Side Swipes and Oddball News Across Three Cities
A Cincinnati detective warns Louisville Rotary members about tavern dangers with a blunt method. A Salina bowling alley chaos features a dog crash and a child’s rescue. In St Louis a milk study shows Strauss music boosts milk while rock n roll disrupts production, prompting farmers to revert to silent milking.
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Louisville
Cincinnati
Floyd Niswonger
Salina
ST. Louis
Walter Faeth
St. Charles
Strauss
Milton Hitz
Highland
Hintz
Hitz
Faeth
Jim Butler
Station
KMOX
Sanitary Milk Producers
Admits Dividing Up Union Funds
Washington San Francisco unionist Porter Vandewark testified that about 4700 dollars in union funds were divided among six officials including himself who received 500 dollars. Patrick Clancy, local president, contested signatures and possible forgeries on checks. Transcripts were sent to the Justice Department for investigation of conflicting testimony among union officials and the local boss Victor Swanson.
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Washington
San Francisco
Porter E. Vandewark
Vandewark
Patrick Clancy
Clancy
Pierre Salinger
McClellan
D-Ark
Justice Department
Victor 5. Swanson
County Weather Forecast Partly Cloudy Summary
Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with a warmer trend. Saturday will be partly sunny and cooler. Highs reach 40 to 45 this afternoon, with lows around 15 to 25 tonight. Saturday high near 40.
H-Bomb Test Results Are Promising
The United States and Britain report fruitful results in hydrogen fusion experiments aimed at powering industry but warn the objective remains years away. AEC officials say progress is real but not a breakthrough, with US reporting higher peak temps and Britain longer sustainment, both near neck and neck in development.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Strauss
Willard F. Libby
AEC
Outlines State Centennial Plans in Kansas City
Fred W. Brinkerhoff, editor of the Pittsburg Headlight and Sun, outlined preliminary plans for the 1961 Kansas Centennial at a Wyandotte County Historical Society meeting. The May event will commemorate the Marais des Cygnes massacre. the handwritten state constitution will be returned from Topeka in July 1959. a caravan will trace Lincoln's Kansas visit from Elwood to Leavenworth on December 2, 1959.
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Kansas City
Kas
Fred W. Brinkerhoff
Pittsburg
Kansas
Marais Des Cygnes Massalre
Brinkerhoff
Wyandotte
Topeka
Abraham Lincoln
Elwood
Leavenworth
Navy Tradewinds Plane Loses Propeller at Sea
A Navy Tradewinds four engine plane lost a propeller 400 miles at sea while flying from Hawaii. The craft with nineteen aboard landed safely at Alameda Naval Air Station. The No 2 inboard left engine propeller tore loose at 21 000 feet.
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San Francisco
Alameda Naval Air Station
Hawaii
Darrell Barkdoll Orchestra at Colbern's Blue Moon
Darrell Barkdoll directs a Saturday night show at Colbern's Blue Moon, with admission 90 cents. The event lists 41-cent 2t through the venue's notice.
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Darrell Barkdoll
Colbern
Wildcat Conductors Strike Ties Up New York Central
A wildcat strike by Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen on New York Central halted trains from Albany to Buffalo. About 200 to 300 conductors walked out at 4 a.m., stranding passengers and prompting bus, air, and taxi surcharges, with a court order later ending the walkout around 11 a.m. The railroad sought damages, while national union officials disputed the action.
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Wildcat
New York Central
New York
New York Central Railroad
New York State
Twentieth Century Limited
Albany
Central
New York City
Acd
Buffalo
Iowa
Trailroad
Utica
N.Y
Val Simons
Thestriking Group
Carlson Celebrates 65th Birthday in Washington
Senator Carlson of the liason party received birthday wishes from President Eisenhower in Washington as he marked his 65th birthday yesterday.
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Washington
Sen
Carlson
R-lias
Eisenhower
Compromise Bill On Out Of State Liquor Proposed
In Topeka during the Kansas House session Rep Kelso Deer proposes a compromise on out of state liquor. The plan would allow sale of Kansas tax stamps to out of state liquor dealers and permit possession of up to three quarts bearing a stamp. It follows changes enacted in 1957 limiting possession to stamped liquor and increases state revenue according to the liquor control office. Debate notes border county concerns over cheaper border liquor.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Kelso Deer
Augusta
Deer
Kansas
Donald Joseph
D-Potwin
Supreme Court
Legislative Council
Postal deficit at six billion since WWII urges rate hike
Postmaster General Summerfield told the Senate Post Office Committee that without higher postal rates the national debt ceiling may need a five billion dollar increase beyond the five billion already requested by President Eisenhower. He cited the current six billion dollar postwar deficit and a 700 million dollar annual pace, forecasting a rise to a billion if rates stay unchanged. He urged Eisenhower’s plan to raise all but local letters to five cents, as a compromise to the House approved four cent proposal.
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Washington
Summerfield
Congress
Eisenhower
House
Senate Post Office
Senate
Russia launches ICBM confirmed in testimony
Secretary of the Army Brucker testified before the House Armed Services Committee that the Soviets have launched and fired at least one, possibly two, intercontinental ballistic missiles. He added the United States is near parity in longer-range missiles and ahead in shorter-range guided missiles.
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Washington
Army
Brucker
House Armed Services Committee
United States
Quiet Returns To Caracas From Revolt Aftermath
Caracas sees street battles end as 300 feared dead and 1,000 wounded during the revolt. Civilians, including former political prisoners, fled or hid as authorities flee Perez Jimenez and seek asylum in the Dominican Republic and Ecuadorian embassies. Junta leader Larrazabal vows firm rule while promising elections and constitutional liberties, but no dates set.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Patricko Janta
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Diehard
Federator
Juan D. Peron
Elogitian
National Union
Adm
Wolfgang Larrazabal
Hoffa Takes Over Head Of Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa becomes president of the Teamsters under a court settlement ending charges of a rigged convention. A three man monitor board will supervise Hoffa for at least a year and report to the court. The Teamsters National Executive Board will meet in February to decide on AFL CIO relations after the union’s expulsion. The settlement ends a rackets probe that linked Hoffa to abuses and replaces a court ball preventing officials from taking office. The union will pay all legal costs.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Giant
Teamsters Union Today
Hoffa
Teamsters
Aflcio
Noffa
Senate
Afl-Cio
New York
Miami Beach
Dave Beck
S. Dickinson Letts
Katy Railroad Ends Year In The Red
The Katy Railroad reported a loss of 855,538 for 1957, versus a 1,940,207 profit in 1956. A non recurring charge of 1,024,095 for revaluation of serviceable used material affected the 1957 figure. December results showed a loss of 303,161 compared with a 70,033 profit a year earlier.
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ST. Louis
Missouri- Kansas-Texas
Katy) Railroad
Katy
Lawrence High Hosts District Debate Tournament
Lawrence students from 15 class A and AA high schools compete today and tomorrow at the University of Kansas in a district debate tournament. participating schools include Atchinson Hayden Lawrence Rosendale Shawnee Mission and Washington of Bethel Wyandotte.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas
Atchinson
Hayden
Rosedale
Shawnee Mission
Washington
Two Brothers Die After Train Crash Near Orrick
Orrick Missouri reports two brothers killed when their car hit a Santa Fe train at a fogged crossing one mile south of town. Victims are Eric Conyers, 18, a Orrick High School senior, and Larry Conyers, 20.
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Orrick
Santa Fe
Here
Eric Conyers
Orrick High School
Larry Conyers
American Supersonic Plane Shields Itself With Electrons
SAN MATEO California An American supersonic bomber now flying can surround itself with an electron shield to ward off missiles. Convair plans integrate the system into a bomber with 1190 mph speed. Sylvania Electronic Products reports the shield works and has flown. The device creates an electric magnetic field around the aircraft to jam missile guidance. Production is at Sylvania's Buffalo lab with R and D at Mountain View and Waltham. Fort Worth and Kirtland AFB sites describe a detachable nuclear warhead pod for the B58. Mitchell says Sylvania is weapons systems manager for Army Plato anti missile project.
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San Mateo
Calif
Convair
Don G. Mitchell
Sylvania Electronic Products, Inc
Sylvania
Buffalo, N.Y
Electronic Defense Laboratory
Mountain View
Waltham, Mass
Fort Worth
Tex
Kirtland Air Force Base
Special Weapons Center
Albusquerque
Kansas Tourist Trade Boost Plan Seeks Student Slogan
Out of state tourists spent 116 million dollars in Kansas in 1956 and 88 600 cars visit weekly, leaving over 300 000 in new money. A contest for a tourism slogan was proposed by the Kansas Chamber of Commerce tourist council to raise the state’s tourist business, potentially open to students if approved.
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Topekam
Kansas
Tourist Council
The
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Henry B. Jameson
H. M. Brodrick Dies At Marysville Kansas
H M Brodrick aged 89, longtime publisher of the Marysville Advocate-Democrat, former postmaster, and father of Lynn Brodrick Kansas highway commissioner, died yesterday in Marysville. He moved from Goshen Indiana to Osborne Kansas at age 12 and began newspaper work there. His sons later joined the family paper.
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Marysville
Kas
H.M. Brodrick
Lynn Brodrick
Kansas
Brodrick
Advocate-Democrat
Lynn
van C. Brodrick
Goshen
Ind
Osborne
Osborne News
Sled Mishap Fatal in Concordia Child
A seven year old Concordia boy, Stanley Walter, died after a borrowed sled veered from an alley into a car. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Harold Walter.
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Concordia
Stanley Walter
Harold Walter
Darrell Burkdoll Orchestra Performs Saturday Night
Darrell Burkdoll leads an orchestral program Saturday evening at the Moon Adm setting with a concert date labeled E 4l-c-2t. The event features a diverse selection and promises an enjoyable night for local music fans.
Huge Strike Fund Approved By Auto Union
DETROIT 7-A special convention of United Auto Workers approved a 50 million dollar strike fund to back profit sharing in 1958 bargaining talks. Walter Reuther announced the plan by a 99 percent vote with 20 of 3,000 delegates opposing. Special assessments of 5 dollars monthly for March through May will add about 16 million, raising the fund from 24 million. Contracts with General Motors Ford and Chrysler expire June 1. bargaining to start around April 1.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Today
UAW
Walter P. Reusther
Reuther
Emil Mazey
General Motors
Ford
Tuttle Creek Work Delayed
An army engineer says new federal emphasis on missiles and research will delay completion of the Tuttle Creek Dam in Kansas and other Missouri River Basin projects. Maj. Gen. G E Galloway, chief of the Corps of Engineers, Missouri River division at Omaha, told a Basin Agency Committee a two year setback is likely for the Tuttle Creek project and for local flood protection works across the basin.
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Des Moines
Tuttle Creek
Kansas
Pomme de Terre
Missouri
Missouri River
G.E. Galloway
Corps of Engineers
Missouri River Division
Omaha
Yesterda
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