Six in Kansas Weekend Toll On Highways
Six people died in Kansas highway accidents over the weekend. A cattle truck jeeped 20 feet into a ditch near Smith Center killing Cecil Corby and Cecil Grovers as the driver slept. Larry Schneweis, 18, died from a weekend wreck near Kanapolis Lake while two teens were injured. A Topeka man Leonard Brown and his infant son Anthony perished in a two car crash near Topeka, while a wife and child were injured along with the other driver. James Sledd, 11, was struck and killed on K5 in Wyandotte County.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Macksville
Smith Center
Cecil Corby
Cecil Grovers
Larrry Schneweis
Kanapolis Lake
Salina
Topeka
Leonard Brown
Anthony
James Sledd
Wyandotte County
Fatal house fire tragedy ensnares Arkansan husband
In Fort Smith Arkansas Louis Kelley Morris rushed back into a burning home to rescue his wife who had been freed earlier. He suffocated age 36 while attempting to save her as the house burned and a family escape via a window had been aided by Morris' mother. The blaze destroyed the residence.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Louis Kelley Morris
Looper
Morris
Kansas City Steaks Quick Frozen High Up
The notice notes a consignment of Kansas City Steaks received by the city, with Mayor George Christopher due to receive the shipment. The item reflects a municipal procurement or distribution detail reported in the San Francisco area.
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Kansas City
Navy Cougar
Naval Reserve
Alameda
Olathe
Kan
Naval Air Station
H. Roe Barile
San Francisco
George Christopher
Kansas
Fire Flare in Engine Delays United DC7 Landing
Fire flared in an engine of a United Air Lines DC7 as it neared Kansas City last night. Captain George Fieldson asked control to have fire engines ready and calmly guided the plane to a safe landing after a tense five or six minutes with 33 passengers aboard.
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Kansas City
United Air Lines
George Fieldson
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