Docking and Attorney General Clash Over Annexation Case
Gov George Docking directs Attorney General John Anderson not to drop a suit challenging the validity of Kansas City Kan annexation of Fairfax Industrial District. Anderson plans to press dismissal. hearing set Aug 17 before Jay Scovel. Court will decide if case should be dismissed with Wyandotte County and Quindaro Township as parties.
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Topeka
George Docking
John Anderson
Fairfax
Kansas City
Kan
Anderson
Docking
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Joe McDow
Ell
Don Hewitt
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Jay Scovel
Supreme Court
Scovel
Wyandotte
Wyandotte County
Quindaro Township
Eisenhower to Visit Bonn for Adenauer Meeting
President Eisenhower will move up his Europe trip to Bonn for a conference with West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer on Aug. 27. He will then go to London for talks with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and Queen Elizabeth II, before Paris sessions with de Gaulle and Segni.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Washington
Europe
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
London
Paris
Adenauer
West Germany
Nikita Khrushchev
Balmoral Castle
Scotland
Queen Elizabeth I
Charles de Gaulle
Antonio Segni
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Khrushchev
Buyers Strike In Little Rock Over School Integration
Segregationists in Little Rock declare an economic war with a buyer’s strike against downtown merchants. Capital Citizens Council officials distribute a boycott list targeting stores and professionals tied to desegregation efforts as four high schools prepare to reopen under a state pupil placement law. Governor Faubus has been silent while the federal court nullifies the state law.
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Little Rock, Ark
Little Rock
Capital Citizens Council
Amis Guthridge
Houston Buford
Little Rock Unlimited, Inc
Little Rock Chamber of Commerce
E. Grainger
Williams
Guthridge
Traffic Fatalities Reported In Kansas 1959 Rise From 1958
In the 48 hours ending 9 a.m. this period, Kansas accident records show 346 traffic fatalities for 1959, up from 305 in the same span in 1958. The data reflects state totals through the latest reported 1959 interval.
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Topeka
Kansas
Warren to spend days in Russia on European trip
Chief Justice Earl Warren and his wife departed New York by plane for Moscow as part of a month long European vacation. The trip aims to observe daily Russian life and customs during their stay in the Soviet capital.
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New York
Earl Warren
Russia
Moscow
Gasoline Fumes Fatal in Greenfield Center
William Jones aged 6 collapsed and died in Greenfield Center New York after blowing into a gasoline tank to help his father prime a sawmill engine. Police say he was apparently asphyxiated by fumes.
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Greenfield Center
N.Y
William Jones
Partly Cloudy and Warmer Weather Outlook for Kansas
Weather summary from Topeka reports slightly higher temperatures in Kansas on Sunday with warming expected in the extreme east. Through Saturday the forecast shows temperatures about three degrees below normal with normal highs near 91 and lows 62 to 67. Some northwest areas had showers, but measurable amounts were limited to Atwood 0.65 and Oakley 0.50 inches. clearer skies are expected through Tuesday with scattered showers possible in the west and north tonight and tomorrow. The week outlook calls for 0.25 to 0.50 inch north and 0.25 inch or less in the south.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Olathe
Russell
Goodland
Garden City
Emporia
Concordia
Atwood
Oakley
Oil and Gas Hearings Set in Wichita for Aug 20 21
Kansas Corporation Commission hearings in Wichita August 20 and 21 will determine September market demand for Kansas crude oil. On opening day Mall Drilling Co. seeks a well spacing and location order for the Crystal Springs Gas Field in Harper County, a 102 square mile area three miles southwest of Harper.
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Wichita
Kansas Corporation Commission
Kansas
Mall Drilling Co
Crystal Springs
Harper County
Harper
Engineer Quits At Coffeyville Project
Coffeyville, Kansas. Rael Morris, engineer in charge of constructing the new sewage disposal plant, has terminated his city services to join a Los Angeles consulting firm. The $600,000 installation southeast of Coffeyville nears final approval by the Kansas State Board of Health.
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Coffeyville
Kas
Rael Morris
Los Angeles
Kansas State Board of Health
Civil War Survivor Walter Williams Nearing End at 116
Walter Williams, the last surviving Confederate soldier, is described by his personal physician as "sinking." Dr. Russell Wolfe said the 116-year-old veteran is weakening but not in critical condition after overcoming a recent bout with pneumonia.
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Houston
Tex
Walter Williams
Russell Wolfe
Williams
Tribune Delivery Troubles Prompt Evening Help Line
Instructions advise readers to phone their carrier if the Tribune is not delivered. If the carrier is unavailable, readers should call the station at 700 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
Neosho County Fair Opens With Large Exhibit Entries
Erie reports a lively start to the Neosho County Fair with judging set for 2 p.m. Open class and junior divisions cover clothing textiles crops poultry and more. Gale Mullen notes an oversized livestock turnout and 100 head of dairy cattle among nearly full barns.
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Erie
Farm i
Gale Mullen
Mullen
Kenneth Keane
Wa Johnson
Tribune
Jim
Neosho County Fair
Harry Guy
Glenn Neely
William D. Guy
Fatal Burns Claim Two Firemen Near Lake Elsinore
Riverside AP report says two firemen died from burns after 28 firefighters and foresters fought a wall of flames sweeping through brush near the Lake Elsinore area. Rusty Brooks 24 a U S Forest Service foreman and Ben Slater 31 a district manager from Cleveland National Forest died in hospital.
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Riverside
Calif
Lake Elsinore
Elsinore
Rusty Brooks
U.S. Forest Service
Ben Slater
Cleveland National Forest
Erie FHA Office to Close and Consolidate
The Farmers Home Administration plans to close the Erie office on September 1 and consolidate with the Altamont FHA office. Erie serves Neosho County while Altamont will serve Labette County.
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Erie
Altamont
Kas
API
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Neosho County
Labette County
Burglars Take 274 From Pittsburg Market
Burglars drilled holes and broke through the roof to enter the South Food Town Market in Pittsburg Kansas and stole 274 dollars from a desk drawer and cash register early Sunday AP report.
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Pittsburg
Kan
South Food Town
Hoover Says Khrushchev Could Bring Peace Gift
Former President Herbert Hoover, turning 85, says Khrushchev could offer peace if he endorses peaceful coexistence, though he believes such a move is unlikely and notes the Soviets’ drive to dominate. Hoover spoke on Meet the Press and urged inflation and crime reduction, plus educational reforms to boost science and engineering.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Hoover
Khrushchev
Meet the Press
Nbc-Tv
John Adams
Adams
America
Congress
Russia
New Water Intake Ready for Pumps
City Manager R. J. Hayes announced the new municipal water intake east of town is ready for pumps. Three pumps will be installed: one at 1400 gallons per minute and two at 700 each. The pumps, bought for about $10,000, were kept on hand for some time awaiting installation. The intake is part of the $850,000 water system improvement program, with construction now starting on a new water treatment plant at 9th and Katy.
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R. J. Hayes
9Th
Katy
Six Die In Head-On Colorado Kansas Crash Near Strasburg
At Dead Man's Hill on U S Highway 40 two family cars collided head on killing six people from Topeka and Denver area. LaVerne Miller Donna Lin damood and three Miller children died. Homer Carter and two Carter children survived with injuries. Police say Carter had prior drunken driving arrests and license revocations.
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Walter
Lena Lindamood
Miller
Colorado
U. S. Highway 40
Dead Man's Hill
Homer A. Carter
Denver
Carter
Edward
Amy
Anna
Lindamood
Arvin Carter
James Carter
Bruce
David Miller
Formosa Flood Kills Record Toll and Wrecks Towns
The century's worst floods on Formosa raise the official death toll to 773 with 241 missing and 1,093 injured. In Miaoli 75 died as 750 houses were washed away. Taichung saw nearly 24 inches of rain in 36 hours. Chiang Kai-shek ordered relief steps and price controls on food.
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Taipei
Formosa
Ellen
Japan
South China Sea
U.S
State Traffic Fatal to 3
Three persons killed in Kansas traffic accidents over the weekend. A one car crash on Highway K-13 near Council Grove claimed Betty June Roland 37 of Manhattan and Raymond Cameron 55 of Emporia after the driver reportedly fell asleep and struck a culvert. Nevin Bryan 19 died Saturday in a Clay Center sports car crash. Four Missouri deaths also reported in the weekend totals.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Council Grove
Betty June Roland
Manhattan
Raymond Cameron
Emporia
Elliott Smith
Roland
Nevin Bryan
Clay Center
Marshall Bryan
Near
Missouri
Traffic Crashes Damage Cars in Two Incidents
Police investigated two accidents yesterday. A three car collision at Main and Grant caused $200 damage with Harold Strack Jer ry R Waldrip and Bill E Splane involved. A second collision at 1200 W Main damaged both drivers vehicles and led to a yield violation citation for Paul Haller.
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Main
Grant
Harold Strack
Humboldt
Jerry R. Waldrip
W. 4Th
Bill E. Splane
N. Grant
Strack
Waldrip
Splane
S. Splane
Ford
Dodge
Spiane
Hershel Sjorlund
N. Garfield
Paul Haller
S. Steuben
W. Main
Sjorlund
Haller
Betty McGuffey
S. Ashby
Arch Sommers
Sommers
R. E. Stewart
S.lafayette
North Evergreen
Fireman Killed In Railroad Tank Car Accident
Warren Tobin aged 55 a Union Pacific fireman was struck and killed 20 miles west of Marysville Kansas when a railroad tank car moved as two trucks stayed on the main line and two went to a sidetrack. The car was being moved due to hot wheel bearings.
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Marysville
Kas
Warren Tobin
Union Pacific
Here
Warren
Workers Halt Plans For Neodesha Strike
Workers at the Standard Oil refinery in Neodesha Kan cancelled plans for a sympathy walkout after company officials secured a court order enjoining the union from breaking a no strike contract. The planned action supported a separate strike by the Independent Petroleum Workers Union at Standard’s Whiting plant in Indiana.
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Neodesha
Kan
Standard Oil Company
Independent Petroleum Workers Union
Standard
Whiting
Ind
Light Plane Circles Globe in 40 Days
Dan Sorkin and Frank Hansen completed a 40 day round the world flight in a single engine light plane landing at Meigs Field. They crossed 28 countries and faced a five day hurricane delay in Honolulu before mainland clearance. They plan to rest then possibly fly to Russia next year. They began from Wichita Kansas at 3 02 a m on the final leg after an overnight stay.
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Chicago
Russia
Wichita
Kas
Injuries Fatal To Concordia Girl In Lamar Crash
Concordia resident Mauree Louise Largent 15 died from injuries after a car truck collision in downtown Lamar Colorado. Henry Chace 47 Winfield Kansas died from a fall. Wilma Chace 47 and Lyle Grantham 32 were injured.
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Topeka
Pat Largent
Topeka State Hospital
Lamar
Colo
William
Concordia
Kas
Henry Chace
Winfield
Union Pacific
Wilma Chace
Mauree Louise
Lyle Gran
Tham
Greeley
Cole
Lee Wasser
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