Chamber requests monarch letters for Johnson memorial museum
The Chamber of Commerce reported receiving a private secretary to the Queen Mother letter seeking more information on the Osa and Martin Johnson memorial museum project. The exchange crossed paths with a prior request for a display item, and staff member Les Matthews hopes further communication will conclude successfully.
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Queen Mother
King George VI
Johnsons
Africa
No Vote Changes In Official Canvass
The official canvass shows no change in vote totals from Tuesday's city primary. The legal notice of canvass results appears in The Tribune. City primaries are canvassed by the city clerk, general elections by the city commissioners.
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Top Advisers Shaping Plans To Aid Britain
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Macmillan held four hours of talks in Bermuda to bolster Britain's armed forces with atomic power while reducing manpower. They backed Hammarskjold on Cairo talks and discussed Gaza Strip security, a joint expert committee on an Iraq Iran Turkey pipeline, and a U.S.-British treaty to guarantee oil movement.
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U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
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Nasser
Hammarskjold
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Gaza Strip
Lenten Series Reflects on Life and Faith Theme
High School Senior Richard Schultz argues Lent tests Christian resolve and urges regular church attendance and Sunday School. He notes December birth of Christ, calls for parental guidance to curb juvenile delinquency, and cites Easter inspiration from faithful sacrifice. Schultz is son of Mr and Mrs Ebur Schultz of 320 W. 3rd.
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Embhar
Nana
Richard Schultz Is the
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Mrs. Ebur Schultz
W. 3Rd
Exhibits Displayed At Science Fair At Junior College
Educational and eye opening science fair exhibits are on display in the Little Theater as the annual event opens under Mrs. Agnes Crockatt. About 50 exhibits from Neodesha Senior High and local schools are shown in five divisions with judging at 9 a.m. tomorrow and ribbon awards for levels from purple to yellow.
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Junior College of All Names
Agnes Crockatt
Neodesha
Royster
May Draft Call 187 For Kansas Men
Topeka reports the May draft call for Kansas is 187 men. Maj. Gen. Joe Nickell, selective service director, announced the May quota lower than March’s 203 and April’s 190.
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Topeka
Kansas
Joe Nickell
Selective Service Director
Traffic Fatalities Reported For Topeka In 1957
Kansas motor crash records show no deaths in the past 24 hours. To date in 1957, fatalities total 102, versus 134 in the same period of 1956.
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Topeka
Kansas
Building Edition Section B Highlights Home and Construction Ads
The Building Edition presents articles and photos on building and home furnishing. Advertisements feature building supplies contracting materials financing appliances homes and other home merchandise from local merchants and contractors.
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the Tribune Today
Deadline Tonight To Register For City General Election
Voters may file late registrations at the city clerk's office in the Memorial Building until 10 p m tonight. Books close at 10 until after the election. Eligible registrants must be 21, have 30 days in a ward, and six months state residence. Those who did not vote last November or who moved must re register.
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Memorial Building
Zwicker Promoted to Temporary Major General in Army
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved Brig. Gen. Ralph W. Zwicker for the temporary rank of major general in the Army.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Ralph W. Zwicker
Housing boom continues despite higher costs in 1957
Builders in the area push ahead with housing plans as permits total 36 since December while 50 homes are estimated completed in the past year. Land prices rise and money tightness slows buyers, yet development continues with several firms advancing projects including a $100,000 National Guard armory near Santa Fe Park.
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Tom Morehead
National Guard
US 169
Santa Fe Park
Kansas
Kansas House approves bills to boost taxes totaling 27 million
The Kansas House passed measures raising state revenue by about 27 million dollars including a sales tax increase from 2 to 2 percent and a 10 million dollar rise in income tax rates. The advertising tax was added to the sales tax bill. Gov. Docking vows a veto and conference debates loom as Senate considerations follow.
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Tony Schartz
Great Bend
George Docking
Docking
Wunsch
Wunseh
House
Jess Taylor
R-Tribune
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Sen
Joseph McDowell
Kansas City
Ible
Paul Wolfe
Hugoton
John Adams
Osborne
Robert Anderson
Ottawa
Ways and ‘Means
August Lauterbach
Colby
Ways and Means
James Bibb
Roy McCue
Revenue and Taxation
67 Aboard Transport Are Lost Near Japan
A U S military four engine C97 transport with 67 Americans aboard disappeared off Japan while nearing Tokyo. Weather reduced visibility hampering search by U S Navy and Japanese coast guard. Crew and passengers included Air Force Army and Navy personnel and civilian employees.
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Calif
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Red Cross Drive Lags in Neosho County Fund Effort
The annual Red Cross drive in Neosho County shows slow progress with about $1,700 raised in Chanute, far from the $6,832 county goal. Earlton and Galesburg report small totals, while Tioga Danville and Lahore townships are incomplete. county goal is $10,112. Donations can be sent to the county Red Cross chapter at Memorial Building.
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Red Cross
Billy R. Coats
Neosho
Coats
Chanute
Earlton
Dean Buster
Galesburg
Merle Willis
Tioga
Danville
Lahore
County Red Cross
Four Airmen Die in Pinecastle Stratojet Crash
An early dawn B47 stratojet bomber crashed after takeoff from Pinecastle Air Force Base in Orlando killing all four crewmen. Names of the dead were withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Orlando
Fla
Pinecastle Air Force Base
Eighth Child In Ten Years Eighth Child In Ten Years
Mrs. Raymond E. Garland 34 of Wilmer Texas gave birth to her eighth child a six pound daughter Deborah Kay She and husband Garland 28 a carpenter have been married 10 years.
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Dallas
Raymond E. Garland
Wilmer
Tex
Deborah Kay
Garland
San Francisco Buildings Sway In Heavy Quake
A heavy earthquake struck San Francisco at 11:45 a.m. followed by a lighter aftershock. A 10:48 a.m. tremor hit earlier. Downtown structures swayed violently and the big quake spread to areas around San Francisco Bay. It was the city’s worst in 30 years and was felt up to Napa. Grocery stock toppled in some stores as buildings vibrated with a prolonged up and down and sideways motion.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
Napa
Snowy outlook and storm warnings across Kansas
Forecasters warn of occasional showers and thunderstorms tonight and Saturday with colder temperatures. A blizzard watch is issued for extreme western Kansas as up to four inches of snow is possible there and gusty winds to 40 to 50 mph.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Dodge City
Goodland
Pittsburg
Garden City
Wichita
Hutchinson
Grange Square Dance Club Meeting At Odd Fellows Hall
The Grange Square Dance Club meets Saturday at 8 o'clock in Odd Fellows Hall. Sandwiches and coffee will be served.
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Grange Square Dance Club
Odd Fellows Hall
Tax talks in Topeka run long with no budget deal
Gov. George Docking and lawmakers in Topeka discussed tax issues but failed to agree on major revenue bills. They sparred over who bears tax responsibility while aiming to balance a 20 million dollar budget gap with proposals already advanced in the Senate.
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Topeka
George Docking
Paul Wunsch
R - Kingman
Senate
Docking
Wunsch
House
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