Witness calls and probe delays rile House contempt case
A federal judge ruled a witness before a congressional committee may insult a panel without contempt charges unless they refuse to answer or invoke the Fifth Amendment. In Pueblo a doctor credited a cross country call with Philadelphia police for saving a toddler who swallowed solvent, after a chemist advised an antidote.
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Congressional Committee
George H. Raids
House Un-American Activities Committee
George
Tony Starkovich
Star
Bellingham
Wash
Pueblo
Colo
Philadelphia
Robert Keller
Ted Miller
Anita
Corwin Hospital
Power line kills Kansas Gas employee in Wichita
Jack Moxley, 27, an employee of Kansas Gas & Electric Co., was killed yesterday after contacting a live power line while installing a transformer on a pole in Wichita. The death prompts investigation by local authorities and the utility company. The incident underscores the dangers of high voltage work for linemen and the need for strict safety protocols.
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Wichita
Jack Moxley
Kansas Gas & Electric Co
Alfred Bean Receives Safety Award Before DWI Conviction
Alfred Bean a 50 year old truck driver from St Albans Vermont was named a National Safety Council safe driving award recipient yesterday. Shortly after the award he was convicted of drunken driving with the arrest dated February 21.
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ST. Albans
Alfred Bean
National Safety Council
Bean
Physician and WWI Hero Dr. Fred A. Albright Dies at 76
Fort Scott Kansas loss mourns Dr. Fred Clayton Albright 76 a Gar land physician and WWI hero who earned the Distinguished Service Cross while serving in the Army Medical Corps attached to the 353rd Infantry Regiment 89th Division. Survivors include brother Roy Albright of Kansas City and sister Mrs Edith Brannon of Deerfield Massachusetts.
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Fort Scott
Kas
Fred Clayton Albright
Garland
Army Medical Corps
D.S.C
Roy Albright
Kansas City
Edith Brannon
I Deerfield
Medical Staff Members At K U Receive Awards
Dr. Er nest L. Cashion and Th. C. Arden Miller of the Kansas University School of Medicine received 1954 55 scholarships. Miller was chosen as Markle scholar funded by the John and Mary R. Markle foundation, while Cashion earned the Murdock fellowship for neurosurgery based on residency work.
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Th. C. Arden Miller
Ernest L. Cashion
Kansas University School of Medicine
Dr. Miller
Markle
John and Mary R. Markle
Cashion
Medieal Center
Murdock
Dr. Cashion
Kansas AF Marksmen Head To U S Meet Saturday
Kansas University Air Force ROTC rifle team will compete at the National Intercollegiate Championships in Stillwater Oklahoma. Vernon Miller led KU with 374 points as Washburn fell to the Jayhawkers 1 3 7 9 7. The Kansans, without a varsity rifle team, will be joined by military units from other schools.
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Kansas University Air Force
Washburn University of
K. U
Maryland U
Colorado
Oilmen Receive Awards in Oklahoma and Kansas
Five oilmen were awarded UA-Gold certificates for outstanding work in the Oil Industry Information Committee program in Oklahoma and Kansas in 1954. Among the winners is C. A. Elmberg, vice president of K-T Oil Corp., El Dorado, Kansas.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oil Industry
Oklahoma
Kansas
C. A. Elmberg
K-T. Oil Corp
el Dorado
Kas
Dove Nest Halts Hospital Work in San Diego
Construction on a seven million dollar addition to a Naval hospital halted as a dove nesting on a main concrete column refused to move. Workers tried shouting and a ground hose to dislodge the bird, but the mother dove stayed on her two eggs, delaying 75 feet of the project. The supervisor ordered a pause.
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San Diego
Calif
Naval Hospital
Vane Price
Vane
Institute on Research in Psychotherapy at Kansas Uni
Two Menninger Foundation psychologists will join the faculty for the Institute on Research in Psychotherapy from April 4 to 6 at the University of Kansas.
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Menninger Foundation
Institute On
Kansas Uni
Lester Larbovsky
Helen Sargent
The
Foundation
Oil Gas Hearings Set March 29 by Kansas Commission
Wichita Kansas The Kansas Corporation Commission will hold market demand hearings in Wichita on March 29 for oil and gas production in the Hugoton, and McKinney fields of south west Kansas. Hearings will determine oil demand for April and gas demand for April 1 to September 30, with applications for 16 gas wells in the Eiavtan field and five in Morton County's Greenwood field also on the docket.
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Wichita
Kansas Corporation Commission
Kansas
Dude
Hugotons
McKinney
Eiavtan
Morton County
Greenwood
Wright Named Speaker for Provident Mutual Panel
Ray T. Wright of Provident Mutual Life Insurance in Philadelphia is chosen as a featured speaker for the Million Dollar Panel at the Provident Round Table in Boca Raton, Florida. He will depart Lawrence on March 18 for Columbus to report to the NA Life Underwriters trustees, then proceed to Miami for a Provident Mutual general agents and managers meeting.
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Ray T. Wright
Provident Mutual Life Insurance
Philadelphia
Provident Round
Boca Ration
Fla
Wright
Lawrence
Columbus
National Association of Life Underwriters
Miami
Provident Mutual
Guilty plea entered in Woodson County bank robbery case
James R. Howard of Wichita yesterday pleaded guilty in Woodson County District Court to first degree bank robbery. He was sentenced to 10 to 50 years in the State Penitentiary at Lansing for the armed robbery of the Piqua State Bank on February 2.
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Yates Center
Kas
James R. Howard
Wichita
Woodson County
State Penitentiary
Lansing
Howard
Piqua, Kas
Postmasters Eligible for Liberal East Nomination
The Post Office Department announced nominees for postmaster at Liberal East. William J. French Jr, F. Streiff, and Jean D. Fretz are deemed eligible for nomination by President Eisenhower. Rep. Hope expects to recommend soon. The position carries an annual salary of 5670 dollars.
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Post Office Department
Rep
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