Toronto dam work advances near Verdigris site
Project engineers report progress on the Toronto Dam five miles southeast of Toronto. Excavation for the spillway began this month and embankment work starts in June under Al Johnson Construction Co. with 1170 calendar days allowed. Clearing, relocation, and highway adjustments remain to be awarded as the project expands across Woodson and Greenwood counties.
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Keith Wright
Toronto
Toronto Dam
al Johnson Construction Co
Minneapolis
Minn
Buchanan Bros. Construction Co
Kansas City
Pool Construction Co
Shawnee
Okla
Verdilgris River
Frank Bosche
W J. Himes
Tulsa
Corps of Engineers
Missouri Pacific
Woodson
Greenwood
Verdigris
State Highway Commission
Holt Construction Co
Oxford
Freeto Construction Co
Pittsburg
Bosche
Wichi
Yates Center
Civil Service
Wichita
Fort Gibson
Oklahoma
Kansas
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Corps
Strawn
Burlington
Neosho River
Council Grove
Marion
Verdigris River
Tribune
VFW Meeting Sees New Member Enroll Ahead of Time
Clyde Blackston state commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars attends a Cha nute post membership meeting and brings in Ralph Deitrich before arriving. Deitrich signs up after a phone promise from Blackston. Meeting at 8 pm in the VFW Hall on West Main includes lunch. Also noted are remodeling efforts at the Memorial building to create rest rooms on the third floor for district court sessions.
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Clyde Blackston
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chanute Post
Blackburn
Leota
Marine Corps
Ralph Deitrich
Howard Dobson
Dobson
Deitrich
New Zealand
VFW
W. Main
Memorial Building
District Court
Ross Cooper
Freight Rate Hearing to Be Resumed in Kansas
The Kansas Corporation Commission grants a continuance and resumes hearings June 12 on railroads in Kansas seeking a six percent intrastate freight rate increase. Several firms and organizations opposing the hike remain to be heard as the case continues.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Corporation Commission
Checks Identified In Connelly Conspiracy Trial
An oil company official identified 25 checks totaling 1418 dollars as payments from an oil royalty to Matthew J Connelly when Connelly was appointments secretary to former President Truman. The checks were entered into evidence at the conspiracy trial after identification by L H Hadley of Independence Kansas secretary treasurer of the Sinclair Crude Oil Co.
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ST. Louis
Matthew J. Connelly
Connelly
Truman
L. 8. Hadley
Independence
Kan
Sinclair Crude Oil Co
Harris Family Moves to New Winfield Home
Mr and Mrs Lee Harris announce relocation from Benedict to Winfield. Harris is a Missouri Pacific foreman and the couple are joined by An nette Arlene and Kirk in the move.
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Lee Harris
Annette
Arlene
Kirk
Benedict
Winfield
Harris
Missouri-Pacific
KU students raid Baker sorority house in Baldwin
About 80 to 100 KU students descended on the Alpha Chi Omega house at Baker University in Baldwin late last night. Damages included torn lounging robes and broken windows as law enforcement detained several suspects and Baker officials vowed immediate dismissals for participants.
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Baldwin
Kas
University of Kansas
K. U
Baker University
Alpha Chi Omega
Baker
Ruth Latham
Lawrence
Laurence C. Woodruff
University
Latham
Baker Men
Right to Work Court Decision Eyed in Kansas
Kansas officials and supporters react to a U S Supreme Court ruling on union shop contracts under the National Railway Labor Act. Gov. Fred Hall opposes a Kansas right to work law while Warren W Shaw touts it. experts note unclear impact beyond the rail union area.
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Kansas
Topeka
U. S. Supreme Court
National Railway Labor Act
Fred Hall
Hall
Supreme Court
State Federation of Labor
Warren W. Shaw
Shaw
Paul Wilson
Wilson
Lou Weiss
Augusta
Kansans
Weiss
Senate House Conferees Agree on Farm Bill and Soil Bank
A Senate House Conference Committee approved a compromise farm bill carrying a 1.2 billion dollar soil bank plan. Ellender said key trade included removal of a year long hold on soil bank operation and House concessions on feed grain provisions. The bill also directs sale of up to five million bales of government cotton and maintains rice price support safeguards for two years.
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Washington
Senate
House
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Congress
Eisenhower
Cooley
D-Nc
House Agriculture Committee
Secretary For Agriculture
Heat wave lingers as Kansas forecasts stay warm
A continued heat spell covers Kansas with highs near 90s and lows in the 60s. The Weather Bureau notes record highs may persist while scattered showers drift into the northwest and west tonight. Cities report varied readings with Topeka at 92 today and Manhattan at 99 yesterday.
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Mercury
Topekap
Wamego
Junction City
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Atwood
Goodland
Manhattan
Russell
Topeka
Pittsburg
Mrs Winifred Neathery Dies After Auto Crash Near La Cygne
Mrs Winifred Neathery aged 47 of Kansas City Missouri died at the University of Kansas Medical Center following injuries from an automobile mishap near La Cygne Kansas Sunday night She had lost an arm and suffered additional injuries in the crash and was the wife of R F Neathery of Kansas City Missouri She formerly lived in Ida Kansas and Blackwell Oklahoma
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Kansas City
Kas
Winifred Neathery
la Cygne
University of Kansas Medi ‘Cal Center
R. F. Neathery
Ida
Blackwell
Okla
Smoking and breathing study shows mixed effects
New York reports preliminary results by Dr. Ernst O. Attinger and Dr. Maurice S. Segal on smoking's impact on lung ventilation. Normal individuals showed no major change, while those with heart or lung disease experienced temporary impairment in breathing mechanics.
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New York
Boston
National Tuberculosis Assn
Ernst O. Attinger
Maurice S. Segal
Tufts University School of Medicine
Altinger
Segal
Two Car Collision Claims Third Victim Near Winfield
In western Kansas a two car crash west of Winfield claimed a third life early today. Victims include Stanley Allen Clark 18 of near Winfield Nancy Knucky 17 and Jimmie A Owens 27 of Winfield.
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Winfield, Kas
Winfield
Stanley Allen Clark
Nancy Knucky
Jimmie A. Owens
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka 1956 Record Update
Topeka state release lists traffic fatalities from the State Accident Records Section. Within the last 24 hours and year to date figures for 1956, with comparative data for 1955 appear incomplete. Includes totals and brief dealership of numbers.
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Topeka
Kansas
Railroads Battle Over Right-to-Work
In Washington management and organized labor pledged new battles over compulsory union membership after a Supreme Court decision sanctioning the union shop in railroad and airline industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Fisherman Drowns Near Wichita Creek
Claude Paker, 57, drowned while fishing in a creek south of Wichita yesterday. Tribune phone line urged for information. call 700 after 6 p.m. for contact.
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Wichita
Claude Paker
Here
Tribune
Higher Retail Prices Brew for Coffee
New York producers of major coffee brands raised wholesale prices by up to four cents a pound yesterday. A spokesman for several supermarket chains said the increases will likely be passed to retail customers within 10 to 14 days.
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New York
Bottles Flung From Delivery Truck Injure Five Near Macy's
A New York beverage delivery truck cut a corner in front of Macy's department store, spilling 40 to 50 cases of bottles onto a sidewalk crowd. Four women and one man were injured.
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New
Nike Missile Plant Dedication in Charlotte
Nike will dedicate a multi million-dollar ground to air guided missile assembly plant in public ceremonies in Charlotte. The event marks a major investment and creation of jobs in the region with officials expected to speak about the project.
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Charlotte
N.C
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