Military roles clash as Eisenhower era arms plans unfold
A long analysis shows tensions among the Army Air Force and Navy over future war needs. The Air Force seeks dominance with bombers and missiles, while the Navy counters with carriers, long-range bombers, and strategy tests. The piece notes shifting force structures and the uncertainty of future warfare dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aes Navy
Air Force
Eisenhower
Army
Navy
Nav
United States
Russia
Self-Taught Jeweler Roby Burhans Tops Blue Ridge Craft
Hal Boyle profiles Roby Burhans, a self taught gem cutter from the Blue Ridge Mountains. He crafts 500 pieces yearly in a tar paper workshop, selling stones to collectors from New York to India. Burhans learned the trade alone after reading, experimenting, and years of stubborn practice.
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Hawk
High Lander
Roby M. Burhans An
Tiffany
Blue Radge Mountains
New York City
India
Roby
Robe
Tan
Dade
Raby
Alt
Koby
Texas
Koby Lves
Bubbling Creek
Roby Huehanan
Reds Study English And Are Graded
NEA reports Russians at the embassy improving English, studied by a pair of American teachers with progress graded 1 to 3 and sent to Moscow. The article also notes fashion coaching and social awkwardness of Ambassador Georgi Zaroubin at parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Larson
Kenneth Gilmore
NEA
Washington
Moscow
Georgi Zaroubin
Radio and TV Programs Selected by Stations
A schedule listing shows and hosts across WDAF KMBC WREN KFRU WDAR WDAP and others. Entries include news at 6, music segments, sports with Cardinals Pirates baseball, and variety programs with hosts Henry J Taylor Pauline Frederick Guy Lombardo and Martin Bloch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KMBC
Apeat
Wren
WDAF
Morgan Beatty
One Man's Family
Henry J. Taylor
Voice of
Firestone
Cardinals
Pirates
Martin Bloch
Television listing highlights for May 21 22 schedule
Day by day network guide lists morning to late night programs across WDAF KMBC and CMC with shows from Mickey Mouse Club Robin Hood News Tonight and various soap operas and game shows. Also includes Captain Kangaroo Ding Dong School Arthur Godfrey Time and The Edg e of Night among others.
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Mickey ‘House Club
Riders of Purple Sage
Gordon Mackene
Robert Montgomery
Studio One
Hollywood Playhouse
Studio i
Big Bonanss
Tuesaday
Valiant Lad
Tennessee Ernie
Guiding- Sight
Komner Room
Bluseum
Beby
Gonsbert Q. Lewis
Ows Ray
Fitzabete
Fatrnes Theatre
McAnemeon Hill
Bob Granby
Tite
Diane Lucas
Joan
Mickey Mouse Club
News Caravan
Three Star Sports
Superman
Three Star News
Three Star Weather
Paul
Ford
Doug Edwards
the News
Phil Silvers
Bob Hope
Daddy
Keveniner
Night Owl
Studio 5
Public Service Role Sparks Debate Over UP Train Cuts
Community voices and officials clash over Union Pacific passenger trains between Kansas City and Lawrence amid concerns about service losses and local jobs. Company argues high costs, while residents push for expanded schedules and better rates of return for public interest.
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Vinan Paette
Vans
Askin
Aes
Taetree
Witels
Konesas City
Latvia
Langence
Kansas City- Lawrence-Salina
Junction City
Plains of Kansas
Calorado
Union Pacific
Lawrence
Ledger Is Sold as Leitnaker Retires from Paper
F C Cherry Leitnaker retires after 22 years as publisher of the Ledger. He has been a community leader in Baker Vanersville and surrounding Baklsin area, pushing improvements for readers. Friends acknowledge the hard work and dedication behind the weekly paper.
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Ledger
Cherry Leitaker
Not Much to Do At Republican Convention in San Francisco
The piece says the Republican National Convention in San Francisco this summer will be mainly a social event with President Eisenhower seeking a second term and Vice President Nixon likely to be the No 2 candidate. It notes enjoyable fellowship and impressive pomp, with little history making activity expected for delegates.
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San Francisco
Eisenhower
Nixon
Frisco
Leonard Wood
F. P. Butler
Lawrence
Grand Council of Commercial Travelers
Kansas
Oklahoma
Baker University
K.U
Gladys Biot
James ‘Fitzpatrick
Jane
Daniel Rodgers
Loss Angeles
Calif
GAR
Journal-World
C.D. Bunker
K.U. Ornithology Department
Postal Mailmen Battle Dog Nips and Odd Fixes
A 1954 survey shows 4,880 mail carriers bitten by dogs and 75 percent ending routes in medical care. Proposals include dog repellents, chemical sprays, squirt guns, large personal dogs, or chasing cats. fire departments oppose retrieving cats from high areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waul Streen Journal
Post Office Department
Swift
U. S
Barbs Five Policemen In Michigan Town Catch Mumps
Five Michigan policemen contracted mumps at the same time and were treated in local clinics. The columnist jokes about catching something and credits the incident to the public mood. A light commentary piece ends with a Friday substitute note.
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Michigan
Bible Verse Chronicle Amid Thunder Shudder
An archaic line recalls the ords shuddering during a great thunder on that day at Pui iatae and Mscomfited them. The fragment preserves a single vivid event with biblical diction and place names that hint at a ceremonial or prophetic context.
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Ord
Lawrence native runs for governor in 1946 race
William L. White of Lawrence announces his candidacy for Kansas governor. The roundup also notes an auto accident with minor injuries among Bob Kite Edward Brass George Francis and Jim Blocker, and local school and university items including student leaders at Junior High, a university choir program, a Red Cross anniversary, and bridge construction near Lecompton.
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William L. White
Lawrence
Bob Kite
Edward Brass
George Francis
Jim Blocker
Stanton Ball
Mahson
University
KFKU
Pfc
Gerald Kahn
Fred Kahn
Baltimore
Betty Appel
Joanne Linn
John Linn
Wyman M. White
Manhattan
Kas
American Red Cross
Hoover
Max Huber
Switzerland
NBC
CBS
Kaw River
Lecompton
Henry Werner
K. U
Kiwanis Club
Kansas City
Nina Ogden
Beta Theta Pi
T. S. Stover
Sigma Chi
N. K. Thompson
Kappa Sigma
Fannie McAdams
Phi Gamma, Delta
J. H. Kreamer
Phi Delta Theta
Garden City
John Ise
Paxico
Glen Elder
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Bill Mayer
Ernest Pontius
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Simons
Weed Company
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Associated Press
THE
Pentagon
Europe
Hal Boyle
Russi
Summerfield
Paul Wooton
Capitol
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Alexander, Wiley
R-Wis
W. Sterling Cole
Senate
Sen. Wiley
Wisconsin
House
Henry Dworshak
R-Ida
Dennis Chavez
D-Nm
Theodore Francis Green
Ezra Taft Benson
State Department
John Simmons
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Wdaf-Tvw
Kmbc-Tv
Cmc-Tv
Klies
Old Home Town
BigBoy
Underwood
Stowits Rexall Store
R. Parker Woodworking Shop
Mechanic St
the Limerick
Dial VI
Kiteway
Kenneth Vinyard
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