Board Okays School Budget With 1.49 Mills Levy Boost
The Board of Education approved a 1.49 mill increase in the 1957-58 school tax levy, bringing total levy to 30.46 mills based on an $11.2 million valuation. Operational costs rise about $20,000, largely for salaries and staffing, while bond and building funds stay steady. Public hearing set for August 5 at the Senior High School office.
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the Tribune Today
Buford Fisher
Fisher
Ralph Caldwell
Pledge of Allegiance sent to Chanute scouts by congressman
Chanute scoutmasters received copies of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag with a musical score, distributed by Congressman Myron V. George. Each troop received one copy. In Buffalo a taxiing elevator operator faced court for littering and was fined 5 dollars suspended after a guilty plea. Detroit fire officials warned a flooded basement caller but let her off with a warning. Baylor unveils Pink Cadillac Row a climate controlled football seating section below the press box designed for comfort and access by elevator.
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Myron V. George
Third
Buffalo
N. Y
Joseph Bellanti
Bellanti
Thomas J. O'Donnell
Benjamin Galperin
Detroit
Lizzie Mae Allen
Waco
Tex
Baylor
Four Kansas Polio Cases Reported Last Week
The Kansas Board of Health reported last week four new polio cases, raising 1957's total to 16 with two fatalities so far. Affected patients include adults in Wichita Junction City and Athol and a 10 year old girl in Burden. Vaccine supplies remain about half of need, with manufacturers set to deliver more soon.
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Kansas’ Board of Health
Wichita
Junction City
Athol
Burden
Large heroin cache seized on French freighter
Federal agents seized a heroin cache aboard a French freighter in Fort Lauderdale described as the largest found in years. Merrill D. White, U S customs collector for Florida, estimated the powdered narcotic at 700 000 dollars and weighed about 94 pounds.
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City Dads Report Improved Finances from Bond Issue
The city commission notes a brighter financial position thanks to the new power plant bonds. Auditor G W McDowell says funds are restored for operating costs and notes that tax revenue from special assessments lightens the picture. Additional improvements are expected with retiring short term notes and new bonds for assessments.
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Fatalities in Several Kansas Traffic Accidents
In Herington Pfc Royce D Price 18 was killed when his car struck a bridge while returning from Ft Riley. His two Herington companions were injured slightly. In Wichita two elderly pedestrians Leota Fuller stone 74 and DeArmond Collins 84 were fatally injured by vehicles. In Liberal Lola Reed 36 died when her car overturned north of Plains. In Plainville Edna Toelkus 55 was fatally injured in a collision at K18 and US 183.
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DeArmond E. Collins
Opeland
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Plains
Lola Agnes Reed
Reed
Plainville
Edna Toelkus
K18
U. S. 183
Rooks County
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Mary Lou Hoover
Kingsville
Hog Killed in Highway Crash Near Erie
Carl Hilmar Schecker of Pittsburg escaped injury when his 1957 Mercury hit a hog owned by Mr and Mrs George Beebe on US 59, about 32 miles southwest of Erie. Kansas Highway Patrol Lt R L White estimated $500 damage to the car. the hog died instantly.
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Carl Hilmar Schecker
Pittsburg
George Beebe
Here
R. L. White
Kansas Highway Patrol
Several More Clues In Fatal Beating Case
Kansas City police found parts of Miss Clara Ebert's billfold and scraps of IDs and credit cards scattered over nine blocks near her home. Investigators say the articles indicate the killer left on foot rather than by car.
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State Office Building Manager Named Clark To Lead
Topeka Paul Clark of Lawrence has been named manager of the new state office building. Clark has been acting manager for several weeks.
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Topeka
Paul Clark
Lawrence
Dulles Urges Timely Disarmament in VOA Broadcast
Secretary of State Dulles appeals for steps toward disarmament before atomic and hydrogen weapons become unmanageable. He warns that delayed action could let any dictator obtain powerful arms and cites London talks as the arena for concessions.
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Blood Drive Seeks Extra Donors in Neosho County
The Red Cross seeks additional donors for a blood collection at the Memorial building on Thursday. The bloodmobile will operate from 9 a.m. to 2 15 p.m. with a 160 pint quota. About 150 donors are scheduled but at least 190 are needed after expected rejections and absentees.appointments can be made through the county Red Cross office. Chanute hosts the sole Neosho County collection now, with October visits planned in Chanute and Erie on specific dates.
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Memorial Building
Robertson
Chanute
Neosho County
Erie
Two Runaway Boys Crash Car Near Erie
Two juvenile runaways from Parsons state training school stole a 1951 Ford and wrecked it two miles north of Erie on US 59 around midnight. One boy suffered a possible fractured collarbone and was taken to Mercy Hospital in Parsons. the other was held for Labette County authorities. The car owner was C. C. Burris of Parsons. ages were 15 and 16. Names withheld.
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Parsons State Training School
Here
Lee Montgomery
Montgomery
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Parsons
Labette County
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Resort Like After Deluge Ends in Fatal Road Shootings
A flood wrecks the area turning it into a resort like community overnight. A man and two women were found shot to death on a road after the deluge. Authorities described the scene as a violent incident under investigation.
Old Note From Smithsonian Preserves Buffalo History
Workmen dismantling a bison exhibit at the Smithsonian found in the plaster base two 1887 Cosmopolitan issues containing William T. Hornaday’s account The Passing of the Buffalo. Hornaday, the Smithsonian taxidermist and Bronx Zoo founder, dated a note to his successor urging protection of the specimens. He died in 1937.
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Smithsonian Institution
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Cosmopolitan Magazine
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Soap Load Overturns on Kansas Turnpike Near Admire
A large semitrailer rig from Southwest Freight Lines overturned two miles north of the Admire interchange, blocking eastbound lanes on the Kansas Turnpike. Traffic was halted for two hours until one lane reopened at 10 a.m. The crash injured no one seriously. authorities attributed the loss of control to driver Roberts.
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State Patrol
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Admire
Twenty Four New Patrolmen Begin Training in Kansas
Twenty four new state highway patrolmen will start a six week training course at the University of Kansas on August 5. The class increases patrol strength to 205 and includes Wayne L. Jones of Yates Center Roy Kirkendall of Baxter Springs and William A. Van Norsdall of Girard from a list of 55 eligibles.
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Kansas Optometric Assn names James Clark executive secretary
James Clark of Ottawa is named executive secretary of the Kansas Optometric Association, effective August 1, with the appointment announced by CiHtawan and Topeka.
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Chamber of Commerce launches drive to boost membership
At a Tioga Hotel luncheon Cham ber of Commerce leaders outlined an all-out campaign to add members. O H Cunningham and Clarence Sievers cited a city directory find of 250 nonmembers. New member Boyd Burns joined. two reinstatements approved.
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Chanute
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Jury Deliberations Start in Clinton Segregation Case
A U S district court jury began deliberations on 11 Clinton segregation case defendants after a delay caused by a lawyers wrangle. Other items note the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approving Ploeser as ambassador to Paraguay and a Skylark rocket launch at Woomera Australia for test purposes.
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Gold on royal blue Kansas car tags in ’58
Kansas motor vehicle tags for 1958 will feature gold numerals and letters on a royal blue background. Plates will be sold one per car starting early in January. Jack Jenkins, superintendent of the motor vehicle department, reported 1,045,335 tags sold in the first six months of this year, up from 1,017,367 in the prior year. Another increase is anticipated.
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Kansas
Jack Jenkins
Motor Vehicle Department
Army Cuts Draft for September
The Army lowers September draft call to 8000 men from 11000 in August. The Defense Department cites a plan announced July 16 to reduce armed forces strength by 100000 over six months. Draft calls will not be eliminated soon despite smaller totals.
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Washington
Army
Defense Department
Traffic Fatalities in Kansas Update for 1957
Topeka reports state accident records showing 277 traffic fatalities in the past 24 hours to date in 1957, compared with 343 for the same period in 1956.
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Topeka
Kansas
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