Ike says budget cuts a Congress problem
President Eisenhower said he would be helpful but Congress must decide how to trim the 71.8 billion dollar budget. He abandoned Florida health plans for a Bermuda voyage to meet British PM Harold Macmillan starting March 21 for four days of talks. He will sail from Norfolk tomorrow night if plans hold.
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Washington
UPM
Eisenhower
Congress
Florida
Bermuda
Harold Macmillan
House
Israel Could Act If Egypt Seizes Gaza Strip
Prime Minister David Ben Gurion told the Knesset Israel would act if Egyptian control returns to Gaza. He warned the Gaza Strip never belonged to Egypt and would be used for attacks against Israel. U.N. forces would police the area as Egypt handles civil administration.
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Jerusalem
David Benjurion
Israel
Gaza Strip
Ben-Gurion
Knesset
Cairo
USN
Egypt
Gaza
U.N
Israeli-Gaza
Strip
Ralph Bunche
Ime Nasser
Bunche
Nasser
Abba Eban
Washington
Florida
U.S
Topeka Firm Wins School Contract For Lawrence Project
A Topeka firm Stewart and Son won the general contract for a new primary school in Southwest Lawrence at 57 756. Bids from six general contractors were opened at a school board meeting. The 150 day construction window begins after kickoff, with the project funded by a 320000 bond issue alongside Hillcrest and Pinckney expansions and New York and Manual renovations. Plumbing goes to P F Gaqugh 36050 heating to Everley Roofing and Heating 35714 42 and electrical to Norris Brothers 48965. Parkins and Wil Chicago presented slides on local school designs after the awards. Hillcrest addition bids open March 38.
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Stewart and Son
Lawrence
W. D. Wolfe
Hillcrest
Pinckney
New York
Manual
Sunset Hill
East Heights
22Nd Street
Ousdahl Road
Ekdahl, Davis and Depew
P. F. Gaqugh
Everley
Norris Brothers
Lawrence B. Perkins
George Hutchinson
Parkins and
Wil
Chicago Architecture and Engineering Fim
Rep Lester White Dies Following Short Illness
TOPEKA Kansas Rep Lester B White a Republican from PhilUpsburg died in a Topeka hospital after several days illness at age 55. He was serving his first term as a real estate broker and insurance agent and was a member of the Kansas Legislature during this session.
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Topeka
Kansas
Lester B. White
Phil Upsburg
White
Office Fund Cut Sparks 26 Percent Budget Reduction
The House approved a 26 percent cut in the executive office budget for the year starting July 1, totaling 34,515,500 dollars. Eisenhower signaled Congress must decide where to trim spending, suggesting a move to improve Post Office finances. He described a return to health after a checkup and discussed Mideast-U.N. communications and GOP nomination stances for 1958.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Hig
Congress
Democrats target nonessential spending in budget cuts
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson says Senate Democrats will focus on least essential spending to force substantial cuts in President Eisenhower's 71.8 billion budget. House approval urged for pinpointing reduction areas, while Republicans back President's call to cut where possible, amid party lines and votes.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Senate
Eiserhower
Johnson
Byrd
D-Va
House Committee
House
Eisenhower
Congress
Possib
GOP
Buck
Docking Plea For Sales Tax Residue Dragged In
Senate Tax Committee delays action on a severance tax on oil and gas awaiting House debate on Gov. Docking’s residue plan to end county distributions of 12.5 million dollars. Docking argues the residue would ensure fair share from large ad valorem taxpayers and return local government costs to residents, promoting economy and lower tax burden.
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Topekaim
Senate
George Docking
Docking
House
Three quakes recorded near Aleutians by Fordham seismograph
Three earthquakes were detected in the Aleutian Islands area by Fordham University’s seismograph, with each event described as less severe than earlier quakes. Details on exact magnitudes or epicenters were not provided in the readable portion.
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New York
Aleutian Islands
Fordham University
City Looks to Add Sixth Parking Lot in Lawrence
Lawrence considers adding a sixth off-street parking site at 10th and N H streets with a rental purchase plan from owner T D Funk for 27 500 over ten years funded by meter revenue. Merchants may buy adjacent residences to extend frontage while financing shifts aim to ease bond reliance and expand the city parking program.
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Lawrence
10Th and
N. Ts. Sts
City. Commission
New Hampshire Street
Vermont
N. H. Sts
Jim Wigglesworth
T.D. Funk
Wigglesworth
John Crown
Crown
New Hampshire
N. 1. Sts. Lof
10Th
Tth
Vt. Sts
Abrams Aerial Survey Corp
Safety Council Seeks a Solution to Traffic Toll War
Paul Jones of the National Safety Council urged business and industry to aid the fight against traffic accidents. He noted 8,000 highway deaths last year, nearly twice the toll of all U.S. wars, and warned public apathy hampers progress.
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Safety Council
America
Chicago
Paul Jones
National Safety Council
Jones
Jay Watchers Begin Drive For TV Funds
KU Jay Watchers pressed to raise 51000 plus to fund part of the Friday Kansas NCAA regional in Dallas. WIBW TV will carry the game from Topeka to Lawrence area fans. Fundraising continues with canvassing and direct appeals. surplus may fund future broadcasts and elder endowment.
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KU. Jay Watchers
Dallas
Wibw-Tv
Toyoka
Bob Beck
Watchers
Journal-World
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Lawrence
K. U. Jay Watchers
Lawrence Beek
3.M.U
Endowment Association
Bryce Cooke
Allan Hurst
Jay Watchers
Beck
Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Werdous
Unclear vaccine test report reaches Los Angeles
Fragmentary text describes a vaccine tests in Los Angeles involving a general and deputy surgeon general. Details are garbled with multiple misspellings and misplaced names, making exact entities and events uncertain.
Lawrence Engineer Joe Rice Dies After Heart Attack
Joe Iden Rice, 60, Lawrence Douglas County engineer since 1948, died Tuesday night of a heart attack at Laws ence Memorial Hospital after a year of illness and surgery. Born September 8, 1896 in St. Francis, he began with the Kansas Highway Commission, later worked with Black and Veatch at Hutchinson Naval Air Base, Reno Construction on Air Bases at Winfield and Independence, then Mission Township engineer before his 1948 Lawrence post. He married Marian Brown September 14, 1921.
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Joe Iden Rice
Douglas County
Lawsence Memorial Hospital
Rice
St. Francis
Kansas Highway Commission
Kansas City Consulting
Black and Veatch
Hutchinson Naval Air Base
Reno Construction Co
Overland Park
Winfield
Independence
Mission Township
Johnson County
Lawrence
Marian Brown
Mild Weather to Break as Temperatures Fall This Week
Lawrence enjoyed a spell of record warmth with a Tuesday high of 44 degrees and a similar 2 PM mark, followed by a night of low readings. Strong winds and sun dried the ground as local dust stirred, with forecasts predicting a return to the normal March range and temperatures mostly in the 50s by Thursday.
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Lawrence
Mercury
City Plans Narrow Parking Woes Downtown
City Commission approved Traffic Commission proposals to ban parking on the newly paved Ninth Street west of Michigan and extend parallel parking on New Hampshire from Ninth to Eleventh. Discussion covered broader plans for downtown parallel parking on New Hampshire and Vermont Streets, curb cut limits, and traffic changes including a two-way stop plan and yield sign proposals.
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New Hampshire
Vermont
City Commission
Traffic Commission
Michigan
Ninth
Eleventh
West Ninth Street
Kentucky Street
Kentucky
Virgil M. Lee
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Sth
Ohio Sts
Commissionera
Bradshaw
Traffic’ Commission
18Th and
Ind. Sts
Eighteenth Street
Naismith Road
University Drive
Tennessee
Eastern Illinois tops Villa Madonna in NIT round two
Eastern Illinois State routed Villa Madonna of Covington Kentucky 110 to 87 in the National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament second round. The win advances Eastern Illinois to the next stage in Kansas City.
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Ilinois State
Little Villa Madonna
Covington
Kansas Relays Parade Embraces World Sport Theme
Authenticity becomes key as KU Relays parade planners announce a 1957 theme focusing on sports around the world. Co chairmen Ochs and Winter seek 52 nation representatives via the U I International Club to advise on costumes and equipment while inviting outside groups to enter, aiming for a city division trophy and broader participation beyond KU houses.
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Kansas University
Jay Dee
Wichita
U. International Club
Ochs
K.U
Shipman Winter
Tle
Petitions Sought For Abandoning Of Manager Plan
Lawrence attorney George Melvin said he will draw up petitions to abandon the city commission city manager government at resident request. He stressed he is not leading the drive and that signatures would be sought after a suitable time. If filed, the petitions could trigger a 60 day window to gather the required signatures, with the next general election in 1958 as a potential timing.
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George Melvin
Lawrence
World Today
Melvin
Kansas
Ie Ee
Dulles Says Almost All Units Are Atom Armed
In Canberra during SEATO Ministers Conference, U S Secretary of State Dulles stated that almost everywhere U S forces are equipped with atomic weapons, describing it as nearly a normal part of their equipment. The remark came at a news conference closing the annual SEATO ministers’ meeting.
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Dulles
Canberra
Australia
U.S
Seato Council’ of Ministers
Weather notes temperate shift with cooler weekend outlook
Partly cloudy conditions prevail across Kansas with a gradual cold snap tonight and again Thursday. Forecast highs and lows show a broad temperature swing with lows near 25 to 30 in the northwest and near 50 in the southeast, followed by a cooler Thursday and a five day outlook in Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma indicating below normal temperatures and limited precipitation.
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Aidit
Eorten TM
Bum
Yeaterda
Tissan
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Colldar
Wadamadiay
Nebra
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