Five Chanute Students Attend KU Preview
Five Chanute students returned from the University of Kansas in Lawrence after attending the KU Preview event. They met with advisors and deans and completed proficiency and physical examinations required for new students. Named students include Bob Baughn, R J, Fred Gifford, Mike Harris, Kay Hargrove, and Rosalynd Booth.
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Chanute
University of Kansas
Lawrence
K.U
Bob Baughn
R. J
Fred Gifford
N. Forest
Mike Harris
W. 2Nd
Kay Hargrove
W. Main
Rosalynd Booth
S. Larson
Memorial Hospital Admittances and Dismissals Detailed
Tuesday admittances include Mrs George Dugmier Thayer surgery Edith L Thomas Lavenburg surgery and Mrs O A Kinne Eric surgery. Today adds Timothy D Fairchild 13 S Wilson surgery Mrs Lloyd Taylor R 2 medical. Marilyn B Masters R 2 dismissed. Berg 210 N Franklin dismissed. A city resuscitator aided a patient with seizure. A cat in a tree was rescued at 23 Steuben.
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Pire
Giles Nursing Home
S. Steuben
Steuben
Television Reporter Under Fire in Clinton Segregation Trial
Bob Allison CBS reporter testified in the Clinton school case that Clinton residents were on the verge of a lynching on Friday night after 12 Negroes entered the high school. The defense pressed bias claims while Allison asserted he reported both sides. fourteen Tennesseans and segregationist John Kasper face contempt charges for violating a federal injunction.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Clinton
Bob Allison
Columbia Broadcasting System
Nixon
Warren
John Kasper
U. S. District Court
Allison
KU Blake Hall Bids Push Up Repair Costs
State Architect John Brink said bids to remodel Blake Hall at the University of Kansas were too high with low bids at 550,675 and alternates pushing to about 602,000. The project would rebuild most of the three story building into a four story module for the extension division, which has been vacant. Only 352,000 was funded, leaving officials to decide next steps.
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Topeka
Blake
University of Kansas
John Brink
Brink
Welfare ruling bans TV and air conditioners for clients
Shawnee County welfare clients face a ban on purchasing television sets or air conditioners under an advisory committee edict. Exceptions may exist for extreme cases like shut ins, and those who already owned appliances may keep them if another person assumes operating costs. Welfare Director Glenn C. James called the issue one of the department’s hardest problems.
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Topeka
Shawnee
Social Welfare Advisory Committee
Glenn C. James
Soldier Dies in Training Accident at Ft. Riley
Pvt. Franklin D. R. Fuller, 23, of Haysi Virginia, was killed at Ft. Riley when a blank cartridge fired at close range by another trainee during a small unit exercise. The other soldier’s identity was withheld. Fuller had been in the Army less than two months and was playing the role of an enemy drill sergeant in the exercise.
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FT. Riley
Virginia
Franklin D. R. Fuller
Bewley Fuller
Haysi
Army
Fuller
Soldier’s blank cartridge fatal at Ft. Riley
A soldier guarding Fuller fired a blank at close range, hitting him in the back and causing his death at the Army hospital. Fuller entered the Army May 17 and went to Ft. Riley for training. A board of officers will be appointed to investigate the accident.
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Fuller
Army
Ft. Riley
Fifteen U S Beauties Remain in Miss U S A Contest
Fifteen contestants still vie for the United States representative to Miss Universe in Long Beach California. The top finalists march before judges again tonight as 43 contestants compete internationally. Elimination left 29 in tears as spectators watched the hopefuls and photographers capture the moment.
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Long Beach
Calif. i
America
United States
U.S.A
Deaths and Funeral Notices in Fredonia Area
Jake Elonza Shepard funeral service set for 10 o clock Thursday at Johnson Mortuary with Rev W Gayel Bender officiating Burial planned in Memorial Park cemetery. Nellie C Preston 87 of Buffalo dies at Wilson County Home following long illness born Robins Iowa July 14 1870 married Dr James C Preston at Fredonia July 28 1893 he died Sept 19 1929 surviving three children six grandchildren and six great grandchildren Funeral arrangements by Cason Funeral Home Fredonia incomplete.
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Nellie C. Preston
Buffalo
Wilson County
Fredonia
Robins
Iowa
James C. Preston
R. E. Childs
W. A. Preston
Houston
Tex
W. J. Preston
Bristow
Okla
Cason Funeral Home
Radioactive Fallout Rises Then Falls in Nevada Test
Nevada atomic blast fallout reached 7090 micro-micro curies of beta radiation in air samples from the Utah capitol roof. Health officials said the level, above typical safety limits, could be safe due to the short exposure period as readings declined to 3000 by afternoon.
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Salt Lake City
Nevada
Utah Health Department
State Capitol
Liberal population grows to eleven thousand fifty-one
Seward County officials estimate Liberal Kansas population at 11 051 up from 10 181 a near ten percent rise. Kismet inches up to 155 with a one person gain while the county tally climbs by 815 in the year.
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Liberal
Kansas
Seward
Kismet
Plate Glass Wall Hazard to Students
New Brunswick New Jersey an architect Pday C Van Nuys suffered minor hand cuts after walking through an invisible plate glass wall in Rogers University ultramodern library He is the second person in three months to collide with the wall following a prior incident involving a young woman.
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New Brunswick
van Nuys
Rogers University
Walking Under Water Fatal for Youth in Vallejo
Corky Rhodes twelve from San Leandro died at the Vallejo Plunge after joining friend Thomas Liscum twelve of Vallejo in walking underwater at the pool’s deep end. Tom surfaced and alerted lifeguards. Corky was recovered after being underwater for minutes.
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Vallejo
Calif
Corky Rhodes
Corky
San Leandro
Thomas Roy Liscum
Tom
Tree Trimmer and Lineman Help Police After Drugstore Robbery
In Denver police reported two men robbed a drugstore and escaped in a car. A tree trimmer and a telephone lineman who observed the getaway noted the license plate and described the suspects. One suspect was arrested within hours.
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Denver
Hog and cattle prices steady as market shifts in Kansas City report
Kansas City livestock market shows hog prices up while cattle remain steady amid diverse quotes. Slaughter steers, heifers, yearlings and cows fetch varied but steady to higher figures. hogs gain 25 cents overall with mixed weight classes. Produce, eggs, poultry and grain futures reflect modest moves with Kansas City and Chicago quotes highlighting price ranges and demand.
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Kansas City
USDA
Parsons
Chicago
White Rocks
Plymouth Rocks
Double Czech Use Of Commie Banners
Prague welcomed Ho Chi Minh on a goodwill visit to a city adorned with Russian language banners and slogans. Czech scenes mixed Khrushchev and Bulganin decorations with sparse praise for Ho Chi Minh, as a minor flaw emerged due to his ability to read Russian.
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Prague
Ho Chi Minh
Viet Nam
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikolai Bulganin
Senators Open to Benson Corn Support Proposals
Key senators indicated willingness to consider Agriculture Secretary Benson's plan to lower government price supports and lift controls on corn. Senator Ellender said he backed proposals since corn has been favored by federal programs. Senator Aiken favored removing corn from controls, while Senator Mundt urged a 60 to 140 percent parity ceiling and opposed zero to 90 percent. They expect little major farm legislation this session but anticipate new programs next year.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
Aiken
R-Vi
GOP
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Mundt
Congress
Wilmore Fly Production Beats Ellsworth in Fly Study
Kansas State College scientists report Wilmore house flies produce 49 percent more offspring overall than Ellsworth flies, with Ellsworth flies starting faster but fading, while Wilmore flies peak from day nine to day eighteen. Entomologists Fred W. Knapp and Herbert Knutson will prepare a scientific paper on the findings.
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Manhattan
Kas
Wilmore
Ellsworth
Kansas State College
Fred W. Knapp
Herbert Knutson
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Navy planes sink drifting radioactive waste container
Navy planes out of Norfolk attacked a drifting 21 by 6 foot steel cylinder 185 miles southeast of New York. Water entering through bullet holes caused the container to explode and react with 20 tons of sodium, sinking the waste. The container, dumped with others, came from GE’s Schenectady plant.
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New York
Atlantic
Here
Norfolk
General Electric Co. Atomic Plant
Schenectady
N.Y
Wall Street Quietly Slips as Trading Dims on Wednesday
The New York stock market edged lower late in the day with estimated volume around 2 million shares, down from about 2.51 million yesterday. The Tribune remains priced at 30 cents a week.
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New York
Former Boxer Sought as Gunman in Costello Attack
New York police seek Vincent Gigante a former professional boxer as the prime suspect in the May 2 attempt on racketeer Frank Costello. Costello did not name Gigante as his attacker but investigators linked him to the case through independent inquiry.
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New York
Vincent Gigante
Frank Costello
Aoe
Gigante
Costello
New York Herald Tribune
Walter Arm
Arm
Last Summer Audience For Pope Pius XII
Twenty thousand pilgrims and tourists hailed Pope Pius XII in what may be his last summer audience. The 81 year old pontiff is expected to leave for Castel Gandolfo on the shore of Lake Albano, where he will remain until early winter and continue general audiences from an outdoor balcony of the summer palace.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
St. Peter's Basilica
Castel Gandolfo
Lake Albano
Rome
Summer Palace
331 Near Collisions In Air During 3 Months
The Civil Aeronautics Board reports 331 near collisions by pilots in the first quarter of the year. In 71 cases planes came within 100 feet of a crash and 144 more passed within 500 feet. California led with 61 near misses. Florida and Texas had 26 each.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
California
Florida
Texas
Illinois
Oklahoma
Maryland
Arizona
New Jersey
New Mexico
Three-country arms deal linked Syria Egypt and Czechoslovakia
Cairo reports a three-country plan to supply Syria with Czech arms to deter cross border shooting with Israel. Syria would export wheat to Egypt in exchange for Egypt cotton credits in Czechoslovakia to finance more arms, with Syrian Defense Minister Khaled involved.
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Cairo
Syria
Czechoslovakia
Israel
Egypt
Khaled
Egypt to close arms deal with Prague and Moscow
El Azem, in Italy for medical treatment, was en route to Prague and Moscow to finalize a deal. Informants say Egypt has bought more Soviet bloc arms in 18 months than it can assimilate, while holding large Czech credits from a 1955 cotton agreement. Cairo papers report Egypt opened an initial nearly three million dollar credit for Syria in Czechoslovakia.
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el Azem
Italy
Prague
Moscow
Egypt
Cairo
Syria
Czechoslovakia
Air Force Assn Bars Soviet Attache From Convention
The Air Force Association barred Lt. Col. Valentin N. Elistratov the Soviet Embassy air attache from its July 30 to August 4 convention. Executive director James H. Straubel returned Elistratov’s $25 registration fee and said foreign government attendance would be by invitation only. Invitations were sent to air attaches from 47 countries, excluding Communist or Red satellite governments.
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Washington
Air Force Assn
Air Power Group
Valentin N. Elistratov
James H. Straubel
AFA
Straubel
Elistratov
Edmund F. Hogan
Lucas Man Joke About Private Audit In Kansas
TOPEKA Kansas state printer Lillie Washabaugh said she heard a Lucas man was collecting funds to finance a private audit of printing plant books. Alva Hurlbut quoted as saying he was joking while Washabaugh planned to inspect Lucas Friday to verify the claim.
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Topeka
Lillie Wasiabaugh
Lucas
Kas
Alva Hurlbut
Washabaugh
Ford Voiland
State Post-Audit Department
Hurlbut
Turners plan July 30 wedding in Chanute
The Chanute Tribune notes the Turners, briefly reuniting for a conference with attorney Lyman M. Creek, want to stay married. Donna Ina Turner has helped with house work while her mother worked at a hotel. Turner left school after three years and now works with his father as a mechanic. May belle Nichols, Donna’s mother, comments on Turner’s readiness for marriage.
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Columbia
Donna Sue Nichols
Charles William Turner Jr
Mexico
Scott O. Wright
Donna Sue
Turners
Lyman M. Creek
Maybelle Nichols
Donina
Donna
Turner
Modern Etiquette Tips for Hosting A Cocktail Party
The article advises informal invitations by person or phone and suggests five to seven pm as the typical window. It recommends cocktails, appetizers, soft drinks for non drinkers, and notes that refreshments and conversation usually suffice for entertainment. It also answers a reader question about thank you notes after a surprise party, stating that thanks need not be written.
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Missouri
Chanute Tribune
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JLA
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Iola
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U. S. 59
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