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Casper Morning Star from Casper, Wyoming • 2

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Cosper Morning Star, SofurJoy, Fcbruory 6, 1954 kials to Journey A INI THE HI with LOU MUSSER Heir itdkywlmmr -J ed Friday. No word has been received from the congressional delegation. Requests for tickets to the dinner which will be held In the Industrial Building at the Central Wyoming Fair grounds, are being received from all parts of the state. revs Aid! Several state officials, headed by Governor C. J.

Rogers, have ac cepted an invitation to attend the Casper Chamber of Commerce Hospitality dinner on April 2 when faul Harvey, famed radio com mectator will bo the principal to Senators Lester Hunt, Frank A Barrett and Representative Wil- Weather By U. S. WEATHER BUREAU Casper and Vicinity Generully fair today and Sunday. Little chance In temperature. High today, 45-55 Low tonight, 25-35.

Wyoming Generally fair today and Sunday. Cooler southeast corner today. High today, 45-55. Sunset today sunrise to morrow 7:14. Maximum wind velocity yesterday, 24 miles per hour; prevailing direc tions, south, southwest.

Hourly temperatures in Casper yesterday: 12 p.m 43 1 p.m. 44 2 p.m. 44 3 p.m 43 4 p.m. 44 5 p.m. 40 6 p.m.

38 7 p.m. 37 8 p.m. 34 9 p.m. 34 Extreme temperatures for regional and national points yesterday: Max. Min.

Pr Eif? Piney 49 4 Billings 56 34 Bismarck 33 27 Casper 45 29 Cheyenne. 57 31 Cleveland 32 22 .03 Cody 51 29 Denver 61 31 Douglas 53 19 Ft. Bridger 48 15 Ft. Worth 70 42 Lander 48 26 Laramie 52 15 Los Angeles 75 50 Miami 73 56 Moorcroft 49 31 Rawlins 46 22 Rock Springs 46 17 Scottsbluff 52 28 Sheridan '51 30 West Yellowstone 45 43 Williston 44 32 i One of the nice Things about a convention is That you pet to renew friendships People you haven't seen for long time Like Jim Kelly of the Denver Post, Leon Morgan, former Tribtinc-Herakl reported and now editor of Thprmnuolis Indcncndcnt-Itec- ord, Ralph Parlatt. University of Wyoming, and many ouier It was nice seeing them ocain.

ln-ar that Mrs. Hampton Smith designed the color scheme for the beautiful new Peacock room in the Gladstone hotel very attractive. Alsn we hear That the rc- rnnfiv rptlcrorated Rose room in the Townsend hotel will in the futuic be called the Jade room Due to the color of the walls And they are getting some new furnishings, too. And speaking Of green paint, which we probably shouldn't You should see some of the rooms in the new Continental Supply office building on East Yellowstone They are going to have an open house as soon as the building is completed so you can admire it then. Noticed some Fancy cloth curtains in the new windows of the northwest corner of the new libarary building Probably they are in Librarian Margaret Burke's office.

And some we Are sorry we noticed The ones in the windows above the Rialto Barber Shop Torn, sagging and dirty And right on one of Casper's main stems Tsk! Tsk! And for no Reason whatever, we suddenly happened to think of the brown crock that used to be filled with buttermilk in Mom's cellar Blobs of yellow floating on the surface Brother! Was it good. And Russ Schulte is of the opinion that his theaters are the busiest baby sitters in the city They sure take care of a lot of youngsters during the evening hours when moms and dads have something special to do. And youngsters Being reared in these one-story, spread all over the dickens ranch-tvDe houses are mising a lot of fun No bannis ters to suae down No attics to prowl Shucks! Nice gesture The Star Valley Independent, Star Valley Chamber of Commerce, and the Star Valley Swiss Cheese Co. were fhe donors of a large hoop of the famous Star Valley Swiss cheese served at the Wyoming Press Association after theater party snack Friday night Yum! Yum! And we hear That Carl Hnrsf man, who has one of the power liam Henry Harrison, It was learn-speaker. Others who have accepted the Invitation are Everett T.

Coprn-haver, secretary of state, and Edna B. Slolt, superintendent of pub-lie instruction. Invitations have also been sent WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 0J.R) The United States has sent 200 U. maintenance men to Indochina to help anti-Communist forces there service American planes' and may send more later, an Informed source said today.

Another official, who Joined the first in asking not to be Identified, said he did not know "how many" were In the mission, now on the high seas. But he said he understood the men were going to Indochina to "beef up" the U. S. military assistance group already there. This official said at least some of them will work on U.

S. planes now being used by French and native forces fighting the Reds. He was unable to say whether the men would service the planes in actual battle areas or somewhere behind the lines. The French command in Indo china recently asked the U. S.

gov ernment for 400 maintenance men. The informed source said the De fense Department decided that 200 should leave immediately, with the possibility that more may be sent later. President Eisenhower told a news conference Wednesday that the United States then had only a tech nical mission in Indochina, Just as it has similar missions in many NO RECORD No scientific record ever has been made of eagles carrying off children. They eat rabbits, wild ducks, and some other birds, and sometimes catch lambs, but are more fond of fish than any other food. Harrison's decision added im-Ipetus to speculation as to whom would make the attempt to unseat Senator Lester C.

Hunt Wyo.) next fall. Kerr himself, who is in Washington this weekend, has been mentioned as one of the most likely candidates. Another man mentioned frequently in connection with the Senate race. State Senator R. L.

Greene of Johnson county, has refused to confirm or reports his intended candidacy. WE'SE INSIDE, U.S. Anti-C HELP AE LOAD THIS CHEST WITH OSS ROOC, snow shovels, during the last hcayy snow used It to clean olf the walks of several elderly people who were unable to shovel It off themselves-. Take a bow, Carl. And if you think you have trouble with the high prlee of off re You might ask Fred Woodring to tell you about the letter regarding coffee which he carries around with him.

And with all The talk of the big housing projects which have been erected in Casper during the past several years A lot of citizens have forgotten Casper's first big project Vic Johnston, local contractor, erected 3C homes in 1945 When all building materials carried priority nttinus They were constructed in the south part of town. That slip Of a new moon, seen above the skyrocktly glare of Casper's Neon Way, resembled a silver crescent pin worn on a dark velvet dress Dusk, which was almost thick enough to grab a handful, fell swiftly after showery-looking clouds elbowed each other out of the way early in the evening. No hat yet We hear that ScQtty Jack did not announce his candidacy for governor at the Democratic conflab In Cheyenne Thursday But he did say he would announce his Intentions in March Well, knowing Scotty as long as we have, we remember that all his big announcements came in March The only time he ever announced anything as early or earlier than this, was a few years ago when he announced he wasn't going to be a candidate for office So his hat has not been thrown into the ring yet But If past performances mean anything Well, your guess is as good as ours. Non-Jury Cases Set Here fvlonday CHEYENNE, Feb. 5 0J.R) The February term of Federal court will open Monday In Casper with several "routine" non-jury cases scheduled to be heard by Federal Judge T.

Blake Kennedy. U.S. Attorney John F. Rapcr, said one of the cases set for hearing was a Department of Labor case charging violations of labor legislation by the Prairie Publishing Co. of Casper.

He said the case was set for" Monday hearing. The Prairie Publishing Company and M. N. Wheeler, M. B.

Wheeler, David J. Sunning, Fred Christiansen and Merle Randall were name din the suit filed by former Secretary of La-born Martin P. Durkin. A PHONE Mil MAY SET YOU THE MORNING STAR will pay to the reader who phones in a tip that, in the Judgment of the editor results in the best news or feature story or picture of the week. other countries.

He emphasized that there was no plan to send actual fighting men. But it is known that the Defense Department takes a grave view of the Indochina situation and believes everything possible must be done to bolster anti-Communist force. Youth Speechless From Threats, Is OK After Sleep WAIKEGAN, 111., Feb. 5 (U.R good night's rest restored the voice today of a 13-year-old boy who was "scared speechless" by schoolmates who accused him of being a bully and threatened to hang him. Young Ira Kephart was released from St.

Therese hospital, where he was brought yesterday after he was found lying in a snow-filled ditch. His physician, Dr. Samuel Fried, said the boy apparently was scared into a state of shock and speechlessness by his ordeal, since there was nothing else wrong with him. Fried said the lad recovered his voice but didn't use it much and went home in a subdued state. Meanwhile sheriff's deputies questioned six boys, all under 15, who said they scared Kephart with a playful threat to "hang" him.

They said Kephart was a school bully who was always "picking on" other The six stopped Kephart after school yesterday, deputies said, and produced a rope which they said they would use to hang him. Instead they looped the rope around his waist and pulled him along a road until he fell down and cried. They said Kephart seemed all right when they released him. The six boys, accompanied by their parents, made statements today and were scheduled to appear hi the state's attorney's office tomorrow. No charges have been filed against them as yet.

Authorities said they have not found evidence yet that Kephart actually was a school bully. "That's only what the other boys say," a deputy said. PLENTY CASSIDY I GOT Knarnson wont nun For U.S. Senate Seat i WHAT Fee K. YOU AIN'T GOtN' NOWWE2E WITH IT.

NOT SO SUEE. IF WE CAN USE SOME OP THESE OLD STCAPS TO HOIST IT HIGH ENOUGH OPE TmE RjOoe. VAYBE WE CAN BATTEL UKtN THAT TOOR 4 NO, BUT 3 at'-' I CHEYENNE, Feb. 5 U.P Representative William Henry Harrison Wyo.) has decided not to run for the Republican nomination for the U. S.

Senate, it was learned here today. Harrison, in a press release from his Washington office, said he is writing to State GOP Chairman Ewing T. Kerr to inform him of the decision. He did not say he would run for re-election to his present post, but there was little doubt. he intends to do so.

JUNGLE CESOOJN' OUTSIDE. 3UZie0UNEEP DEADLY GAS AN Tmi3 TJNfc LOCKED THINGS COULDN'T BE AMJCH WOESE, CASSiDY TU'WiV THAT SWINGIN' CWESTPUL O'OCE BATTENED CPcM THAT VAULT DOCK WAS A MIRACLE BEHO.P 7 I TO -ia vr.iw i Mr i in m6 I of THEY'RE GOING i BE A LOT BETTES if 6 WE'VE GOT TO PUT OF DISTANCE BEHIND LS AND SUNDOWN DON'T KNOW HOW THEY JT V-' OUT OF THAT VAULT, BUT THEY WON'T GET JV wece not BEFORE THOSE- OUT OP" THIS EEACW THE GAS f-Ufci ESCAPING FKDttTHSMNE YET The name of the winner will be published In THE STAR Tuesday mornings. If you see or hear of 'some-thing you think Is news a story or a picture, call THE STAR. Phone 2-1515 Ask for "News Room" 4 A T.glWMMIlt.t 1.

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