Weight study flags Kansas overweight figures and diet shifts
A Kansas survey estimates 503750 residents are dangerously overweight while 302250 are a few pounds overweight. The expert notes increased death risk for ages 20 to 64 and says nonnutritive sweeteners ease dieting. Other items report two youths damaging a bus interior at 1118 Central, stealing Coca Cola bottles, tampering with Lowe Implement Co. tractors, and home burglary at 505 S Ashby.
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Kansas
Coca- Cola
Central
Lowe Implement Co
Flood Projects Pay Dividends
Wendell E. Johnson reports at the American Society of Civil Engineers convention that Missouri River Basin flood control projects have paid dividends during drought years. He cites 75 percent of Kansas City flow in 1953 as stored water and notes Fort Peck Reservoir helped maintain navigation above St. Louis. Levees saved about 264.64 million in 1951 flood damages and would have saved 355 million if the program were completed.
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St, Louis
Missouri River
Army Corps of Engineers
Wendell E. Johnson
American Society of Civil Engineers
Kansas City
Fort Peck
Mississippi
St. Louis
Missouri
Senator Confident Atomic Ship Will Be Approved by Congress
Senator Knowland of California expressed confidence Congress will approve building an atomic powered merchant ship as urged by President Eisenhower. The Senate House Atomic Energy Committee rejected the ship idea but backed a five million dollar plan to help allies develop atomic reactors.
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Washington
P-Senate
Knowland
Calif
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
GOP
House
Martin (Mass
Dixon-Yates
Taxicabs Vanish In Singapore
Singapore's 2000 taxicabs disappeared as drivers joined a Communist backed general strike protesting the arrest of six Chinese union officials. About 80 factories closed and all 13 bus lines shut as 6,000 employees walked out. Authorities reported 17,000 idle workers, with union leaders promising more action. No major violence reported yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Gene B. Symonds
United Press
Eight-Year-Old Boy Killed at Altamont
An automobile collision near Altamont Kansas killed eight year old Dwaine Ware and injured the driver Wesley Smith twelve. The boys were sent by their fathers Reverend Clarence W Smith and Kenneth Ware to fetch equipment when the crash occurred at a culvert collapse.
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Altamont
Kas
Dwaine Ware
Wesley Eugene Smith
Clarence W. Smith
Kenneth Ware
Ware Farm
Udall Tornado Toll Reaches 80 Mark
The Udall tornado that struck May 25 has claimed 80 lives including 71 year-old Zack West who died in a hospital from exposure and pneumonia complications.
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Udall
Winfield P
Zack West
West
Beavercounty car crash fatal for William H. Carlisle
William H. Carlisle, 43, Russell, Kansas, died when his car overturned on a country road and landed upside down in five feet of water in a farm pond. The mishap occurred yesterday and prompted a rescue effort.
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Beaver
Kas
William H. Carlisle
Russell
Bera Places Second in Havana Women’s Air Race
In the sixth Washington to Havana race two Kansas reps finished in the top 10. Bernice Trimble of Flint won the event and received the President Batista Trophy. Frances Bera of Los Angeles, sponsored by AeroDuct Inc., Chanute, Kas., took second. Laurien Griffin of Merriam, Kas., placed fourth amid 33 starters. bad weather eliminated six planes and a seventh retired after takeoff. No times were announced.
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Havana
Cuba
Kansas
Bernice Trimble
Flint
Mich
President Batista
Frances Bera
Los Angeles
AeroDuct Inc
Chanute
Kas
Laurien Griffin
Merriam
Eleanor Davis
Arlington, Va
Key West
The
Showers Forecast Amid Warmer Midweek In Kansas
The weather bureau reports scattered showers and thunderstorms across Kansas tonight and Wednesday, with a gradual warm ing trend. Richard Garrett forecasts highs in the 80s, lows near 60, and precipitation averaging .40 to .80 inch over the next five days. Ripley reports 1.15 inches. Independence 0.92. Coffeyville 0.44. Wichita 0.04 in the 24 hours to 6:30 am today.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Garrett
Ripley
Independence
Coffeyville
Wichita
Southeast County Weed Supervisors Discuss Meeting
The Southeast County Weed Supervisors Association met at the Memorial Building to discuss weed control activities. Charles Payne of Thayer, secretary, chaired the session while Lester Shepard of Erie spoke on weed control and presented slides in the afternoon.
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Southeast County Weed Supervisors Association
Memorial Building
Charles Payne
Thayer
Neosho County
Lester Shepard
Erie
Change in Time For A s Twin Bills
Kansas City Athletics will start twi night doubleheaders at 6 p m instead of 6 30 p m Parke Carroll announced The next such twin bill is set for July 14 against Baltimore.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Athletics
Parke Carroll
Baltimore
Settlement Ends 1 Day Walkout Of British Rails
Britain ends a 17 day railway strike as 67 000 engineers and firemen vote to suspend action after talks at the Ministry of Labor. Government officials say a truce plan was agreed with the labor unions, while a separate seamen’s wildcat strike disrupts Queen Mary sailings.
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British Rails
London
Britain
Jim Campbell
National Union of Railwaymen
NUR
Ministry of Labor
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and
Walter Monckton
House (of Commons
Southampton
New York
Cunard Line
Liverpool
GM Strikers Return to Jobs After Wide Walkouts
Most of General Motors 119 plants resumed operations as of midmorning, with 63 400 workers idle earlier due to walkouts. The disruption stemmed from local grievances and dissatisfaction with the GM CIO United Auto Workers agreement, though the UAW supported the return to work. Eleven of the remaining closed plants were Fisher body factories.
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Associated Press
General Motors
Corporation
International Union
UAW
John W. Livingston
Fisher Body
Two New Polio Cases Raise Kansas Total to 25
The State Board of Health confirmed two previously suspected polio cases as positive in Topeka children aged 4 and 6 who had not received the Salk vaccine. The 1955 Kansas polio onset total reaches 25, compared with 31 at the same point last year.
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Topeka
State Board of Health
Kansas
Drive of Confusion by Soviet To Becloud Real Big 4 Issues
The Soviet government launches a confusion campaign to cloud Western arguments ahead of the Geneva Big Four conference. Tass strains signals by denying Eastern Europe interference and criticizing Western concessions while Eisenhower and Dulles call it a propaganda effort to shape public opinion in free nations.
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Becloud
Washington
Russia
Geneva
Tass
Europe
Eisenhower
Dulles
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
United States
Regular Ethyl Gas Prices Vary at Local Stations
Several local filling stations posted lower gasoline prices today while others reported no price cuts. One station listed 27.9 cents for regular and 30.2 for ethyl, another quoted 24 and 25 cents, and an independent operator kept prices at 23.9 for regular and 25.4 for ethyl. Oil men said wholesale prices had not changed.
Extension action delayed on draft plan to extend military service
Washington officials seek to persuade the Senate Armed Services Committee to back four year regular draft and two year doctor draft extensions. House support pending action on the doctor draft as debate over racial segregation stalls final approval. President Eisenhower calls reserve reform vital to national security despite House impasse.
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Washington ‘P—Pentagon
Senate Armed Services Committee
Armed Services Group
House
Russell
D-Ga
Eisenhower
Reserve
National Guard
United States
Swimming Classes Start Monday After Delay
Unseasonably cool weather delays Red Cross swimming program as Mrs. Kenneth Tebow, director of the county Water Safety program, postpones classes until Monday morning. A warming trend in the forecast is hoped to permit the program to proceed.
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Red Cross
Kenneth Tebow
Bells Toll for 79 Victims in Le Mans Cathedral
In Le Mans France bells tolled across churches as funeral rites for 79 victims of racing disaster were held in the town cathedral dating back 800 years.
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LE Mans
France
Free polio vaccine plans spark socialized medicine clash
Secretary Hobby warned that a Senate Democrats free vaccine proposal could be a back door to socialized medicine while opposing an Eisenhower plan limited to needy children. She cited cost figures and debated safety questions as Hill and allies push broader coverage before the Senate Labor Committee.
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Washington
Hobby
Senate Democrats
Senate Labor Committee
Eisenhower
Sen
Hill
D-Ala
Sen. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Mrs. Hobby
Flash Floods Hit Las Vegas as Nevada Storm Strands Train
Torrential desert cloudbursts flood Las Vegas causing city blackout and property damage estimated between 100000 and 500000 dollars. Power restoration proceeds while 80 percent of telephones remain out. Mayor Baker weighs state of emergency and federal aid as California Zephyr derails 58 miles west of Winnemucca with 300 passengers.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada
C. D. Baker
Western Pacific Railroad
Winnemucca
Weather Halts Inspection of Turnpike Route
Kansas Turnpike Authority officials halted an inspection trip along the 236 mile Oklahoma to Kansas City route due to rain. Allen Hodnett of Wichita cited muddy sections delaying the auto tour. Gale Moss of Topeka and others planned an overnight stay in Topeka with a return to Kansas City Wednesday. The trip will be rescheduled with no date set.
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Wichita
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Kansas City
Allen Hodnett
KTA
Gale Moss
Topeka
Hodnett
Manhattan Safecrackers Escape With $4,000
Two safes at the R and G Market outskirts of Manhattan were looted last night. Sheriff Deckert said professionals conducted the burglary taking only currency while change and checks lay scattered, and owner Brice Rickard found the scene on opening hours later.
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Manhattan
Kas
Brice Rickard
B.E
Deckert
Traffic Fatalities Reported In 24 Hours In Kansas
Kansas State Accident Records lists 3 traffic fatalities in the last 24 hours. For the year 1955 total fatalities reach 232, compared with 234 in the same period of 1954.
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Topeka P
Kansas
Soldier Killed in Wagoon Wreck Near Junction City
One Fort Riley soldier died and another was critically injured in a station wagon crash on a highway eight miles west of Junction City. The deceased was Staff Sergeant Robert M. Stillwell, 30, of Jacksonville, Florida.
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Junction City
Kas
Ft. Riley
Robert M Stillwell
Jacksonville
Fla
Neutrality role not for Germany leaders agree
President Eisenhower and West German Chancellor Adenauer state that the concept of neutrality cannot be applied to Germany. The joint statement after a White House meeting emphasizes broad understanding between the two leaders on Soviet relations and aims for four power talks to pave the way for early German reunification within collective security.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Konrad Adenauer
Germany
White House
Soviet Union
Free World
Woman Hurt In Car Mishap In Allen County
Mrs. Ray Colvin 21 secretary to Buford Fisher superintendent of schools, remained home with injuries from a Saturday morning wreck near the Neosho Allen county line. Her car overturned after skidding on US 169 when another vehicle emerged onto the highway. She was treated for shock, bruises, and minor cuts. the other driver fled.
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Ray Colvin
Buford Fisher
Humboldt
Allen County
Neosho
Ray Emmons
Iola
Colvin
Chanute
KT Hill
Neosho River Bridge
Parole Request Planned for E. Kelsey in August
E Kelsey, serving up to ten years in state prison from Neosho County, will apply for parole on August 2. He was sentenced October 27, 1953, by the Neosho County District Court after pleading guilty to second degree forgery.
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E. Kelsey
Neosho County
Lansing
City Band Rehearsal Tonight At Memorial Building
D. J. Cox announces a rehearsal for the city band this evening at seven p.m. in the ee room of the Memorial building.
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P.m
Memorial Building
D. J. Cox
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