Eisenhower Returns From Global Peace Mission
President Eisenhower lights the White House Christmas tree after a 22,000 mile world peace mission begun December 3. He arrived with Mrs Eisenhower and officials at Andrews Air Force Base before a crowd of thousands in cold wind.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Free World
White House
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Morocco
Richard M. Nixon
Diplomatic Corps
Andrews
United States
James C. Hagerty
Augusta
Congress
Italy
Turkey
Pakistan
Afghanistan
India
Greece
Iran
Tunisia
France
Spain
Havana
Cuba
Paris
James Buchanan
Mi Herald
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Buchanan
Miami
First Organized Wolf Hunt Planned Near Hillcrest School
Hunters converge on Hillcrest five miles south and two east of Chanute for opening wolf hunt. Milt McClinick leads a 10 AM drive with more drives in the afternoon. Only shotguns allowed for wolves coyotes and foxes. Dinner served at noon by Rural Grange.
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Hillcrest
Milt McClinick
Walnut
Hillcrest School
Rural Grange
Chanute
Shaw Road
Trainmen Bring Christmas Cheer to Polio Cripple
Wade Arnall of Neosho Missouri, crippled since infancy by polio, greeted Frisco railroad workers as they passed his home. Early Tuesday a train stopped and crewmen climbed the hill to Arnall to present him a bundle of dollar bills from train men in Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma.
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Neosho
Wade Arnall
Arnall
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Ailments From Prolonged TV Peering
The Lancet warns prolonged television viewing can cause TV neck TV thrombosis TV fits TV arteries TV gas pains and TV heart attack. Recommend breaking every hour with a brisk walk and avoiding tight belts or girdles to reduce risk.
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London
The
Lancet
Traffic Fatalities Log for Topeka Area 1959-58
Kansas traffic death log reports the Topeka area fatalities during the 24 hours ending nine am. on a 1959 period compared to 1958 figures with totals 24 hours to nine am. and comparable daily tallies.
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Topeka
Kansas
Christmas baskets arranged for 17 unassigned families
All families listed with the Chamber of Commerce for Christmas baskets will receive help. Joe Melnyk, chamber manager, said baskets for 17 families not adopted by individuals or other organizations will be provided by the Elks.
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Chamber of Commerce Office
Joe Melnyk
The
Elks
Atchison Man Killed in Two Car Collision
Reverend James Lietrim reports a fatal two car crash on U.S. 59 one mile west of Atchison. The victim is Thomas J. Meyers 68 of Atchison who died Tuesday from injuries sustained in the collision.
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James Lietrim
Friday Christmas Holiday Alters Chanute Business Schedule
Chanute observes Christmas with many businesses closed for a three day weekend. State offices shut at noon and reopen Monday. county offices in Chanute and Erie close Friday afternoon until Monday. banks elevator and Building and Loan Assn. also closed. Public Library closes Friday noon and reopens Saturday. post office to operate normal Friday with Friday morning package delivery. Tribune not published Friday.
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Chanute
Erie
Reverend Lietrim Injured in One Car Crash West of Neodesha
The Rev. James Lietrim pastor of South Mound and Erie Catholic churches was reportedly injured in a one car accident on highway K47 four and a half miles west of its junction with US 169 at about 4 15 p m yesterday. He was taken to Wilson County Hospital at Neodesha for treatment.
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James Lietrim
South Mound
Erie Catholic
Highway Patrol
Wilson County
Neodesha
Two Tulsa Widows Sue for 12 Million in Plane Crash Case
The widows of two Tulsa men killed in a Cherokee Laboratories Inc plane crash filed civil suits seeking 1 million dollars each for negligence. The crash near Republic, Missouri on July 2 also killed two Cherokee officials and the two husbands.
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Tulsa, Okla
Tulsa
Cherokee Laboratories Inc
Dorothy H. Richey
Lee Rogers
Republic
Kansas Bell rate case nears final stages at KCC
The Southwestern Bell rate increase case moves toward completion with ten days of hearings set between Jan. 7 and Jan. 26. The Kansas Corporation Commission staff will present its case, then the company will cross examine and offer rebuttal testimony. Officials note accounting costs are rising, with total expenditures near $200,000 and potential additional charges around $300,000, minus regular salaries.
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Topeka
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Kansas Corporation Commission
Commission
Southwestern Bell
Pany
Harry Wiles
KCC
Kansas
St. Louis
Beatty
Wiles
Richard C. Byrd
Special Commission
Thayer Home Decor Contest Awards Prizes
The Powers home in Thayer won first prize in a local home decorating contest announced by Chamber of Commerce president Mrs. Ivan Engel. Prizes also went to Mr. and Mrs. Ira Hague for second and Mr. and Mrs. Dean Stipp for third. Local businesses showcased festive themes and Nativity displays. Santa Claus visited Thayer with the Chamber and the band, giving treats to children.
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Ira Hague
Dean Stipp
Verne Taylor Small Engine Shop
Santa
Thayer Lumber and Supply
Bill Taylor Shoe Repair
Engel Funeral Home
Mary
Jospeh
Jesus
Santa Claus
Thayer
Chamber of Commerce
Christmas Cheer From Meter Maid
In Clayton, Missouri, police meter maids give Christmas greetings in verse instead of parking tickets. The poems promise no fines this season with a policy ending the day after Christmas and urge generosity over enforcement.
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Meter Maid
ST. Louis
Parkers
Clayton
Plant at Augusta Closes Until Jan 4
Augusta Kansas Spencer Safford Loadcraft Inc will shut down operations today and not resume until January 4 The holiday shutdown aims to let suppliers catch up with demand and keep operations uninterrupted in January The plant employs about 200 people
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Augusta
Kas
Spencer Safford Loadcraft Inc
L. E. Weiss
Two Emporia Men Found Dead in Cabin
Two Emporia men Lawrence A. Dossey aged about 43 and John L. Dewey about 40 were found dead in a cabin near a Brenner crossroad bridge construction site three miles south of Severance Kansas. They were believed to have been asphyxiated by a gas heater in the cabin. Both were employed by Placktop Construction Co and had been working with a crew at the site.
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Troy
Kan
Emporia
Severance
Lawrence A. Dossey
John L. Dewey
Placktop Construction Co
Brenner Crossroad
Car Skid Causes Fatal Wichita Crash
AP report from Wichita states Vollie Brown born 1923 was killed Tuesday when his car skidded off a street and struck a utility pole after attempting to pass another vehicle.
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Wichita
Vollie Brown
Money Returns For Christmas After Long Trip
Newark longshoreman Frank Bodner gets back $180 misplaced on a September shipment to Germany. A German worker found an envelope labeled Bodner among frozen turkeys and notified a Hamburg paper, which wired the finder to send the money to Bodner in the United States. Bodner plans to repay the longshoremen and send $30 to Grottke with season greetings.
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Bodner
Newark
Germany
Frank
Georg Grottke
Hamburg
Grottke
Kansas City Vietnam King? No. Shaffer Shot After Wounding Officer
Kansas City police say Fred Shaffer aged 32 was killed after he wounded Patrolman Jesse Payne, 39, who was left with a leg wound and head bruises. Shaffer had argued with a brother in law over Mrs Shaffer and her four children before firing at the home and triggering the confrontation. Payne was in fair condition today.
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Kansas City
Fred Shaffer
Jesse Payne
Shaffer
Payne
Little Warmer Clearer After Rain Across Kansas
AP reports light rain across eastern Kansas with gradual clearing under way. Some rain changed to snow but melted on contact. Christmas Day predicted partly cloudy to cloudy with highs in the 40s. western Kansas remained cold with lows around 10 degrees in Goodland and Hill City. Highs Tuesday reached 50 in Pittsburg and Chanute. Precip totals included Topeka .31, Emporia .25, Chanute .23, Wichita .13.
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Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Hill City
Pittsburg
Chanute
Emporia
Wichita
End of martial law at Albert Lea plant order
A federal court panel ordered Gen. Orville L. Freeman to end the National Guard enforced shutdown of the Wilson & Co. packing plant in Albert Lea Minnesota. Freeman announced the state would comply fully and urged union and management to meet at 10 a.m. Thursday to arrange an orderly resumption of operations. The panel stayed the martial law ruling until Sunday night to allow an appeal.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Orville L. Freeman
Wilson& Co
Albert Lea
Freeman
City to raise Columbus wages starting January
Columbus Kansas officials announce wage increases for city employees effective January 1. Mayor Leo Taylor says water, street and sewer department workers will receive the raise and indicates the payout will cover all city staff in the new year.
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Columbus, Kas
Columbus City
Leo Taylor
Street and Sewer Department
Worfare
Topeka Police Pay Hike Details Reported
A Topeka police change notes pay increases for officers and the police chief. William Gray, a patrolman, gains to a monthly salary of 312.50. another officer’s pay rises to 286.00. the police chief’s pay increases by 27.50. The adjustments accompany a high annual cost move. A pedestrian was struck and killed on U. S. 75 near Topeka Tuesday night.
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Topeka (Ap
William Gray
Dungan
Topeka
U. S
Tribune Phone Contact Mistyped Ad
Fragmented ad urges readers to update a Tribune phone number for carrier and insurance inquiries. Mentions a contact after 6 pm and includes stray digits and misprints.
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Tribune
Lee Wasser
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