Western Big Three gain new support for Suez canal plan
At London talks the 18 nation Suez conference backed Dulles proposed users association to govern canal use with Egypt until a settlement. Turkey and Portugal joined nine others in support. Ethiopia and Spain offered qualified support. Sweden urged UN action and a working committee of experts was created to finalize details for the association.
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London
Turkey
Portugal
U. S
State Dulles
Egypt
Ethiopia
Spain
Wall
Sweden
United Nations
M. N. Birgi
Foreign Ministry
Dulles
Paulo Cunha
Bulganin
Soviet Union
India
Stevenson Revises Speech Reply to Ike in Campaign
Stevenson shifts focus in Silver Spring Md address to reply to Eisenhower’s world peace talk while flagging plans to critique GOP truth squads. He cites labor wage gains as Democratic success and questions Republican claims, linking the issue to labor union audiences.
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Stevenson
Son
Eisenhower
Democratic
Omirse
Silver Spring
Clayton Fritchey
GOP
National Committee
Swift Co Workers Open Strike Today
About 25 000 meat workers walked out in 37 cities crippling Swift Co operations. Unions and company cited no immediate peace talks while picket lines formed at Swift plants and at other packers entrances. The nationwide strike targets 39 plants across 27 states. Boise Jackson and Moultrie excluded from current negotiations.
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Chicago
Swift & Co
Swift
Boise
Idaho
Jackson
Miss
Moultrie
Elvis Compared to Greek Gods at Tempe ASU
ARIZONA STATE COLLEGE professor Harry Wood described Elvis Presley as a "dead ringer" for Apollo and Hermes, noting striking similarities in pose and hairstyle. He offered the comparison in a Tempe humanities lecture while neither attacking nor defending the entertainer.
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Tempe
Ariz
Elvis Presley
Apollo
Hermes
Presley
Harry Wood
Arizona State College
Greece
Wood
Lausche orders patrols to Portsmouth strike area
Ohio Governor Frank J. Lausche directed added highway patrolmen to the Portsmouth area where a strike has disrupted telephone service. He urged local officials to broaden their efforts against violence.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Portsmouth
Home Financing Boost as Credit Is Eased
The White House announced four measures to ease housing credit and cut down payments to spur low cost housing. HUD cut minimum down payment on a $9,000 home from 7 to 5 percent. the Home Loan Bank Board raised borrowing capacity to 124 percent of capital stock. FNMA increased mortgage purchase price by 1 percent and issued more favorable advance commitments to buy mortgages. The actions aim to help builders and buyers amid strong demand for credit, with risks to small lumber and building suppliers if credit remains tight.
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Governent
White House
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
National Mortgage Assn
FNMA
J. Eisenhower
Kansas Traffic Fatalities Reported For 1956
State Accident Records Section lists traffic deaths in the last 24 hours and year totals. To date in 1956 show 454 fatalities versus 405 in the same period of 1955. Joe's Bakery at 412 W 9th advertises location and contact details.
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Kansas
Ton State
Cow
Uoe
Tisrmeek
Dycine
Mont
Clive
Los Angeles
Neway
New York
Oklahoma
Washington
Eisenhowers visit Mamie's birthplace in Boone Iowa
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower prepare to stay in Boone Iowa for an overnight visit during his Republican re election campaign. They will spend the night with Mr and Mrs Joel Carlson at their white framed residence before traveling to the National Field Days near Newton the next day where he will serve as honorary chairman and speak informally.
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Boone
Iowa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mamie
Newton
Eisenhower
Joel Carlson
Bodies Identified In Farm Slayings Near Lafontaine Kansas
Wilson County attorney says two of the three charred bodies found in a brush pile on the Toews farm east of Lafontaine have been positively identified as Harvey Toews 51 and his son Van 22. The third body is tentatively identified as Mrs. Tena Toews 46. Investigation suggests no fourth party. a coroner's inquest will proceed after identification. A .22 rifle and two five gallon gasoline cans were found at the scene. The Toews family had been reported missing since Monday after an argument in Fre.donia over a family land deal.
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Topeka
Wil} Johns
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Depew
Toews
Fred Lambert
Wilson County
United Steelworkers Convention Endorses Democrats
A Los Angeles report notes the United Steelworkers convention yesterday endorsed Democrats Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver. The New York closing average stood at 178.2 with 60 stocks unchanged amid market activity.
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Los Angeles
United Steelworkers
Adlai
New York
Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Eisenhower Signals Readiness For Second White House Term
President Eisenhower declared he is physically fit to serve four more years and urged world leaders toward peace. He highlighted a strong, vigilant yet patient America and addressed his health history while contrasting his addressed tone with Stevenson’s campaign.
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Washington
Eisenhower
America
Adisi E. Stevenson
CBS
Stevenson
Harrisburg
GOP National Committee
Mies Eisenhower
Store Clerk Hit By Crossbow Arrow In Liquor Store
In Los Angeles a liquor store clerk William E. Allen was struck in the back by a 16 inch steel tipped hunting arrow from a crossbow last night. He was in critical condition. A second arrow and a cocked crossbow were found nearby as deputies said there was no robbery attempt. George Derenia aided Allen after the hit and helped pull the arrow from his body.
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Los Angeles
William E. Allen
Allen
George Derenia
Derenia
Allen Jay
Demos Seize on Rise in Costs as GOP Headache
The article reports Democrats seizing on rising living costs to challenge the Eisenhower administration's "sound dollar" policy while Republicans counter with inflation criticisms. It notes Fed actions raising the discount rate from 2 3/4 to 3 1/2 percent, signaling tighter credit to curb inflation. An administration official stresses growth with containment, not prevention, of inflation, calling the cost rise damaging yet framing it as a stabilizing achievement amid heavy economic use.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Federal Reserve
Sack Lunch Specter Nips Enthusiasm of Boycotters at LHS
The Lawrence High School cafeteria faces a proposed Friday boycott as students protest rising prices and unchanged variety. Principal Wherry urges constructive talks via the student council, while an all school assembly convenes after complaints of meal quality and limited options.
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Specter
LHS
Lawrence High School
Journal-World
Neal M. Wherry
Whery
John Brown
N. H. St
Pirates edge Braves 2-1 in 10 innings behind Friend
Pittsburgh defeated Milwaukee 2-1 in ten innings as Bob Friend pitched a four hit game. The loss leaves the Braves eight games back of the league-leading Dodgers. Dog Show Sept. 23. Comm. Bldg. aly.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Milwaukee Braves
Bob Friend
Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dry ground delays local well drilling near Liswwrerice
A farmer reports drilling near Liswwrerice hit a dry ground with 60 percent moisture while noting Friday will mark 40 days since the last good rain. Forecasters expect no rain Friday with temperatures rising slowly from an 80 degree high to a low in the 60s.
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Liswwrerice
Quick Action Prevented Gasoline Tank Blast Near Lawrence
A potentially catastrophic explosion was averted when Joh Voss shut off an 8,000 gallon gravity-fed gas line tank at the Irwin Morgan farm four miles north and two miles east of Lawrence after his dump truck rolled into two gasoline pumps. Fire Chief John Miller said the incident damaged four tons of truck and two pumps, with losses over 4200 dollars.
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Irwin Morgan Farm
Lawrence
Morgan Farm
Joh Voss
John Miller
Miller
Charles Edmonson
Dave Wolf
Voss
Wolf
Natfield-Jackson Oil Co
North Lawrence
Wolf and Voss
Guard Recall Sways Kentucky Guard at Sturgis
Adj. Gen. J J B Williams recommended withdrawal of the Kentucky National Guard from Clay and Sturgis amid two weeks of bitter school integration conflict. The action follows sustained clashes and appeals for calm as authorities assess legal and safety concerns for the towns and their schools.
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Sturgis
J. J. B. Willams
Kentucky National Guard
Clay and
Night Finery Prepares for KU Night Shirt Parade
Kansas University students gear up for the 51st Night Shirt Parade, a campus pep event before the football opener. The celebration traces to 190A, moves across campus this year, with the WLU Marching Band leading a path from North College Hill to Memorial Stadium, ending with a giant snakedance and a pregame pep rally hosted by Chancellor Murphy and Coach Mather.
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Kansas University
Chiss
Massachusetts Street
K.U
North College Hill
WLU
Russell L. Wiley
Kuku's
Jay Jones
Eleventh Street
Indiana
Qread Avenue
Oread
Lilac Lane
Franklin D. Murphy
Murphy
Laurence C. Woodruff
Emily Taylor
Donald K. Alderson
Jayhawk Boulevard
Mississippi Street
Mississippi
Memorial Stadium
Charles V
Chuck) Mather
Student Union
Pope blesses space work and unity under God
Pope Pius XI blessed mankind's space efforts at the 7th International Astronautical Federation meeting. He spoke of space exploration bringing humanity closer as one family under a Mother Father God and said God has no limit on man's conquest of space.
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Castell Gandolefo
Halya
Pius XI
Outer Space
Space
Lawrence Police Crack Down on Obstructive Parkers
Lawrence Kansas police will tow cars blocking alleys or driveways on football game days. Owners must pay tow fees plus fines to recover vehicles. Kansas hosts Texas Christian at Memorial Stadium at 1 30 p m with joint effort from Kansas City Auxiliary Police to manage traffic.
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Lawrence
John Hazelet
Hazelet
Kansas
Texas Christians University
Memnorial Stadium
Kansas City
Kas
8Th
Vi. Sts
Volofite
Sheriff's Office
State Highway Patrol
Fall Crops Show Fair Yields Here Despite Drought
Lawrence area crops show uneven results amid a multi year drought with no rain forecast. Corn yields vary with some fields good and others poor while silage cuts reduced substandard stands. Groundwater in Kaw River valley hits record low as rainfall lags, deepening drought impact on alfalfa and wheat plans.
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Lawrence
Deal Six
Douglas County
Kaw
State Geological Survey
Fred Walters
Kaw Valley
Polio cases rise to yearly weekly high
The report shows polio infection numbers increasing to at least 956 in the last week, marking the highest weekly total of the year. Data appears with a Washington reference and an insurance ad context mentioning Amy Hess Auto Insurance in VI 33451.
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