New Ag Bill OK'd by Joint Conference Committee
A compromise farm bill with a 1.2 billion dollar soil bank program was approved by the Senate House Conference Committee. Key points include allowing up to five million bales of government cotton to be sold on world markets, a two price rice program, elimination of soil bank payments for grazing lands, a two year freeze on cotton price supports, and removal of provisions for surplus wheat sales to livestock feed. Senator Ellender said the panel reached harmonious conclusions and expected quick Senate approval.
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Ellender
D-La
Senate
House
Congress
Eisenhower
Cooley
D-Nc
House Agriculture Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Smokers May Not Harm Breathing In Healthy People
New York report cites Boston doctors Attinger and Segal presenting preliminary findings to the National Tuberculosis Association. They measured air flow and pressures before and after smoking one or two cigarettes, noting no significant change in healthy individuals but impairment in those with heart or lung disease.
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New York
Boston
National Tuberculosis Assn
Ernst O. Attinger
Maurice §. Segal
Tufs University School of Medicine
Attinger
Segal
Committee Approves Postal Rate Increase Plan
A House Post Office Committee approved higher postal rates, estimating the average family would pay an extra 10 to 15 cents monthly. First class mail would rise from 3 to 4 cents per ounce, and airmail from 6 cents per ounce.
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Washington
House
Post Office Department
House Post Office Committee
Sign Taken From Fatal Corner In Mission Collision
Mission Township police report a stop sign removal prior to a fatal crash that killed Imogene Bray age 54 and injured her daughter Marsha Lee age 9 near an arterial road. John Kenyan Jr. notes residents saw two boys remove the sign last Thursday night.
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Mission
Kas W
John ©. Kenyan Jr
Mission Township
Imogene Bray
Jackson County
Marsha Lee
Eisenhower a bit unhappy over interservice squabble
President Eisenhower, described as a bit unhappy, faces rising interservice rivalry after a White House meeting with Secretary Wilson and Admiral Radford. Wilson defends against a congressional probe while senators Chavez and Symington plan inquiries into defense policy, missiles, and air power roles.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Wilson
White House
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Capitol
Senate
Congress
Sen
Chavez
D-Nm
Appropriations
Symngston
D-Mo
Armed Services Subcommittee
Symington
Army
Navy
Air Force
Defense Budget Cut Over Billion Dollars in Foreign Aid
Washington the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted 18 11 to slash more than a billion dollars from President Eisenhow ers foreign aid program. Chairman Richards said the panel cut a billion from the three billions sought for new military assistance abroad next year and added 109 million from the economic aid request. The total reduction reaches 1 109 million in the program to bolster other countries against communism.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Eisenhower
Richards
D-Sc
House
United States
Republican Committee
Rep
Fulton
Missouri and Kansas editors weigh in on 1952 nominee race
In Missouri editors favor Senator Stuart Symington for the Democratic nomination while Kansas editors foresee Stevenson as the nominee. Across both states editors note Truman’s hometown influence, Eisenhower’s strong standing, and mixed views on Harriman Kefauver and Lausche.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Eisenhower
Kansas
Waneae
Harry S. Truman
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stuart Symington
Symington
Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
Essengi
Harriman
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Frank Lausche
Ohio
Kefauver
Associated Press
J A Brooks Becomes President of Lawrence Lions Club
J A Brooks a local beverage wholesaler was elected president of the Lawrence Lions Club at the Lawrence Country Club. Other new officers include E J Coy as first vice president and Raymond Anderson as second vice president.
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J. A
Jimmie) Brooks
Lawrence Lions Club
Lawrence Country Club
Harold Emick
Lions Club
E. J. Coy
Raymond Anderson
Odell Wiley
Alfred Skeet
Barney Lambert
Max
Elks, Eagles
Sportsmen's Club
Country Club
Chamber of Commerce
Douglas County
Irma
Park Ave
Physician Suggests Ike Should Take Lower Altitude Vacation
White House physician Maj. Gen. Howard M. Snyder says President Eisenhower should vacation at a lower altitude than Colorado. He would favor a conservative choice in the first year after his heart attack and notes no official vacation plan has been discussed. The president and Mrs. Eisenhower hosted a garden party for service veterans, shaking hands with 811 guests and ending in 45 minutes with Eisenhower noting it was the easiest such event.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Colorado
Howard M. Snyder
Shyder
White’ House
Denver
Washington Area
Summerfield
Snyder
Esnhower
Union Merger Progress In Six States Reported
AFL-CIO president George Meany says the merger of two large labor groups is completed in six states with coalition work advancing at a satisfactory pace elsewhere. The note appears in a Journal-World ad urging readers to take the local paper on vacation.
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Los Angeles
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Journal-World
Hn Ik
Judiciary backs Eisenhower civil rights bill in committee
A majority of the House Judiciary Committee endorsed the administration civil rights bill, while six Democrats and one Republican from the South opposed it as a threat to state and local government. The measure, approved April 25 by a 32-member panel, would create a presidentially appointed civil rights commission with subpoena power, establish a new Justice Department civil rights division, and allow federal court action to protect voting rights without exhausting state remedies.
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Washington
House
Judiciary Committee
Southern Committee
Virginia
Atty
Gen. Brownell
Justice Department
Tax Scale Approved for Nation's Largest Highway Plan
Senate Finance Committee approved 14.4 billion dollars in new taxes over 16 years to fund a vast highway construction program and ease truckers tax impact. The panel adopted Treasury Secretary Humphrey's amendment to cap yearly highway spending, altering one levy opposed by trucking firms.
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Washington
Senate Finance _ Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
House
Japanese exile deems Koroye son held in Siberia
A Japanese representative says the eldest son of late Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoye, Fumitaka Koroye, 41, is a Soviet prisoner in Siberia. He reportedly is not to be released before 1976, classified under Soviet internal law rather than as a war criminal.
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Tokyo
Fumimaro Koroye
Siberia
Ryuichi Noi
Fumitaka Konoye
Kansas U to Expel Students Over Baker Panty Raid
Kansas University announces expulsion for students involved in a Monday night panty raid at Baker University in Bald win damaging the Alpha Chi Omega house about 500 dollars. Dr. L C Woodruff says the action will deter further raids and holds students and parents responsible for damages.
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K. U
Baker University
Robert Shoop
Leavenworth
Fred Herzog
Wadsworth
Alpha Chi Omega
Baldwin
Eric DeGraffenreid
Ben Way
Dee Montgomery
Journal-World Photo
Bill Mayer
Journal-World
Kansas University
L. C. Woodruff
Woodruff
Franklin D. Murphy
Baker
Ruth Latham
Anita Ekberg Weds British Actor Anthony Steel
In Florence Italy Anita Ekberg famed as Hollywood starlet wed British actor Anthony Steel in a stormy ceremony. Police guards were overwhelmed by spectators as Major Giorgio la Pira oversaw the restrained civil wedding with witnesses confirming the rites amid crowd demands.
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Florence
Italy
Anita Ekberg
Hollywood
Anthony Steel
Giorgio la Pira
Menott
Rivesoli
Showers and cooler air forecast after record May heat
After a May heat spike Lawrence faced a new forecast of showers and thunderstorms by Wednesday. The weather bureau warned of possible crop damage without rains as temperatures cool from near record highs to seasonal norms with daytime highs in the 80s and overnight in the 60s.
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Lawrence
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Mercury
Poppy Day Program Scheduled Saturday in Lawrence
About 40 women from the American Legion Auxiliary of Dorsey Liberty Post No. 14 will canvass downtown Lawrence Saturday starting at 6 30 am to sell 4 500 poppies for veterans. The sale supports disabled veterans and their children, with poppies made by veterans from World War I World War II and Korea.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Dorsey
Liberty Post No. 14
Lawrence
America
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
France
Belgium
Kefauver and Stevenson Team Up to Challenge Administration
In Miami Florida Senators Estes Kefauver and Adlai Stevenson spoke in tandem to advocate for their presidential bids. They mapped Florida campaign plans for 28 Democratic National Convention votes and hinted at California later as they defended records and pressed a united front on foreign and domestic policy.
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Miami
Fla
Estes Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Florida
California
Steverson
Kefauver
University Awards Degrees List for S4th Annual Commencement
About 95 Lawrence students are candidates for degrees or certificates at the S4th annual commencement at Kansas University on June 4. A total of 1,266 candidates will attempt to complete degree requirements, with 1,835 names listed in the program for degrees and certificates.
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Lawrence
Kan
Taduate School
Omim
Yar
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
School of Education
School of Medicine
School of Business
School of Engineering and Architecture
Memorial Stadium
Fred Wall
Clement Hall
Coffeyville
Board of Regents
Franklin D. Murphy
Oscar Stauffer
Topeka
Board of
Regents
G. Bromley Oxnam
Washington, D. C
Methodist Church
Kenneth Baker
Ohio St
George Belcher
Ky. St
Weather Five Day Forecast for Kansas Nebraska and Oklahoma
Five day forecast covers Kansas Nebraska and Oklahoma with normal highs around 79 in Kansas 83 in Oklahoma and 77 in Nebraska and normal lows 47 to 67. Cooler midweek then warmer by weekend with moderate precipitation 0.75 to 1.50 inches mainly Thursday to Saturday.
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Nebraska
Oklahoma
Associated Pre
Bismarck
Edmonton Fort, Worth
Havre
Mont
Los Angel Miami
Minneapolis
New Orleana
New York
Oklahoma City
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