House Rejects Funds For Free Polio Shots In Fight
The House Appropriations Committee rejected President Eisenhower's request of 80 million dollars for free Salk polio vaccine for needy children due to lack of authorization. The panel approved a 1.65 billion dollar appropriations bill with cuts mainly to atomic and defense programs and still backed funds for state vaccination efforts and anti black market measures. It halted all work on the 15 million dollar Air Force Academy project in Colorado Springs to firm up design plans before further spending.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
House
Appropriations Committee
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Prison
Century Mark Not Expected In City Today
Weather notes from Lawrence indicate a hot spell with 84 degrees at 1 p m and possible highs near 98. Forecasters expect continued heat through Wednesday with cooler, possibly rainy conditions by Thursday. Historical highs around Lawrence are cited, including 117 in 1854 and 115 in 1954, contrasted with today’s milder outlook.
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Lawrence
Journal-World Office
Eisenhower Pledges Frequent Reports on Geneva Talks
President Eisenhower promised congressional leaders frequent progress reports during the Big Four conference in Geneva and an appraisal of accomplishments at its conclusion. He spoke at the White House with Republican and Democratic leaders present, who declined to discuss meeting details.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Geneva
Congress
White House
Murray Snyder
United States
Snyder
Mantle Homers as AL Grabs Quick Lead in Star Contest
All Star Game at Milwaukee County Stadium features Robin Roberts for the National League and Billy Pierce for the American League. Mantle belts a towering home run as the AL builds a 4-0 lead in the first inning amid clear skies and a 45,000 crowd.
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Robin Roberts
Billy Pierce
Roberts
Philadelphia Phillies
Lefty Gomez
New York Yankees
Harvey Kuen
Kuenn
Mathews
Fox
Kueln
Williams
Piches
Berra
Ennis
Kalne
Iowa Girl 2 Found Fatally Injured In Slaying Case
A 2-year-old Iowa girl Donna Sue Davis was taken from her crib and found hurt and fatally injured in a farm field near South Sioux City Nebraska. Police sought clues as FBI issues a John Doe warrant and urged an alert public to aid the investigation into the child’s kidnapping and murder.
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FBI
John Dos
Iowa
Donna Sue Davis
James Davis
Davis
Ernest Oehlerking
Neb
Missouri River
Red Cross in County Surpasses Quota for Operating Costs
The county Red Cross meets its fund drive quota with a total of 14 766 dollars, exceeding the 14 700 target by 66 dollars. Seven divisions exceeded goals while four fell short. local efforts support disaster relief in Kansas and Oklahoma, including tornado areas.
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Lawrence Business
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Eudora
Lecomption
Wayne Bly
Bly
Georgeann Malicky
Baldwin Rotary Club
Larry Heeb
Kansas
Oklahoma
Udall
Doug Jay County
Seven Boys Die In Avalanche On Peak In Canada
Banff Alberta RCMP report seven American boys died in an avalanche while attempting Mt Temple ascent near Morraine Lake. Six Philadelphia youths and one from St. Louis were among an 11 member Wilderness Club group from Philadelphia. five bodies recovered with two others hospitalized.
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Philadelphia
St. Louis
Mt. Temple
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Banff Park
Richard and
James Balls
William Wise
William Watts
Luther Seddon
Miles Marble
David Chapin
Banff Hospital
Frederick Ballard
Jereton,burg
Peter Smith
Tony Woodfield
D. Dickenson
W. H. Oeser
Banff
Banff National Park
Morraine Lake
Oeser
House Appropriations OKs military construction in Kansas and Missouri
The House Appropriations Committee approved a $2,471,745,000 military construction plan, with $30,984,000 for Kansas and $15,013,000 for Missouri. It denied funds for a Ft. Riley theater and an academic building at Ft. Leavenworth, saying demand and facilities did not justify them. Approved Kansas projects include Ft. Leavenworth and Ft. Riley totaling several million dollars. Navy Hutchinson Air Station. Air Force bases McConnell Wichita Forbes Topeka Smoky Hill."
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Washington
Kansas
Missouri
House Appropriations Committee
Navy
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Ft. Riley
Kas
Ft. Leavenworth
Command and General Staff College
Smooth-Working Gunmen Hold Up Oklahoma Bank
Two smooth working gunmen robbed the First National Bank in Moore Oklahoma at 10 75 this morning taking an undetermined cash amount. They faced five employees and two customers for about five minutes and escaped in a late model car on a gravel road east of Moore. The report notes no threats of violence.
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Moore
Okla
Nalional
J. K. Griffitt
Government Moves to Assure Ample Storage for Surpluses
Washington report says the Agriculture Department will buy up to 100 million bushels more storage bins if needed to handle forecast surpluses of corn and livestock feed. It already owns bins totaling 45 million bushels. idle ships are also being used for grain storage. Farmers are urged to buy additional storage and can qualify for farm storage facility loans up to 80 percent of cost at 4 percent interest over four years.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Morse
Federal hogs get fancy feed at McNeil Island farm
Federal penitentiary hogs at McNeil Island receive high quality feed after FDA seizure of improperly marked food eight items including 265 pounds mushrooms 474 cans tomato paste 46 cases tomato sauce 1300 pounds popcorn.
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Mcneil Island
Wash
McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary Farm
Food and Drug Administration
Harvest Nearing Final Stage in Kansas Wheat Belt
Final stages of the Kansas wheat harvest report no remaining needs for workers or equipment. Great Bend area observers indicate the crop is nearly complete with all regions showing readiness for market.
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Great Bend
Kas
Kansas
Paper Company Officer Named for Defense Post
President Eisenhower nominated Reuben B. Robertson Jr., president of Champion Paper and Fibres Co. of Hamilton, Ohio, to be deputy secretary of defense. Robertson, 47, will succeed Robert B. Anderson whose resignation was announced yesterday. He lists Cincinnati, Ohio, as his home and was born in Asheville, North Carolina.
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Eisenhower
Reuben B. Robertson Jr
The
Champion Paper and Fibres Co
Hamilton
Ohio
Robertson
Robert B. Anderson
Cincinnati
Asheville
N.C
FAME FLEETING FOR THIS CROCKETT
In Los Angeles an exchange ends with Sgt. Lester Friday issuing a ticket after Davy Crockett driver and Crockett styled his claim. The scene shows a humorous misidentification as a motorist proclaims I am Davy Crockett while a police officer cites him for running a red light.
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Los Angeles
Davy Crockett
Lester Friday
David W. Crockett
Crockett
Two Planes Collide Near Fairfax Airport Kansas City
Two aircraft collided near Fairfax Airport in Platte County Missouri. The Cessna from Bakers Flying Service crashed, killing instructor Thomas D. Jones and co-pilot Samuel Hoyue Rempel, both Kansas City residents. The DC3, operated by Trans World Airlines, landed safely after the collision. capt H D Orr and co-pilot R L Horton, both unhurt, were on a training flight.
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Samuel Hoyue Rempel
Kansas City
Jones
Trans World Airlnes
Platte County
Missouri
Highway 69
State Highway Patrol
H. D. Orr
Mission
Kas
R. L. Horton
TWA
Fairfax
Kansas Weather Forecast Sees Heat Mix With Showers
The weather bureau predicts hot Kansas conditions through Wednesday with cooler air and scattered rain moving in Thursday and Friday. Forecaster Tom Arnald says highs reach 95 to 102 Wednesday, then average near normal for the rest of the week. Overnight lows run around 70 in western areas and in the 70s elsewhere. Rainfall expected between a half and an inch, with varying amounts across cities from Dodge City to Salina and beyond.
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Topekaa
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Tom Arnald
Arnold
Dodge City
Salina
Russell
Hill City
Wamego
Goodland
Concordia
Pittsburg
Wichita
Road bonds face opposition as highway plan advances
Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey defended President Eisenhower's highway funding plan but said the bond method is not the only option. A subcommittee backed a pay-as-you-go path with higher motor fuel and vehicle taxes to raise nearly a billion dollars annually, while the Senate already rejected the bond approach.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Eisenhower
House Public Works Committee
Treasury
Congress
House Public Works Subcommittee
Public Works
Senate
Fallon
Lawrence Faces Power Strain as Demand Rises
A year after a 100 degree heat wave Lawrence shows about 10 percent higher power demand with four million gallons daily water pumping. Kansas Power and Light Co plans a $1 million expansion, six crews upgrade transformers, add two substations and raise voltages to 12 500 volts to meet residential rural commercial and industrial needs.
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Lawrence
Kansas Power and Light Co
C. T. Hough
Lawerence
12Th and
Ore. Sts
Sth
Calif. Sts
Five Day Weather Outlook Across Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma
The forecast calls for warm temperatures and showers with thunderstorms mainly in the afternoons and evenings across Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma. expect scattered showers Thursday or Friday with fair and hot conditions in Kansas and central regions. Overnight lows near 70 in western areas, highs around 102 in the west, with recent record highs and lows noted.
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