Man with mental disturbances held on vagrancy charge
Police custody a man from Burden identified as the one in two downtown reports. The subject, who has endured mental disturbances after a serious injury, was held on a vagrancy charge while awaiting disposition. In another incident a boy was injured slightly after running into a car in the 1000 block of South Washington. Dallas and Toledo items note a baseball game and a bulb theft at a park respectively.
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Burden
Kenneth Ogle
S. Forest
South
Washington
Toledo
Ohio
Oklaland
Park
Four Hurt in Brookhaven Chemical Blast at Lab
A chemical explosion at Brookhaven National Laboratory injured four, with one in serious condition. Director Dr. Leland Haworth said no nuclear radiation was involved. The blast hit the hot laboratory testing bromine and fluorine compounds near the reactor facility. six others faced acid vapor exposure. Serious burn victim Richard Johnson, 30, of Baldwin, hospitalized. others Leroy Jefferson, 45, Bellport. Bob Feindt, 33, Lake Ronkonkoma. Walter Kalinowski, 27, Brookhaven treated and sent home.
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Brookhaven
N. Y
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Leland Haworth
Richard Johnson
Baldwin
N.Y
Leroy Jefferson
Bellport, N.Y
Bob Feindt
Lake Ronkonkoma N.Y
Walter Kalinowski
Two Kansas Escapees Waive Extradition
Mrs Martha Starborn and Thomas Hernando Cotton escapees from Kansas waived extradition in San Francisco and will be returned to Lansing. Police say they were arrested after a $2 robbery and reported secret meetings in a tunnel linking Lansing’s pens.
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San Francisco
Martha Starborn
Thomas Hernando Cotton
Kansas
Lansing
Boilermakers Vote to Move Headquarters to Washington
The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Blacksmiths voted to relocate its 150000 member union headquarters to Washington after the 20th quadrennial convention. The Philadelphia session concluded with the resolution passing.
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Philadelphia
Washington
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Blacksmiths
Jeff Williams to Speak at Joint Commencement
Chickasha attorney Jeff H. Williams will address the joint Senior High and Junior College commencement at Memorial Auditorium at 8 p.m. on May 24. He plans four stops on his tour and will discuss The Future Is a Many Splintered Thing.
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Jeff H. Williams
Chickasha
Okla
Memorial Auditorium
Ozarks
Universty
Arkansas
Kansas City School of Law
Fredonia
Neodesha
Iola
Boyd Latimer
Grace Episcopal Church
John Boydston
Larry Harris
Sam Morford
Howard McMurray
Alice McCune
Howard A. Jester
Ted Hurst
The
Christian Church
Judd Jones
First Methodist Church
Claude Pittenger
Nazarene Church
House Appropriations Committee Keeps Most Funds for Itself
The House Appropriations Committee recommended a $78,470,285 budget for the House and related agencies for the coming year, a 2,208,343 cut from requests, less than three percent. The panel trimmed joint Senate House items and agencies like the Library of Congress and the Capitol, while approving 72 million for a new House office building project despite efforts to cut it. The Senate will add its funds later.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Senate House
Library of Congress
Capitol
Government Printing Office
Botanic Gardens
Congress
Kansas Man Killed As Plane Crashes Near Compton Airport
A Kansan pilot identified as Lawrence Burke, 40, of Los Angeles, and passenger John W. Bradley died when their small plane struck power lines during a landing near Compton airport. Bradley had regional relatives, including a brother Clarence Bradley in Los Angeles and sister Mrs. Mary Harris of Lynwood.
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Compton
Calif
Lawrence Burke
Los Angeles
John W. Bradley
Lawrence
Bradley
Clarence Bradley
Mary Harris
Lynwood
Phone Your Carrier If Tribune Not Delivered
If you do not receive the Tribune, contact your carrier for assistance. If the carrier is unavailable, call 700 after 6 p.m. for further help.
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Tribune
After Rains Crops Look Great in Local Fields
County agricultural agent Mahlon Morley reports widespread green growth spurred by recent rains. Alfalfa growth is tremendous, corn is thriving, oats and grasses are strong, with some wheat and late varieties headed. Aphids present but not yet economically important. runoff water is needed to fill ponds for summer stock.
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Mahlon Morley
Oklahoma Backing Big Dams in Kansas
Rep. Albert of Oklahoma submitted to a House subcommittee a request for Ark ansas River basin appropriations. Projects include Kansas dams Strawn Toronto Elk City and Council Grove. Oklahoma Keystone Oologah Eufaula. Arkansas Dardanelle dam. He seeks 2.7 million dollars for bank stabilization and stresses Eufaula Dam on the Canadian River.
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Washington
Arkansas River
Kansas
House
Albert
D-Okla
Strawn
Toronto
Elk City
Council Grove
Keystone
Oologah
Eufaula
Oklahoma
Dardenelle
Arkansas
Arkansas Basin
Canadian River
Hungarian Refugees Limited by America
The government says emergency admission of Hungarian refugees to the United States will be limited to special cases. Atty. Gen. Brownell named family reunification, special skills, or entry in the national interest as criteria. Parole entries will be processed first from second asylum nations in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Brownell
Austria
Youth Holds Up Katy Depot Suspect Sought
Police issued a warrant for a 19 or 20 year old suspect identified from a department photo for an attempted holdup at the Katy depot Tuesday night at 8 45. No money was taken after the youth demanded funds and fled after returning an empty billfold. Depot chief D L Kirkpatrick described the incident and a watch was kept as investigators pursued the gunman.
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Katy
Kirkpatrick
Storms Kill at Least 22 In Oklahoma and Texas
Overnight downpours drenched Dover and Enid with up to 12 feet of water flooding streets and forcing mass evacuations. Civil authorities reported three deaths and two missing in the Dover area while Enid faced extensive inundation and rescues. Red Cross and National Guard delivered aid and boats assisted evacuations across the affected towns.
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Oklahoma
Texas
W. P. Tucker
Dover
Cimarron
Tucker
Enid
Cathy Dawn Marks
Mary Ann Marks
Blaine County
Okeene
Red Cross
Oklahoma Air National Guard
State Highway Patrol
Kingfisher County
Dsegan
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Hennessey
Turkey Creek
Cimmaron
Wayne Mullican
U.S. Highway 81
Okarche
Civil Defense Drill Tests 100 Mock Casualties in Utah
In Tooele Utah a TM A B25 bomber and three jet fighters conducted a civil defense drill yesterday dropping smoke bombs to simulate 100 mock casualties. The exercise aimed to assess alert procedures and rescue coordination in the northern Utah community.
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Tooele
Utah
River Rises Three Feet At Chanute Station As Rain Lashes Kansas
The Neosho River near Chanute rose three feet in 24 hours and stood 10 feet above normal at the city pumping station as upstream rains drenched Kansas. Heavy showers fell across the state with Hutchinson and Elkhart reporting 4.07 and 3.30 inches respectively. Forecasters warned of continued rain and possible severe storms.
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Neosho
Chanute
CAA
Kansas
Southcentral
Hutchinson
Elkhart
Topeka
Liberal
Dodge City
Kansas City
Kingman
Ninnescah
Kirwin Dam
Weather Bureau
Wichita
McPherson
Newton
Arkansas City
Coffeyville
Emporia
Salina
Russell
Hill City
Garden City
Great Bend
Ellinwood
St. John
Stafford
Hudson
Larned
Fowler
Meade
Hugoton
Sublette
Anthony
Caldwell
Miltonvale
Gove
Smith Center
Atwood
Phillipsburg
Concordia
Hays
How Area Congressmen Voted on Soil Bank
Washington report lists voting by House members from Oklahoma Arkansas Kansas and Missouri on roll calls to end soil bank payments after this year. Democrats for Bolling Brown Cannon Hull Jones Karsten Moulder Sullivan of Mo Gatherings of Ark. Republicans for Smith of Kan Curtis of Mo. Democrats against Carnahan Christopher of Mo Albert Edmondson Jarman Steed Morris of Okla Breeding of Kan Norrell Hays Mills Trimble Harris of Ark. Republicans against Belcher of Okla Scrivner Rees Avery George of Kan.
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Washington
House
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri
Bolling
Brown
Cannon
Hull Jones
Karsten
Moulder and Sullivan
Ark
Smith
Kan
Curtis
Carnahan
Christopher
Albert,Edmondson
Jarman
Steed
Morris
Okla
Norrell
Hays, Mills, Trimble and
Harris
Belcher
Scrivner
Rees, Avery and George
Welfare study on aged care facilities in county plan
Clark M. Fleming Erie lawyer was appointed to study legal aspects of a proposed plan to replace the county home with two new aging facilities at Erie and Chanute. The advisory committee noted old age expenditures have risen due to medical and nursing care costs, and urged open homes for the aged regardless of financial condition. The meeting at the Tioga Hotel was chaired by Rev. William T. Hunt and included county officials and local residents.
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Clark M. Fleming
Erie
Chanute
Fleming
William T. Hunt
Tioga Hotel
D. C. Diver
Lee Francis
Gordon Gray
Sarah C. Haller
J. T. Johnson
Lester Grove
Donald Ray
Bernard Smith
Stark
Nelle H. Stevens
Harry Minnich
Thayer
Adeline Fortney
Storm briefs sweep several states with heavy rainfall
Oklahoma evacuates 250 Dover residents as Cimarron River floods after overnight rains surpass 11 inches. Hennessey reports 9.78 to 11.25 inches with cloudbursts and minor floods. Spokane floods prompt hundreds to evacuate and damage roads. Silverton Texas reports 18 dead and 2 missing as police check a 70 mile radius.
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Oklahoma City
Highway Patrol
Dover
Oklahoma
Cimarron River
Hennessey
Okla
Weather Bureau
Silverton
Tex
El Doradoan Heads Knights Templar
Donald J. Ray burn of El Dorado was elected grand commander of Kansas Knights Templar at the 88th conclave closing session. Other officers named include Myron J. Cushman deputy grand commander Walter H. Schrimpf grand generalissimo Urban C. Brown grand captain general Frank M. Yeoman grand senior warden J. Laverne Dickey grand junior warden Rev Roy M. Truesdale grand prelate Floyd A. Palmer re elected grand recorder Carroll C. Arnett grand standard bearer Emanuel M. Krug grand warder Archie Schoonover appointed grand captain of the guard.
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Wichita
Donald J. Rayburn
el Dorado
Kansas
Knights Templar
Myron J. Cushman
Topeka
Walter H. Schrimpf
Leavenworth
Urban C. Brown
Emporia
Frank M. Yeoman
Kingman
J. Laverne Dickey
Satanta
Roy M. Truesdale
Floyd A. Palmer
Independence
Carroll C. Arnett
Belleville
Emanuel M. Krug
Great Bend
Archie Schoonover
Goodland
Warrants Out In Secret Magazine Case Indictments
Los Angeles county grand jury indicted multiple individuals and several corporations in a criminal libel case involving Confidential and other magazines. Deputy District Attorney William Rizzi said the number of accused persons is “several,” and warrants were issued but not yet served as the indictments remain secret.
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Los Angeles
Dep. Dist. Atty
William Rizzi
Traffic Fatalities Reported by State Records Section
Topeka Kansas traffic fatalities list shows 0 deaths in the last 24 hours. The year to date stands at 1957 158 while the same period in 1956 reached 221.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tornadoes lash Texas with Silverton tragedy and fatalities
More than 20 tornadoes swept Texas with at least 19 deaths and extensive damage. Silverton suffered the worst blow with 19 dead in an eight block area at 10 30 p m, while injuries and homelessness rose across towns from Lampasas to Lubbock amid floods and hail.
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Dallas
Texas
Silverton
Amarillo
Red Cross
Department of Public Safety
Panhandle
South Plains
Clarendon
Prairie County
Haiti Turmoil Turns Violent As Farmers Block Roads
Haiti faced intensifying upheaval as ten thousand armed farmers blocked routes to Port au Prince to starve food supplies. Arson and sabotage rose while troops clashed with demonstrators. The seven member Executive Council suspended freedoms and vowed elections, naming Dr. Francois Duvalier a leading presidential candidate amid calls for a provisional leadership to ensure honest elections.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Francois Duvalier
Neosho Valley HD Unit Meeting With Mrs Mc Coy
The Neosho Valley Home Demonstration Unit will meet with Mrs. James Mc Coy at 1406 South Highland at 2 p.m. Actions focus on planned project work and group activities.
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Neosho Valley
James McCoy
S. Highland
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