Wildlife lake project near Elsmore eyed for approval
Allen County Wildlife Assn pushes a state lake plan on Wolfpen Creek east of Elsmore, reducing size from 140 to about 100 acres to fit fish and game budget limits. The piece also notes a 22 ounce tomato, a 13 foot sunflower, a bird dunking incident, and a locally stored cat gun made from a sawed shotgun barrel.
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Allen County Wildlife Assn
Wolfpen Creek
Elsmore
State
Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Fish and Game Commission
U S Scientists Confident Of Building a Moon by 1958
U S scientists express confidence in launching a man made satellite by 1958 to study conditions beyond Earth’s atmosphere. The device, basketball sized, would orbit the globe every 90 minutes at 200 to 300 miles altitude, traveling 18 000 mph.
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U.S
Heat Wave Brings 15 Deaths Across Regions
The Associated Press reports July heat continues across the nation with 15 deaths attributed to the extreme heat. Hot, humid conditions persist east of the Rockies while the Midwest may see some cooling by Monday as two air streams approach.
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Rockies
Mid-Continent
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Canada
Space platforms and interplanetary travel by 2007 predicted
Philadelphia astronomer Dr. T. M. Levitt hailed U S space satellite plans as a war substitute and said space platforms manned by humans could follow within 25 years with international cooperation. He cited a broader push toward interplanetary travel by 2007 and noted global effort would be required for success.
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Philadelphia
T. M. Levitt
Fels Planetarium
U. S
Space travel and human response to outer space
Dr Levitt comments on how human beings may react to outer space conditions and suggests man made moons could provide essential data for future space missions. He emphasizes the need for controlled experiments to understand physiological and psychological effects.
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Dr. Levitt
Missing Ford Found and Returned to Chanute
A 1946 Ford reported stolen earlier this week was found at Erie and will be returned to Chanute. Police traced the car to George Fisher of Evie who bought it from a man posing as the owner for a trial spin. The sale used a $10 bill and a $20 check. investigators confirmed the vehicle matched the Chanute theft.
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Erie
Chanute
McCune Motor Company
George Fisher
Evie
Fisher
Sheriff's Office
McCune
Ozark Air Lines Suspended Chanute Service
The Civil Aeronautics Board authorizes Ozark Air Lines to suspend operations at Chanute Kansas until adequate runway repairs are completed. The action halts flights pending safe access to the airport facilities.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Ozark Air Lines
Chanute
Kas
Red China says U.S. civilians issue to be settled at Geneva
Chou En Lai declared at a Peiping broadcast that the question of the small number of American civilians in Communist China can be easily settled at the Geneva talks starting Monday. He avoided mention of 11 airmen imprisoned on spying charges. He urged negotiations to pave the way for further talks between Wang Ping-nan and U. Alexis Johnson and called for a first settlement on repatriating civilians.
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Tokyo
Red China
Chou Ken-Lai
China
Geneva
Chou
Peipeing Radio
United States
Wang Ping Nan
U. Alexis Johnson
National People’s Congress
Chanute School Budget Revised by Board of Education
The 1955 Chanute school budget reflects changes approved at a special Board of Education meeting. It adds 21 570.08 to the general fund, raising it from 491 765 to 513 335.08, funded by county money with tax levies unchanged. A public hearing is set for 1 p.m. August 10 at the Superintendent's office, Senior High School.
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Chanute
Board of Education
the Tribune
Earth satellite features ordered by President Eisenhower
The earth girdling satellite is described as ball sized about 13 inches in diameter. It will be launched by three or four rockets in sequence. It would operate at an altitude between 200 and 300 miles above Earth. Traveling at 18 000 miles per hour it would loop the globe in about 90 minutes. Estimated cost ranges from 10 to 20 million dollars. Its aim is to gather new information about the universe beyond the atmosphere.
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Jthis
University of Maryland
S. F. Singer
Eisenhower
U. S
Popular Science Magazine
Levitt
Sth
International Astronautical Federation
Austria
Midwest
Chicago
Illinois
Missouri
St. Louis
Nebraska
Plains
New England States
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Rockies
Central Plains
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Washington P
Earth
Globe
Judge Orders Oil Clearance in Westinghouse Case
Kansas City Circuit Judge John R. James ordered Sheriff Arvid Owsley to stop pickets from blocking fuel oil shipments to the Westinghouse jet engine plant. Owsley delayed enforcement to review the order, saying he would act only if an appellate court upholds it. Westinghouse reports only a two day oil supply amid a wage dispute with the CIO United Auto Workers.
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Kansas City
John R. James
Arvid Owsley
Westinghouse
Owsley
James
H. E. Carroll
United Auto Workers Union
CIO
Children 5 to 9 Given Vaccine Priority
Kansas health board adopts rules making children five to nine the first eligible group for the polio vaccine. Dr. Thomas Hood, executive secretary, authorized to extend age groups as vaccine supplies grow. Call 17 between 5:30 and 6:30 pm if you miss your Tribune.
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Topeka
State Board of Health
Thomas RK. Hood
Tribune
Hall schedules civil service ouster hearing in Topeka
Gov. Fred Hall will hold an Aug. 18 hearing on ousting the State Civil Service Board unless members resign. He accuses James Gilmore, Harold Trusler, and Emmett Graham of conflicts of interest and partisan politics.
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Topeka
Fred Hall
State Civil Service Board
James Gilmore
Independence
Harold Trusler
Emporia
Emmett Graham
Abilene
Gilmore
Trusler
Graham
Eugene W. Hiatt
Hiatt
Hall
Fire Marshal Praises Evacuation at Methodist Home
State fire marshal Dr. C A Ogg commends the evacuation of 286 residents from the Methodist Home for the Aged after a fire. He calls it a wonderful example of a perfect evacuation and credits trained staff, rapid police and fire response, volunteers, resident cooperation, and sound building design for the safe outcome.
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Topeka
C. A. Ogg
Methodist Home For
Ogg
Injuries Fatal To Offerle Minister Rev Duncan E McGregor
Funeral services are set for Monday for Rev Duncan E McGregor 60 pastor of the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Offerle who died from injuries after a traffic crash He had served congregations in Linn Leavenworth Lawrence and Hutchinson His wife and two others were injured in the crash near Offerle Kansas near here.
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Offerle
Kas
Duncan E. McGregor
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Linn
Leavenworth
Lawrence
Hutchinson
McGregor
Eugene Potter
Offerie
Delores Rosprey
Lawmakers Scramble to End 1955 Session Tonight
Washington lawmakers pressed toward adjournment as five major bills remained on the calendar. A housing measure, a minimum wage hike, Defense Production Act extension, a sweeping $1.6 billion funding bill, and a $92 million Congress appropriations bill faced final votes and conferences. If the housing bill fails, FHA loan guarantees and related programs could expire.
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Washington
Senate
House
Capitol
Congress
Federal Housing Administration
Foolishness fuels Pony Express relay against Iron Horse
In Oregon, Pony Express riders plan a 75 rider relay to race a train in protest of slow service. Claude Bridenstine, a 67 year old Southern Pacific engineer known as the Night Crawler, says the stunt is silly and will follow timetable rules while expecting to reach Roseburg around 2 55 a m. Senate pressure on Air Force Secretary Talbott grows amid dismissal rumors, with Talbott denying plans to quit and Eisenhower weighing his course after Senate inquiries and leadership calls for accountability.
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Portland
Ore
Pony Express
Claude A. Bridenstine
Southern Pacific
Rogue River
Oregon
Eugene
Roseburg
Bridenstine
Mai
Kansan Robbed Forced to Travel to Junction City
B F Floyd of Hays told police he was robbed of 220 to 250 by a gunman who forced him to drive him from Hays to Junction City in a panel truck. Floyd works as a driver for a potato chip firm.
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Junction City
B. F Floyd
Hays
Floyd
Sleeper Found in Lenoir After Child Vanishes
Mrs. Lewis Holsclaw woke to find her 4-year-old Herman missing from his bed. Police searched shrubbery and a creek area while neighbors aided. Herman was located asleep under his bed.
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Lenoir
N. C.P
Lewis Holsclaw
Herman
Seventh July 29 Without Rain Marks Local Pride in Waynesburg
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania yesterday July 29 marked the seventh dry July 29 in 78 years. Local attorney John Daily keeper of a weather record notes the tradition and civic pride tied to the date and a hat bet with Pittsburgh broadcaster Bob Prince.
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Waynesburg
John Daily
Bob Prince
Pittsburgh
Daily
Traffic Fatalities Reported In State
Topeka lists Kansas traffic fatalities by the State Accident Records Section. In the last 24 hours one death added. To date in 1955 total 305, compared with 301 in the same period in 1954.
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Topeka
Kansas
Taylor Named Washington 1 Postmaster at Independence
President Eisenhower nominates Benjamin Taylor to be postmaster at Independence Kansas. No other candidates or dates are provided. The action marks an administrative appointment in the federal postal service.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Benjamin Taylor
Independence
Kas
Elliott Firm Wins Electric Plant Contracts in Jeanette
Elliott Company of Jeanette Pennsylvania won bids to supply a turbine and a condenser for the city electric plant. The turbine bid of 326 600 was the lowest among four offers while the condenser bid of 72 400 exceeded the low bid by 200 but favored for efficiency design and service. Six condenser bids were submitted and boiler bids were under study with a noon award expected.
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Elliott Company of
Jeanette
Elliott
Weekend heat to continue across Kansas forecasts
The forecast calls for hot conditions through Sunday with highs near 100 and overnight lows in the upper 60s to upper 70s across the state. Thunder showers are possible in the extreme northwest, while cities like Wamego and Topeka reported 107 and 105 degrees yesterday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wamega
Salina
Garden City
Hill City
Russell
Wichita
Chanute
Conecordia
Three Sightseers Die In Yellowstone Mishap
A half ton truck carrying 14 sightseers from Rankin Texas left a park road in Yellowstone National Park and struck a tree half a mile north of Canyon Hotel. Three people died including two Rankin 4-H members Mike Collins 15 and Kenneth Sharp 12, and Joyce Marie Cook 22 of Allegan Michigan. Six others were injured. The driver was W M Day, county agent from Upton County Texas, in charge of the group.
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Mammoth
Yellowstone National Park
Rankin, Tex. Park
Edmund B. Rogers
Mike Collins
Kenneth Sharp
Joyce Marie Cook
Ely St
Allegan, Mich
Park
Mammoth Hotel
Rogers
W. M. Day
Upton County
Tex
Canyon Hotel
Canyon
Tower Falls
Dog Eats Summons Leads to Court Twist
In Long Branch New Jersey Mrs Lacy Lubischer missed her court summons for failing to obtain a dog license. She claimed her dog ate it and the magistrate accepted the tale. The dog apparently proved its worth by prompting payment of the 2.95 license fee.
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Long Branch
N. J
Mra
Lacy Lubischer
Magisrate Thomas Baldino Jr
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