Struggle Over Severance Tax Reaches Kansas House
In Kansas the fight over a proposed two percent severance tax on oil and gas moves to the House. Senate passage 26 to 17 sent the bill after debates on revenue needs and balanced budget projections. Gov. Docking may sign if it reaches him. House rules and adjournment timing loom.
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Kansas House
Senate
Tt's
Cov
George Docking
House
Jess Taylor
R-Tribune
Joint
Taylor
Oil and Gas Committee
Marion Mathews
Winfield
Docking
Wilson Rejects Grand Jury Pull On News Leaks
Secretary of Defense Wilson rejected a plan to haul reporters before grand juries to uncover sources of published leaks about military information. He also dismissed censorship ideas to limit interviews to approved officials and require monitors, saying the measures infringe press freedom. The recommendations from a defense department study group faced Wilson’s serious reservations.
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Washington
Wilson
Pentagon
Defense
Department
Lodge Says Talks Useful in Cairo Meetings
United Nations note quotes U S Delegate Henry Cabot Lodge saying Hammarskjold Cairo talks with Egyptian President Nasser were very useful after a private hour long conference with the secretary general who had returned five hours earlier.
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Nuy. Im
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.N
Dag Hammar
Skjold
Cairo
Nasser
Lodge
Hammaarskjold
Extension Vote Shapes Business Tax Policy
A fragmented report notes a Senate discussion on extending a business tax, with unclear lines about approval and timing. The text references various entities and dates in a garbled form, but signals a formal decision process pending final action.
House Economy Drive Nears Final Stage
Washington reports a coalition of Republicans and Southern Democrats pressing to cut 1958 appropriations for Labor and Welfare toward 1957 levels. The House trimmed about 900 million from five bills, risking restoration by the Senate.
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Appropriations Committee
Stbp
Fogarty
D- RI
Senate
Clues Left On Kidnaper Trail In Iran Case
Iranian officials say troops and police have seized a paper trail dropped by Anita Wuovar Carroll, a 33 year old American kidnapped by nomads who killed her husband Kevin Carroll and Brewster Wilson in Iran. About 12 bandits fled toward Pakistan as 1000 plus security forces pressed the search in the Tangeorkheh Desert and across the Persian Gulf coast.
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International Cooperation Administration
Senate probes widen look at Beck and Teamsters funds
The Senate Rackets Committee sent investigators nationwide to probe alleged corruption in Teamsters relations and the misappropriation of about 320000 of union funds by Teamsters President Dave Beck. Beck defended himself and sought to testify in court while facing possible contempt. McClellan signaled further testimony and a two week recess before resuming hearings.
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Senate
Aun
Anian
Lis Lingsleyite Teanster
Dave Beck
Finn Vhil
Robert B. Kenneals
Seattle
Ate
Teamster
Beck
Ble Rest
Congress
McClellan
Teamsters Union
Internal Revenue Service
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Council
Quaker Panel Endorses Point Four Indian Program
A Philadelphia Quaker convention heard a call for a Point Four program for American Indians. The report came from the Friends National Committee on Legislation to the 277th Philadelphia yearly meeting of Friends. Shade Tree Jubilee noted on page 3.
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Philadelphia
Friends (Quaker
National Committee
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends
Secret Heaven: Two Boys Live Huck Finn Life Near School
Oklahoma City police found Ora Linville and Jerry Linville, ages 14 and 13, living in a cave by Southeast High School, claiming they attended no school. They spent mornings exploring and building a fire, afternoons watching the sky, and would return home after their adventures. Parents believed they enrolled last September.
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Oklahoma City
Ora Lee Linville
Jerry
Southeast High School
Ora
Phonies Find A Bad Check Bonanza In Douglas County
Douglas County lawmen note a flood of rubber checks. many cashed by out of town suspects with little or fake identification. Sheriffs report 90 percent of cases lacked ID. offenders move on before tracing. Investigations involve local merchants, Kansas Bureau of Investigation, and FBI.
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Douglas County
National Collegiate Athlete Association
J. Edgar Hoover
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Dale Chappell
Ben Way
Sheriff's Office
Way
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Lawrence
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
FHI
Okayed K.U. Budget Includes Items Not In Docking Figures
The Kansas University budget approved by the Kansas Senate adds items not in Gov. Docking's plan. Highlights include a five percent salary increase totaling about 240,000 and equalization of summer session salaries. General revenue funds cover salaries, operating costs, and campus projects including the Art Museum stonework, landscaping, and a steam tunnel for the new Music and Dramatic Art Building. Educational Building Fund allocations were partly adjusted, with organ funding disallowed.
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Kansas Senate
George Docking
House
Raymond Nichols
General Revenue Fund
Senate
Geological Survey
K. U
Peace Officers School
Art
Educational Building Fund
Ways and Means Committee
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EBF
Cadet Gibbons Runs Away From West Point Over Parental Consent
Cadet Jerome Lee Gibbons, 18 from Fulton New York ran away from the U S Military Academy on March 17 seeking resignation but lacking parental consent for someone under 21. He was found two days ago in Jersey City locked in a rail car with potatoes and survived on them losing 20 pounds. He is now recovering in West Point Hospital.
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West Point
N.Y
Jerome Lee Gibbons
U.S. Military Academy
Gibbons
Fulton
Jersey City
President Plans Direct Appeal to Congress on Foreign Aid
President Eisenhower intends a direct appeal to congressional leaders to garner bipartisan backing for his beleaguered four and a half billion dollar foreign aid program. The effort targets support from key leaders while facing opposition over the large appropriation and policy implications.
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Washington
Eisenhyer
Kansas Traffic Deaths Reported by State Agency
Traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section show 2 in the past 24 hours and 110 to date in 1957, compared with 135 in the same period of 1956.
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Topeka
Kansas
Sunshine Returns and springlike Break Expected
The forecast calls for more sun and a mild warmup with temperatures rising from the 30s to near 60 degrees. Scattered showers linger around Lawrence this afternoon but mud remains limited as lawns show early signs of leaves and germinating grass seed.
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Lawrence
Noreal
Light Turnout Seen For Area Elections Except Two Towns
Voting is expected across most area towns on Tuesday with heaviest turnout in Eudora and Valley Falls. Eudora fields two party tickets and a liquor question in Valley Falls drives interest, while Wellsville Perry and rural Eudora Township also vote on local races and the two mill levy for road rock. Incumbents and multiple candidates compete for mayor and council seats across towns, with party lines not always clear.
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Valley Falls
Baldwin
Lawrence Lamb
Y. J. Roster
Earl Black
Bill Hey Jr
Harry Wobson
Lee Newman
J. Ward Spellman
Charles Barkley
Stanley Cook
Fred Pink
Citizens
J.D. Adams
Ralph Snyder
Richard Ford
Harry Edwards
Johny O'Berg
Henry Rinke
Albert Colman
Adams
Walker
Schehrer
Lothholz
W. C. Mercier
Eudora Township
H. D. Wyatt
H.M. Reichart
Clyde Brosa
Robert Simpson
Walter Bergston
Joe Weishaar
W. I. Thompson
Thompson
E. V. Goodwin
Wellsville
Clarence Coffman
Dale
Stevenson
Glenn Layton Jr
Lee Chamberlain
Kaith Chanay
Mexico Fireworks Plant Blast Kills Dozens in City
Rescue workers scavenged a wrecked block near Mexico City's International Airport for blast victims after two explosions at a fireworks factory. Eleven bodies and four firemen recovered. about a hundred hospitalized. The adjacent warehouse was filled with dynamite and explosives, causing widespread damage estimated at 320000 dollars.
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Miaigo Cepy
Mexicana
Pohes
Questrariire
Anne
Mesicu City
High City Election Turnout Expected in Lawrence Race
Voter interest runs high as Lawrence eyes one of its strongest city election turnouts since the 1930s. Six candidates vie for three Commission seats after a six-way primary, with four leaders advancing. Ballot totals show rising engagement, hinting at a record or near record general election turnout.
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Lawrence
City Commission
Commission
John Weatherwax
Byron C. Sneegas
Russell Mogser
T. A. Kennedy
E. Gorgon Ericksen
Fred L. Cooper
Aan
Frank M. Helliday
Uamnaut
Proposals Sidetracked in House Money Inquiry
A Democratic backed measure to authorize a congressional inquiry into the nation's credit and money structure was killed in the House. The plan, pushed under Patman, would have directed an investigation into administration hard money policies. The action sidestepped the issue indefinitely, with involvement from Patman and members opposing the inquiry.
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Washington
House
Patman
D-Tex
Weather Summary for the Day and Friday Forecast
The report notes clear and mild conditions with fair skies, expecting continued pleasant weather. Tonight’s low around 38, high Friday near 85, with earlier readings showing a hot day and a record high in 1940s era data.
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