Stars Not Twinkling From 40000 Feet in Balloon Flight
Cmdr. Malcolm D. Ross and astronomer Alfred H. Mikesell completed a 12 hour ascent to 40 000 feet above the Midwest in a balloon, landing near Dubuque Iowa after crossing Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois. They reported the stars did not twinkle and recorded heart and respiration data for later study. The mission aimed to test astronomy and aeromedical techniques for potential orbital applications. Mikesell, 44, is a first time balloonist and father of eight. Ross called the landing textbook and both men said they were tired but happy.
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Minneapolis
Navy
Cmdr
Malcolm D. Ross
Alfred H. Mikesell
Dubuque
Iowa
Ross
Mikesell
Washington
Naval Medical Laboratory
Washington, D.C
Naval Laboratory
Norman L. Barr
Barr
Washington Area
College Head Picked by Ike For Welfare Job
President Eisenhower accepted Marion Folsom’s resignation as secretary of welfare and named Arthur Fleming, president of Ohio Wesleyan University, to head the Department of Health Education and Welfare. Fleming, 53, formerly directed the Office of Defense Mobilization and served on the Civil Service Commission. Folsom, 64, plans private life and rest in Florida between July 15 and August 1.
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Washington
Marion Folsom
Eisenhower
Arthur Flemming
Ohio Wesleyan University
Folsom
Senate
Flemming
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Office of Defense Mobilization
Civil Service Commission
White House
Eastman Kodak Co
James C. Hagerty
Florida
Hagerty
Marion
the Treasury
Forecast Signals Rain Across State With Mild Temps
Partly cloudy and mild through Thursday with scattered showers or thunderstorms late tonight and Thursday. Western Kansas may see strong southerly winds 30 to 40 mph and widespread rainfall in spots. Temperatures expected mostly in 75 to 85 range. highs yesterday ranged 65 to 81, overnight lows 42 to 52.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Olathe
Garden City
Emporia
Dodge City
Mrs Meeker Seeks County Superintendent Post in Neosho
The article notes Mrs Hazel S Meeker of Erie announces candidacy as a Democratic candidate for county superintendent of public instruction in Neosho County. A veteran teacher with 25 years in the county she holds degrees from Pittsburg College and Kansas State Teachers College and is active in multiple organizations.
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Hazel S. Meeker
Erie
Neosho County
Stark
Pittsburg
Walter R. Meeker
Robert
Jacksonville
Fla
Walter Scott
Wichita
Donaleen Moore
Nannette Beck
Redlands
Calif
American Legion Auxiliary
Eastern Star
Grange
BPW
Delta Kappa Gamma
Federated Church In
Bone Tests Continue In EU Labs
Sheriff Bill Cunningham reported ongoing bone identification tests at University of Kansas laboratories. Dr. Irwin L. Baird said results are inconclusive and more serum tests are needed. The dorsal skull fragment found at Dave Brown farm north of Altoona may come from a hydrocephalic animal, complicating identification.
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Fredonia
Dave Brown
Altoona
Sheriff's Office
Bill Cunningham
Irwin L. Baird
Department of Anatomy
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Baird
Coffeyville Youth Killed in Road Collision
Coffeyville, Kansas. Jack ie Penner, 16, was killed late Tuesday in a head on crash on a country road west of Coffeyville. A restaurant operator was injured. Penner was the son of Mr and Mrs O N Penner. Ted Gavrilys, 65, of Topeka, a traffic officer, was listed in fair condition.
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Coffeyville
Kas
Jackie Penner
Here
Penner
O. N. Penner
Topeka
Kansas
Ted Gavrilys
Accs
Dent
Telephone guidance for Tribune access and after hours contact
The notice instructs readers to contact Tribune via phone through their carrier and to call 700 after 6 p.m. if the primary line is unreachable. It provides a post 6 pm alternative number to ensure continued access.
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Tribune
Mock H Bomb Attack Warns Chanute of Atomic Warfare Dangers
Local Civil Defense director Fred Montague and assistant Burl O Connor describe a hypothetical two day exercise in which about half of Chanute would suffer serious fallout injuries from a Clearwater Wichita blast. They note high altitude winds spread radiation for hundreds of miles and urge 100 percent sheltering and pre stocked essentials. The drill ends at 8 p m today.
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Chanute
Fred Montague
Chanute Civil Defense Organization
Wichita
Burl O’connor
Clearwater
Topeka
Kansas City
Civil Defense Headquarters
Montague
Four County Retail Sales Rise Sharply Across Area
Retail sales in four Kansas counties rose per person with Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson posting gains. Area total hit 2.42 billion dollars, while state totals climbed about 4.8 percent. Neosho dipped slightly in volume though per person gains led in several categories. Local tax receipts varied with Neosho down 2.9 percent and Montgomery down 2.2 while Allen rose 6.4.
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University of Kansas School of Business
Neosho County
Allen
Wilson
Woodson
Neosho
Sedgwick
Shawnee
Wyandotte
Montgomery
Industries Endorse County Survey On Training Needs
An industrial survey endorsed by business and labor leaders and Buford Fisher the school superintendent was approved to be run by the Junior College. It aims to determine county training and employment needs promoted by the state vocational department and Mid-America Inc. The meeting included W. H. Payton Les Matthews Marlin Blackston and W. C. Markley among others. The survey starts June 2 and should take about two weeks with thirty seven county businesses to be contacted.
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Buford Fisher
State Department For Vocational Education
Mid-America, Inc
W. H. Payton
Les Matthews
Chamber of Commerce
Marlin Blackston
Chamber
W. C. Markley
Snow and Sleet Hit North Georgia Region
Unseasonable winter weather covered North Georgia with snow sleet and rain early today. Neil Collins of Blairsville near the North Carolina line reported the cold mix as temperatures dipped to 37 degrees in the early hours.
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Gainesville
North Georgia
Neil Collins
Blairsville
North Carolina Line
Rural phone service to end hand cranks in Chanute district
Al Endres, manager, announced replacement of the last rural hand crank telephones in Chanute within six weeks as a $56,000 modernization touches about 100 residents. Construction includes buried and aerial cable across 27 miles of buried line, five miles of aerial, and seven miles of aerial wire to run from the municipal airport westward and southward.
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Chanute
al Endres
Endres
Gustaf Adelgren
Docking Files for Reelection as Kansas Governor
Gov. George Docking announces plans for a second term and pins his campaign on opposition to the Republican backed higher sales tax. He notes his health is improved after bronchitis and signals a vigorous statewide drive with taxes and who pays them as focal issues.
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Topeka
George Docking
Kansas
Docking
Supreme Court
Reed Kickoff At Manhattan For GOP Governor Bid
Clyde M. Reed Jr. announces a county by county campaign kickoff with a May 14 speech in Manhattan for his Republican bid. He will tour Dickinson, Lindsborg, Salina, Riley, Marshall, Wyandotte, and Pottawatomie counties through May 17 and beyond, with events including a lunch and a Kansas State College Young Republicans gathering.
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Topeka
Clyde M. Reed Jr. Parsons
Manhattan
Reed
Dickinson County
Lindsborg
Salina
Riley County
Liberal Tot Killed in Front of Father and Home
A P A mail delivery truck fatally struck 3 year old Clint Overton in Liberal Kansas as his father Roy Overton watched from the curb. The child died at the scene or shortly after, with authorities investigating the accident.
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Clint Overton
Roy Overton
Severe Thunderstorms Move East Across Kansas Nebraska
The Weather Bureau issued a forecast for parts of south central and southeast Nebraska and north central and northeast Kansas. Thunderstorms are expected to grow in number and intensity this afternoon as they move southeast. A few storms may become severe from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. with large hail and damaging winds possible near Ft. Riley, Kansas.
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Kansas City
Nebraska
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Ft. Riley, Kan
Columbus Defeats Waterworks Bonds
The Associated Press reports Columbus voters rejected a 226 302 bond to improve and rebuild the water works system by 386 to 274. In Kansas City Kansas a 6 850 000 school bond was approved in a separate election by 7065 to 2513, funding a new library and admin building, two elementary schools, and additions to 18 more schools after a 6.2 million program in 1953.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Kan
Columbus
Merger Vote Set Friday for Seven Allen County Districts
Allen County will hold a Friday vote across seven school districts on a merger plan. The Center Grove district joins Prairie View South Fairview Bethel Jeddo Central Avenue and Cottage Grove in the proposal. Enrollment totals about 80 students. The merger has been debated for two years.
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Allen County
Unn Todd
Center Grove
Prairie View
South Fairview
Bethel
Jeddo
Central Avenue
Cottage Grove
Cooks Find Original Coffee Maker Cord Hidden in Brew
At a church meeting cooks replaced a missing cord with a substitute. The coffee tasted fine, and while cleaning the maker they discovered the original cord still inside the machine, tucked among the coffee.
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