Russia Accepts Ike's Air Inspection Plan
Washington reports Vice President Nixon appears likely to secure renomination on the Republican ticket as party leaders discuss Eisenhower Nixon in 1956. Rep. Hugh Scott predicts Nixon will remain the running mate, noting the convention will decide and suggesting the ticket will be Eisenhower and Nixon. The dump Nixon push has weakened since Eisenhower said he would be glad to run with any ticket.
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Nixon
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Eisenhower
Scott
CBS
Lberal
GOP
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
New Hampshire
Minnesota
Christians Await Easter Dawn Across World
Christians await Sunday as a symbol of the resurrection with sunrise services and rituals from Jerusalem to Hollywood Bowl. Easter parades and Holy Saturday vigils mark a global observance, with weather forecasts hinting at rain, snow, or sun across sunrise ceremonies in cities from Tallahassee to the Grand Canyon to Indianapolis.
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Fla
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Soil Bank Approval From Senate House Conferees
Eisenhower's soil bank plan wins conferees approval as part of 1.7 billion dollars in election year farmer payments. The package funds 7.5 million yearly for crop cutback and up to 434 million annually for converting cropland to grass or soil building practices, amid debate on voluntary vs compulsory participation and potential presidential veto.
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Senate
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House
Coupon Plans Made for City Survey in Lawrence
Local United Fund survey officials met Friday to study feasibility of a coupon like questionnaire program in the Journal-World. Coupons will be run Tuesday or Wednesday with return by mail or postcard. Public meeting may be held after coupon program concludes. Chamber of Commerce responses were mixed but supportive overall. Public invited. Lawrence Gun Club Ady.
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United Fund
Lawrence
Russell Mosger
Journal-World
Chamber of Commerce
Famed race driver Ralph DePalma dies at 73 in California
Ralph DePalma renowned auto racing star died of cancer in South Pasadena California at age 73. His wife Marion was at his bedside at his home. DePalma had been ill for nearly a year. Andy Hess Fire Ins VI 3457.
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South Pasadena
Calif
Ralph DePalma
Marion
DePalma
Reds Propose Open Skies Like Arms Freeze Plan
London reports Russia accepts open skies idea and offers a three month arms freeze at 1955 levels with eventual cuts to 1 to 1.5 million for the USSR US and Red China and 650000 for Britain France. Immediate ban on thermonuclear tests and atomic weapons in Germany. Zone of limitation proposed in a Europe including East and West Germany. Conference to decide Red China’s role.
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Britain
France
Germany
Europe
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West Germany
China
Warm Spring Rains Possible Tonight or Sunday
A warm spring rain is a chance for this area tonight or Sunday though only a possibility. The weather bureau notes scattered thundershowers likely over eastern Kansas. March rainfall totals stand at 0.85 inches versus the long term 2.36 inches, with mild temperatures and a 68 degree noon reading today in Lawrence.
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Lawrence
Milk Tieup Sparks Strife in Michigan Milk Industry
Michigan faces a week-old milk strike that has choked Detroit supplies. Gov. G Menven Williams warned that private groups cannot seize roads or form a private army to enforce milk delivery or block transit. Strikers seek higher prices while nonstrikers threaten force to move out of state trucks into Detroit plants.
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Detroit
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Michigan Milk Producers Assa
Fair Share Bargaining Assn
Fair Share
Alan
Williams
Boy Rescued From 100-Foot Well by Mother on Farm
In Centerville Linn County Kansas a three year old boy fell into a narrow 100 foot deep well on his grandfather's farm. His mother tied a 12 foot rope with a loop and lowered it. The boy clung to the rope and was pulled to safety within minutes. He was bruised but unharmed and stayed overnight for observation.
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Centerville
Kan
Walter Brillhart
Linn County
Freddie
Hill
Wallace Hill
Kansas Traffic Deaths in 1956 as Reported
Traffic fatalities listed by the state accident records section show 139 deaths to date in 1956, 120 for the same period in 1955, with four new deaths in the last 24 hours in Topeka and across the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
Phog Allen silent after Regents refuse extension
Dr. F C Allen longtime Kansas University basketball coach, age 70, said nothing morning after the Kansas Board of Regents denied a one year extension past the June 30 retirement. The board named Dick Harp as head coach and Jerry Waugh as assistant, with Harp to earn 7500 dollars and Waugh 5500 dollars. Both are former Kansas stars. Harp is 38 and Waugh 29.
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Jerry Waugh
Lawrence High
Harp
Waugh
Kansas
Regents approve 30 year lease for University of Kansas airport
The Kansas Board of Regents approved a 30 year lease giving Lawrence control of the 100 acre Municipal Airport site owned by the university. The deal ends years of effort to secure long term use, with airport improvements to include a 3000 foot asphalt runway, taxi strip, lights, and a remodeled admin building funded partly by federal grants. Construction of housing and a dormitory for married students is also planned, with loan applications pending and potential start in summer.
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Lawrence
Kansan University
K. U
Board of Regents
Congress
World Tour Cost Is Mystery in Boys Club
Albany boys ages 8 to 12 imagine a trip around the world with a price range from 400 dollars to four million. They itemize needs including meals in Paris, an automobile, candy away from home, flights to New York Brooklyn and China, and visits to Spain Italy France Japan Greece and Disneyland.
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Paris
New York
Brooklyn
China
Spain
Italy
France
Japan
Greece
Yes
Disneyland
Miss Lawrence Pageant Planned By Junior Chamber
The Junior Chamber of Commerce in Lawrence plans a May Miss Lawrence pageant to select a local entrant for Kansas and ultimately the Miss America contest in Atlantic City. Entrants must be single, 18 to 28, high school graduates, poised and talented, with a three minute act and a non profit scholarship focus.
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Lawrence
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
Atlantic City
Deuser
Effort at Saving Money Costs Young Man's Life
In Michigan City Indiana a 23 year old man named Willie R Isham died after attempting to save $1.50 by stripping a muffler and tailpipe from a junked car. The vehicle fell from two jacks and crushed him while he worked alone in a yard owned by Al Brinkman.
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Michigan City
Ind
Willie R. “Isham
al Brinkman
Isham
Lawrence Teams Up To Clean Up Trashy Zones
Lawrence moves to enforce a new Cleanliness Ordinance replacing an older law, with 60 property owners to receive 30 day warnings and possible 25 to 100 dollar fines or 30 days in jail for trash accumulations in residential areas and alleys, under city building and legal officials guidance.
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Lawrence
Douglas County retail sales hit record high in 1955
Kansas University Bureau of Business Research reports Douglas County retail trade rose 8.4 percent to a total of 44 741 892 in 1955, surpassing 1954 and boosting per capita sales to 1 395. Barton County leads in per capita sales, while 78 counties show higher sales and 27 declines.
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Kansas
Kansas University Bureau of Business Research
Eastimates
E. U. Bureau
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Topeka
Douglas
Shawnee
Leavenworth
Crawford
Barton County
Barton
Seward and Finney
Jackson
Barber
Scott
Jackson Couny
Last Deep Freeze Ship Sets Sail From Antarctica
The final Deep Freeze vessel departed Antarctica in May leaving behind more than ten Navy officers and men to assist preparations for next year’s exploration.
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Washington
Antarctica
Weather outlook for Kansas with cloudiness and winds
Increasing cloudiness this afternoon and tonight with stronger south winds and local dust. Scattered thunderstorms likely late tonight or Sunday. Sunday cloudy with strong shifting winds and cooler temperatures. Highs around 70s, lows 40s, with dust in the afternoon. Temperature readings indicate variable values across regions through Sunday.
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