Kansan Legislature Opens Week Still Awaiting Docking Budget
On the 1957 session’s third week the Kansas Legislature met briefly as it awaits Gov. Docking’s budget message. Four new bills were introduced covering artificial rainmaking mental health and auto license tags. Rep. Bauman proposed a Weather Control Commission to study weather modification safeguards and data collection under the State Board of Agriculture.
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Topeka
Kansas
George Docking
Alvin Bauman
D-Sabetha
Geyser erupts in Rotorua store and street
In Rotorua New Zealand a geyser boomed through a grocery floor and another spurted outside the store door sending boiling mud high. Grocer Bob Wilson was behind the counter and escaped unharmed as a pattern of hot water flow continued from taps in the hot springs belt center.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Rotorua
Bob Wilson
Closed Caucus Scheduled by Russell in Topeka
A Topeka closed caucus of House Republicans was planned for today led by Elmer C. Russell of St. John. Russell said Governor Docking's message to the Legislature would be reviewed and that the session would settle any differences that might arise.
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Topeka
Elmer C. Russell
St. John
Russell
Gov. Docking
Weather forecast: Partly cloudy and windy with dust
Partly cloudy this afternoon with warm central and east regions, local plowing dust and strong shifting winds. Colder tonight with snow spreading over west and central, ending by morning and showers extreme east. Tuesday cloudy and colder, lows 15 to 40, highs 20s to 40s.
Jet Tankers Slow Round-The-World Flight
Washington reports that B52s attempting a round the world flight were slowed by non jet KC97 tanker refueling, costing about six hours. Lt. Col. Morris says jet KC135 tankers could have shaved time. aircraft climbed to 95,000 to 50,000 feet and faced midair refueling constraints.
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Washington
Globe
Vpemy
James H. Morris
San Anto
Sinjo
Tex
Ees
Morris
Mortis
Youths Injured During Hippodrome Theater Fight
Cleveland police say 14 teenagers were hospitalized after sporadic fighting at the Hippodrome Theater last night ending the show at 9 pm. Manager Jack Silverthorne blamed neither rock n roll nor the film for the incident. no arrests were made.
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Cleveland
Ray Moran
Jack »Silverthorne
Hippodrome
Moran
Weather Record Soars Beyond Missouri Highs
Kansas City weather note reports Jefferson City at 71 degrees by 1 p.m., three degrees above the 1928 record. At the same hour the reading reached 68 degrees, one degree above the prior date record, signaling heat across the state.
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Kansas City
Mercury
Missouri
Jefferson City
June In January Ottawa Warm With Upper 60s Today
Ottawa reports unseasonably warm weather with temperatures in the upper 60s this afternoon after a misty start. Morning low near 49 degrees and yesterday's high also 49 as conditions drift into partly cloudy skies and light precipitation in parts of Chanute. Weather bureau warns of snow and possible blizzard conditions across northwest Kansas, western Nebraska, and much of the Dakotas, affecting stockmen and travelers.
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Ottawa
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Two Injured In Car Collision In Ottawa Weekend
Two traffic accidents in Ottawa left two people injured. J A Milton of 217% South Main suffered chest injury and scalp laceration after his 1947 Chevrolet North collided with Linda Davenport 1953 Dodge on Blackhawk near Hickory. Milton and Nancy Wasser of Topeka were treated and released at Ransom Memorial hospital. The second crash at Main and Tecumseh involved Elmer Calvin and Ruth Kunard, causing minor damage to both vehicles.
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J. A. Milton
South Main
Nancy Wasser
Topeka
Milton
Hickory
Blackhawk
Linda Davenport
Route 4
Milton Chevrolet
Miss Wasser
Davenport
Miss Wasser Wert
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Main and
Tecumseh
Elmer Calvin
Jon Main
Ruth E. Kunard
North
Sycamore
Kunard
Calvin
Dairymen Herald Full Program in Ottawa Next Friday
Dairymen of Franklin county will hold a full day in Ottawa next Friday January 25 at Memorial auditorium. The Franklin County Artificial Breeders Association meets at 10 30 a m with the Dairy School at 1 p m. A noon dinner is served with pie or salad from farm families and meat drinks and baked beans by the association. Ed Call of Manhattan opens at 1 p m followed by Dr G B Marion of Kansas State College speaking on causes of breeding troubles. Richard King Extension dairy specialist covers feeding management bulk milk handling and new industry phases. All speakers use colored slides with exhibits and demonstrations of new equipment and techniques.
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Franklin County
Ottawa
Memorial Auditorium
Don Brown
Artificial Breeders’ Association
Artificial Breeders Association
Dairy
Ed Call
Manhattan
Kansas Artificial Breeders Service Unit
G. B. Marion
Kansas State College
Richard King
High Court To Hear Suit Of Film Stars
The Supreme Court granted a hearing to 23 movie actors and film workers who allege damages from a Hollywood blacklist after refusing to testify to the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1951. They seek 2,250,000 dollars each against major film companies, distributors, and committee members. Included are Gale Sondergaard and Howard Da Silva.
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Washington
Supreme Court Today
House Committee On Un-American Activities
House Committee
California
Supreme Court
Gale Sondergard
Howard da Silva
Walter J. Hoffman
Norfolk
Darlington
D. C
Eisenhower
Myron Wiener
Old War Claims Commission
Wiener
Truman
Justice Department
Louisiana
Clerk To Meet With Assessors
County Clerk Bruce Spears will travel to Richmond on Thursday to meet the special assessment committee. They will discuss the upcoming assessment job, using last spring’s assessor reports on real estate, building type and size, utilities, and improvements. Spears previously visited Wellsville last Friday to meet the committee there.
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Bruce Spears
Richmond
Special Assessment Committee
Spears
Wellsville
Storm To Be Less Severe Yet North States Face Rain
The weather bureau announced the Midwest storm has diminished in intensity. A bulletin said the storm moves eastward faster, cancelling heavy snow and blizzard warnings for the northern high plains, though widespread precipitation remains possible tonight and Tuesday with snow in the north central states and rain through the central and lower Mississippi and Ohio valleys.
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Kansas City
Weather Bureau
Midwest
High Plains
Mississippi River Valley
Ohio Valley
Kansas Press Women Honored at Hutchinson Convention
Kansas press women honored at the Hutchinson convention with Miss Joan George Caney receiving the KPW scholarship while Mrs. Frank Boyd Mankato named Kansas press woman of the year and state nominee for the national title at San Antonio April 17 to 20. Delegates include Marysville president Mrs Byron Guise Wichita Ruth Vawter Rankin Topeka and others.
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Hutchinson
Joan George
Caney
University of Kansas
Frank Boyd
Mankato
Kansas Press Women
George
KPW
Boyd
KPA
Kansas Press
San Antonio
Byron Guise
Marysville
Paul Montgomery
Evan Lewis
Don Dennery
Mary Turkington
Topeka
Ruth Vawter Rankin
Wichita
Wichitan Heads Alcoholism Body
TOPEKA Allen O Henderson, Wichita, is the new chairman of the Kansas Commission on alcoholism.
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Wichitan
Topekan
Allen O. Hendricks
Wichita
The
Kansas Commission On Alcoholism
Six Miles Of Floats Bands March In Inaugural Parade
The inaugural parade for President Eisenhower stretches six miles with 34 floats 65 bands and 17 000 marchers streaming along Pennsylvania Avenue in warm weather. President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower ride past 61 000 seats with room for 700 000 standees as Ed Carr trims participants to shorten the event to under 2 1/2 hours. The procession features the GOP elephant and a theme Liberty and strength through consent for the governed.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
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White House
Ed Carr
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Army
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Carr
Jon Thal
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Mah
Barbara Eisenhoi
Brucellosis Eradication Plan Eyed for Franklin County
Don Brown Franklin county Agricultural Agent says a list of cattle owners within eight miles east of Princeton will guide a county level brucellosis program. The county seeks state and federal funding via local veterinarians. participation encouraged. A county grader was broken into over the weekend with battery and tools stolen. sheriff Jay Brown continues the investigation.
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Princeton
Franklin County
Don Brown
Jay Brown
Sheriff's Office
Oren Kelsey
Topeka
John Huderson
Pomona
Joe Selby
Route 1
Ottawa
Ralph Bruce
W. I. Conger
Harold Peffly
Dr. Kelsey
Roy Swank
Ralph Batdorf
Wellsville
Wayne Reichard
Williamsburg
Swank
Batdor
Reichard
Franklin County Dairy Extension Committee
Estranged Husband Wounded Fatally
Herbert William Muehlberger a 45 year old construction worker was fatally wounded after being shot in the chest while attempting to visit his estranged wife at her parents home in Kansas City the attack occurred early today authorities named the victim and said he died from his wounds.
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Kansas City
Herbert Wiliam Muehlberger
Lane Man Shot in Gun Accident
Orville Lynn of Lane was hospitalized Sunday after a visiting youngster picked up a loaded revolver and it discharged wounding him in the back. A local physician treated him before he was moved to Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City. details remain unavailable as the family was away.
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Orville Lynn
Lane
Lynn
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Eisenhower Endorses Russian Calls for Freedom and Reform
President Eisenhower voiced support for greater freedom in Russia, signaling sympathy with liberalization forces facing revolutionary pressure within the Soviet Union. He urged shorter, clearer broadcasts to counter communist messaging and suggested a shift in propaganda to reach people rather than governments behind the Iron Curtain. The remarks come amid Khrushchev’s moves to rehabilitate Stalin's image, marking a notable shift in Cold War rhetoric.
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Eisenhower
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Voice of America
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Augy
Augsnusu
YE Leung
Eisenhower Opens Second Term With Call to Strength and Aid
President Eisenhower pledges to meet looming peril with national strength and aid to free nations as he begins his second term. He articulates firm stance against international communism while extending friendship to the Soviet people, in a solemn Capitol inauguration amid vast crowds and broad broadcasts.
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Nixon
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Nixons
Earl Warren
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Hoover
Truman
Waninaledad
He Ten Abtawa
Young Father Perishes After Saving Family in Fire
Vernon Leon True, 25, died saving his wife Judith 20 and infant son Kevin 6 weeks during a gas explosion causing a basement blaze at a Decatur apartment. Judith woke to the blast and urged him to escape but he stayed to aid them. Millikin University football players aided the mother and child to safety as Vernon reeled from the heat and collapsed reaching another window.
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True
Judith
Kevin Leon
Jabe
Decatur
Kevin
Vernon
Millikin University
Annual Meeting at Country Club Tonight With New Officers
The annual meeting at the Country Club is held this evening at 6:30 followed by a dinner. New officers are to be elected and will be served by the board of directors.
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Lawa
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