Kansas Tax Receipts Rise to Fresh Peak in 1955
Kansas tax receipts climbed to 120.8 million dollars in the 1955 fiscal year, the Kansas State Tax Commission reported. Major revenue sources—income, sales, and compensating use taxes—posted gains, with June totaling 10.6 million and year totals showing increases across categories such as income tax 16.64 million and sales tax 43.84 million.
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Topekaw
Kansas
State Commission
Eres
Ays
No Negligence In Bridge Fall Near Cherokee
In Cherokee North Carolina an in district solicitor said the preliminary investigation into the suspension footbridge collapse near town found no evidence of criminal negligence. The 150 foot bridge failed Sunday causing two deaths and 38 injuries as about 50 people plunged into the Oconaluftee river from 20 feet.
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Cherokee
N. C
Prisoners Riot at Washington State Prison
Rioting inmates at Washington State Prison near Walla Walla seized five hostages including an assistant warden. Telephone lines were cut and details were scarce as about 1,700 prisoners were said to be involved. Initial reports set a 3 p.m. demand time.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Washington State Prison
Bank Clearing Calls For State And National Banks
Washington The comptroller of the currency issued a call for a statement of condition of all national banks as of June 30. The Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC issued similar calls for state chartered banks and FDIC member state banks. Topeka’s state bank commissioner Frank Oberg also called for a statement of condition for all state banks and trust companies as of closing time.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Reserve Board
Federal Reserve System
FDIC
Reserve System
Topeka
Frank Oberg
State Harvest Half Finished
TOPEKA combines cut a swath through about one fourth of the 1955 Kansas wheat crop last week as harvest entered high gear. Federal and state agriculture departments said the harvest is now 4 percent complete, still behind the pace of the past three years when over 80 percent had been cut by this date.
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Topeka
Kansas
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Tte
Wheat Flood Reaches Kansas City as Record Traffic
About 3,000 car loads of Kansas and Missouri wheat arrived during a three day weekend in Kansas City. The all time record for the same holiday weekend was 5,164 car loads in 1952. No 1 hard wheat sold for 2.16 to 2.29 dollars a bushel as the cash grain department opened to ease a jam.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Cash Grain Department
The
Board of Trade
Cold Reception Planned for Three US Turncoat POW Return
U S officials arrange a formal reception for three American turncoat POWs due to cross into Hong Kong Saturday from Red China. The men Lewis W. Griggs Otho Bell and Willard A Cowart lapsed from the Korean War after staying with the Communists. Indian Red Cross told New Delhi of the July date and the State Department will arrange transport, with notes signed for funds if needed.
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Hong Kong
U.S
Red China
Red Cross
New Delhi
Lewis W. Griggs
Jacksonville
Tex
Otho Bell
Olympia
Wash
Williard A. Cowart
Dalton, Ga
Wart
Japan
Peiping
United States
U.S. Defense and Justice Departments
Indian Red Cross
British
Canton
State Department
Department
Washington
Bell and Verdyk Arrests Reported In Broadcast
A broadcast reported that Bell and Verdyk were arrested. Details on charges and location were not disclosed in the available text.
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Bell
Verdyk
Girl Swims Lake Erie End to End Record
Eighteen year old Greta Patterson of Batavia New York became the first person to swim the 15 mile stretch of Lake Erie between Crystal Beach Ontario and Angola New York. She touched a pier and finished after 13 hours and 3 minutes of swimming starting at 6 35 a m on the American shore.
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Crystal Beach
Ontio
Greta Patterson
Batavia
N.Y
Yeserday
Lake Erie
Angola
Greta
Johnson Shil In Serious Condition
President Eisenhower sent personal wishes for Lyndon B. Johnson to recover after his heart attack. Johnson remained in serious condition at Bethesda Naval Hospital with no change in 24 hours, after a bulletin said he was making satisfactory progress. A separate note observes U S amateur photographers spend about 400 million dollars annually on equipment.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Senate
Bethesda Naval Hospital
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Beller Studio
Penney
Johnson Shil
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Ottawa Herald
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