City Moves to Acquire Land for Park and Parking Expansion
City actions authorize land purchase for Santa Fe Park expansion and a public parking lot. City attorney Briley to negotiate for the 118 acre Cross farm near Santa Fe Park and the Behmer property at 114 Lincoln, with homes removed and lots leveled for free public parking. Voters approved 1371 to 925 to fund adjacent land purchases.
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Robert L. Briley
Santa Fe Park
F. C. Behmer
S. Lincoln
Chanute
Wind Gusts Up To 55 MPH Create Chaos At Yates Center
Chanute Shrine Club members driving the Wind gusts early this morning tore canvas and a vehicle known as The Dragon during a 4H festival parade in Yates Center. The crew also controlled a fire at a service station near US75 and US4 with extinguishers, later resuming the parade as if unaltered.
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Chanute Shrine Club
Yates den
South Santa Fe
Henrick Insurance
N. Grant
Cr. W. Brennan
Shriners
Yates Center
County Boards Open First Meetings After Tuesday Primary
Erie county canvassing boards begin reviewing local returns and absentee ballots as U S Senate and governor races tighten. State board to start conclusive work August 21, with final county totals probable after August 14 meetings and August 21 tally.
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Erie
Topeka
US Senate
Segregated Schools to Continue in Sallisaw
In Sallisaw Oklahoma the Negro parents request to keep segregated schools for the coming fall. Superintendent Grady Heard reported the petition offered no reasons beyond preserving the current setup. The district serves 14 children with one teacher, with Sallisaw and Moffett remaining fully segregated while other county towns move toward integration.
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Sallisaw
Okla
Oklahoma
Grady Heard
Moffett
Sequoyah
Photographed Traffic Violations Tested In Michigan
Michigan police will show motorists photos of their traffic violations taken by a camera in a patrol car. The experiment uses a still Polaroid camera that captures and develops a print instantly, which can be shown to the violator as the ticket is issued.
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Lansing
Mich
Foreign Aid Illegal Say Utah Governor Seeks Suit
Gov. J. Bracken Lee of Utah argues the foreign aid program is unconstitutional and seeks Supreme Court permission to sue. He asks the court to bar Treasury from permitting federal funds to support the aid program and the push against communism.
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Washington
J. Bracken Lee
Utah
Senkinal Supreme Court
Lee
High Court
Secretary of the Treasury
Italian Line Sues Swedish Line for 25 Million in Andrea Doria Case
New York reports the Italian Line filed a federal suit seeking 25 million dollars over the sinking of the Andrea Doria after a collision with the Stockholm. The complaint alleges fault and negligence by the Stockholm and its crew caused the disaster.
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New York
Italian Line
Stockholm
Pipe valued at 533 dollars reported stolen from drilling site
A new oil well pipe valued at 533 dollars was stolen from the Laughlin farm drilling scene five miles east and 52 miles north of Chanute. Everett Faulkner, a local driller, reported the loss at police headquarters. The pipe comprised 82 joints of two inch pipe, each 21 inches long.
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French Laughlin
Chanute
Everett Faulkner
R. 2
Traffic Fatalities Reported In 24 Hours In Topeka
Kansas accident records show two traffic fatalities in the last 24 hours in Topeka, with 37 to date in 1956 and 328 for the same period in 1955. One earlier fatality was reported but not yet recorded.
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Topeka
Kansas
Ike vetoes 1.6 billion flood control and river projects
President Eisenhower vetoed a bill authorizing about 1.6 billion dollars for 99 projects and 14 river basin authorizations aimed at flood control navigation and harbor development. He cited inadequate review and public interest concerns while stressing the need for a federal water resources program. Projects listed include the Black Vermillion River at Frankfort and the Missouri River Comprehensive Basin Plan.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Frankfort
Army Engineers
Department of Interior
Guard Heads For McCoy
The Chanute Kansas National Guard Battery will entrain at 9 a.m. Saturday to Camp McCoy Wisconsin. Captain Charles Rice announced the motorized equipment, except two new 5 ton trucks, will go by convoy with units from Cherryvale Coffeyville joining to Iola and Garnett for transport.
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Chanute
Kansas National Guard
Camp McCoy
Wis
Charles Rice
Cherryvale
Coffeyville
Iola and
Garnett
Storm Hits Leavenworth City Clean Up After Rain Debris
An electrical storm drenched Leavenworth with 1.07 inches of rain last night and left streets blocked by fallen limbs and debris. City cleanup crews worked today to clear the mess and restore normal traffic.
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Leavenworth
Drive Against Polio in Chicago Intensifies
Chicago health officials push intensified polio control after a medical expert predicts the outbreak will reach epidemic levels. Authorities mobilize vaccination drives and public awareness efforts across the city to curb transmission.
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Chicago
Egypt Disputes Britain's Right to Call for Talks
Egypt challenged Britain's authority to convene an international conference on Suez with Eden and Nasser clashing over navigation freedom. Cairo indicated a planned Aug 16 conference under Western sponsorship, while Britain slowed troop movements and faced Libyan and Soviet reactions to the plan.
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Paris
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Suez
National Liberation Army
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Mustafa Ben Halim
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Moscow
Red China
East Germany
Two Appointments By Gov. Fred Hall
Gov. Fred Hall reappointed L. W. Newcomer of El Dorado to the State Board of Engineering Examiners for a four year term. Jim Tibbetts of Belleville was appointed to the State Board of Embalmers succeeding Roy Tessen dorf of Onaga.
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Fred Hall
L. W. Newcomer
el Dorado
State Board of Engineering Examiners
Jim Tibbetts
Belleville
State Board of Embalmers
Roy Tessendorf
Onaga
Hurricane Watch Issued For Leeward Islands
A hurricane watch was ordered for the Leeward and Windward Islands from Antigua to Barbados as the second tropical storm of the season. It could bring winds up to 70 mph as it formed in the Atlantic about 800 miles east southeast of San Juan and roughly 1,800 miles east southeast of Miami.
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Fla. 3
Leeward
Antigua
Barbados
Atlantic Ocean
San Juan
Civil Rights Demand Dominates Democratic Debate
In Chicago AFL-CIO chief George Meany called for a strong civil rights plank at the Democratic convention, urging full party backing for the Supreme Court desegregation ruling. Sen. Gore attacked Eisenhower energy policy as labor and ADA witnesses pressed for federal intervention to promote desegregation in education.
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Afl-Cio
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Democratic Party
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Emanuel Celler
New York
Meany
Albert Gore
Tennessee
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Americans For Democratic Action
Supreme Court
Gore
Eisenhower
Joseph L. Rauh Jr
Washington
ADA
Democratic Platform Committee
George M. Harrison
Aflcio
Propst Faces Undecided Vote as Kansas Delegate Heads to Chicago
S. D. Propst leaves Chanute by train for the Democratic national convention in Chicago where he will serve as one of Kansas 32 delegates. He plans to decide after the first ballot and aims to back a candidate who can win in the fall. Propst, connected to laundry and fertilizer interests, is noted for civic leadership and will be part of the Palmer House Kansas headquarters. The delegation follows a unit rule with 16 votes winner-take-all if a majority emerges. otherwise delegates cast for individual choices.
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Stevenson
Truman
Harriman
S. D. Propst
Chanute
Chicago
Kansas
Propst
Palmer House
News
Stevensson
Hope Fades For 260 Miners In Belgian Mine
Rescue teams press to reach the 3,300 foot level where 130 miners worked when the Bios du Casier Coal Mine fire began. Heat blocks deep probes. Nine bodies and six injured extracted. rumors of more bodies circulate amid grim search.
New Legislation Aims Watershed Financing
An Agriculture Department official said new law will ease financing of watershed protection and upstream flood prevention projects for local communities. Gladwin E. Young noted the federal government will cover the full flood control portion, while sponsoring groups like soil conservation districts pay the remaining costs.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Soil Conservation Service
Gladwin E. Young
Soil Conservation Districts
Alaska News Service to Open Juneau Bureau in September
Frank J. Starzel announced that the first permanent Alaska News Service bureau for AP radio and newspaper coverage will be opened in Juneau in September. The move strengthens territorial news coverage and aligns with Associated Press members in the region.
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New York
Alaska
Associated Press
Juneau
Frank J. Starzel
Kansan Named to Midwest Savings Conference Leaders
A. W. Hinder Jr. of Capitol Federal Savings and Loan Assn Denver was elected president of the four state Midwest Savings Conference at Colorado A and M College. J. D. Hill Eureka Kansas was elected second vice president Paul B. Morrison Topeka Kansas re elected secretary treasurer and Lisle E. Eby Lawrence Kansas named a new director.
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Colo. i
A. W. Hinder Jr
Capitol Federal Savings and and Loan Assn
Denver
Colorado A & M College
J. D. Hill
Eureka
Kas
Paul B. Morrison
Topeka
Lisle E. Eby
Lawrence
Carlson Travels Toward GOP Convention After Primary Victory
U S Senator Frank Carlson won renomination by a large margin in Tuesday's primary. He visited the Statehouse briefly in Topeka seeking Gov. Fred Hall who was away at the national convention. Carlson planned to return to Concordia, then attend the American Legion convention in Wichita, and finally proceed to San Francisco for the August 18 GOP event.
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U. S
Frank Carlson
Statehouse
Carlson
Fred Hall
Hall
San Francisco
Concordia
Wichita
American Legion
Trooper Lyle B. Huitt Promoted to Lieutenant
Kansas Highway Patrol promotes Trooper Lyle B. Huitt of Olathe to lieutenant. He will oversee safety and photography from the Topeka headquarters, succeeding Lt. Fred Coon who has retired.
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Topeka
Lyle B. Huitt
Kansas Highway Patrol
Huitt
Olathe
Fred Coon
Two Traffic Accidents Reported to Police
Two non injury motor vehicle accidents were investigated Thursday per police reports. A ranch wagon driven by Paul E. Hottenstein was scraped by tree limbs from a truck driven by Denny R. Petty in the 600 block on South Malcolm. A Dale Stemple truck backed from 301 W Main into a car driven by Jerry E. Bauer at 08 W Main, damaging the truck fender and tail light of the backing car.
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Iola
Denny R. Petty
S. Malcolm
South Malcolm
Hottenstein
Dale Stemple
W. Main
Jerry E. Bauer
Reds Reject Japary In Kurile Islands Request
Moscow leaders rejected a Japanese demand led by Mamoru Sigemitsu for the return of the Kurile islands Kunashiri and Etorofu seized by the Soviet Union.
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Moscow
Russia
Mamoru Sigemitsu
Kurile
Kunashiri
Etorofu
Rate Boost Asked by Eastern Railroads
The New York Central, the Pennsylvania and other Eastern railroads asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to raise first class passenger fares by 45 percent.
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New York Central
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commerce Commission
Warden Transferred After Georgia Quarry Prison Abuse Row
Governor Marvin Griffin approved the transfer of a deputy warden and banned physical punishment of prisoners at the Buford rock quarry prison following a series of leg breakings. The action comes as the state acts to address inmate mistreatment and security concerns.
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Marvin Griffin
Georgia
Rock Quarry
Buford
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