Funds Missing Toll Collectors Suspended Over Bridge Loot
Operators of the Centennial Bridge between Rock Island and Davenport suspended all 13 toll collectors after disclosing a toll shortfall up to 750000 dollars. FBI and state authorities aided the probe. the case traces to a design flaw in the treadie system that counted vehicles and allowed coin theft.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Iowa
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Bridge Commission
Bernard J. Moran
Moline
Franklin Wingard
Combinnion
Moran
Queen Elizabeth II skips Balmoral Sunday service
Royal crowd at Balmoral expected to witness the queen on Sunday. She did not attend Cra thie Church and instead arranged for Presbyterian services inside the castle amid heavy security.
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Elizabeth iI
Elizabeth
Crathie
Church of Scotland Presbyterian
Pasta firm ordered to pay damages over Callas weight claim
The Rome Appeals Court ruled that Pacelli pasta company damaged Maria Meneghini Callas' decorum by advertising its physiological pasta as having shed 44 pounds. The court ordered negotiations on damages after confirming the claim.
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Maria Meneghini Callas
Marcantonio Pacelli
Pacelli
Miss Callas
Neosho area briefs note meetings and visits
The Neosho Valley Coin club meets at 7 pm Wednesday in the Memorial building. Mrs W C Mintz of Garfield returns from a California trip visiting son Wayne and family, then stays in Wichita with daughter. Mr and Mrs Crowl host visitors in Salina as Grandparents and a Girl Scout neighborhood meeting is planned at 7 40 pm Tuesday in the Annex of First Christian church.
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Memorial Building
W. C. Mintz
Garfield
Alameda
Calif
Wayne
Wichita
Raymond Kirkpatrick
First Christian Church
Pope outlines Ecumenical Council aim for Catholic unity
Vatican City AP Pope John XXIII says the Ecumenical Council will first strengthen the Roman Catholic Church then invite Orthodox and Protestant Christians to reunite. He spoke to Italian Catholic Action leaders. date of meeting not set. The speech appeared in L Osservatore Romano. He argued unity could bring peace and prosperity to the world.
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L'Osservatore Romano
Church of Christ
Two Bendure daughters named Mothers of the Year
Mrs. Cora Bendure 95 of Little River Kansas is highlighted as the mother of the year nominee with Hazel and Gladys designated as Mothers of the Year in Arizona and Colorado respectively. The piece chronicles Bendure family history, education, and community involvement shaping a legacy across states.
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Gladys
Arizona
Colorado
Wellington) Johnson
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Willcox
Odd C. Pfeiffer
Colorado Springs
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Cora
Pio
Grady
Zelma
Great Bend
Colorado College
University of California
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General Motors Institute of Technology
Flint, Mich
Sarasota
Fla
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University of Arizona
Gazette Telegraph
Kansas
Explorer VI Cuts Wider Path in Space
Washington AP reports Explorer VI travels a broader orbit than expected with a high point of 26,400 miles and a low of 157 miles. The satellite completes a circuit around Earth every 12 hours 45 minutes, moving at 22,957 mph at its low point and 3,125 mph at its peak, launched Friday from Cape Canaveral.
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America
Earth
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Ann Landers Readers Urged to Reveal Superstitions
Dear Ann Landers invites readers to confess their superstitions, promising to report results in this space. The column also answers letters on rent morality and neighborly liability, advising a Des Moines landlord and a grandparent's yard play concerns.
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Ann Landers
America
M. I
Des Moines
House of Correction
Ann
Trousseau Tea invitation prompts etiquette query
A reader asks about hosting or attending a trousseau tea and the proper etiquette involved. The note seeks guidance on traditions, guest list, attire, and wrapping up the event in a respectful, period-appropriate manner.
Tea etiquette for bridal events in Chanute Tribune
The piece answers common etiquette questions about gifts for weddings and related events. A bridal tea for the bride elect excludes gifts for guests. children should give gifts to a widowed father marrying again. gifts to a doctor are acceptable. open house invites do not require gifts unless labeled house warming.
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New Jersey Guests Honored at Dinner
A family dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Huffman in Earlton honored their son and family from Riverside New Jersey. Attending were Lankford and Fred VanVickle, Jim Carter and girls, A F VanVickle, Etna VanVickle and Jack VanVickle of Chanute, Charles VanVickle of Leavenworth, John VanVickle and children, Marvin Hunter and girls, and Jeannie Warner of Kansas City.
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Earlton
Gerald Huffman
Riverside
N.J
Lankford VanVickle
Fred VanVickle
Jim Carter
A. F. VanVickle
Etna VanVickle
Jack van Vickle
Chanute
Charles van Vickle
Leavenworth
John VanVickle
Marvin Hunter
Jeannie Warner
Kansas City
Hoax Admitted In Cabbie Trunk Hoax
Buffalo cabbie Orval Pollard 29 confessed two men robbed him of 372 dollars and left him in a deserted lot. He later told police it was a hoax. The money had been lost at Batavia Downs race track and part belonged to friends. He locked himself in the trunk for nine hours before discovery.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Orval L. Pollard
Batavia Downs Race Track
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