Texas GOP official denies job selling orders
Houston Republican official H C Porter testified to a Senate subcommittee that he solicited funds from federal employees but ordered no job selling. He cited past Democratic era abuses and said the Eisenhower years produced no such activity in Texas. Porter described party letters urging specific contributions and noted a pattern varied, from about 1 percent of salaries this year. Don Kerlin questioned reports of contributions reaching 5 percent.
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Washington
Texas
Republican National
Jack) Porter
Houston
Porter
Senate Post Office
Don Kerlin
Journalism Conference Set at Kansas University Saturday
The 38th annual High School Journalism Conference will be held Saturday at the University of Kansas with around 200 Northeast Kansas students. It is hosted by the Kansas State High School Activities Association, the William Allen White School of Journalism and University Extension, featuring newspaper and yearbook tracks with noted speakers and a display of 1956 National High School Photography Contest prize-winning photos.
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at_Kansas University
Kansas
Kansas State High School Activities Association
Willam Allen White
Calder M. Pickett
Jimmy Bedford
Bill Mayer
Lawrence Journal-World
GQ. Watson
Shawnee Mission High School
William K. Prewitt
East High School
Kansas City
R. R. Maplesden
Burd & Fletcher
William J
Law Faculty Speaker Addresses Kiwanis on Estate Planning
James J. LeNoir of the University of Kansas law faculty spoke at the Kiwanis Club luncheon at Eldridge about estate planning. He noted many focus on building estates rather than preserving them and credited tax laws and the Internal Revenue Service as a major driver of interest. He added that estate planning requires cooperation beyond lawyers.
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James J. LeNoir
The
Law Faculy
Kansas University
Kiwanis Club
Eldridge
Sam
Internal Revenue Department
Insurance and estate planning for families discussed
The speaker notes that interest in estate planning extends beyond the wealthy to everyday families. He explains that a young man with a family starts with insurance and a simple will, with lawyers and other professionals later helping to manage and protect the family's estate.
Drought threatens Colorado plains in grim Dust Bowl era tone
Soil Conservation Service warns eastern Colorado faces Dust Bowl like conditions worse than 1934. Preliminary figures estimate over thirty million tons of topsoil blown yearly with first strong wind. Counties hit include Phillips, Saguache, Sedgwick, and San Luis Valley sees worst drought impacts with scarce winter forage for sheep.
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Denver
Soil Conservation Service
Colorado
Cherence
Bat
Carson
Bread Basket
Unity
Ameney
Philips Sanu
Sedgwick
3200 Stolen From Kansas City Grocery Operator
A 63 year old Kansas City grocer was robbed of 210 yesterday by three men who tricked him into stopping his car near his store. One man knocked the operator’s revolver away and fled with the cash. a third man waited at the wheel as the robbers sped off in the vehicle.
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Kankas City
Kas
Glen Holm
Holm
Tata
Tole Holm
Hin
Wichitan Takes Stand In Trial Over Wife's Death
Delphos Burns of Wichita charged with first degree murder testified in his own defense in district court. He claimed his wife died from acute deficiency and malnutrition worsened by drinking, while prosecutors described a brutal beating. Mrs Burns was found dead in a blood spattered motel room after Burns disappeared and later surrendered.
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Syracuse
Delphos Burns
Wichita
Burns
Intermission technique makes heart surgery safer
At the American College of Surgeons meeting, Dr. Harris B. Schumacher and Dr Henry Swan described intermission heart surgery. The heart is cooled to about 86 degrees and operated in stages with planned pauses to restart blood flow, reducing risk during repairs. Swan has used the method about six times.
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San Francisco
American College of Surgeons
Harris B. Schumacher
Indianapolis
Ind
Henry Swan
Denver& Cola
Swan
Paving for Pike Link Set for Mid Summer 1957
Oklahoma City A. Gomer H. Bittle chief engineer of the state Highway Department says paving of the four mile link between the new Kansas turnpike and U S 177 north of Braman in Kay County should be ready by midsummer 1957. Contracts cannot be let for months as the work connects the turnpike due to open Oct 25 with a present highway until the interstate route from Oklahoma City to the Kansas line is built. An Oklahoma turnpike plan was changed to a four lane free interstate highway with support from federal highway funds.
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Oklahoma City
Gomer H. Bittle
State Highway Department
Kansas Turnpike
Bitte
U. S. 177
Braman
Kay County
Kansas Line
Part II of Kansas Voter Guide Ready at KU
Part II of the Kansas Voter Guide for 1956 is available free from the Governmental Research Center. The booklet contains biographies of state and national candidates, party officials and platforms, to help voters compare backgrounds and experience. Part I was issued in July with population data, voting trends, nominations, registration, and voting procedures. Most public libraries will have copies.
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Kansas
Ethan P. Allen
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