Rebuilding Starts In Storm Hit Area
Washington businessmen back tax cuts to fight recession but House votes to keep current rates on corporate income and items like automobiles cigarettes whisky beer and wine. Senate likely to mirror stance though efforts may seek relief for auto and rail industries. Business leaders cautious about inflation. Senate House committee staff notes ongoing economic decline with few signs of early upturn.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Senate House Economic Committee
Wisconsin Tornado Relief Underway After Destruction
In Menomonie Wisconsin three tornadoes carved a 90 mile path killing at least 30 people with six missing and over 350 injured. Gov Thompson toured the damaged counties Dunn Chippewa and St Croix seeking federal aid as 615 families were affected and 1000 cattle perished. Disaster area designation opens SBA loans at 3 percent and federal help is sought.
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Vernon Thomson
Eisenhower
countie—Dunn, Chippewa
St. Croix
Eauluire
Small Business Administration
Washington
Department of Agriculture
K C Southern Cuts Its Pullman Fares
Kansas City Southern reduces Pullman fares to allow use on regular coach tickets. President W N Deramus notes rail passenger service remains vital amid industry shifts. Estimated saving about 29 percent after space charges. railroad claims first to offer such saving across its system.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Southern Railroad
W.N. Deramus
Kansas City Southern
Pullman
Pullman Co
C.H. Taylor
Chances Improved For Shaping Labor Measure
Washington AP reports that chances to shape a labor bill with McClellan's backing rose as the Senate Labor Committee plans a possible Saturday session to finish the measure. Sponsors seek his support since he chairs the Rackets Committee, which has spurred calls for stronger union regulation amid discussions of Kennedy.
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Washington
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Labor Committee
McClellan
Senate
John F. Kennedy
State to Return Liquor To Kansas City Dealer
TOPEKA The state will return 17 cartons of liquor seized last year while en route to Ft. Riley Army officers to a Kansas City dealer Berbiglia Inc won its case in federal district court and will recover the liquor The Legislature recently passed a law taxing liquor shipped to military reservations and this ruling follows.
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Topeka
Kansas City
Ft. Riley
Kansas
Berbiglia Inc
Slow Drivers On Kansas Turnpike Reported
Maj. Lloyd S. Vincent said 110 arrests were made on the 23 mile tollway last month with 47 for reckless or imprudent driving. Other arrests included 13 for drunk driving 7 for open liquor 6 for public intoxication and 6 for reckless driving. Officers issued 70 warnings and aided motorists in 966 cases during patrol over 137231 miles.
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Wichita
Kansas Turnpike
Lloyd S. Vincent
State Highway Patrol
Turnpike Division
1012 Liquor Stores New Kansas Licensed
William Murphy alcoholic beverage control director said Thursday that Kansas now has 1,012 licensed retail liquor stores.
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Kansas
William Murphy
Alcoholic Beverage Control Director
Eudora Doctor Hedges Receives Honorary LL D
Dr J Edward Hedges son of Mrs Harriet Scott an economist and professor at Indiana University School of Business was awarded an honorary Doctor of Law degree at Baker University commencement exercises He holds A B from Baker M A from Kansas University Ph D from John Hopkins and designations as Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Property and Liability Underwriter Also noted are family visits and local happenings in Eudora including relatives from Arkansas Oklahoma and Iowa and a Memorial Day trip to Clifton Kansas, plus a 4H sewing lesson in Eudora.
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J. Edward Hedges
Harriet Scott
Indiana University School of Business
Baker University
Hedges
Baker
Kansas University
John Hopkins University
Chartered Life Underwriter
Chartered Property and Liability
Scott
Frank B. Bristow
Fall Church
Mel Lancaster
Evelyn
Frazier
Arkansas
Gene Brouchardt
Terry
Iowa
Brouchardt
Leon Durr
Waldo Durr
Wichita
Otto Durr
Olathe
George Woodard
Veterans Hospital
Kansas City
Howard
Tulsa
Harvey
Eudora
Ronald Young
Clifton
Kas
Lucy Downey Gives Soldier Flag to Hayward School
Lucy Downey, widow of Spanish American War veteran Bill Downey, donates his casket flag to Tyrell Junior High in Hayward. She tells students her husband was a good soldier who loved America, then collapses and dies of a heart attack. she is buried beside him at Presidio National Cemetery.
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San Franiscuari
Lucy Downey
Bill Downey
America
Bobby
Local social notes brighten Memorial Day weekend
Eudora area captures a flurry of visits and celebrations from May through Memorial Day. Highlights include graduates Barbara Jo Hargrave and parish events at Holy Family Church, with relatives from Kansas City, Neosho, St. Louis, Hammond, Shelby, and Kewanee in attendance. Also noted are births, travel to France, and a KU Wesley Foundation talk with a covered dish luncheon planned.
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Jess Hane Haney
Diana Neal
April Miller
Sandra Edwards
Judy Wayland
Elsie Folks
Kathy Estock
Harry Edwards
LaVerne Wayland
Jerry Bales
Wellington
Kas
Bill Durr
Glen Wilson
Happy Hal's
Barbara Jo Hargrave
Eudora
George Trambarger
Neosho
Curtis Diedrich
George Wolfe
Kansas’ University
Kathy
Janice Thoms
Kansas City
Sid Simons
KU Wesley Foundation
Methodist Church
Church
Alta Jennings
The
Methodist Women's Society of Christian Service
St. Louis
Hammond
Shelby
Ind
Kewanee
Ill
John May Jr
France
Kevin Wayne
Jesse Haney
John May Sr
Clifford Durr
Leon Durr
Roetta Blann
Holy Family Catholic Church
Clarence Rinke
Darrel Lutz
Michael Lenahan
Patricia Eder
A. B. McVey
Mr McVey
Clay Center
Broughton
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