Pro Ike Papers Split Over Adams Status in White House
Eisenhower backers split on whether Sherman Adams should stay as chief aide with Democratic critics urging ouster. Articles from New York papers and others weigh Adams ethics and possible resignation. The Washington Evening Star and St. Louis Globe-Democrat offer mixed takes as page 2 continues.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
White House
Adams
Bernard Fine
Selena
Bischower
Tucson
Ariz
Daily Citizen
Eisenhower
Nashville, Tenns
New York Daily News
New York Post
Post
Washington Evening Star
Sheeevest
Priest Denies Charges In Hong Kong Case After Trial
Rev. Joseph R. McCormack and Rev. Cyril P. Wagner, aged 0 and 51, faced protests as they rejected Hong Kong pleas. A fellow priest claimed his companion was ill and made denials for both. Wagner lamented a long sentence, suggesting twenty years would have been fair.
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China
Joseph R. McCormanck
Cyril P. Wagner
Hong Kong
Elitten Atte
Ee ‘Wagner
Father Wagner
Father McCormack
Wagner
Chances Fade on Federal Tax End for Freight Fees
Washington AP reports chances favor erasing the 3 per cent freight tax and the 10 per cent passenger tax as part of a bill to extend all major excises for another year. The measure, sent to conference after the Senate backed continuing taxes, would preserve revenue President Eisenhower seeks. Transportation ads noted.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
GOP Told It Must Not Panic in Friday Pep Talk
A fragmented report describes a Republican party pep talk where leaders are urged to close ranks and avoid panicking. The speech references internal controversy, fundraising hints, and a call for unity among state chairmen amid uncertain times.
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Gop
Leavenworth Inmates Near End of Hunger Strike
Report notes a hunger strike by Leavenworth inmates winding down as supporters and observers describe tensions and continued complaints amid irregular meal service and protests. No further verified details available.
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Leavenworth
Move To Suspend Desegregation At Little Rock High
Arkansas judge rules desegregation at Little Rock Central High School can be suspended for two and a half years. The ruling allows seven Black students still enrolled to finish the current school year, while federal troops remain at the campus. Wayne Up ton, school board president, says the suspension is based on uncertainty over Gov. Faubus’ status and national attention on the school.
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Arkansas U.S
Little Rock Central High School
U.S. Dist
Harry J. Lemley
Hope
Little Rock
Laian
Central Part
Orval Fauion
Fai Faubus
Five Die in Helicopter Crash Near Manhattan Storm
Five Army personnel died when a helicopter crashed during a thunderstorm at a ranch near Manhattan Fort Riley. The dead included Chief Inspector Argyle E. Hayes pilot and commander, Warrant Officers Robert L. Jiles Billy L. Corley, and Specialist 4 Fred G. Mason. Two others were ejected from the wreck, with bodies found among the burned debris. The crash occurred around 2 45 a.m. about a quarter mile off U S 4.
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Manhattan
Philip Hostetter
Ft. Riley
Argyle E. Hayes
Argyle
Paves
Afton
Ohio
Hayes
Junction City
Fred G. Mason
John M. Mason
Garden ‘City
Mich
Rita Keant
Brown
Opelika
Ala
Rebecca G. Brown
Orn
Man Blames Recession Kills Wife in Wisconsin
WAUSAU Wis AP an employed foundry foreman Atlan ing himself for the sagging eco nomic fortunes of his went shot and killed his wife today and then as his daughter a nun I did Marathon County District Atty Ronald D Keberle said 43 year old Ewald Fust who had been taking psychiatric treatment is being held on a first degree murder charge Fusts wife Esther 52 was slain by a blast from a 12 gauge shotgun fired at her head in a downstairs bedroom Upstairs asleep at the time were the couple s two daughters Sister Mary Pierre 23 and Barbara 20
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Wausau, Wis
Marathon County
Ronald D. Keberle
Ewald Fust
Fust
Esther
Mary Pierre
Barbara
Air Boat Completes Kaw River Trip After Mishap
Orville and James Midgett sped a homemade air boat over 100 miles from Manhattan to Lawrence in under five hours despite an accident near Lecompton. The engine ran dry and the propeller was damaged, leading to a 45 minute repair with a pocket knife. They continued downstream at reduced speed, noting the craft skimmed mud bars and required little water to traverse sand bars.
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Orville
James Midgett
Lawrence
Manhattan
Kaw River
Journal-World
Kaw
Lecompton
Orville Midgett
Soviet Move Threatens Opening of Nuclear Test Talks
The United States and its allies proposed a Western panel to police a frame agreement to halt nuclear tests, while the Soviet bloc seeks parity in talks to block the July 1 Gen eva conference. Dr James B Fisk heads the Western lineup with experts from the US Britain France and Canada. Drag races advertised at Lawrence Drag Strip Sunday from 8 am to dark with 38 trophies and 5dc admission.
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Geneva
State Department
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Poland
Czechosovakia
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Britain
France
Canada
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Moscow
James B. Fisk
Bel Telephone Laboratories
Lawrence
6Th
Iowa
Hieway
Lawrence Drag Strip
Hiway
Prison Terms Given Men Nabbed in Eudora After Alabama Kidnap
Three men charged with kidnapping a Montgomery taxi driver and stealing his car received prison terms in federal court. Woodrow Wilson Gainey Jr. and George Vernon Galloway were among those sentenced after pleading guilty in Kansas City. The trio admitted hiring Daniel Lynn McCord to drive them from Montgomery to Meridian and then to Kansas, before capture in Eudora on April 10.
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Eudora
Alabama
Montgomery, Ala
Douglas County
George Vernon Galwickley
Daniel Lynn McCord
Montgomery
Meridian
Miss
Kansas
Lawrence
Some Soft Spots Still Apparent Despite Upturn in Business
New York AP report notes mixed signals as summer pickup broadens in steel, radio, and freight sectors. Bethlehem Steel shut four furnaces at Lackawanna plant, while overall shipments and carloadings in Great Lakes forecasts show declines. Senate moves remove tax on rail tariffs. auto taxes persist. Job offers for college grads rise modestly from April lows, yet still lag prior year.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Lackawanna, N. Y
American News
Assn
Senate
Radio Corp. of America
Texas
Quotas Kept In Voting By Farmers Across U S Friday
Farmers in Douglas County Kansas and across the nation voted Friday to continue federal restrictions on wheat production. national results show 83.7 percent in favor with 165,868 for and 32,42 against across 38 producing states.
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Douglas County
Kansas
Clinton
Eudora
Grant
Kanawaka
Eisenhower
Congress
Burglar Sentenced to 20 Years for Arma and Hume Bank Crimes
Oran Murray Young of Kansas City pleaded guilty to two bank burglaries totaling 70,000 at Arma Kansas and Hume Missouri. He received a 20 year federal prison sentence after the Friday plea and sentencing proceeding.
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Sansas City
Kash
Arma
Kas
Hume
Oran Murray Young
Kansas City
Arma Bank
Hume Bank
Spring Ends Wet with Heavy Rains in Lawrence
The area ends a soggy spring as rains total nearly four inches since Saturday, with forecasts of more showers by Sunday. Temperatures range from a cool 53 to a warm 80 expected by Sunday, while wheat cutting is delayed by overnight moisture. Summer begins at 3:57 p.m. with the longest day of 1958, as rainfall this June pushes the monthly total above normal and recalls last year’s heavy harvest delays.
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Weather Bureau
Lawrence
Maritime Strike Ends In Eastern and Gulf Ports
A five day maritime strike by MEBA engineers on 480 ships ended as MEBA signed a new three year contract with a ship owners group led by Ralph E Casey of the American Merchant Marine Institute. No wage increase was included. The accord followed similar pacts with three other maritime unions this week.
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New York
Gulf Coast
Marine Engineers Beneficial Assn
Ralph E. Casey
American Merchant Marine Institute
MEBA
Weather Summary for Northeast Kansas Area
Cloudy to partly cloudy conditions continue through Sunday with scattered showers or thunderstorms late Sunday. Cooler tonight, warmer Sunday with lows in the 30s and highs 75 to 85. Yesterday’s high 64 and low 3. Rainfall 0.95 inch. Humidity around 55 percent at 6 pm and 98 percent at am. Regional temperatures and conditions listed for several cities.
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