Thayer grows Neosho County's largest henhouse
Construction nears completion on Kenneth George's 490 by 30 foot poultry house in Thayer, housing 5 000 hens. The two-room structure includes an overhead feed and egg carrier, automatic waterers, and will supply eggs to Lindstrom hatcheries in Clinton Missouri. About 12 000 chicks have been placed locally under the contract program with Thayer as egg collection point.
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Neosho County
Kenneth George
George
South End
North End
Lindstrom Hatcheries
Clinton
Broiler Farms
Texas
Thayer
David Thorton
Clock replacement and vandalism report in Parsons and Chanute
Mrs. Richard D. Bailey requested a Parsons clock similar to Chanute's. In Chanute a large clock and sign were installed yesterday at the Bank of Commerce. Two 14 year olds admitted breaking a neon sign at Self Service Grocery during a late night incident. Police cited parental consultation and pending disposition.
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Peoples Forum
the Tribune
Richard D. Bailey
N. Washington
Parsons
Parsons Bank
Chanute
Bank of Commerce, Main and
Grant
Explosion Blasts Cincinnati Apartment Killing One
An explosion tore through a Cincinnati apartment building on Reading Road near U S 42, killing 31 year old Robert Swarts and injuring 14 others, three critically. A two month old baby Dorothy Miller suffered a fractured skull, with others including Buddy Marrs and Mike Riley in critical condition. The blast left a rubble hill behind the four story structure, with a boiler in the basement blamed for the blast.
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Robert Swarts
Dorothy Miller
General Hospital
Buddy Marrs
Mike Riley
Reading Road
Cincinnati
Ed Bowling
Snow Removal Funds Voted in Heat by Gov Herter
Massachusetts Governor Herter signed an act providing 175000 dollars more for snow removal back charges from last winter. The measure was approved while Boston endured a 91 degree day.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Herter
Olympic horses jeopardized by fire in Stockholm stables
Fire swept through the Olympic equestrian stables in Stockholm threatening a famed collection of prize horses. The blaze filled one brick building housing the life Grenadier Guards with flames visible from multiple windows as authorities searched for the fire’s origin.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Life Grenadier Guards
Traffic Fatalities in Kansas 1956 and 1955 Totals
The State Accident Records Section reports 24 hour fatalities and year totals. In the last 24 hours 1. To date in 1956 263. For the same period in 1955 236.
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Topeka
Kansas
Robeson Contempt Vote Cast by House Unit
The House Committee on Un American Activities votes 7 to 0 to begin contempt proceedings against Negro singer Paul Robeson after he refuses to state if he is a Communist. A Kansas visit to Parsons ordnance plant gathers officials from Washington and Southeast Kansas to evaluate converting the facility to modern production as part of the defense program.
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Washington
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Congress
Paul Robeson
Robeson
Kansas
Parsons
Frank H. Higgins
Army
National Gypsum Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Higgins
Chanute
E. W. Johnson
The
Tribune
Oscar Cunningham
All-America Refining Co
Dutch elections foretell coalition government in Hague
About six million Dutch voters faced general elections for the 100 member second chamber with no party able to command a majority. The expected result is a governing alliance rather than a single party rule, reflecting the nation’s fragmented party system.
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Hague
Netherlands
Harvest Peak Reaches Southern Kansas Wheat Belt
GREAT BEND The Kansas wheat harvest has passed peak in southern counties Sumner Harper and Barber and is spreading northward and toward the Colorado line. Farm placement supervisor R B Gilkison said labor and equipment range from adequate to surplus in south central counties with small shortages reported in southwestern counties.
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Great Bend
Kansas
Sumner
Harper and
Barber
Colorado Line
R.B. Gilkison
Gilkison
South Central
Fire destroys WVU engineering building in Morgantown
A blaze at West Virginia University in Morgantown destroyed the engineering department building early today. The roof and floors collapsed amid the flames, leaving most of the large brick structure in ruins.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
Johnson seeks proof for aid boost to counter communism
Sen Lyndon B. Johnson urged the Eisenhower administration to prove its case for a larger foreign aid package as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee closed its first session on the House approved 3.8 billion authorization. House cuts leave 1.104 billion less than requested. Republicans push for more, while Senate leaders weigh a 0.5 billion increase and White House talks gauge up to 0.6 billion.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Johnson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Committee
George
Sen
H. Alexander Smith
Clifford Case
Allott
Cole
Bender
Ohio
Duff
Bush
Conn
Flanders
Ives
Kuchel
Calif
Payne
Maine
Purtell
White House
Wichita Woman Killed in Car Train Collision
Mrs. Mary E. Pittman, 50, of Wichita, died after her car collided with a Santa Fe passenger train at a crossing in Wichita. Authorities reported the fatal crash and ongoing investigation into the incident.
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Wichita
Mary E. Pittman
Santa Fe
Brooklyn trench collapse kills six children at dusk
In Williamsburg Brooklyn a 30 foot underpass excavation collapsed as nine children played nearby. Six youngsters two girls and four boys died while 9 year old Anatole Bykov survived with serious injuries. Police and the district attorney opened an inquiry into possible negligence.
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New York
Brooklyn
Williamsburg
Marie Stanikunas
Marie
Dolores
Anatole Bykov
Theresa Stanikunas
Michael
Lorraine
John William McKenzie
John T. Kotov
Anna Ortiz
Louis Nitti
Little Change In Forecast For Most Areas
The forecast shows little change in temperatures through Thursday with highs in the lower 90s and lows in the 60s. Readings yesterday reached 100 in Hill City and Goodland, with Topeka at 95. Isolated thunderstorms possible in the southwest this afternoon or evening.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Hill City
Goodland
Pittsburg
Riot at Illinois Training School for Girls Cut Short
State and county police broke up a 35 minute riot by 14 teenage delinquents in a disciplinary cottage at the Illinois State Training School for Girls in Geneva. One girl injured a foot on shattered glass. The school houses about 450 inmates and runs a new swimming program with lifeguard and water safety courses led by Mrs. Tebow and several instructors.
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Geneva
Ill
Illinois State Training School For
Harriet D. Moore
Robert Patton
Illinois Youth Commission
American Red Cross
Kenneth Tebow
Emevyv
Paiu Wueay
Tebow
Chanute
St. Paul
Carol Defebaugh
Rosie Nation
Karen Johnson
Sharon Patton
Dorothy McCann
Jackie Marts
Mary Jo Brazil
Carol Ann Shook
Janice Browning
Doris Halverstadt
Carol Lindquist
Sheila Bray
Two Opponents For Paul Wunsch
State Sen. Paul Wunsch Kingman Republican seeks renomination for a fourth term from the 24th District. Two Pratt men Bill V Hampton and W L Parker announced for their party nominations. The district includes Pratt Kingman and Harper counties.
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Pratt
Paul Wunsch
Kingman
Bill V. Hampton
W. L
Bill) Parker
Harper
Lost in Wilds Diet of Lizards Keeps Man Alive
Charles L. Robinson of Hot Springs Arkansas survived eight days after a river rafting accident on the Colorado River. He ate lizards and cactus to stave hunger losing 42 pounds and praised the rescue as divine aid. Companion Bryant Waelder of Long Beach California was rescued earlier after a 100 mile overland trek toward Hanksville Utah.
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Moab
Utah
Colorado
Charles L. Robinson
Hot Springs
Ark
Robinson
Bryant Waelder
Long Beach
Calif
Hanksville
Jail Escapee Seizes Cell and Takes Shotgun
Clarendon County Sheriff T S Jackson says a 24 year old escapee Johnny Edward Ard who was jailed on auto theft grand larceny housebreaking and theft for auto parts forced his way out and left with a 12 gauge shotgun as he promised to return.
Eisenhower Chips In With Busy Morning After Surgery
President Eisenhower held a 25 minute White House staff meeting signed 27 bills and other documents and planned a Walter Reed visit with West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. He dictated messages of thanks to Mexican President Ruiz Cortines and kept working despite post operative discomfort.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Walter Reed Hospital
Konrad Adenauer
Ann Whitman
Ruiz Cortines
James C. Hagerty
Interior Department
Muskogee
Oklo
Hagerty
Adenauer
Lehigh Raises Cement Prices at Four Mills
Lehigh Portland Cement Co. announces third quarter price increases at four Midwestern mills effective July 1. Bulk portland cement up five cents a barrel in Mitchell Indiana and ten cents in Iola Kansas Oglesby Illinois and Mason City Iowa. Company attributes rise to higher costs.
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New York
Lehigh Portland Cement Co
Mitchell
Ind
Iola
Kas
Oglesby
Ill
Mason City
Iowa
Lehigh
Kansan Heads National Group
Larry Perry of St. Marys Kansas was elected treasurer and Janis Knox of Breckenridge Texas was elected president of the Future Business Leaders of America, a group of college and high school students.
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Washington
Larry Perry
St. Marys
Kas
Business Leaders of America
Janis Knox
Breckenridge
Tex
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Kan
Riley Dietz Jr
Cloud County
Walcott
Marion Fatka
Baliff
Cedar Rapids
George Lundberg
Navy
Young Dietz
Dietz
Leo Hoegh
Fred Schwengel
Fatka
Lundberg
Iavy
Hutchinson
Public Information Office
PIO
Re Keith Wricnt
Kenneth George Chickenhouse
George Flock
He. A
Benson
Jarvis Construction Co
Salina
Smoky Hill Air Force Base
A. R. Buzick
Harvest Peak
Sen. Johnson
Kop
Camp Wonderwood
Betty Ballou
Donna Walker
Paula Whitworth
Sally Leroy
Black Square
Eseo
Sherman Adams
Gerald D. Morgan
Andrew J. Goodpaster
Kansan
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