Mystery white grub and a TV safari in New York
A reader describes a 12 inch white grub with a thick black back line found on an elm leaf, first of its kind to be seen by Harvey Cochran. The Flora and Fauna reporter could not identify it. Separately Jim Davis reports on a NYC safari detailing a color television play sale to NBC and a color broadcast of A Light in the Sky featuring Will Rogers Jr.
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Tribune
Harvey A. Cochran
S. Elm
Jim Davis
Parsons Sun
New York
Skyscraper Jungle
NBC
Kansas
Rainy Kansas floods ease as weekend forecast clears
Rains up to 1.68 inches swept across Kansas with a squall line last night. Weatherman Richard Garrett said the rain wasn’t heavy and floods should ease this weekend as cooler, partly cloudy conditions return. Forecast lows 50s to 60s, highs 80s to 85. Local rainfall tallies across towns listed.
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Topeka
Kansas
Richard Garrett
Kansas River
Garrett
Mrs Johnson Young and daughter visit Dallas relatives
Mrs. Johnson B. Young and her daughter Carol of Dallas Texas visit Mrs. Youngs aunt Mrs. A C Mendenhall and her father William C Bair. They will stay six weeks then travel to Mrs. Mendenhall s summer cottage in Bella Vista Arkansas.
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Johnson B. Young
Carol
Dallas
Tex
Mrs. Young
A. C. Mendenhall
William C. Bair
Mrs. Mendenhall
Bella Vista
Arc
Hundreds of Building Permits Issued Since Zoning Change
Seventy one permits totaling more than five hundred thousand dollars have been issued since the city zoning ordinance passage. Of these, 23 were for new houses with costs from 4200 to 20000, totaling about 240000. Other projects include a 150000 Evangelical United Brethren church, a 50000 seed company expansion, 9000 Southwestern Bell facility, and various carports, garages, and remodels.
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Tom Morehead
New Evangelical United Brethren Church
W. 7Th
John Carter
N. Evergreen
Wichard & Mull Seed Co
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Supreme Court delays hearing on Girard extradition case
The Supreme Court postponed July 8 arguments on whether Army Specialist 3 1C William S. Girard should be handed to Japan for manslaughter trial. The move followed a Browell request to avoid further strain on U.S.-Japan relations.}
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Washington
Supreme Court
William S. Girard
High Court
Brownell
Girard
Ottawa
Ill
U. S
Congress
U.S. District Court
Joseph C. Mce Garraghy
U.S
U.S. Court of Appeals
McGarrevhy
Humphrey to Join London Disarmament Talks Advisors
Sen. Humphrey leads the Disarmament subcommittee and sources say a senatorial adviser team will likely join later NATO war talks. Humphrey declined to comment on the report. Norstad says Soviet attack on free Europe is unlikely, urging continued U S arms aid in Western Europe during June 11 closed testimony.
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Washington
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
London
Lauris Norstad
Free Europe
Norstad
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S
Western Europe
Boy seeks injunction against spanking in Arizona incident
A 10 year old newspaper carrier visited attorney Ben F. Williams in Douglas and asked for an injunction to stop a spanking after his father caught him smoking. Williams refused the case saying it would be unethical to affect an easement on punishment.
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Douglas, Ariz
Ben F. Williams
Williams
Army Pvt Bernard E Jacquiot Graduates Supply Specialist Course
Army Pvt Bernard E Jacquiot son of Mr and Mrs Leonard E Jacquinot Walnut recently graduated from the supply specialist course at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri He entered the Army last February and received basic combat training at Fort Leonard Wood He is a 1956 graduate of Rockhurst College in Kansas City
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Army
Bernard E. Jacquinot
Leonard E. Jacquinot
Walnut
Fort Leonard Wood
Jacquinot
Rockhurst College
Kansas City
Billy Graham Visits Bowery in New York Crusade
Billy Graham toured New York's Bowery with associates meeting flophouse alcoholics and the ill and destitute. He said Jesus would be with them today and plans more city visits as the Madison Square Garden crusade drew 18 000 in attendance, near capacity.
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New York
Billy Graham
Bowery
Madison Square Garden
Lower Manhattan
Jesus
Graham
Twenty Calves Die In Fort Scott Truck Crash
A Texarkana pair, Donald Krewson and Jerry Dodson, escaped injury when their cattle-hauling semi crashed into a power station near Fort Scott during heavy rain. Twenty calves perished in the blaze as the vehicle burned, while another calf wandered to nearby lawns. Two 7,200 volt lines tangled with the wreck, creating a bright electrical display over the city.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Donald Francis Krewson
Jerry Lloyd Dodson
Texarkana
Ark
Ozark Aims Direct Wichita Kansas City Link
Ozark Air Lines seeks immediate route linking Wichita Topeka and Kansas City He plans to operate the line and argues Topeka asked Central Airlines to provide service Ozark contends it can serve the route better than Central Adds aviation board involvement and competition note
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Washington
Ozark Air Lines
Kansas City
Topeka
Wichita
Ozark
Civil Aeronautics Board
Central Airlines
Central
Fargo Tornado Damages 1500 Homes and Kills Ten
A survey shows more than 1500 homes destroyed or damaged by the Fargo tornado killing 10 and injuring over 80. Red Cross counts 329 houses levelled and 1135 damaged with 202 severely, total losses near 10 million dollars. Three churches and three schools ruined, fifteen businesses wiped out, 200 autos wrecked.
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Fargo
N. D
American Red Cross
Don Tutgen
Red Cross
Two Workers Injured In Ark City Oil Tank Blast
An oil storage tank exploded at the Anderson Prichard refinery on the southeast edge of Arkansas City injuring two workers. Nearby tanks did not explode and the fire was quickly put out. The two employees were hospitalized and their conditions were not known. The blast occurred just before 8 a.m. CST.
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Arkansas City
Anderson-Prichard
Tramp Parson Converts to Life of Wandering Preacher
The Rev. Frank Jennings of London says 35 years ago a bum stayed in his house and inspired him to become a tramp himself starting in 1922. Since then he has roamed the world living in hobo jungles and working as a day laborer while seeking to win souls to Christ. Now in Los Angeles under Salvation Army auspices.
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Los Angeles
Frank Jennings
London
England
Jennings
Christ
Salvation Army
Mike
Doug Abrams
Abrams
Victoria Wilson
Victoria
Miss Wilson
Wilson
Parrot Paradise
Wah Mong
U S to Send Supersonic Jets to South Korea
The United States plans to deploy F100 jets with advanced radar to Osan air base in a move to counter North Korean aircraft and bolster South Korea's defense. The step accompanies new arms for infantry and equipment for 700,000 South Korean troops, amid North Korea’s criticism of the armistice and calls for foreign troop withdrawal.
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Seoul
United States
South Korea
North Korea
U. N
Osan
Korea
Panmunjom
U. S
Pyongyang
Kim Il Sung
Peiping Radio
Kim
Kansas City Storm Relief Ends After Tornado Aid
The Red Cross will stop accepting disaster relief applications from May 20 after aiding 846 families in Kansas and Missouri. Grants total $665,000 with 32 cases pending, expected to exhaust most of the $716,190 tornado relief fund. Grants ranged from $20 to several thousand, averaging about $1,300 per case.
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Kansas City
Red Cross
Kansas
Missouri
Teeth Left Behind in Senate Chamber Spares Lawmaker Laughs
In Des Moines Iowa a set of false teeth was found in the Senate chamber when the Legislature adjourned May 9. The teeth remain unclaimed stirring amusement and questions about the bill’s perceived bite.
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Des Moines
Nlowa
Senate
Teachers Hazel Russell and Ethel David attend Pittsburg State College conference
Hazel Russell and Ethel David son, teachers at the Junior High School, attended a conference on improvements in secondary education yesterday at Pittsburg State College.
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Hazel Russell
Ethel Davidson
Pittsburg State College
Visitor ministers preach at Lutheran churches
Mr and Mrs Andrew E Pope and the Rev George C Crockatt of Albuquerque NM visited this past week and preached at 9:45 am at 606 S St Paul Lutheran and 11 am at Bethel Lutheran Vilas Central. Mrs Pope joined for a Colorado vacation.
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Andrew E. Pope
George C. Crockatt
Albuquerque
N. M
B. R. Pope
S. St. Paul Lutheran Church
Bethel Lutheran Church
Vilas
Hutchinson Tornado Kills Man as Storm Rages Across Kansas
A west central Kansas storm with high winds, hail and rain lashed Hutchinson and other towns, killing Steve Chlentzos of Hutchinson when a truck terminal beam collapsed onto his home. Fires sparked by downed wires, shattered windows, and damaged wheat were reported across the region with several other injuries and multiple tornado sightings including near Belleville Beloit and Salina.
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Hutchinson
Kansas
Carl Spriggs
Steve Chlentzos
Baker
Belleville
Beloit
Oakley
Hays
John Skelton
Courtland
Scandia
Victoria
Ellis
Salina
Water Sports Rules Committee to Meet
A city appointed Water Sports Rules Committee will meet at 8 30 a m tomorrow at the fire station to prepare rules for Santa Fe Park regulation. Fire Chief C W Brennan chairs the group and invites interested persons to observe. Members include Boyd Burns Clyde Kile Frank Jordan and Police Chief Tom Morehead.
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City Commission
Santa Fe Park
C. W. Brennan
Brennan
Boyd Burns
Clyde Kile
Frank Jordan
Tom Morehead
Indians Claim Land Under Superhighway Camped Beside Thruway
Fifteen Indians from the St. Regis reservation set up tents beneath a Mohawk Valley bridge approaches in Fort Hunter New York asserting the Seaway project uprooted four families homes and that some highway land was never sold to whites. Standing Arrow 24 led the group stating the land dispute beside the throughway.
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Fort Hunter
N. Y
Standing Arrow
St. Regis
St. Lawrence Seaway
Mohawk Valley
Knowland May Clarify Plans for 1958 Campaign
Senate Majority Leader William F. Knowland said he may clarify his political plans before August 1958. A California gubernatorial race is anticipated next year. Knowland announced he will retire from the Senate when his current term ends in December 1959.
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San Francisco
William F. Knowland
Calif
California
Knowland
Senate
Plane crashes into Clarksburg yard kills three airmen
A Capital Airlines DC3 on training flight crashes in the backyard of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Anderson in Clarksburg Maryland killing Capt. C. R. Burke of Fairfax Virginia R. K. Thomas of Chicago and H. A. Podgurski of Pittsburgh. The Anderson family escaped unharmed though one of their cars was struck. No fire reported and cause undetermined.
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Clarksburg
Capital Airlines
John A. Anderson
Frederick
Washington, D. C
Otis Norwood
Andersons
C. R. Burke
Spring Lake
Fairfax
R. K. Thomas
Chicago
H. A. Podgurski
Pittsburgh
United States to Pull 30,000 Troops From Japan
Washington reports that about 30,000 U.S. ground combat troops will begin withdrawing from Japan next month with a broader reduction planned within a year. The move accompanies talks between President Eisenhower and Japanese Prime Minister Kishi and signals changes to the mutual security pact and nuclear testing policies amid disarmament efforts.
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Washington
U.S
Japan
Eisenhower
Kishi
U. S
State Dulles
London
San Francisco
Plane Runs Out of Gas Major Parachutes to Safety
Major Byron E. Sheppard of Ft. Leavenworth parachuted to safety after his single engine L19 training plane ran out of gas six miles northeast of St. Joseph near U S 169 and Avenue City. He suffered a minor ankle injury and the aircraft was not found early today.
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ST. Joseph
Public Information Office
Ft. Leavenworth
Byron E. Sheppard
Staff and Command School
Sheppard
Army
U. S. 169
Avenue City
Sherman Field
Aroused Taxpayers Is C of C Head Aim
Ross Beach Jr. of Hays urged Kansas Chamber of Commerce leaders to arouse and activate taxpayers to pressure for federal debt reduction. He warned no real progress is being made amid high national production.
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Topeka
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Ross Beach Jr
Hays
Chamber
Taxation and Finance Council
Kansas
Red Cross Aid To Kansas Victims Totals 25993
TOPEKA The American Red Cross reports 25993.02 in assistance to 22 Kansas families affected by last month’s tornadoes. Counties hit include Johnson, Miami, Franklin, Cloud and Washington. Aid covered food clothing building materials medical care and farm supplies and equipment.
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Topeka
American Red Cross
Kansas
Johnson
Miami
Franklin
Cloud
Washington
George Docking
Red Cross
Tribune Delivery Help Line
If you do not receive your Tribune contact your carrier. If the carrier cannot be reached call 700 after 6 pm.
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Tribune
Oilmen Gather in El Dorado on Water Pollution Rules
A Thursday meeting in El Dorado, led by the State Board of Health, discussed proposed water pollution rules linked to House Bill 219. Local oilmen from Chanute warned regulations could be workable or detrimental, depending on detail and administration. Attendees from Chanute included Kenneth Keas and others. Charter members of the Kansas Oil and Gas Assn. formed to organize industry views, with Keas as president, Willis as secretary, and Hampton as treasurer.
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el Dorado
Chanute
State Board of Health
Kenneth Keas
Allen Willis
Dee Hampton
J. O. Couch
J. E. Guinotte
Roy Ensminger
J. N. Ranabargar
Jack McKelvery
Kansas Oil and Gas Assn
Keas
Willis
Hampton
Deramus Elected President of Katy Railroad Texas Operation
William N Deramus III was elected president of the Missouri Kansas Texas Rail road Co of Texas at the annual stockholders and directors meeting. He succeeds Donald V Frasher as head of the Katy's Texas operations. Deramus had been named president of the parent company earlier in January while Fraser became chairman of the board.
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Dallas
William N. Deramus III
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co
Texas
Donald V. Frasher
Katy
Deramus
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Co
Fraser
Traffic Fatalities Reported in Topeka
State Accident Records notes 0 fatalities in the past 24 hours in Topeka with totals since the start of 1957 at 230 and for the same period in 1956 at 292. The figures reflect Kansas traffic deaths compiled by the State Accident Records Section.
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Topeka
Kansas
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