Primary Voting Today in Five States Across Nation
Five states Indiana Ohio Florida West Virginia and New Mexico held primaries today amid national focus on Indiana where GOP edge and Democratic farm vote shifts were anticipated. Eisenhower and Kefauver drew attention as voters weighed presidential and gubernatorial contests in varied races across the day.
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West Virginia
Florida
New Mexico
Indiana
GOP
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Sen
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Maryland
Tydings
George P. Mahoney
Butler
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Kefauver
Frank J. Lausche
George H. Bender
Lausche
Bender
Harley Kilgore
John F. Simms
Ingram B. Pickett
Simms
Adlai Stevenson
Pickett
Averell Harriman
New York
H bomb test on Bikini Atoll postponed amid wind concerns
At Eniwetok a planned H bomb detonation code named Mast was tentatively set for Thursday. Strong winds at all altitudes threatened to scatter radioactive debris beyond the 375000 square mile danger zone, delaying the mission after two postponements. Three BS2 jet bombers prepared to deliver the device toward Namus Island on Bikini Atoll while seven crewmen faced questions about the mission’s risks and psychology.
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Eniwetok
U. S
Namu Island
Bikini Atoll
Dangerous nesting choice on car engine harms possums
In Sherman Oaks California a mother opossum built a straw nest on a car engine for five young. The owner Robert J Anvoots found the nest after two weeks when the battery failed to start the car. He moved the possums to an animal shelter to prevent fire.
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Sherman Oaks
Calif
Robert J. Anvoots
Anyoots
Wilson Reveals B52 Bomber Production Increase
Secretary of Defense Wilson told a Senate subcommittee that B52 production will rise to 20 aircraft per month from six, asserting the United States is not in an all out arms race with the USSR. He estimated fiscal year expenditures at about 36 billion dollars, nearly 100 million dollars daily, and emphasized no overall force expansion or reduction adjustments are needed amid the current international situation.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Senate
U.S.S.R
Weather Outlook: Hot Humid Trend for Wednesday
Eastern Kansas expects showers to end tonight with no rain forecast for Wednesday. Forecast calls for hot humid weather, partly cloudy skies, and 80s temperatures. Lawrence reports light rain today totaling .08 inch, Emporia had a two inch downpour, and the Wakarusa river remained near flood levels in five years.
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Kansas
Lawrence
Emporia
Overbrook
Wakarusa
Eudora
Kansas Primary Balloting Set Across 2952 Precincts
TOPEKA officials announced at least 2952 voting precincts will be used for the August 7 state primary. The figure marks a 33 percent rise from 1954 as the four largest counties add precincts Sedgwick 25 to 245 Wyandotte 12 to 220 Johnson 5 to 77 and Shawnee 2 to 129 while several smaller counties consolidate polling sites.
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Topeka
Kansas
Paul R. Shanahan
Sedgwick
Wyandotte
Johnson
Shawnee
Shanahan
Athletic Official Dies in Chicago at 71
Chicago report notes Livingston E. Osborne, 71, longtime chairman of the Illinois State Athletic Commission, died at St Luke's Hospital after a heart seizure. He previously led the Site Department Conservation and had been hospitalized since April 17.
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Chicago
Livingston
E. Osborne
Illinois State Athletic Commission
St.Luke's Hospital
Westent
Canadian Editor Negotiates Hostage Release at Prison Farm
Vancouver Province city editor Bruce Larsen spent five hours negotiating with three convicts at Oakalla Prison Farm who held guard with a razor to his throat. Larsen secured the release of Ernest Loveless, 38, and the extra edition sold about 11,000 copies in an hour.
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Vancouver Province
Oakalla
Larsen
Ernest Loveless
Loveless
Robert Tremblay
Marcel Frenette
Charles Talbot
Tremblay
Frenetie
Talbot
Tax Chief Testifies About Investigation
Internal Revenue Service director testified about a probe into income tax evasion that triggered conspiracy charges against two top officials from the Truman era. Ernest M. Flinn presented evidence on false 1942 to 1945 tax returns connected to Irving Sachs, a St. Louis shoe manufacturer fined in 1951.
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St. Louis
Finn
Sachs
Yankees Top Indians 4-3 In Open Of Series At Home
In a 4-3 win at Yankee Stadium the New York Yankees powered by Mickey Mantle Elston Howard and Hank Bauer homered to outpace the Cleveland Indians. Al Smith homered for Cleveland as 100 hits were recorded off winner Johnny Kucks.
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Mickey Mantle
Elston Howard
Hank Hauer
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Yankee Stadium
al Smith
Cleveland
Johnny Kucks
Officers Ready for Robbery They're Glad Doesn't Occur
Law enforcement in Lawrence held a weekend of heavy readiness after a tip claimed a major supermarket robbery would occur. Officers from city, county, and state agencies covered markets and escape routes, with off duty officers recalled and owners escorted to banks, yet no attack materialized and Hodson noted the rarity of such incidents locally.
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Lawrence
Topeka
Bill Hodson
Hodson
Three Soldiers Drown As Amphibious Vehicles Swamped
Three Army personnel drowned when two LVT amphibious vehicles were swamped by rough seas during training off Fort Story Virginia. Seven others escaped as five LVTs carrying 24 men returned from night duty. bodies not yet recovered and next of kin notification pending.
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FT. Story
Atlantic Ocean
House Bill Aids Widows in VA Payments Increase
The House approved a measure to raise by 600 dollars the income limit for widows or children of veterans in the year of the veteran's death to remain eligible for Veterans Administration payments.
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Washington
House
Veterans Administration
Lawrence Surges to Sixth in Kansas Population Race
Lawrence gains 1,608 residents in 1956, likely moving to sixth among Kansas cities by permanent population. State census shows Lawrence at 22,536, with KU students boosting total toward 28,000. annexed 350 acres but rural county decline largely accounted for the net increase.
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Kansas Cities
Baldwin
Eudora
D. BE. Mathia
Pittsburg
Leavenworth
Kansas
Tikely
Wakarusa
Local Beauty Winner Aims for State Miss Kansas Crown
Lawrence junior chamber pageant selects Miss Lawrence as strong local contender for Miss Kansas. Seventeen KU students from diverse towns compete in Hoch Auditorium with evening gowns, talent, swimsuit, and onstage questions to determine five finalists and the winner.
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Lawrence
Jaycees
Hoch Auditorium
Kansas University
Atlantic City
Baker
Brey
K.U
K.U. Shouse
Nancy Wells
Delta Delta
Delta
Kansas City
Myrna Schneider
Alpha Chi Omega
Ellinwood
Barbara Rodd
Gertrude Sellards Pearson
Wichita
Weather Five Day Forecast Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma
The period will see temperatures about above normal across the three states with scattered showers. Nebraska will have warm spells in the south and west, cooler midweek, and highs near the upper 60s to upper 70s in various areas, while minimums stay in the low 40s. Kansas will be mostly cloudy with thunderstorms and highs in the 80s, with a warm midweek trend and cooler nights. Precipitation totals vary from a quarter to half an inch in Nebraska and northern Kansas to under a tenth inch in Oklahoma and southern Kansas.
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