Ag Departments Management Hit By Mouse Report
The House Appropriations Committee criticized the Agriculture Department for political influence on farmer policy and urged a budget of 878,625,391 in cash and 388 million in lending authority for the next fiscal year. The CCC and the Commodity Stabilization Service faced the strongest blame, with alarms over declines in net farm income and rising costs. The South faces dire conditions as cotton acreage is curtailed and 55,000 plus farm families lose homes or jobs. The panel says government actions have reduced the farmers share of the consumer food dollar from 54 to 43 percent and warns this trend may continue. It accuses the CCC of neglecting its duty to protect investments in food surpluses, noting 3.7 billion worth of commodities remained unsold abroad as of February.
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Benson
Commodity Credit Corp
The
Commodity Stabilization Service
CCC
South
Senate Okays Bills On U S Pay Boosts
The Senate, by 72 to 21, approved 10 percent pay raises for 1.5 million federal workers, starting with a 10 percent raise for 500,000 postal workers and followed by a similar boost for one million Civil Service employees. The bills face presidential veto concerns and debate over funding and fairness.
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Senate
U.S
Washington
Knowland
Calif
Eisenhower
Albuquerque Police Test Sparks Mock Drunkenness Demo
City police unveiled a new sobriety testing device but could not find volunteers to demonstrate it. They sent officers to the city’s skid row area to recruit a jail inmate. A man was brought in and tested but remained sober.
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Albuquerque
Man
Wintry Blast Brings Heavy Snows to State Areas
A harsh winter blast hits Kansas with widespread heavy snow and bitter cold. Blizzard conditions lash many regions as winds whip 6 to 7 inch snow blankets. Schools close as highways turn slick and hazardous. a cold wave pushes subzero to near zero readings in the north and west overnight.
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Topeka
Kansas
Highway Department
Ottawa
Osawatomie
Garnett
Newton
Colby
Florence
Sharon Springs
McPherson
Salina
Russell
Goodland
Emporia
Lyndon Atchison
Concordia
Osage City
Manhattan
Lecompton
North Central
Richfield
Dighton
Ulysses
Lyndon
Hill City
Garden City
Dodge City
Fort Scott
Wichita
Chanute
Hall Urges Dodge City Cowboy Capital Support
Governor Fred Hall urged statewide backing for Dodge City in its bid to be named Cowboy Capital of the World. Kansas will choose among Colorado Springs Oklahoma City and Dodge City on April 15 with a memorial museum honor at stake.
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Topeka
Dodge City
Fred “Hall
Kansas
Colorado Springs
Oklahoma City
Baldwin Auditorium Contract Awarded to Basil Green
Trustees at Baker University awarded two contracts for the Rice Memorial Auditorium. Basil Green Construction Co. of Lawrence will handle general construction at 206011 dollars while Carey Co. of Ottawa secures heating and plumbing at 46890 dollars. Electrical contract pending bid clarifications.
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Baker University
Baldwin
Rice Memorial Auditorium
B. A. Green Construction Co
Lawrence
Carey Co
Ottawa
Green
Methodist School
Merton
Rice
Detroit
Kresge Foundation
Dr. Rice
Kresge
Greist and Ekdahl
Topeka
The
Four Weeks Off Before Kansas Relays Prep Meet
Snow fell steadily at Memorial Stadium as top prep track and field athletes gathered for the K U Inter Senoleste Meet, a lead in to the April 23 Kansas Relays. Officials hope weather improves after recent rough seasons for the spiked‑shoe carnival.
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Kansas Relays
Memorial Stadium
Journal-World Photos
Second Spring Snowstorm Hits Lawrence With Prep
The second spring snowstorm dropped about 2 inches in Lawrence as 14 accidents occurred in the first hour and 37 in seven hours. City crews deployed 100 tons of sand, with 115 tons used that day. Highways statewide were slick and hazardous, and private travel was discouraged. County crews planned to work all night if needed.
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17Th
Mt. Sts
Kansas
A. T. Hodges
Lawrence
Hodges
Joe Rice
Rice
X. Rice
Pleasant Grove Hill
State Highway Patrol
Tax evasion charge indicts R. C. Terrill in Kansas
Roy C. Terrill owner of Terrill's Dry Goods with stores in Ottawa Salina Olathe Paola and Osawatomie is among three Kansans indicted by a federal grand jury in Topeka on income tax evasion. The case covers 1948 to 1950 with alleged underpayments totaling $16 320. Terrill will appear in U S District Court Kansas City Kansas in May. he was not available for comment.
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Roy C. Terrill
Terrill
Mass
Topeka
Emery Road
Route 1
Ottawa
Salina
Olathe
Paola
Osawatomie
Lawrence
Jeffries Dry Goods
Robert Pulliam
Murrow Ct
Ralph T. McCreight
Ness City
James F. McClaren
Wichita
McCreight
McLaren
Milton Beach
U. S
Terrills
Reach
U. S. District Court
Kansas City
Kas
Journal-World
School Aid Passes Senate and Returns to House
Senate approves Gov Hall’s top priority high school aid bill 27 to 12 sending it back to the House. It envisions one year funding via a sales tax transfer and studies a permanent plan for next January, while House action on a proposed income tax increase is uncertain. Rep. Martin Cox doubts House support without permanent financing.
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Fred Hall
Senate
House
Nance
Martin Cox
R-Kingman
Kansas House Passes Arcade Parking Bill to Gov Hall
Kansas House approves a bill allowing first class cities to buy adjacent property for access to city parking lots. Potential site for a passageway is the burned Patee Theater at 825 Mass St linking Massachusetts Street to the New Hampshire parking lot.
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Lawrence
Kansas House of Representatives
Fred Hall
Mass. St
Massachusetts Street
New Hampshire
Plans Under Way For Use Of Salk Polio Vaccine
Local officials map plans to vaccinate about 1,400 Lawrence and Douglas County children in spring if licensed. Dr. C A McIntyre says first and second graders will be included, with others via physicians. Six teams to give three shots each. program voluntary and free funded by the March of Dimes and National Foundation.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
C. A. McIntyre
City
U. S
Michigan University
Dr. McIntyre
Jk Ce
Mclftyre
Foundation
The
National Foundation
McIntyre
Cody Home Town Seeks First Place for Hero
NORTH PLATTE Neb William F Buffalo Bill Cody's home town thwarted in its bid for the national Cowboy Hall of Fame today sought to have the originator of the wild west show enshrined as the first entrant in the museum. Chamber of Commerce committee members sent wires of congratulations to Colorado Springs Coro Dodge City Kas and Oklahoma City finalists among 45 cities and to Hall of Fame officials.
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North Platte
Kansas Traffic Deaths Topeka List 1955 Totals
State accident bureau reports 0 traffic fatalities in the last 24 hours and 169 to date in 1955, with 118 deaths in the same period of 1954. The Topeka listing shows ongoing traffic fatality tallies for the period.
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Topeka
Kansas
U S and Russia Drive Key To Big Four Conference
The United States and Russia pursue rival peace campaigns that may push toward a Big Four foreign ministers conference this year. Eisenhower signals openness to top level talks with Britain France and the USSR while Molotov invites Austrian leader Raab to Moscow on the Austrian peace treaty. State Department officials doubt a real Russian shift, seeing propaganda aims as more likely than genuine policy changes amid broader East-West dialogue.
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Washington
United States
Russia
U.S. State Department
Eisenhower
America
Britain
France
White House
Sen. George
Arival
London
State Department
Leona Baumgartner Named 1956 Health Council President
Dr. Leona Baumgartner, former Lawrence, Kansas resident and New York City health official, elected president of the National Health Council to serve in 1956. She succeeds Dr. Hugh R. Leavell as 35th annual meeting in New York City.
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New York
Journal-World
Leona Baumgartner
New York City
Lawrence
Kas
National Health Council
Baumgartner
W. J. Baumgartner
Ohio St
Hugh R. Leavell
N.Y
Lawrencian
Health Council
Sheraton Astor
America
Kansas University
K. U. Alumni Association
Earl Johnson
United Press
New York City Department of Health
Bureau of Child Hygiene
Department
Children's Bureau
Federal Security Agency
Robert F. Wagner
American Public Health Association
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Pediatric Society
National Research Council
American Medical Association
Nathaniel M. Elias
Elias
Turnpike bids total 736 191 for 14 bridges in Kansas
Bids opened in Douglas and Shawnee Counties cover 14 bridges and fencing in Western Douglas County. Apparent low bidders include Constant Construction Co in Lawrence for two bridges near North Michigan Street and Santa Fe Railroad, and Francis Orshek Inc in Fremont for four bridges along U.S. Highway 40 and nearby drainage. Total low bids nearing 3.98 million for 13 turnpike projects, mostly in Douglas County.
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Douglas
Shawnee
Douglas County
Constant Construction Co
Michigan Street
Santa Fe
Lawrence
Francis Orshek Inc
Fremont
Neb
Seventh Street
Lawe ‘Rence
Alderman Construction Co
Ottawa
Gerlach Builders
Topeka
Jensen and Krage
Sioux City
Towa
Big Springs
Douglas- Shawnee
Shawnee County
Anderson Construction Co
Horton
Senate confirms Lemnitzer to Far East Army command
The Senate confirmed the nomination of Lyman Louis Lemnitzer to be commanding general of Army forces in the Far East and the 8th Army with the rank of full general.
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Washington
Senate
Lyman
Louis Lemnitzer
Far East
8Th ‘Army
Weather outlook Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma five day forecast
Five day forecast shows ant normal highs in 50s to 60s with lows around 20s to 40s. Precipitation totals near 0.25 to 0.50 inches in eastern areas, with scattered snow in western regions and rain in southeastern Oklahoma. A cold wave affects Kansas and neighboring states with temperatures near zero to single digits by Saturday morning.
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Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Calder
ISIS
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Philadelphia
Michael O'Flaherty
O'Flaherty
Cody
Hero
Russ
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