Left Hand Pitch Wayne Cokeley Killed in Paola Ditch Slide
Wayne Cokeley 20 a construction worker from Nevada Missouri died in a sewer ditch cave-in at Paola along with two others. The accident halted for hours as slides hampered rescue. Cokeley was son of former Chanute residents with uncles Frank and John Jordan and aunt Mrs. Brinkmeyer. Funeral set for Nevada First Baptist Church with burial in Chanute. The project was operated by Griffin Construction of Merriam.
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Wayne Cokeley
Paola
Chanute
Frank B. Jordan
Washington
John J. Jordan
Forest
Cecil Brinkmeyer
Humboldt
Margaret Jordan
Donald Cokeley
North Highland
Main
Frank
John Jordan
Cokeleys
Wayne
Donald Cokely
Griffin Construction Co
Merriam
First Baptist Church
Nevada
Tough Place Missouri Phenix City Tag Given Moberly
Randolph County prosecutor John F. Krnnody said he will seek a grand jury inquiry into vice conditions in Moberly after a confrontation in his office. He compared Moberly to Phenix City and plans to run for reelection despite the assault.
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Missouri
Phenix
Moberly
John F. Krnnody
Randolph County
Phenix City
Ala
Carmody
Eisenhower Exam Finds Health Condition Excellent
Three physicians reported President Eisenhower’s physical condition is excellent after an unannounced White House examination. The team led by Maj. Gen. Howard M. Snyder included Col. Thomas W. Mattingly and Col. Byron E. Pollack. They noted good ECG and blood tests and highlighted progress since his Key West visit.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Howard M. Snyder
Thom
W. Mattingly
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Col
Byron E. Pollack
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Denver
Congress
Key West
Fair, Chilly Forecast Here
Kansas weather pattern shows little change for the next day or two with cloudiness in the northeast. Lows tonight near 15 east to the lower 20s west, highs tomorrow 30s east to 55-60 west, traces of snow were reported in Topeka Emporia and Chanute yesterday, fog affected the east this morning.
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Topeka
Kansas
Emporia
Chanute
Garden City
Dodge City
Salina
Waterflood Operators Meeting Planned Jan 18
A dinner meeting for Kansas Oklahoma waterflood operators will be held at 6 30 p m next Wednesday at the Booth Motel in Independence with Elton R Greer of Midwest Exploration Coffeyville as speaker He will discuss how surface radioactivity surveys determine oil sand extent and their use in shallow waterfloods Reservations are to be made with J P Powell Bureau of Mines Bartlesville by Monday.
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Kansas- Oklahoma
Booth
Independence
Elton R. Greer
Midwest Exploration Co
Coffeyville
Greer
J. P. Powell
Bureau of Mines
Bartlesville
Farmers Seek Emergency Aid at Washington Visit
Washington sees the Washington PA delegation from the National Farmers Organization arriving to urge emergency agricultural aid. In Topeka delegates and visitors gather for the 85th Kansas Agricultural Convention expected to draw about 1,500 people for a three day program starting with a dinner. Civil Aeronautics Administration reveals plans for a multi million dollar training center at Oklahoma City to lease city buildings and a Will Rogers Field warehouse.
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Washington
National Farmers Organization
Topeka
Oklahoma City
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Will Rogers Field
Strike Talks Resume in Westinghouse Walkout
Federal mediators and pleas from 16 mayoral offices spur renewed negotiations as union and company officials resume talks in the three month old Westinghouse Electric Corp strike.
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Philadelphia
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Soviet Urges Broadening East West Scientific Contacts
London reports Moscow calls for expanded international scientific ties between the East and West. An Izvestia editorial aired on Moscow radio stresses that scientific progress requires close and vital contact among scientists of many nations.
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London
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Izvestia
Dulles Urges Facing Cold War Facts and Nuclear Tests
Secretary of State Dulles said the United States leads in atomic arms knowledge but cannot suspend tests until a reliable disarmament plan with inspections is agreed. He urged waking up to Cold War implications amid calls from India and others for halting tests.
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Washington
Dulles
United States
Eisenhower
India
Pacific
Soviet Union
U. S
United Nations General Assembly
Elderly Farmer Beck Dies After Burns in Wilson County
R S Beck age 80 died Tuesday morning at his country home eight miles west and two miles north of Chanute Wilson County He was found at 11 am by his son Charlie The coroner ruled the death accidental due to suspected stove fire He was born October 11 1875 in Macon County Illinois and moved to Kansas with his parents He married Carolina Stack July 21 1903 She died February 26 1953 Survivors include two sons Glen H Beck Lawrence and Roy Beck predeceased by one infant son and one Roy Funeral Thursday 2 pm at Roy S Gibson Funeral Home Rev Fred Shaw officiating burial Elmwood Cemetery in Chanute>
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R. S. Beck
Chanute
Wilson County
Charlie
Raymond Beals
Fredonia
Macon County
Ill
Kansas
Charley
Mary Margaret Beck
Carolina Stack
Glen H. Beck
Gardena
Calif
Lawrence Beck
Buffalo
Gladys McLaren
Burbank
Pearl Glamser
Humboldt
Myrtle Carlson
Charlie Simms
Tulsa
O. A. Robbins
Grants Pass
Ore
Henry Beck
Maude
Oka
Elmer Beck
Roy S. Gibson
Fred Shaw
Elmwood Cemetery
$3 Million Fire Destroys Houston Pier and Drydock
A 1,080-foot Port Houston pier and a 12,500-ton drydock were burned in the worst blaze here in four decades, causing about $3 million in damage. Three men were nearly trapped by smoke but were saved by the tug Alice Pratt.
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Houston
Port Houston
Alice Pratt
Traffic Fatalities Reported in State Totals
State Accident Records totals show 16 fatalities so far in 1956 and 25 in the same period of 1955, with no fatalities listed in the last 24 hours. The Topekap area is referenced in the statewide count.
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Topekap
Kansas
Tax hike plan draws mixed reaction from Kansas lawmakers
Gov. Fred Hall proposed 15 million dollars in 18 month revenue, but both Republicans and Democrats criticized new taxes. Some urged cutting expenses and enforcing existing laws, while others warned against increasing the tax burden.
Radioactive Cobalt Found In Man's Car
At a Milford construction site an electrican Benjamin Zowacki found a small cobalt cylinder in his car. Geiger counter readings prompted warnings to dispose of the device safely. Three other workers may have been exposed. effects may appear weeks later.
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Milford, Conn
United Engineers Construction Co
Connecticut Light & Power Co
Zowacki
Theodore Mansen
Mansen
Hospital Addition Nearing Completion at Neosho Memorial
Neosho Memorial Hospital’s new addition is expected to be finished by the middle of next month. The Neosho County Board of Hospital Trustees held their regular meeting last night, approving monthly bills. Present were Harold Williams, Walter Poor, Lloyd Locke, R. D. Hamar, Mrs. Elsie Ellis, and other board members.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Neosho County
Missionaries Feared Lost in Amazon Jungle Search
Five Protestant U S missionaries were reported missing after their Piper Cub landed in a remote Ecuadorian jungle near Shell Mera. An Air Force and Army search, sparked by a radio report of a stripped aircraft and a body with an Indian lance wound, followed sightings of canoes on the river. The group consisted of Nat Saint Huntingdon Edward McCully Peter Fleming James Elliot and Roger Youderian.
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Quito
Ecuador
Amazon
Canal Zone
Nat Saint
Huntingdon
In- Valley
Philadelphia
Edward McCully
Milwaukee
Peter Fleming
Seattle
Wash
James Elliot
Portland
Ore
Roger Youderian
Billings
Mont
Air Force
John Keenan
Keenan
U. S
Kansas highway budget outlines 1957 fiscal plan
Gov. Fred Hall proposes a 1957 highway budget of 73.47 million dollars for the year starting July with 44.64 million for new construction and 13.69 million for maintenance. Local road aid totals 10.23 million and patrol expenses rise near 1.78 million, including 261.74 thousand for turnpike policing.
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Topeka
Kansas
Fred Hall
Highway Department
Kansas Turnpike
Strawn Man Dies in Traffic Crash Near Emporia
Ralph O. Koppenhaver of Strawn Kansas, 60, died today from injuries after a traffic accident Saturday night about 30 miles east of Emporia. He was an Emporia car salesman. the crash also claimed the lives of his wife and two Topeka residents, Richard Betsworth and Alvin Lowe.
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Emporia
Ralph O. Koppenhaver
Strawn, Kas
Here
Koppenhaver
Richard J. Betsworth
Alvin H. Lowe
Topeka
Polio Fund Drive Plans Near Complete in Neosho County
Neosho County plans a polio fund drive with mothers porchlight parades in Charlute Erie Earl ton and St Paul. Mrs D A Finney says funds help county victims. last year raised about 3800 with nine polio cases and 1200 borrowed. Local share stays for county victims while rest goes to national headquarters.
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Neosho County
D. A. Finney
National Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Erie
Finney
Richard Salb
Mary Bailey
Earlton
Ray Carter
St. Paul
Thayer
Nelle Stevens
National Foundation
Kansas Gov Hall proposes 50 percent income tax rise
Governor Fred Hall asks the Legislature to raise Kansas income tax by 50 percent to raise about 8.62 million dollars annually for the next fiscal year. He outlines added revenue from sales tax changes and insurer premium taxes and projects a total around 11.61 million with the plan and a 262.87 million dollar budget.
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Dustry
Kansas
Gordon Mark
Mark
Dale Saffels
D-Garden Cty
Sam Brookover
R Eureka
Howard Bentley
Kinsley
Topekap
Fred Hall
House
Senate
Hall
Legislative Council
Father of Mrs. Pate Injured in Car Accident
John H. Winter of Abilene, father of Mrs. Carl Pate, suffered minor injuries when his car overturned near Wichita while en route to Chanute to visit the Pate family at 1119 South Highland. He was brought to Chanute later and the car towed from the scene.
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John H. Winter
Abilene
Carl Pate
Wichita
Chanute
Pate
S. Highland
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Howard Jester
Gary Conklin
Ellen Varndell
Jim Hutton
Jester
Mary Frances Temming
Bob Jenkins
Ben L. Garvin
Tribune
Cokeley
Nevada, Mo
Ray Sloan
Harvey Mowrey
Mowrey
Europe
Ford Foundation
Sloan
Jin Carmody
Rka
Philip J. Doyle
Beloit
John C. Weelk Jr
Russell
Jennison
Rod Bentley
Shields
Sam Mellinger
Paul A. Wolf
Hugoton
Thomas van Cleave
Ckansas City
van Cleave
John Potocek
Wellington
Benjamin Zowacki
Royster Stadium
Barbara Allison
Amazon Jungle
Shell Mera
Saints
McCully
Youderian
Strawn
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