Docking to Keep Probe on Travel Costs
Gov George Docking said he is pursuing travel cost reductions by state agencies. He ordered a spot check beginning with state colleges and universities comparing the first six months of his administration to the prior year. A list of travel requests he refused will follow, with broader agency figures to come. The report, due in about a week, will be released during a three week California vacation.
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Topeka
George Docking
State Department of Administration
Pocking
California
State's Liquor Stores Surpass 1000 In Kansas
Kansas now operates more than 1000 retail liquor stores with 1002 in business, Alcoholic Beverage Control Director William Murphy said in Topeka. For the year ending June 30, gallonage taxes totaled 2,317,736 dollars, the highest in two years, behind 2,340,859 dollars for the year ending June 30, 1955.
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Kansas
Wiliam Murphy
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Topeka
Murphy
Escapee Sentenced For Theft Charges in Kansas
District Judge Harry W. Fisher sentenced George Bower 27 to five to 10 years on three burglary counts and five years on three grand larceny counts. Bower faces trial for escaping while returned to the state prison. James Proctor and Roger Proctor pleaded guilty to similar charges. elder Proctor gets five to 10 years on two burglary counts and five years on two grand larceny counts. Younger Proctor given an indefinite sentence to a reformatory. Loretta Bates, 22, of Joseph, was arrested with the Proctors and will be released, said County Attorney Charles Warren.
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Fort Scott
Kas
Harry W. Fisher
George Bower
Bower
Lansing
Cincinati
Ohio
Bronson
Uniontown
James Proctor
Roger
St. Joseph
Fisher
Proctor
State Reformatory
Hutchinson
Loretta Jean Bates
Joseph
Charles Warren
Arms executive dies in Kansas City
John R. Elliott 75, president of the R Elliott Arms Co., died last night after a two year illness.
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Kansas City
John R
Jack) Elliott
Elliott Arms Co
Gray Pooch Rescued From Floods Then Swims Home
In Richland Kansas Mamie a Beagle owned by Mr and Mrs Andrew Gray became a local heroine after guiding the family to safety during a flood in 1956 She initially stayed and was rescued but then leaped back into the water to swim toward home detailing her courage as Gray and his wife watched from higher ground The dog’s daring rescue reportedly saved merchandise from their store basement and the Gray family expressed relief at Mamie’s bravery
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Richland
Kas Uh
Mamie
Andrew Gray
Flood
Gray
Mrs. Gray
U. S
Grays
Kansas Traffic Deaths In 24 Year Record
Kansas traffic fatalities reported by the State Accident Records Section show totals for the past 24 years with dates from 1957 and comparisons to 1956. The record lists annual figures and highlights trends in fatalities across the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
Hoffa Trial Set to Proceed in High Profile Case
A bribery trial involving boss James Ro Holiane was ordered to proceed by Judge Burmita So Mathioews in Washington. Co defendant Fischbach and others face extended scrutiny as proceedings began, with unsettled questions about potential co conspirators and related industrial interests.
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Washington VS
East
Burmita So Mathioews Fiding
James Ro Holiane
Miami
Atuanes
Fischbach
Piantybach
Jasyer
Daniel Foe Mahe
Vesteray
Penns
Bisehhard
Hofta
Weil Gsi
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Eldorado
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Cadillac
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iHoffa
Union Bus Depot
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