C of C Backs Thayer Lake Study On Chetopa Creek
Chamber of Commerce directors authorize a special committee to study a revived plan for a lake on Chetopa Creek west of Thayer. Feasibility cited from 1930s surveys. potential water supply for Chanute, Thayer, and area, with dam impact estimates and costs. A 15 mile water line to Chanute is considered. museum project also noted.
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Mont Gelwix
Thayer
Chetopa Creek
Martin Johnson
Zastrow
Kansas Fish and Game Commission
Chanute
Oscar Cunningham
Chamber
Earl Bain
J. D. Lightfoot
First 11 months see 374 arrests. traffic focus tops
Police report shows 374 arrests by local officers in the first 11 months of the year with 20 in November. Categories include driving while intoxicated 36, common drunks 99, traffic citations 36, felonies 11, and other misdemeanors 50. Traffic accidents totaled 236, while bonds and fines for 11 months reach 7,232 dollars.
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Police Department
Geese Season Closes Tomorrow in Pratt Area
Pratt Kansas reports the geese hunting season will close at sundown tomorrow. Dave Leahy of the state forestry fish and game department notes a fairly good season. Ducks and coots hunting continues until sundown.
Traffic Fatalities Report From Kansas Records
TOPEKA Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the state accident records section show 1 death in the last 24 hours. To date in 1956 the total is 604, compared with 537 for the same period in 1955.
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Topeka
Kansas
Blaze on Brooklyn Pier Kills 10, Injures 247
Fire at the longest marine terminal in New York Harbor sparked a massive explosion. Ten people died and 247 were injured as debris, heat, and flying wreckage rained over the waterfront. Authorities, including Fire Commissioner Cavanagh, sought Army Geiger counter tests for atomic material and launched probes into possible sabotage.
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Blaze
New York
Edward F. Cavanagh Jr
Army
Brooklyn
Charles Tierney
Cavanagh
New York Harbor
Lower Manhattan
Financial District
FBI
McCullough
Maywood, N.J
Britains Reserve Slump Threatens Pound Value
London reports a 279 million dollar drop in British and sterling area reserves, pushing total to 1.965 billion. Prime measures seek to keep the pound at 2.80 dollars, including IMF purchases, waiving postwar loan interest, and tax hikes on fuel, with a potential sale of dollar securities to shore up funds.
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London
United States
Canada
Harold Macmillan
House of Commons
Macmillan
Britain
Eisenhower
Congress
International Monetary Fund
Paraffin Fueled Pipe Blast Roars From McPherson Yard
In McPherson a man melting paraffin from a 20 foot pipe caused an explosion that hurled the pipe through the front tire of a neighbor's car 57 feet away. The blast lit grass 60 feet off and left the pipe stuck in the yard in flames.
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McPherson
Hal S. Ballenger
730 Foot Level Okay For Grand River Dam
Grand River Dam Authority voted 5-2 to keep Grand Lake at 730 feet, delaying a five foot reduction proposed to free water for electricity. Local businessmen and resort owners urged retention to protect tourism and trade, signaling possible power rate increases on January 1.
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Grand River
Vinita
Okla
Grand River Dam
Grand Lake
Cars Damaged In Collisions In Local Intersections
Two traffic incidents were reported yesterday. Everett Albert George Earlton and Vincent Adam Gehlen Elsmore were involved in a collision at Main and Forest causing minor bumper and door damage with no injuries. Jack Waltermire failed to stop at Main and Lincoln hitting Raymond L. Jennings at 601% S Steuben. both cars sustained front end and left rear fender damage, no injuries.
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Everett Albert George
Earlton
Vincent Adam Gehlen
Elsmore
Main
Forest
George
Gehlen
Jack Waltermire
R. J. Erie
Lincoln
Raymond L. Jennings
S. Steuben
Waltermire
Jennings
Pilot Escapes Injury In Navy F100 Crash Landing
The Navy F100 jet fighter crashed during a landing approach at Smoky Hill Air Force Base yesterday but the pilot Lt. Edward W. Foy of George Air Force Base Victoryville Calif escaped injury. Base officers attributed the incident to an engine failure.
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Salina
Smoky Hill Air Force Base
Edward W. Foy
George Air Force ‘Base
Victoryville
Calif
Eighty Plan to Attend Legislative Clinic at Tioga Hotel
More than 80 people reserved by noon for the Southeast Kansas Legislative Clinic at Tioga Hotel tomorrow. Max W. Milbourn of Kansas State College is among attendees. The program begins with a luncheon and a two hour session on national and state legislation.
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Southeast Kansas Legislative Clinic
Tioga Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
Max W. Milbourn
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Suez Hangover Hits Britain as Eden Faces Crisis
London reports a sharp drop in Prime Minister Eden's prestige after the Egypt withdrawal. Conservatives seek a confidence vote while Labour plans a strong challenge amid an looming economic crisis. Governments warn of costs from the Suez affair and damage to Britain's standing in the Middle East and beyond.
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London
Suez
Eden
Egypt
House of Commons
Labor Party
Canal Zone
Britain
Middle East
South Africa
Asia
Daily Telegraph
Colder Weather Threat Forecast Across Kansas
The Wichita forecast notes a few tornado funnels west of Hutchinson and Wichita with no damage reported. Expect little temperature change tonight and Wednesday with a chance of scattered showers or thunderstorms. North central Kansas faces a frigid blast and colder air expected to move in tomorrow, dropping temperatures 15 to 25 degrees in northern areas.
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Wichita
Wichita Weather Bureau
Hutchinson
Kansas City
Weather Bureau
St. Louis
Topeka
Kansas
Nebraska
Montana
Pittsburg
Hill City
Chanute
Irene Castle Seeks Custody Fight Over 10 Year Old Dog Tippy
Irene Castle vows to pursue a custody battle over Tippy the 10 year old mongrel dog. The case in Justice of the Peace Harry Hamilton's court pits Mrs. George Enzinger of Eureka Springs against the Walkers of Tulsa who previously cared for the dog.
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Irene Castle
Tippy
Tulsa
U. S. Supreme Court
George Enzinger
Eureka Springs
Ark
John Walker An
Berryville
Harry Hamilton
Enzinger
California
Enzingers
Lake Forrest
Ill
Eureka
Collision Fatal Ends in Double Truck Crash
Salina report notes a head on collision on a hill killed two dogs at a Lake Forest shelter. Mrs Walker and Mrs Enzinger linked to the case as investigators probe the incident. John Dick, 46, of Ellsworth, is mentioned in connection with the accident.
Chanute Faces Rising Water Use Despite Higher Rates
Chanute with about 10,600 residents used 1,308,000 gallons on Monday while Parsons and Emporia cut to 970,000 and 960,000 respectively. Over the past week Chanute's daily totals ranged from 1,034,000 to 1,410,000, as officials enforce higher rates but demand remains strong.
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Chanute
Parsons
Emporia
Fire in New Jersey Snarls Lincoln Tunnel Traffic
A general alarm warehouse fire at the National Movers Terminal on Route 3 in East Rutherford New Jersey raged for an hour tying up traffic. The Port Authority urged New York bound motorists to use the George Washington Bridge instead to reach Manhattan seven miles away. Hundreds of cars backed up in a two mile morning jam as fire crews fought the blaze.
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East Rutherford
New York
Parsons City Manager Named to Detroit Post
Vergel C. Knowles, 45, former Parsons Kansas city manager, was named city manager of Oak Park a Detroit suburb. The post pays more than $11,000 annually. Knowles previously led Holton Kansas and Sidney Nebraska governments.
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Parsons
Detroit
Vergel C. Knowles
Kas
Oak Park
Knowles
Holton
Sidney
Neb
City Water Usage Figures Highlight Conservation
Water usage data shows yesterday totals for Gallows City at 1,308,000 gallons, with 1,339,000 the day before and 1,384,000 the day prior. Over the last seven days usage was 9,622,000 gallons, up from 9,160,000 gallons the previous week. officials urge saving water.
Boston Blast Injures Six At Doherty's Tavern
An explosion near the Boston naval shipyard in Charlestown destroyed Doherty's Tavern and hospitalized six residents, including two women three infants and a girl. Police suspect gas caused the blast and firefighters battled smoldering debris and shattered windows.
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Boston
Boston Naval Shipyard
Charlestown
Massachusetts General Hospital
Physical Science Expansion Plan To Be Studied
The Board of Education tentatively approved major school improvements including Royster Junior High wiring and lighting upgrades. A study authorized for expanding and modernizing the Senior High Junior College physical science dept with chemistry and physics facilities to be reconfigured next summer.
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Board of Education
Supt
Buford Fisher
Chanute Electrical
Royster Junior High
Fisher
Alex Mih
Royster
T. R. Mee
Mee
John Jones
Joplin
Bank of Commerce
Chanute Teachers Assn
Christmas Fact and Feeling from Christian Church Pastor
The pastor explains that Christmas rests on a historical fact of Jesus, the Messiah, and on the accompanying feeling sparked by belief in God’s love. He stresses that genuine Christmas involves concern for others, forgiveness, and heartfelt benevolence, not just presents and gatherings.
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Jesus
Messiah
Hurst
Believ
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M. E. Benton
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Kenneth W. Wright
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