Khrushchev Defends His Plan for Farms
Khrushchev defends his plan to modify the Soviet collective farm system in a lengthy rebuttal. He argues both collective and state ownership are socialist and that the aim is to boost food production while maintaining Marxist principles. The Central Committee endorsed further development without details, signaling support for consolidating machinery away from machine-tractor stations.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Rusa
Soesmaanikh
Communist Party
Usseets
Forushenev
Stalin
Khrushchev
Lenin
Central Committee
Kremnia
Senator Lauterbach Demands Special Session From Docking
Republican Sen August Lauterbach of Colby challenges Gov George Docking to face responsibilities and call a special legislative session without delay. He warns delay may have tragic consequences as state finances and payrolls face funding gaps amid a deadlocked revenue debate.
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Topeka
George Docking
August Lauterbach
Colby
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Lauterbach
Kansas
Tryig
Ferry Sinks Off Istanbul, Only Sixteen Rescued
A crowded ferry named Uskadar sank in a sudden storm in the Sea of Marmara near Ismit, Turkey. About 200 aboard. rescue efforts by the Turkish Navy were underway and officials had not confirmed death tolls.
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Furkey
Mamora
Istanbul
Uskadar
Yamit
Ismit
Turkey
Toata
Four Youngsters Killed in Wreck in Dallas Area
Four youths died when a 1949 model car crashed into a bridge in East Dallas. Two brothers and two girls were killed. a boy was injured. Names include Jackie David Barth, 18, and Wanda Nell Mesquite among the deceased. Surviving details describe a high speed collision near a bridge, with statements from witnesses about brake failure and a second vehicle colliding with the wreck.
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Dallas
Creak
Jackie David Barth
Sretler Meek
Mesquite
Wanda Nell
Terry Langryce
Death Toll Rises to Nineteen in New York Wood Alcohol Case
New York City reports nineteen deaths from bootleg wood alcohol with fifteen others hospitalized. Bronx residents Norberto Diaz and Jose Bilido, both 33 and 42, were held on homicide charges. Diaz owned a candy store. Bilido was arrested after detectives seized ten gallons of raw alcohol. A basement apartment incident in the Bronx is linked to the deaths and suspects include Anna Jackson, 45, superintendent of the building, questioned as investigations continue. Victims attended a Puerto Rican party in East Harlem last weekend.
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Norberto Diaz
Jose Billido
Bronx
B Diaz
Bilido
Eck
Billido
Anna Jackson
East
Harlem
Tonga Legion Meet Sef
A meeting is to be held at Tor with acting Aioe and Dain McCattrey named to attend the meeting.
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Tonga Legion
Sef
Tor
Aioe Aod
Dain McCattrey
Army Divers Set to Begin Rescue Move
Debris and color of the submerged bus are identified as crews locate a rain swollen Levisa Fork disaster site near Prestonsburg Kentucky. Divers will anchor the bus from a downstream barge to drag it out while officials confirm the 23 students and driver deaths and the 16 survivors.
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Levisa Fork
Big Sandy River
Virgil ©. Turner
U. S. Coast, Guard
James Mundy
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Stréum
Rameswollen
Armory
National Safety Council
Reds OK TV Exchange under Soviet American pact
Two Americans from Ziv Television Corp New York say they are testing a television film swap with the Russians under a cultural exchange pact. Edward Stern and Joseph Brandell state the first film will be shipped March 15.
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Moscow
Edward Stern
Joseph Brandell
Ziv Television Corp
New York
Severe Snow Storm Eases Over Paralyzed Kansas Region
A Kansas weather update reports the most severe winter storm breaking up with light snowfall confined to northern counties. Russell, Hays, Plainville areas bore the heaviest impact with 10 to 12 inches of snow and drifts up to 15 feet. Snow totals remain heavy but improving across central and northwestern Kansas while soil moisture gains are noted. Night lows near 0 to 10, highs in the 30s, with warming weekend forecast.
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Kansas
Weather Bureau
Tom Arnold
Russell - Hays
Plainville
Arnold
Goodland
Olathe
Dodge City
Ike to Be Examined Today by 3 Doctors
President Eisenhower undergoes a routine physical today at Walter Reed Army Hospital by three neurologists who treated him after a minor stroke in November. He had a tooth extraction yesterday, reportedly successful, and remains under hospital observation as a precaution. White House said a report would follow this afternoon.
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Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
White House
Howard M. Snyder
James C. Hagerty
S Eixenhower
Paris
Plains Get New Snow With More Predicted
Light snow spread across a wide area from the Rockies to New England as Weather Bureau forecasts warned of heavier totals for southern Colorado this weekend. The storm, which disrupted travel and delayed trains, dumped up to 16 inches at Chadron Nebraska and covered northern plains with new snow while eastern regions saw mixed rain and flurries.
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New England
Plains
Weather Bureau
Colorado
Middle Atlantic
Rockies
Mississippi
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
North Platte
Neb
Redwood Falls
Minn
Chadron
Inquest Planned In Baby's Death
Coroner scheduled a 3 p.m. inquest in the district courtroom into the death of three month old Linda Marie Miller of 731 Hickory St. The infant died Friday afternoon with 70 percent body burns. A vaporizer was in the room but the cause of the burns awaits the inquest. She was found by a babysitter Ciara Gaines and died before medical help arrived. Funeral arrangements are pending. Survivors include the parents, three sisters, three brothers, and both grandparents.
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Lawrence
Byron Walters
Ciara ‘Gaines
Cooper-Warren Funeral Home
Gayle Miller
Brenda Miller
Anita Miller
Tommy Miller
Raffie Miler Jr
Randy Miller
Bernice Miller
Topeka
Charles McPike
Mo. St
Chinese Bishop Tang Sees Pressure Risk From Arrests
Bishop Dominic Tang, arrested in Canton with two priests for opposing the Communist drive to split the Chinese church from the Vatican, expressed fear he may break under pressure and sign compromising documents. He said he fears neither death nor imprisonment despite vicious denunciations.
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Hong. Kong
Canton
Dominic Tang
Hong Kong
Tang
Chinese Catholica Patrictio Asan
Vatican
Demands Mount That Mack Quit Broader FCC Inquiry Possible
Washington reports a broadened FCC probe sparks calls for Richard A. Mack to resign. Subcommittee members criticize the process as influenced by a conspiracy, while Mack vows to seriously consider stepping down and asks to be excused until next week. The panel aims to examine other contested TV channel cases connected to Public Service Television Inc. and a Miami attorney linked to the license. Mack defends his vote and denies pressure influenced his decision.
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FCC
Subcommittee
Mack
Harris
D-Ark
Miam
Public Service Television Inc
National Airlines
Public Service
Miami
Thurman A. Whiteside
Whiteside
Gaw
Padang Radio Listeners Face Prosecution in Indonesia
Jakarta warned that anyone listening to rebel broadcasts from Padang would be deemed sympathetic to Sumatra rebels and could be prosecuted under the penal code. Reports say several people already arrested in Jakarta for listening. the station briefly knocked out, then returned from a secret location. Seven women from Central Sumatra urged caution to protect civilians as raids continue. Djuanda vowed a considerate stance to prevent possible victims.
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Indonesia
Djuanda
Padang
Sumatra
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Bourguiba Warns of Danger in French Plan
Tunis President Bourguiba warned President Eisenhower of potentially disastrous consequences if France proceeds with a no man’s land along the Tunisian Algerian border. He plans to send letters to other leaders about a frontier zone on the Algerian side. France accuses Tunisia of aiding Algerian rebels and using the country as a rebel supply base.
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Eisenhower
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Tunisia
Water Lab Transfer From KU to Topeka Ends Chapter
Trucks will move the Water and Sewage Laboratory from Kansas University to a new Topeka site marking the end of KU’s long joint chapter with the State Board of Health. Since 1890 the lab served KU and state health, with the Water Survey dating to 1830. The 1907 Water and Sewage Acts spurred stream pollution controls. The move, approved in April 1957, consolidates to Topeka, with 6 chemists and 2 stenographers among staff relocation plans.
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Topeka
University
State Board of Health
State Water Survey
Midwest
Samuel Crumline
KU Lab
Kansas
Crumline
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Board of Health
Division of Sanitation
Osawatomie
Howard Stoltenberg
Chanute
All State Highways Now Open in Kansas
State Highway Patrol said all major Kansas highways are open to traffic but warned central and western roads remain slick and hazardous due to snow and ice. A blizzard blocked nearly a dozen major routes late yesterday as snowdrifts closed roads in central and northwestern Kansas while snowplay crews worked to reopen them. Less important routes still blocked include K-14 from Lincoln to Ellsworth and K-45 from Ellsworth to Claflin.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Highway Patrol
Central
Lincoln
Ellsworth
Claflin
February Cold Shows Worst February Since 1936 in Lawrence
Lawrence's February averaged 28.4 degrees, the coldest since 1936, despite earlier warm spell. The KU report by Shyam Bhatia notes nationwide winter trends toward milder climates but confirms Lawrence’s February severity contrasts January. Historical data trace February anomalies back to 1868 with a 14.9 degree record in 1899 and a warm February high of 46.5 degrees in 1954.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Monthly
Shyam Bhatia
Kansas University Weather Station
Kansas
Cold Weather Hinges On Gradual Weekend Warmup
Weather outlook shows a slight Sunday warmup after a sharp recent drop. Little new snow remains as freezing conditions persist. Temperatures slid from 10 to near 26 by daybreak with a slow rebound expected to the 20s to 30s range, with partly cloudy to cloudy skies through the weekend.
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Weather Bureau
Mercury
Akiex
Winter records highlight milder Lawrence temperatures
The article notes a 70 degree high on Tuesday, the warmest February reading in four years, and a February 16 temperature of three below zero the coldest since 1951. Subzero marks last seen in 1954-55, with 11 years since 10 below in Lawrence. Downtown readings stayed below freezing for 13 days, amid an overall milder winter trend. Continued on Page 2.
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Lawrence
Kansas Traffic Deaths Reported This Period
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section. In the last 24 hours none. To date in 1958 59. Same period 1957 73.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Outlook Northeast Kansas Turns Cold
Partly cloudy to cloudy through Sunday with continued cold. Low tonight near 20 degrees, high Sunday in the 30s.
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Kansas
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