Wichita E. Miler Sets U.S. Record
Wichita East and Wichita E Miler star Jim Ryan shatters the national high school mile mark with a 4:06.4 at the Kansas state meet in Manhattan. He also anchors a 3:25.0 medley relay record with East, while Ryan runs 220 yards in 22.0 as part of a dominant team performance that crowns Wichita East state champions in Class AA. Other class results and records span Hoisington, Concordia, Mulvane, Caldwell, Lakin, and Ford.
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First Sooner Wheat Arrives at Temple Elevator
TEMPLE Okla AP The first Oklahoma wheat harvested this year has arrived at an elevator in Temple. Ray Zachary harvested 69 bushels on his farm near Randlett.
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Oklahoma
Ray Zachary
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Phoenix Jaco Wins Meet in Big Springs Showdown
Kansas entrants claimed two firsts and multiple top finishes at the 23rd National Junior College track meet in Big Springs. Phoenix College led with 122 points, Howard County 120, ending Howard County’s 13 year run. Cecil Turner of Pratt tied the wind-assisted 100 record at 9.5 while Eddie Orr of Phoenix set a new high hurdles mark at 14.5. Mike Mans of Hutchinson won the javelin with 195.8. Other Kansans placed: Frank Stanfield 2nd in the javelin, Darrell Dodge 4th, Jimmy Allison 5th, Anthony Butler 5th in the 440.
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Kansas
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Pratt
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Phoenix
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Orr
Mike Mans
Hutchinson
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Darrell Dodge
Jimmy Allison
Parsons
Anthony Butler
Coffeyville
Fifteen To Graduate At Midway
Midway School will dismiss for summer vacation Thursday per superintendent Milo Peterson. Fall term opens August 27. Baccalaureate was held Sunday with Rev. Ronald Bumstead speaking. Commencement is Tuesday at 8 p.m. with Rev. Stephen Williams as speaker. Fifteen seniors and sponsors, Mr. and Mrs. Don Walburn, toured the Ozarks for five days. Seniors listed: Larry Anderes, Beth Blair, Jane Floyd, Patty Graham, Irene Hardin, Harold Lennie Harvey, Carolyn Johnson, Tom Johnson, Nancy Jones, Sandra McMillen, Brian Morton, Gregory Parsons, L. D. Rowan, Judy Thouvenell, Maxine Wiltse. Annual school meeting June 5 at 8 p.m.
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Buffalo Methodist Church
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Tom Johnson
Nancy Jones
Sandra McMillen
Brian Morton
Gregory Parsons
L. D. Rowan
Judy Thouvenell
Maxine Wiltse
Kansas Wins Big Eight All Sports Crown
Kansas clinched the Big Eight all-sports championship by winning its first tennis crown since 1948 and adding outdoor track. Kansas leads with 292 points, while Oklahoma is second. Missouri clinched the baseball title and several schools hold additional titles across the league.
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Agricultural Fame Hall Taking Shape in Kansas
The Agricultural Hall of Fame near Kansas City grows with a $52 million plan aided by a $100 a plate dinner featuring Harry S. Truman and Jack Benny. About 800 guests heard aims to honor past and present agriculture, with the first building under construction for display, library, and museum use. Kansas and Wyandotte County land donations push total value to $1.6 million. Local leaders praise the hall as a nationwide tribute to farmers and agricultural heritage, underscoring its Midwest significance.
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Fred Brinkerhoff Suffers Heart Attack at 78
Pittsburg Kansas AP reports Fred W. Brinkerhoff, longtime publisher of the Pittsburg Headlight and Sun, suffered a severe heart attack at his home early Saturday. At 78, he remains in Mt. Carmel Hospital in fair condition, slowly responding to treatment after a busy day that included dedicating a new building at Pittsburg State College and attending the Carthage press awards dinner.
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Fred W. Brinkerhoff
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Kansas
Nazarene Sunday School Barbecue Near Erie
The Berean class of Nazarene Sunday school held a barbecue Friday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Dutton in rural Erie about 20 persons attended. Mr and Mrs T C Ball and Charles Smith of Parsons visited at the J E Vance home Thursday.
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Nazarene Sunday School
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Erie
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Parsons
J. E. Vance
Two State Traffic Fatalities Reported Over Weekend
Two people died in Kansas traffic accidents. An Emporia motorcycle crash killed Elmer R. Tinsley, 35, who gave aliases and a California address. A Fort Leavenworth area bicyclist, Wade P. Rockafellow, 24, of New York, died after a collision with a car driven by William Endriss Jr., 21, of Leavenworth. Endriss was uninjured. Missouri also reported fourteen traffic deaths in the same period.
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Emporia
Elmer R. Tinsley
Jerry Selby
California
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Madison
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Fort Leavenworth
Wade P. Rockafellow
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Highway Patrol
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State Weather Kansas City Report Ends 6 A.M.
State Weather Kansas City AP provides 24 hour period ending 6 a.m. readings for high and low temperatures and precipitation. Data covers recent weather in Kansas City including temperature extremes and rainfall amounts from local stations.
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Red Sea bumpfish feeds by headbutting coral
The Red Sea bumpfish sustains itself by scraping off coral chunks using a hard buffer on its forehead. This unusual feeding method highlights how this species leverages its head to access reef-embedded food in its habitat.
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Process Server Blessed With Burned Fingers
MISSION Kan AP Deputy Sheriff Ed Blagrave went to the home of a mother of 11 to deliver a divorce restraining order. She refused the summons, held it briefly, then lit a fire with a match saying God is my witness. She prayed during the burn, blessed him, and pledged to pray for him as her fingers burned.
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Mission, Kan
Ed Blagrave
Vienna’s Spanish Riding School Keeps Ancient Horseman Tradition
The Spanish Riding School in Vienna preserves a fragile tradition of horsemanship once common in the Greek world described by Xenophon, maintaining a link to ancient riding arts through its performances and training.
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Vienna
Xenophon
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