Eisenhower Pushes Senate Hearings to Uncover Facts
President Eisenhower urged continued Senate Army hearings to reveal all facts amid McCarthy pressure. Secretary Stevens said higher ups gave no orders to the Army in the probe into Pvt. G. David Schine, while McCarthy pressed for a swift end if the presidential secrecy order blocks full truth. Mundt planned a luncheon with Brownell as the case evolved.
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Sec. Stevens
Washington
Eisenhower
McCarthy Army
Army
Stevens
McCarthy
Senate
Army Department
Pentagon
Department of the Army
Pvt
G. David Schine
Roy M. Cohn
Francis P. Carr
Mundt
Asc
Ray H. Jenkins
Atty
Gen
Brownell
Weatherman Says Rain Ended for Kansas Crops
Scattered showers brought some beneficial precipitation in southwestern and north central Kansas but the weather bureau said the rain is over for the present. Reports show varied amounts from Ulysses to Topeka with hail damage to wheat and alfalfa in a strip near Hill City.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Ulysses
Hugoton
Liberal
Sublette
Johnson
Garden City
Elkhart
Plains Traces
Washington
Belleville
Hill City
Mittonvale
Concordia
Samna
Chanute
Goodland
St. Francis
Wamego
Emporia
Olathe
Wichita
Tom Arnold
Pakistan-US defense pact to bolster Pakistan forces
Karachi reports the United States and Pakistan signed a mutual defense assistance agreement to supply equipment and training, aiming to build Pakistan’s army into a modern fighting force against possible Communist aggression. India and the Soviet Union condemned the pact as creating a bloc, while Pakistan said it defends sovereignty and self defense amid tensions over Kashmir.
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Karachi
Pakistan
United States
India
Russia
Sir Mohammed Zafrullah Khan
John Kenneth Emerson
U.S
Asia
Soviet Union
Near
Middle East
Ussr
Hve
Kashmir
Segregation Arguments To Be Heard by Court At Capital in October
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on October 12 the earliest date on how to issue final decrees to end school segregation. Clerk Harold B. Willey hopes the proceedings finish in one day before a closed conference weighs the decrees, possibly months later. DC officials plan to integrate by fall term. Eisenhower seeks progress updates.
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Washington V
The
Supreme Court
Harold B. Willey
District of Columbia
Eisenhower
Texas Oil Flow Boosted by Commission Decision
Texas Railroad Commission ordered a June oil flow increase of 70 024 barrels per day, raising permissible output as part of regulatory adjustments affecting Texas energy production.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Railroad Commission
McCarthy Prefers Fair Hearing in Army Hearing
Senator McCarthy said he hoped the Army hearings would continue but warned against a stacked deck. He commented on Eisenhower’s secrecy order and Secretary Stevens’ claim that the Army bears sole responsibility for its charges, noting he is unsure of the best course forward in his battle to expose communists.
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Washington
McCarthy
Eisenhower
Administration
Army
Stevens
Press Censorship Fears in Liquor Ad Bill Debate
Washington Rep Celler warned that banning interstate liquor advertising could set a precedent for general federal censorship of the press and radio. Bishop Hammaker denounced liquor ads as an intruder in the home and glamorizing drinking. House Commerce Committee hears arguments for and against restrictions, with WCTU urging limits and the ANPA defending lawful advertising.
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Washington
Celler
D-Ny
Wilbur E. Hammaker
House Commerce Committee
Cellier
Congress
National
WCTU
Glenn G. Hays
Evanston
Assn
For the Record
Reduction at Lake City Arsenal Cuts 500 Jobs
The Lake City arsenal will shift to a one shift per day schedule starting June 1, downsizing from three shifts due to reduced needs for small arms ammunition. Lt. Col. N. T. Reiter, the training officer, said about 500 workers will be laid off. the plant employs 4,500 people.
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Kansas City of
Lake City Arsenal
N. T. Reiter
Gov Arn Is 48 Today at Kansas City Dedication
Gov Arn celebrated his 48th birthday by attending the dedication of the Fairbanks Morse Pump Manufacturing plant in Kansas City Kas the city of his birth He was to speak briefly at the ceremony.
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Gov Arn
Topek
Gov. Arn
Fairbanks-Morse
Kansas City
Kas
Soviets Return 8 Lend-Leased Ships
The Soviet Union has returned eight more ships lent by the United States during World War II, leaving about 634 ships still to be returned or accounted for.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Soviet Union
United States
20000 Expected At Lawrence Co op Plant Dedication
About 20 000 people from Kansas and surrounding states are expected Aug 31 in Lawrence for the formal dedication of the Consumers Farm Chemicals Association nitrate fertilizer plant east of the city. A noon barbecue at Haskell Stadium will follow plant tours starting at 9 am. Dignitaries including Harold A Cowden will speak at a 1 30 pm dedication in the stadium, with parade of coop trucks and a band concert planned.
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Lawrence
Consumer Cooperative Association
Haskell Stadium
K-10
CCA
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Colorado
Coop
Massachusetts
Haskell
Harold A. Cowden
Kansas City
Jim Young
Future Farmers of’ America
Harold Meyers
Kansas State College
Consumers Farm Chemicals Association
City Commission Accepts Park Area Centennial Gift
Lawrence City Commission unanimously accepted a 1 acre tract between Seventh and Ninth Streets west of US 59 for a new park to be named Centennial Park in honor of the city's 100th anniversary. The Centennial Corp presented the land, with a $1,000 Jaycee gift to help equip it, funded from the Centennial celebration.
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Lawrence City Commission
Yesterdas
Centennial Park
Centennial Corp
Winter
Lyman Wiley
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Seventh
Ninth Streets
Lawrence Industrial Development Corp
E. K. Carter Development , Co
Kansas City
Centennial Group
John Weatherwax
Centennial Fund
Chris Kraft
Lawrence
Jaycees
Eisenhower Warns on a Communist Continent Outpost
President Eisenhower said a Communist dictatorship on this continent would be terrible. He criticized arms shipments from Stettin in Communist Poland to Guatemala and defended his order to withhold details of a January 21 meeting on the Army-McCarthy dispute. He also declined to advise on racial segregation and noted the Supreme Court decision’s impact on politics. He suggested a possible united front against communism in Southeast Asia without war.
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Red Post
Ihe
Washington
Eisenhower
Red Poland
Guatemala
State Department
Central America
Stettin
Poland
Caracas
Supreme Court
Southeast Asia
Lecompton votes to authorize new gym at Rural High
Lecompton Rural High School patrons approve a 60 000 bond issue by about two to one, 189 yes 85 no, to fund a brick gymnasium with an 84 by 50 foot court, lockers and seating for 800. Plans include possible separation from the current building. Bonds redrawn over 15 years cost 2.55 mills annually.
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Lecompton Rural High School
Philip G. Wizer
Concerning a Teacher’s Comments About Pupils’ Dilation
A reader recalls a troubling incident where a teacher allegedly told a doctor that she saw dilation in her first grade pupils. The account questions the teacher’s reasoning and safety implications for students.
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Doctor
Wits
Welder Rescued From 63 Foot Building Fire
Lawrence firefighters used an aerial ladder to rescue welder John Gregg from atop a 63 foot concrete building slated for razing. Gregg escaped uninjured after climbing down the ladder as flames burned cork insulation. The blaze began when a torch ignited insulation while workers removed steel beams.
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Lawrence
John Gregg
Ten
6Th and St. Sts
Bill Borin Inc
Bodin
Gregg
Senate panel tightens FHA home repair loans plan
The Senate Banking Committee approved a National Housing Act amendment setting 15 percent risk for each FHA home repair loan. Currently the government underwrites 100 percent of such loans and bears full default responsibility.
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Washington
Senate, Banking Committee
Federal Housing Administration
Stock Market Index Dow Jones Closes Slightly Down
New York closing figures show the market at 124 percent, with a decline of 0.1 points. Investors watched shifts in key sectors as trading ended for the day, seeking direction amid mixed economic signals.
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New York
Bearded Ruffians Accused in Topeka Centennial Attack
World War I veteran Cleo S. Willett, 54, reports being beaten and shaved by several bearded men over not growing an eight inch beard or wearing a ribaldface button during Topeka's centennial. He is treated at Winter Veterans hospital for injuries not tied to the assault, which centennial officials deny any connection to.
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Peka Mo
Topeka
Winter Veterans Hospital
Cleo S. Willett
Willett
Eller Elected Sertoma President at Dinner Meeting
Leo L Eller was elected president of the Sertoma Club at a dinner at the 4-H Fairgrounds. He succeeds Edgar Salsbury. officers for the next year include Roland Roney and E R Archer as vice presidents Jim Schubert secretary Walter Love treasurer Noble Messer and Earl Wilson sergeant at arms. Directors for two years are Arthur Colburn Walter Wiechman Kim Giffin with Bill Millar and Claude Norris oneyear terms. Centennial picnic plans for June 19 and 20 were outlined by Giffin and Colburn. County Commissioners Charles Banning and Elroer Quidahl were guests.
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Leo L. Elfer
Sertoma Club
Eller
Journal-World
Edgar Salsbury
Roland Roney
E. R. Archer
Jim Schubert
Walter Love
Noble Messer
Earl Wilson
Arthur Colburn
Walter Wiechman
Kim Giffin
Bill Millar
Claude Norris
Giffin
Colburn
Charles Banning
Elroer Quidahl
Dachshund and Easter Duckling Share Bond Over Bones
In Omaha Bruney the six year old dachshund becomes protective of Punch the Easter duckling after Judy the other duckling dies. Punch clings to Bruney and even taps the dog with his bill while Bruney washes Punch’s feathers and mothered him, though Bruney draws the line at bones. The pair share bedtime routines and Punch’s box tipped squawks wake Bruney.
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Omaha
Bruney
Punch
Bruneys
Ea Punch
Judy
John Wagner
Warners
Britney
Hill-Burton Aid Sought for Lawrence Hospital
Lawrence and four other Kansas communities will petition the Kansas Advisory Hospital Council in Topeka for Hill Burton federal aid to build hospitals. City Manager Jim Wigglesworth and Riley Burcham will attend, hoping funds arise under the act.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Kansas Advisory Hospital Council
Topeka
Jim Wigglesworth
Riley Burcham
Lawrence Hopital Board
Leavenworth
Atchison
Pittsburg
Roy Johnson
Kansas Board of Health
Congress
Advisory Hospital Council
Congre
Elizabeth Watkins
Douglas County
Wigglesworth
Hill-Burton
Fletcher Maclary 78 Kansas Newsman Dies in Chanute
Chanute Kansas Fletcher Maclary longtime Chanute Tribune employee died at 78 after 34 years as reporter and telegraph editor retiring in 1937. He started in Ford Kansas and worked in Dodge City before moving to Chanute in 1894 then became a printer and later a reporter. Survived by son F J Maclary Dallas daughter Dorothy Schnell Sacramento and sister Mrs J B Diggs Tulsa.
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Chanute
Fletcher Maclary
Chanute Tribune
Ford
Kas
Dodge City
Maclary
F. J. Maclary
Lawrence Student Wins Carruth German Scholarship
Miss Margaret Mary Greening Barker of Ave. has won the $100 Frances Schlegel Carruth German Scholarship from the K A German Department for her perfect A record in German. She carried an all A grade in German with a 3.00 GPA and an overall 2.25 average, as a freshman in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, daughter of Mr and Mrs Eugene Green. The award, established by William H. Carruth in 1909, honors his wife.
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Margaret Mary Greening
Barker -Ave
Frances Schlegel Carruth
K.A
Lawrence High School
Green
Eugene Green
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Ben Wall
William H. Carruth
Avdularship
Opposition kills beer dance plan in Lawrence
The Lawrence City Commission abandoned a proposal to allow dancing where beer is sold after adversary testimony from church groups and the WCTU. Mayor Kraft called the idea a social evil and stressed liquor concerns while Commissioner Weatherwax defended the motion noting nearby venues already permit dancing.
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Lawrence
John Weatherwax
WCTU
F. K R. Sheard
6Th St
A. John Anderson
Lawrence Ministerial Alliance
West Side Presbyterian Church
Cites Alliance
Weatherwax
E. U
Church
Chris Kraft
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Larry Lawrence
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Leo L, Eller
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