Swan soap opera ends as Schultz finds new mate
In Glendale California two swans, Schultz and Gus, lived with Mrs Gus in Forest Lawn’s duck pond. A distant widow swan Maggie on Lake Malibu attracted Schultz. After capture and relocation, Schultz swam to Maggie and they formed a bond, nest built within hours. Gus searched the pond for three days.
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Glendale
Calif
Schultz
Gus
Duck Pond
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Lake Malibu
Maggie
Lake
Malibu
Forest Lawn
Symington Pledges Stronger Military Power for Less Money
Sen. Stu Symington pledged to boost U S military power while cutting costs if elected president. He attacked the Eisenhower administration for wasteful defense spending and duplication. Symington toured Ohio amid Democratic nominating contenders, proposing a worldwide scholarship fund to finance study anywhere in the free world.
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Cleveland
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Eisenhower
Symington
Ohio
Michael V. di Salle
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Washington
Free World
Arkansas Oklahoma Boost River Program Testimony
An Arkansas Oklahoma group will testify before a House Appropriations subcommittee on funds for the 1960 61 Arkansas River program. They back budget plans for river works at Dardanelle Eufaula and Keystone dams with Eisenhower proposed totals of 6 1 00 000 20 7 000 17 4 000 dollars respectively.
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Washington
House Appropriations
Dardanelle
Eufaula
Keystone
Eisenhower
Partly Cloudy Mild Outlook for Kansas Sunday
Fair and warmer weather is expected in Kansas Sunday after a slow moving storm brought light rain and snow to the north central and northeastern parts. Precipitation was light with Haddam reporting .58 inch, Blue Rapids .31, Manhattan .23, Scan dia .20, Topeka .02 and Olathe .01. Friday highs ranged 41 at Salina to 63 at Pittsburg. Friday night lows 31 to 39.
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Topeka
Kansas
Haddam
Blue Rapids
Manhattan
Scandia
Olathe
Salina
Pittsburg
Wichita Woman Is Mrs. Kansas
Mrs. H. Dean Storey of Wichita won the Mrs. Kansas title in a three day contest against four younger finalists. Runner up was Mrs. Dean O. White, also of Wichita, with other finalists from Augusta Clearwater and Fort Worth. Storey will compete for Mrs. America in Fort Lauderdale in June.
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Wichita
H. Dean Storey
Kansas
Storey
Dean O. White
William E. Esites
Augusta
Terry A. Furnell
Clearwater
Ralph Hershey
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Phone Your Tribune Carrier After Hours
If you cannot reach the Tribune by phone, contact your carrier. If he remains unavailable, call 700 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
First Cloud Pictures Fed Back by Tiros
The first weather eye satellite Tiros I delivered clear cloud pictures from a 450 mile high orbit centered near the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The Thor Able launch from Cape Canaveral worked perfectly and NASA reporters hailed a landmark in global storm forecasting.
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Tiros
Washington
Eisenhower
Earth
Gulf of St. Lawrence
U.s.-Canadian
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Galesburg Urbana Sell Local Telephone Systems to Craw-Kan
Galesburg and Urbana sign a sale agreement with Craw-Kan Telephone Co of Girard. The price is undisclosed but described as higher than prior offers. Craw-Kan plans a rebuilt, joint dial center in Galesburg with underground rural lines where possible and double circuit on each line.
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Galesburg
Urbana
Craw-Kan Telephone Co
Girard
Nathan Hole
Hole
Craw-man
Craw- Kan
South Mound
Edna Fulkerson
Dessie Redman
Miss Fulkerson
Central
Redman
Ralph Thayer
France and Soviet Union Agree on Science and Atomic Energy
Paris and Moscow signed accords to cooperate in science and peaceful atomic energy use. The agreements, tied to Khrushchev's visit, formalize information exchanges and joint work with French and Soviet officials leading the aims.
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Paris
France
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Roger Seydoux
Foreign Ministry
Yuri Zhukov
Pierre Couture
Atomic Energy Commission
Vassili Emelianov
Beaf
Elephant Named Dumbo Strays From Circus
In Safford Arizona George Morris saw a circus elephant missing from the act after the show. He alerted the sheriff and deputies traced the animal to Globe about 100 miles away where a van was sent to retrieve it.
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Safford, Ariz
George Morris
Papendant
Seckyard
Dumbo
Morris
Sheriff's Office
Globe
Birthday prank yields 40 pound pig on porch in Oklahoma City
Bill Taylor says his April Fool's Day birthday gift was a 40 pound pig dressed in pink ribbon left on his front porch. He jokes about barbecuing the porker and enjoying the prank despite the unusual present.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Bill Taylor
Euriday
Douglas Aircraft trims pay 10 percent for salaried staff
Douglas Aircraft Co announces a 10 percent pay cut for 13,500 salaried employees with an April 11 start and a 60 day moratorium on merit raises. Corporate officers face 10 percent plus cuts. Most affected workers are in California plants. Tulsa and Charlotte salaried staff are included. Hourly workers nationwide are not affected. The fiscal year ends with a net loss of 33.8 million dollars, blamed on DC-10 development.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Douglas Aircraft Co
Douglas
California
Tulsa
Okla
Charlotte
N. C
Parole Violator Griffith Held After Arrest in Chanute
Jerry Griffith of Chanute was arrested on a state warrant charging a parole violation and held in the city jail pending transfer to Erie. He awaits trial at the district court term starting April 11 for breaking into the Anderson filling station at Island Central.
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Jerry Griffith
Chanute
Astate
Erie
Anderson
1Sland Central
Traffic Fatalities Toll In Topeka Area Report
Kansas traffic death log shows 3 fatalities in 24 hours ending 9 a.m. Saturday. The record compares 1960-87 with 1959 periods, noting a higher count in the newer span and highlighting ongoing roadway dangers in the Topeka region.
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Topeka
Kansas
Preliminary hearing for Ten Eyck and Hensley in Chanute furnace fraud case
Preliminary hearing was set for 11 30 a m today in city court for Harold Ten Eyck and Carlos Hensley charged with obtaining money under false pretenses. They allegedly bilked elderly Mrs. Caroline Steeves at 317 South Kansas in a furnace installation.
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Harold Ten Eyck
Carlos Hensley
Caroline Steeves
S. Kansas
Democratic Meetings in Seven Kansas Senate Districts
The Kansas Democratic state headquarters announce seven upcoming meetings next week in state senatorial districts to line up candidates for Senate and House and plan campaigns. Frank Theis will speak. Friday's session is at 8 p.m. in the 13th district in Chanute.
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Topeka
Preliminary rabies test at K State negative
A preliminary rabies test from Kansas State University in Manhattan on a fox shot at 1001 North Kansas reported negative. Police said further tests are planned for confirmation.
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Kansas State University
Manhattan
Kansas
Cancer Drug Actinomycin D Shows Mixed Early Results
In 1954 Selman Waksman and Sidney Farber tested actinomycin D on cancer patients. Early mouse trials showed tumor defeat but human results were mixed and toxic. By 1955 a combo of reduced drug and X rays improved outcomes, with some patients surviving over four years without recurrence.
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John Barbour
New York
Associated Press
Selman Waksman
Rutgers University
Sidney Farber
Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Boston
Farber
Lie detector tests find no knowledge of Clutter killings
Kansas officials report Richard Hickock and Perry Smith showed clear results in lie detector tests regarding the Holcomb Clutter family massacre. Florida investigators sought tests to assess whether the pair knew of the Osprey Florida quadruple deaths before their Garden City murder trial. The KBI notes no additional details available.
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Topeka
Richard Eugene Hickock
Perry Edward Smith
Osprey
Fla
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Florida
Garden City
Herbert W. Clutter
Holcomb
Kas
Hickock
Smith
KBI
Wendell Cowan
Driver Nabs Pickpockets
Detroit bus driver detains two pickpockets after spotting a bump and shouting a wallet check. Lorenzo Sykes directs passengers to police, leading to the arrest of Joseph Harris and George James, who plead guilty to jostling and receive 60 days in the House of Correction.
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Detroit
Lorenzo Sykes
L. Livingston Smith
Sykes
Smith
Joseph Harris
George James
Harris
James
House of Correction
Strawn to relocate town for dam project
Strawn Kansas plans to move its 26 families and business firms about four miles north along U S 75 as the John Redmond dam on the Neosho River fills the old site. An 80 acre tract is being platted and Ottumwa has been invited to join. Movers begin next fall for residents. firms expect to relocate in 1964.
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Strawn, Kas
U. S. 75
Burlington
John Redmond
Neosho River
Ottumwa
Strawn
Three Die In Ogden Car Crash Near Flooded Creek
A car crash near Ogden Kansas killed three people, including 17 year old Anna J Murphy of Manhattan and two Ft. Riley soldiers SP. J.C. Gerald P. Gaynor 26 and Pfc. James Hauk 21 from the 593rd Signal Co. The wreck occurred after the vehicle struck a bridge abutment and plunged into Seven Mile Creek. The car was owned by SFC Fred J. Hauk of Ft. Riley and registered to his son. Murphy's body was recovered at the scene and the two soldiers were later found in the stream.
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Murphy
Ernest Jessup
Manhattan
SFC
Fred J. Hauk
First Division
Ft. Riley
Japan
Young Driver Cited After Traffic Crash
Marvin L Aikins aged 16 of R 1 was cited for reckless driving and driving without lights after his car crossed the center line and hit a northbound 1959 GMC pickup driven by Wayne Sheldon 43 at the North Lincoln overpass about 7 o clock. Damage to the Ford and GMC totaled about 300 with an appearance set for 4 p m Wednesday.
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Marvin L. Aikins
R. 1
Lincoln
Aikins
Wayne O. Sheldon
E. Pine
Deefield Oil Co
Atkins
2Nd and Highland
Martha C. Wagner
S. Central
Zelda J. Hinkle
N. Highland
Wagner
Plymouth
Ford
Air Force halts 28 missile site construction on coast
At Vandenberg Air Force Base California the Air Force stopped work on 28 proposed missile launching sites. The halt follows inspection and budget considerations affecting the west coast missile program.
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Air Force
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
West Coast
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Thos
Tiros I
Tiros II
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Southern University At
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Gary
Ind
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