Long Awaited Family Reunion In Raytown Kansas City Area
Mrs. 0 W Olson of Raytown Missouri visits in the home of her niece Mrs. Allen W Elkins where four sisters and brothers aged 76 78 83 88 and 90 will join for the first time since the 1920s. Brother Albert Anderson of Eagle Rock California travels with his daughter Lillian Palace and Harris Anderson of Excelsior Springs will also attend. They plan to go to Chanute and Garfield to see oldest sister Alma E Carlson 90 confined to a wheelchair for nearly 50 years. Separately 78 year old Tom Polsch once jailed travels by bus toward Minneapolis after receiving aid from a Salvation Army fund and local doctors. Police report two minor traffic incidents and one more yesterday involving parked and moving vehicles with varying damage premios.
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0. W. Olson
Raytown
Kansas City
Allen W. Elkins
Olson
Nella Ryden
Albert Anderson
Eagle Rock
Calif
Lillian Palace
Harris Anderson
Excelsior Springs
Ryden
Elkins
Chanute
Garfield
Alma E. Carlson
Carlson
120 Traffic Deaths Is Holiday Estimate
The National Safety Council projects 120 Americans will die in traffic accidents during the Memorial Day 30 hour holiday period from 6 p m Wednesday to midnight Thursday. The estimate compares with 75 deaths on a non holiday Thursday at this time of year.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Poppy Day Keeps American Legion Auxiliary Aim
Annual Poppy Day sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary collected about 339 dollars Saturday per an unofficial check today. The funds aid child welfare and veterans rehabilitation programs with Doris Dalton as committee chair and Les Des Club helping.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Floyd Yahns
Doris Dalton
Les Des Club
Governor Docking Critical Of Refuge Case Explanation
Gov. George Docking expressed dissatisfaction with the forestry commission explanation for dropping the Marais des Cygnes refuge land case. The panel, by a 4-2 vote, refused to reverse action to drop the suit against Boicourt and Ottawa hunting clubs over about 200 acres adjacent to Linn County refuge. Docking demanded a field review by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and a feasibility report, and warned of political tensions and public distrust in government. He indicated possible action but did not commit.
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Topeka
George Docking
Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Marais Des Cygnes
Manhattan
Boicourt
Ottawa
Linn County
Docking
Commission
J. Floyd Breeding
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Dave Leahy
Kansas
Chanute Area Swim School Announces June Start
The Red Cross Water Safety program in Chanute opens phase two June 17 to July 6 with 240 beginners, 80 intermediates, and 60 swimmers. Registration cards and doctor permits become available next Monday at the Memorial building Red Cross office, with class assignments issued June 10 to 12.
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Red Cross
Chanute
Memorial Building
Red Cross Office
Neosho County
Kenneth Tebow
Tebow
First Aid
The
Youth Returns Home After 3 Week Absence
Millard Lieberam 17, nephew of Miss Josephine Scott, returned to Chillicothe Missouri after a disappearance linked to his aunt's Jan. 4 missing case. He said he left county due to lack of legal advice and refused further questions or a second lie detector test.
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Chillicothe
Josephine Scott
Ruth Lieberam
Lieberam
J. P. Morgan
Livingston County
Wichita Man Drowns In Fall River Lake
Eureka Kansas Joe D Sprout 49 of Wichita drowned when his fishing boat capsized on Fall River Reservoir Saturday His companion Leo McEachern 39 also of Wichita clung to the boat and was rescued by another boater.
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Eureka
Kas
Joe D. Sprout
Wichita
Fall River
Leo McEachern
Railroad Switchman Killed in Marysville Yard
Union Pacific Railroad switchman William H. Gibson died in Marysville Kansas after being run over by a boxcar that he tried to stop. The accident occurred Saturday night in the railroad yards.
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Marysville
Kas
Union Pacific Railroad
William H. Gibson
Boat Fire At Lake Bluestem Sends 12 Students Aboard Albin
An El Dorado high school boat carrying 12 seniors and juniors caught fire on Lake Bluestem five miles from El Dorado. The group swam to a nearby boat after gasoline spilled and a flash fire. One student Sarah Heitmann 18 was missing but later found. Three students including Heitmann were treated at El Dorado hospital. Ferguson remained overnight.
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EL Dorado
el Dorado High School
Lake Bluestem
Sarah Heitmann
Jim Barnes
Miss Heitmann
Jim Ferguson
Barnes
el Dorado Hospital
Refusal of underworld witnesses delays racketeering case
In New York the government postponed the Dio Dioguardi racketeering trial after two key witnesses refused to talk, citing intimidation by the underworld. Judge Herlands and U S Attorney Williams pledged ongoing investigation and an indefinite continuance, while Victor Riesel, blinded a year earlier, commented that the case speaks for itself.
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New York
Underworld
John
Johnny Dio
Williams
U. S. Dist
William B. Herlands
Department of Justice
Lindy
Broadway
Abe Telvi
Kansas City Tornado Claims 39th Victim
The May 20 tornado that struck Kansas City suburbs and eastern Kansas communities has claimed its 39th victim. Arthur J. Frechette, 80, of Munsing Michigan, died in a hospital yesterday after visiting a daughter in the area. His wife’s condition was not critical and she was to undergo an operation.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Arthur J. Frechette
Munsing
Mich
J.josephine O'Neill
House GOPs Plan to Restore Defense Budget Cuts
Washington GOP leaders moved a last minute campaign to restore part of the 2 billion dollars cut from next year’s defense funds by the House Appropriations Committee. Rep Martin urged Policy Committee members to decide how much of the cuts to contest amid debate on the 33.541 billion dollar measure. Johnson signaled Congress will judge the size of defense spending, warning sacredness of any budget proposal is not assured.
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Washington
House
House Appropriations Committee
Rep. Martin
Mass
Eisenhower
Frida
Appropriations Committee
Martin
Policy Committee
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Congress
Donald A. Quarles
House Committee
Pentagon
Quarles
Parsons Man Killed In Picket Line Battle
Two men died and at least seven were wounded in a picket line battle at a Gulf States Construction Co project in Gunterville Alabama. Police said nonstriking workers attempted to remove a barricade at the Cotton Producers Assn feed mill entrance. Victims identified include William Clinton Haralson 22 of Albertville and John Leroy Ward of Parsons Kansas. Wounded listed at the hospital include Glen Mathis of Parsons.
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Guntersville
Ala
Dock Morrow
Ward
Glen Mathis
Parsons
Kas
Woman Killed Crossing Highway Near Abilene
Bertha Harding aged 50 was struck by a car on U S 40 four miles west of Abilene while crossing the highway after alighting from a bus. She died two hours later in an Abilene hospital.
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Abilene
Bertha Harding
U. S. 40
Salina
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka 1957 Record Summary
Kansas State Accident Records lists 48 hour fatalities and year totals for Topeka. Last 48 hours total stands at 1 with year to date 1957 at 193, compared to 244 for the same period in 1956. Readers urged to contact Tribune via carrier or 700 after 6 p.m.
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Topeka
Kansas
Science Lab Expansion Sparks Major School Renovation
The Senior High School and Junior College begin a fourth floor modernization project with an estimated total cost near 10000 dollars. About 7000 dollars cover equipment as Buford E. Fisher notes demand for science courses drives relocation of chemistry and physics labs across floors.
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Buford E. Fisher
Fair Weather Forecast With Warmer Temperatures Ahead
Weather summary indicates fair and warmer conditions tonight and Tuesday in Kansas. Highs 75 to 85 degrees with scattered showers possible in western areas. Dodge City recorded .02 inch yesterday. Northeastern temperatures near normal, other regions about 48 degrees above normal in five day outlook.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Dodge City
Garden City
Goodland
Wichita
Sightseers Donate $700 for Tornado Relief
In Spring Hill Kansas curiosity drew crowds as Lions Club and Boy Scouts collected donations for tornado relief. A club member estimated the total haul at about $700 raised along the route from the damaged area.
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Spring Hill
Kas
Lions’ Club
Boy Scouts
Smiley Burnette to Visit Here for Celebrity Sale Day
Cowboy comic Smiley Burnette known as Frog will visit Chanute June 4 for a celebrity sales day and two memorial building shows. He will arrive at 9 45 a m with a police escort and lead a 10 a m parade kickoff. Burnette will receive a city key and deputy badge then autograph fans as a fun auction runs until noon. A merchants luncheon follows with further auctions at 2 30 p m. Celebrity cash credits apply for purchases during pre auction period. Burnette, 170 films and 300 songs to his credit, began in Tuscola Illinois and later worked with Gene Autry and other stars. He performs on multiple instruments and records children and western numbers.
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Smiley Burnette
Gene Autry
Frog
Chanute Merchants
Chamber of Commerce
Burnette
Tuscola
Ill
Autry
George O'Brien
Roy Rogers
Sunset Carson
Charles Starrett
Eisenhower picks Langley for Pakistan post
President Eisenhower names James M. Langley publisher of a New Hampshire paper as ambassador designate to Pakistan. In Washington, Commerce Secretary Weeks blasts budget cutters, challenging money versus life at a business convention. In London, arms talks resume among United States, Soviet Union, Britain, France, and Canada. Also a Kansas City boy dies after a five story fall during play with a brother and a friend.
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Washington (P
Washington
Eisenhower Today
James M. Langley
New Hampshire
Pakistan
London
U. N. Disarmament Subcommittee
Russia
United States
Britain
France
Canada
Lancaster House
Graham says marital laws broken harming American homes
Evangelist Billy Graham told 18 500 at Madison Square Garden that there is a tragedy in the American home caused by breaking Bible marriage laws. He urged spiritual oneness and fidelity, warned of adultery, and urged couples to seek God’s choice and maintain discipline and prayer.
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New York
Billy Graham
Graham
Madison Square Garden
Hell
Graeham
Paris Subway Strike Briefly Disrupts Morning Rush
Station personnel staged a quick walkout in Paris causing a morning rush hour interruption. Most lines resumed service within a short period, restoring normal transit flow across the system.
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Paris
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Gary West
H. H. Clemens
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el Dorado Lake
Tribune
Larry King
Earl King
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James P. Richards
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