Truth Squad drives Kansas preprimary push for records
Topeka July 25 Up wards of 860 Republican lawmakers form a “Truth Squad” to defend records and refute Fred Hall claims. They travel state wide armed with authentic records, expense items, and photos to show what they call excessive spending and broken pledges. They promise direct voter contact, plan to visit towns and send materials to editors, and stress their focus on state house history and Hall’s budget actions.
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Herald
A. L
Shultz
Topeka
Kansas
Fred Hall
Truth Squad
Lawrence
Hall
GOP
Washington
New York
House Ways and Means Committee
Warren W. Shaw
Conservative Would Prove Fatal Says Conservative Would Prove Fatal
Oklahoma City Gov Raymond Gary warned it would be a fatal error for the Democrats to nominate a conservative status quo candidate for president He backs Averell Harriman saying he follows the Roosevelt Truman tradition and can win Gary heads a Harriman Western supporters committee with Monroney and Turner backing Adlai Stevenson if Stevenson or Harriman is nominated the state would welcome either victory
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Oklahoma City
Raymond Gary
Gary
New York
Averell Harriman
Harriman
Roosevelt
Truman
Eisenhower
Not Running For Exercise Chandler Seeks Truman Nod
Kentucky Gov A B Chandler in Kansas City to press for Truman support in the Democratic presidential nomination says he has a strong chance if no nominee is chosen on the first two ballots. He notes his Kentucky wins and doubts Stevenson or Harriman could win if nominated. Chandler will meet Truman at his downtown office and argues Stevenson’s strength has waned. This follows Tennessee Gov Frank Clement’s earlier discussion with Truman about a convention keynote.
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Kansas City
A. B. Chandler
Kentucky
Harry Truman
Chandler
Mr. Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Averell Harriman
Truman
Frank Clement
Tennessee
Wondering How They'll Get Home
Rome residents and American travelers face uncertainty as the Andrea Doria collision leaves over 1,100 booked for the Genoa to New York voyage on August 4 stranded in Italy. Officials expect the Guilio Cesare to cover excess traffic while three other Italian liners may help, though nearly all Italian ports report full bookings.
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Rome
Stockholm
Italy
Genoa
New York
Andrea Doria
Guilio Cesare
World Wide News Briefs From The Ottawa Herald 1956
In Aleutian waters the six remaining crewmen were rescued from the Japanese fishing boat Shotoku Maru which burned and sank. its skipper was missing. In Moscow over 2,500 American tourists obtained visas to visit Russia this year, the largest figure since the 1930s, straining Soviet facilities. Formosa reports the biggest war games ever staged by the Nationalist Defense Ministry on lands controlled by Chiang Kai-shek, begun July 20 with tens of thousands of troops.
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Harodate
Japan
Aleutian
Moscow
Russia
Leningrad
Taipei
Formosa
Defense Ministry
Ottawa zoning changes head public hearing in August 1956
Notice of a public hearing by the City Planning Commission of Ottawa Kansas on Ordinance No 1763 and related zoning map amendments. Proposals include reclassifying various blocks between apartment house and general business districts across multiple sections and additions in Franklin County. The hearing is set for August 27 1956 at City Hall with protests considered per law.
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Ottawa
Kansas
City Planning Commission
Block 24
University Addition No. 2
City of
Main Street
15Th Street
18Th Street
13Th Street
Franklin County
Hospital
S.W
Siso
Baldwin & Taylor
Twyman
Lathrop
Davis
Planning Commission
Warren Wesen
E. M. Perkins
State of
Lee A. Perkins
John Berglund
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Worren
Shaw
John G. Kaiser
Masonic
Pho
Ottawa Herald
Legals
J. B. Muecke
Donald PF. Capper
City Clark
Sanforaut
Penney
Plains
Dacrons
Canvas Oxfords
Penney’s
Ors
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