Five Die In Iowa Cloudburst Floods
A cloudburst dumped nearly 13 inches of rain in southwestern Iowa causing five deaths and a dozen missing. Audubon Hamlin and Extra suffered severe flooding with 100 plus families evacuated. An Iowa National Guard unit was activated and Red Cross setup shelters as homes were destroyed and crops ruined.
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Audubon
Towa
Iowa
Jack Hilsabeck
Hamlin
Extra
Iowa National Guard
American Red Cross
Hilsabeck
Charles Wilkins
East Nishnabotna
Russell Smith
Nishnabotna
Griswold
Harlan
Guthrie
Center
Perry
Des Moines
Four Mile Creek
Police department report shows declines in calls and fines
The May to June monthly police summary records a drop in left hand calls from 264 to 220 and bonds and fines from 1438.46 to 989.11. Parking meter penalties fell, crime counts shifted with burglaries, larcenies and forgeries noted, and traffic incidents totaled 19 with 31 cars and 5 trucks involved.
Goldfine Defends Expenses Tied to Adams Hearings
Bernard Goldfine’s attorney outlined hotel bills paid for Sherman Adams and a costly Oriental rug as business expenses. Goldfine read a prepared statement denying improper ties with Eisenhower aide Adams, while lawmakers warn deductions could signal a quid pro quo. Outside, Robb cited tax deductions for gifts, and Eisenhower avoided a final ruling on Adams’ job status.
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Washington (Ap
Bernard Goldfine
Goldfine
Sherman Adams
Adams
Robb
Eisenhower
House
Subcommittee
Boston
John Fox
Fox
Washington
Deadline set for party change before August primary
Erie voters must file a party affiliation change by 5 p.m. tomorrow at the county clerk’s office due to July 4th closings. Changes require personal appearance. residency is six months in state and 30 days in the ward. Registration deadline is July 25 with extended hours for five days preceding the standard ten day blackout.
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Erie
Marion Showalter
Showalter
Chanute
Holiday Observance Forces Local Closings Across Chanute
The Fourth of July brings a near shutdown for offices and many stores in Chanute and surrounding areas. The post office runs Sunday service only, no deliveries. City, county, and state offices close Saturday through Monday. Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsor a City Park program with acts like the Bernardinos and The Reuters, followed by a 9 30 p.m. fireworks show and a new car prize.
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Chanute
the Tribune
Erie
City Park
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bernardinos
Lang and Lee
Shirley Anderson
Jimmy Wright
Eloise Merrill
Reuters
Lynn to Edit Bowie News in Bowie Texas
Humboldt AP report says Emer son Lynn Jr and associates will purchase the Bowie News from Harlowe Tibbetts. Lynn has Kansas newspaper background including Wichita Beacon and Humboldt Union. Tibbetts publish Bowie News owners of Kinsley Mercury and Kiowa County Signal. Bowie paper circulation 2500.
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Humboldt
Emerson Lynn Jr
Bowie News
Bowie
Texas
Harlowe Tibbetts
Lynn
Humboldt Union
Malcolm Higgins
Kansas
Wichita Beacon
Topeka
Associated Press
Tibbetts
Kinsley Mercury
Kiowa County Signal
Greensburg
Harvest Worker Killed Near Arkansas City
A 16 year old harvest worker from Tahlequah Oklahoma was killed yesterday when a wheat truck he was driving overturned on a gravel road ten miles southwest of Arkansas City in Kay County Oklahoma. Bobby Ballard was thrown from the truck.
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Arkansas City
Kas
Tahlequah
Okla
Here
Kay County
Bobby Ballard
Topeka Gabby Gals Aim For Talkathon Record
In Topeka two women, Mrs. Marshall Ariza and Mrs. Mar thello Booth, push toward a 100 hour talkathon record, reaching 46 hours and 46 hours 45 minutes by 9 a m. They started Monday with 92 hours set in North Carolina as the best prior mark, and must avoid readings while allowed breaks and warnings under the event rules.
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Topeka
Gabby
Marshall Ariza
Marthello Booth
Ariza
Booth
Humboldt-A school budget approved with $190,570 total
Humboldt school board approved a budget of 190,570 dollars an increase of 5670 dollars or 3 percent over last year. Superintendent W S Scott said higher teacher salaries explain the rise with 9800 dollars more for that purpose. Teacher salaries total 133600 dollars about 75 percent with the rest for admin utilities equipment and separate funds such as music library and recreation. The smallest increase since 1954 Scott noted and the effect on the school tax levy is uncertain.
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Humboldt
Humboldt School Board
W. S. Scott
Scott
Auto sales and output rise with June totals at 395000
Detroit AP data show new car inventories near manageable levels with 700000 units in dealers. June sales are estimated at about 395000, up slightly from May, while factory output reached about 345000 cars.
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Detroit
Embargo On Wheat Shipments Brought By Rail Strike
Kansas City faces an embargo on wheat shipments into the city as the Association of American Railroads imposes a 48 hour grace period to clear country point loading amid a grain handlers strike. All grain in transit to the 16 affected elevators will be received. truck shipments are unaffected. Peaceful picketing by the AF Grain Millers continues.
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Kansas City
Association of American Railroads
Paul Brown
McPherson Boy Drowns in City Pool
Roy Dale Lichtenberger aged 13 died in the municipal pool at McPherson Kansas after swimming with companions. His body was found at the bottom of the pool later that afternoon.
Eisenhower says House cuts threaten U.S. security
President Eisenhower accuses the House Appropriations Committee of reckless risk to national security by cutting foreign aid by nearly 600 million dollars. He urges restoration and warns of consequences if aid remains reduced, stressing a stand for American security and cooperation with the free world. He also addresses Adams, civil rights, budgeting, and upcoming Canada and Mexico discussions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House Appropriations Committee
Free World
Traffic Fatalities Listed By State Accident Records
Kansas traffic fatalities reported by the State Accident Records Section show 2 in the last 24 hours and 222 to date in 1958, compared with 254 in the same period in 1957, noting one earlier fatality not previously reported.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Supreme Court Reappoints Rice to Law Examiners
The Kansas Supreme Court announced the reappointment of Raymond F. Rice of Lawrence to the state Board of Law Examiners.
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Topeka
The
Kansas Supreme Court
Raymond F. Rice
Lawrence
State Board of Law Examiners
House Ignores Eisenhower Plea In Foreign Aid Cut
President Eisenhower's appeal fails as the House votes a 135 million dollar reduction in defense support funds in the foreign aid program. A proposed amendment to restore 75 million of the cut fails 120 to 97. Eisenhower criticized the overall 872 million dollar reduction from his requested 2 950 092 509 for the fiscal year's foreign aid plan. He announced the statement at a news conference.
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Congress
Eisenhower
House Appropriations Committee
Washington
House
Defense
House Committee
Red China tightens Peiping diplomats rules amid arrests
London reports new travel limits for diplomats in Peiping and arrests of Chinese servants for foreign missions. Officials suggest a broad political purge underway as China restricts movement from 35 to 12 miles and tighter controls target diplomatic staff.
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London
Britian
Red China
Peiping
Foreign Office
Kansas Area Forecast and Shower Report Based on AP Dispatch
Scattered showers fell in western and northern Kansas with light totals, affecting harvest minimally. Highs yesterday ranged from 90 in Topeka and Pittsburg to 101 in Garden City and Hill City, with lows from 62 Goodland to 78 Concordia. Forecast calls for scattered showers and thunderstorms west and north through Thursday, with partly cloudy southeast skies and little temperature change. Brisk winds expected in southern Kansas this afternoon.
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Topeka
Kansas
Pittsburg
Garden City
Hill City
Goodland
Concordia
Fireworks Ban In Chanute Before 6 AM July 4
The Chanute Police Department warns that firing fireworks before 6:00 a.m. on July 4 is illegal and subject to enforcement actions. Citizens are urged to comply to avoid penalties and ensure safety.
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Chanute
Insurance contact notice for Wasser carrier
Tribune notice instructs to contact Wasser for insurance via phone 119. If unreachable, call 700 after 6 p.m. to reach the carrier.
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Tribune
Wasser
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Leonard W Hall
New York
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John G. Diefenbaker
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Mexico
Ken Gingrich
Kenny Stroup
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