Teener baseball league seeks four managers in Chanute
Four team managers and assistants sought for the Veterans of Foreign Wars teener baseball league in Chanute. Brennecke and Durham seek volunteers with interest in youth and basic baseball knowledge. Thirty seven players, ages 13 to 15, have signed. league play begins June 2 with games Mondays and Fridays.
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Paul T. Brennecke
Brennecke
Jack Durham
Chanute Banks
The
Eagles
Elks
VFW
Tom Johnson 99th birthday celebrated by Savonburg area
Kansas pioneer Tom Johnson, who arrived in 1881 and helped clear 160 acres near Salina, marks his 99th birthday. Now living five miles west of Savonburg, he remains active, gardens, reads news, and follows sports while recalling hard work and seasonal changes in farming.
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Dick Buzbee
Savonburg
Kansas
Tom Johnson
Salina
Savenburg
Johnson
Arline
Friends Home Lutheran Church
Kansas City Athletics
Lawrence
Cardinal
Stones in Peru Might Change Nixon's Plans
In Lima violent demonstrations against Vice President Nixon at San Marcos University drew editorials condemning the government. A round table with Ecuadorian students was canceled, and Nixon may skip major university visits on the tour. Eisenhower praised Nixon for calm handling and said Peruvians will feel embarrassment.
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Peru
Nixon
Lima
U.S
Richard Nixon
San Marcos University
United States
Soviet Union
Quito
Lima University
Secret Service
Catholic University
el Comercio
Raul Porras
Jose San Martin
Aprista Party
Washington
Eisenhower
Ecuador
Wasser
Slain Youth's Dad on Stand in Starkweather Case
Lincoln Neb the father of slain Robert W Jensen testified about the last night of life Jan 27. He identified his son’s wrist watch and a photo as evidence. County Attorney Elmer Scheele said Jensen was shot six times from behind in a short range firing. The defense seeks insanity.
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Lincoln
Neb
Robert W. Jensen
Robert D. Jensen
Bennet
Charles Starkweather
Carol King
Starkweather
Jensen
Elmer Scheele
Scheele
Kansas Traffic Fatalities Rise in 1958 Totals
Topeka reports state accident records show 41 fatalities in the last 24 hours and 145 to date in 1958, compared with 187 in the same period of 1957.
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Topeka
Kansas
Storm Warning Plan For Buffalo Area
A storm warning system for the Buffalo area is set up with 10 second blasts on the fire whistle and corresponding rings on rural telephones. Mrs L F Sowder said the plan mirrors last year’s, which was not used.
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Buffalo
L. F. Sowder
Fair Weather Area Forecast for Topeka and Kansas
Partly cloudy and warmer through Saturday with highs in the mid to upper 70s and lows in the 50s. Missouri Valley readings show scattered rain across southern Kansas, with amounts up to about 1.19 inches in Garden City and 1.12 at Lyons, while eastern skies clear.
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Topeka
Kansas
Garden City
Lyons
Lakin
Chanute
McPherson
Hudson
Goodland
Wichita
Hill City
Pittsburg
Rule of Law Formula Urged To Halt Wars
Charles S. Rhyne president of the American Bar Association says a peace mechanism beyond arms is needed and urges law to guide international disputes. He calls for a new State Department section to promote law as a path to peace and for universal instruction in international law. He also urges acceptance of the International Court of Justice in future disputes.
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Topeka
Charles S. Rhyne
American Bar Assn
Russia
Rhyne
Kansas Bar Assn
State Department
United Nations
International Court of Justice
University Daily Kansan Names Editorial Leadership
Malcolm Applegate of Topeka named managing editor for the University Daily Kansan with William Irvine of Lawrence as business manager and Alan Jones as editorial editor. Other appointments include Jack Harrison of Hays as city editor Jeanne Arnold of Chanute as society editor and Jim Cable of Independence as sports editor. Assistant managing editors are Leroy Lord East Rochester New York Patricia Swanson Newton Martha Crosier Lawrence and Douglas Parker Omaha Nebraska.
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Lawrence
Malcolm Applegate
Topeka
University Daily
Kansan
William Irvine
Alan Jones
Jack Harrison
Hays
Jeanne Arnold
Chanute
Jim Cable
Independence
Leroy Lord
East Rochester
N. Y
Patricia Swanson
Newton
Martha Crosier
Douglas Parker
Omaha
Neb
Kansas meat animal output dips in 1957
Kansas farm production of meat animals totaled 1.5 billion pounds last year, down 19 percent from 1956. Cash receipts from meat animals totaled 311 million dollars, a 20 percent drop from 1956.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tribune Phone Contact Instructions
If you cannot reach your Tribune by phone, contact your carrier. If the person is unavailable, call 700 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
512 Million Authorized for Airport Aid
The Senate Commerce Committee approved a 512 million dollar authorization for airport aid over five years. It is an authorization, not funding, and would extend the 50-50 matching formula. actual appropriation requires separate legislation before the money is released.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
Twenty Four Miners Rescued After 13 Hours in Mine
Sharp les West Virginia miners emerge from the Boone County Coal Corp. No. 2-A mine after more than 13 hours trapped by a flood. Rescue workers reached them through an abandoned air shaft as families waited at the bathhouse. The last man, Robert Turner, 48, assistant general foreman, was among the final evacuees.
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Sharples
W.va
Boone County Coal Corp
Orville Kitchen
Robert Turner
James Bradley
Crawford L. Wilson
West Virginia Department of Mines
Turner
Second Look At Debt Limit
Treasury official Undersecretary Julian Baird urged a fresh review of debt limit needs before Congress adjourns. He suggested income tax cuts may not quickly curb the recession and noted recent tax revenue declines and higher defense spending could require another increase, possibly up to 10 billion dollars.
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Boston
Treasury Department
Julian B. Baird
Baird
Treasury
Congress
Annual Conference of Mutual Savings Banks
Defense
Fields Quits AEC as General Manager
K E Fields resigns as general manager of the Atomic Energy Commission effective no later than July. Washington report notes leadership change at the agency and ongoing nuclear policy oversight pending a successor.
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Washington
K. E. Fields
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Big Mothers Day Party Brings 400 Mothers Together
Lansford Pennsylvania host Dick Edwards plans a large Mothers Day gathering at Lehighton featuring 400 mothers all aged 70 and over. The event marks 67 year old Edwards effort begun in 1939 to honor his late mother by reuniting families and sharing a life story theme inspired by This Is Your Life.
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Lansford
Lehighton
Dick Edwards
Edwards
England
Bowmanstown
Wage and Price Moratorium Urged by Business Council
A Hot Springs special committee of the Business Advisory Council urged President Eisenhower to impose a voluntary one year moratorium on wage and price increases. The report was delivered to Secretary Weeks and more than 100 leading U.S. industrialists at closed sessions. The group, chaired by T. W. Houser of Sears, Roebuck and Co., also opposed general tax cuts and rejected federal make work projects.
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Hot Springs
Business Advisory Council
Eisenhower
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
U.S
Commerce Department
T. W. Houser
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Council
Tests Called Off In Cape Canaveral Missile Launch
A scheduled Redstone ballistic missile launch at Cape Canaveral was called off today for the second time in 48 hours, reportedly controlled by Army field troops for the first time.
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Cape Canaveral
Army
Electric Plant School Here Next Week
The Kansas Assn. of Municipal Utilities will host its fifth annual steam electric plant operators school at Tioga Hotel next Wednesday and Thursday with an expected 50 to 60 attendees. Program chairman John Lofthouse of Chanute leads sessions starting 1 p.m. Wednesday and includes talks on safety, cooling towers, valves, and gas and steam power topics. Thursday features an Atomic Energy discussion by George Rampt and other technical talks. the event ends with a noon luncheon and Wednesday night buffet.
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Kansas Assn. of Municipal Utilities
John Lofthouse
Chanute Power Plant
Tioga Hotel
John B. Foster
KAMU
A. D. McGuire
Overland Park
Association
Foster
Norton
Linzie Williams
Larned
G. A. Rehm
Springfield Boiler Co
Harold R. Williams
Chanute
Dave Dwyer
Marley Co
H. A. Peil Cities Service Gas Co
Crane Co
Williams
Ash Grove Lime & Portland Cement Co
Atomic Energy
George Rampt
Westinghouse
M. W. Reagan
Atkinson Armature Works
Cal Davis
Monarch Cement Co
Humboldt
W. R. Klinkseik
Manning, Maxwell & Moore
Senate panel approves price tagging bill for autos
A Commerce Committee approved a bill requiring manufacturers to attach a suggested retail price on new cars and each accessory. Dealers backed the move arguing it curbs misleading ads and gimmicks such as dramatic discounts and promotions like a fur coat for the little lady or a free Florida vacation for two.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Florida
Nine Hurt As Greyhound Bus Runs Off Turnpike
A Greyhound bus on the Turner Turnpike nine miles west of Chandler ran off the roadway in light rain. Of 33 passengers, nine were hospitalized and two were in serious condition. Charles Horace Cain of Tulsa helped prevent more injuries. The right front tire reportedly blew out. Bus was en route from Tulsa to Oklahoma City.
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Chandler
Okla
Greyhound
Turner Turnpike
Highway Patrol
Mayes Lowrey
Charles Horace Cain
Tulsa
Lowrey
Mary Ellen Harris
el Mirage
Ariz
Maud Messer
Carthage
Bruce Bandy
Gertrude Bandy
St. Louis
Emma Niver
New Baltimore
Mich
Monica Francis
Columbus
Ohio
University Hospital
Oklahoma City
Guy E. Eaglesfield
Phoenix
James E. McCart
San Diego
Calif
Plane crash at Harmon Field injures 71 aboard
Seventy-one passengers and crew many dependents of U S armed forces escaped serious injuries when a Flying Boxcar crash landed at Harmon Field. A collapsed nose wheel caused the rough landing on a route from Europe to a New York base. The craft slid to its side and ambulances ferried injured to a hospital.
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Stephenville
Mid
U. S. Armed Forces
Harmon Field
U.S. Air Force
Europe
New York
Mamie Eisnehower to Visit Mother in Denver
First Lady Mamie Eisenhower will visit her mother Mrs John S Doud in Denver for several days. Mrs Doud, age 80 next Tuesday, has been in poor health for months. Mrs Eisenhower will be accompanied by her sister Mrs G Gordon Moore.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John S. Doud
Doud
Denver
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
G. Gordon Moore
Victim Fares Better Than Would-Be Thief In Parking Lot
In Topeka a would-be thief attempted theft as a car was jacked up using the owner's jack. The victim was surprised by a passing car and fled while the thief abandoned the scene. One driver escaped with minor loss and now has a new jack.
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Topeka
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