Miracle Ration-jet Water Cooler Fails Grievance Push
A rumor of a new Miracle Ration-jet Water Cooler at Acme Tiddlywink Co. provokes a grievance committee led by Roscoe Bloop. The plan to curb gossip with a red light system is voted down 98 to 0, and management retreats, admitting no such device exists.
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New York
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12 Year Old Girl Attacked After Picnic in City Park
A 12-year-old Columbus girl reports three young men forced her into a car near City Park after a seventh grade picnic. She was driven to a secluded road where one man injured her and threw a substance in her eyes before releasing her near a school. Doctors say the substance caused eye damage. She returned home in tears and notified her parents.
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Columbus
Doomed Man Plays Postal Chess With Houston Club President
Cecil Lewis Tiner, 28, on death row in Alabama for a 1957 sheriff’s killing, plays postal chess with Milton Blumenthal, 38, president of the Houston Chess Club. Tiner, convicted November 1957, has no set execution date. six moves completed, seventh in progress. Blumenthal sent magazines and maintains the game from Kilby Prison Farm.
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Pacific tidal waves kill or cripple thousands across globe
Tidal waves spawned by Chile earthquakes hit the Pacific basin Monday killing or missing hundreds in Japan Hawaii Chile Okinawa and other regions. The death toll rose as reports arrived with Japan noting 85 dead 78 missing 884 injured and 46 000 homes affected.
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Daily crude output climbs in week to May 21
Oil and Gas Journal survey shows daily average crude oil and condensate production rising by 44 750 barrels to 6 844 310 barrels for the week ended May 21 with gains centered in Kansas and Oklahoma Kansas output up 20 150 barrels to 322 860 Oklahoma up 14 800 barrels to 538 200 barrels The Journal estimated 1960 production at 1 009 771 000 barrels versus 1 017 665 700 a year ago
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Oil and Gas Journal
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Tractor Disc Used To Kill Coyote
Dick Boyd a 13 year old on his father’s farm in Moran Kansas chased a coyote on a tractor and killed a half grown pup with a lifted disc. He earned the $2 county bounty for the kill and the hunt started after he spotted a mother coyote and two pups moving across the furrows.
Walking Woman Heads for Ellis
Dr Barbara Moore of England aims for Ellis Kansas 40 miles east of Quinter in a coast-to-coast hike. She walked 35 miles from Oakley to Quinter in 14 hours then sought care for a lame left ankle. The Kansas Highway Patrol allowed her to walk on the right side of the road due to shoulder slope.
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Gove County Hospital
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Teachers Set Higher Goals
Principals criticize curricular emphasis in today’s high schools while supporting athletics in moderation. A survey shows 61 percent say too much focus on athletics detracts from other program areas, though athletic activity itself is not opposed.
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Gallup
George Gallup
Kindergarten Trips Highlight Early Learning Experiences
Kindergarten trips to a public library city park and a local hatchery engage five year olds in observing birds animals and life cycles. Students enjoyed stories eggs hatching and hands on discovery while visiting community sites for learning.
Docking's Mother In Hospital In Kansas City
Mrs. Meda Docking, 89, mother of Gov. George Docking, is expected to be released today from Bethany Hospital after treatment for bronchitis. The Missouri case notes indicate she was admitted for medical care and is recovering.
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George Docking
Bethany Hospital
Nixon Votes Top Ike in Pennsylvania Primary
Official returns show Vice President Richard Nixon leading Eisenhower by 962,558 GOP votes in Pennsylvania’s April 26 primary, with Nixon 17 000 votes ahead of four years earlier. Kennedy led Democratic write-ins with 183,019. Stevenson 28,393. Humphrey 13,205. Symington 6,561. Johnson 2,647.
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New York
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Missouri
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Texas
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