De Gaulle Warns of Last Chance for Nuclear Disarmament
French President Charles de Gaulle told Congress that great powers face a last moment to start nuclear disarmament or risk mankind. He outlined hopes for German-Soviet détente, aid programs for Asia and Africa, and a path away from nuclear catastrophe. The meetings with Eisenhower were cordial and followed by a Capitol address.
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Washington
Charles de Gaulle
Congress
de Gaulle
Eisenhower
White House
House
Senate
Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Asia
Africa
Khrushchev
Harold Macmillan
Eis
Capitol
James C. Hagerty
GOP Delegates And Democratic Posts Chosen In Kansas
In Kansas weekend conventions GOP named a 22 member slate of national delegates and alternates by acclamation in Hutchinson. Seaton was urged for future Republican recognition while Goldwater endorsement was debated. Democrats named John Montgomery as state chairman and Marshall Gardiner as state treasurer with Theis backing for Senate nomination.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Hutchinson
Fred A. Seaton
Resolutions Committee
Seaton
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Hastings
Neb
Glee S. Smith
Larned
Harry Darby
Kansas City
Sam Mellinger
Emporia
Mrs. Ailee
Henry
Oskaloosa
Prentice A. Townsend
Topeka
Effie Semple
Baxter Springs
Lillian’ Medill
Independence
Cleo’ Deforest
Peabody
Helen Duke
Wichita
W. H. Vernon
Don Concannon
Dighton
Kansas Democratic Executive Committee
John Montgomery
Junction City
Frank Theis
Marshall Gardiner
Leavenworth
Tom Corcoran
Theis
Three Vehicle Crash Kills Newkirk Man Near Newkirk
A 64 year old Newkirk resident John J Willard was killed and five others injured in a three car collision seven miles north of Newkirk on U S 77 Sunday night Willard died at an Arkansas City hospital shortly after the crash
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Newkirk, Okla
Newkirk
John J. Willard
U. S
Willard
Arkansas City
Kan
Police Investigate Saturday Night Non Injury Crashes
Police investigated two non injury traffic crashes Saturday night and a third today. Willard Chaney 62 of Lola collided with a parked 1955 Olds owned by Mike Deacon 1401 S Highland. Damage to Chaney’s 1948 Chrysler about 25 dollars and to Deacon’s car about 25 dollars. Kenneth Ward 17 of Thayer hit the rear of Jack Hively’s 1959 Ford at 309 E Main when Hively stopped to pick up a rider. Ward’s car about 150 dollars damage and Hively’s unknown. C L Fowler 51 of 328 W 7th collided with the rear of Louisa Edwards 213 N Evergreen at 918 N Santa Fe as she stopped to left turn. Station wagon bumper damaged about 5 dollars. Also report yesterday Neil Gray 17 of R 3 reported 1960 Vauxhall damaged 40 dollars while parked on East Main.
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Willard Chaney
Lola
Olds
N. Santa Fe
Mike Deacon
S. Highland
Chrysler
Deacon
Kenneth D. Ward
Thayer
Jack L. Hively
Independence
Hively
E. Main
Ward
C. L. Fowler
W. 7Th
Louisa Edwards
N. Evergreen
Humboldt Cousins Face First Degree Robbery Charges
Humboldt cousins Clifford Cheney and Gerald James Cheney, ages 26 and 25, face first degree robbery charges after a Woodruff Oil Co. holdup near Humboldt at about 3 am Saturday. About $95 and an attendant’s car were stolen. the pair were arrested near Parsons after the abandoned vehicle was found. Bond and preliminary hearing date not set.
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Humboldt R
Clifford Cheney
Gerald James Cheney
Richard L. Ashley
Woodruff Oil Co
Here
Paul Hansen
Parsons
Government rental costs in Kansas top 1.34 million in 1959
The General Services Administration reported government rental payments in Kansas of 1,344,837 for the year ended June 30, 1959. Kansas buildings totaled 830 sites with 1,409,401 square feet. 862 acres leased, 917 leases, 31.5 percent urban. Major city figures included Wichita 358,700 Kansas City 278,492 and Topeka 135,863.
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Washington
General Services Administration
Kansas
Kansas Cities
Wichita
Kansas City
Kas
Topeka
Injured Man Vanishes After Car Crash
Rex A. Baker, 55, of Dallas, was injured mildly when a car wreck in Neosho left him at a clinic then hospital overnight. He walked out the next day, rode a cab to a body shop, removed belongings, bought a Tulsa bus ticket, and disappeared. Police found a stolen 1959 Oldsmobile with a bullet hole, a .38 pistol and narcotic residue. Baker is on parole in Texas from a robbery conviction.
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Rex A. Baker
Dallas
Baker
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Lincoln
Main
Tulsa
Texas
Echo
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sees
$15 Million Plant Planned Near Joplin Missouri
Solar Nitrogen Chemicals announces a $15 million chemicals plant near Joplin Missouri. Atlas Powder Co and Standard Oil Ohio co-own Solar and will run construction beginning soon. The ammonia unit should be finished in about one year and plant output will include ammonia and urea. Sohio Chemical Co will market Solar products.
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Lima, Ohio
Joplin
Solar Nitrogen Chemicals, Inc
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
Atlas Powder Co
Solar
Atlas
Sohio Chemical Co
Two Boys Admit School Glass Damage at Hutton
Police say two early teen boys admitted causing $250 to $300 of damage to glass doors and windows at Hutton school with BB pellets from bean flippers on Saturday. Conferences with parents arranged to arrange payment.
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Hutton School
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka Kansas 1960 1959
AP reports Kansas traffic death log covering a 48 hour to 9 a.m. period comparing 1960 and 1959 totals. The record notes fatalities in Topeka and statewide figures for the comparable period, highlighting changes year over year.
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Topeka
Kansas
Car Crashes Bridge Near Neosho River
A car driven by Cecil Bonine 19 of rural Parsons hit a guard railing on the Neosho River bridge south of here at about 9 p m. Six occupants escaped injury though the car dropped about 10 feet to a steep embankment. Front end damage was about 150 dollars.
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Erie
Neosho River Bridge
Here
Jerry Sloan
Sloan
Cecil Bonine
Parsons
Manhattan Selected As 1961 Carpenter Convention Site
The Kansas State Council of Carpenters chose Manhattan as the site for its 1961 convention, its 41st annual meeting. The three day session closed Saturday and dates for the spring event will be announced later.
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Kansas State Council of Carpenters
Manhattan
Car Stolen From 9th Street Area Reported
Merle Venus reported a white 1953 Pontiac two door stolen from a lot behind 27 West Main after noon yesterday. Police were notified at 7 o clock last night and the car had not been recovered by late today.
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Merle Venus
Venus
W. Main
Plane Bomb Jokester Arrested by FBI
The FBI arrested 36 year old Lompoc California dentist Dr Joseph E Toomey on charges tied to an airliner bomb hoax at Los Angeles International Airport He allegedly warned of a bomb while seeking flight insurance before Continental Airlines Flight 12 to Kansas City on the same day no bomb was found in his luggage and the flight departed.
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Washington
FBI
Lompoc
Calif
J. Edgar Hoover
Joseph E. Toomey
Continental Airlines
Injured boy dies after April crash
John Wooley aged 6 son of Mr and Mrs L E Wooley died after injuries from being struck by a lear on April 6 in Liberal AP reports he remained unconscious since the accident.d
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Liberal
John Wooley
L. E. Wooley
Giant Iran quake devastates Lar killing many
An enormous earthquake struck Lar in southern Iran on Sunday, destroying the city and neighboring villages. Official death toll ranges from 1,200 to 1,500 with unofficial estimates to 3,000. rescue teams recovered hundreds of bodies and authorities urged food and tents. Iran and the United States pledged aid as relief measures began.
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Tehran
Iran
Lar
Aghdar
Morocco
Nusrat Qarib
Qarib
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
U. S
Farah
Shiraz
Gerash
Norway
Agadir
Cost of Living Reaches New March High
Washington AP reports the nations living costs rose to 125.7 of the 1947-49 cost index in March marking the first food price uptick in six months. Labor chief Arnold Chase predicts a gradual rise to summer, with meats, eggs, and fruits driving the food increase. Payrolls gain for railroad workers adds about 16 million yearly.
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Labor Department
Arnold Chase
Chase
Royster Junior High Concert Leads Tuesday Evening
The Royster Junior High glee club and orchestra present a combined show in the school auditorium Tuesday night at 8. Harold Tarpley and Glen Peak direct. The 75 girl voices and 32 orchestra members perform I Hear America Singing Lovers and Romance and various pieces plus a Grieg piano solo by Karen Krieder. Tickets from members or box office.
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Royster Junior High Glee Club
Harold Tarpley
Glen Peak
Girls’ Glee Club
America
Karen Krieder
Griego
Glee Club
WDAF-TV and Radio Sale Announced in Kansas City
In Kansas City the sale of WDAF-TV and radio station WDAF to Transcontinent Television Corp of New York was announced. The deal, pending FCC approval, involves the stations formerly owned by the Kansas City Star and National Theaters and Television Inc. The contract was signed in New York and terms were not disclosed. Transcontinent president David C. Moore said operations will continue with about 130 staff.
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Kansas City
Wdaf-Tv
WDAF
Transcontinent Television Corp of
New York
Kansas City Star
National Theaters and Television, Inc
Federal Communications Commission
David C. Moore
Transcontinent
Pirates Kill Skipper and Snatch Boat Off Bahama Isle
Pirates kill Captain Angus Boatwright and seize the Muriel III off Elbow Cay in a Bahamas incident. Barbara Table and Alvin Tables flee with William Lees aboard a craft toward Cuba as a Coast Guard plane could not intervene. Four Pennsylvanians and Boatwright’s body were brought to Nassau for questions.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Coast Guard
Isla Morada
Fla
Muriel III
Pennsylvania
Angus Boatwright
Barbara Table
Alvin
William Lees
Johnson
Key West
Elbow Cay
Miami
Kent Hokanson
Cuba
Ariadne
Hokanson
Steele to Undergo Surgery on Back
Jerry Steele, basketball and track coach at the Junior College, entered Kansas University Medical Center for tests and surgery to remove a ruptured disc in his back. He will miss teaching the rest of the term as assignments shift. Treva Adelgren will teach his high school constitution class and W. H. McMurray will cover college hygiene and play activities. Eldon Penner will accompany the track squad on remaining road trips.
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Jerry Steele
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Steele
Dell Reed
Treva Adelgren
W. H. McMurray
Eldon Penner
Parolee Charged After Owensville Tavern Holdup
St. Louis report says Leland Henneke owner of an Owensville tavern was shot in a Saturday holdup. Parolee Robert J. Julius of Hutchinson Kan was charged with armed robbery after police recovered Henneke's wallet with 1250 dollars and 383 in checks. Julius held at Hermann jail. Henneke identified him as attacker.
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Gilbert Winters
Julius
Henneke
Winters
St. Louis
Chester
Fair and Cool Area Outlook
Temperatures fall across western Kansas with lows in the 30s and readings in the mid 60s in the east. Partly cloudy conditions, cooler tonight, with scattered showers possible and brief thunderstorms in the east. Highs Tuesday near 40s to 50s, places like Goodland at 30 and Dodge City reporting 0.5 inches rain in some areas.
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Dalen
Topeka
West Kansas
Goodland
Wamego
Kansas City
Weather Bureau
Dodge City
Russell
Chip Off Old Prop Sparks Bay Meadows Near-Mishap
W H Bullock of Mountain View and his wife flew in a rented plane to Bay Meadows Race Track in San Mateo. A chipped propeller caused vibration but Bullock landed safely in the empty parking lot. The prop was replaced and the flight resumed.
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San Mateo
Calif
W. H. Bullock
Mountain View
Bay Meadows Race Track
Bullock
Wichitan Drowned While Reaching Drifting Boat
Thad Joslin, 22, of Wichita drowned at Lake Afton Saturday while attempting to retrieve a boat that had drifted from shore.
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Wichita (Ap
Thad Joslin
Wichita
Lake Afton
Trainman Killed In Rock Island Yard Accident
Frank Jones, about 42, a train man, was fatally injured this morning when he fell from a box car and was run over by a diesel engine in the Rock Island yards at Belleville Kansas.
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Belleville
Kan
Frank Jones
Rock Island
Reverend Dahlberg to speak at Kansas churches gathering
The Rev. Dr. Edwin T. Dahlberg president of the National Council of Churches will address the Kansas Council of Churches annual assembly in Hays on May 1 and 2.
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Topeka
Edwin T. Dahlberg
National Council of Churches
Kansas Council of Churches
Hays
Tribune Phone Help and After Hours Call
If you cannot reach your Tribune phone contact your carrier. If he cannot be reached call 700 after 6 p.m.
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Tribune
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U.S
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Wayne Cooper
S. Lincoln
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Jim Thorp
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the Rec
Royster
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U.S. Coast Guard
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Table
Mariel
Monroe County
Wichitan
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