U N Secretary General Backed by U S for Airmen Release
President Eisenhower pledged full U.S. support for Dag Hammarskjold in securing the release of 11 American airmen held by Red China. The White House said the aim is safe return and to back U N efforts as long as they show promise of success.
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Washington
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
U.S
Red China
Eisenhower
Congress
Hammarskjold
Peiping
U. N
New York
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Lodge
Secretary of
State Dulles
Omaha
Neb
Strategic Air Command
Dulles
Mild Weekend Forecast From Topeka Kansas News
Forecaster says mild weather will continue through the weekend in Kansas with little or no precipitation. Tonight lows 25 to 35, Sunday highs 45 to 55, windy with increasing clouds and a warming trend across the state.
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Topekap
Kansas
Goodland
Topeka
Wichita
Chanute
Glaze of Ice Spreads Over Britain
A sharp cold front spread a glaze of ice across Britain with London and Edinburgh reporting freezing conditions. Temperatures dropped near seven degrees at Edinburgh as frost and ice blocked roads and created skating hazards.
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Britain
London
Edinburgh
British Automobile Assn
Contracts Awarded For Air Base Work
Contracts totaling about 2,336,000 for construction at Smoky Hill Air Force Base Salina Kansas and McConnell Air Force Base Wichita were awarded by Col. E. C. Adams district engineer for the corps of engineers. Peter Kiewitt Sons Co Wichita was low bidder for air field pavement at Smoky Hill with 1 711 685 30. Low bidder for a service club post exchange and theater at Mc Connell was Star Industries Wichita with 624 639 70.
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Kansas City
Smoky Hill Afb
Salina
Kas
McConnell Afb
Wichita
Col. E. C. Adams
Corps of Engineers
Peter Kiewitt Sons Co
Smoky Hill
McConnell
Star Industries
Surge in Chanute Church Attendance Tells Growing Interest
A Chanute report shows rising church attendance over two weeks with near capacity crowds on two January Sundays. Clergy cite world insecurity and deeper reasons, while ministers vow better sermons and music as more than 20 churches in Chanute with total capacity over 5,000 fare better turnout.
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the Christian Church
Ministerial Alliance
Chanute Pas
John Foust
Chanute
Nationalists Bomb Tienao Island in Sixth Straight Raid
Chinese Nationalist bombers hit Tienao Island, 15 miles north of Tachens, in darkness, returning safely despite heavy Communist antiaircraft fire. Crews reported excellent results against gun positions. Navy units also routed two Red torpedo boats near the Tachens after a gunfire exchange.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Tienao Island
Tachens
Defense Ministry
Tienao
Winter Storm Plows Through North Atlantic
A massive winter storm moved through the North Atlantic heading away from the mainland with winds near 65 mph and higher gusts. The disturbance spanned about 1,600 miles and affected most of the west side of the Atlantic as rescue vessels were sent to aid three ships.
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Miami
Fla
North Atlantic
Nova Scotia
Brunswick
Newfoundland
Annual FFA Banquet in Chanute Hears Guest Speaker
The 18th annual FFA parent and guest banquet will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Chanute Senior High School cafeteria with Frank Young as the speaker. Lou Reinhardt will serve as toastmaster and Charles Reeves will give the welcome. Bill Bareis and Clinton Swiler will relate chapter accomplishments of the year. Merle Grove, Richard Fairchild, Robert Riker and Dean Daniels will present talks on farm topics. Special music by Jim Anderson Gary Naughton and Jim Sutherland. Initiation for new and honorary members and color slides of chapter activities will follow. Meals prepared by Future Homemakers of America under Patsy McLemore. The tradition began by the late Ellery Collins.
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Chanute
Future Farmers of America
Frank Young
Lou Reinhardt
Charles Reeves
Bill Bareis
Clinton Swiler
Merle Grove
Richard Fairchild
Robert Riker
Dean Dan
Future
Homemakers of America
Patsy McLemore
Ellery Collins
Airplane Search Adds New Look to Uranium Hunt
Denver AP report says AEC uranium prospecting uses nine small planes with scintillation counters. Prospectors sometimes shadow AEC flights from private planes or high bluffs waiting to report findings. Pilots fly low to hunt ore. two planes were lost but crews survived.
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Denver
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Conwell
Muehlebach Estate Is Left to Widow
George E. Muehlebach of Kansas City, brewery and hotel operator, died January 11 leaving most of his California and Missouri fortune to his widow Chloe. California property valued at 45000 was named in the probate petition though Midwest holdings are expected to increase the estate's value.
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Los Angeles
George E. Muehlebach
Kansas City
California
Missouri
Chloe
Midwest
Rising French Rivers Flood Eastern Villages
French rivers rise due to ongoing rain and mountain snow melt. The Ill Doubs and Rhone have swollen, flooding villages in eastern France. Homes were evacuated with no casualties reported, though damage is serious in some areas.
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Paris
France
Ill
Doubs
Rhone
U S Attitude Is Show Me on Russian Nuclear Offer
Washington officials adopt a cautious stance as Moscow says it will share atomic know how, a move Strauss says falls short of Eisenhower's atoms for peace plan. Senators urge restraint until concrete deeds appear. No White House or State Department comment yet.
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Washington
Soviet Union
P’ent
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Moscow
Eisenhower
U. N
Sen. Anderson
D-Nm
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Kremlin
White House
State Department
Speed Pilot Verdin Found After Long Mojave Search
World champion speed pilot James B. Verdin, 26, bailed from his A4D Skyhawk six miles up Thursday. His body was discovered 214 miles from the wreckage, after a massive Mojave Desert search. his unopened parachute remained strapped as the ejection seat lay nearby.
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Los Angeles
James B. Verdin
Mojave
Douglas Aircraft Corp
Victorville
Here
Verdin
Earth
Panama Impeachment and Swearing in of Interim Leader
Panama's National Assembly impeached President Jose Ramon Guizado and ordered his arrest and trial for plotting the assassination of former President Jose Antonio Remon. Ricardo Arias Espinosa became the third chief executive in two weeks. Ruben Miro confessed to shooting Remon at a race track on Jan 2, detailing Guizado's knowledge and alleged roles.
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Panama
National Assembly
Jose Ramon Guizado
Jose Antonio Remon
Ricardo Arias Espinosa
Ruben Miro
Remon
Guizado
Miro
Assembly
Arias
Rodolfo Saint Malo II
Jose Ramon Jr
Saint Malo
Tomas Nieves Perez
Wealthy woman held in string of fires near Rumson
Elizabeth Needle, 46, wife of Joseph Needle, a children's sportswear maker, identified as principal suspect in about 60 fires within five miles of her Rumson home. She was charged with burning a building and freed on a $75,000 bail after arrest by a state trooper.
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Haven, MJ
Elizabeth Needle
Joseph Needle
Needle
Mrs. Needle
Rumson
Carton
Czechs Plan Reactor Move Revealed in Prague Papers
Prague newspapers reaching Vienna report Czechoslovakia plans to build its first atomic reactor. The plan details and potential site implications are outlined as officials discuss the project amid regional energy needs.
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Vienna
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Prague
City Ordinance Bans Dogs Running At Large
The city forbids dogs running at large under the ordinance. Violations incur a fine ranging from five to one hundred dollars, with enforcement by the Chief of Police as advertised under code 234-61.
OAS points finger at Nicaragua over Costa Rica invasion
The Organization of American States identifies Nicaragua as a source of war material and troops entering Costa Rica but stops short of blaming Managua. It urges decisive action to halt border transits while Costa Rica presses a rapid advance on La Cruz as fighting continues. The council orders observers to airports and potential transport routes. Nicaragua denies involvement, calling it an internal Costa Rican uprising.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Organization of American States
Costa Rica
OAS
la Cruz
OAS Council
Council
Jose Mora
San Jose
Comery
Polio Drive by Air Visits Chanute via Flying Farmer Planes
A flight of 12 Flying Farmer planes led by Harold Harrison from Valley Center stopped at Chanute airport with about 30 volunteers for the March of Dimes. Mrs. D. A. Finney, Neosho county polio chair, received blue crutches to swap for local fund drives. Stops included El Dorado Coffeyville and Pittsburg. plans called for Ottawa Lawrence and Topeka with a Iola stop canceled.
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Farmer
Harold Harrison
Valley Center
Chanute
The
March of Dimes
D. A. Finney
Neosho County
el Dorado
Coffeyville
Pittsburg
Ottawa
Lawrence
Topeka
Iola
Flying Farmer
Chut
Harrison
Finney
Harrisons
Rickey
J. W. Harrison
Tribune
32 Hour Nonstop Flight For B36 Bombers Arrives at Guam
The first group of B26 intercontinental bombers of the 5th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing landed in Guam after a 32 hour nonstop flight from Travis Air Force Base California. Brig Gen Stanley J Donovan called the mission routine. A trans pacific base exchange accompanied the flight. A second B36 group from the 92nd Bombardment Wing left Guam for Fairfield Air Force Base Spokane Washington, after a three month tour.
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Guam
5Th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Stanley J. Donovan
U.S. 4Th Air Division
92Nd
Fairfield Air Force Base
Spokane
Wash
Kansan Dies After Arkansas Traffic Crash
Nick Robert Hobbs 69 of Kansas City Kansas died in a Clinton Arkansas hospital from injuries after his car overturned several times on Highway 65 just south of Clinton. Sheriff Farish Fraser said the crash occurred earlier in the day. Clinton lies about 80 miles northwest of Little Rock.
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Clinton
Ark
Nick Robert Hobbs
Kansas City
Kan
Farish Fraser
Hobbs
Highway 65
Little Rock
Two Workers Drown as Roof Collapses in Topeka
In Topeka two workers died when a roof at a waterworks well collapsed plunging them about 30 feet into the water. The dead are Willard E. Mayhew 59 of Topeka and Reed M. Bowser 8 of Osage City.
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Topeka
Willard E. Mayhew
Reed M. Bowser
Osage City
Couple celebrates 100th birthday in Barnsley
Anna Adcock reached 100 today in Barnsley England with her husband John who will turn 100 in November. The couple have been married 80 years marking a century of life together.
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Barnsley
England
Anna Adcock
John
Democrats answer McCarthy challenge on Communist investigations
Democratic leaders vow to intensify anti Communist scrutiny after the Senate unanimously approves a resolution denouncing Communism and backing continued investigations. Senator McCarthy accuses some Democrats of insincerity as he is temporarily halted during his fiery remarks and later allowed to resume.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
House
Daniel
D-Tex
Long
D-La
Ruchel
Calif
Wisconsin
Two Found Dead In Coffeyville Gas Shop Tragedy
Coffeyville Kansas police found two men dead in Levitt upholstery shop as gas escaping from two stoves apparently caused the deaths. The deceased are Oren Wesley Levitt about 60 and his son J R Levitt about 30. Acting Coroner Raymond Belt said the gas leak likely caused the fatalities and noted Levitt previously operated a mattress factory here.
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Coffeyville
Kas
P—Oren
Wesley Levitt
J. R. Levitt
Levitt
Raymond Belt
Aid Opposition Is Voted Down At State Board Meeting
The State Board of Agriculture voted down a resolution opposing state aid for schools at its annual meeting. A follow up for right to work legislation was approved along with measures to improve Kansas wheat quality, curb water pollution, tax equalization, and speed a state water policy. Everett E. Erhart was elected president, Donald Christy vice president, and Robert L. Rawlins treasurer. New members Rawlins and Otis Douglass joined the board.
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Topeka
State Board of Agriculture
Kansas
Everett E. Erhart
Stafford
Lew Galloway
Wakeeney
Donald Christy
Scott City
Robert L. Rawlins
Holton
Rawlins
Otis Douglass
Burslington
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FFA
Iels
Jim Anderson
Gary Naughton
Jim Sutherland
Uranium
Cleland N. Conwell
Muehlebach
Casey Drug Co
Jose Guizado
Latin America
Kansan
Arkansas
Democratic Action
Rpm
Leslie Droege
Caldwell Davis
Bronson
Glen Gillette
Franklin County
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