Tornado Hits Tulsa Toppling Tree and Damaging Homes
A tornado near 2 30 Monday morning battered Tulsa as Dan Gardner and family hid under a mattress in the hall. A south porch and wall were ripped away at their Chanute native home where insurance covered all damages. Nearby houses sustained less severe damage, while baby Timothy's room suffered most.
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Dan Gardner
Marjorie
Timothy
Tulsa
Gardner
Chanute
Guy QO. Gardner
Walnut
Air Service Anniversary Marks Two Decades of Transatlantic Flights
Washington notes the 20th anniversary of Pan American World Airways first transatlantic flight a 32 passeng er Sikorsky flying boat traveled from Botwood Newfoundland to Southampton England in 1937 radioed mid Atlantic with British Imperial Airways now 60 daily crossings by 15 nations. Pan Am DC 7Cs cut the trip from 28 to about 12 hours.
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Washington
Atlantic
United States
Europe
Sikorsky
Pan American World Airways
Botwood
Newfoundland
Southampton
England
mid-Atlantic
British Imperial Airways
Foynes
Eire
Port Washington
Long Island
Traffic Deaths Rise as Motorists Return Home for Independence Day
National Safety Council reports a dangerous spurt in traffic deaths during the 102 hour Independence Day period. As of today 149 died in crashes and 87 drowned, totaling 262 with miscellaneous deaths. If the pace continues the 535 expected toll could be matched, threatening a new holiday record.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Council
Bonner Springs Woman Attacked Motel Road. Car Stolen
Mrs Frances Leckron director of social welfare at Lawrence described a night assault near Bonner Springs. She was dragged from her car after a rear end bump, beaten, and left unconscious. her car and purse with $80 and a $34 check were taken. she was hospitalized with facial fractures and a black eye. The other car was stolen in Kansas City.
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Bonner Springs
Kas
Frances Leckton
Tony
Leckron
Lawrence
Mrs. Leckton
Kansas City
Trusties Walk Off From Army Center
Two trusties fled the U S Disciplinary Barracks at Ft. Riley last night and were being hunted today. Edward L. Russell 20 of Wewoka OK and Matti V Vaukkonen 27 Finnish alien were serving three year sentences for assault and desertion respectively and were missing from the trustie barracks outside the walls.
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Leavenworth
U. S
Ft. Riley
Edward L. Russell
Wewoka
Okla
Matti V. Vaukkonen
Russell
Vauhkonen
Docking Back On Schedule For Truman Library Dedication
Gov. George Docking was to attend a Kansas City reception and then dedicate the Harry S Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, Saturday. An aide said he was up and about after a Wednesday bed rest for a hernia and was feeling fine.
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Topeka
George Docking
Kansas City
Harry Truman
Independence
Docking
Executive Mansion
Attorney Homer Swenson Dies in Mountain Grove
Homer L. Swenson, 53, long time Mountain Grove attorney, died at his home after a heart attack. A lifelong resident, he spent 14 years practicing law in Independence, Kansas before returning.
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Mountain Grove
Homer L. Swenson
Independence
Kan
Beef Buildup Expands Across Southwest Regions
Reports from livestock markets indicate a strong beef rebuilding program spreading through the Southwest and West following drought. Feeder cattle movement to terminal markets has been below normal for weeks due to good range and pasture. The Agriculture Department notes herd rebuilding may reduce summer and fall marketings from western Nebraska to the Gulf of Mexico, signaling smaller near term beef supplies but larger future ones.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Nebraska
Gulf of Mexico
Tribune Delivery Help Line Notice
If you do not receive your Tribune contact your carrier. If the carrier cannot reach you call 700 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
Senator Long Attacks Weather Bureau Over Audrey Warning
In Cameron Louisiana Senator Russell Long condemned the Weather Bureau for missing by more than 12 hours the time Audrey would reach the coast. He toured Cameron Parish where about 700 died and 20 foot tides struck. Long demanded answers on when the bureau knew it was wrong and what actions followed. Sheriff Carter noted a late night forecast the night of the storm.
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Cameron
Louisiana
Russell Long
Weather Bureau
Audrey
Long
Cameron Parish
Cool Air Surge Banishes Heat
Topeka weather eased after a cool air surge on July 4 dropped highs to the 80s and 90s, with lows in the 60s. The cool front stays in place, expected to bring warmer conditions tonight and Saturday, with scattered showers and limited rain. Flooding eased on the Saline and Solomon rivers as towns reopened major routes and basements drained.
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Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Chanute
Salina
Dodge City
Weather Bureau
Saline
Tescott
U.S. 40
Solomon River
Beloit
Smoky Hill
Abilene
Enterprise
Giant Atomic Explosion Rocks Nevada Desert Testing Site
A massive atomic blast at the Nevada test site shook Marines 5700 yards away as dust and heat filled the air. The blast, suspended from a balloon at 1500 feet, created a fireball and brushfires covering several square miles, with Marines reporting rough ground zero conditions and a buried soldier rescued unharmed.
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Nevada
Desert
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Associated Press
Harvey Tschrigi
Marine Brigade
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
News Noir
Truman Prepares Large Public Dedication For Library
Former president Harry S. Truman readies for a major dedication of a 1.75 million library and museum housing his papers in Independence Missouri. An estimated 10 000 to 15 000 will attend with 2000 invited guests as a cornerstone laying and dedicatory events unfold over two days.
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Independence Co
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Earl Warren
U.S. Supreme Court
Averell Harriman
New York
Dean Atcheson
India Edwards
Democratic Party
Harry Vaughan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Missouri Grand Lodge
Car Winner Poses Puzzle at Fourth of July Celebration
The Veterans of Foreign Wars faced a puzzle over a car prize winner from a Fourth of July event. Weaver Blake claimed the ticket with Brenda Rickerson’s name, and a pistol shot reportedly selected the correct card when a bullet hit Brenda’s name. No match was confirmed as of noon.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Paul T. Brennecke
VFW
Weaver Blake
Humboldt
Blake
Brenda Rickerson
Jim ‘Rickerson
S. Grant
Brenda
Brennecke
Lige Matlock
Tom Morehead
Matlock
Russ Browning
Harold Cooper
Frank Mangan
Wheat harvests hit by heavy rains across Kansas
Severe in Kansas with 15 inch rain totals and damaged fields may cut 50 million bushels from last year. Texas Oklahoma face similar delays and quality issues. Officials foresee no sharp price jumps as 900 million bushels on hand could absorb losses.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Agriculure Department
Washington
Don James
Wichita Falls
Locke Wins British Open at St Andrews
In a tight finish at St Andrews Locke held a three stroke lead over Peter Thomson in the final nine holes to win the British Open. Cary Middlecoff and Frank Stranahan trailed, each finishing with 289 and 291 totals respectively after solid rounds to close the four days.
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ST. Andrews
Scotland
Cary Middlecoff
Frank Stranahan
South Africa
Bobby Locke
Peter Thomson
Australia
Middlecoff
St. Andrews Old
Stranahan
Locke
Thomson
Cabin Explosion Claims Baxter Springs Woman Near Rockaway Beach
Mrs Thelma Faucett, 36, of Baxter Springs Kansas, was fatally burned yesterday in a cabin explosion near Rockaway Beach Missouri. Deputy Theron Jenkins said the blast likely resulted from a freak gas stove accident.
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Branson
Thelma Faucett
Baxter Springs
Kas
Rockaway Beach
Theron Jenkins
Soviet Army Accuses Kremlin Aides of Treachery
Moscow reports the Soviet army and navy endorsed Khrushchev's ousting of four ex‑leaders, including Kaganovich Molotov Malenkov and Shepilov, accusing them of fractionally undermining defenses and aiming to split the people and armed forces.
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Kremlin
Soviet Union
Red Star
Soviet Defense Ministry
Georgi Zhukov
Lazar Kaganovich
Army
Navy
Nikita Khrushchev
Kaganovich
V. M. Molotov
Georgi Malenkov
Dmitri Shepilov
Nikifor T. Kalchenko
U.S.S
R. Kalcheno
Ukrainian Republic
Kalchenko
Ukrainian Communist Party
Stalin
Marshal Zhukov
Communist Party
Molotov
Nasser envoy backs Cairo effort to mend Saudi ties
Cairo steps to restore Arab unity as Gen. Abdel Hakim Amer flies to Saudi Arabia following Nasser’s message to King Saud. In Germany a U.S. Army depot suffered a fire destroying furniture worth about 400000 dollars. In India 20 people drowned when a boat capsized on the Godavari River near Ahmednagar, ten survivors reaching shore.
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Cairo
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Nasser
Abdel Hakim Amer
King Saud
Arab League
Abdel Khaled Hassouna
Riyadha Saud
Haau
Germany
Grossauheim
Bombay
Godavari
Ahmednagar
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