Pope to Convene Ecumenical Council Aiming Christian Unity
Pope John XXIII will convene the 21st Ecumenical Council to seek world Christian unity. Attendees may include Catholic and Eastern Orthodox leaders with observers from Protestant communities. aim to address papal supremacy and anti communist stance while exploring reunification efforts.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Ecumenical Council
Pope John
Communist
China
Rome
St. Paul
Damascus
Vatican
East Europe
United States
Anthony Bashir
New York
Edwin T. Dahlberg
U.S
National Council of Churches
Unity of Churches
Ice film spurs rash of area crashes in Chanute region
A slick ice film on streets caused five crashes in and near Chanute with two cars overturning and no serious injuries. Mary Lou Tye of St. Paul suffered minor bruises after her 1955 Ford flipped east of town. Leo Gregory’s 1955 Chevrolet and other drivers suffered various damages in the morning incidents.
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Chanute
Mary Lou Tge
St. Paul
Miss Tye
Vanity Box
Highway Patrol
Main
Malcolm
Carl R. Winn
N. Steuben
Forrest F. Chickadonz
Bariton
Wilma Chickadonz
Chickadonz
Ray Walsh
S. Lincoln
Mike
Walsh
Plymouth
Raymond Dawson
Jim Thurman
S. Garfield
Thurman
Erie
Mike J. Diskin
Melvin Madl
Walnut
Ford
Chevrolet
N. Main
Jerry Sloan
James ‘Fleming
Clarence W. Marnell
Marnell
Canada Granted Permit to Move Jets Through U.S.
Washington reports the State Department has allowed a Canadian company to ship 12 jet fighters across the United States en route to the Dominican Republic. The sale is tied to Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo who is building up the Dominican air force after Cuba's revolution.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Dominican Republic
Generalissimo
Rafael Trujillo
Cuba
Traffic Fatalities In Kansas Last 48 Hours Rise
Topeka report from the state accident records shows 6 fatalities in the last 48 hours. The year 1959 totals reach 30 to date, matching the same period in 1958 which also lists 30 fatalities.
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Topeka
Kansas
MacArthur Turned 79 With Waldorf Party Tonight
General Douglas MacArthur is 79 today and will be feted at a Waldorf Astoria Hotel party in New York. Attendees include staff members who served under him in the Pacific during World War II.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Waldorf- Astoria Hotel
MacArthur
Four Lennon Sisters Welcome a Baby Sister
The Lennon sisters from the Lawrence Welk show welcomed a baby sister. The 6 pound 9 ounce girl was born Saturday to Mr and Mrs William Lennon in Santa Monica, their first child.
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Hollywood
Lennon Sisters
William Lennon
Santa Monica
Boys damaging Plymouth with BB gun in afternoon incident
Three boys aged 11 and two 10 year olds shot out the back glass of a 1947 Plymouth owned by Charles Chandler at 311 E 10th. Police reported the damage will be paid for by the boys' parents.
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Charles Chandler
Goat loves Western TV on New Jersey farm
Midgie the goat on the Mederos farm in Readington Road, Whitehouse Station, shows surprising TV interest. The five month old goat, kept as a house pet by Mr and Mrs Joseph Mederos, enjoys rock and roll programs and especially the kitchen scene as Western dramas and comedies air.
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Whitehouse
N.J
Mederos
Midgie
Joseph Mederes
Readington Rd
West
Persistent Gunman Fails to Faze Will IE Simpson
In Paterson New Jersey a gunman demanded Willie Simpson’s pockets but Willie's defiant reply and quick actions thwarted the attempt. He confronted the assailant, moved to a grocery store, and alerted police from a pay phone while the bandit tried to force the booth. Simpson later revealed he lied about money, claiming only $25 in his pocket.
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Willie
Evangeline Kirkland
Snow Likely Across Kansas With Cold Tuesday
Forecasters expect occasional freezing drizzle today turning to snow tonight with continued cold by Tuesday. Temperatures fell from 59 at Chanute to 34 at Russell Sunday. highs Saturday ranged 65 at Garden City to 46 at Concordia. Northeastern fog produced drizzle. western snow amounts expected light, heavier in the northwest.
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Chanute
Russell
Pittsburg
Hill City
Goodland
Concordia
Weather Bureau
Colorado trio killed in light plane crash near Ellinwood
Three Colorado residents died when a single engine plane clipped a power line and shed, then struck a grain elevator base near a farmyard 30 miles north of Ellinwood Kansas. Pilot Wayne JF Myers 27, his mother Fern Olive Myers 54, and Charles W Ivy 21, all from Colorado, were en route to Joplin Missouri to visit Myers' grandmother.
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Ellinwood
Kan
Colorado
Here
David Hannecke
Wayne JF. Myers
Lamar
Colo
Fern Olive Myers
Holly
Charles W. Ivy
Eads
Joplin
Myers
Kansas
REA Approves 2.245 Million Dial Phone Loan for Area Towns
The Rural Electrification Administration approves a 2,245,000 loan to Northern Kansas Telephone Co of Ottawa to build 13 central dial offices and 577 miles of new lines in Neosho Wilson Woodson Allen Bourbon Coffey towns. Public benefits include dial service for 1,962 rural families and 2,542 current subscribers.
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Rural Electrification Administration
Washington
Northern Kansas Telephone Co
Ottawa
The
Tribune
Denver Hargis
Hargis
Neosho
Wilson
Woodson
Allen
Bourbon
Coffey
Altoona
Buffalo
Benedict
Thayer
Coyville
Lafontaine
Toronto
Piqua
Neosho Falls
Fall River
Mapleton
Quincy
Mound Valley
United Telephone Co
Northern
REA
Thomas E. Gleason
David Hamil
Docking Proposes $325.9 Million State Budget
Topeka governor Docking submitted a 325.9 million dollar budget for next year, trimming current outlays by 6.6 million. He calls for repeal of the sales tax hike and a ton-mile tax on big trucks, with no merit raises for state college faculty. He notes a smaller capital program but maintains key projects and a modest cash reserve.
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Topeka
George
Docking
Veterena
Budget boosts for state hospitals raise Topeka and Chanute lines
Gov Docking proposes slight increases for most state hospitals with Norton TB Sanatorium cut by 68 thousand. Totals show operating expenses for Larned Osawatomie Parsons Norton Chanute Topeka Winfield and related divisions rising to about 18.34 million for the next fiscal year with capital improvements trimmed.
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Topeka
George Docking
Norton
Kansas
Chanute
Topeka State Mental Hospital
Division of Institutional Management
Mental Hospital Training Fund
State Board of Health
Board of Health
Larned State Hospital
Osawatomie State Hospital
Parsons State Hospital
Norton Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital
Topeka State Hospital
Winfield State Hospital
Williams Free On $15,000 Bond
Jeff Williams pled guilty to embezzling about 157000 from Hoyt Bank where he was cashier He was released on 15000 bond Saturday afternoon after surrendering for 54 hours His return to Hoyt sparked bitterness from residents including Mayor Ed Beaman who noted public outrage Williams says he used the stolen funds for living expenses and farm equipment.
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Holton, Kas
Jeff Williams
Hoyt
Williams
Ed Beaman
Hearing Tonight on Zoning Changes in City
Public hearing on two zoning amendments will occur tonight at the Memorial building during the city commission meeting at 7 o clock. Proposals include rezoning on South Lincoln and South Santa Fe with adjacent blocks on 7th and 8th, and allowing home beauty shops in residential zones. Ed Dickson criticizes town mood while Orion Williams faces a district court trial on charges of false statements and insolvent bank deposits with a continuance motion pending.
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City Commission
Memorial Building
Lincoln
South Santa Fe
Ed Dickson
Hoyt
Jeff
Dickson
Orion Williams
Williams
Jackson County
Harry Crosswhite
Orion
Thin Ice Drownings Claim Two Boys in Tiverton
AP report from Tiverton Rhode Island describes the thin ice drownings of two 13 year old boys. Eric Gustafson fell through a pond ice on Sunday and James Carvalho attempted a rescue then also fell through and drowned.
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Tiverton, R. I
Eric Gustafson
James Carvalho
Eric
Phone Your Carrier For Insurance Help
A brief notice advises callers to contact their carrier for insurance issues. It mentions a phone number ending with 119 and suggests calling 700 after 6 p.m. The text reads as an advertisement or advisory snippet with unclear context.
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Tribune
Lee Wasser
Weekend Toll on Kansas Highways Claims Six Lives
Six killed in Kansas weekend crashes. Four die Sunday morning in a Douglas County crash near Eudora, including two University of Kansas students and three seamen from the Olathe Naval Air Station. Survivor Frederick W. Potter Jr. remains in critical condition. Additional fatalities include Lawrence Joseph Forrest in Wellington and James Henry Weber in Johnson County. Missouri also reports five weekend deaths.
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Douglas County
Dale Chappell
Olathe Naval Air Station
Lloyd, B. Ferrell
Topeka
University of Kansas
Wellington
Lawrence Joseph Forrest
Argonia
Kas
Forrest
Johnson County
James Henry Weber
Webber
Robert Henry Stubbeman
Leavenworth
Missouri
Berserk farmer in Clinton Holds off 20 officers six hours
Harold Laing, 45, used an electric fan to blow tear gas from his farm home as he battled 20 peace officers for six hours with a shotgun. Three people were wounded, including Sheriff Leverenz and Deputy Warden. Laing forced his wife and two children from the house and remained in jail pending charges.
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Clinton
Iowa
Harold Laing
Marvin Bruhn
Here
Bruhn
Laing
David
Charles Lizer
Edmund
Betty
Jack Leverenz
Richard Warden
32 Cars Derail West of Goodland
Thirty two cars of a Rock Island freight train derailed five miles west of Goodland Kansas yesterday. No injuries were reported and investigators began assessing the scene for cause. Local teams assisted with cleanup and rerouting.
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Goodland, Kas
Rock Island
Searchers Find Body of Boy in Missouri Wilderness
The body of 3 year old Willard Eugene Jones Jr. was found 2 1/2 miles from home by 450 from Ft Leonard Wood in dense brush after eight days of freezing weather. Coroner Palmer said exposure killed him probably within 24 hours of departure. Sheriff Brown said about 5000 people joined the initial four day search before snow halted it. The boy’s parents, Mr and Mrs Willard Jones Sr, mourn.
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Lebanon
Willard Eugene Jones Jr
Ft. Leonard Wood
Stanley Palmer Jr
Neil Brown
Iff
Willard Jones Sr
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