Whitfield Name Withdrawn From AEC Bid
Whitfield asks President Eisenhower to withdraw his nomination to the Atomic Energy Commission after a Senate probe. He cites insinuations and potential controversy for the agency, noting lawmakers spent thousands of dollars on the inquiry. The White House indicated withdrawal would occur next week. The AEC oversees civilian and military atomic activities valued around 12 billion dollars.
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Washington
Allen Whitfield
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate
House
Des Moines
Iowa
Eisenhower
White House
AEC
Sen. Anderson
D-Nm
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Whitfield
Erie and Vicinity Prepare Renewal for Driver License Office
Merle Estes deputy clerk of the court resumes as Erie area driver license agent. She moved her office to the southwest courthouse corner across from the treasurer. The July Federated church WSCS meeting featured a covered-dish dinner and devotions led by members with plans for next month’s dinner. Local arrivals include David and Jana Shackelford from Bridgeport visiting Mrs. Rosa Morrison, with El Reno, Oklahoma to follow. Obituary notice for Mrs. Bert Edwards, born Anna Osborn, and sister-in-law of Mrs. Seth Wells, was received. Janet Golden of Orlando, Florida visits her aunt Mrs. E. R. Belt. Wallace Hartzell and James Hartzell visit Erie. Wallace serves in Fort Worth, Texas Army. Community notes include hospital visits, local travel, and social gatherings.
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Merle Estes
Erie
Locke Abstract Co
Federated Church
WSCS
Charles Steinman
A. B. Olson
T. E. Archer
G. Shackelford David and
Jana
Bridgeport
Bert Edwards
London
Mercy Hospital
Parsons
Wallace Hartzell
Ft. Worth
Texas
William Hartzell
Wallace
James Hartzell
Lincoln
Neb
Many Out-of-Town Visitors Stop in Thayer Area
A long list of visitors and relatives are noted in Thayer and nearby towns. Accounts include Mr. and Mrs. John Alford of Ulysses visiting parents, plus multiple trips by residents to Kansas, Missouri, Indiana, Texas, and Oklahoma for family gatherings, summer assignments, and returns home.
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Verne Elliott
Robert Gildart
Fredonia
Vernon Gildart
el Dorado
Arthur Gildart
Lydia Myers
Syracuse
N.Y
Sara Sue Morgan
Kansas City
Eugene Buchanan
Rachel
Sara
Mexico City
Kansas
Buchanan
Kansas University
T. L. McGinnis
Colton Valley
Carl Carver
Adrian
Springfield
Harry Stiles
Stiles
Donnie Riggle
Sycamore
Martin Riggle
Neil Carson
Tulsa
Ray Carson
Minnesota
Mark Lawrance
Oklahoma City
Lena Black
Bill Agee
Cheyenne
Wyo
Gene Lawman
Lander
Wendy
Harold Stratton
Bob Miller
Des Moines
Iowa
Earl Peterson
Thayer
Pittsburg
Charles Kirkland
Corpus Christi
Texas
Jack Sturdivant
Florence Feigason
Jim
Independence
Maude Hight
Cecil Hight
Johnny Lee Johnson
Bob Johnson
Willis Garland
Dearborn
Mich
A. J. McCready
Leland Worley
Steve
Dennis
Billy
Glenn Worley
Clarence Flemings
Houston
Ralph Flemings
Chanute
New Japanese Ambassador Sees Time for China Ties
Seijiro Yoshizawa in New Delhi said Tokyo hopes relations with Red China can normalize soon after presenting credentials to President Rajendra Prasad. The remark came at a news conference marking his ambassadorial accession.
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New Delhi
India
Japan
Tokyo
Red China
Seijiro Yoshizawa
Rajendra Prasad
Red Guerrilla Action Is Nationalist Charge
Taiao Agency reports 500 anti Communist guerrillas seized a western Hunan town last month. They wiped out a security company, distributed food to residents, and 50 local youths joined the guerrillas before retreating with them.
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Taipei
Formosa
Hunan
Taiao
Ministry of the Interior
Fenghwang
Tatao
Chinese Reds Try Fast One With Turncoats
Hong Kong authorities accused Chinese Communist officials of pressuring U S and British authorities by demanding transit permits for three turncoat Americans seeking to leave Red China. A government spokesman said no permits would be issued, while Peiping later signaled entry as undocumented aliens. The three men were identified as Lewis W. Griggs, O G Bell, and William A Cowart, whose border crossing was postponed.
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Hong Kong
Red China
U.S
Peiping
Red Cross Society
London
Washington
Lewis W. Griggs
Jacksonville Tex
O. G. Bell
Olympia
Wash
William A. Cowart
Dalton, Ga
Earhart Scholarship Awarded to Arkansas City Woman
Lu cille Cheetham of Arkansas City Kansas won the Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship a 300 grant from the Ninety Nines for advancement in aviation. A licensed pilot since 1945 she earned flying lessons by parachute jumps and delivered aerial newspapers to eight towns within 125 miles.
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Springfield
Mass
Lucille Cheetham
Arkansas City
Kas
Amelia Earhart
Ninety-Nines
Cities Service seeks approval for big Kansas pipeline plan
Washington reports Cities Service asks the Federal Power Commission for 81 million dollars to build 238 miles of natural gas pipeline in Kansas and Oklahoma. The plan includes 93 miles of 26 inch pipe from Kay County.
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Washington
P—Cities Service
Kansas
Oklahoma
Federal Power Commission
Kay County
Switch Engine Mishap injures man in Great Bend
McPherson man 45 Har d M Looman critically injured when a switch engine struck him early today in Great Bend police reported.
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Great Bend
Kas
Howard M. Looman
McPherson
Patrolman Beaten and Kidnapped in Kansas City Car Abduction
Kansas City police report Patrolman Robert H. Holcomb age 32 was beaten with a pistol and kidnapped after stopping two drivers for careless driving. The assailants abandoned the car after about 55 minutes and left Holcomb trapped in the trunk before he escaped. They fled in a second car, possibly en route to another crime.
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Kansas City
Robert H. Holcomb
Holcomb
Endurable Peace Is Hope of Hoover
Former President Herbert Hoover said Geneva talks likely will not yield lasting peace, but may yield an endurable peace for years. He boarded a plane to San Francisco for a month’s West Coast vacation, confident a capable U S delegation represents the United States at the July 18 Geneva conference.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Geneva
San Francisco
Hoover
United States
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Robert C. Sprague
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Sprague Electric Co
Erie & Vicinity
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Rura Erie
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Garland
Nedra
Nelda Newland
Cora McKinney
Decanter
Norman McKinney
Guy Geoffroy
St. Luke’s Hospital
Geoffroy Motor Co
Louis Edwards
Eric
E. R. Belt
Ted Smiley
Clinton
H. W. Golden
Wichita
John Golden
O. R. Peterson
Orlando
Fla
Elizabeth Ann Hunt
H. C. Hunt
Barbara Pillott
Barbara Bryan
Judy Richey
Elaine Ferguson
Francis Herod
Fountain Girl
Richey Store
Mrs. Verl Herod
Walnut
Lora Lee Ritenour
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FBI
Louis Emery Teller
Detroit Federal Court
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Miss Ritenour
Global Briefs
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Manchester
England
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Lancashire Cotton Corp
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Foreign Office
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Sispera
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Main
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Long Beach
Calif
Sears Roebuck
Margaret Vanbaugh
Compton
Albuquerque
N. M
New York City
Patridge
Earhart
Ark City
Winfield, Kas
Daily Courier
Okla
Montgomery County
Barber County
Woods County
Cities Service
Okay
Philco
Philco Air
Pioneer
East Main
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