Hiatt Faults Gov Hall in State Purchasing Flap
Eugene W. Hiatt, fired as state purchasing director, accuses Gov Hall of improper interference and cites October 1954 requests to involve the division in alleged corrupt practices. He seeks a Civil Service Board hearing and vows an appeal, alleging bids and law violations in Cadillac purchase and mansion repairs. Hiatt claims millions saved by proper procedures, and says he will present facts to the Kansas Senate and other officials.
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Topeka
Eugene W. Hiatt
Fred Hall
Gov. Hall
Hiatt
State Civil Service Board
Hail
Martin Kiger
Department of Administration
Kiger
Kansas
Walter
F. Kuiken
Kuiken
Civil Service Board
Kansas to issue new birthday system licenses for drivers and operators
Police headquarters report from E J Camp of the Kansas Motor Vehicle Department sets Sept 1 deadline to buy the states new licenses. About 1 200 000 licenses will be issued under the law, department officials say. A separate item notes Cha nute s first volunteer fire department photo from 1897 in an exhibit at the Memorial Building, with Col Dora Herod as chief and Bert Colaw as assistant chief.
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E. J. Camp
Kansas Motor Vehicle Department
Topeka
Chanute
Col
Dora Herod
Bert Colaw
Willie Ashe
Fred Forbes
Howard Kinder
Fred Nash
Luther G. Cone Jr
Murray Foultz
George Francis
Orville Vickers
Frank Rhoades
Charles Linville
Clyde Day
Charlies Harmon
Clark Rowley
Frank Rinehart
Harry Light Sheridan Sweaney
Eddie Harkness
Arlie Colaw
Olean Higkey
Phillip Cates
Bill Baughman
German woman convicted of spying for Russia
Ursula Schmidt, a 29 year old German divorcee, was convicted in Frankfurt for spying on the U S Army for Russia. She received a 37 month jail sentence. In Washington Senator Byrd urged ending foreign aid to balance the budget and cut taxes, while noting a planned aid increase. In Bonn the Defense Ministry showed uniforms styled with American influence for West Germany’s youth.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Ursula Schmidt
Russia
Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Congress
Senate Armed Services Committee
Eisenhower
Senate
Bonn
Defense Ministry
West Germany
Couple Faces Charges in Staten Island Bank Heist
John Calvin Siemer 23 and his wife Henrietta 25 returned from Amherst Ohio to New York to face charges. Siemer allegedly stole 93 780 dollars from a Staten Island bank ten months ago. Henrietta is charged with conspiracy.
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New York
John Calvin Siemer
Amherst
Ohio
State Island
Henrietta
Crosswords Clues and Contest Rules From Chanute Tribune
Word puzzle clues span animal sound to naval terms with hints on endings and wordplay. The Cha nute Tribune invites entries by 5 pm Wednesday, offering a $5 postcard bonus and prize sharing if multiple correct solutions occur. rules restrict entries to Tribune staff and families.
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Tribune
Little Stinker
Chanute Tribune
Chanute
Kansas
France Calls for Big Four Disarmament Under UN Control
Premier Faure circulated a draft resolution urging the Big Four to launch a disarmament program under UN supervision. It envisages reciprocal inspections of military sites within the four powers and joint East West checks in defined European zones. The proposal aligns with Eisenhower Eden and Faure aims to curb arms races and redirect savings to development.
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Geneva
Premier Faure
France
United Nations
Eisenhower
Eden
Russia
Europe
Faure
Little Tinker Dodges Again in Week Thirteen Contest
The bewitching puzzle eludes 1,874 entries as the 13th week advances with prizes rising from 140 to 150. Explanations for tougher clues cover many wartime references and wordplay, noting aces, goats, boats, and minding clothes.
Driver Injured In One Car Mishap
L. J. Adams, 23, of 1114 North Forest sustained minor cuts when his car struck an electric line pole in the 200 block of South Steuben last night. He was treated at Neosho Memorial Hospital and charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and reckless driving, bond set at 150 dollars. Hearing slated for Saturday July 30 in police court.
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L. J. Adams
N. Forest
S. Steuben
Neosho Memorial Hospital
West Germans to Meet for Foreign Policy Conference
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer summoned top foreign policy advisers to a Sunday conference at his Swiss vacation retreat to discuss the results of the summit talks.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Traffic Fatalities Reported in Topeka Area 1955
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the state accident records section show 24 hour totals and year to date figures. To date in 1955 fatalities number 295, compared with 292 in the same period of 1954.
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Topeka
Kansas
Doubt Expressed Russians Accept Eisenhower Plan
Washington reporters note bipartisan praise for Eisenhower disarmament ideas tempered by doubt Russia will accept. Senators Saltonstall Sparkman and Johnson voice cautious support and questions about Soviet willingness to share complete military blueprints and permit unlimited aerial photography. The Foreign Relations chair says the plan offers no military risk, while critics say Soviets already know much about US forces.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
United States Exchange
Sen. Saltonstall
R-Mass
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
George
D-Ga
Foreign Relations Committee
United
School Bus Safety Clinic For Operators
A state sponsored safety clinic for school bus drivers in southeast Kansas will be held August 25 at the Peoples Theater starting 8:50 a.m. Buford Fisher will welcome attendees. Mechanics and drivers will hear from state highway and insurance specialists and Red Cross staff. The one day session runs across six towns in a three day span now in its seventh year.
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Kansas
Mont
Peoples Theater
Buford Fisher
State Highway Commission
Red Cross
Technician at Arsenal Braves Arctic Icebox Heat
Eddie Wojtowicz a Detroit Tank Arsenal technician works in a giant cold chamber to test tanks for Arctic use. In near 100 degree heat he endures frost and frosty vapor while co workers volunteer to help and tease his icy chin.
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Arsenal
Detroit
Eddie Wojtowicz
Eddie
Dettroit
Arctic
Ground Breaking Set for 18 Million Winter VA Hospital
Ground breaking ceremonies for the new 18 million dollar Winter Veterans Administration Hospital will be held here next Monday night.
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Topeka
Veterans Administration Hospital
Plans for new senior high junior college music room
The Topeka architectural firm William son Loebsack and Associates has tentative plans for a new music room for the senior high junior college. Superintendent Ford Fisher said the board authorized hiring an architect earlier this month and money is earmarked in the new budget. Music classes now use the Little Theater which lacks instrument storage and ventilation. the proposed room would be on the northeast side of the building.
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Topeka
Williamson
Board of Education
Loebsack
Fisher
Freer Idea Urged by Ike in East West Travel Exchange
In Geneva diplomats debate Eisenhower proposal for reciprocal military blueprinting and aerial photography with the Soviet Union. Some expect a Bulgaria angle and worry about the Kremlin’s response while analysts weigh internal and disarmament implications.
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Ike
Far East
West
Aerial wedding planned over Northwood Iowa for model Marion Sutton
Minneapolis model Marion Sutton and Edward L. Williams of Kansas City revealed plans for a July thirty aerial wedding over Northwood Iowa with planes shaping heart symbols in the sky. Williams, a divorced multimillionaire cemetery tycoon and financier, said he heads over 70 corporations and has assets in the millions. The couple has received gifts including a Kansas estate, horses, a white Cadillac, and a diamond studded watch, while a Methodist minister withdrew from officiating due to uncertain circumstances. An official replacement will be announced next week.
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Minneapolis
Marion Sutton
Edward L. Williams
Kansas City
Northwood
Iowa
Sky
Williams
Marion
Newsmen
America
Heat and Humidity Persist Across Kansas Forecast
Forecaster warns little change in hot humid weather across northern Kansas for the next five days. Scattered storms possible in the west and north tonight and tomorrow with highs near 90s and 100 reported yesterday in Salina, Topeka, and Wamego. no measurable rain in the last 24 hours.
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Topeka
Kansas
Salina
Wamega
Dodge City
Goodland
Russell
Condition of Runways Discussed With Ozark
Four local men traveled to St Louis to meet Ozark Airlines officials about Chanute airport problems. They cited bumps and cracks on the runway, with the CAA asked to inspect and advise on repairs after a heavy roller was used earlier in the week.
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St. Louis
Chanute Airport
Ozark Airlines Inc
Fred Montague
Ross Cooper
C. W. Brennan
Firechief
E. W. Johnson
The
Tribune
Ozark
Chanute
Wichita
CAA
Tulsa man gets stay on Great Bend drugstore robbery sentence
Gene Alvin Krup nick, 29, of Tulsa Oklahoma, has received a stay from a 10 year prison term for robbing a Great Bend drug store while appealing the conviction.
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Topeka
Gene Alvin Krupnick
Tulsa
Okla
Great Bend
Need Tribune Delivery Phone Hours
Instructions tell readers to call 17 to fix missed Tribune deliveries, with hours 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. including Saturdays. The notice directs subscribers to phone in during those times for delivery issues.
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Tribune
Wilson District Court Names 36 on Jury Panel
Nine Chanute area residents are among 36 named for the September term jury panel. The list includes Ray Fitzgerald Frances Bursch Eugene Cox W E Young J W Cook Joe Reynolds Stella Daniels Leon Stephens George E Bell and others from Buffalo Benedict Altoona Thayer Coyville Neodesha Fredonia and New Albany with 15 names from Neodesha 11 from Fredonia and one from New Albany.
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Fredonia
Chanute Area
Ray Fitzgerald
Chanute
Frances Bursch
Eugene Cox
W. E. Young
Buffalo
J. W Cook
Benedict
Joe Reynolds
Stella Daniels
Altoona
Leon Stephens
Thayer
George E. Bell
Coyville
Neodesha
New Albany
Europeans Head Home
Approximately 535 European boys and girls sail for home after a year as high school students in 88 states.
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New York
Eisenhower Urges Tear Down Iron Curtain at Geneva Summit
President Eisenhower urged the Soviet Union to remove the iron curtain and allow freer exchange of ideas and travel. Dulles reported progress on disarmament German unification and European security while ministers study proposals and report back to the Big Four. The meeting discussed a nonaggression pact Nato Warsaw pact and improving East West contracts including freer information travel and goods exchange. The Soviet press carried Eisenhower’s exchange proposal and Bulganin’s European security plan without comment.
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Geneva
Eisenhower
Soviet
Russia
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Dulles
Bulganin
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Warsaw Pact Organization
United States
Faure
Moscow
Soviet Union
30 Million Requested For Free Polio Vaccine
The administration asked Congress to appropriate 30 million dollars to buy polio vaccine. The funds would be allotted to states to provide vaccine for children up to age 20 and for expectant mothers. Dr. Jack C. Haldeman told the Senate Appropriations Committee that first and second shots could be available this fall if vaccine is available.
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Congress
Jack C. Haldeman
The
Public Health Service
Senate Appropriations Committee
House Stolen From 13th Street In Gainesville
Mrs. Margaret Seay reported to the sheriff that her house was stolen from 13th Street in Gainesville. The structure was a two room shed style with white paint and black screens when last seen.
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Gainesville
Fla
Margaret Seay
Sheriff's Office
13Th Street
Longtime Spring Grove patient leaves asylum after 58 years
Carlyle lives in Catonsville as Theo dore Webster departs Spring Grove Hospital after nearly six decades. He moves into private boarder housing under a family care plan that released about 100 patients this year, aided by an old age pension.
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Catonsville, Md
Theodore Webster
Spring Grove Hospital
State
Spring Grove
Webster
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