States At Odds On Highway Route
Kansas and Missouri clash over a proposed interstate. Kansans back U S 69 from Kansas City through Pittsburg to Tulsa and Texas while Missourians prefer U S 71. Fred Brinkerhoff says 69 is best. eastern Kansas supports the route unanimously at a meeting of the 69 Association. Waller Johnson, Kansas highway official, spoke at Pittsburg.
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Kansas City
Kas
Kansas
Missouri
Pittsburg
Tulsa
Texas
Fred W. Brinkerhoff
U S. 69 Assn
Waller Johnson
Highway request puts U S 69 before U S 71
An engineer noted that the Kansas Highway Commission urged the Bureau of Public Roads last March to designate U S 69 as an interstate. He added Missouri classified U S 71 only about a month ago, arguing U S 69 should receive priority when other factors are equal.
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Kansas Highway Commission
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
U. S. 69
Missouri
U. S. 71
21st birthday party for Duke of Kent draws royalty crowd
In Iver England nearly 200 royals and aristocrats celebrate the Duke of Kent's 21st birthday with Queen Elizabeth II and other royal guests present. In Vienna Hilary Mine resigns as deputy premier and quits the Communist party amid ongoing government shakeups after Poznan riots. In Indonesia a 100man Darul Islam band attacks West Java burning 115 houses killing two villagers and wounding three others.
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Iver
England
Duke of Kent
Elizabeth II
Duke of Edinburgh
Duke
Duchess of
Gloucester
Olga
Elizabeth
Greece
Vienna
Hilary Mine
Poland
Poznan
Mine
Communist Party
Warsaw Radio
Jakarta
Indonesia
Darul Islam
Bandung
West Java
Aged Missourian Died Yesterday
Louisiana Missouri telegram reports J. P. Wooten a Missourian born when the town received its charter died at 107 in Pike County Hospital. A hardware dealer retired he credited long life to proper living and avoiding tobacco and alcohol. Two sons J C Wooten of Louisiana and Alfred Wooten of Hutchinson and Liberal Kansas survive.
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Louisiana
J. P. Wooten
Pike County ‘Hospital
J. C. Wooten
Alfred Wooten
Hutchinson
Kas
Eisenhower Receives Roaring Crowd In Pittsburgh Armory
President Eisenhower blasted Democrats as politically irresponsible and blamed inflation on a centralized federal government. He touted four years of achievements and drew massive crowds in Pittsburgh for a televised nationwide address, including 5,000 at the airport and about 100,000 along the parade route. He urged halting drafts when safe and pushing a halt to large-scale nuclear tests.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Pittsburgh
Hunt Armoy
Armory
Greater
Adlai E. Stevenson
Ham suit verdict awards $104000 to rail steward
ELIZABETH New Jersey PA Railroad steward Carl Jorgensen won $104000 in a retrial for false imprisonment libel slander and breach of contract stemming from an incident June 16 1953 in New York when a detective said a ham was found in his bag. He previously received $80000. the appellate division ordered a new trial.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Stewart
Jorgensen
Soaking Skewers Before Outdoor Broiling
When using small wooden skewers for outdoor broiling, soak them for about an hour before cooking to prevent burning. The tip helps keep the skewers intact and food from scorching during grilling.
Animal Trainer Killed By Bear In Libertyville
In Libertyville Illinois a 28 year old animal trainer was killed last night by a 500 pound European brown bear named Hans during a television appearance. His fiancee Shirley Rodriguez 23 fought the animal with a seven foot pole and attempted to subdue it with sugar but was unable. A bystander Robert Bellefuille 26 heard the cries and shot the bear in the head. Lemery was alive when police arrived but died en route to hospital.
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Libertyville
Ill
Paul Lemery
Hans
Lemery
Shirley Rodriguez
Miss Rodriguez
Robert Bellefuille
Joe Smith Check Bounces in Huntington
Huntington police seek a man named Joe Smith after a $38.25 check bounced. The address on the check led to a vacant lot, and investigators found six men named Joe Smith in the city, none of whom were connected to the incident.
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Huntington
W.va
Joe Smith
Extend Deadline On Soil Bank Sign-up 1956
Washington reports the Agriculture Department extended the Soil Bank conservation reserve sign up by six weeks. The final date moved from October 15 to November 30, 1955.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Government
Soil Bank
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Clark
School of Business
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Mid-West
Leading Business College
Anne Adams
Ottawa Herald
P. O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N. Y
Vernon
Tom O’shanter
S. Main
Cetey
Ottawa
Star Grain & Lumber Co
Ford
the Price Motor Company
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