Prince Rainier Bars Photographers From Palace Ahead of Wedding
Angered by a roadblock photographers imposed on his drive with Grace Kelly, Prince Rainier III of Monaco barred official photographers from behind the palace walls for the upcoming wedding. The ban followed a spat when a French photographer lay down in the road to block the limousine. Grace Kelly and Rainier spent the day with family and well wishers as preparations for the wedding intensified.
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George McArthur
Monte Carlo
Prince Rainier
Grace Kelly
Monaco
Princess Antoinette
Eze
Prince
Prince Pierre de Monaco
John B. Kelly
Philadelphia
Prince Rainier III
St. Jean-Cap - Ferrat
Grace
Olics
Rainier
Princess Charlotte
Count Pierre de Polignac
Antoinette
Kellys
Monaco excitement draws families to Calvert store bridal room
Police traced an abandoned motor car found near the Santa Fe Park railroad loco yard. The car carried a dealer tag and belonged to Ellis Motor Co. Iola, shocking officials who claimed no knowledge of its disappearance. A prank dumped old boxes and paper in Ralph Sparks’s yard 508 S Highland Wednesday night, with a green transport car suspected.
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Santa Fe Park
Ellis Motor Co
Iola
Ralph Sparks
S. Highland
Apparent Low Bids For Hospital Equipment
Two Topeka firms submitted apparent low bids for equipment at the Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital in Chanute. Thacker Inc bids $3,000 on furnishing office equipment and Design Forum bids $10,848.84 on furnishings for administrative offices. State officials note bids for patient room furnishings and equipment arrive in varied forms and are still tabulating. It may be next week before low bidders for patient rooms are chosen.
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Topeka
New Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital
Chanute
Thacker Inc
New Institution
Ad Design Forum
Cessna Aircraft Line On Exhibition Sunday
The 1956 Cessna aircraft line will be shown at the municipal airport from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Fred Montague, owner of the service, announced that Cessna factory representatives and distributors from a wide area will attend the open house. All interested persons are invited to view the ships.
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Cessna Aircraft
Fred Montague
Cessna
Montague
Extra Day to File State Tax Returns in Kansas
The normal April 15 deadline falls on a Sunday this year, giving Kansans an extra filing day to midnight April 16. Individual taxes paid to date total $5,187,659 and corporate returns $1,519,760, up $1,510,692 from a year ago.
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Topeka
Prisoner Robert Maples Reported Missing at Lansing Prison
Robert Maples, 52, was reported missing today from an outside dormitory at the Kansas State prison after a 2 am bedcheck. Maples was received Nov. 11, 1954 from Shawnee County to serve a 1 to 5 year sentence for grand larceny. He is listed as missing from Lansing.
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Lansing
Kas
Robert Maples
Kansas State Prison
Maples
Shawnee County
Estes Kefauver and Adlai Stevenson Share Light Hearted Meet
In Tampa Florida two Democratic presidential candidates Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver exchanged jokes on school grounds near Phillips Shore Junior High. Hundreds of students and workers at a nearby cigar plant watched as Stevenson and Kefauver greeted each other and posed for autographs before continuing their Florida campaign visits.
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Tampa
Fla
Mello
Estes
Adlai
Adlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Phillips Shore
Kefauver
Stevenson
California
Fresno
Tennessean
Illinois
Gruenther to retire as NATO commander in 𑁋 Eisenhower names Norstad successor
Gen Alfred Gruenther announces retirement from the Army and as supreme Allied commander in Western Europe for personal reasons. Lauris Norstad, currently air deputy, named to replace him and take over near year end. Gruenther has chaired NATO since 1953 after serving as Eisenhower’s deputy in 1951-52.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Alfred M. Gruenther
NATO
White House
James C. Hagerty
Gruenther
Europe
Hagerty
Norstad
Mrs Cunningham Elected Kansas Music Clubs President
Mrs. O H Cunningham of Chanute was elected president of the Kansas Federation of Music Clubs at the annual convention. New officers include Mrs. Earl Findlay Wichita first vice president and Mrs Elvin Mitchell Kansas City second vice president.
Jury pool named for district court term
Erie residents lead a 36 person jury draw for the district court term starting May 9. Four are women. Chanute entrants include Sidney Olson and others. other names list residents from Thayer Humboldt St Paul Walnut Urbana and Galesburg.
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Erie
Chanute
Sidney R. Olson
Olen Solomon
Russell Elliott
Frank Fackler
Rodell Wilson
Ralph Caldwell
Louis Ingle
Dalice Rush
Blance Petit
Donald Benny
Earl Morgan
Thomas J. Scott
Lee Judy
Ethyl Snyder
C. E. Miller
Vinnie Allison
Warner Tiegreen
F. F E. Chard
Randal Marsh
John E. Walters
Carl Jackson
Gilbert R. Grube
Lawrence Dick
E. A. Ashenfelter
Lewis N. Fainsworth
Fred Glades
Thayer
John Hazen
Glen Johnson
Clyde Burk
Howard Yarnell
Robert Johnson
Humboldt
Edgar Whelan
St. Paul
John McDaniel
Walnut
Alfred West
Urbana
Nina Olson
T. J. Slack
Galesburg
Transportation Strike Halts Milwaukee Transit System
MILWAUKEE The city’s public transportation system halted at 4 a.m. as 2,100 transit workers began a strike after approving by a three vote margin a contract rejected by union and company negotiators. Estimated daily ridership is about 200,000.
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Milwaukee
Fair Warmer Forecast For Kansas This Week
Fair and warmer weather expected in Kansas with no rain this time Forecaster Tom Arnold notes overnight lows 40 to 50 degrees with highs in the 70s to low 80s Saturday The five day outlook calls for temperatures about 5 degrees above normal and precipitation from .10 to .40 of an inch Readings yesterday ranged from 57 at Goodland to 69 at Pittsburg and 36 to 46 overnight across several cities.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tom Arnold
Arnold
Goodland
Pittsburg
Garden City
Hill City
Two Non Injury Accidents Reported to Police
Two non injury motor car accidents were logged by police yesterday. Mary Vivian Heilman’s right rear fender was damaged at about 4 07 p m when her car backed from a curb parking by Sam P Jackson Humboldt R 1. The backing car had no damage. John William Weseloh Erie I turned right from North Lincoln to Main and collided with John S Cady of 418 N Washington causing body damage to the Cady car while Weseloh’s vehicle was undamaged.
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Mary Vivian Heilman
Sam P. Jackson
Humboldt
John William Weseloh
Erie
North
Lincoln
Main
John S. Cady
Washington
Cady
Weseloh
Farm Bill Status Still Undecided
President Eisenhower may speak on television or radio next week to reveal his decision on the farm bill amid reports of a veto. White House secretary Hagerty declined to confirm any decision, saying no action has been taken and that a conference with Secretary Benson is underway in Augusta.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
White House
Hagerty
Agriculture Benson
Benson
Washington
Traffic Fatalities In Kansas State Records Update
Topeka reports traffic fatalities listed by the state accident records section. In the last 24 hours to date in 1956 the total is 156, compared with 137 in the same period of 1955.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tension Eases in Middle East After Promises
Israel and Egypt pledges to hold off new shooting except in self defense ease regional tension. A school attack left a 13 year old boy dead, Fedayeen casualties tallied, and Independence Day preparations underway as Hammarskjold reports self defense rights for both nations.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Egypt
Negev Desert
Gaza
Cairo
Fedayeen
Tel Aviv
Haifa
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Palestine
Hammarskjold
New York
David Ben-Gurion
Four Dead in Oklahoma Domestic Tragedy
In Antlers Oklahoma Donald Sikes killed his wife Thelma Sikes her mother Ola Watts and her son William Tom Watts with a shotgun then killed himself with a pistol Sheriff Lawrence Wade said Joe Watts fled the scene. The couple had marital conflict including a divorce threat and a prior court order. The two young daughters slept through the incident.
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Antlers
Okla
Donald Sikes
Lawrence Wade
Sikes
Thelma Sikes
Ola Watts
William Tom Watts
Wade
Joe Watts
Watts Place
Pole Hits Power Line Injuring Pomona Youth
Fifteen year old Marion Johnson, Pomona high school student, was injured when a vaulting pole touched a 6,900 volt power line on school grounds. Coach Bob Burd and teacher Carl Anderson administered artificial respiration. Marion's hands and feet suffered severe burns but he was reported in satisfactory condition at Ottawa hospital. He is son of Mr and Mrs Clovis Johnson farmers north of Pomona.
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Ottawa, Kas
Pomona High School
Marion Johnson
Bob Burd
Carl Anderson
Marion
Ottawa Hospital
Clovis Johnson
Pomona
Marilyn Monroe Hospitalized With Virus and Exhaustion
Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe is reported by a studio physician to be hospitalized at St. Vincent's Hospital with a virus infection exhaustion overwork and acute bronchitis.
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Marilyn Monroe
St. Vincent's Hospital
District Science Fair Heads to Junior College Theater
A district Junior Academy of Science fair will be held next Friday in the Little Theater at the Junior College. The event differs from prior fairs by limiting exhibits to junior and senior high schools and by featuring a single day. Several southeastern Kansas schools will participate as students expect 12 entries. Three Junior College faculty members Eldon Penner Martha L Stoltz and Merton Staley will assist with judging.
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Agnes Crockatt
Kansas
Lightfoot Elected Santa Fe Plan Chairman
J. D. Lightfoot was elected chairman of the city governing board for the ensuing year, a role combining duties of city mayor under the city manager form. He succeeds Charles W. Rice, with Randall L. Diver and Rice continuing terms. Easements for widening Santa Fe from 14th to 18th were discussed, affecting 30 east-side properties and three buildings including the Box Car Cafe. Construction slated for summer as a joint state federal project. A 1956 beer license was approved for Nina May Ogle of Owl Drive Inn. The meeting opened with an invocation by Rev. George C. Crockatt.
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J. D. Lightfoot
Memorial Building
Lightfoot
Charles W. Rice
Chanute
Randall L. Diver
Rice
Robert L. Briley
Ross Cooper
Santa Fe
14Th
Briley
S. Santa Fe
Kansas Highway Department
Paschal Grimes
Robert Benson
L. H. Kensinger
Jack Haight
Seventh
Plummer
Margaret Truman Chooses Quiet Life After Big Decision
Margaret Truman says she underestimated the pace of choices after her engagement to Clifton Daniel. She planned the wedding details, trousseau, and home, while adjusting to publicity, with March 21 wedding plans and a Bahamas honeymoon. She dislikes white gowns, preferring other attire.
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New York
Margart Truman
Daniel
Miss Truman
Bahamas
Carlyle
Independence
State Board Hires Food Specialist
TOPEKA The state Board of Agriculture announces the employment of a food promotion and nutrition specialist in its marketing division. Mrs. Nancy Powers, formerly assistant home demonstration agent at Fairview Oklahoma, joins the board.
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Topeka
State Board of Agriculture Today
Nancy Powers
Fairview
Okla
Thirteen Marks a Lucky Day for Marshall Anniversary
In Tampa Florida the Rev C W Marshall and his wife celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary. They met on the 13th and were remarried on the 13th with engagements on the 13th as well. Both come from families of 13 and the pastor served in special army training as one of 13 Canadian soldiers. They joke they will not have 13 children.
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Tampa
Fla.p
C. W. Marshall
Marshall
Church of God
Kansans Prepare for Weekend GOP and Democratic Rallies
In Kansas, Republicans meet in Wichita to finalize a 22 member national delegation while factions clash over district and at large picks. Democrats plan a Topeka rally and banquet led by Paul Butler with potential candidacies discussed including George Docking and Lynn Brodrick.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wichita
Fred Hall
Kansas Democratic Club
Paul Butler
George Docking
Lynn Brodrick
Tribune Delivery Help Line Instructions
If you do not receive the Tribune contact your carrier and try again after 6 p.m. If the carrier is unreachable call 700 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
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O. H. Cunningham
Mrs. Cunningham
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Ior
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Clifton Daniel
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John Nation
Charles Henshall
Hugh T. Jones Jr
E. W. Johnson
Wilfrid Cavaness
Chaute
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Clark Fleming
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