Big Steel Beams Placed For Erie Bypass Bridge
Erie bypass construction nears completion with a six mile route costing about 837000 dollars. The 831 foot steel girder bridge spans the Neosho River and is among the project’s key features. Final grading and base paving target late fall pending weather.
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Erie
H. E. Wallace
State Highway Commission
Neosho River
Floyd Brooks
Nelson Brothers
Moran
John McAdams Construction Co
la Harpe
Freeto Construction Co
Wasser
Erie Bridge
Tribune
Neosho
Jet mechanic sucked into engine during test at Brunswick
Aviation Metalsmith Lester Landrum Jr. was pulled into a Navy Banshee engine as Sparks from the rear and a rising temperature indicator warned of danger. Airman Jack Suggs shut down the engines. Landrum, 19, escaped with the loss of three fingertips and possible hair and helmet. Surviving due to low engine speed, officials said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Aviation
Lester Landrum Jr
Jack S. Suggs
Suggs
Landrum
Lester Landrum
Fort Myers
Fla
Milk Truck and Car Collide Near Chanute
A 1952 Chevrolet driven by Gary F. Braden and a 1955 GMC milk truck owned by Pet Milk Co. collided at a county road intersection four miles east and two north of Chanute. Braden’s car sustained $200 front end damage. the truck had slight bed damage. No injuries were reported. Driver origins: Braden from rural Humboldt. truck driven by Harold C. Cole of Iola.
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Iola
Gary Francis Braden
Humboldt
Chanute
Jerry Sloan
Braden
Pet Milk Co
Harold C. Cole
Sloan
Cuban Diaz Lanz Admitted as US Resident Alien
Maj Pedro Luis Diaz Lanz former Cuban Air Force commander, arrived from Cuba aboard a private boat with his wife on July 1 1959 in Miami and was admitted as a resident alien after examinations. His location is being kept confidential while his parolee wife is noted. He faces accusations of desertion treason robbery and dealings with Batista’s regime.
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Miami, Fla
Edward P. Ahrens
Pedro Luis Diaz Lanz
United States
Ahrens
Diaz Lanz
Miami
Fla
Cuba
Diaz
Maj
Juan Almeida
Fulgencio Batista
Suit for 250000 In Injury Claim
Harriett A. Grayson of Oklahoma City filed in U S District Court Tuesday a 250000 injury suit against the Sisters of St Joseph of Wichita. She says a fall from her bed at Halstead Kansas hospital left her permanently injured after she was treated for an agitated confused state following drug administration in August 1957. She accuses hospital authorities of negligent care.
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Wichita
Sisters of St. Joseph
Harriett A. Grayson
Oklahoma City
U. S
Oklahoma
Halstead, Kas
Eisenhower weighs special session over foreign aid funds
President Eisenhower signaled a possible special session of Congress if authority for foreign aid spending is blocked. He criticized Senate cuts of 3.8 billion, pledged to use all persuasive powers to defend the aid program and warned against jeopardizing national security and the free world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
Free
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Fisenhower
Johnson
Extension Refused By Steelworkers
NEW YORK AP The Steelworkers Union rejected President Eisenhower's bid for an indefinite extension of steel contracts past the July 14 expiration. David J. McDonald said no negotiation forever, hoping for an agreement by July 15 if good faith exists. Negotiations continue with four union teams and 12 major companies as the July 14 deadline nears.
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New York
Steelworkers Union Today
Eisenhower
David J. McDonald
Washington
McDonald
Cess
Richard M. Nixon
Pittsburgh
Nixon
R. Conrad Cooper
Ike Urges Steel Talks to Avert Walkouts
President Eisenhower called on management and steel workers to keep negotiating to avoid a strike as the Steelworkers Union delays its deadline. He urged continued talks until a new contract is reached and dismissed government intervention. He also addressed segregation, Khrushchev visit prospects, Harriman’s remarks, and De Gaulle on arms removal from France.
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Washington
Eisenhower
David J. McDonald
Khrushchev
Russia
United States
NATO
United Nations
Himself
Soviet Union
DE Gaulle
U.S
France
Charles de Gaulle
86th Annual Soldier and Sailors Reunion in Erie
The 86th annual Sol diers and Sailors Reunion is set for next week in Erie under the George J. Hendricks post of the American Legion. Activities include a free bean supper, three dances, amateur hour, and free entertainment on the courthouse lawn with exhibits by the State Fish Forestry and Game Commission.
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Erie
George J. Hendricks
American Legion
State Fish, Forestry and Game Commission
Cherokee Amusement Co
Newton Trailerhouse Company
Legion Auxiliary
Bert Long
Legion Hall
Mike Pariser
Rhythm Kings
Refinery Workers Strike at Sugar Creek
INDEPENDENCE Mo AP Sugar Creek refinery employees began a strike after failed negotiations between Standard Oil and the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers AFL CIO Pickets lined the entrances while about 200 supervisory and clerical workers continued at the plant W F Noell an OCAW international rep said the walkout seeks a fair and just working agreement The union had offered to renew the expired contract for one year to avoid a strike but was refused Some workers cited seniority and arbitration procedures as key issues rather than wages.
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Independence, Mo
Standard Oil
Sugar Creek
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers
Afl-Cio
W. F. Noell
OCAW
Vast Nevada Manhunt After Girl Death
A nationwide search spanned two states for Robert K. Ervin after Dolores Stafford was found dead in Las Vegas. The 6-year-old girl was raped and stabbed, with bloody fingerprints found beside the body. Ervin, 20, was missing as investigators linked the crime to his Las Vegas residence.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Dolores Stafford
Robert K. Ervin
Ervin
Kingman
Ariz
Galena Reports First Polio Case in Two Years
Galena Kansas reports its first polio case in two years. The patient, 17 year old Bill Fred Price, was taken to Kansas City for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galena, Kas
Galena
Bill Fred Price
Kansas City
Sooner Crash Fatal near Perry Oklahoma
Raymond Treese, 62, of Shenandoah Iowa, was killed Tuesday when his car collided with a truck on U S 77 177 about 18 miles north of Perry in north central Oklahoma.
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Perry, Okia
Raymond Treese
Shenandoah
Iowa
Perry
Okia,homa
Successful Career, Girl Scout’s Aim at Roundup
Delegates at the Girl Scout Senior Roundup in Colorado Springs posed and answered a career question. Eileen Lucier, 16, of Stoughton Massachusetts wrote in the questionnaire space: A successful one.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Eileen Lucier
Stoughton
Mass
Polio Epidemic Threatens Des Moines and Iowa
Des Moines health officials seek national help to combat a polio epidemic that has sickened 67 residents this year. Five U.S. Public Health Service members aid the vaccination drive as outbreaks threaten surrounding areas and outlying parts of the city.
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Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines
U.S. Public Health Service
Keith FE
Peterson
Iowa
National Foundation
Traffic fatalities reach 270 in 1959 to date
Kansas traffic fatalities rose to 270 in 1959 by 9 am today, with a 24 hour report showing no new deaths. The state accident records section notes 246 fatalities in the comparable period of 1956.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kozlov Criticizes Williams After Detroit Meeting
Soviet official Frol Kozlov arrived in Chicago for a look at US steelmaking and clashed with Governor G. Mennen Williams over an account of a private talk in Detroit. Williams called the exchange contentious while Kozlov labeled Williams poorly informed on international politics and press portrayal.
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Chicago
Soviet Union
Frol R. Kozlov
Kozlov
Detroit
G. Mennen Williams
Williams
Partly Cloudy Cooler Forecast for Kansas Tonight and Thursday
A cool front moved into northwest Kansas ending a heat wave. Yesterday's 105 at Goodland and 100 at Hill City set earlier highs. Expect cooler conditions by Thursday with scattered thunderstorms and lower temperatures statewide.
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Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Hill City
Weather Bureau
Emporia
Concordia
Lawrence
Neosho County 4-Hers head to Rock Springs camp
Forty six Neosho County 4 H members leave Cha nute by bus for a three day stay at Rock Springs Ranch near Junction City. They join 4 H members from Allen Wilson Woodson Nemaha and Marshall counties. Farm agent Gale Mullen says it is among the largest groups from the county at the camp. They will return Saturday with chaperones Marjorie Price and others. Activities include swimming horseback riding rifle range crafts and nature trails.
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Neosho County
Chanute
Rock Springs Ranch
Junction City
Allen, Wilson
Woodson
Nemaha
Marshall
Gale Mullen
Mullen
Marjorie E. Price
Body Identified After Missouri River Boat Tragedy
The body of Robert Johnson, who drowned Sunday in a boat accident, was recovered from the Missouri River near the Atchison bridge by the Corps of Engineers. Sheriff C A Jenkins identified the deceased.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Robert Johnson
Missouri River
C. A. Jenkins
Corps of River Engineers
Atchison, Kan
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Pittsburg
Fred Beachner
Neosho-Labette County
Lanz
Ike
Teat
Harriman
W. Averell Harriman
Life Magazine
Sugar
Nevada
Girl
Kathy Ervin
Girl Scout
Midway Airport
Inland
Ind
U.S. Steel Corp
Gary
Rock Springs
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