Highway Patrol Sees Greater Efficiency After Expansion
Kansas Highway Patrol superintendent Col Tom Glasscock said 1955 expansion and new equipment will boost service and enforcement. He cited four radar meters, camera-equipped cars, and newer radio units as key upgrades. In the prior year the patrol logged over 4.3 million miles, made 20,626 arrests, 19,817 convictions, and 534 jail terms totaling over 500000 dollars, including 1066 drunk-driving arrests with 997 convictions and 534 sentences.
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Topeka
Kansas Highway Patrol
Tom Glasscock
Glasscock
Fred Hall
Kansas
Motor Carrier Inspections Report Summary
The agency conducted 26,759 inspections of motor carriers and checked 77,486 vehicles. Officers issued 32,160 warnings and ordered 19,951 vehicle light corrections. They gave 4,915 safety talks, provided services to motorists on 17,431 occasions, and investigated 4,369 accidents.
Columbia biochemists reveal potential antidote to nerve gas
A Columbia University team reports a promising antidote to nerve gas, claiming dramatic life-preserving potential at this stage. Experiments so far used white mice, with the compound needed immediately after exposure. Researchers include Dr. Irwin B. Wilson Helmut Kewitz and Sara Ginsburg.
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New York
Columbia University
Irwin B. Wilson
Helmut Kewitz
Sara Ginsburg
Three Witnesses Identify Killer in Missouri Robbery Trial
Arthur W. Schofield, 46, of Kansas City Kansas, on trial for first degree murder in Fulton Missouri after three witnesses, including Herman Alvah Robinson who volunteered the admission it could have been an accident, identified him as the man who killed Roy Eubanks during a Dec 7 1947 holdup at a Moberly service station. Robinson, a state’s witness, received a five year sentence for his role and was paroled after one year.
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Elmer Kintbell
Clinton Melton
Roy Bryant
J. W. Milam
Emmett Till
Chicago
Fulton, Mo
Arthur W. Schofield
Kansas City
Kan
Roy Eubanks
Moberly
Herman Alvah Robinson
Eubanks
Schofield
Robinson
Basilio Saxton welterweight title bout in Chicago Stadium
Carmen Basilio defends his welterweight crown tonight against ex-champion Johnny Saxton at Chicago Stadium with ABC TV radio coverage. A 10,000 crowd is expected, gate about 75000 dollars and 50000 from TV and radio, fighters to split 30 30. Basilio, 28, seeks a second title defense since beating DeMarco in 1955, while Saxton, 25, held the line after dethroning Gavilan. The bout airs at 9 p m CST.
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Chicago
Carmen Basilio
Johnny Saxton
Basilio
Tony DeMarco
DeMarco
Saxton
Kid Gavilan
Canastota
N. Y
ABC
Gas Overcomes Six In Brooklyn Family
Six members of a Brooklyn family died in their basement apartment after gas exposure during sleep. Police attributed the deaths to a defective gas water heater. A seventh child was rescued and taken to Cumberland Hospital.
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New York
Brooklyn
Cumberland Hospital
San Francisco Tops AP Final Ranking for Second Straight Year
University of San Francisco Dons repeat as the No 1 team in the final AP poll for 1955 56 season led by a 51 game win streak and perfect 25 0 mark last year they kept the top spot with 66 first place votes and 1161 points NC State in second with 809 points Dayton Iowa Alabama Louisville SMU UCLA Kentucky Illinois among top ten.
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University of San Francisco
San Francisco
Dons
Associated Press
North Carolina State
Dayton
Iowa
Alabama
Louisville
Southern Methodist
UCLA
Kentucky
Iinois
NCAA First Round Basketball Scores From Tuesday
The Associated Press reports first round results: Dartmouth 61 West Virginia 59 and Connecticut 84 Manhattan 75. Also Southern Methodist 68 Texas Tech 67 and Oklahoma City 97 Memphis State 1. Friday second round matchups listed by location. NAIA first round results include San Diego State 77 Alderson-Broaddus 64 and Pittsburg 77 Elon 56 among others.
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Dartmouth
West Virginia
Connecticut
Manhattan
Southern Methodist
Texas Tech
Oklahoma City
Memphis State
Philadelphia
Temple
Canisius
Lawrence
Kas
Houston
Kansas State
Iowa City
Morehead
Iowa
Wayne
Mich
Kentucky
Corvallis
Ore
UGLA
San Francisco
Seattle
Utah
San Diego State
Alderson-Broaddus
WVA
Pittsburg
Elon
Texas Southern
Hastings
Neb
Midwestern
Tex
American Inti
Mass
Tennessee A
Indiana Central
Pacific Lutheran
South Dakota State
McNeese
Georgetown
Kyi
Wheaton
Kalamazoo
Pittsburg Meets Georgia Quintet
In Kansas City the NAIA tournament narrows to eight in the second round as top seeds Western Illinois Pacific Lutheran Geneva Midwestern Wheaton Stephen F. Austin McNeese Central State Eau Claire Tennessee A&I San Diego State Gustavus Adolphus Pittsburg State Georgia Teachers Texas Southern face round one winners. McNeese guard Bill Reigel leads scoring with 34.3 points per game as the deep south all white team meets Wilberforce’s all Negro squad in the opening upset context.
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Kansas City
Western Illinois
Pacific Lutheran
Geneva
Midwestern
Wheaton
Stephen F. Austin
McNeese
Wilberforce
Ohio
Eau Claire
Tennessee A&i
San Diego
Calif
State
Gustavus Adolphus
Pittsburg
Kan
Georgia
Texas
Southern
Rockhurst
Deep South
Lake Charles
Portocarrero Uses Curve On Pirates
West Palm Beach Florida Arnold Portocarrero showed good stuff in a wild exhibition. Kansas City lost to Pittsburgh 11 to 10 as Portocarrero worked three innings with three hits allowed and a wild pitch. He used a curve that kept Pirates grounded and Porter did not allow a run until Fred Waters hit a ground rule double. Dick Cole and Roman Mejias had the other two hits.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Arnold Portocarrero
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Portocarrero
Fred Waters
Dick Cole
Roman Me‘jias
Hog Dressed Weight From Live 210 Wound Hog to 146 Wound
A live hog documented at 210 wounds yields a dressed weight of 146 wounds after processing. The note records conversion factors between live and dressed carcass portions for this animal.
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Alexander
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Dren
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American Legion
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Hugh Fullerton JR
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Towa
TSMU
Temple Oo. ci
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Saunders
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