Congress Must Face Nation highway water problems
Rep. George R. Kasr urged Congress to act on an expanded national highway construction program and stronger water conservation measures. He called for bipartisan cooperation to pass a bill, noting Senate support for an expanded highway plan and planning for continued Verdigris River Toronto Dam work with substantial next year appropriations.
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George
Senate
Sen
Gore
D‘fenn
House
House’ Public Works Committee
Eisenhower
Army
Toronto
Verdigris River
Kansas
Congressman eyeing six million for water and flood projects
The congressman aims to obtain six million dollars for next year to fund water conservation and flood control. He discussed Strawn Dam and Reservoir funding with engineers, noting a possible new downstream location on the Neosho River. If chosen, funds would cover planning and a preliminary feasibility survey for Big Hill Creek Reservoir on Verdigris tributaries in Montgomery and Labette counties, with push to include ample funds in the next Congress budget recommendations.
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Army
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Labette
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Budget Bureau
Congress
Shivers Opposes Stevenson for 1956 Presidential Nomination
Texas Governor Allan Shivers says he will oppose Adlai Stevenson if nominated and will not back him in 1956. He arrives for the Governors Conference in Chicago where presidential politics are expected to dominate discussions. Stevenson plans private talks with several of the 26 Democratic governors attending.
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Eisenhower
Illinois
Pakistan Seeks Prime Minister After Resignation
Karachi Pakistan Mohammed Ali the government chief since 1953 and ally of the West resigned after Moslem League leadership change. The party named Chandri Mohammed Ali as prime minister designate at a five hour meeting. Acting Governor General Iskander Mirza asked him to stay on until a new cabinet is formed.
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Mohammed Ali
The
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Party
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Iskander Mirza
Communion Served to 2500 Russians by Virginia preacher
In Moscow a Baptist preacher from Virginia led the Lord's Supper for 2500 Russians, the first such ceremony for an American Protestant since the Bolsheviks rose to power. Dr Theodore F Adams of Richmond said worshippers showed devotion and noted many young men and others in the three hour service at the Moscow Baptist church.
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Virginia
Theodore F. Adams
First Baptist Church of
Richmond
Soviet Union
Acquitted in Cherry Blossom Lane murder trial
Mrs Romola Abidin of Bayside New York was acquitted by a U S Army court martial of the murder of her wife rant officer husband W C W Abidin at Cherry Blossom Lane on June 17 The five day trial heard defense claims of a violent husband and that she fired to protect her children The outcome avoids a possible death sentence if convicted
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Sendas
Japan
Romola Abidin
Bayside
N. Y
Herbert R. Vander Heide
Flynn
Abidin
Disarmament Needs Quiet Diplomacy Amid U N Work
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold says open U N diplomacy alone cannot solve world disputes and urges more quiet diplomacy in private talks. He released a 5000 word introduction to the annual U N activities review for the last year as the General Assembly begins a 12 week session on September 20 in New York.
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Pleads Innocent To Kidnap Charge In KC Officer Case
Kansas City officer Robert Holcomb was abducted and beaten after a traffic stop on July 8. Ayres Jr. of St Louis pleaded innocent to three charges including assault with intent to kill, first degree robbery and auto theft. He is held on $12,500 bond at Jackson County jail along with Kenneth Hood and Doris Havard in connection with the case. Holcomb escaped from the trunk after the car was abandoned.
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Kansas City
Charles William Ayres Jr
St. Louis
Jackson County
Kenneth D.hood
Doris Havard
of Ayres
Robert Holcomb
Holcomb
Army Will Not Sulk in Tent Says Brucker
Secretary Wilber M. Brucker said the Army will not sulk in its tent over the new reserve law, calling it a long step in the right direction though short of Pentagon wishes. He spoke in Detroit before officials.
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Detroit
Wilber M. Brucker
Pentagon
Brucker
Michigan
Michigan Legion convention to train instructors and reservists
The Ottawa Herald notes the Michigan American Legion convention will supervise a program to train young instructors who have had combat reservist experience. The plan emphasizes vigorous instruction and readiness under the new framework.
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