Eisenhower Sees Improving Health on Panama Farewell
President Eisenhower, convalescing from a June operation, told Bolivian President-elect Hernan Siles Zuazo in Panama that he has felt better every day. He discussed hemisphere unity and human welfare as 11 farewell meetings with Latin American leaders concluded.
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Panama
Eisenhower
Hernan Siles Zuazo
Bolivia
U.S
Hemisphere
Siles
Simon Bolivar
Americas
Milton
Pennsylvania State University
Boy Burned to Death in California Fire
A 10 year old boy, Michael David Lewis, died in a 50 acre Verdugo Hills brush fire near Glendale. He had been missing since Saturday night after not returning home for supper. Fire investigators found his body in a canyon scorched by the blaze.
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Glendale
Calif
Verdugo Hills
Michael David Lewis
Jarvis Mfg to Open Shotgun Part Plant in McPherson
The Jarvis Manufacturing Company of Wichita announces a new plant in McPherson expected to open around Sept 1. President James Jarvis says the facility will produce a fully automatic choke for shotguns and will start with about 20 employees.
Pedestrian Killed North of Coffeyville
A pedestrian, Eugene Roy Kolen, 27, Coffeyville, was struck and killed Saturday night by a car in a four vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 169 four miles north of Coffeyville near the Continental Can Co. plant. All occupants of the other vehicles were uninjured.
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Coffeyville
Eugene Roy Kolenborn
U. S. Highway 169
Here
Continental Can. Co
Flying Patrol challenges Hall on mental health in Kansas
A group of legislators calling themselves a flying truth patrol visited Chanute and other towns to challenge Governor Fred Hall on mental health funding. They argued Hall overstated program expansion while the 1955 budget cut institutional allocations by 844000, and lawmakers created a 500000 contingency fund. The delegation included seven House members and Sen. Wilfrid Cavaness, with editors present in five towns.
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Truth Patrol
M. R. Krehbiel
Norton
Howard M. Immel
Iola
W. M. Ferguson
Wellington
Clyde Hill
Yates Center
Wilfrid Cavaness
Chanute
H. B. Doering
Garnett
Paul Nitsch
Lawrence
Clyde N. Wilson
Emporia
Tribune
Fred Hall
Kansas
Hall
House of Representatives
Ferguson
Larned
Osawatomie
Parsons
Topeka
Winfield
Three Injured In Stark Mishap
Three people were injured when a 1955 Plymouth car left Kansas Highway 39 near Stark around 4 30 p m. The driver Irene Catherwood 35 Wichita sustained a fractured pelvic bone and a passenger Mrs Leo Mahaney 41 Wichita had a serious head injury and fractured collar bone Jeannine Mahaney 13 was not hurt Coleen Mahaney 10 suffered a thigh and head laceration The injured were taken to Chanute hospital with Miss Catherwood and Miss Mahaney listed as seriously hurt The crash was blamed on a low tire or steering failure and the car rolled twice before ending in a ditch
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Stark
Irene Catherwood
Wichita
Leo Mahanley
Coleen Mahaney
Mahaney
Neo
Bodies Searched After Nevada Flood Ravages Galena Creek
Rescue teams prepared to resume the search for three flood victims along Galena Creek twenty miles south of Reno after a wall of mud buried cars and trees. Four people died Friday night including 4-year-old Vickie Wachowicz two miles from the disaster site, where her mother and brother perished and motorist William Boyatt of Reno was swept away. Father Matt Wachowicz remained hospitalized in satisfactory condition, located five miles downstream.
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Reno
Nev
Galena Creek
Here
Vickie Wachowicz
William Boyatt
Matt Wachowicz
Washoe Medical Center
Pilot escapes unhurt in jet crash at Olathe NAS
Naval reservist John E. Lott, 25, Kansas City, escaped unharmed when his F97 Cougar jet lost power and crashed after takeoff at the Olathe Naval Air Station. The plane was demolished.
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Olathe, Kas
Naval
John E. Lott
Kansas City
Olathe Naval Air Station
Tuberculosis Hospital to Staff 70 in Southeast Kansas
Dr Roy A Lawson Jr says the Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital on West Seventh will open in October with a staff of 70. Three physicians 16 registered nurses 20 practical nurses plus therapists technicians and cooks plus part time dentist pharmacist and chaplain will serve patients. A social worker will join in August to aid patients with social and economic needs and liaise with county agencies.
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Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital
West Seventh
Roy A. Lawson Jr
Lawson
Chester L. Hamsher
Alan B. Noel
Ann Hummer
John Spears Jr
Charlotte Greer
Elsie Gray
Memorial Building
Kansas
Little Girl Found Safe After 21 Hours in Mountain Wilds
In Boulder Colorado a two year old Sandy Barcus wandered from her family during a picnic near Nederland. She was found after 21 hours by Boulder Troop 77 scouts beside Middle Boulder Creek. She had mild exposure and minor scratches and was taken to Boulder Community Hospital.
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Boulder
Colo
Sandy Barcus
Mountain Wilds
Boulder Community Hospital
Sandy
William Barcus
Superior
Rocky Mountain
Nederland
Here
Glen Powers
Boulder Troop 77
Boulder Creek
Traffic Fatalities Report for Topeka Area 1956
Kansas State Accident Records lists 2 fatalities in the last 48 hours and totals 331 for the year 1956. For comparison, the same period in 1955 shows 304 fatalities.
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Topeka
Kansas
Ships Collide in Dense Fog Off Ambrose Lightship
Two ships collided in dense fog south of Ambrose Lightship in the Atlantic early today. A passenger and a crewman were injured. both vessels were damaged but stayed afloat.
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New York
Atlantic
Ambrose
Right-to-Work Debate Prospect By Hall Shaw
Gov Fred Hall and rival Warren W Shaw signal willingness to public debate on right to work legislation. Hall declines televised debate with a paid lobbyist, but would debate any candidate. Shaw welcomes talks open to the public and urges scheduling through campaign managers.
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Hall
Shaw
Topeka
Fred Hall
Warren W. Shaw
L. E. Weiss
Augusta
Kas
Kansans
Right To Work Inc
Kansas City
Kansas
Right To Work Organization of
James Pratt
Fred Meek
Warren Shaw
Eisenhower
Right-To- Work Inc
Weiss
Judge Morgan Visits Here in Campaign
Judge L. L. Morgan of Hugoton seeks the Republican nomination for Supreme Court position No. 6. He campaigned in Chanute with his wife, is a Washburn law graduate (1927), has 23 years of practice, and has served as judge of the 39th district since 1950. He plans to visit Erie and Parsons this week, facing five opponents in the primary.
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L. L. Morgan
Hugoton
Chanute
Morgan
Washburn University School of Law
Kansas
Erie
Parsons
Two Die In Missouri Auto Crash Near Southwest City
Two people were killed in a late night automobile accident northwest of Southwest City near the Missouri Oklahoma line. Driver Bob Worthington 30 of Grove Oklahoma and Peggy Joyce Lewis 26 of Larned Kansas died when a high speed car failed a curve.
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Carthage
Southwest City
Bob Worthington
Grove
Okla
Peggy Joyce Lewis
Larned
Kas
Area Highway Projects Progress With More Work in Prospect
The State Highway Commission will accept bids August 2 for major area projects including US 54 Verdigris River bridge raising and widening, Greenwood and Woodson county road raises, and 7.6 miles of Pittsburg bypass surfacing on US 69. Additional bids include a Allen County secondary road and K3 grade and bridge work.
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Prospect
Toronto
Pittsburg
State Highway Commission
Verdigris River
Greenwood County
Woodson County
Allen County
Walter Naylor
Us59
Walnut
Crawford County
Buffalo
Roper
Earlton
Thayer
Erie
Rain Lifts Farm Prospects Across Southeastern Kansas
Gentle soaking rain returns to southeastern Kansas boosting corn soybeans sorghums and pastures. County Farm Agent Mahlon Morley says continued rain could further aid crops despite cool temps. several counties report varying rainfall totals with scattered showers and a few heavy bursts.
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Kansas
Mahlon Morley
Morley
Sudan
CAA
Associated Press
Oklahoma
Colorado
Goodland
Salina
Junction City
Paola
Ellsworth
Minneapolis
Wamego
Horton
Osage City
Lyndon
Quenemo
Ottawa
Trading Post
Topeka
Winfield
Arkansas City
Oxford
Emmett
Waverly
Conway Springs L
Steel Strike Talks Resume In New York
The United Steelworkers accept an industry proposal to resume contract talks in New York tomorrow to end the 23 day steel strike. USW President David J McDonald criticized the industry's pricing policy after a $1 labor cost increase since 1945 yielded $3.19 in extra revenue. Industry spokesmen offered no immediate reply and federal mediator Finnegan said Washington had not pressured either side.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
New York
USW
David J. McDonald
McDonald
John A.stephens
U. S.steel Corp
Joseph F. Finnegan
Washington
Delay in Steel Slows School Music Room Project
A steel shipment delay from industry strikes halts the Junior College Senior High School music room construction. Superintendent Buford Fisher cites unresolved extent and expects clarity after the contractor visits the Kansas City plant. The building, slated for Sept 1 completion, is about half finished.
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Buford Fisher
Fisher
Kansas City
Voter Registration Deadline Announced for August Primary
City clerk Howard Parsons said registration ends at 10 p.m. today and runs through next Friday. The books close at 10 p.m. Friday for voter check, so residents must register by August 7 to vote in the August Primary Election.
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Howard Parsons
Tribune Delivery Help Line Notice
If you do not receive the Tribune contact your carrier. If the carrier cannot be reached, call 700 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
Loveless Family Echoes Through Northridge Hospital
In Northridge California the Loveless family kept hospital staff busy with a string of appendectomies. Judy 12 Esther 9 Kenna Sue 10 Carol Mignon 64% Carol Jean two more Loveless daughters and a babysitter Roberta Norman 15 were treated for appendicitis while patriarch James Loveless 34 faced possible surgery his wife Sue had an appendix operation three years earlier.
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Northridge
Calif
At-5
Northridge Hospital
Kenna Sue
Loveless
Yester
Carol Jean
Roberta Norman
Francine
Sue
Oklahoman Killed In Caney Mishap
James Oss Daugherty aged 26 of Dewey Oklahoma was killed in a one car crash on a county road about 12 miles southeast of Caney Kansas. Two other occupants Jess Baker 39 and C D Chance 44 both of Dewey sustained minor injuries when the driver lost control on a curve and struck a high dirt embankment as reported by Deputy Sheriff Ray Watson.
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Coffeyville
James Oss Daugherty
Dewey
Okla
Caney, Kas
Jess Baker
C. D. Chance
Ray Watson
Two Minor Mishaps In Weekend Traffic
A morning collision at Ash and Grant involving Albert R. Marks and Alfred E. Allison caused front-end damage but no injuries. Earlier on Saturday, Blanche Julian and H. R. Blount reported a non-injury crash at Beach and Plummer with rear and headlight damage.
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Albert R. Marks
N. Forest
Alfred E. Allison
Ash
Grant
Blanche Julian
S. Garfield
H. R. ‘Blount
S. Western
Beach and
Plummer
Blount
Julian
Train Derailment in Carrollton Injures 11 Passengers and Crew
A steel bar on the Santa Fe tracks caused the San Francisco Chief to derail near Carrollton Missouri. Twenty one people were hospitalized as two locomotives overturned and all thirteen cars left the rails. Engineer A M Thrasher and fireman G M Miller survived the crash. Several injured remained hospitalized with varying injuries including a 63 year old woman with a basal skull fracture.
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Carrollton
Santa Fe
San Francisco
Ernest Lamb
J. N. Landreth
The
Nellie Sayre
Akron
Ohio
Three Killed Near Garnett
Three people died and four were injured in a head on collision on highway 169 four miles south of Garnett Kansas during light rain. A car carrying six from Fort Scott swerved into a livestock truck. Dead were Elizabeth Curtis J B Curtis 9 and Merle Cummings all of Fort Scott. Injured were Mary Graham Neta Graham Dorothy Cummings and truck driver Bobbs Tully of Oklahoma City.
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Garnett
Kas
Highway 169
Here
Fran Gillette
Fort Scott
Elizabeth Curtis
J. B. Curtis
Merle Cummings
Mary Graham
Neta Graham
Dorothy Cummings
Bobbs Tully
Oklahoma City
Anderson County
Clint Kelsey
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California
McPherson
Flying Patrol
Cavaness
la Crosse
Tola
Nevada
Dr. Lawson
Judge Morgan
Missouri
Commission
Elsmore
US 75
Naylor
West 14Th
North Plummer
Buneau
Porecast
Carol Mignon
Caney
Streamliner
A. M. Thrasher
Fort Madison
Iowa
Thrasher
G. M. Miller
Marceline
Josie Symons
Waynoka
Lydia Chaney
Robert Partin
Forbes Air Force Base
Dancia Bozovic
William Russell Carr
Marcceline
Baggageman
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