Rainfall totals report across Chanute area
Left Hand Pitch Co E Eklund reports last Friday night rain at his brother Johns Vilas farm left standing water and scattered showers. Buffalo area saw about two inches Benedict about a quarter inch Don Marple farm near Chanute three inches Erie a little over an inch.
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Co. E. Eklund
Chanute
Country Club
John
Vilas
Buffalo
Benedict
Don Marple
US 75
K39 Junction
Erie
Princess Margaret Returns to London Quietly and Alone
Princess Margaret slips back into London after a country weekend with guests including rumored meeting with Group Captain Peter Townsend. She joins the royal welcome for King Faisal of Iraq and travels from Hambleden to Victoria Station. Townsend reportedly remains out of town as the 41 year old airman plans an October departure on an 18 month solo jeep tour.
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London
Margaret
Peter Townsend
Air Force
Sunday Express
Victoria Station
Faisal
Iraq
Lord Hambleden
Hambleden
England
Brussels
Royal Air Force
Steaks Burning Behind Boise Garage Sparks Fire Call
A Boise motorist reported smoke from behind a garage leading to firefighters discovering a family cooking dinner on a backyard charcoal broiler. No injuries reported and flames were controlled.
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Boise
Idaho
Fire Department
Airliner Crashes Near Rio Cuarto. 18 Die
An Aerolineas Argentinas passenger jet crashed in cattle country near Rio Cuarto Buenos Aires plunging into a field and bursting into flames. All 14 passengers and four crew members perished in the disaster.
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Buenos Aires
Rio Cuarto
Aerolineas Argentinas
Atty Gen Brownell urges DA to cut federal backlog
Washington Atty Gen Brownell urged district attorneys to intensify efforts to reduce the backlog of litigation pending in federal courts, saying efforts have made tremendous advances and must continue.
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Washington
Gen
Brownell
Weather Beat: Heatwave Eases Slightly In Kansas
The Topeka weather forecast indicates cooler conditions may arrive today but heat remains widespread. Temperatures reached 107 yesterday with readings in the 90s today, while central Kansas saw up to 2.14 inches of rain from overnight showers. Several towns recorded varied precipitation as strong winds caused roof damage in some areas.
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Topeka
Crank Call Delays Flight No Explosives Found
A 63 passenger United Air Lines DC6 was grounded for three hours at Elko Nevada after a crank call from San Francisco claimed dynamite on board. The plane was searched with no explosives found and resumed to Chicago with 18 member of San Francisco ballet troupe aboard.
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Elko
Nev
United Air Lines
Chicago
United
San Francisco
UAL
J. W. Nelson
Municipal Ballet
Atlantic Seaboard
Express Company
East German Premier Grotewohl Heads Moscow Talks
East Germany premier Otto Grotewohl led a delegation of top officials to Moscow for discussions with Soviet leaders on political military and economic affairs aimed at coordinating on regional and security matters.
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Moscow
Otto Grotewohl
East Germany
Coffeyville Youth Wins High School Rodeo
TOPEKA Melvin Fields of Coffeyville and Margie Lowder of Allen won the boy and girl championships at the first annual Kansas State High School Rodeo. They earned $150 scholarships by outpointing their competitors in all events.
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Topeka
Melvin Fields
Coffeyville
Margie Lowder
Allen
Salina Youth Killed in Bridge Crash
A Salina youth, J. D. Hollenbeck, was killed yesterday when the car they rode in crashed on a bridge three miles west of Salina. Two other youths were injured in the wreck to be identified by authorities.
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Salina
Here
J. D. Hollenbeck
John Hollenbeck Jr
Ringling Bros. Barnum Bailey Circus Ends Tented Era
Ringling Bros. Barnum Bailey announces folding the tented circus and moving back to Sarasota Florida quarters. Board chairman John Ringling North says the tented show as it exists is a thing of the past and hints at an almost completely mechanically controlled future. A new 87th presentation will open April 3, 1957 at Madison Square Garden and play nationwide in air conditioned arenas.
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Ters
Sarasota
Fla
John Ringling North
Milwaukee
Wis
North
Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey
Madison Square Garden
New York
United States
Humboldt Lutherans Buy New Lot for Church
The St. Peter's Lutheran church in Humboldt has purchased property on the north edge of town along U.S. Highway 169. Pastor Rev. W E Laetsch said a new church building will be constructed on a plot with a 350 foot frontage providing ample parking space.
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Humboldt
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
W E. Laetsch
New Steel Pool Opens in Mankato
Mankato unveils the state first steel swimming pool with an L shaped design 822 by 36 feet and 30 by 36 feet More than 400 residents enroll for Red Cross swimming lessons at the new facility adding a notable civic amenity to the town
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Mankato, Kas
Mankato
The
Red Cross
State Hikes Tax Valuations Of Utilities
Kansas 1956 assessed valuations for railroads and public utilities total nearly 25 million dollars more than 1955. The commission of revenue and taxation set the figures and held a two day hearing on seven appeals as the board of equalization. Final 1956 totals hinge on further hearings.
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Topeka
Kansas
The
Commission of Revenue and Taxation
Board of Equalization
Telehone
Telegraph
Equalization Board
Spain Hints Aid In Western Defense
Spain indicates it may help bolster Western defenses if the United States provides arms. Spanish military leaders signaled this after talks with U.S. Commander in Chief in Europe officials.
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Spain
Madird
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
U.S
Europe
Manslaughter Trial Opens for Marine Sergeant at Parris Island
S. Sgt. Matthew C. McKeon of Worcester Massachusetts faces involuntary manslaughter and other charges after the April 8 drowning of six Marines at Parris Island. Defense seeks dismissal of two alcohol related counts arguing they are minor and prejudicial.
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Parris Island
D. C
Matthew C. McKeon
McKeon
Worcester
Mass
Emile Z. Berman
New York City
Berman
Marine Corps
Randolph McC. Pate
Two AeroDuct Safes Pried Open Theft at AeroDuct Office
Thieves pried open two safes at AeroDuct Inc. by unlocking an outer office door with a key during the weekend and stole 50 dollars from a petty cash box. Three personal checks totaling 20 dollars were also missing, while several checks remained untouched. Joyce Sowder and Anita Harris discovered the break in this morning.
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AeroDuct Inc
N. Lincoln
Joyce Sowder
Anita Harris
North Carolina Urges Salk Anti-Polio Shots
A statewide emergency is declared to boost Salk polio vaccination. Mass free clinics begin next Monday as the North Carolina Medical Society notes the state ranks near the bottom for eligible persons immunized against polio.
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North Carolina
Salk
Greensboro
N.C
North Carolina Medical Society
Two More Hungarians Seek Asylum in West Germany
In Ingolstadt Germany two more Hungarians a young couple about to become engaged have asked West Germany for asylum along with seven anti Communist conspirators who seized a Hungarian airliner and crash landed it at a NATO base near here Police say the other six passengers and four crewmen wish to return to Communist ruled Hungary The plane was an American built DC3 operated by Maley Airlines and brought them to the base Police expect possible return in the coming week
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Ingolstadt
Germany
West Germany
Here
Maley Airines
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Report 1956 Toll
State Accident Records shows last 48 hours 3 fatalities. Year to date 1956 totals 323. Comparable period in 1955 recorded 298 deaths.
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Topeka
Kansas
Escaped Lewis Captured Near Overbrook by Posse
Carl J. Lewis, 22, who fled officers after a car theft and banked rubber checks in Missouri and Kansas, was caught by a posse near Overbrook Saturday night. Police say he used hitchhiking for thefts, leaving suitcases with belongings across several towns. he faces warrants in about a dozen Kansas towns.
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Carl J. Lewis
Carbondale
Overbrook
Tom Morehead
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Associated Press
Topeka
Lewis
Missouri
Kansas
Ernest King
Chanute
Erie
Kansas City
U.S. Highway 75
Charles Garst
Garst
Morehead
Tonganoxie
Sedan
Coffeyville
Richland Welcomes Whistling Kids In Mrs Gray Cheer Plan
In Richland Kansas Mrs Georgia Neese Clark Gray former US Treasurer funds cheer in town. Every Saturday after noon farm folk visit Main Street with youngsters whistling for A dollar prize and a chance at August fair championship. Judges unnamed publicly to keep the fun.
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Richland
Kan
Kansas Village
Georgia Neese Clark Gray
United States
Main Street
Mrs. Gray
Ransom Note Signatures Studied In Kidnap Case Link Probe
Nassau detectives reviewed over 300000 auto registrations to compare signatures from the Peter Weinberger ransom note. FBI agents joined local police in examining Damman kidnap files to assess a potential link. The Damman boy, snatched October 31 near East Meadow, remains missing with no ransom note found.
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Westbury
Nassau
Peter Weinberger
Styvesant Pinnell
FBI
Stephen Damman
Damman
East Meadow
Long Island
Mrs Gilliland Forum Winner Wins Tribune Top Award
Mrs. Gilliland of 215 S. Ashby wins The Tribune’s top award of $6 for her piece in the Peoples Forum. She urged more real fathers and mothers for the boys and girls of Chanute, stressing that strong homes are the community’s greatest need.
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Peoples Forum
Bill Gilliland
S. Ashby
the Tribune
Two New Federal Highway Numbers for Kansas
Topeka Kansas gained two new U S marked highways replacing the previous diagonal route. US 50N from Garden City to Larned will be US 156. The Elkhart to Kansas City diagonal via Dodge City Kinsley Great Bend McPherson Council Grove Baldwin and Kansas City becomes US 56 replacing US 55.
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Topeka
Kansas
U. S
Kansas City
Springer N. M
Frank Harch
Garden City
Larned
Elkhart
Dodge City
Kinsley
Great Bend
McPherson
Council Grove
Baldwin
Weeks Predicts Excellent Business Despite Steel Strike
Secretary Weeks told a television audience that 1949 business would be excellent this year, a bit better than last year, barring a prolonged steel strike. He noted a 400 million dollar yearly production rate in the past six months but warned a strike could dampen the economy.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Damage by Tornado Strikes Kansas Community Barnard
Salina reports a tornado last night damaged Barnard 35 miles northwest, no injuries. A house owned by Mrs. John Murray was demolished. two boxcars were blown off tracks, garages wrecked, trees uprooted, and telephone and power lines down. Nearby Lincoln saw trees and lines bowled over during a heavy rainstorm.
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Salina
Barnard
Here
John, Murray
Lincoln
Boy Is Critical After 4 000-Volt Shock
A seven year old, William Daniel Enger, climbed a fenced substation and touched a copper bar carrying 4000 volts. The contact created a short circuit which cut the current, sparing him. His shirt and trousers burned away and he was in critical condition at the Naval Hospital. Electricity to the area was disrupted for about half an hour.
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San Diego
Calif
William Daniel Enger
San Diego Gas & Electric Co
Naval Hospital
Electrical Storm Floods Atlanta Area
A violent electrical storm in Atlanta toppled trees and knocked down power lines. Heavy rainfall of .58 inches in 18 minutes flooded streets and homes, with cars submerged up to their hoods and water reaching furniture in six houses on one street.
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Atlanta
Weather Bureau
Steel Strike Talks Delayed As Sides Huddle
PITTSBURGH The steel strike negotiations were paused for separate sessions with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. Finnegan and aides met industry officials, then spoke by phone with United Steelworkers president McDonald to arrange a union meeting. No progress reported since talks resumed last Thursday.
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Pittsburgh
Federal
Joseph F. Finnegan
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
Finnegan
McDonald
Navy says bombers penetrate U S radar and ship missiles eyed
The Navy reports low-flying bombers reached 1,000 miles into the U S heartland without radar detection despite alerts. A new ship launched atomic Jupiter missile could hit vast Communist areas in Europe and Asia within nine tenths of the target. Testimony before the Senate Airpower Investigating Subcommittee described the stealth strike and missile prospects with cautious optimism.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Europe
Asia
Senate Airpower
Sen
Symington
D-Mo
Adm
C. D. Griffin
Arleigh Burke
Naval Operations
Wichita Man Is Shot to Death
James Garrett, 35, of Wichita was shot to death in front of a tavern late Saturday night. James Stewart, 33, was held for investigation. Witnesses said Garrett was walking from the tavern when a truck pulled up and the driver fired, then used the weapon as a club after the fall.
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Wichita
James Garrett
James Stewart
Garrett
Telephone line directs Tribune access after hours
Notice instructs readers to call their Tribune carrier if the paper is missing and to dial 700 after 6 p.m. if the carrier cannot be reached.
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Tribune
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