Strike Called By Machinists At Missile Plants
Machinists strike at midnight Sunday affecting Convair plants in Cape Canaveral Cheyenne Offutt Air Force bases and other key missile sites. Union rejected Convair wage offers and demands pensions better insurance and seniority protections while engineers separately continued work after a near-expiry contract.
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San Diego
Calif
Convair
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Vandenberg Air Force Base
U.S
International Assn
Air Force Base
Cheynne
Wyo
Offutt Air Force Base
Omaha
Neb
Fort Worth
Tex
Pomona
Assa
Convair Atlas
Holloman Air Force Base
Alamogordo
N. M
Air Force
U.S. and Canada affirm peace push in talks with Diefenbaker
President Eisenhower and Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker issued a joint communique promising continued work for peace with justice. They urged international control of nuclear tests and progress toward general disarmament as a central aim of their White House discussions. Diefenbaker praised the U S Canadian friendship as a model for world relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
John G. Diefenbaker
White House
Winnipeg
Diefenbaker
United States
Cranor Given One-Year Jail Term in Coffeyville Gasoline Theft
A. H. Cranor was sentenced to one year in jail after pleading guilty to receiving stolen gasoline from the Coffeyville Co-Op Refining Co. Cranor had originally pleaded innocent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffeyville, Kan
A. H. Cranor
Coffeyville Co-Op Refining Co
Cranor
Khrushchev Plans Cuba Visit Seen as Latin Move
Western officials view Khrushchev's Cuba trip as a bold bid to press Soviet style democracy into Latin America. They expect a cool Cuban reception amid Catholic concerns over communism and warn Moscow may expand the tour if invited by other governments.
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Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Cuba
Fidel Eastro
Khrushchev
Latin America
Moscow
Man Survives 16 Hours Trapped in Car Trunk
Maryville Missouri AP report details Dale Hamann a 25 year old Round Lake Minnesota man who spent 16 hours in the trunk of his car as 90 degree heatbroke, police say he was first reported at gunpoint by two men. FBI joined questioning and Hamann later said he trapped himself during a spell of despondency. No motive given.
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Maryville
Rangy Dale Hamann
Round Lake
Minn
J. W. Whan
Missouri Highway Patrol
Hamann
FBI
Whan
Man found in trunk after mystery disappearance near Maryville
Hamann, 6 feet 6 inches, 190 pounds, was found in a car trunk along U S 71 south of Maryville after a postcard read Help I'm in trunk. He was detained overnight for questioning by the prosecuting attorney. no charges filed. He was released sweating and taken to hospital where a doctor said he was all right.
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Hamann
Whan
U. S. 71
Maryville
Man Wounded in $16 Kansas City Holdup
Robert W. Hatfield, 31, was critically wounded by a police bullet in the abdomen Friday as he fled after a $16 holdup in Kansas City. Gustaf Anderson, 68, identified Hatfield as his assailant. Patrolman Richard Huston said he fired twice during the chase, once into the air.
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Kansas City
Robert W. Hatfield
Gustaf Anderson
Hatfield
Richard Huston
Five Year Sentence For Poker Game Holdup
Thomas E. Brown 26 was sentenced to five years in prison for taking part in a January $4,000 poker game holdup after pleading guilty. In the same case John E. Johnson 22 and Eric L. Larson 28 received 25 and 35 year terms respectively, while Bobby Ashe 28 was acquitted on one charge and awaits trial on five others.
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Kansas City
Thomas E. Brown
Brown
John E. Johnson
Eric L. Larson
Bobby Ashe
Kansas Population Reaches New State Record in 1960
The revised Sedgwick County figures lift Kansas total to 2,163,457, a new record. The 1960 census total marks a 258,158 increase, or 13.5 percent, over the final 1950 census. Final tabulations expected to raise the figure further.
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Topeka
Sedgwick County
U.S
Kansas
Two Sooners Die in Missouri Plane Crash
A light plane crashed near Table Rock Reservoir killing B. Harrison Mays 52 and Lee Massey 38, both from Cushing Oklahoma. Mays, an oil man, owned a lake cottage and was taking Massey to the weekend retreat when the aircraft undershot an airstrip near the Kimberling bridge, bounced and flipped.
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Reeds Spring
Table Rock Reservoir
Cushing
Oklo
B. Harrison Mays
Lee Massey
Mays
Massey
Tom Walker
Kimberling Bridge
Two New Points in Khrushchev Plan on Disarmament
Washington reports privately that Khrushchev added two forward steps to his disarmament plan. The State Department pledged close study while urging Moscow to evaluate Western proposals of May 16. The note cites potential limits on nuclear delivery systems and hints at an international peace force.
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Washington
United States
Nikita’ Khrushchev
State Department
Khrushchev
Moscow
U.S
Eisenhower
France
U. S
Wichita Church Protest Halted In Convention
Representatives of the First Baptist Church Wichita Kansas were halted by officials during an American Baptist Convention session from distributing protest literature about ties with the National Council of Churches. The drive to fund educational activities surpassed its goal, raising 8.214 million dollars for colleges seminaries student centers and scholarships.
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Rochester
N. Y
First Baptist Church
Wichita
Kan
American Baptist Convention
National Council of Churches
Lester Arvin
National Council
The
Baptist Convention
Herbert Philbrick
Rye Beach
FBI
Ronald Wells
New York
Meyner hints at plan after governorship in 1962
Newark Governor Meyner said he may not run again and that he is considering having Mrs Meyner run for governor while he devotes himself to entertaining tourists at the governor s mansion. He spoke Friday about retirement plans and post term activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N.J
Robert B. Meyner
First Big Parade For Walking Doctor
Dr Barbara Moore known as the walking British physician drew a patrol escorted return through Marshall Missouri as she hiked coast to coast. She called the Marshall stop her first big parade after walking 35 miles Friday to the U S 40 65 junction.
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Marshall, Mo
Barbara Moore
Marshall
Throckmorton Seeks Republican renomination for sixth term
Throckmorton, state superintendent of public instruction, has filed for Republican renomination. He is entering his sixth two year term.
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Topeka
A. F. Throckmorton
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Throckmorton
Harry W. Lewis Retires After 37 Years as Chanute Mail Carrier
Harry W. Lewis, 65, of 719 Malcolm, retires after 37 years with the Chanute post office. A fulltime carrier since 1928, his northeast Chanute route gained many patrons. Postmaster Leif Nelson calls him among the best. Lewis plans fishing and gardening with his wife Helen and three children Virginia Robert and John.
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Harry W. Lewis
S. Malcolm
Lewis
Santa Fe Park
Chanute
Leif Nelson
Helen
Virginia
Robert
Holton
John
Bridger
Mont
Lewises
Montana
U. S. Postal Department
Tribune
Weather takes a warm turn across Kansas with 98 degree high
In Topeka the AP reports temperatures surged to the year's peak with a 98 degree reading in Garden City. Other highs hit 90 at Olathe and Emporia while overnight lows spanned 56 at Goodland to 72 in Wichita and Hutchinson. Partly cloudy skies are expected through Sunday with scattered thunderstorms tonight or early Sunday and continued warmth with highs in the low to mid 90s.
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Topeka
Kansas
Garden City
Goodland
Wichita
Hutchinson
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Log Shows Daily Toll
Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours ending 9 a.m. Saturday reporting fatalities in Topeka. Figures compare 1960 with the same period in 1959, indicating trends in area road fatalities.
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Topeka
Kansas
Seven Wives Mystery Ends With Police Chase in Park
San Francisco police say E Gratto, a 37 year old house painter, fled a bathroom window fleeing polygamy charges after living with Mercedes Yates and other women in Portland and Berkeley. Officers fired three shots and forced him down from a crab apple tree in Golden Gate Park. Neighbors recall complaints about the odd arrangement as Gratto claimed to seek the right woman amid claims he had nine month old daughter Cheri. Police and witnesses note uncertainty over how many wives he has.
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San Francisco
Franklice
E. Gratto
Gratto
Portland
Ore
Kenneth Manley
Golden Gate Park
Mercedes Yates
Cheri
Dorothy Demay
Isabelle Bentley
Berkeley
Calif
Mercedes
Guatemala
de Gratto
Fund Rises to Help Boy's Heart Surgery Costs
The Mark Bright fund for heart surgery at Kansas University Medical Center grew to 284.03 by 11 am after a $106.03 addition since yesterday. Notable donors include Mrs. H. Craig Graham 25 and Cottage Grove Ladies Aid 10. Mark, seven months old, will undergo surgery June 13. contributions may be sent to The Tribune.
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Mark Bright
Kansas University Mediical Center
H. Craig Graham
Byers
Cottage Grove Ladies Aid
EF. J. McCune
G. D. Chickadonz
Russell Corbitt
Alford H. Moody
John Mueller
Jess Bonilla
John Kienzle
Bonilla
G. I
France
Air Force
Mark
Dean Bright
N. Forest
Medical Center
The
Tribune
Correction of Error Adds 9 927 to Wichita
Sedgwick County's preliminary 1960 census count rose to 342 019 after a tabulation error was corrected. The revision adds 9 927 residents outside Wichita, giving a 49 percent gain since 1950. Wichita's figure remained 254 262, a 51 percent gain.
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Wichita
Sedgwick County
Minor collision at 15 S Grant injures Vera Ranabargar car damaged
Police reported a minor two car crash yesterday at 11:50 a.m. involving Vera M. Ranabargar in a 1951 Chevrolet and Elmer C. Peterson in a 1958 Chrysler at 15 S Grant. Ranabargar’s vehicle sustained about 50 dollars in damage while Peterson’s car remained undamaged.
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Vera M. Ranabargar
S. Grant
Chrysler
Elmer C. Peterson
S. Lafayette
Court Fight On Pollution In Kansas City
Kansas City battles Missouri Water Pollution Board over raw sewage in the Missouri River. City Council defies a halt on sewer permits by approving two residential developments. Board rejects a 20 million dollar bond plan to fund treatment plants. Councilman Shafer urges waiting for court action to resolve the pollution issue.
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Kansas City
Missouri Water Pollution Board
Missouri
Charles C. Shafer
Water Pollution Board
Shafer
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