Overdue library books cleared with no fines this week
Public library offers a forgiving week to return overdue books with no fines. A card table displays overdue numbers as patrons are urged to utilize the opportunity. Harvey Mowrey, librarian, notes summer hours for adults and children. City improvements discussed at Chamber meeting include traffic markings at Main and Lincoln and planting Lombardy poplars to screen unsightly grounds.
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Harvey Mowrey
Chamber of Commerce
R. J. Hayes
Main
Lincoln
Dogs Prohibited Running At Large To Preserve Peace
Police Department warns residents that dogs may not run at large or howl or bark to disturb the peace. Adg. 77-41 enforces the rule through fines and penalties.
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Police Department
Flood Threat In Illinois After Weekend Storms
Heavy rains across Chicago area and downstate Illinois pushed streams toward flood stage. Illinois River at Ottawa rose while Calumet River breached dikes forcing about 200 families from Highland and Calumet City. Nine deaths linked to the storm in Chicago as recovery continued and services returned toward normal.
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Chicago Area
Illinois River
Ottawa
Chicago
Starved Rock State Park
Illinois
Little Calumet
Highland
Ind
Calumet City
Ill
Springfield
St. Louis
Vandalia
Kaskaskia
Threats and Tension Mark Clinton High Racial Admission Case
In Clinton Tennessee a federal trial heard how threats and internal trouble followed the admission of Negro students to Clinton High School last fall. Principal David Brittain testified the area faced intense unrest and that school closure on December 4 was a safety measure amid ongoing conflicts.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Little Tennessee
Clinton
David J. Brittain
U.S. Dist. Atty
John C. Crawford Jr
Fourth Floor Rescue After Mother Dangles Child
A mother dangled her 17 month old daughter from a fourth floor window in Binghamton New York. Patrolman Larry W Schanz grabbed the child by a leg saving her life. The mother Louise Pepper 23 was taken to Binghamton State Hospital for mental examination. Wanda the child was unharmed. The incident followed a fight with a man Pepper had been with. She threatened to throw Wanda out unless he left. He complied but Pepper still dangled the child.
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Binghamton, N.Y
Louise Pepper
Sayre, Pa
Binghamton State Hospital
Robert Forbes
Wanda
Jamboree Swapped Goods and Conservat ion Exhibit Draw Crowds
At Valley Forge tens of thousands of scouts and leaders attend the national jamboree packing 1 500 acres for 55 000 attendees. A large conservation display educates visitors on soil water and wildlife interdependence with Pennsylvan ia New York and New Jersey cooperation and a staff Scout guide Conservo explains the exhibits.
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Peru
Chanute Boy Scouts
Chanute Chamber of Commerce
Osa and
Martin Johnson
Osa
Africa
South Seas
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Conservo
Vandals Damage Cars In Kansas City Neighborhood
A group of vandals cruised a residential area early Sunday hurling rocks at parked cars, causing about $3,000 in damage with most harm to windshields and interiors. Police received many reports but no witnesses. A similar incident four years ago led to arrests and fines.
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Kansas City
Kan
Central Avenue
Drowned Wichita Worker Loren Young Named
Loren Young 36 an Wichita aircraft worker drowned Saturday night while swimming at MacArthur Beach officials reported. He lived in Wichita and was employed in the aviation industry.
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Wichita
Loren Young
MacArthur Beach
Aga Khan Body to Fly to Aswan for Burial in Egypt
The late Aga Khan's body will be flown Wednesday to the Egyptian province of Aswan where the Moslem leader will be buried in Oriental pomp amid scenic beauties he loved. The dispatch notes the planned burial setting and honors as mourners prepare.
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Geneva
Aga Khan
Aswan
Quake Death Toll Estimate Questioned In Iran
Tehran reports say an official 2500 killed in the north Iran quake may be too high. Special investigators will travel to stricken villages and prepare a final casualty tally within two months as Shah and Queen Soraya inspect damaged areas.
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Tehran
Iran
Shah
Queen Soraya
Interior Ministry
Coffeyville Man Found Shot to Death
Coffeyville resident Merle E. Gruber, 30, was found dead near a quarry two and a half miles north of Coffeyville. Coroner Dr. Robert Wood ruled the death a self-inflicted shooting. Clifford Twitchell reported finding Gruber with a .22 caliber rifle across his legs, the body showing head and heart wounds with no apparent motive.
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Coffeyville
Merle E. Gruber
Robert Wood
Gruber
Clifford Twitchell
Wood
Operation Alert Success Highlights Kansas Civil Defense Drill
Kansans completed the Operation Alert exercise with strong performance though gaps in communications. In Topeka officials reported 128 messages processed, while casualties and evacuee figures were projected for Wichita Kansas City and Salina. President Eisenhower observed a helicopter command post drill and praised the exercise as the smoothest ride of his life.
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Civil Defense Organization
Burl O'Connor
Jim Gilbreath
Topeka
Kansas
Chanute
Kansas City
Salina
State Headquart
Joe Nickel
Wichita
Salvia
Saliia
Warren Paramore
State CD
Whhita
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Washington, D.C
Gordon Gray
Office of Defense Mobilization
Lewis W. Berry
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Gray
Berry
Riding Stable Operator Held After 2 Deaths
Victor I. Varner 50 was to be arraigned on a first degree murder charge for the slayings of Ed win Boysen 46 and Larry Irwin 15 near Osage Beach Kaiser State Park. Ballistics tied a .32 caliber rifle to the killings found on a tree and under Boysen. Varner claimed innocence and said rivals want him out of business.
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Tuscumbia, Mo
Victor I
Tex) Varner
Varner
LeRoy Snodgrass
Edwin Boysen
Boysen
Larry Irwin
Osage Beach
Kaiser State Park
Herman V. Abbott
Jefferson City
Abbott
Civil Rights Backers Urged To Stand Firm Against Deals
Senate debate centers on the civil rights bill with Sen. McNamara urging backers to resist compromise proposals. Johnson defends reasoned approach as Knowland cautions against altering Section 3 while a House-passed measure would create a six member commission and a civil rights division in the attorney general’s office.
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Washington
McNamara
D-Midh
Senate
Johnson
Texas
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
House
Attorney General's Office
Attorney General
Two Friends Argue and One Is Killed in Topeka
In Topeka a dispute between two Atlanta men ends with the fatal shooting of Kelly C. Aaron, 45. Felton Phillips, 34, admitted the shooting claiming Aaron threatened him with a knife. Both men had recently arrived to work for a contractor. the incident occurred outside a tavern. Phillips was jailed on a vagrancy charge as the investigation continues.
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Topeka
Kelly C. Aaron
Atlanta
Felton Phillips
Aaron
Phillips
900 Workers Idle At Atomic Energy Plant
At Oak Ridge Tennessee about 900 workers on construction at three atomic energy plants were idled by a labor dispute. An Atomic Energy Commission spokesman said production workers ignored picket lines and reported to work as usual. The stoppage began when 58 carpenters walked out last Wednesday, joined by millwrights on Thursday, in a jurisdictional dispute.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Search Continues For 3 Year Old Boy In California
Little David Scott, 3, remained missing as night fell, searchers suspended efforts then planned a dawn restart in the Twin Lakes area. His San Diego parents, Mr and Mrs Robert Scott, were camping near Mono Village on vacation. Authorities issued an all points bulletin for possible kidnapping and urge officers to check outgoing vehicles.
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Bridgeport
Calif
David Scott
Twin Lakes
Robert Scott
San Diego
Mono Village
Cecil Thorington
Man Released on Bond in Bootleg Whiskey Case
Carl Brooks of 1301 N Washington was arrested last Friday night on a charge of possessing a gallon of bootleg whiskey. He was released on $200 bond Saturday and must appear for a city court hearing at 4 p.m. next Tuesday.
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Carl Brooks
Washington
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