Ike's Health Puts Focus On Selection Of Running Mate
Nixon, 43 and ambitious, faces uncertain plans for a 1956 ticket as Eisenhower praises him but signs no commitment. The president notes voter caution on health and leadership, while Nixon campaigns hard, courting Congress and party officials amid Republican doubts and Democratic attacks.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
Congress
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Nixon
Truman
Suluetle Truman
Democratic
Leonard W. Hall
Republican National Committee
Paul M. Butler
Democratic National Committee
Wall
Dean
House Votes Boost In Funds For Fight Against Diseases
The House Appropriations Committee voted a large boost in funding for medical research and public health programs, including the National Institutes of Health and Cancer Institute, with increases for heart, mental health, dental, and neurology programs. Total measures exceed Eisenhower’s requests, funding Civil Service retirement and veterans programs while trimming Civil Defense and some unemployment items.
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House Appropriations Committee
Meat Service Administration
Veterans
Eisenhower
Civil Service Retirement Fund
Civil Defense Administration
National Health Institutes
NHS
National Cancer Institute
Mental Health Institute
Heart Institute
Veterans Administration
Plan to Tie Eisenhower to Farm Policy Debate
Democratic senators privately rebuke Benson as a stand‑in for Eisenhower and push to link farm policy to the White House plan. Humphrey leads four days on the floor, urging the public to fire Benson and place responsibility at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The fight centers on farm prices, surpluses, and the future of American agriculture ahead of next week’s anticipated farm bill vote.
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Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate
Kerr
D-Okla
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Congress
Pennsylvania Ave
White House
Cbs-Tv
Anderson
Directors to Name President of Missouri Pacific
Missouri Pacific directors meet to nominate a president after a 23 year bankruptcy era. Paul J. Neff, former CEO under the court appointed trustee, is the nominee as the nine state system consolidates 2710 miles of mainline track into a single reorganized company with 24 subsidiaries.
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Missouri Pacific
ST. Louis
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Paul J. Neff
U. S
George H. Moore
Texas Twins Not So Old
Great Bend resident Mrs. Amelia Essmiller and Holman Wisconsin’s Mrs. Adelia Bratberg announce the Texas oldest twins sweepstakes standings. They claim Texans Mrs. Ellen Whitten and Mrs. Eller Buchanan at 89 are not national leaders, noting their own sister duo are aged 93.
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Great Bend
Amelia Sandman Essmiller
Adelia Sandman Bratberg
Holman
Wis
Texas
Ellen Whitten
Eller Buchanan
Essmiller
Bratberg
Snowslide Takes Lives at Korean Barracks
A massive snow slide swept the Punchbowl battleground 100 miles northeast of Seoul crushing 83 South Korean army barracks. Officials report 78 known dead, 25 missing, and 54 injured with many soldiers buried alive. No Americans were in the area.
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Seoul
Korea
Population doubles with 2.7 percent growth in 26 years
A population growing at 2.7 percent annually doubles in about 26 years. This rule illustrates exponential growth where a steady percentage increase each year compounds to 100 percent more after roughly 26 years.
Commission Named For Condemnation In Lovewell Project
Wichita federal judge Delmas C. ML named three commissioners Arthur Humphrey Forrest Stamper and Frank Kissinger to decide land values for condemnation of 3843.96 acres for the Lovewell Dam and Reservoir in Republic County. Estimated value is 5550000 with hearings to set procedures and reports to the court, marking Kansas first use of the federal condemnation method shifting from jury trials to a local commission hearing process.
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Wichita
Federal
Fudee Delmas C. ML
Dewell
Republic County
Lovewell
Arthur 5. Humphrey
Junction
Kansas
Court to Hear Commissioners' Report on Protests
The court will hear the commissioners' report and judge may rule on protests or refer tracts back for reconsideration. Appeal procedure from district court decisions is outlined with care provided.
Woman Killed by Passenger Train at Kanopolis Crossing
Lottie Sternberg 78 was struck and killed by a Union Pacific passenger train yesterday at a Kanopolis crossing with warning signals. The victim, Mise Sternberg, was reportedly attempting to beat the train and was thrown from her vehicle.
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Kanopolis
Kasa
Lottie Sternberg
Union Pacific
Walliiser
Fred Kramer
Salina
Veliny
Mise Sternberg
Try This Sometime Baking Bread and Stuffing Tips
Practical kitchen directions suggest buttering warm bread for tenderness and creating a bread pocket for stuffing with poultry dressing. Pair with oven browned potatoes and a crisp salad for a complete dinner. Includes stray promotional phrases about savings bonds.
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