Major Brush Fires Roar in California
Two large brush fires north of Los Angeles threaten the Sylmar area as flames push toward Wilson Canyon and near Olive View Sanatorium and a veterans hospital. Firefighters suppress the blazes with 110 vehicles and 1,300 personnel, dropping borate slurry from six aerial tankers to halt spread.
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Bel Air-Brentwood
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Autry
Studio City
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Chanute JayCees plan 19th Fall Festival fundraising drive
Chanute JayCees launched the affiliated membership drive to fund the 19th annual Chanute Fall Festival set for September 27 to 29. They mailed 220 business letters offering $15 memberships, aiming to raise about $2,500 with past years showing strong merchant support and community events including a parade, street dance, talent show, and livestock and crop exhibits.
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Chanute JayCees
JayCees
Left Hand Pitch Left Hand Pitch
Chanute elementary school string program expands as fifth and sixth graders show strong interest. Local donations and student contributions supply violins, but 20 more may be needed. contacts left at the Senior High School for donors. Mrs. Herman C. Jones reports a dairy farm and twin calves born to their herd yesterday.
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Chanute
Leland Clapson
Clapson
Weather Update For Topeka And Kansas Areas
Forecast calls for generally fair hot and humid conditions through Thursday with lows near 70 and highs in the mid 90s. A cool front in northwestern Kansas moves east and may trigger rains and lower temperatures, with thunderstorms possible in eastern and southern Kansas tonight. Highs Tuesday range from 85 in Hill City to 95 in Russell.
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Kansas
Smith
Hamilton
United States
Hill
Russell
Rocket Plane Narrowly Survives Red Hot Flight
At Edwards Air Force Base California an X15 rocket plane flew a heat intensive test skimmed the atmosphere and landed safely after Maj. Robert Rushworth guided a steep bank and a figure S maneuver to slow speed during the dangerous heat research flight.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Robert Rushworth
Socialistic Trend in U S Big Concern of Students
College youths warn of communist threats and creeping socialism in the United States. Speakers Fred Coldren and Jim Gwartney at a Cham-ber of Commerce luncheon condemn foreign aid cash gifts and welfare-state drift as a stepping stone to communism.
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Ottawa University
Coldren
Fred Coldren
Jim Gwartney
Tioga
United States
Market Project Still Considered Amid Zoning Setback
A supermarket in Pittsburg remains under active consideration for a Market Project tied to a new Foodtown despite a zoning setback. Harold Doty Jr. of Pittsburg cites ongoing telephone interviews with The Trib as evidence of continued deliberation.
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Harold Doty Jr
Pittsburg
Vice Press
Juco Enrollment Seen Rise at Chanute College
Chanute Junior College reports 192 students enrolled yesterday and today, five more than the same period last year, with final counts expected above 200. A special enrollment window Friday from 8 to 11 am was announced, and regular classes resume after Labor Day next Tuesday.
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Chanute Junior College
Smoldering Blaze Doused at Truitt's
Firemen doused a smoldering blaze at Truitt's Greenhouse last night after a report of wrapping paper burning. Fire Chief Brennan said investigators are examining several possibilities and no definite cause yet. The blaze caused smoke damage. alarm sounded 7:32, extinguished by 8:13 at the 900 block West Main.
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Truitt
C. W. Brennan
Foodtown
Topeka
Kansas
18Th
Evergreen
Brennan
Ent
Billy Falchner
Webb
City
Howling Tornado Strikes Cameron Louisiana Two Die
A tornado roared into Cameron Louisiana late Tuesday night with at least two fatalities and many injuries. Deputies search debris as rescuers contend with heavy rain and floodwaters rising toward the town’s streets.
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Louisiana
Cameron
Disposal Plant Discussed by Moffatt at Optimist Club
W K Moffatt Chanute sewer disposal plant superintendent outlined pollution prevention challenges at an Optimist Club meeting in the Tioga Hotel. He noted nine tenths of impurities are removed, cited state law, plant funding from the water fund, and that only two of nine towns above Chanute have decent treatment.
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W. K. Moffatt
Chanute
Tioga Hotel
Moffatt
Floyd West Jr
Carter Harrison
Pittsburg
General Taylor to Tour Far East Before JCS Post
General Maxwell D. Taylor will conduct a rapid tour of Far East Asia and the Pacific military commands before taking over as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on October 1. He will review operations and leadership during the trip.
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Maxwell D. Taylor
Far East
Asia
The
Pacific
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Kerr-Mills bill draws Kansas politicians into debate
In Topeka the Kerr-Mills plan for federal aid to care for the aged gains traction with both major parties. Gov. John Anderson cites a statewide cost near 6 million annually, with Kansas share about 3 million, as lawmakers debate standardizing care across 105 counties and the competing Kennedy King-Anderson proposal.
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Topeka
Kerr- Mills
Kansas
Kansas Medical Association
Kerr-Mills
Kennedy
King-Anderson
John Anderson
Hoover Rests After Surgery At 88
Former President Herbert Hoover, 88, remained in satisfactory condition after a three hour operation for removal of an intestinal growth at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. Doctors said vital signs were stable and a two to three week lab period would determine if the growth is malignant or benign.
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Herbert Hoover
Rudolph N. Schullinger
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
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