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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1956
Page
8
Bruce Larsen, 28 year old editor, helped persuade three inmates at Oakalla Prison in Vancouver to release guard Ernie Loveless after a several hour siege. The trio, angry after failing appeals on 20 year murder related sentences, threatened Loveless with a razor during the standoff.
Damar Grain Co. Inc. of Damar Kansas and Evans Grain Co. of Salina filed in federal court a counter suit against Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Co. of Indianapolis seeking more than $71 700. The action alleges the insurer misapplied funds and breached policy terms in the dispute surrounding a grain claim.
L A Edwards Jr of Duncan paid the top price of 7595 dollars for a tract in Stephens County and Edwin L Cox of Dallas paid 353 85 dollars per acre for half mineral interest in a 10 acre McClain County lease. Of 105 tracts offered, 66 were sold totaling 83215 dollars.
Rep Avery told a House Public Works subcommittee that residents in Frankfort Kas area support the proposed 990000 flood control project. He described it as not only justified but necessary for protection against flood hazards.
The Associated Press reports cool but clear weather in the eastern quarter while showers dot the Midwest to the Pacific. Thunderstorms roll across the northern Great Lakes and Northern Plains, with rain in California and extreme western Texas. Florida's heavy rain eased from yesterday into today, with rainfall ranging from 0.34 to 1.2 inches in southern areas.
Jamestown report states three fire trucks answered false alarms at a busy intersection last week. Detective Earl Thies identified the girl responsible, who said she wanted to see what would happen. her mother consented.
The Gulf states reported readings 5 to 12 degrees lower than 24 hours earlier while the central U S and Great Lakes saw warming with temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above yesterday morning.
Weather data shows Kansas last month had precipitation about 50 percent below normal. The average was 1.30 inches versus the 2.55 inch normal, with readings from 0.39 inch in the southwest to 2.70 in the east central. Temperatures ran slightly cooler than average.
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