Park crowds flock to Santa Fe Park amid weekend sun
Many residents used the city parks on Sunday led by a busy Santa Fe Park with 80 cars and all picnic tables in use. City Manager Ross Cooper weighed the fate of ground hogs kept at City Park while Em ery Lewis from the electric plant noted the prophecies. Ray Waller won two new cars in Elks contest. he and his wife must choose which to keep. Lightning damaged a transformer on West Beach but was fixed with a new fuse.
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Santa Fe Park
City Park
Emery Lewis
Elks
Wichita
Waller
West Beach
Fred Mosjer
Ground Spraying Aims at Elm Tree Worms City Officials Say
City Manager Ross Cooper reports ongoing ground spraying to control elm tree worms. Infestations this year are spotty but increasing resistance challenges, with DDT once effective now obsolete. Last spray occurred Saturday night on South Ashby after worms were detected in a block. Flies show little activity due to cool weather.
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Ross Cooper
South Ashby
Motorcycle Racer LeRoy Schoenecker Fatally Injured at Lakeside
In Kansas City Kans., motorcycle rider LeRoy Schoenecker died after a collision at Lakeside Stadium during a race. His wife and sister watched as the crash sent him into a wall. he died at a hospital. Mel Flint of Denver suffered minor injuries. Five others were hurt.
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Kansas City
Kas
LeRoy Schoenecker
Lakeside Stadium
Schoenecker
Wichita
Mel Flint
Denver
Flint
Lakeside
Senate committee moves to take up House soil bank bill
The Senate Agriculture Committee voted to take up the House passed soil bank bill in closed session on Wednesday with Chairman Ellender signaling readiness to adopt modify or delete parts. The administration urged Congress to approve a 4.9 billion foreign aid program to counter a Communist military build up. The Supreme Court ruled an employer who cannot afford a wage increase may be required to provide financial data to a union in some cases. Justice Black wrote the majority opinion with a partial dissent by Justice Frankfurter joined by Justices Harlan and Clark.
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Senate Agriculture Committee
Ellender
D-La
Supreme Court
Justice Black
Justice Frankfurter
Harlan and
Clark
Pittsburg Guest of John and Jane Walker
Chris Hunter from Pittsburg spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Walker as their guest.
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Pittsburg
John Walker
Scout Camporee Qualifiers Lead in City Park Event
Nine troops attended the North District Boy Scout camporee at City Park with 119 Scouts and 35 leaders. Scoutmaster T. F. Tier leads Troop 9 of Grace Episcopal. camporee director was James F. Cooper and Scout field executive Wiley Tracy guided campfire activities.
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Humboldt
Iola
Toronto
Scouting
T. F. Tier
Boyd Latimer
Dale Steinman
James F. Cooper
Dwight Wallingford
Kenneth Horton
Dean Gough
Steinman
Wiley Tracy
Independence
Methodist move to relax marriage rules for divorce
A Minneapolis report notes a committee proposes clergy grant discretion in approving remarriage for divorced persons. The current rule blocks marriages if a former spouse is living unless specific conditions apply. Also, a 70 member commission on racial segregation in the church was formed, with members including the Rev. Lyman Johnson of Arkansas City, Kansas.
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Cnuuaren & Law-Making General Conference
James A.chubb
Grand Island
Neb
Lyman Johnson
Arkansas City
Kas
Mower Hurls Wire Striking Local Minister
A mower blade flung a wire coat hanger fragment into Rev. Frank L. Stewart of the Olathe Reformed Presbyterian Church, puncturing a lung but leaving the 63 year old pastor in good condition. doctors said the object narrowly missed his heart.
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Frank L. Stewart
Stewart
Olathe Reformed Presbyterian Church
Big Machine Pushes Crashes From Runways
The Air Force announces a 400 000 pound crash pusher designed to move a crashed bomber off a runway in under 20 minutes. Developed by the Air Research and Development Command the device reduces required clearance time from hours to a single emergency operation.
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Air Force
Air Research and Development Command
Fire Under Control In Cimarron NM Fire
A forest fire that swept over 2500 acres near Cimarron New Mexico this weekend was reported under control today.
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Cimarron
N.M
Shot Cherokee Postponed In A Tests At Bikini Atoll
At Bikini Atoll the Shot Cherokee nuclear test is postponed again due to weather and fallout concerns. Joint Task Force 7 director Dr William E Ogle said a Thursday Bikini time window remains possible with a May 15 delay possibility. The delay follows 1954 Fukuryu Maru fallout fears and Japanese coverage urging suspension.
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Bikini Atoll
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Tokyo Shimbun
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Tribune Delivery Contact Instructions
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Eisenhower cites $12.4 billion in Free World military aid
President Eisenhower told Congress that the United States has shipped more than 12.4 billion dollars in planes tanks guns and other military supplies to Free World countries over six years. He noted NATO partners cover about 85 percent of the cost while the U S contributes roughly 15 percent and highlighted missiles and atomic capable weapons in shipments to Europe. He said U S aid enables European allies to finance greater shares of their forces and to acquire new weapons for the common defense.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Turkey
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Nike
Second Polio Shot Clinics Set for Wilson County
Neodesha and Fredonia host clinics Wednesday to give second polio vaccinations to Wilson county children aged 1 to 10. Dr. F A Moorhead says these are the last free doses for the 1 to 10 age group. Vaccines are limited and $2 per shot at doctors’ offices.
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Fredonia
Wilson County
F. A. Moorhead
Wilson County Hospital
St. Margaret's Hospital
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Altoona
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Moorhead
Theft at Model Laundry Seeks $9.80 Missing From Register
A thief gained entry through an unbarred rear door Saturday night at Model Laundry, climbed over a partition, and stole about $9.80 from the cash register. This followed a similar theft last week when $13.07 was missing from the register. Both incidents were reported to police.
Youth throws iron ball at home in Chanute anger
A 15 year old Chanute boy, angered at his father, hurled a heavy iron ball through the siding in two places and broke a screen door. Police filed the report and the youth was taken to Erie for a juvenile court hearing at 2 p.m. today.
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Chanute
Erie
Baseball Special Is Derailed Near Milwaukee
At least 30 people were injured when a Milwaukee Road passenger train derailed after colliding with a gravel truck in Caplainville Wisconsin. The 16 car train carrying about 900 people originated at Portage and was en route to Milwaukee for a Braves Dodgers game. Eight cars left the tracks and rescuers worked to free occupants amid reports of hospitalizations.
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Thomas Finger
Brookfield
Finger
Finishing Touches On Carousel In Local Production
Paint brushes splash as dancers hoof and musicians toot for dress rehearsal tonight and shows Tuesday through Thursday at the Senior High School auditorium. Carousel, from Ferenc Molnar and set on a late 1800s New England seacoast, centers on a mill girl and a carnival Barker.
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Sharon Patton
John Boydston
Tribune
Ferenc Molnar
New England
New York
The
Theatre Guild
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Hammerstein
House Boat Sinks Drowning Three In Arkansas Lake
A faulty bathroom commode flooded a 20 foot steel houseboat on Horseshoe Lake near Hughes Ark, causing three drownings. Eleven aboard for a family fishing trip, with victims identified as Mr and Mrs B L Akin of Proctor and Robert E Cunningham of Hughes. Mrs Akin was the Proctor postmistress.
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Horseshoe Lake
B. L. Akin
Proctor, Ark
Robert E. Cunningham
Hughes
Akin
Proctor
Four Die in New Jersey Beach House Fire
A mother Mrs William Rediker and three children Stewart 12 Kenneth 14 Bonnie Joy 5 and a maid Henriette suffocated in a seaside resort fire in Deal New Jersey. The blaze left investigators still unsure of its cause as authorities began inquiries.
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N. J
William Rediker
Stewart
Kenneth
Bonnie Joy
Henrietta
Nine Kansans Die in Weekend Traffic Crashes
The Associated Press reports nine Kansans died in traffic incidents over the weekend. In Lyons a two-vehicle collision killed Frank Wineburner 27 Marjorie 34 Fred 46 Shirley Wineburner 20s and Jerry Keith Brown 21. another car carried Duane Williams who survived critically. In Elkhart Oklahoma Panhandle three from a Clark Bayer family perished when their car collided with Floyd Cash of Liberal Kansas. Marilyn Scott 17 of Kansas City Kansas died when her car plunged 18 feet into a ravine and hit a concrete pier.
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Elkhart
Kas
Oklahoma Panhandle
Kansas City
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Marjorie
Fred Wine
Byrnes
Floyd Cash
Liberal
Cash
Marilyn Scott
Surrenders in fatal church shooting case
Tony Tudorache, a 60 year old Romanian immigrant known as Tony Sava, surrendered to the district attorney after a fatal shooting at St. Dumitru Romanian Orthodox Church on Saturday night. Police found a rifle and ammo in his room on West 89th Street. Wounded worshipers and church warden Vasili Cuțala, 66, suffered minor injuries. motive remains unclear.
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Tony Tudorache
Tudorache
St. Dumitru
Vasili Cu‘cula
Dist. Atty
Frank S. Hogan
Hogan
West 89Th Street
Romania
Indignation meeting of area industrialists criticizes missile plant site
Pittsburg industrialist Thomas McNally told 25 business leaders that Kansas is being ignored for defense installations and warned that one party voting may be helping the administration. The group condemned locating an Air Force guided missile plant in California, noting Kansas as safer. Oscar Cunningham of Chanute attended the gathering.
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Thomas McNally
McNally
Kansas
California
Oscar Cunningham
Chanute
Jet fuel fire as 10 Missouri Pacific cars derail near Richland
Ten cars derailed on a Missouri Pacific freight near Richland Kansas when a culvert weakened by heavy rain collapsed. Six loaded jet fuel cars burned, totaling 66 000 gallons, with foam and water trucks from Forbes Air Force Base battling the blaze. No serious injuries. one brakeman cut when a water jug shattered. Rainfall measured 3.5 inches to 4 inches in the area.
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Kas
Missouri Pacific
Mack Young
Topeka
Forbes Air Force Base
E. D. Stratton
J. L. Phillips
Osawatomie
Young
Pratt Hotel Operator Heads Kansas C of C
Webb Elson Pratt hotel operator was elected president of the Kansas State Chamber of Commerce. He moves up from senior vice president to lead the organization, succeeding Robert A. Finney of Humboldt as president for two years. Ross Beach Jr. of Hays was elected senior vice president.
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Kas
Webb Elson
Pratt
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
Elson
Robert A. Finney
Humboldt
Ross Beach Jr
Hays
Beach
Kansas Natural Gas, Inc
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
C. L. Roberts
Russell
Harrison F. Johnson
Independence
Boys bitten by dogs on South Allen street
Mike Plummer age 12 of 104 South Wilson and L D Solomon age 12 of 218 South Allen were bitten by two dogs while playing on South Allen Sunday afternoon. Plummer had bites on the right leg and thigh and Solomon on the right leg. A physician treated the injuries at police headquarters report.
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S. Wilson
L. D. Solomon
S. Allen
South Allen
Plummer
Kansan Drowns in Lucas City Lake Boat Hit Rock
A pleasure boat carrying four people struck a rock and sank in Lucas City Lake yesterday. Harold Gier, 20, son of Mr and Mrs George Gier of Sylvan Grove, drowned in the incident.
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Lucas City Lake
Harold Gier
George Gier
Sylvan Grove
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