Drum Corps Flight to Florida for Holiday Bowl Trip
Thirty eight girls and three sponsors depart by train for St. Petersburg, Florida to perform at the Holiday Bowl ceremonies. Ill head twirler Janice Jordan is replaced by Barbara Koenig for the trip and halftime parade.
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Santa Fe
St. Petersburg
Fla
Janice Jordan
Helen Anderson
Twire
Barbara Koenig
Miss Anderson
Deanica Dunham
Sandra Splane
Billie Solomon
Medina David
Karine Bowman
Dee Tabor
Diana Turner
Doctors Motel
Tampa Bay
Pittsburg State College
Hillsdale
Mich
CBS
Chanute
Distemper Foaming Dog Caught By City Pound
A dog foaming at the mouth was picked up by A. E. Clark manager of the city dog pound on North Forest after reports from residents near the Mexican Baptist Church. Police canceled a neighborhood inquiry after finding a distemper fit. The veterinarian examined the dog, marking the second such case since Friday with both dogs dying soon after capture.
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A. E. Clark
North Forest
West Mulberry
Clark
Subway Jam Is Based on City Transit Slowdown
New York City subways operated at about 80 percent of normal during the morning rush as a motormen strike entered its second week. The Transit Authority shuffled workers to improve Brooklyn and Queens lines while leaders threaten formal action against Mayor Wagner's back to work proposal and seek separate bargaining rights.
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New York
Transit Authority
Brooklyn
Queens
Robert F. Wagner
Louis Waldman
Motormen's Benevolent Assn
Wagner
Little Girl’s Santa Request Captures Albuquerque Post Office
A Santa request from Albuquerque a little girl asks for a self walking talking eating bathing and dressing dolly plus a dishwashing helper doll and a doll that can jump rope and play with her. The post office notes the unusual long list of wishes reflecting a hopeful holiday message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
Santa
Mommy
Scientific Education Aid to Be Studied
The Senate Preparedness subcommittee will study federal subsidies for scientific education as it finishes its missiles program inquiry. Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson says federal aid should help train scientists for defense work.
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Washington
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Senate
City workers fix leak in 34 inch water line
This morning city crews repaired a leak in a 34 inch water line in the 900 block of N Evergreen. Officials reported little more than a barrel of water lost.
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N. Evergreen
NATO Summit Urges Stronger Missile Force Amid Debate
President Eisenhower calls for heroic efforts to boost NATO missile strength as Adenauer favors quick buildup but urges thorough study and next spring decision. Gerhardsen rejects stockpiles on Norwegian soil while Spaak pushes modern nuclear weapons to prevent Soviet monopoly. Eisenhower cites looming nuclear advances and warns against complacency.
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Paris
Eisenhower
Atlantic Alliance
Russia
Europe
NATO
Konrad Adenauer
U.S
Adenauer
Einar Gerhardsen
Norway
Belgium
Paul-Henri Spaak
Alliance
Soviet Union
Gerhardsen
Free World
Brothers Rescue 8-Year-Old From Farm Pond Ice
Eight year old Mike Swinehart broke through ice while skating on a Gardner pond. He was pulled unconscious from the water by brothers George Swinehart 19 and Jesse Swinehart 17 who dived in and pushed him onto the ice. Uncle Joe Arnold the township fire department captain applied artificial respiration and revived him after several minutes.
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Gardner
Kas
Mike Swinehart
Mike
George Swinehart
Jesse Swinehart
Joe Arnold
Arnold
Chanute merchants extend hours for Christmas shopping
Merchants in Chanute will stay open longer each night this week and again next Monday to aid Christmas shoppers. Les Matthews, Chamber of Commerce manager, said stores will use Saturday closing times for the extra hours, with most retailers closing on Christmas Eve at 5 p.m.
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Chanute
Les Matthews
Chamber of Commerce
Fog and drizzle linger as dense conditions blanket Kansas
Forecaster Tom Arnold warns dense fog blanketed eastern Kansas last night and will clear today then return tonight. Zero visibility caused two traffic fatalities and many accidents. Highs yesterday ranged from 63 at Pittsburg to 45 at Wichita with overnight lows from 25 to 46.
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Topekap
Kansas
Tom Arnold
Pacific Northwest
Arnold
Pittsburg
Wichita
Goodland
Chanute
Driver Is Held After Accident In Iola
Elmer Olen Martin of Iola faces charges of driving while intoxicated illegal transportation resisting arrest and hit and run after a two car crash reported by Ralph G. Ponce. Passenger Clyde L Aggers posted $15 bond for intoxication while bond for Martin was set at $225 and he remained jailed. Police found a partially filled pint of whiskey and five beer cans from the Martin car.
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Elmer Olen Martin
Iola
Martin
Clyde L. Aggers
Ralph G. Ponce
S. Forest
Three Persons Perish In Texas Home Fire
In Dallas Texas Julian McGraw Jr 6 his mother Lupe McGraw 29 and cousin Irene McGraw 4 died in a blaze that swept the upper portion of a frame house. Mrs McGraw escaped once then re entered to try to save the children. Firemen recovered a bicycle intended for Julian hidden in a closet.
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Dallas
Julian McGraw Jr
Julian
Lupe McGraw
Irene McGraw
McGraw
Fire causes 275000 damage at Cardinal Home Furnishings
A blaze at Cardinal Home Furnishing Co. in west Wichita yesterday caused estimated damage of 275000 dollars. No injuries were reported and fire units controlled the flames. The cause was under investigation by local authorities.
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Wichita
Cardinal Home Furnishing Co
Student Rush Needs Teachers Not Buildings
Kansas Regents urge priority for faculty and research over new campuses as enrollments surge toward 1970. Dormitory levy hike from 0.25 to 0.50 mill would add about one million dollars annually, while existing funds cover labs and remodeling through 1968 1970. Dorm space at five state schools is fully utilized with a 12 000 student housing shortfall by 1965.
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Topeka
Kansas Board of Regents
Kansas University
Kansas State College
Ft. Hays State College
Pittsburg State Teachers College
Emporia State Teachers College
MccDill Boyd
Phillipsburg
Educational Building Fund
Kansas
Bandits Stage Toylike Robbery At Family Home
In St. Joseph Missouri three robbers held Dexter Davis his wife and two children at their home. They bound the family and stole $8500 in jewels furs and antique pistols along with a $3500 diamond ring and a $2500 watch. The assailants said it was a game and promised a Christmas present to the first to free themselves. Davis freed himself after 15 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph
Dexter Davis
Anchor Serum Co
Deborah
Ronnie
Adeline Pendleton
Davis
Traffic Fatalities Reported in Kansas to Date 1957
State Accident Records Section lists 540 traffic fatalities in Kansas for the year to date 1957, with 641 deaths in the same period of 1956, reflecting a decline. Data covers the last 48 hours and captures yearly totals.
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Topeka
Kansas
Associated Press
McLaren
Barbara Julene Carley
Attica
Omer Carley
Crash Fatal to Youth Pipeline Worker Killed
Kenneth Ray Moore, 25, of Guthrie Oklahoma, was killed when a 30 inch pipe section at a Cities Service Gas Co project north of Petrolia crushed him. He worked for Fulton Construction and had been based from Iola. He leaves a widow Patty and son Michael, plus parents and siblings, with burial planned in Guthrie.
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Kenneth Ray Moore
Guthrie
Okla
Petrolia
Allen County
Moore
Cities Service Gas Co
Welda
Independence
Fulton Construction Co
Cities Service
Iola
Patty
Michael
David Moore
Eisenhower's NATO trip draws big police escort in Paris
In Paris a large American police escort accompanies President Eisenhower for the NATO conference while locals remark on the grand procession. Ike travels with 10 motorcycle officers, a long black car with silk flag, and two open cars carrying U S Secret Service personnel. Notably the US chief wears a blue hat among delegation leaders.
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Paris
Eisenhower
Ike
Secret Service
Harold Macmillan
Greece
Constantine Karamanlis
Anthony Eden
Agreement Averts Gas Service Strike in Midwest
A potential strike at Gas Service Co. was averted when a memorandum of agreement was signed by the company and United Mine Workers District 50. The deal covers 516 service and maintenance workers in Independence and Lee's Summit Missouri and Wichita Pittsburg Ottawa Newton Kansas City and Northeast Johnson County Kansas.
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Kansas City
Gas Service Co
Missouri
Kansas
United Miner Workers, District 50
Independence and
Lee’s Summit
Whhita
Pittsburg
Ottawa
Newton
Kas
Johnson County
Emporia Pupils Prepare 22nd Christmas Program
More than 690 Emporia public school pupils will perform in the 22nd annual Christmas program at the Civic Auditorium with shows Tuesday through Thursday nights.
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Fmporia
Emporia Public School
Civic Auditorium
Young Kentucky girl begins thaw after freezing ordeal
Rosella Auxier, 15, of eastern Kentucky, was brought to Louisville for treatment after five days in extreme cold. Ice packs were removed as her feet and legs thawed on day three. Doctors possible need for surgery remains uncertain while her general condition improves and investigators seek answers about her disappearance.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Rosella Auxier
Rosella
Prestonburg
Atlas Intercontinental Missile Test Postponed at Cape Canaveral
Reported postponement of an Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile launch possibly to Tuesday. Observers dispersed as firing was delayed. two missiles stood ready, with earlier static tests noted last week.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla.p
Atlas
Plane Crash Fatal to Two in Kansas
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a private red and white twin engine Canair plane crashed southwest of Council Grove shortly before noon killing two men. One victim was identified as Vincent LeRoy Logan of La Belle Missouri. the other remained unidentified.
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Topeka
Kansas Highway Patrol
Council Grove
Spicknell Seed Co
la Belle
Vincent Leroy Logan
Swope Park Elephant to be Destroyed
In Kansas City a four ton elephant named Ararat at Swope Park Zoo will be euthanized due to old age infirmities. Zoo Director William T. A. Cully said the animal, believed to be 60 to 70, will receive a lethal drug. carcass to be sent to the University of Kansas for autopsy after the procedure. Ararat briefly rose on her knees before collapsing again.
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Kansas City
Ararat
Swope Park Zoo
Zoo
William T. A. Cully
Cully
University of Kansas At Lawrence
Plane search planned for seven aboard twin engine craft
An air ground search was planned today for a twin engine plane believed to have crashed last night. The stormy flight originated in Reno Ney and carried seven persons.
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San Francisco
Reno, Ney
McLaren boy dies in fog bound highway collision
Fourteen year old James McLaren died after his northbound station wagon collided with a southbound Blinn family car four miles north of Iola on US 169 in heavy fog. Ten others were injured including James' parents brothers grandparents and several Blinn family members. Funeral plans are pending with Koch Skinner Memorial Home.
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James McLaren
Iola
US 169
Robert McLaren
S. Plummer
James
David McLaren
Richard McLaren
Walter Packard
S. Santa Fe
Melvin L. Blinn
Kansas
Dimi
Rick Blinn
Blinns
Allen County Hospital
McLaren
Richard
Packard
Blinn
Allen County
Koch- Skinner Memorial Home
Royster Junior High School
Evangelical United Brethren Cchurch
Glen McLaren
Fire destroys Larry's Auto Repair Shop in Conway Springs
A blaze yesterday destroyed fourteen new and used cars and repair equipment at Larry's Auto Repair Shop in Conway Springs. Owner Larry Day estimated damage at 50 000 dollars to the building and contents. The adjacent Conway Springs Star building also suffered smoke water and fire damage to its printing office.
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Conway Springs
Kas
Larry
Larry Day
Girards Arrive from Japan En Route to Army Discharge
William S. Girard and his wife Haru arrive in San Francisco aboard the USS Gen. A. E. Anderson from Japan. They proceed to Ft. Sheridan, Illinois, for discharge from the Army on the expiration of his enlistment January 27.
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San Francisco
William S. Girard
Haru
Candy
Japan
A. E. Anderson
Ft. Sheridan
Army
Official Claus Limit on Funds Slows Missiles
Navy research suffers from budget limits as Assistant Secretary Norton tells the Senate Preparedness subcommittee that defense spending constraints hinder progress toward a guided missile with a deployable warhead. He pleads to focus on core defense goals amid space conquest talk and Vanguard publicity disputes.
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Washington
Garrison Norton
Navy
Norton
Senate
Subcommittee
United States
Space
Sen
Symington
D-Mo
Pentagon
Democrats
William M. Holaday
Defense Department
Johnson
D-Tex
Murray Snyder
White House
Verne J. McCaul
Marine Corps
Hayes Heads City Managers Association President of Kansas group
City Manager R. J. Hayes was elected president of the Kansas Association of City Managers at a semi annual meeting in Augusta. Kenneth Sanborn of Augusta became vice president and Harley Lucas of Hays was named secretary treasurer. Hayes will help plan the Kansas University school for city managers in late April 1958 and the spring meeting to set fall 1958 plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Hayes
Kansas Association of City Managers
Augusta
Kenneth Sanborn
Harley Lucas
Hays
Hayes
Lawrence
Kansas University
Hugo Wall
Wichita University
Ethan Allen
Allen E. Pritchard Jr
League of Kansas Municipalities
A. K. Ensley
League
el Dorado
Harley McMillan
Wall
Allen
O. Stone
Raymond Wyatt Returns From West Coast Trip
Raymond Wyatt of 401 S Santa Fe returned Sunday from Los Angeles after visiting Bakersfield with his mother. He spent two days in Las Vegas and in Oklahoma City before his return.
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Raymond Wyatt
S. Santa Fe
Los Angeles
Bakersfield
Calif
Las Vegas
Oklahoma City
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