Two strangers meet on a streamlined NYC to Chicago train
On a westbound passenger train two strangers shared a diner table. Cole Leverenz of Chanute and Frank Martinez New York City musician, visiting Chanute after 25 years, traded career notes and recalled early music roots. Leverenz later returned to Chanute after a 72 hour trip combined by car and rail.
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New York City
Chicago
Cole Leverenz
Chanute
Frank Martinez
Martinez
Manuel Martinez
Colorado Springs
Colo
Til
Emile Michaux
Road Surfacing Details From Thayer to Earlton
H B Russum, superintendent of Independent Construction Co, explains hot mix road surfacing for US169 from Thayer to Earlton. The plant near Urbana uses crushed rock sand and asphalt, with 17,000 tons planned for seven miles, to be laid at 320 to 350 degrees and compacted by laydown and an eight ton roller.
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H. B. Russum
Chanute
Gardner
Independent Construction Co
Thayer
Earlton
Neosho County
Urbana
Ottawa
Russum
Thayer-Farlton
Shaw Road
Overland Park
Holy Land
Bishop Dawson
Independent 10
Kansas
Traffic Fatalities Reported In Topeka Area
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the state accident records section show 11 in the last 24 hours and 341 year to date in 1956, compared with 312 in the same period of 1955.
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Topeka
Kansas
Deadline to Register in Chanute for Primary Election
Chanute residents not yet registered face a 10 p.m. deadline to qualify for the upcoming primary. City clerk records close at that time and will remain closed for voting. new voters and those who changed name or address since last registration must register to receive a ballot.
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Chanute
Girl Electrocuted in Bathtub in Overland Park
In Overland Park Kansas 13 year old Andrea Lee King was electrocuted when an electric fan fell into her bathtub while she bathed at home. Coroner David S. Long Jr said the fan had been on a wash basin before it toppled.
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Overland Park, Kas
Andrea Lee King
David S. Long Jr
Tire Blowout Kills Man Near St Joseph
A tire blowout south of St Joseph, Missouri, killed Russel Flowers of Topeka Kansas, according to papers found on the victim.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Russel Flowers
Topeka
Kas
Here
Public Library Budget Studied Plan Election
City board discussed the August primary election process and a 1957 public library budget with library officials. Voters would approve park land purchase adjacent to Santa Fe Park for 22 500, while library needs include air conditioning for both sections and roof and interior work.
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Library Board
Santa Fe Park
Raymond Pierpont
Chanute Library Board
George Donaldson
Pierpont
Donaldson
Kansas Library Association
Don Richardson
Church of God
Clothing thefts traced to Wichita gang in multiple states
Mrs. Leland Richman of 1301 W 7th seeks recovered garments in Wichita where police say four suspects were nabbed for stealing women's clothing. A large bag containing more stolen items was found, and Neosho County Sheriff Montgomery aided the investigation. The ring targeted Ponca City and Coffeyville areas with a mink coat valued at 2300 dollars and raids across five Oklahoma towns including Newkirk and Enid.
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Leland Richman
Wichita
Richman
Neosho County
Lee Montgomery
Tom Morehead
Ponca City
Oklo
Coffeyville
Oklahoma
Newkirk
Fairfax
Bartlesville
Enid
Blackwell
Suez Canal Seizure Triggers Nasser Nation Nationalization
Cairo reports Egypt seizes the Suez Canal after Nasser declares nationalization to fund the Aswan high dam. He vows canal revenue of about 100 million dollars annually and says the canal belongs to Egyptians who built it. Britain and the United States discuss the crisis with France, with Western aid withdrawn for the dam project.
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Cairo
Egypt
Nile
Aswan
Suez Canal
United States
Britain
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Alexandria
Liberal Square
Nasser
Suez Canal Co
Ismailia
Port Said
Suez
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Middle East
Kremlin
Daniel Solod
Washington
State Department
Great Britain
France
Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover Jr
Hoover
Dulles
Lima
Peru
London
Paris
Heat Wave Persists Across Kansas With 100-105 Forecast
Forecasters warn sweltering heat continues through Saturday with highs near 100 to 105 in most areas and lows in the 70s. A stalled cold front from Nebraska may limit relief, while scattered thunderstorms are possible today and tomorrow across northeastern sections.
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Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Salina
Topeka
Goodland
Concordia
City Boy Country Boy and Irene The Idle Read at Library
The Public Library Story Hour will feature City Boy Country Boy and Irene The Idle on Saturday at 10 30 in the morning. Children and families are invited to hear the readings in the reading room.
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Public Library
Reverend Jones Prepares for Holy Land Tour Outbound
The Rev Judd H Jones pastor of First Methodist plans a Sunday departure with a 20 member group led by Bishop Dana Dawson for a tour of Europe and the Holy Land. They sail from New York aboard the Queen Elizabeth next week and return Sept 17, with lay ministers and dignitaries aiming to meet leaders including David Ben Gurion.
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Judd H. Jones
First Methodist Church
Dana Dawson
Europe
Holy Land
Kansas
Roy M. Brady
Independence District
Highland Park Methodist Church i
Topeka
New York
Liverpool
Himealf
World Traveler
David Ben Gurion
Israel
Jordan
London
Paris
Geneva
Rome
Athens
Cairo
Beirut
Damascus
England
Jones
Death Toll to Six- Cause of Collision Remains a Puzzle
New York reports four investigations into the Andrea Doria Stockholm collision as 533 survivors arrive aboard the Stockholm. Officials from Sweden Italy and the House Merchant Marine Committee seek answers with searches for radar errors off Massachusetts and questions about navigation.
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New York
Stockholm
House Merchant Marine Committee
Coast Guard
Giuseppe Ali
Italy
David Atlas
Blue Hills Air Force
Milton
Mass
Massachusetts
Andrea Doria
Piero Calamar
Two Men Hurt In County Collision Near Thayer
Hershel J. Woolery thirty three and R E Bean sixty were both seriously injured when a motor car collided with a truck at a county road intersection northeast of Thayer. They were taken to Neosho Memorial Hospital with neck injuries and other cuts. The uninjured truck driver Charles Lee Middleton of Thayer was identified. The crash occurred two miles east and a mile north of Thayer and left the car a total loss with front damage to the truck.
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Thayer
Hershel J. Woolery
R. E. Bean
Earlton
Moitor
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Neosho County
Lee Montgomery
Erie
Dwaine Houck
Parsons
Montgomery
Charles Lee Middleton
R. J. Thayer
Woolery
Mother's Screams Stop Kidnapping Attempt in Kansas City
A mother awoke to a man carrying her 17 month old son from their apartment. She screamed, the kidnapper returned the child, grappled with her husband, and fled after Perryman chased him and was kicked in the face. The child sustained minor scratches but was unharmed.
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Kansas City
Kas
James J. Perryman
Perryman
Patrolman Johnson Charged With Arson in Kansas Suburb
Keith E. McVey 22 a Fairway Kansas patrolman admitted starting a series of early morning fires over two weeks. The fires caused little damage and he reported them before being charged with arson by Johnson County authorities.
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Clathe
Kas
Keith E. McVey
Fairway
Kansas City
Johnson County
McVey
Settlement Ends Nation-Wide Steel Strike In Three-Year Pact
New York. A three year contract brings 45.6 cents per hour package gains, averaging 15 percent yearly for steelworkers. First year direct wages up 10.5 cents, second 9.1, third 9.1. Automatic COLA every six months and premiums for Sunday work and holidays. Industry expects price rise and more capacity. Signing will take several days as contracts are completed.
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New York
United Steelworkers of America
Steel Companies of America
David J. McDonald
McDonald
Steelworkers of America
International Wage Policy Committee
Little Girl Killed In Manhattan Mishap
An eight year old girl, Candice Smith, was killed in Manhattan when struck by a vehicle as she stepped from behind a parked truck in a congested area. Police report marks this as Manhattan’s second traffic death of the year. her parents are Lt. and Mrs John R. Smith. The father has served at Ft. Riley and is now at Douglas, Arizona.
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Manhattan
Candice Smith
John R. Smith
Ft. Riley
Douglas Ariz
Railroad seeks to end two daily trains Oklahoma City Parsons
The Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad asked the Oklahoma Corporation Commission for permission to quit running the two daily passenger trains between Oklahoma City and Parsons Kansas. The railroad said there is no longer a substantial need for the trains and their earnings do not justify their operation.
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Oklahoma City
Missouri- Kansas - Texas Railroad
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Parsons
Kas
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Leverenz
Ray Bolger
Charlie
Ray Anthony
Vincent Lopez
Pierre
New Brunswick
N J
Tribune
County Rock
State Highway Commission
Alaska
Canada
Thayer-Earlton
H. E. Wallace
Nassar
U.S
World Bank
Joncreter
Rev. Jones
WLCS
L. D. Perry
Janice Rollow
Arthur Eltzholtz
Phil Carter
Sue Anderson
Larry Perry
Alice McCune
Fred Johnson
Robert Allen
Mr. Jones
Congress
Herbert C. Bonner
House
Katy
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