Top Democrats Propose Seven Billion Dollar Tax Cut Plan
Washington reports indicate influential House Democrats push a seven billion dollar tax cut package with equal division between business and individuals. GOP leaders forecast a two month delay on administration action. A separate Democratic idea favors a one shot forty dollar tax credit for individual taxpayers funded by withholding rebates to maximize immediate spending.
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House
Eisenhower
White House
Capitol
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
Cannon shells from sky strike Wisconsin towns
Explosive 20 mm shells from a B47 RB47 round the Sheboygan Falls area last night, pelting streets and three houses. No injuries were reported while residents were cautioned to watch for unexploded ordnance. Police recovered unexploded shells at three homes and confirmed the RB47 carried no tail cannon ammunition.
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Sheboygan Falls
Wis
Robert Dietz
Air Force
Chicago
O'Hare Field
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Columbus
Ohio
Lockbourne Afb
Billy Baxter
Lockbourne
Wisconsin
Baxter
26Th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
John Novotny
Lloyd Trune
Oostburg
Francis Deely
Henry Dillman
Highway 23
Thomas Winter
Topekan Captured After Abducting Man Ex-Wife
A 70 mile per hour chase on muddy roads ended with the capture of Topekan Robert Eugene Zart 27 who surrendered after his car left the road seven miles northeast of Emporia Zart is charged in Emporia on two counts of second degree kidnapping He forced his former wife Eunice Eisel and Raymond Kershner both of Topeka to leave an Emporia motel and drive toward Missouri before returning Kershner to Emporia and taking his ex mate to Topeka
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Topekap
Robert Eugene Zart
Zart
Emporia
Lyon County
Bert. Johnson
Eunice Eisel
Raymond Kershner
Topeka
Missouri
Johnson
Kershner
Zerbal Lodge Special Communication and Degree Work
Special communication of Zerbal Lodge of note 7:30 p m on and thereafter Sperers Sojourners come win am VV Mi OWright Becy Proceedings note indicate degree work and attendance by members and guests in the evening.
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Zerbal Lodge
Sojourners
Win Am
O. Wright
Becy
Russ Summit Drive Gains Impetus As Sec Dulles Returns
Secretary of State Dulles returns from a 10 day Far East trip as Soviet pressure grows for a space age summit. Moscow proposes a united nations outer space agency and Senate Democrats led by Lyndon Johnson urge an American counter proposal and base liquidation. Eisenhower backs a peaceful space use pact with Bulganin.
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Washington
Dulles
Moscow
United Nations Outer
United Nations Outer Space Agency
Eisenhower
Bulganin
Army men face court martial over Korea attack on boy
Seoul, Korea. Maj Thomas G. James 40 Plymouth Pa and Capt Marvin E Kemp 34 Kilmackel Miss are to face court martial for assaulting a young Korean thief. James allegedly placed the victim in a box and flew him two miles after nailing him in. Kemp allegedly struck with a stick cut with a knife and confined the boy in a box. Weidensaul 32 Pottstown Pa to have a special court martial for assault in connection with the box trapping.
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Seoul
Korea
Thomas G. James
Plymouth
Marvin E. Kemp
Kilmichael
Miss
Kemp
Robert E. Weidensaul
Pottstown
Weidensaul
Dividends Rise in February 46 Million Dollars
Washington reports cash dividend payments by corporations totaled 46 million dollars in February, up one million from a year earlier. Commerce Department notes manufacturing dividends fell 2 percent from last year, with more than half of industries reporting declines.
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Washington
Commerce Department
KU Union Name Change Marks Campus Parkway Trend
Large letters now crown the KU student union as the building’s name changes from Kansas University Memorial Student Union to Kansas Union. The switch aligns with a national trend to name student unions after states.
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Kansas University Student Union
Kansas University Memorial Student Union
Kansas Union
KU Memorial Corporation
Downtown business district fire damages several stores
The article notes damage from a downtown fire affecting Kraft's Annex and the Central Hotel atop the Kraft building. Kraft's Annex will stay open while the back of the store requires cleanup and smoke and water removal. Ownership includes Douglas County State Bank properties and local business owners Park Hetzel Sr and the Schleifers.
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Kraft
Central Hotel
Kraft and Crum
Douglas County State Bank
Park Hetzel Sr
Martin
Larry
Harry Schleifer
Court fines and penalties for traffic violations in County
In County court G E Schaake of Route 2 pays 10 dollars for failure to yield while Police Court sees Imogene Webster Route 2 fined 5 for same. Florence Frazee Sunnyside 5 for running a design and Ray Alum baugh 942 N H St 5 for following too closely. James Rose 931 Maine St forfeits 10 bond on stop sign charge. Larry Leffingwell 1611 W 23nd Terr 5 for following too closely. Daisy Hedrick 1542 Tenn St 5 for following too closely. Monroe Jones 20 La St 5 for running a stop sign. Robert Miller 767 Lyons St 15 for improper muffler with 10 suspended on fix. James Perry 407 E the Bus 5 for running a stop sign.
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G. E. Schaake
Route 2
Imogene Webster
Florence: Frazee
Sunnyside
Ray Alumbaugh
James Rose
Maine St
Larry Leffingwell
1611
Daisy Hedrick
Tenn. St
Monroe Jones
la. St
Robert Miller
Lyons St
James Perry
E. &the
Jobless Insurance Figure Is Higher in State Than in '57
TOPEKA Kansas unemployment among workers covered by unemployment insurance has stayed at a plateau since mid February averaging 21 000 weeks for four weeks This is higher than the 1957 period when unemployment was declining The insured unemployment rate runs about 5 7 percent of the insured labor force vs 3 7 percent in 1957 5 percent on Feb 1 1958 and 7 9 percent nationally for the week ending March 1 1958 New unemployment insurance claims rose from 2718 to 2844 the week ended March 15 Weather hindered outdoor work Morrison notes Total unemployment in Kansas including uninsured workers was about 43000 in mid January up from 34000 in 1957 and figures for mid February and March are expected higher.
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Topeka
Kansas
John Morrison
State
Kansans
Morrison
Sister of Jack Vincent Dies After Illness in Louisville
Mrs Suzanne Vincent Bruce of Charlestown Indiana sister of Jack Vincent of Lawrence died Monday evening in Kentucky Baptist Hospital Louisville at age 40 after a long illness Funeral services set for 2 p m Thursday at the Presbyterian Church Charlestown with burial there Survivors include husband Kenneth R Bruce daughter Marlene son Kenny Ray mother Mrs SM Vincent Clay Center sister Mrs Fred Green Taylorsville and brother Dr SM Vincent Dallas The Vincents will accompany the family to the funeral Wednesday morning
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Jack Vincent
Suzanne Vincent Bruce
Charlestown
Ind
Lawrence
Kentucky Baptist Hospital
Louisville
Clay Center
S. M. Vincent
Dallas
Fred Green
Taylorsville
Spring Concert Tonight by Lawrence High A Capella Choir
Lawrence High School A Capella Choir directed by R Wayne Nelson performs a spring concert at 8 tonight in the LHS Auditorium. Tickets are 50 cents to fund the choir's Good Will Tour of Southwest Kansas and Missouri. The choir plans its second annual April 7 8 tour visiting four high schools in Kansas and Missouri.
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Lawrence High School
Quiet Bank Cashier Charged With Large Oregon Theft
In Halfway Oregon Clair Ritter 52 a bank cashier is accused of stealing nearly 100000 over the years from the town's First National Bank The bank is closed pending audit and potential sale to a larger institution FDIC coverage up to 10000 is noted President Walter Evans laments the collapse and cites personal strain from the incident.
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Halfway
Ore
Oregon
Clair Ritter
Walter Evans
First National Bank of
Federal Deposit Insurance Crop
FDIC
Intruder Tries to Force Housewife Outside in Douglas County
An intruder entered the Douglas County residence of Mrs. Raymond Cree near Big Springs before dawn armed with a knife. He demanded the wife accompany him outside as her husband and children slept nearby. The woman escaped unharmed, and the motive—robbery or kidnapping—remains undetermined.
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Douglas County
Charles Mens
Hanna
Raymond Cree
Big Springs
Lawrence
Highway 40
Cree
Marriage Licenses for Schwertzberger and Norton in Lawrence
Keith Eugene Schwertzberger 26 and Gale Joanne Norton 19, both of Lawrence, obtained marriage licenses.
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Keith Eugene Schwertzberger
Lawrence
Gale Joanne Norton
Texas Woman Declares Nation Eneri After Seceding from Union
Irene Cliett 59 filed a bid for UN recognition as Eneri after a court ordered seizure of 350 acres in Waller Texas. Aides said she moved onto the property with household goods and a shotgun while sister Lucy Mayberry and Deputy U.S. Marshal Ellis Binford clashed over trespass, with a proclamation naming Eneri and its inverted capital Lraep.
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Waller
Tex
U—Embarae
Irene Cliett
U.N
Lucy Mayberry
Cliett
Price Daniel
Texas
George Scott
Scott
Mayberry
U.S
Ellis Binford
Ollett
Eneri Irene
Lraep
U.S.A
Eneri
United Nations
Births at Memorial Hospital List and Addresses
Birth notices for Gene Heasley and Gene Heasley family at 1600 W 4th St report a daughter born Monday. Roy Baker and family at 1707 W 21st Terr have a daughter born Monday. Robert A Bussen of Eudora has a daughter born Monday. Robert M Brown at 1816 Me St reports a son born today. William Jon I Stouppe of Baldwin has a daughter born today.
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Lois M. Cummings
Eurdara
Peggy Weltmer
la. St
Eda B. Stanley
N. HL
George W. Haight
Fonganoxie
Clem A. Leonard
N. J. St
Mary N. Lohman
Martha J. Baker
Donna Heasley
4Th St
Clay Jennings
Convalescent Home
Reta M. Cole
N. H. St
Hazel M. Brown
Me. St
Marilyn Stouppe
Baldwin
E. W. Rehberg
White's Trailer Court
Ruby May Biggs
Gloria
Dean Ingram
15Th St
Gene Heasley
Roy Baker
Robert A. Bussen
Eudora
Robert M. Brown
William Jon I Stouppe
Card of Thanks for Mary Jane Hopper Care
Fred Shirk Sr expresses gratitude to the Convalescent home nurses for his mother Mary Jane Hopper and to Dr Reed and nurses at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Thanks also to Rumsey's for courtesy and to friends for cards and flowers.
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Convalescent Home
Mary Jane Hopper
Dr. Reed
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Rumsey
Fred Shirk Sr
Planting Estimates In For Wheat And Corn
The Agriculture Department released planting intentions showing a potential corn crop of 3.10 billion bushels and a wheat crop of 1.077 billion bushels for the year. This compares with last year’s corn at 3.403 billion and the 10 year average about 3.120 billion, while wheat last year reached 947 million and the 10 year average about 1.131 billion.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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M. R. Carlson
Jetmeniste Inemvaion Company
Divas Ofics
Stocentaghen
Hesis
Quiet Bank
Evans
Spot
Union
Memorial Hospital
Betty J. Mays
Mary A. Fleming
R. 1
Garry Reusch
Nesmith Dr
Mildred Anderson
Richland
Jerri Smart
Lincoln St
Frank J. Cassity
Pawnee
Lawrence, Ks
A. OsOnt Woodmen Accident and Life Company
First National Bank
Lawrence, Kansas
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