Snow and Ice Surprise Area As Officials Warn of Freezing Rain
Snow and freezing rain disrupted roads across the region with 1 inch of snow noted in several cities and a glaze warning issued. Forecasters expect continued wintry mix tonight into Friday with varying temperatures from the teens to the 30s, and drivers urged to exercise extreme caution.
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Weather Bureau
Associated Press
Kansas City
Missouri
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Louisiana
Iowa
Left Hand Pitch Left Hand Pitch
Luther Wood of Chanute and his wife discuss Middle East tensions in Saudi Arabia. Wood, an Arabian American Oil Co. employee based in Abqaiq, says Americans may need to flee if the U S arms Israel. He describes pleasant life for American staff, housing, servants, and cultural norms including women not working and face masks for girls from age 12.
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Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Luther Wood
Chanute
Wood
Abquaiq
Arabian- American Oil Co
United States
Israel
Egypt
Indictment Aims at Truman Era Officials for Tax Conspiracy
A federal grand jury indicted three men including Matthew J. Connelly former appointment secretary to President Truman Theron Lamar Caudle former chief of the Justice Department tax division and Harry S Schwimmer a Kansas City lawyer on charges of conspiring to defraud the United States The indictment names Ellis N Slack and Irving Sachs as co conspirators not charged as defendants Slack a Justice Department attorney was relieved of duty and placed on annual leave pending removal proceedings Brownell said the grand jury investigation continues in St Louis
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Truman
Matthew J. Connelly
Theron Lamar Caudle
Justice Department
Harry S. Schwimmer
Kansas City
Grand Jury
Ellis N. Slack
Irving Sachs
Slack
Sachs
United States
Washington
Atty
Gen. Brownell
Brownell
Neighbors credited with saving man during house fire
Ashland Kentucky residents Gerald Barber and his family spotted flames at Tom Turner’s home while he slept recovering from surgery. They woke him and Turner escaped through a window as the blaze destroyed the house with his wife at work.
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Tom Turner
Turner
Gerald Barber
Heart Attack Fatal To Engineer of Train
The engineer E. M. Peck of Galesburg died of a heart attack last night aboard the Nebraska Zephyr of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad near Monmouth. Fireman J. J. Wilson of Galesburg halted the train, while another engineer W. M. Daniels of Burlington steered it into Monmouth.
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E. M. Peck
Galesburg
J. J. Wilson
W. M. Daniels
Burlington
West Eyes German reunification stance fuels Berlin protest
Bonn government stands with Western Allies on reunification and rejects bilateral talks with Russia. Berlin protest from U S Britain and France asserts Berlin remains a four power city. Figures and events span Bonn to Berlin and Washington.
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Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Traffic Fatalities Reported In Last 24 Hours
Topeka dispatch summarizes state accident records with 3 fatalities in the last 24 hours and totals to date for 1955 and 1954. Readers urged to call the Tribune if they miss their paper between 5:20 and 6:30 PM, including Saturdays.
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Kansas
Tribune
Office Christmas parties stay popular amid criticism
A survey by the National Office Management Association of 6,500 workers shows 63 percent of women and 59 percent of men favor intramural holiday relaxation at office gatherings. The association, representing 16,000 executives, cites social contact as the main reason for support while opponents warn of unpleasant aftereffects at work and home.
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Yale Party
Antis
Cab Driver Admits Rape Slaying of Girl
Springfield reports that Lloyd Miller of Canton Illinois confessed to the rape and slaying of 8 year old Janice May. Miller signed a statement after hours of questioning. police found the victim’s body hidden among railroad cars. He had denied involvement until the admission while in custody for a separate grand larceny charge.
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Ill
Canton
James Christensen
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Janice May
Christensen
Miller
Danville
Pekin
Three Year Old Girl Burns From Lighter Incident
Three year old Irene Hearn suffered burns covering 30 percent of her body after her clothing caught fire while playing with a cigarette lighter. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs John Hearn and lives four miles southeast of Paola. She was taken to the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City.
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Irene Hearn
John Hearn
Paola
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Kas
Coal on Way Back as Industry Expands
Cleveland report quotes J. R. Forsythe of New York and Key stone Coal Buyers Manual predicting coal production to double by 1970 to 800 million tons annually amid industrial expansion.
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American Federation of Labor
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Keystone Coal Buyers Manual
Boston officer halts tow after paymaster pickup scheme
Police stopped a tow truck at City Hall when a driver claimed he was collecting the city paymaster to deliver police pay checks to headquarters. The officer paused the tow, clarifying the situation and keeping the vehicle in place.
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City Hall
President Plans Active Campaign For GOP Party
President Eisenhower told the Republican National Committee he will do everything in his power next year to help publicize the party record. Leonard W. Hall, RNC Chairman, said there is no question in his mind the President plans to campaign actively for the GOP.
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Commerce
James P. Mitchell
Benson
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Neosho River dam site shift may save ten million
Tulsa district studies propose moving the Neosho River reservoir from Strawn near Neosho to a site near Burlington. The change could save up to 10 million dollars in construction costs. Myron DeGeer notes studies were authorized last July and a report will go to Dallas for review before Congress.
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Dallas
Texas
Corps of Engineers
Washington, D. C
Dodge City Teen Dies After Car Overturn Near Montezuma
Dennis Dale Unruh, 17, of near Montezuma, Kansas, died from injuries after the car he was driving overturned near Montezuma. The crash occurred Sunday and he died today at a hospital. The obituary notes his age and residence.
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Dennis Dale Unruh
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Kas
Sunady
Mich
Canton Township
Detroit
Christmas Feature Begins With Pastors’ Readings
The Tribune starts a Christmas series by Chanute area pastors. Rev. Paul Life of Evangelical United Brethren urges sincere worship, forgiveness, unity and generous giving as the season of Christ’s birth inspires devotion and service.
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the Tribune
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Dr. Donald Ray Elected Neosho Medical Society President
Dr. Donald E. Ray was elected president of the Neosho County Medical Society at Tioga Hotel Tuesday night, succeeding Dr. Henry Baker. Dr. E. Long of Humboldt was chosen secretary treasurer, taking over from Dr. Ray. Dr. Vernon Berkey of Pittsburg spoke on mediastinal tumor. a joint dinner with the society auxiliary followed by separate meetings. About 25 doctors and their wives attended.
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Henry Baker
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Dr. Ray
Vernon Berkey
Pittsburg
Medical Society Auxiliary
Neosho S D Day Traffic Incident Details
Neosho County reports the first Safe Driving Day traffic incident with Alvin B. Bowyer 18 of Savonburg injured in a 12:25 a.m. crash on US169. The piece also notes Hutchinson and Salina hosting a three day safety contest and multiple nonfatal incidents across Illinois Indiana Michigan and New York on SD Day.
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Savonburg
Neosho Memorial Hospital
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Sorvyer
Tommy Baughn
West Main
Hutchinson
Kansas
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Kenneth A. Latta
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Salina
Ashe
Ohio
Indiana
Louisiana
Michigan
Illinois
Minnesota
New York
Two Are Held For Swindling Shawnee Widow
FBI arrests in Kansas City and Tulsa seize $1,640 cash on Moore and McCafferty. The Shawnee widow Mrs Allie Crossland, 60, accused them of a race horse confidence scheme totaling about $26,000. Federal interstate stolen property statute charges filed. Money found in Henryetta motel.
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Shawnee
Okla
FBI
Winnett
Dean McCafferty
Raymond C. Moore
Tulsa
Moore
Allie Crossland
H. H. Johnson
Oklahoma City
Henryetta
McCafferty
Ten Year Sentence in Death of Child
Flora Mae Giddings is sentenced to 10 years in prison for the first degree manslaughter of her five year old son. A district court jury of 12 deliberated two hours after a three day trial in Chickasha Oklahoma. The incident involved her common law husband Jack Shinault who allegedly beat the child with heavy logger boots.
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Okla
Flora Mae Giddings
L. A. Wood
Final Induction For 2 Neosho Men
Two Neosho County men, Jim A Gilbread and Robert V. O Connor, both residents of rural routes, will report Monday for final induction into the armed services at Kansas City the next day, according to county Selective Service headquarters.
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Robert V. O'Connor
Parsons
Armed Services
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Selective Service
Clerk Is Alert Man Arrested
Wichita reports a liquor store robbery yielded $100. Raymond Markley, the clerk, provided the bandit’s car license number. Police traced the vehicle to Robert L. Johnson, 38, arrested at his home four hours after the crime and booked on armed robbery charges.
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Wichita
Robert L. Johnson
Charle Prowse
Raymond Markley
Public urged to address teacher shortage nationwide
The White House education conference called on the American public to recognize a dire need for teachers. It outlined three key points for communities: raise prestige and salaries, and attract talent. It also defined a good teacher as professionally qualified, healthy, morally sound, and collaborative with families and the community. The session ran late with 166 tables contributing to findings on school finance.
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Washington
White House
Search Continues For Missing Counse
Lebanon Illinois officers pursue multiple leads in the baffling disappearance of Harold Smith and his wife Arlene from their blood stained home. A brown leather belt found near the wall is the first tangible clue. A prowler with a gun tried to force into a nearby farm home shortly before the disappearances. Police seek two former mental patients for questioning.
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Lebanon
Ill
Harold Smith
Arlene
Mmental
Feather Incident Leads to Juvenile Court Decision
In Lexington Kentucky two youths broke into a storage warehouse and scattered 100000 feathers. Juvenile Trial Commissioner W Fiodes Clay weighed penalties and ordered the feathers to be picked up.
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W. Fiodes Clay
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