Primaries Show Weaknesses Highlight GOP View
Republican National Chairman Leonard W. Hall said the presidential primaries exposed internal weaknesses and bickering in the Democratic Party. He noted Adlai Stevenson’s delegate strength, Kefauver’s attacks on Stevenson, and claimed Eisenhower support rose in rural and urban areas, signaling labor drift toward Republicans.
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Pay hike stops Western Union walkout
A two year contract ends the threat of a nationwide Western Union Telegraph Co. walkout. The deal gives 13 cents extra per hour for 45 000 workers retroactive to June 1 with improved pensions and Messenger allowances. An additional 5 cents per hour will be added from Jan 1 to adjust wage scales. The average wage was 1.88 dollars per hour. The unions sought 15 cents plus 7 cents for adjustments. The agreement covers the Commercial Telegraphers Union and the American Communications Association.
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Traffic Deaths in Topeka and Kansas State Records
Traffic fatalities reported by the State Accident Records Section show 2 To date in 1956 with 255 for the same period in 1935. Four of five people on the islands of Cyprus are of Greek ancestry according to the latest census data.
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Ike Is Strong In California
President Eisenhower led California Republicans with 1,165,535 votes in a high turnout primary, while Adlai Stevenson topped Kefauver 1,041,303 to 626,030 for Democratic national convention votes. California’s registered Democrats outnumbered Republicans by 782,000 amid no GOP slate campaign.
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Sparse Mars water vapor noted in atmosphere
The report notes very little water vapor in Mars atmosphere. In Colorado, the federal workforce totals 33,200, reflecting a 42 percent rise since 1950.
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Missile Transfer to Ft Sill Faces Cost and Feasibility
The Army told Congress it would not be extremely expensive to transfer all or part of its artillery and guided missile school from Fort Sill Oklahoma. Brig Gen C Hauk Jr said some facilities at Sill are unique and not found at other installations. The House committee heard Army backed legislation to convert part of White Mountain Wildlife Refuge for Ft Sill use, which Interior and conservation groups oppose.
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Kansas Sets Lowest Fatality Toll Since 1949
TOPEKA The lowest mortality toll since 1949, totaling 18 968, was recorded in Kansas last year. Heart disease, cancer and vascular lesions of the central nervous system remained the leading killers, totaling 11 980, up from 11 838 in 1954 for the three diseases.
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