Blood shortage prompts Bax Spgs Chanute donors urged
Leon Heath of Chanute now in Baxter Springs hospital with critical illness required large O negative blood. Baxter Springs red cross bank scarce O neg. eight donors in Baxter Springs and eight in Chanute responded. Heath recovering. thanks extended to Chanute and Baxter Springs donors.
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Leon Heath
Chanute
Baxter Springs
Red Cross
Heath
Fred Ikehorn
S. Highland
Heaths
Traffic Fatalities 1956 Report Shows Increase Over 1955
Kansas traffic fatalities reported by the state accident records section show 328 to date in 1956, up from 303 for the same period in 1955, with zero fatalities in the last 24 hours.
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Topeka
Kansas
Powder Puff Derby Winner Fran Bera Visits Chanute
Fran Bera the 1956 Powder Puff Derby champion arrived in Chanute with AeroDuct president Alvin Hewitt. She set a 183 mph ground speed Derby record on the Los Angeles to Flint course and plans to visit Wichita airplane plants before returning to California.
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Aviatrix
Columbus
Ohio
Alvin Hewitt
AeroDuct, Inc
Bera
Edna Bower
California
Los Angeles
Flint
Mich
Chanute
CAA
Fred Montague
Hewitt
Wichita
The
Tribune
Furnishings Cost Estimated for New 75-Bed Tuberculosis Hospital
Superintendent Dr Roy A Lawson Jr says room furnishings per patient at the Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital on West Seventh will cost about 215 dollars. An incomplete equipment list totals roughly 145,787 dollars with major items including 33,000 dollars for X ray gear and thousands for medical supplies furniture and kitchen fittings.
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Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital
West Seventh
Roy A. Lawson Jr
Chester L. Hamsher
Flying Truth Patrol Criticized in Topeka Campaign Row
Gov. Fred Hall’s campaign manager accuses a self-styled Flying Truth Patrol of spreading vicious charges against Hall. The group, led by Republican reps Ferguson, Marshal, Krehbiel and Sen. McKnab, claims 78 of 111 legislators support correcting Hall’s misstatements, while Meek says they act without party backing and are tied to the Arn faction backing Warren Shaw.
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Topeka
Fred Hall
Fred Meek
Truth Patrol
Hall
Kansas
Meek
Republican Party
W. M. Ferguson
Wellington
D. B. Marshal
Lincoln
Marion R. Krehbiel
Norton
W. W. McKnab
Winfield
Ed Arn
Patrol
Arn
Warren W. Shaw
Budget Surplus Hits 1.75 Billion For 1956
Washington reports the 1956 fiscal year closed with a surplus of 1,754,357,066 dollars. Secretary Humphrey and Budget Director Brunage announced the balance, the first in five years and the fourth since 1930, meeting administration goals.
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Washington
Treasury
Humphrey
Percival F. Brundage
Eisenhower
Truman
Peace Talks Resume at Boeing Machinists Meeting
In Wichita negotiations between Boeing Airplane Co and the International Assn of Machinists restarted with federal conciliators present. The mood was described as more optimistic than earlier discussions.
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Wichita
Boeing Airplane Co
International Assn. of
Five Men Escape Burning Convertible After Power Line Fire
In a Chicago suburb, five men endured a 15 minute terror when a snapped high voltage wire fell across their convertible during a thunderstorm. The canvas top ignited as the car caught fire. Driver William Carnahan, 2 percent of Wauconda Illinois, triggered the window to roll down and the men leaped to the ground.
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Chicago
William Carnahan
Wauconda
Blind Boy Goes Home In High Spirits
In Orlando Florida 4-year-old Mike Sibole left the hospital in high spirits wearing shorty pajamas with his parents the Rev and Mrs James W Sibole after an operation that took his second eye for cancer. At the steps he grabbed their arms and swung himself down. Helen Keller urged the family to soften grief by viewing his handicap hopeful ly.
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Orlando
Fla
Mike Sibole
James W. Sibole
Helen Keller
Mars Blamed for Light Seen Over Hutchinson Sky
Hutchinson police and residents reported a bright light in the east-southeast sky early Thursday. Rev. J. Frank Richard identified Mars from his telescope, suggesting atmospheric conditions could have altered its appearance and caused reports of flying saucers.
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Hutchinson
Clarence Reid
Reid
Richard
Rev
House delays final vote on civil rights bill
The House agreed to postpone the final vote on the civil rights bill until Monday, with Southern members achieving their delay. Secretary Benson plans to attend the Republican national convention in San Francisco next month to help shape a farm plank. Senator Smith urged Senate rejection of a move to cut off new military aid to Yugoslavia, arguing it would signal distrust of the President. The International Wheat Council announced its 1956 57 wheat agreement would take effect August 1. Illinois investigators probe $800000 in missing state funds and possible links to rackets boss Wortman. Capper Publications official told senators that advertising is replacing retail salesmen in most stores.
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Washington
House
Benson
San Francisco
H. Alexander Smith
Senate
Yugoslavia
Mrs Kaye Wins Divorce From Sammy Kaye
Ruth Kaye, 46, secured a divorce from band leader Sammy Kaye on grounds of extreme cruelty. Court records show the couple separated after 18 years of marriage with no custody details disclosed.
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Cleveland
Ruth Kaye
Sammy Kaye
Wheat Growers Vote on Quotas For 1957 Crop
Wheat growers across 36 states vote today on continuing federal marketing quotas for the 1957 wheat crop. A two thirds approval is required. quotas limit sales above allotments and a $1.08 per bushel penalty applies to excess. Polls close at 7 a.m. local time and results were to be announced tonight.
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Erie
Washington
Agriculture Department
Alabama
Arizona
Connecticut
Florida
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Nevada
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
Johnson and Morehead On Officers' Program
Two Chanute men, E. W. Johnson editor of The Tribune and Tom Morehead police chief, join the program of the 10th annual Kansas Peace Officers Training School at Lawrence opening Monday for six days. Johnson will discuss Problems of the Peace Officer and the Press and interview Morehead on police and press relations. The school on the University of Kansas campus covers police work, traffic, and police science, sponsored by the Kansas Peace Officers Association and KU research center and extension service.
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E. W. Johnson
the Tribune
Tom Morehead
Kansas Peace Officers Training School
Lawrence
Johnson
Morehead
University of Kansas
The
Kansas Peace Officers Association
University
Governmental Research Center and Extension Service
Flying Truth Patrol Stopped in Independence Briefly
The Flying Truth Patrol displayed photostatic copies of state vouchers claiming Gov. Fred Hall used public funds for a political campaign. The three-man group stopped at Independence after visiting Lawrence and Atchison, and included Sen. W. W. McKnab and Reps. Marion Krehbiel and D. B. Marshall Kr.
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Truth Patrol
Fred Hall
Lawrence
Atchison
W. W. McKnab
Winfield
Marion Krehbiel
Newton
D. B. Marshall
Lincoln
Chanute Joins Nationwide Civil Defense War Game
Southeast Kansas radio amateurs and city fire departments participate in Operation Alert the largest civil defense exercise in U S history. Stations faced transmitter troubles receiving Topeka HQ messages as alerts Lemon Juice Apple Jack and Snow Man were issued with Snow Man not yet received by 1 30 p m The district center is at Senior Trade School and Gilbreath's home houses a receiving set The exercise runs 9 a m to 9 p m Saturday and is linked to national drill involving 30 government agencies. A Topeka proclamation urges Kansans to heed warnings and relocate personnel to the state Civil Defense relocation center.
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Jim Gilbreath
Topeka
Gilbreath
United States
Washington
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Eisenhower
State Civil Defense Division
District No. 4
Loren Robertson
Buffalo
Larry Olson
Eric
Kansas
Tribune
No Damage Found- Search for Twister Near Chanute
Report of a funnel cloud sighting near Chanute prompts a multi officer search east of Chanute and near Erie. While witnesses name several residents, authorities say the funnel may have touched ground briefly in an open field and caused no damage.
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Chanute
Kansas Highway
Lola
Mild Weather Forecast For Kansas
The weather report notes mild temperatures with highs around 80s and 90s across Kansas, and overnight lows mainly in the 60s. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday with little temperature change and a small chance of showers, as readings show a recent trace precipitation.
West German Draft Bill Cleared by Bundesrat Vote
The Bundesrat approved the bill to draft men for West Germany's NATO army by a 21 to 17 vote. The lower house had given final approval on July 7, completing the passage.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
NATO
Bundesrat
House Urges Speedup of Atomic Power Plant Program
The House Appropriations Committee urged rapid construction of government atomic power plants and called for an AEC shakeup. It criticized AEC Chairman Lewis L. Strauss and said the U S is lagging behind Britain and Russia in atomic power. The report backs a 400 million dollar funding plan for government plant development.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
AEC
Lewis L. Strauss
Russia
Great Britain
Senate
House Rules Committee
Salk Vaccine expands polio program in two Kansan counties
Neosho and Wilson County health officers announce a broadened program for polio immunization from six months to 19 years old, plus expectant mothers. Vaccines are to be available through physicians. Neosho County reports awaiting supplies and no agency response yet.
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Kansas
Neosho
Wilson Counties
J. D. Gough
Neosho County
F. A. Moorehead
Fredonia
Wilson County
Gough
Tribune Delivery Notice to Readers
If you do not receive your Tribune contact your carrier. If unreachable call 700 after 6 pm for service assistance.
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