Small June rise in living costs hints at possible decline
The Labor Department reports June living costs rose 0.1 percent to 123.7 relative to the 1947-49 average, a 2.9 percent rise from a year earlier. Food prices held steady while other costs edge up, wages rise for 575,000 workers, and real purchasing power remains 22 percent below a year ago.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ewan Clague
Labor Statistics
Clague
Partly Cloudy Warmer in Kansas After Storms
Kansas saw sun after strong storms in western and central regions. Tornado funnels were observed near Fowler Garfield and Webster Dam with no damage. Hail near Fowler and 4 inch hail at Heizer. rainfall totals measured at Trousdale Syracuse Webster Dam Pratt Larned and Hays. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies through Thursday with possible showers and thunderstorms and highs near 88 to 95.
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Topeka
Kansas
Fowler
Garfield
Webster Dam
Heizer
Trousdale
Syracuse
Pratt
Larned
Hays
Elmdale
Traffic Fatalities in Kansas Update
TOPEKA AP report shows statewide traffic deaths in the last 24 hours at 1. Year to date for 1958 stands at 269, versus 285 for the same period in 1957, per accident records.
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Topeka
Kansas
Bank Tragedy Laws Needed by Reed in Campaign
AP Topeka Clyde Reed criticizes Gov Docking for not recommending bank reform after the Smolan and Hoyt cases. He cites $250,000 defrauded by a bank official and pledges legislation to protect depositors. Reed, running in the GOP primary, says reforms are needed and outlines carbonate oil and gas severance tax ideas.
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Topeka
Clyde Reed
George Docking
Docking
Hoyt Bank
Reed
Smolan
Hoyt
Kansas
Head Caught in Crib Leads to Infant Death in Wichita
Six month old Maurita Whiting died after her head became caught between the crib headboard and mattress while in the care of a 17 year old babysitter. Parents were at work and the sitter moved between upstairs and downstairs children.
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Wichita
Maurita Whiting
Jerry Whiting
Laura Rennebaum
Elizabeth II Likely to Name First Women to Lords
London AP reports Queen Elizabeth II is expected to name within days the first women to sit in the House of Lords. The move marks a historic expansion of gender representation in Britain's upper chamber.
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London
House of Lords
Senate panel backs ban on switch blade and gravity knives
The Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill to prohibit interstate commerce of switch blade and gravity knives, sending the measure toward floor consideration.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce
Senate Commerce Committee
Time to Register For Primary Vote
Voter registrations for the state primary on Aug 5 are slow. City Clerk Howard Parsons says the office stays open 8 to 10 p m this week and 8 a m to 5 p m daily for registration. About 20 voters registered Monday and Tuesday, with nine polling places planned after ward precinct changes.
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Sheila Nation
S. Larson
Howard Parsons
Tribune
Parsons
Chanute
Main
Woman Electrocuted by Wet Sander on Boat Hull
Gwen C. Tims, 28, was electrocuted in Wichita when he stepped into a puddle of water while using an electric sander on the hull of a small boat under repair.
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Wichita (Ap
Gwen C. Tims
House passes year extension of farm surplus disposal program
The House overrode objections and approved a one year extension of the farm surplus disposal program. The bill advances to conference with the Senate to resolve differences between the chambers.
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Washington
House
Senate
Tribune Phone Contact Guidance
If you cannot reach your Tribune by phone, contact your carrier for assistance. If the person cannot be reached, call 700 after 6 p.m. for follow up and alternative access.
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Tribune
North Held For Hearing On Burglary Larceny Charge
W J North 26 Coffeyville is scheduled for a preliminary hearing at 1 30 p m tomorrow in the justice of the peace court here On March last the Coffeyville man is said to have helped remove a small safe from the W F Haines home at 105 Grant Chanute The undersheriff noted North implicated two other Coffeyville residents Donald Eugene Henry and Edward Eugene Gregory who are serving 90 day sentences in Independence for assault and battery A hold order will bring them to the county jail after their sentences end The safe contained coins and currency valued about 14 and was recovered from a Chanute creek after the theft
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W. J. North
Coffeyville
Justice of the Peace Court
Jack Reynolds
North
W. F. Haines
Grant
Chanute
Mrs. Haines
California
Reynolds
Economic Upturn Seen as Durable, Durables Slump Ends
The Commerce Department reports the durable goods slump in autos and appliances appears halted. Second quarter GNP rose to 428 billion dollars, with personal income regaining ground lost earlier in the recession, while private investment and inventories still declined.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Eisenhower
Commerce
Council of Economic Advisers
Montgomery’s Car Damaged in Crash Near Chanute
Sheriff Lee Montgomery of Erie drove a 1958 Olds that struck a sign post on highway K39 seven miles west of Chanute at about 1 p.m. The accident caused about 300 dollars in damage. Trooper Duane Houck investigated after Montgomery swerved to avoid a panel truck driven by Richard E. Larson of Kansas City, who began a left turn then corrected. Both vehicles were westbound.
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Lee Montgomery
Erie
K39
Chanute
Highway Patrol
Duane Houck
Montgomery
Richard E. Larson
Kansas City
Larson
Tornado Bounces Near Fowler
A tornado funnel touched ground for several minutes on farm land near Fowler as part of a severe hail and thunderstorm in southwest Kansas. Mrs. Fred Wells observed the twister before it dissipated. Fowler lies about 25 miles south of Dodge City.
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Dodge City
Fowler
Kansas
Fred Wells
Tractor Accident Fatal For Little River Farmer
Amos Miller a 57 year old farmer from Little River Kansas died when a 300 pound tractor drawn harrow struck him in the back as he operated a tractor on the Roy Colle farm southeast of Lyons. Coroner A E Crasford identified the victim. Insurance contact Wasser was listed with a phone number for inquiries.
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Lyons, Kas
Amos Miller
Little River, Kas
Roy Colle
Here
A. E. Crasford
Miller
Summit decision hinges on Khrushchev plan for U N talks
Soviet Premier Khrushchev weighs joining a five power UN Security Council summit or pursuing his own plan. Izvestia questions US motives while Hammarskjold expands UN observer force in Lebanon as U S troops await possible withdrawal.
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Eisenhower
Macmillan
Moscow
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N. Observer Corps
Lebanon
Admirals See Hope to Exit Lebanon Without Fighting
Admiral James L. Holloway and U S ambassador Robert McClintock voiced optimism about Lebanon's crisis and its wider impact as US forces remain in place. Holloway doubted a World War III start here and saw no immediate Soviet involvement, while McClintock stressed the intention to help. Parliament postponed its presidential vote to July 31, with a two-thirds threshold on first ballots and potential civil conflict if rebels and loyalists fail to reach agreement.
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Lebanon
U. S
Robert McClintock
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McClintock
United Arab Republic
Nasser
Jordan
Hussein
U.S
Abdel Osseiran
Osseiran
Associated Press
Crisis Briefs From Around the World on Middle East
AP dispatches report Eisenhower reluctant to meet Khrushchev yet open to a U N Security Council Middle East summit. Khrushchev warns US and Britain over Lebanon and Jordan. Hammarskjold plans to enlarge UN observers in Lebanon as US troops depart. Soviets veto observers, UN debate adjourned. Macmillan and de Gaulle favor summits but demand accord. Nasser forecasts Western defeat in Lebanon and Jordan calls for strong actions. Osseiran postpones Lebanon election. Iraq's government says oil ties with Nasser boost Western flows. Sparkman says the US will recognize Iraq’s new government.
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Clyde Explorer Brings Oil to Jordan Amid Fuel Shortage
The 8,000-ton British tanker Clyde Explorer arrived at Aqaba delivering the first seaborne emergency oil shipment for Jordan, announced by the U S Embassy.
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Amman
Jordan
Aqaba
U.S
Marathon of Man and Horse Whittles Down Field in Utah
In Duchesne Utah Edo Romagnoli a New York City police officer quit after 100 miles of a 158 mile man versus horse race. A masked horseman also withdrew as his mount tired near 80 miles. Lead horseman Stewart Paulick of Tooele Utah and riders Keith Bastian Roosevelt Utah Willis Jacobson West Jordan Utah remained in a field thinned to three horses and one man.
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Salt Lake City
Simpson
Daniel
Youth Is Injured When Gun Explodes
Joe Batesel an 18 year old resident of 310 S Allen was struck in the face by metal when a gun burst while he examined it alone at home about 11 30 am yesterday. A piece lodged in his right cheek and was removed at a doctor s office. Family say Batesel was handling a .32 revolver about 40 years old and pulled the trigger not knowing the gun was loaded.
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Joe Batesel
Allen
Batesel
Italian Prime Minister Fanfani to Visit White House
Italian Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani will confer with President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles at the White House on July 29 and 30. The talks will focus on allied cooperation and international issues.
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Washington
White House
Amintore Fanfani
Italy
Eisenhower
Dulles
Defense Plan Okay by Conference Committee
A compromise bill granting President Eisenhower and the secretary of defense sweeping authority to reorganize and streamline the armed forces won approval from a Senate House conference committee. The measure aims to speed defense reforms and unify command structures across services.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Secretary of Defense
Senate
House
Edmondson Nominated for Oklahoma Governor and Nigh for Lt Governor
Oklahoma Democrats nominated 32 year old county prosecutor Edmondson and 31 year old school teacher Nigh for governor and lieutenant governor. Edmondson led the second primary with 362,877 votes to Atkinson's 159,171. Nigh defeated Cowboy Pink Williams 300,002 to 191,200. The 522,048 votes cast set a record for a second primary.
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Oklahoma
Democrats
J. Howard Edmondson
George Nigh
Edmondson
W. P. Bill Atkinson
Nigh
Cowboy Pink Williams
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