Three on Mountain Believed Dead After Eiger Rescue Ends
Claudio Corti, the sole survivor of a four climber group trapped on the Eiger north face, was rescued by German guide Alfred Helepart after a harrowing 1,200 foot descent. The rescue operation ended with Corti arriving at the summit, while two Italians and two Germans were accounted dead or missing amid blizzards and exhaustion.
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Grindelwald
Switzerland
Eiger
Claudio Corti
Lecco
Italy
Interlake Hospital
Peter Frei
Corti
Stefano Longhi
Guenther Nothdurft
Goetz Meier
Cordi
Alfred Helepart
New York
Empire State Building
Helepart
Summer Heat Draws Families to Park Activities
In 98 degree heat yesterday thousands spent the day outside at Santa Fe Park lake and picnic grounds. Cars filled the drives while boats, water skiers, and swimmers occupied the reservoir, pool, and club facilities.
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Sol
Santa Fe Park
City Park
Finney Heads SeKan Drive for 1958 Funds
Robert A. Finney of Humboldt has been named chairman of the Se Kan area scout council’s 1958 operating funds campaign. Bill Young announced Finney’s role and a committee including Ebar Schultz will meet at the Tioga Hotel to prep for the October 22 drive.
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Robert A. Finney
Humboldt
SeKan
Bill Young
Finney
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
Humboldt Brick and Tile Co
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Young
Ebar Schultz
Tioga Hotel
Slane Elected Secretary of Southeast Kansas Letter Carriers
William S. Slane of 118 S. Kansas was elected secretary of the Southeast Kansas District of the National Association of Letter Carriers. Other officers named include Kurtz Kime as president and Don Bradley as vice president, with Basel Post as treasurer. The group met at Pfister Park in Coffeyville and will hold a meeting in Independence on Nov 9 where Ed Harper will receive a 50 year pin.
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William S. Slane
S. Kansas
Southeast Kansas
National Association of Letter Carriers
Coffeyville
Kurtz Kime
Don Bradley
Pittsburg
Basel Post
Independence
Bill Lewis
S. Highland
Omer Kern
Steuben
Slane
Pfister Park
Ed Harper
Bell Building Bids To Open In Topeka
Bids will be opened in Topeka Thursday for a new Southwestern Bell Telephone Co building in Emporia.
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Emporia
Topeka
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Boy Rescued After 14 Hours On Yosemite Falls Ledge
Six year old Terry Wayne Dunbar spent a night trapped on a narrow ledge near Yosemite Falls. Park rangers lowered to safety after a dawn search, with the boy explaining he had fallen asleep. He had only minor scratches.
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Yosemite National Park, Calif
Terry Wayne Dunbar
Terry
Park Valley
Portland
Ore
Yosemite Falls
Robert Bevins
Dick Pack
Pack
Anthrax Quarantine Centers on Two Kansas Counties
A livestock embargo was imposed on Babette and Cherokee counties in southeastern Kansas due to 10 confirmed anthrax cases. The move blocks shipments south of U S 160 but exempts poultry eggs and milk from farms already quarantined. 27 farms are under quarantine across the two counties amid regional cattle losses.
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Parsons
Babette
Cherokee
Kansas
A. G. Pickett
Labette
Oklahoma
Pickett
Cherokee County
Labette County
U. S. 160
Fatalities in Kansas crashes claim several young lives
In Burden a two car crash killed Eldon Belew 21 and Albert Gregory 18, and injured Larry Treadway 18. Elmer Harris 72 was not injured. Independence drowning claims Carl Lamar 19. Coffeyville man Fred Dunbar 78 dies after being struck. McPherson crash kills Mrs Jacob Burgardt 59. her husband 68 is seriously injured.
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Burden
Kas.p
Here
Eldon Bruce Belew
Shaw Belew
Albert Gene Gregory
J. I. Gregory
Larry Max Treadway
Winfield
Highway Patrol
Elmer Harris
Mcpherson
Jacob Burgardt
Hays
U. S. 56
Burgardt
Three Wichitans Die In Lake Accident
Newton reports three Wichitans died in Ventroue Lake near Newton when Widderhoven Van Der Voom and Ricks were struck while swinging on a cable from a utility pole to a raft. Coroner Dr M C Martin ruled drowning. Ricks died while attempting to aid the others.
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Newton
Ventroue Lake
Here
John Widderhoven
Margaret van der Voom
Larry Ricks
M. C. Martin
Harvey County
Widderhoven
van der Voom
Ricks
Hot Weather Grips Kansas as Heat Wave Broadens
Forecast calls for fair and hot weather through Tuesday with overnight low 70 to 75 and high near 100. Kansas reports scattered early showers too light to ease the heat. Salina hottest at 163, Russell 102, Olathe 97, overnight lows 69 to 76 across the state. Radar shows scattered activity in Hutchinson Salina and Wichita.
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Topekap
Kansas
Scandia
Concordia
Mineapolis
Russell
Hutchinson
Salina
Wichita
Olathe
Goodland
Manhattan
Chanute Woman Overdoses on Barbiturate and Whiskey
Police report that a young Chanute woman told officers she took 10 to 14 tablets of barbiturate topped with a half pint of whiskey less than 24 hours before being released from Neosho Memorial Hospital. She refused hospital care at first, later agreed as effects worsened, and offered no motive.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
AFL-CIO Executive Council faces unsettled problems in Chicago
In Chicago the AFL-CIO Executive Council meets amid unresolved issues including jurisdictional disputes between former craft unions and shop unions, potential ouster of Carpenters President Maurice Hutcheson, and ethics cases involving leaders of Bakery and Confectionery Workers and Teamsters. Reports note a possible shift in next December's Miami Beach convention and an August hearing date for the Teamsters inquiry.
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Chicago
Afl-Cio Executive Council
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Miami Beach
AFL
CIO
Ethical Practices Committee
Carpenters Union
Indiana
Meany
Carpenters
Maurice A. Hutcheson
Executive Council
Salinan Man Admits Killing Intruder
A 55 year old Salinan, John William Hogart, told police he killed Airman Anthony Ray of Nashville after catching him trying to break into a neighbor’s home. Ray was found between two houses, shot three times with a .22. Hogart is held for homicide investigation.
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Salinap
Anthony Ray
Nashville
Hogart
Jet completes 11,450 mile Guam to Morocco flight
A B47 Stratojet flew nonstop from Guam to Morocco in 22 hours 50 minutes, ending the 11,450 mile journey just before midnight. Pinecastle Air Force Base announced the milestone today.
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Orlando
Fla
Guam
Morocco
Pinecastle Air Force Base
79 Aboard Die in Crash of Big Canadian Airliner
A four engine Maritime Central Airways DC4 with 79 aboard crashed in a swamp 15 miles south of Quebec City during a summer storm. The disaster, Canada’s worst air loss, killed 33 men 41 women 5 children and 6 crew. Lightning is suspected. The plane carried veterans and families from Britain to Canada.
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Issoudun
Quebec City
Canada
Britain
Rockies
Maritime Central Airways
London
Toronto
Imperial Veterans Division
The
Canadian Legion
Ontario
Knowland May Seek California Governor Race
Washington expects Sen. Knowland to announce a run for California governor. If he campaigns, GOP Senate leadership could shift with Dirkson as favored successor. Knight opposes Knowland running for the Senate, while Nixon may back Knowland to keep California Republican.
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Washington
Sen
Knowland
Calif
California
Senate
Congress
Goodwin J. Knight
Knight
Nixon
Driver Moran Arrested for DWI Pleads Not Guilty
John L. Moran of Earlton was arrested by police Saturday on a driving while intoxicated charge. He pleaded not guilty in police court and was released on his own recognizance. A hearing is set for 3 p.m. September 3. Moran was taken into custody on South Santa Fe after complaints about his driving.
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John L
Jack) Moran
Earlton
Moran
South Santa Fe
Buzbee Joins News Staff of Tribune
Dick Buzbee 26 begins an interne program at The Tribune as part of a six paper Midwest sponsors group. He holds Missouri degrees, fills vacancy left by Hobart Curl, and is to gain experience across the newsroom. He is Fordyce Ark. native, former Navy lieutenant, married with one child.
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The
Tribune
Dick Buzbee
Buzbee
University of Missouri
Hobart G. Curl
Curl
Chanute High School
United States
Salina Journal
Hutchinson News
Ottawa’ Herald
Garden City Telegram
Burlington
Iowa
Hawk Eye Gazette
Fordyce
Ark
Navy
Buzbees
Evergreen
Arosa Sky Delivers Students as Flu Cases Rise
Reports say about 100 mild influenza cases aboard the ship Arosa Sky bringing foreign exchange students from Europe. It was unclear if the illness is Asiatic Flu. The ship is due in New York tomorrow from Rotterdam. Israel extends U.N. posts on the Israeli-Syrian border for another month, per Foreign Ministry spokesman.
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New York
Europe
Arosa Sky
Rotterdam
Jerusalem
Israel
U.N
Foreign Ministry
State Dept Says Visit to Red China Would Subvert Policy
The State Department warned it would be subversive of U.S. policy toward Red China if a group of young Americans in Moscow goes ahead with plans to visit.
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Washington
State Department
U.S
Red China
Moscow
Khrushchev Shifts to Secret Talks in East Germany
Khrushchev abandons public speeches for private discussions on the sixth day of his East German stay. The Soviet leader engages in confidential meetings as tensions and diplomacy influence the visit journey through Berlin and the German frontier.
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Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
East Germany
Neosho County Fair Dates Set for August
Erie's Neosho County fair runs August 23 to 26 with entry day August 23. 4-H events include a talent show and style revue. Livestock judging, fat livestock sale on August 26, and a full schedule of exhibits, parades, and demonstrations are outlined by fair officials Gale Mullen and Harold Van Cleave.
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Erie
Gale Mullen
Erie High School
Mullen
Harold van Cleave
Mahlon Morley
John Gorton
Galen “Morley
Milford Hall
Lester Shepard
Charles O. Carter
Dale Hensley
Marjorie Price
Carter
Chanute
Forrest Chickadonz
Ivan Green
VanCleave
Earl Reinhardt
Joe Volmer
G. C. Freeley
Durward
Jim Sturdivant
Crawford County
Ralph Bonewitz
Kansas State College
Floyd Davidson
Mound Valley Branch
Cecil Eyestone
Montgomery County
Tom Maxwell
Allen County
Minors Drive Cars Two Owners Fined
Alfred Powell and Raymond Clark pleaded guilty in city court Saturday to permitting a minor to operate a motor vehicle in violation of driving license restrictions. Each was fined 10 dollars plus 5 dollars in court costs. The charges stem from traffic accidents last week involving 14 and 15 year old minors driving cars owned by Powell and Clark.
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Alfred Powell
S. Lafayette
Raymond Clark
Katy
Powell and Clark
Williams Heads Drive for Dollars for Democrats
John Williams of Kansas City has been named state chairman of Dollars for Democrats, the 1957 fund raising drive sponsored by the Democratic National Committee.
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Topeka
John Williams
Arkansas City
Democratic National Committee
Prowler Call Ends Quickly in Richland County
Two Richland County deputy sheriffs answered a 2 a.m. prowler call and reported on the complaint that they were the ones checking the property.
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Columbia, S. C
Richland County
Health chiefs urge joint effort against Asian flu
Kansas and Missouri health leaders call for immediate joint defense committees led by state health directors. Committees would include physicians nurses hospital staff and related groups to monitor flu developments from USPHS reports and guide local physicians.
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Kansas, Missouri
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Two States
U. S. Public Health Service
Bazooka Shell Explodes Killing Four Boys in York
In York Pennsylvania a souvenir bazooka shell exploded killing four boys two sets of brothers. Victims were Gary Weaver 15 Joseph Weaver 10 Lynn Baker 10 and Stephen Baker 9. Gary died later at a hospital. Police investigate how the shell was obtained and why it was dropped from a tree near the Weaver home. The Weaver brothers had recently visited Ft. Bragg NC.
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York
Gary
Joseph Weaver
Lynn
Stephen Baker
Weaver
Weaver Boys
Shell
Donald
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Two Kansans Injured In Carthage Crash
Two Kansas residents were injured in a car truck collision three miles west of Carthage on Highway 96 Saturday. Howard Marion Clark, 34, of Parsons, sustained serious head injuries as the car’s driver. Frank Raymond Boyle, 38, of Independence, Kansas, driver of the truck, received minor injuries and was treated and released from a hospital.
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Carthage
Here
Howard Marion Clark
Parsons
Frank Raymond Boyle
Independence
Kas
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