notes Informers itian, Ut Wes, and escand territories along with the number of del ban allotted. The article mentions nominations beginning Wednesday night as part of the ongoing process.
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Ut Wes
Escand
Factions Strive To Break Budget Deadlock In Congress
Senate and House leaders pressed to resolve money bills on food centres rivers and dams. Sen McFarland a majority leader voiced hope for a compromise while Sen Johnston signaled willingness to accept funding tied to a roadblock fix. House leaders warned adjournment could slip past next week. most members remained Democrats as talks continued.
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le Mandas
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Sen. McFarland
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N Ser
Artwell
Savannaheer
Johnston
House
Finless
Rayburn D-Tout
Rashurn
Odo
Chamber
Amarillo man Harold Green killed in Weatherford crash
Harold O Green 38 of Amarillo died in a Saturday automobile accident near Weatherford Oklahoma. He was on a weekend outing with family and friends when his car was broadsided by another vehicle. He was a 1931 engineering graduate of the University of Kansas and former WWII Air Force lieutenant colonel. Survived by wife Rosemary, son, and brother Richard Green of McPherson. Funeral at Brethren Church with burial at Richmond. Pallbearers listed.
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Green
Amaril- In
Tres
Nelson Green
Weatherford
Okla
Ss. Green
Sen
William
School of Engineering
University of Ker
Air Force
Amarillo
J. Ernest Stroud Welding Supply Co
Rosemary Green
Richard Green
T McPherson
The
Brethren Church
Dtle
Richmond
Henry Wile
Bob Bercer
Delmer Bennett
Tommy McCall
Harold Kirby
Ed Young
United
Two Hurt In Local Car Crash On Eighth Street
Mrs Pukey wife of one driver and John Breder were treated after a collision near Eighth Street and Mississippi. Mrs Pukey suffered bruises and possible spine injury and remained under observation. The other driver was released after treatment and police filed no charges yet.
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Satturda
Bit Pukey
Lawrence Memeorpital
John Breder
Porkey
Eighth Street
Robert Ro Winson
Mi Ippi
Tax receipts rise to record for Kansas in fiscal year
Kansas Revenue and Taxation Commission reported a record total of 108,996,515 for the fiscal year ending June 30, led by sharp gains in sales and motor fuel taxes. Despite poor crops, 1951 calendar year income surpassed 1950 levels, with receipts indicating a stronger income year than the previous fiscal period.
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Kansas Commission of Revenue and Taxation
William Gough Jehnimmian
Cor Otis
Opponents fight Tuttle Creek dam near Manhattan
Opponents of the proposed Tuttle Creek Dam on the Big Blue River rallied in Topeka and urged Blue Valley residents to call Washington with protests as Congress considered a five million dollar appropriation to start construction. Col. L. J. Lincoln, district engineer, said the project could be a flood control dam without power or recreation, and that its construction would proceed strictly under congressional directives if funds are provided.
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Turtle Creek
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U. S. Army
Kansas River
Manhattan
Kansas City
Blue Valley
Washington
Dwight Payton
Overbrook
Kansas ‘Watersheds Association
Kansas Farm Bureau
Western Kansas Development
Aviation
Manhattan Chamber of Commerce
Col. L. J. Lincoln
Tame Creek
Corps of Engineers
Col. Lin
Health dept offers chest X rays for food handlers in two week campaign
Lawrence Douglas County Health Department starts a two week program offering free chest X rays to food handlers and workers with close public contact. No appointment needed 8 30 a m to 3 p m at Watkins Building Kth and Mass St. This service aims to detect tuberculosis heart disease early and protect public health.
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Kth
Mass
IR. Wagenblast
Bralch
Carter Elected to Post in Indian Fellowship
Carter wins a senior leadership post in the Indian Fellowship, succeeding a long-time officeholder. He was chosen by delegates from 20 tribes in the United States and Canada at Green Lake. He returned home from the conference this morning to Lindgqu.
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Rotary
Haskell
Green Lake
States
Canada
Fenee
South Park Rec Beats Browns as Red Sox Rally 15 to 4
South Park Recreation games featured a high scoring meeting where the Red Sox overwhelmed the Browns 15 to 4. Strong batting and timely hits led to a decisive victory for the visitors.
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South Park
siNtaf
Red Sox
Browns
Maryland Governor Considers Ike Nomination at Convention
Maryland Governor Theodore McKeldin disclosed he was asked to place General Dwight Eisenhower's name in nomination at the Republican National Convention. He said he may support Eisenhower, noting Maryland's 24 delegates could be influenced, though no commitment was made.
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Chicago
Theodore FR. McKeldin
Maryland
Fasenhower
McKkeldin
Yenr
Maryland Cove
Sted
Eisenhower
Perry Youth Drowned While Swimming in Lake
Louis Le Roy Copeland, a Perry youth son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Copeland, disappeared while swimming in a lake formed by last year’s Kansas River flood. His body was recovered four hours later in fifteen feet of water.
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Lund
Lloyd Copeland
Perry
Copeland
Kansas
Bauder predicts shift in wage dispute role at KU conference
Dr. Bauder, chairman of Region 9 of Wage Stabilization, told 65 labor leaders at the University of Kansas that government arbitration of management disputes may fade within about a month as Wage Stabilization Board authority ends. He warned of inflation trends and noted strong unions could stabilize labor unrest and reduce absenteeism and wildcat strikes.
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Tr. Busell Bauder
Steelworkers’ Institute
University of Kansas
Dr. Baler
Legistion
Wage Stabilization Board
Br. Bauder
Bauder
Wheat Office Closed at Great Bend
The state wheat harvest office closed at Great Bend as director R B Gilkison outlined five key points of the 1942 harvest. He noted an early start and fast pace aided by hot dry winds, with about 10 million acres cut between June 10 and 30 and a peak day harvest of 700,000 to 1 million acres on June 25. Labor and equipment met demands within 48 hours, movement of crews was efficient, and final figures showed 18,000 men, 6,000 combines, and 6,500 trucks positioned for operations.
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Great Bend
R.B. Gilkison
Rooney visits here as Democratic gubernatorial hopeful
Charles Pooney of Topeka, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, spoke at an Eldridge Hotel breakfast with local party leaders. The visit was part of a wider Eastern and Southern Kansas tour, with plans to address a Pittsburg meeting Tuesday night and continue to Olathe and Pasla today after meeting Senator Kefauver.
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Charles Pooney
Topeka
Eldridge
Lawrencé
Rooney
Kansas
Olathe
Pasla
Pittsboro
Kefauver
Assured Fronts Belie Feelings at Chicago Convention
DOLPH SIMONS reports amid Chicago convention scene that Taft and Eisenhower backers show bold fronts while delegates and leaders fear outcomes. Observation contrasts orderly Taft HQ with chaotic Eisenhower space as campaigns mobilize, worry over rifts, and home voters’ appetite shapes strategy.
More Than 600 Die Over Independence Day Weekend
Acseccetes Press report tallies over six hundred Americans killed during a four day Independence Day period. Traffic crashes caused 334 deaths, near the National Safer Council forecast, with 198 drownings recorded. total fatalities exceeded Memorial Day’s 510, while fireworks caused two deaths and miscellaneous accidents added 69.
Lawrence students win Summerfield Scholarships at KU
Seven upperclassmen at KU selected for Summerfield Scholarships include John Gagliardo and Randy Thomas Ryther. Gagliardo, Liberty Memorial High School 1950 graduate, edited the Budget and joined Quill and Scroll. Ryther received the Journal World Carrier Scholarship in spring 1951 and starred in basketball and tennis at Liberty Memorial. Both are noted for high grades and strong term averages at KU.
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University of Kansas
Summerfield
Gagliarde
Liberty Memorial High School
Quill and Scroll, Honorary Society For
K. U
Ryther
Journal-World Carrier
Taft Claims 607 Votes In Convention Fight
Sen Taft told reporters he has six hundred seven eight or nine pledged national convention delegate votes and will oppose Eisenhower backed rule changes on contested delegations. He said his front runner position may be firmer and that he will decide whether to push for a first ballot victory as debates over seating continue. He disagreed with compromise plans floated by Senator Lodge and signaled a continued fight.
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Chicago
Sen
Taft
Eisenhower
Gen
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
No New Polio Cases in Local Area Reported
Mrs Wilma Cavanaugh the year s first polio victim in the Lawrence area was described as good today by Watkins Memorial Hospital officials She became ill on Sunday June 29 and was moved from Lawrence Memorial to Watkins Memorial at the University of Kansas for physical therapy Dr H R Wagenblast director of the Lawrence Douglas County Health Department said no new cases were reported over the weekend in this area
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Wilma Cavanaugh
Sunflower Village
Lawrence
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Cavanaugh
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Watkins Memorial
University of Kansas
H.R. Wagenblast
Lawrence-Douglas County
Kansas Holiday Weekend Traffic Deaths Reach Six
The Fourth of July weekend in Kansas produced six traffic fatalities, per the state highway commission. The toll covers fatalities from Thursday evening to Sunday night, bringing the year’s road deaths to 251, compared with 270 at the same point last year.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Highway Commission
National High School Athletics Rules Committee Meets
The National Federation of State High School Associations holds its annual meeting in Topeka Kansas. Officials announce rule changes and discuss season preparations during the gathering in mid January.
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Topeka
Federion
State High Associ
Kas
Summer KU buildings program to shrink after WWII era
University of Kansas Buildings and Grounds plans a notably smaller summer project slate than in recent postwar years, with total expenditures expected to be well under last year's 90000. The Fraser Theater renovation tops the list, plus various repairs across campus including labs, offices, and the journalism and military science buildings. The brownstone residence will host visiting lecturers this fall, with little to no repairs anticipated.
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University of Kansas
Raymond Nichols
K. U
Fraser Theater
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Manegard Habein
Helen Loti
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Halle
Ftors
Grien Tealk
Jaw Ad
Fowler
Air Force
Snow Hall
Shortage of Teachers Developing in Kansas
Pittsburg State Teachers College placement director Lester L. Tracy warns seven subjects face shortages before Kansas public schools reopen next fall. Affected fields include chemistry English mathematics industrial arts printing commerce and foreign languages. He notes high need for men in elementary athletics and for teachers in science women's physical education and speech and algebra.
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Kansas
Pittsburg State Teachers College
Lester L. Tracy
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