VFW Post Praises Turnout For City Park Fireworks Night
Members of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post welcomed a large attendance at City Park Saturday to view the postponed Fourth of July fireworks display canceled by rain. Earlier, an all-star VFW junior baseball team beat Iola juniors 6 2 and will meet them again at City Park Wednesday evening.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
City Park
Howard Dobson
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VFW
Junior Baseball League
Iola Juniors
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Mediation Set for Thursday Talks in Pittsburgh
Federal mediators fixed Thursday as the probable start for joint meetings in Pittsburgh between steel industry and union representatives to end the strike. Finnegan will meet today with United Steelworkers President McDonald and counsel Goldberg, with preliminary sessions to align issues before the main talks.
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Washington
Pittsburgh
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Finnegan
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers Union
Arthur G. Goldberg
Republican Chairmen Plan Farm Vote Drive
Republican state chairmen from six states meet in Chicago with former Colorado governor Dan Thornton to launch a farmer to farmer campaign for November. Thornton heads a GOP agricultural campaign group and aims to enlist Democrats and independents, opening the Chicago headquarters with Rollis Nelson. Also present were Edgar Ellis, Morton Hollingsworth, Perry Compton, Denny Cosgrove, Alvin Cast, and C. Pierson.
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Colorado
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Rollis Nelson
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Ilinois
Perry Compton
Missouri
Denny Cosgrove
South Dakota
Alvin C. Cast
Indiana
C. Pierson
Iowa
Cities Service Okays Expansion Plan for Gas Facilities
Washington reports Cities Service Gas Co of Oklahoma City has temporary authority from the power commission to invest 2,769,937 dollars in Oklahoma Kansas and Missouri. The project includes drilling and tying in 55 injection and withdrawal gas wells in Leavenworth and Jefferson counties Kansas, installing compressor horsepower in stations at Leavenworth and Anderson counties Kansas, Cass County Missouri and Oklahoma County Oklahoma, and about 35 miles of gas line in Buchanan Platte Lincoln Leavenworth Johnson and Lafayette counties Kansas and Johnson and Lafayette counties Missouri.
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Brink Robber Suspect Dies in Prison Hospital
Norfolk Mass. Stanley A. Gusciora 36 died in a prison hospital cell while asserting innocence one month before an upcoming trial with eight others. Officials cited natural causes and the medical examiner found no external violence or self harm. He had been moved from East Cambridge jail to the Norfolk prison hospital less than a day before his death.
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Gusciora
Jacob Zalvan
East Cambridge
Traffic Fatalities Reported in Topeka 1956 Update
Kansas records show 2 fatalities in the last 24 hours and 314 for the year to date 1956, compared with 292 in the same period of 1955, according to the State Accident Records Section in Topeka.
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Topeka
Kansas
Paschal tribute honors rural carriers at Kansas banquet
Frank Paschal secretary to Senator Frank Carlson urged fair pay and good tenure for rural letter carriers at the Kansas Rural Letter Carriers annual banquet. William Gwinn received a 50 year service pin. Ed McMains and Clyde Stewart were also praised. The event drew about 275 people and featured music, a film, and a memorial service for carrier members.
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Kansas
Frank Carlson
Ernest Braun
Edgerton
John W. Emeigh
Washington, D.C
National Carriers Association
William Gwinn
Belle Plaine
Ed McMains
St. Paul
Clyde Stewart
Hartford
Virgil Young
Tribune
Foreign Aid Cuts Face House Vote Amid Eisenhower Push
Rep. Passman says the House will not raise the $3.6 billion foreign aid bill despite Eisenhower’s plea for substantial restoration. House GOP leaders abandon a unified effort to restore funds while Sen. leadership may seek changes as Eisenhower recovers in Gettysburg. He signaled a preference for about 4.2 billion dollars.
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Eisenhower
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Passman
D-Ala
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Senate House
Martin (Mass
Gettysburg
Polling Places Named for August Primary Election
City officials published a call for a special election on issuing $48,000 in bonds for airport improvements. Voters will decide at precinct polling places including Alcott School Jun ior High Trade Building Central Park Auditorium Murray Hill School and Roosevelt School among others. If approved, the federal government will match with an equal amount for the project.
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Central Park
Murray Hill
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Odd Color Scheme at Blue Bonnet Courts Reception
In the Green Room of the Community Hall at Blue Bonnet Courts a pink and blue shower was held. Guests included Mrs. Charles Black, Miss Patsy Brown, and Mrs. Barr Brown.
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Blue Bonnet Courts
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Patsy Brown
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Warm Trend Forecast With Record Low Tied
The Topeka weather report notes a warming trend across Kansas with a 57 degree low tied for the date’s record. Highs reached 79 to 87 at Forbes Air Base and Garden City, with scattered thundershowers along the Kansas-Oklahoma border. The forecast calls for partly cloudy, warm conditions tonight and Wednesday with lows in the 60s and a Wednesday high near 90.
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Kansas
Manhattan
Forbes Air Base
Garden City
Kansas-Oklahoma
Mays and Musial Star as NL Tops AL in All Star Game
Willie Mays and Stan Musial hit homers to lead the National League to a 7-3 victory over the American League in the 23rd All Star game at Griffith Stadium. Ted Williams and an injured Mickey Mantle also homered for the Americans.
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Stan Musial
American League Today
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Mickey Mantle
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Ike to Run Again Amid Vigorous Campaign Plans
A stream of reports from Washington Gettysburg and Chicago confirm President Eisenhower will seek a second term. Senate Leader Knowland says Eisenhower intends to stay in the race despite recent illness and a June operation. Democratic contenders Adler Stevenson and Harriman comment on the health news and forthcoming campaign debates.
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New York
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National and American League clash at Chanute meeting notes
Baseball action opens with National League stars Pierce and Temple trading outs as Musial and Mantle fail to spark. In the American, Ford, Bailey and Kell contribute, while Berra and Kuenn turn double plays. Chanute chamber notes include Les Matthews outlining growth plans, a July Fourth recap, and a donation from Jay Dee Jaynes Club to fund Christmas decorations.
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Lincoln
Chamber manager embraces role to keep us on toes
A chamber manager describes his job as a whipping boy in the community. He welcomes the role noting the treatment will keep him on his toes. He says the chamber’s task is to investigate the potentials it has.
Crop Estimates Forecast Wheat and Corn Output
Washington reports by the Agriculture Department project this year's wheat at 922,262,000 bushels and corn at 3,266,688,000 bushels.
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Agriculture Department
Police Court Confusion Over DUI Charge Leads to Reversal
A man initially pleaded guilty in police court to operating a motor car under the influence. Investigating officers later found evidence showing the other occupant, Frederick Jones, was driving, leading to a revised outcome and separate fines for both men.
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Lige Matlock
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Main
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Franklin Robinson
Buffalo
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Buck) Jones
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Twining Reports Blank Wall In Russia On Weapons
Gen. Nathan F. Twining told the Senate Armed Services Committee that his Russia visit met a blank wall as officials limited information on production guided missiles and nuclear weapons. He said Soviet aircraft show wide variety and high engineering talent, with no clear edge over U S aircraft, though Soviet turbo bomber work indicates a direction not chosen by the United States. Three experimental fighters at Tushino require further tests before production.
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Nathan F. Twining
Russia
Twining
Senate Armed Services Committee
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Tushino
Eden and Lloyd to Visit Soviet Union Next May
Prime Minister Eden announced that he and Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd will visit the Soviet Union for about ten days starting May 5. The invitation came from Premier Bulganin and Soviet party chief Khrushchev during their April visit to Britain.
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Eden
Selwyn Lloyd
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Lloyd
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Nikita Khrushchev
Britain
Night Crash Claims Young Jet Pilot Near Albuquerque
An Air Force T33 trainer piloted by a 3526th Combat Crew Training Wing member from McConnell AFB, Wichita, crashed nine miles west of Albuquerque near Kirtland AFB. The single remaining pilot’s name was being withheld pending next of kin notification. The aircraft were en route from Norton AFB, California, in a two-ship flight. Wreckage spread over a wide area.
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Colorado Man Killed In Garden City Mishap
A Colorado man, Robert Sylvane McClure, 31, of Grand Junction, was killed when the car he was riding in hit a culvert and overturned near Garden City. His wife, 29, drove the vehicle and four of their five children were injured. The crash occurred 23 miles east of Garden City.
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