No Relief From Cold Spell Hits Nation
A mid January cold spell grips the eastern half of the nation with arctic blasts from New England to Texas. Temperatures run 10 to 20 degrees below yesterday, with some spots in northern New England and New York State from 20 to 40 degrees below zero. New York City records the coldest weather in nearly two years, and parts of the Gulf Coast and southern states face unusually frigid conditions as a new Arctic air mass settles in.
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Midwest Farm Bureau presidents back base acreage plan
Eight state Farm Bureau presidents gathered in Chicago to support restoring the base acreage plan. They oppose the current corn acreage allotment, arguing it threatens soil bank participation and would spur low compliance, with projected cheap corn and lower livestock prices. Illinois Iowa Minnesota Kansas Wisconsin Ohio Indiana Missouri are represented.
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House Committee Assignments Made
The House Republican Committee on Committees announced GOP assignments for Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma from Washington. Belcher of Oklahoma and Smith of Kansas will serve on Agriculture while Scrivner of Kansas joins Appropriations and Avery of Kansas sits on Interior and Insular Affairs. Rees of Kansas is named to Postoffice and Civil Service and George of Kansas to Public Works with Curtis of Missouri on Ways and Means. Formal caucus approval follows.
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Real Cool Dance in Sault Ste. Marie Turns Cold Night
About 100 couples attended a street dance in a supermarket parking lot in Sault Ste. Marie Michigan last night. The event featured recorded music due to the unusually frigid weather with the temperature at 13 degrees below zero.
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Arms Race Upgrades in U S and Russia Rise
James Marlow reports the United States seeks nearly 2 billion more for armaments as Eisenhower unveils a broad disarmament plan to the United Nations. Russia counters with distrust, resisting external inspection while both powers push satellites and missiles, signaling no near agreement on disarmament.
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FASTEETH improves denture grip and odor control
FASTEETH powder sprinkles on upper or lower plates to prevent sliding or rocking and hold false teeth firmly. It is alkaline, odor reducing, and offered at drug counters.
Loan To Bethany For Dormitories
Washington The Community Facilities Administration announced today a 200000 loan to Bethany College Lindsborg Kas. The money will be used to build a dormitory for 72 men students.
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Admits Long Crime Trail Reaches 12 States
Edmond E. Jones, 38, admitted passing about 150000 in bad checks across 12 states over five years and stealing 23 cars and trucks and 25000 worth of hydraulic jacks. Sheriff Tommy Walker said FBI help is coordinating charges for possible prosecution locations. Jones, a Vernon Texas native, a wife and six children, was arrested in Galena after a grand larceny charge tied to missing tires and equipment.
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Actress Has Broken Hand After Eugenia Performance
Philadelphia report states Tallulah Bankhead fractured a small bone in her right hand during a scene in Eugenia. The actor finished the show before swelling revealed the break. she underwent an operation early today, according to stage manager Peter Pell.
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Goose farming taught in Arctic training program
In Canada, Eskimos are being taught to raise domestic geese to boost food supplies, integrating goose farming into local resilience efforts and nutrition plans.
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Pravda Predicts U S Low Mood
Pravda in Moscow declared the United States is headed toward a grave economic depression. It cited President Eisenhower's State of the Union message, noting inflation as the main danger and the need for a vigilant guard against inflation despite claims of peak prosperity.
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Tomb Reopened To Sightseers
The Soviet government reopened Lenin Stalin Tomb in Red Square for sightseers after a brief renovation closure. Lenin and Stalin lay in glass coffins bathed in red light as speculation swirled about de Stalinization.
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First Census Tale From Ancient Babylonian Times
The first official census of populations dates to 3800 B C when Babylonians counted heads for tax and conscription alongside Ottawa merchants.
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Attorneys Oppose Missouri plan for Kansas judges
Kansas City Kansas attorneys at a convention urged rejection of adopting the Missouri plan for selecting judges. They argued Kansas judges compare in quality, elections should decide term renewals, and former Gov. Fred Hall’s Supreme Court appointment should not mandate a system change. David Praeger was elected president with a slate of officers.
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Oldest Western Hemisphere silver communion service
St Peter's Church in Bermuda houses what is believed to be the oldest silver communion service in the Western Hemisphere. The piece was a gift from King William II in 1684.
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