Farm Bill Faces Revolving Contention in Senate
Senate Democrats say the omnibus farm bill needs substantial changes before final passage as key issues linger. Johnson of Texas notes broad opposition and resentment over Benson’s flexible price supports versus Truman era fixed supports, with votes still uncertain on 90 percent supports for the wine crop. Action likely to span several days with leaders aiming for a midweek vote if possible.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Texas
Lin Ho
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Truman
Cmen
Ion
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Er Knowland
California
Wilt, Henschel Split Stars in AAU Talk and Controversy
The report covers Allen distancing himself from Harry Henschel amid AAU tour chatter. Henschel seeks stars like Wilton, drawing criticism over college eligibility rules. Allen insists he will not participate in any activity connected to Henschel and plans to be out of Kansas City for speaking engagements.
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Bill Russell
San Francisco
Henschel
Wilton
Allen
Kansas City
Kansas
New York
Phog
Harry Henschel
Expert Concluding 40 Day Campus Visit at Kansas Univ
F A Bayne of American University Field Staff, a Tran specialist, ends a 40 day campus visit after a 10 day stay at Kansas University. He lectured in history journalism and political science. Bayne has served as economic consultant for Iran’s seven year plan in 1949 and advised the Iranian prime minister in 1950.
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F. A. Bayne
American University
Tran
Kansas University
AUFS
Bayne
Irani
State Department
Israel
Iran
Foreign Operation Administration
Colonia
Girls State Delegates Named From LHS and Haskell
Three LHS and Haskell Girls Are Girls' State Delegates with Morton and Caval Freeman among selectees. Delegates include Judy Gorton and Carol Freeman whose activities span debate, choir, and student government. Representatives must be high school juniors nominated by staff, with about 30 girls attending the week at Kansas University in June.
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LHS
Haskell
Gi State
Kansas University
American Legion Auxiliary
Dorsey-Liberty Post
the Legion
Judy Gorton
Lclub
Thesmans
Linke Symphony
Carol Freeman
Miss White
U. Kats
Rotary Delinquency Topic Discussed at Eldridge Hotel
At noon Rotary Club addressed juvenile delinquency with a Centron film followed by a Lawrence High panel including Martha Hammig Carroll Bolan Alan Coombs and Marty Craig. The moderator was Gene Courtney. Members questioned the panel as leaders urged ongoing youth guidance and balanced parenting.
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Rotary Club
Eldridge
Keith Lawton
Centron Corporation
Lawrence High School
Lawrence
Martha Hammig
Carroll Bolan
Alan Coombs
Marty Craig
Gene Courtney
Deaths and Funerals for Local Residents in Douglas County
George W Strahan 84 retired farmer lifelong Douglas County resident died Sunday afternoon at home 455 Elm St. Funeral 2:30 PM Tuesday Rumsey Funeral Home Rev J A Wilton burial Oak Hill Cemetery Survived by wife Myrtle two daughters Vera Rison Corona California Gertrude Swanson Burbank California one son Joss Ry Strahan Corona California three grandchildren six great grandchildren Bertha M MacDonald 77 former Lawrence died Sunday Bartlesville OK survived by daughter Aileen Brower Bartlesville one son Hager MacDonald Bartlesville two granddaughters one great grandson Funeral 3 PM Tuesday Schubert Chapel Rev Bramble officiating burial Memorial Park Cemetery
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George W. Strahan
Douglas County
Elm St
Rumsey Funeral Home
J. A. Wilton
Oak Hill Cemetery
Myrtle
Vera Rison
Corona
Calif
Gertrude Swanson
Burbank
Yen Joss
Ry Strahan
Bertha BR
Bertha BE
Lawrence
Bartlesville
Oklo
Bartessille
Aileen Brower
Hager
Schubert
Albert Fo Bramble
Mermoria
Two Sedalia Men Waived Hearings On Forgery Charges
Calvin Maurice Cooper of Sedalia and Clark Levion Lyles waived preliminary hearings Saturday in County Court and were bound over to the May term of District Court on bad check charges. Cooper was arrested March 4 and Lyles March 3. Bond set at 5000 for Cooper and 2500 for Lyles. both failed to post. Both held in county jail.
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Calvin Maurice Cooper
Sedalia
Clark Levion Lyles
N. Y. St
Cooper
Lyles
Planning Commission to Hold Hearing on Haskell Ave Zoning
The Lawrence Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 7 30 p m Tuesday in City Hall on five west side Haskell Avenue lots between Lynn and Homewood Streets. The parcels are currently zoned residential after annexation by the city and owner Emory Scott urged a switch to business zoning, citing future development plans. In other news Kansas University sophomore Elaine Armbruster was elected secretary of the Kansas Collegiate Young Republican Club, with Washburn’s David Wheeler named state chairman and other officers named from Kansas State Emporia State Wichita University Pittsburg State.
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Planning Commission
City Hall
Haskell Avenue
Lynn
Homewood Streets
Emory Scott
Scott
Elaine Armbruster
Kansas University
Ellis
Kansas
Young Republican Club
Topeka
David Wheeler
Washburn University
Gene Randall
Kansas State
Dick Armstrong
Emporia State
Arlie Becker
Wichita University
Robert Newby
4Wichita University
Patty Stone
Pittsburg State
KU Speaker Praises Kansas English Teachers at Meeting
Dr J N Hook executive secretary of the National Council of Teachers of English praised Kansas language arts teachers for balance between cooperation among elementary secondary and college programs and individuality in classrooms at the Kansas Association of Teachers of English spring meeting held at Lawrence High School. About 160 teachers and administrators attended. He warned against letting technology smother resourcefulness and originality and commented on the right amount of wholesome criticism.
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Kansas
National Council of Teachers of English
J. N. Hook
Ilinois University
Hook
Kansas Association of Teachers of English
Lawrence High School
KTA Plans April Trip To Check Progress
The Kansas Turnpike Authority announced a April 5 to 10 inspection trip along the 23 5 mile route from City to Oklahoma to review construction progress. Officials say the turnpike is about one third complete and is slated to open next October.
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KTA
Topaka
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Oklahoma
Nhevtotiy
Peterson to Leave KU for Wisconsin Dean Role
Martha Peterson, longtime KU dean of women and senior university official, plans to leave Lawrence by late June to take a new position in Wisconsin by July 1. A Jamestown Mississippi native, she joined KU in 1942, led freshman dormitory programs, and held multiple national education posts. Her departure follows a 23 year tenure marked by student personnel roles and panhellenic leadership.
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Dean Petersson
Lawrence
Jone
Wisconsin
Jamestown
Miss.Peterson
Salina High School
R.U
Miss Peterson
National Association of Deans of Women
American Council On Education
NADW
National Council of College
Kansas Association of Deans For Women
National Council of ‘Teachers of Mathematics
Matisna
Association of Teachers of Mathematics
Associated Women Students
Independent Students’ Association
Peterson
Parsons
R. Loonning
Trebra
Chetapa
K.U
Phi Beta Kappa
Pi Lambda Theta
Fi Mu Epsilon
Sigma Xi
Greeks Collect Nearly 1300 For Douglas MS Drive
Approximately 1,500 fraternity and sorority members worked a house to house canvass for Greek Week raising about 1,286 dollars plus 4 dollars in change, totaling nearly 1,700 dollars to date. Funds will be shared 40 percent to the National MS Foundation, 40 percent to the Douglas County chapter, and 20 percent to the Kansas chapter. Dale Barhamo of Topeka crowned queen, Scott Dole of Pratt named king, with attendants Sandra James and Mary Belle Brown.
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Douglas County
Dale Barhamo
Topeka
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Memorial Union
John Gage
Gage
National
Market and Livestock Brief From Kansas City and Wall Street
Market notes show oils and rails leading gains with mixed outlooks for grains. At Kansas City, wheat futures hovered around 2.20 with corn and oats steady. hogs and cattle move higher on active trading as producers report varied prices. Wall Street rose modestly on strong volume led by oils and rail stocks, with copper and utilities also firm following corporate expansions including Phillips Petroleum.
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Kansas City
Onis
K. C
Wall Street
New York
Phillips Petroleum
Houston
BIRTHS Reported at Memorial Hospital and Area
A list of newborns and birth notices from Memorial Hospital Russell Clay DeSoto and area includes Alfred Service and Barbara Baldwin with a son born Sunday, Douglas Wright and 1131 Tennessee Street with a son, William D. Johnson and 709 Tennessee Street with a daughter born today, plus multiple residents named with addresses and localities.
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Baldwin
Douglas Wright
Tenn. St
William D. Johnson
Joplin Attorney Ray Band Dies at 65
Joplin Missouri attorney Ray Band, known for aiding revisions to Missouri civil procedure rules for state trial courts, died today at age 65. Band's work shaped courtroom procedures and he was a prominent local legal figure.
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Joplin, Mo
Ray Band
Joplin
Missouri
Spontaneous Cyprus strike paralyzes island commerce
A spontaneous general strike swept Cyprus today halting most business as shops banks and schools closed in protest over Archbishop Makarios exile. British troops dispersed crowds outside Phaneromen church in Nicosia and near Metaxas Square while Athens banned mass meetings in protest against the deportation.
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Thig
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Indian Ocean
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Avery Proposes A Bill To Help Smaller Farms
Representative Avery of Rast introduced a bill aimed at restoring economic security to smaller farms. The measure seeks targeted support and regulatory adjustments to bolster farm viability and rural livelihoods amid ongoing market pressures.
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Avery
Wasiington
R-Rast
Farm Bill Aims Parity Tied Subsidy Scale Change
A proposed farming bill would set a graduate scale parity price from 95 down to 70 percent, tying subsidy levels to production volume as the key determinant. The measure targets large family-sized farming operations and alters the base against which supports are calculated, signaling a shift in how price support is allocated across producers.
KU Student Moderator Elected for Westminster Group
Kansas University student Bull Witt of Garden City was elected moderator for the College Age Westminster Fellowship for 1956-57 at KU during the spring convention with about 97 attendees. Also elected were vice moderator Al Cervenka, stated clerk Beverly Knox, and public relations chairman Howard Rice. Henry Watling of Independence was named KU’s representative on the executive council.
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Bull Witt
Kansas University
Garden City
Westminster
K.U
al Cervenka
Kansas State College
Beverey Knox
Pittshore State College
Howard Rice
Kansas State
Henry Watling
Independence
K UW
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