Americans Defy 41 To Tour Red China From Moscow
Forty-one U S youths defied the State Department and left for a forbidden Moscow Red China youth festival tour aboard the Trans-Siberian Express. Two later withdrew. others considered catching up via Peiping. Leader Jake Rosen planned to travel via Kiev. Passport threats and a long anxiety filled day followed.
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Jake Rosen
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Kiev
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Dan O'Connell
Chicago
Southeast Kansas City Adopts Budget Tax Levy
Neodesha council passed a 1958 budget with a $682,082.22 total and a 19.433 mill levy, despite no citizens attending the hearing at City Hall. The measure funds the year’s budget.
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City Hall
Court office shakeup assigns new district chief
Baker was appointed to the Iola office four years ago and now heads the headquarters in the Burlington courthouse. Marion Cox, working with Baker, will lead the district here covering Allen Anderson counties and extending into Bourbon County.
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Baker
Iola
Marion Cox
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Bourbon County
Fall River reservoir draws 11,228 visitors last week
Fall River reservoir attracted a large crowd with 11,228 visitors reported last week. The figure underscores the site's continued popularity among local residents and tourists alike.
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Fall River
Graham Calls Youth Giants to Confront Modern Dangers
In New York Madison Square Garden evangelist Billy Graham frames youths as David facing giants like anger carelessness lust and laziness He urges Christian living and Christ centered clubs amid a large crowd with 720 decisions for Christ bringing total New York crusade converts to 45 864 and overall attendance to 1 512 800 since May 15.
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Poly Graham
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Graham
Christ
Knouft Named State Purchasing Director in Kansas
Henry H. Knouft with permanent civil service status becomes state purchasing director in Topeka after passing civil service tests. The 49 year old Holton native and former department buyer takes the post from acting director since March 2 with Gov Docking and Director Salome approving. The job manages roughly 50 million dollars in annual state purchases.
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Henry H. Knouft
Knouft
Holton
Kas
Charles Lenk
Wichita
William Salome
Department of Administration
George Docking
Salome
Civil Service Ruling Board
Lenk
Department
Chanute Teams Tangle Tonight Ensuing Eliminations In Softball
Chanute two entries face elimination in Highland Park as the All Stars meet the Whiz Kids in the losers bracket. Co Pac defeated the Whiz Kids 14 to 6 after strong pitching by Gary McKenzie who worked six innings with a bandaged left hand.
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Highland Park
All Stars
Coffeyville
CoPac
Gary McKenzie
McKenzie
Ronnie Burkhardt
Leon Hazen
Iola Hart
Iola
Too Many Principals At Shawnee School
Topeka Berryton High School in Shawnee County faces a principal conflict. Earl McWilliams, hired last November, says the school board forgot to fire him when it appointed Arthur Clausen from Dover as principal for the coming year.
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H. W. Kesler
Topeka
Berryton High School
Shawnee County
Earl McWilliams
Arthur Clausen
Dover
Exotic foods woo GI palate in postwar Philadelphia
In Philadelphia Ed Halpern, once a service member abroad, runs a coffee house offering daring dishes such as bumblebees in soya sauce, diced whale skin, whole squid, and salted cherry blossoms appealing to veterans craving overseas flavors, while a New York contract dispute lingers in local traffic safety discussions.
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Ed Halpern
Gore to Request Hearings on Jones TVA Nomination
Senator Gore said he will seek hearings on President Eisenhower's nomination of Arnold R. Jones as a Tennessee Valley Authority director. amid GOP pressure for action on disputed nominations. Jones, ex-budget deputy, would fill one of TVA's three seats, currently vacant after Paty’s death. Gore acknowledged TVA faces a serious vacancy problem and foresaw sharp Senate questions.
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Eisenhower
Arnold R. Jones
Tennessee Valley Authority
Senate
Knowland
Calif
Jerome K. Kuykendall
Federal Power Commission
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Schedre
Jones
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Budget Bureau
Kansas State College
Public Works Committee
Harry A. Curtis
Raymond R. Paty
City seeks courteous drivers with monthlong theater prize
A city committee has launched a monthlong campaign to reward courteous drivers with theater tickets. The tally to date shows only one driver recognized for courteous conduct.
Two Omaha Teens Complete 374 Mile Bike Bet to Tulsa
Two teenage brothers from Omaha pedaled 54 hours to Tulsa to win a $15 bet with their grandmother. John Sanko 17 said he is through with bicycles after the trip and handed his bike to Tulsa cousins. Frank Sanko 15 was too tired to sleep and noted thirst. the trip cost about $3.50 mostly for soda pop. They will return by automobile.
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Frank Sanko
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Bus Clinic Here August 27 Ninth annual school bus clinic announced
The ninth annual School Bus Clinic will be held August 27 in the assembly room of the State Highway Commission Building at 311 W. 14th. The program covers nine sessions from 9 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. with topics on laws, first aid, bus inspection, safe driving, transportation, preventive maintenance, traffic safety, and driver knowledge tests. Seating for 250 is available for the Southeast Kansas area.
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State Highway Commission
W. 14Th
Glenn Boden
Highway Patrol
Curt Hammer
Ralph Stinson
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Joe Baker
Ford Motor Company
Commission
Harold Pellegrino
Kansas
Traffic and Safety Department
Post cancels article on pilot’s Sierra disappearance
The Saturday Evening Post scrapped plans for a 14 day disappearance tale of Lt. David Steeves after finding discrepancies in his account. Air Force investigators review the pilot’s surviving 3 week survival story. Steeves is temporarily at Bolling AFB while checks continue.
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Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post
David Steeves
High Sierra
Air Force
Pilo
Steeves
California Mountains
Clay Blair Jr
Sierras
Blair
Bolling Air Force Base
Washington
Bolling
Steeves disputes over Post discrepancies with Blair interview notes
Steeves says The Post has not discussed discrepancies with him and indicates Blair showed no doubt during his West interviews. He notes trouble began after Blair's return and that he has tried contacting Post officials about the issue.
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Steeves
Post
Clay Blair
West
Blair
White House Receives Dams Bill for Flood Control
A 858 million dollar public works appropriation, including about 48 million for Kansas and Missouri flood control, has been sent to the White House. The compromise bill passed both chambers after differing prior totals and was drafted by a joint Senate House committee.
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Missouri
White House
House
Senate
Senate House
Budget Plan Bends Ike Policy To Include Water Projects
Chanute Tribune notes 1957 budget recommendations restore funds for Army engineers Reclamation Bonneville Power and Southwestern and Southeastern Power administrations. Conferees drop Senate limit on Tuttle Creek Dam Kansas allowing flood control and water supply use with 10 million in construction funds. Rep Scrivner says drought years drove the change.
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Army Engineers
Reclamation Bureau
Bonneville Power Administration
Southwestern
Southeastern Power
Senate
Turtle Creek
Kansas
Blue River
Rep Scrivner
R-Kas
Tuttle Creek
Shad Roe Catch Declines Sharply From 1897 Level
Due to pollution and other factors the Atlantic catch of shad and shad roe fell dramatically from 50 million pounds in 1897 to 9,742 pounds.
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