Cats win reprieve as five kittens born in time
In Englewood Mrs. Marion Westlake dodged eviction for 26 of 28 cats when a kitten litter appeared, earning a one week extension from Acting Magistrate Lester Kramer though only two cats may remain. In Oklahoma City policewoman Jean Latham described Floyd Russell’s disbelief before detaining him for public drunkenness. In Detroit James R. Hoffa, cleared in Washington, faced traffic citations on his return to Lake Orion.
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Englewood
N. J
Marion Westlake
Department of Health
Lester Kramer
Kramer
Oklahoma City
Jean Latham
Floyd Russell
Coalgate
Okla
The
Waves
Russell
Detroit
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Washington
Hoffa
Lake Orion
Oakland County Sheriff's Deputies
Three Little Girls Die in Oregon House Fire
Three young sisters Sherry Rae Gauge age 3 Yvonne Mae Gauge age 2 and Karen Lee Gauge age one month were killed when a two story frame house in Sandy Oregon burned last night. Fire Chief Lyle Seaman said the girls were the daughters of Mr and Mrs Gerald Gauge. A teen babysitter Mary Ann Weatherix 17 alerted neighbors but flames prevented entry as the children slept in an upstairs bedroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy, Ore
Lyle Seaman
Sherry Rae Gauge
Yvonne Mae
Karen Lee
Seaman
Gerald Gaage
Gaage
Mary Ann Weatherix
How Kansans Voted On Foreign Aid Bill
Washington report shows Arkansas Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma House members split on the foreign aid bill passed 254 to 154. Arkansas Democrats for Gathings Hays and Trimble, against Harris Mills and Norrell. Kansas Democrats for Breed ing Republicans for Avery Republicans against George Rees Scrivner and Smith. Missouri Democrats for Bolling Carnahan Christopher Jones Karsten Sullivan Democrats against Brown and Moulder Republicans for Curtis. Oklahoma Democrats against Albert Edmondson Jarman Morris and Steed Republicans against Belcher.
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Washington
Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
House
Gathings
Hays
Trimble
Harris
Mills
Norrell
Breeding
Avery
George
Rees
Scrivner
Smith
Bolling
Carnahan
Christopher, Jones
Karsten and Sullivan
Brown
Moulder
Two Tulsa Youths Submit Rocket Plans
Two 17 year old Tulsa boys pursued a dream begun in 1954 by sending a home made 12 foot rocket to White Sands New Mexico for federal inspection and possible testing. Bradley Glover spent about 250 hours researching rockets motors fuels and aerodynamics before drafting plans. In 1956 Clifford Ramsey joined the project. They spent about $1,000 and 1600 man hours in building the rocket which is 11 inches in diameter and weighs 102 pounds when fueled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
White Sands
N. M. Provine
Bradley Glover
Clifford Ramsey
Glover
Circus Tiger Hacks Kangaroo Tail in Oklahoma Incident
Frankie the 500 pound circus lion escaped after his cage toppled from a truck in Henryetta Oklahoma. The tiger nibbled the kangaroo's tail earlier in Oklahoma City. An on scene veterinarian amputated the damaged tail while Frankie guarded the corridor. Chuck Smith and circus crew hurried to Fort Smith Arkansas afterwards.
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Henryetta
Okla
Frankie
Bill McGaw Motor Circus
Chuck Smith
Oklahoma City
Smith
Fort Smith
Ark
Ray Wilcox
Junction City Banker Arrested
A 36 year old teller at First National Bank in Junction City was charged with embezzling about 40000 dollars. Eugene Vincent Brosseau was arraigned in Manhattan and released on 1000 dollars bond pending federal action. The bank reimbursed losses via National Surety Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction City
First National Bank
Eugene Vincent Brosseau
FBI
U. S
Charles D. Green
Manhattan
Percy Wyly II
Kansas City
Brosseau
William S. Kennedy
National Surety Corp
Kennedy
Topeka
Air Corps
Kansas State College
Slight Decline In Kansas Deposits
TOPEKA. Deposits in Kansas state banks and trust companies fell by 343 136 dollars from June 30, 1956 to June 6, 1957, according to Bank Commissioner R. B. Medlin. The decline in state and subdivision deposits and in individual demand deposits outweighed a large rise in individual time deposits and other deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas State
R. B. Medlin
Nudist Club Rift Over Denver Stripper Evelyn West
Denver nudist group faces boycott as Midwest Sunbathing Club near Liberal Kansas wrestles with Evelyn West known as the girl with the 50 000 treasure chest. Colorado Sunshine Club president John Garrison says West had paid dues for years and deserves equal treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colorado
John Garrison
Colorado Sunshine Club
Midwest Club
South Bend
Ind
Garrison
Evelyn
Two Killed in Missouri Head-On Pickup Crash
A Cassville Missouri head-on collision on Highway 37 near Cassville left Chester Holloway 52 Gideon Missouri and his wife dead. Earl E Payne 68 Garden City Kansas suffered internal injuries. Their children Richard 10 and Betty Lou Holloway were in serious condition at Cassville Community Hospital. The crash occurred about 13 miles east of Cassville.
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Cassville
Chester Holloway
Gideon
Earl E. Payne
Garden City
Kan
Holloways
Richard
Betty Lou
Cassville Community Hospital
Here
Estimated 2 000 in Uranium Rush Opens Vast Colorado Land
About 2,000 prospectors, many chasing fast fortunes in uranium, were to spread across a 500 mile square area in Colorado. They may claim 600 by 1,500 foot tracts by driving boundary stakes and registering. No cap on claims if rules are followed. Tribune contact details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NYCLA
Colo
Colorado
Hoffa May Head Teamsters Union After Acquittal
James R. Hoffa, acquitted of bribery charges, emerges strong to succeed Dave Beck as Teamsters leader. He plans talks in Chicago to map future activities while acknowledging personal financial sacrifices. The Senate Rackets Committee vows to continue its probe, with Hoffa likely called as witness in a New York labor case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Walker
Washington
James R. Hoffa
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Senate
Teamsters
Chicago
Beck
Detroit
Miami
Hyman I. Fischbach
Fischbach
Senate Committee
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Sen. Ives
R-Ny
Robert Kennedy
McClellan
New York
Kansan Killed In Illinois Crash
A young airman was killed and three others injured in a collision between a truck and a passenger car south of Loda Illinois. The dead is Gerald W Kuntzsch 17 of Russell Kansas an airman stationed at Chanute Air Force Base Rantoul Illinois.
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Loda
Ill
Here
Gerald W. Kuntzsch
Russell
Kan
Chanute Air Force Base
Rantoul
Two Shotgun Blasts Target Goytia Home in Canal Zone
In Balboa Canal Zone Victor Goytia opposition candidate in the 1956 presidential elections reported two shotgun bursts fired into his home during the night. He and his wife were downstairs entertaining visitors as buckshot shattered the bedroom door. Goytia lost the race in May 1956 to Ernesto De La Guardia Jr.. a national election jury rejected his petition alleging fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balboa
Canal Zone
Victor Goytia
Goytia
Ernesto de la Guardia, Jr
Miss United States winner Leona Gage loses title tops Las Vegas deal
In Long Beach California 18 year old Leona Gage Ennis who won Miss United States and She was disqualified from Miss Universe for marriage. She heads home with a contract for a 200 dollar weekly engagement at the Tropicana Las Vegas while her family turmoil unfolds. Her father F D Gage 56 is a paralyzed patient in Wichita Falls Texas and her mother is Mrs Barbara Biggs. A friend Barbara Mewshaw reveals Leona entered Miss Maryland at her urging to gain publicity.
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Long Beach
Calif
United States
Maryland
Mary Leona Gage Ennis
Los Angeles International Airport
Gladys Zender
Lima
Mrs. Ennis
Leona Gage
Tropicana Hotel
Las Vegas
Leona
F. D. Gage
Wichita Falls
Tex
Texas
Walter Biggs
Dallas
Air Force
Gene—Nortis—Ennis
Friendship International Airport
Gene
Lavid
Miss Universe Crown Goes to Gladys Zender of Peru
Gladys Zender, an 18 year old Lima socialite, wins Miss Universe becoming the first Latin American holder of the title. Brazilian entrant Terezinha Morango places second and Cuba’s Maria Roca Gamio ranks fourth amid a field of 15 semifinalists.
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Long Beach
Calif
Peru
Gladys Zender
Land
United States
Brazil
Terezinha Goncalves Morango
Maria Roca Gamio
Cuba
Sonia Hamilon
London
Gertie Daub
Germany
Heat Wave Persists With Thunder Showers Likely
Weather forecast shows widely scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Highs near 95 to 100 Sunday, with 70s lows tonight. Kansas front stalled over northwest Kansas brings showers. totals include McCracken 1.32 inches and Webster Dam 1.08. readings reach 100 or more for ninth day straight in some areas.
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Topekap
Kansas
McCracken
Webster Dam
St. Francis and
WaKeeney
Scott City
Healy
Hill City
Garden City
Dodge City
Goodland
Clay Center
Moran
Woorly
Weather Bureau
Salina
Kansas City
Three Die in Storm Cellar Dives Across Oklahoma
Three persons were killed and a dozen injured as residents ducked into storm cellars to dodge tornadoes. Safety expert Dr. Dewitt Hunt of Oklahoma State University notes the fatalities and injuries from storm cellar incidents in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma State University
Dewitt Hunt
Southern Foes Scent Victory For Civil Rights Bill Efforts
The article reports Southern foes of the civil rights bill hoping to defeat part 3 of the House bill by amending to strike federal injunction powers. Sen. Russell argued for a vote by Tuesday on the Anderson Aiken amendment while Knowland indicated no substitute could unite the party. Humphrey withdrew a planned bipartisan modification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Dixie Forces
Senate
Sens
Anderson
D-Nm
Aiken
R-Vi
Knowland
California
Humphrey
Eisenhower Favored Foreign Aid Bill After House Vote
The House passed a modified foreign aid bill totaling 3.1 billion dollars, cutting long term aid features and edging toward the President’s preferences. A Senate version approved more long range authority, setting up conference to reconcile differences and likely a higher overall amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Carl Pate Named to IPAA Public Information Committee
Carl L. Pate of Oilfield Research Laboratories has joined a newly formed IPAA public information committee. He will serve as IPAA press representative in the area and assist in distributing information on petroleum industry operations. He has long been local IPAA chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl L. Pate
Independent Petroleum Association of America
National Organization of
Oil and Natural Gas Producers
IPAA
Two Girls Drowned in Carlton Pond Southwest of Abilene
In Carlton Kansas two girls died after drowning in a pond on the F R Van Voorst farm about 20 miles southwest of Abilene. Victims were Elizabeth Ann Wagner 11 daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry J Wagner of Carlton and Virginia McKinney 10 daughter of Clarence McKinney Wichita. Beth McKinney 8 sister of Virginia escaped and went for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton, Kas
F. R
Two Youths Freed In Murder Trial
A Chicago criminal court jury acquitted two white teens, David Van derSteeg aged 19 and Dennis Moffitt aged 18, in the shotgun slaying of 17 year old Carlos Bivins on April 13. VanderSeeg testified the shooting was accidental after a group of Negroes began stoning his car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
David VanderSteeg
Dennis Moffitt
Carlos Bivins
VanderSeeg
Harold P. O'Connell
Girard Tot Killed In Wheelbarrow Mishap
A 14 year old child Terri Sue Pernot of Girard was killed when a sand filled wheelbarrow overturned striking her on the right temple at a home under construction. The accident occurred at the construction site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arma, Kas.p
Terri Sue Perenot
Herbert Pernot
Girard
Traffic Fatalities Reported In Kansas For 24 Hours
Topeka police circle the state record through the State Accident Records Section shows traffic fatalities listed in the last 24 hours. The 1957 period notes a toll of 335 compared with 335 in the same period of 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
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Forrest
Marion
Barbara Tennyson
Santa Fe Lake
Dale Tennyson
1605 S. Allen
Tribune
Kansan
Illinois
Ennis
Baltimore
Mrs. Biggs
Barbara Menshaw
Glen Burnie, Md
Bat
Barbara
Mrs. Mewshaw
Alvah
Glen Burnie
Miss Universe
U.S
Mary
Cseseee
Brs
Nev
Sydney Bruce
Durango
Air Defense Command
J. H. Atkinson
Defense Command
Ground Zero
Col. Bruce
Col
Bruce
Norman Bodinger
Ridgefield
Frank Ball
Washington, D. C
William Hughes
McKeesport
Donald A. Luttrell
Justin, Tex
Janice Brown
Beryl R. Brown
S. Western
Carl Pate
Beth McKinney
Virginia
Girard Tot
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