Nasser Defies Western Canal Plan as War Declaration
In Cairo President Nasser denounced the new Western plan for operating the Suez Canal as a declaration of war. He accused Britain and France of trying to obstruct canal navigation, vowed continued control by Egypt, and claimed triumph over a French and British conspiracy to disrupt operations.
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France
Dulles
United States
Sex Canal Co
Victim recaps kidnapping and desert burial near El Centro
A victim recounts multiple assailants in a kidnapping near El Centro. She describes being tied, blindfolded, buried in a shallow grave and later sheltered by desert brush as heat reached 110 degrees. Officers found the binding cord and grave but no clothing or body traces.
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Ieee
Peel
Sorel
Courges
Ksaga Corporations
Latham
el Centro
Cooler marks due Monday
The mercury rose today as a warm front from the south stalled near Lawrence. A new surge of cooler air is due Sunday night in Northern Kansas and should bring cooler marks by Monday. Friday high reached 87 in dawn, with a night drop to 3 degrees and a sharp rise to around 70 by late morning. No rain forecast. Joe's Bakery. 412 W. 9th. VI 3 4720.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Mangas Traffic Deaths Topeka
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the state accident records section. Sunday eat at Dine A Mite. Adv.
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Mangas
Topeka
Kansas
Stevenson Campaign Attacks Spark GOP Responds
Adlai Stevenson planned two Virginia appearances while Republicans assailed his Thursday Harrisburg speech as carping and deceptive. Stevenson campaigned from Washington and to attend a Fairfax barbecue and a Democratic rally. Kefauver urged similar foreign briefings. The article notes national party clashes, a deadlocked conference aim, and NAM urging business political involvement against labor influence.
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Adlai Stevenson
Virginia
Crying Bear
Pola Takih
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Harrisburg
Washington
Fairfax
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Fila
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Soviet Union
Memphis
Tenn
Serence
Clarence E. Manion
Notre Dame Law School
Aira
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National Assn. of Manufacturers
NAM
Bush League
Indonesia, Russia sign 100 million economy loan pact
Indonesia and Russia agreed to a 100 million loan for development under a technical and economic agreement signed today in Jakarta. The arrangement covers development projects and economic cooperation between the two nations.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Russia
Local Wrecks In August Boost City’s Accident Total
Five persons were injured in 45 August accidents, raising eight month total to 547 with 67 injuries. No traffic fatalities this year. August caused $5,480 property damage. July had 44 accidents. Police Chief Hazelet urged vigilance and noted 16 drivers cited. Most crashes daytime, noon to 1 pm and 5 to 6 pm. Thursday worst day with 211 wrecks. Police court fines total $14,217 for the year.
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Lawrence Atreets
Polce
John Hazelet
National Safety Council
Hazelet
Campaign strategy hints at peace in Suez crisis stance
Hagerty stressed keeping the Suez Canal open to international traffic in a statement approved advance. Dulles signaled the U S will avoid entanglement in canal actions while pursuing peaceful means, a stance aimed at balancing allies and negotiations amid the Suez crisis.
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Suez Canal
Dulles
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Oe Way
America
Jesdere
Eisenhower
Hall Says He Never Cleared Contractors
Rep. Jack Brooks released a diary memo alleging Randall Cremer met with Leonard W. Hall over a government contract. The memo claims Hall sought information to support the party while Cremer stated no Democrats held top positions, tying the firm Frederick Snare Corp to a 1954 Cuban nickel plant expansion.
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GOP
Leonard W. Hall
Hall
Jack Brooks
D-Tex
Randall Cremer
Frederick Snare Corp
Nicaro
Cuba
Brooks
Crem —Er
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House
Justice Department
Cremer
GSA
Late KU students flood Union Hall during special enrollment
Late enrollees and students jammed the Kansas University Student Union ballroom during a special enrollment period from 8 to noon. Most changes came from Liberal Arts and Engineering, with about 250 late enrollees expected, adding to a total KU figure around 8,800. Final counts await complete processing as deans’ offices take over. Governor Fred Hall reported his August primary bid cost him 1,269.52.
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College of Liberal Arts
School of Engineering
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College and Engineering
James K. Hitt
Hitt
Kansas City
Kas
Medical Center
Lawrence
U.S
K.U
Peka Ush
Fred Hall
Eudora Resident Killed in Wreck
Chester Brecker forty four year old Eudora resident was killed when his pickup overturned on Highway K 10 near Shawnee late Friday night The crash occurred as his wife Clara Brecker witnessed the event from her home Brecker was a ditch contractor The body was found about fifty feet from the wreckage Funeral services are set for 2 p m Monday at the Eudora Methodist Church Interment is undetermined The Schubert Funeral Home handles arrangements Survivors include wife Clara five daughters a son a sister and a brother and seven grandchildren
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Eudora
Shawnee
Lawrence
Clara Brecker
Journal World
D. F. Fowler
Baecker
St. Joseph
Captain's Creek
Captain’s Creek
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Schubert Funeral Home
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Ruby Blann
North
Kansas City
Wanda Price
Shirley Lawellin
Phyllis Young
Kathryn Baecker
Charles Baecker
Violet Brockert
Wichita
Jack Taylor
Journal World Football Contest Opens Monday
Lary Lawrence urges participation in the Journal World football contest starting Monday. Weekly prize is a 10 pound turkey for the contestant with the most correct game score predictions among the listed matches.
Lawrence to receive federal funds for airport expansion
Rep. Errett P. Scrivner announced that Lawrence will be on the 1957 allocation list for about 908,009 in federal funds. The money will cover land acquisition, construction, and refurbishment of a terminal. The CAA has informed Scrivner the regional administrator in Kansas City will include Lawrence, with funds available as soon as ready, enabling a 3,000-foot hard surfaced runway.
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Errett P. Scrivner
Kamaes City
Lawrence
Tm. Povernment
Scrivner
CAA
Kansac Cily
Kansas Second District
Texans Move to Bar Negro Undergraduates at Texas Campus
The Texas Supreme Court heard a bid to bar Negro undergraduates at the University of Texas as a state probe into the NAACP continued. The Houston Citizens League seeks a writ of mandamus to stop funds from being issued to the university if it integrates. An NAACP attorney said the organization’s political practices are under investigation, with inquiries into business permits and franchise tax compliance.
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Tex.s
University of Texas
State Supreme Court
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Houston Citizens League For
Robert S. Calvert
Dallas
NAACP
W. J. Durham
Hearing Set for Husky Mom After Principal Is Beaten
Emma West faces felonious assault charges after a district principal at Harrison Elementary in Chattanooga reports he was struck during a dispute over her children. Mayberry received seven stitches for a head wound. West is free on $1,000 bond as the case proceeds to a Sessions Court hearing.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Emma West
Harrison Elementary School
G. S. Mayberry
Mayberry
Southwestern Bell Plans Further Lawrence Expansion
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co announces ongoing growth in Lawrence following a $1.4 million, three-year expansion completed this year. The Lawrence exchange will add equipment next year to handle at least 1,000 more phones, bringing total lines to about 11,800 as of the school year start at Kansas University. The company notes rapid growth in Lawrence as a major city and mentions a hearing on acquiring the Stull Telephone Company, plus plans for direct distance dialing to more cities including Leavenworth and future national reach.
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Lawrence Exchange
Owen Smith
Bell
Kansas University
Lawrence
Kansas
Southwestern Bell
Stull Telephone Company
Douglas County
Kansas Corporation Commission
Stull
Lecompton Exchange
Lecompton
Ravenworth
Leavenworth
Southwestern Pell
Vt. St
Western Electric
Tom Ganoxte
New York
San Francisco
Mat su Bombarded as Reds Fire Heaviest Shelling Yet
In Formosa the mainland forces shelled Matsu with 510 rounds marked as the heaviest fire in the sector. Nationalist forces replied, continuing exchanges on the war front.
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Formosa
Matsu
Defense Ministry
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