Boys Survive Four Mile Sewer Ride In Cleveland
Four Cleveland boys ages 14 to 15 were swept about four miles through a dark storm sewer by floodwater. Terry McGuire described the terrifying trip as he and friends clung to ladders or rode the current while the water rose to their chests. All were treated in hospital with antibiotics and observation.
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Cleveland
Terry McGuire
Fred Davis
Kevin McInerney
Fred
Thomas
McGuire
Animals, teeth and hair mark Wyoming brief notes
A Wyoming rancher reports a late hair growth and a new tooth as a humorous “second childhood.” In Wyoming a 26 pound Mackinaw trout died from ingesting fishing gear. In Utah a dog pound case ends with a police-identified watch dog suspect. Michigan thief swaps new tires for old ones as a domestic case concludes with a divorce ruling.
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Buffalo
Wyo
Lake Bugbee
Wyoming
Bugbee
Untold Emotions Mark 1927 Marriage Ends
Tilson says his wife Sykey left him after two years of marriage in 1927. The claim reflects personal upheaval and a broken relationship from a historical report.
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Tilson
Sykey
Water Ski Endurance Record Falls at Lake of the Ozarks
John Musser of St. Joseph Missouri ended a 26 hour 1 minute endurance ski run at 7:19 am at Lake of the Ozarks to set a new record for distance 727 miles and laps 43 on a 17 mile course. He beat the 24 hour 46 minute time set by Lyle Lee.
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Osage Beach
John Musser
St. Joseph
Lake of the Ozarks
Lyle Lee
Musser
Three Teens Arrested In Pittsburgh Phone Tampering Ring
Pittsburgh police hold three 17 year old boys on charges of stealing and tampering with telephone company gear. They allegedly built a private phone exchange in an underground tunnel using stolen equipment, ending a year long probe by police and phone company detectives. The oldest, 17, allegedly designed a device to tap calls undetected.
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Pittsburgh
Highland Park
Flying Objects Called Real Not Rumor
Dr. Carl Jung reports Unidentified Flying Objects are real and show signs of intelligent guidance by quasiuman pilots. He rejects purely psychological explanations and notes disc behavior defies ordinary physical laws. The report, released via the Aerial Phenomena Research Organization UFO filter center at Holloman AFB, cites decades of observations since 1944.
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Holloman Air Force Base
Jung
Primitive communities face clash with white culture over new machines
The passage contemplates an interplane charge by the county Red Cross, the role of a swimming school, and warns that advanced machines would place primitive communities in a precarious position against superior white culture. It argues the scientific technique behind these machines is immensely superior.
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Red Cross
Athletics Braves Win In VFW Little League Action
The Athletics beat the Yankees 15-9 to stay undefeated in the second round with six wins. They finished the first round tied for third at 6-3. Mike Benny and Dana Williams pitched. catchers were Mike Upton and Gary Fredericks. In the second game the Braves defeated the winless Giants 11-2 as Ronnie Dunham threw a five hitter with Wayne Washburn catching.
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Athletics
Yankees
Rams
Mike Benny
Dana Williams
Mike Upton
Gary Fredericks
Bruce Benson
Yankee
Jeffries
Morris
Braves
Giants
Ronnie Dunham
Wayne Washburn
Phillip
Donald Baughn
Fifteen Red Cross water safety students train at city pool
Eleven from Chanute and five from Humboldt attend a Red Cross water safety instructors course at the municipal pool this week. The 15 hours of instruction began yesterday and will end Friday. Gilbert Gribble of the Red Cross Midwest office in St. Louis leads the program. Mrs. Carl Ranabargar joins the course for review despite already being a qualified instructor.
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Chanute
Humboldt
Red Cross
Carl Ranabargar
Gilbert Gribble
St. Louis
Tigers Meet Cardinals and Bums Face White Sox Tonight
Tonight the Tigers play the Cardinals on the south field while the Bums face the White Sox on the north field.
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Tommy Gard
Frankie Morrison
Tigers
Cardinals
White Sox
Rain Day Gambit Sees Hat Win In Waynesburg
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania the Rain Day Club led by Atty John Daily wagers a Revolutionary War hat against Maj Donald Johnston of the 147th Squadron PA National Guard in a bet on rain. At 12 10 am steady rain began marking the 73rd time in 82 years that rain fell on July 29. Daily wins the helmet.
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Waynesburg, Pa
Pennsylvania
Waynesburg
Atty
John Daily
Donald Johnston
Pennsylvania Air National Guard
Daily
Local Family Visits Summers and Fort Hood Trip
Mr and Mrs Charles E Haines and family from Salina visit Mrs Hilda Haines and Mrs Nellie Hollenshead and other relatives at 316 W 3rd and 112 N Highland. Byrne Blackwood of Fayetteville Arkansas joins the gathering before the Blackwoods depart for Fort Hood Texas to see Pvt J K Blackwood.
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Charles E. Haines
Steve
Pat
Jeff
Salina
Hilda Haines
Nellie Hollenshead
J. K. Blackwood
W. 3Rd
Fred Crowl
N. Highland
Byrne Blackwood
Fayetteville, Ark
W. A. Pownall
W. Pe
C. D. Blackwood
Fort Hood, Tex
Pvt
Santa Fe Week Carloadings Slightly Down From Year Ago
Week ending July 26 carloadings on the Santa Fe show 22 314 shipments versus 22 836 in the same period last year indicating a modest decline. The data reflects transportation activity across lines and markets.
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Santa Fe
Local Rail Traffic and Army Reserve Update
Week long railroad totals show 9 449 cars from connections and 31 763 cars moved versus 11 655 and 34 491 a year earlier. Santa Fe moved 32 909 cars in the preceding week. Army Reserve 2d Lt Robert L Smith completed two weeks of annual active duty training July 20 at Fort McClellan Alabama. He is son of Mr and Mrs Dew ney G Smith Humboldt and a 1949 Independence High School and 1954 Kansas State College graduate.
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Santa Fe
Army Reserve
Robert L. Smith
Fort McClellan
Ala
Smith
Dewney G. Smith
Humboldt
809Th Chemical Detachment
Tulsa
Independence
Kan
Kansas State College
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Wilson
Davis Paint Store
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Famous Brand Electric
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