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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1955
Page
5
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Daily Transcript lists Tuesday admittances from Sterling Colorado surgical patients John Fiden Mrs Rex Smith Jane Murphy and Mrs FE Hutson. Dismissals today include Keith Soren Ramond Cameron Irvin Barnett and others. A fire report notes three empty 100 barrel wooden tanks destroyed at C C Yockey farm near Urbana with cause undetermined.
Sen. Russell proposed a revised military reserve plan backed by President Eisenhower and the Pentagon. It calls for a volunteer system for teenage reservists, stops compulsory drills for veterans, and aims to build a combat ready reserve of 2.9 million by 1960. The plan includes bonuses for veterans who volunteer for active reserve duty and supports voluntary six month training for draft age youths.
The Air Force and Navy will escort President Eisenhower on a Geneva trip this weekend. He and Mrs. Eisenhower will depart National Airport Friday evening with a refueling stop in Iceland and arrive in Geneva Saturday evening. Four engined B29s and SA16 Albatross planes will patrol the route with no fighter escort.
The Navy plans to equip the combined TIT with ditching gear and increase the number of weather ships along the Atlantic route, placing units about 400 miles apart to cover the flight corridor.
A 31-year-old Newton man, Daniel Eldon Schmidt, died in a Colby hospital yesterday from injuries suffered when struck by a truck on Saturday night. The incident occurred in Colby and police continuing to investigate.
The Kansas City livestock report shows cattle mostly steady to lower with cattle and calves down to 25 cents, hogs rising up to 25 cents, and sheep easing by about one dollar. Top hogs reach around 18.25 with a spread across weight classes, while cattle ranges emphasize good to choice steers at 19.00 to 21.00 and cows down to 5.50 to 7.50 for low grades.
Kansas City prices show eggs and poultry steady with mixed receipts and minor moves across butter and live poultry. Chicago butter and eggs hold steady as wholesale prices edge up or hold. live poultry figures reflect modest changes with hens and broilers listed. Grain notes indicate wheat, corn, oats, soybeans and related futures moves for Chicago and Kansas City markets.
An OCR fragment lists cream and egg items with unclear prices and misread lines. It mentions premium cream, place names, hens by weight, and various coded entries that obscure exact values.
The stock market fell modestly amid mostly narrow changes. A few big movers widened the range from 4 points up to 2 points down. Trade volume was about 2.2 million shares, compared with 2.63 million yesterday in a tighter market.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee backed a resolution proclaiming hope that Communist satellite states shall again enjoy the right of self-determination. Led by Knowland and Clements with State Department and Eisenhower consent, the 14-0 vote sent the measure to the full Senate, while a separate McCarthy proposal to withdraw U S recognition of East European regimes was pigeonholed 13-0.
SCHENECTADY N Y atomic energy commission announces plans for first government sale of atomic produced power. Modern artificial eyes are mentioned as a separate note in the same snippet.
The 1st Division nicknamed the Big Red One departs Würzburg Bavaria aboard the Upshur for New York as 913 officers and men 251 families and 12 pets leave Germany. The 10th Division from Fort Riley Kansas takes over at Riley and Wuerzburg completing a transfer of about 45 000 troops and families by end of November while Allied defenses in Western Europe remain intact.
Bernard M. Baruch told reporters at the White House that the Big Four faces a Geneva choice to move civilization forward or backward. He spoke after a meeting with President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles, noting he would not dictate terms to the Big Four for the Geneva talks opening Monday.
Guards at Saskatchewan Penitentiary drove 600 prisoners back to cells after a two hour riot in the yard. A guard and a prisoner were injured. Ten buildings including stables and sheds were burned. Six guards were taken hostage but released shortly after.
The Chanute Tribune reports Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. plans to introduce electrical energy into its public utility system soon. The state commission set a price of 3 mills per kilowatt hour after reviewing recommendations from public power groups and consulting with the Federal Power Commission.
Ho Chi Minh, leader of North Viet Nam, began talks with Soviet leaders in Moscow on economic and political matters. He voiced confidence that the regime would receive help from the Soviet Union. En route via Peiping he secured a pledge of 800 million Chinese yuan to develop Viet Nam’s economy. The United States reports about 5,900 mink farmers.
A collision off Trinidad between the freighter Geologist and the Sun Princess left 21 crewmen missing from the Geologist and one dead, identified as a Barbadian. The Geologist, a 6155 ton British ship of Harrison Lines, sank, while the Sun Princess, a 6221 ton vessel, sustained minor damage. The crews include 15 West Indians and five Europeans.
Maple Park residents report harvest finished as Elmer Wilson family and others visited relatives. Wayne Stringer alfalfaed for Virgil Waggoner while Austin Boyd stayed with Ray Clum family in Parsons. Visitors include Mervie Clum, Ona Heilman, E H Negley, and W D Clum with Humboldt ties.
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