Leaders Back Herter as Berlin Crises Deepens
Senate leaders from both parties voiced support for Secretary of State Christian Herter over Berlin policy. Johnson and Dirksen praised his stance against surrendering West Berlin to Soviet demands, while Mansfield Aiken and others pledged backing as Geneva talks pause. Herter warned that Soviet threats threaten freedom in Berlin and urged progress at Geneva toward a peaceful Germany with a free West Berlin.
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Washington
Senate
Christian A. Herter
Berlin
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Herter
West Berlin
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Johnson
Con
Geneva
Germany
Britain
France
United States
America
Andrei Gromyko
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Soviet Union
KU Medical Center Overruns Budget Before New Fiscal Year
Gov. Docking blames regents for mismanagement as the University of Kansas Medical Center seeks 190000 from state reserve funds to cover a week’s expenses. Regents chair Clement Hall says a Topeka meeting will address the issue and correct budget reporting delays.
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Topeka
University of Kansas Medical Center
George Docking
State Finance Council
Board of Regents
Finance Council
Docking
Clement Hall
Coffeyville
Regents
Hall
Whitley Austin
Salina
Medical
James Bibb
Medical ‘Center
Bibb
Medical Center For Finance Council
Max Ruggles Dies on Plane Home from Denver
Max Ruggles age 34 of North Kansas City Missouri died aboard a chartered plane returning from Denver where he sought treatment for Addison's disease. He had worked 12 years for Trans World Airlines. Survived by wife Ruth and three children. Funeral plans include Chanute burial with Johnson Mortuary. He was a Presbyterian and a World War II Air Force veteran.
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Max Ruggles
Benedict
Ralph Ruggles
Lafayette
Denver
Ruggles
Addison
Merle Ruggles
Kansas
Don Morris
Liberty
Myrtle Swiler
W. Elm
A. C. Wink
Chanute
Johnson
The
Presbyterian Church
Air Force
Rev Hurst Leaves Here for Wellington Pastorship
The Rev. Ted Hurst, pastor of the First Christian church, will leave Chanute in mid August to take the pastorate at the First Christian Church in Wellington. He has led the Chanute church since December 1955, arriving from Payne, Oklahoma, as a committee seeks a successor led by Wayne Umbarger.
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Ted Hurst
First Christian Church
Wellington
Chanute
Hurst
Pawnee
Oklo
Partly Cloudy Warm Outlook for Topeka Area
Forecaster says partly cloudy, warm and humid through Thursday with lows around 70 75 and highs near 90s. In southeast Kansas skies remain cloudy morning. other regions enjoy sun and mild warmth with 85 95 highs Thursday. Overnight lows from 60s to near 69.
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Topeka
Kansas
Richard Garrett
Wichita
Emporia
Garden City
Goodland
Hours of Terror as Riot Grips Springfield Prison Hospital
Federal prison hospital in Springfield saw 106 inmates in the 10 North unit stage an 16 hour riot. Guards led by Warden Russell Settle and Leavenworth officials battled with tear gas and improvised clubs aided by Army gas masks to regain control.
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Springfield
Leonard Appleby
Appleby
U.S
Earl Taylor
Taylor
North
Carl Roberts
Bryan D. Reed
Russell
Settle
S. Chet Taylor
Federal Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kan
Myrl E. Alexander
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Washington
Noah Alldredge
Alldredge
Robert B. Rosendahl
William L. Fitch
Charles R. Allen
Melvin C. Jung
Hospital
Federal
Goodrich Backs Resurface Plan For S Lincoln
Parsons district highway commissioner Jack Goodrich pledged support for resurfacing US 169 in South Lincoln at a meeting with City Manager R. J. Hayes. Chanute asked to include the project in the 1960 state highway program with a 20 000 cost, one third city funded, to be budgeted in 1960 or carried to 1961.
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Lincoln
Jack Goodrich
Parsons
R. J. Hayes
Chanute
Goodrich
Hayes
Dallce Rush
Paschal Grimes
G. A. Sutton
Harold Williams
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Disabled Workers Tops in Safety
Albertson New York AP profile of Henry Viscardi Jr and Abilities Inc reveals a plant employing the legless and armless alongside able-bodied workers. The firm reports two injuries in six years and plans a gym, pool, and arts facilities as it expands hiring from mental institutions.
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Abilities, Inc
Viscardi
Fire causes hundreds in damage at Mrs Jones home
A bedroom fire at 1209 N Washington yesterday afternoon damaged the room floor and woodwork and destroyed clothing. Fire officials estimated 400 to 500 dollars in losses and noted the blaze likely started from a hot water tank. Firemen answered the alarm at 4 03 and returned to the station at 5.
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Virginia V. Jones
Washington
C. W. Brennan
Brennan
Tip Halts Jail Break At El Dorado
An attempted jail escape at Butler County jail was stopped Tuesday after anonymous tips. Deputies found a cell bar sawed off on the second floor and another partly cut on the first floor. A hacksaw blade and file were found. Bob Wynashe and Raymond Bowman, both in solitary for questioning, awaited trial on bad check charges.
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EL Dorad
Butler County
Ercel Reed
Bob Wynashe
Coffeyville
Raymond Bowman
Wichita
KFBI
Sheriff's Office
House Approves States Rights Bill Tight Party Coalition
The House passed a states rights bill 225 to 192 with strong Republican and Southern Democratic support. It would limit federal supremacy by not automatically preempting state laws and now faces an uncertain Senate fate after lawmakers rejected an opposition amendment by 195 to 129. Opponents warn of civil rights and labor law impacts while supporters cite restoring powers to the states.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Senate
Emanuel Celler
D-Ny
Department of Justice
Legislative
Three more dead found in Stalheim hotel fire
In Norway’s Stalheim resort fire, rescuers recovered three more bodies, lifting the death toll to ten. Officials said the total of dead and missing could drop from 25 to 23 as lists shrink, with several guests still unaccounted for. A Dutch guide, Peter Boick, died guiding visitors to safety.
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Stalheim
Norway
Voss
U. S
Oslo
Red Cross
Peter Boick
Salvation Army Three Day Clothing Drive
Salvation Army workers will conduct a three day pickup of outgrown clothing rags furniture and miscellaneous items in Chanute beginning today. Lt Jack E Lindsey said the drive follows permission from the Kansas City office after requests from residents. Cards announce pickup days and collections run today tomorrow and Friday.
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Salvation Army
Jack E. Lindsey
Parsons
Lindsey
Kansas City
Chanute
Fort Scott
Independence
Neosho County
Car Thief Rejuvenates Abandoned Auto In Mixup
A London tale explains how a thief swapped two similar cars, revitalizing Jim Scott’s rundown vehicle while leaving the other car missing. The mistakenly serviced car received new fenders and a maroon repaint, then vanished again when the original owner’s garage took the other car for repairs.
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Scott
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Gaylene Dix
Sue Tebow
Roland Olson
Linda Raney
Billie Jo Franklin
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S. Lincoln
Long Island
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Tip
el Dorado
Wasser
London
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