Teen-agers riot on park boat during holiday voyage
Rioting among Negro and white teens turned a Lake Erie trip aboard the Cana diana into a nightmare for passengers from Crystal Beach Ontario to Buffalo New York. Eight blacks and four whites aged 15 to 22 were arrested. Injuries and fear marked the 15 mile voyage as police quell the disturbance.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Lake Erie
Crystal Beach
Ontario
Canada
Cpl
J. E. Legate
F. L. Hall
Fort Erie
Ont
Margaret Wynn
Dick Hirsch
Buffalo Courier-Express
Train wreck kills engineer on West Virginia line
The Baltimore and Ohio National Limited struck a boulder at a tunnel exit near Parkersburg killing engineer J. C. Riley, 62, of Grafton. Fireman Paul R. Hooten, about 32, of Grafton, was missing. The rock, loosened by heavy rain, blocked tracks as the train en route from New York to St. Louis passed Cornwallis at 2:22 a.m. The front engine overturned into Bond Creek and a diesel pulled, with six cars derailed.
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Parkersburg
W.va
Baltimore & Ohio
National Limited
St. Louis
New York
J. C. Riley
Grafton
Paul R. Hooten
Cornwallis
Bond Creek
Youth Is Wounded In Gun Accident
Joe Dale Waggoner 18 son of Mr and Mrs Homer Waggoner R 1 was shot in the right foot yesterday afternoon when a .22 pistol he carried accidentally discharged He said he had been showing visiting relatives his fathers guns and had taken the pistol to shoot a target off a walk his hand slipped and the gun went off The wound was treated by a Chanute physician.
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Joe Dale Waggoner
Homer Waggoner
Chanute
Tragic Crash Claims 4 Year Old Daniel Criger
A holiday outing at Lone Star Lake southwest of Lawrence ended in tragedy when Daniel Criger age four, son of Mr and Mrs Donald Criger, was fatally struck by an automobile. The incident was reported in the Tribune with a note to readers to contact their carrier or call 700 after 6 pm if a Tribune is not delivered.
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Lawrence
Lone Star Lake
Here
Daniel Criger
Donald Criger
Memorial Day Observance At Elmwood Cemetery
City Attorney Robert L Briley urged preservation of the principles soldiers died for during a Memorial Day program at Elmwood Cemetery Soldiers Monument in Chanute The event featured John Jensen Jr presiding American Legion wreaths Lincoln Gettysburg address by John N Sherman Jr and a three volley salute by Battery B 297th Field Artillery Battalion Scouts placed flag markers at veterans graves with 15 rising at 5 30 am for the project Bands sang God Bless America and prayers were offered by local clergy.
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Robert L. Briley
Elmwood Cemetery
Chanute
John Jensen Jr
American Legion Post
Kenneth Tebow
Ted D. Hurst
First Christian Church
Kenneth Mitchell
General Logan
Lincoln
John N. Sherman Jr
Ladies of the Gar
Daughters of Union Veterans
United Spanish American War Veterans and Auxiliary
Disabled American Veterans
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
American Legion and Auxiliary
National Guard
297Th Field Artillery Battalion
Charles W. Rice
VFW
Legion
Bill Slane
Jim Taylor
L. Glen Ahlf
Assembly of God Church
God Bless America
Kansas students to tour Europe with USO show
Sheila Nation leads eight KU women and ten men in The Jayhawker Jamboree a USO touring cast traveling from Kansas City to New York then to Weisbaden Germany. The group performs dances skits and numbers entertaining troops across Europe and Northern Africa returning August 31.
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Sheila Nation
Europe
University of Kansas
Africa
United States
USO
Bert Wishnew
New York
Weisbaden
Germany
Charles Dodrell
Miss Nation
John P. Nation
S. Larson
Tom Sawyer
Topeka
Sawyer
England
M. D
Eddie Fisher
Don Carey
Coffeyville
Robert Shaw Chorale
Three Minor Accidents On Memorial Day
Memorial Day brought three minor traffic crashes in the Chanute area. Jan Holman and Donald Ross Coopier collided at Walnut and Santa Fe about 10 40 p m, damaging bumper and door areas. Norma Jean Plum collided with a backing vehicle driven by Wilbert F Johnson on East Main, damaging the left taillight. D A Stevenson was reported in a one car incident near Harmony school.
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Chanute
Allen County
Harmony School
Jan Holman
N. Western
Donald Ross Coopier
Walnut
Santa Fe
Holman
Cooper
Norma Jean Plum
Wilbert F. Johnson
East Main
Johnson
D. A. Stevenson
S. Highland
Harmonyschool
Pittsburg Girl Scouts Headed to New Orleans Trip
About 125 Girl Scouts depart Pittsburg by train for a three day trip to New Orleans. Ruth Thornton, the troop executive, says the funds for the journey were raised by the girls.
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Pittsburg
New Orleans
Kas
Ruth Thornton
Peace Conference Set by Eisenhower for June 12
President Eisenhower called a White House conference for June 12 to explore better people to people contacts and partnerships worldwide in the interest of world peace.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Worldpeace
Forsyth Clinches Neosho Red Cross Chapter Chair
Charles Forsyth of Erie was elected chairman of the Neosho County American Red Cross at the annual meeting in the Memorial Building. He chairs the 1956 fund campaign and succeeds Herman Janzen of Chanute. New officers include Rev. William T. Hunt as vice chair and Mrs. Nora Knight as secretary. T. H. Cronemeyer was reelected treasurer. Ann Hummer was elected director. The chapter reports year activity and Forsyth notes the fund drive with about 1,000 dollars still needed to reach the ten thousand county quota. A St. Louis Red Cross merit award was given to Forsyth for his fundraising work.
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Charles Forsyth
Erie
Neosho County
American Red Cross
Memorial Building
Forsyth
Herman Janzen
Chanute
William T. Hunt
Nora Knight
T. H. Cronemeyer
Ann Hummer
St. Louis
the Red Cross
Janzen
Fitch
Belleville
Girard
Olathe
Wamego
George Lightfoot
Ground Observer Corps
Open House Today for 105 Steuben Professional Building
The formal open house for the new Professional Building at 105 Steuben is today from 3 to 8 p.m. The brick facility offers five office suites currently occupied by Balch & Briley attorneys, Sterner and McDowell accountants, David L. McCune general insurance, Investors Diversified Services division office, and Dr. H. F. Swain osteopathic physician.
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Steuben
Balch & Briley
Sterner and McDowell
David L. McCune
General Insurance
Investors Diversified Services, Inc
H. F. Swain
Holiday Traffic Fatalities Fall Short of Forecast
Memorial Day traffic toll reaches 101 lives, about 10 percent under the National Safety Council forecast of 110. The 30 hour period saw 29 drownings and 30 miscellaneous deaths, with 12 states and D C reporting no fatalities. Ned H Dearborn hailed the results as encouraging and urged continued efforts ahead of the July 4th holiday.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Kansas
District of Columbia
Ned H. Dearborn
Safety Council
Water Skier Swept Over 212 Foot Shoshone Falls
In Twin Falls Idaho on Memorial Day a water skier was carried by the Snake River over the 212 foot Shoshone Falls. The body of 32 year old Melvin W Hulbert of Boise was missing as rescuers chased the skier’s last moments near a lagoon upstream from the falls. Witnesses recalled the moment he realized trouble about 200 feet from the lip while boats attempted risky rescues.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Melvin W. Hulbert
Boise
Hulbert
River flood warnings rise from Pacific Northwest snowmelt
Snow melt at Portland headwaters drives high temperatures into the Pacific Northwest rivers. Record winter snow contributes to rising water levels and ongoing flooding along multiple streams. Officials monitor gauges and issue advisories as municipalities prepare for possible evacuations and road closures.
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Portland
Ore
Pacific Northwest
Great Rivers
Stewart Withdraws From Senate Race in Topeka
Ewell Stewart of Topeka withdrew from the Democratic U S Senate nomination race today and filed for the lieutenant governorship.
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Topeka
Ewell Stewart
U. S. Senate
Plans Underway for TB Hospital Dedication Event
A tuberculosis hospital dedication and open house are planned for September 16, a Sunday afternoon. Charles Henshall chairs the Chamber of Commerce committee organizing a brief formal program and guided tours. Invitations will go to the governor, state legislators, welfare and architecture officials, hospital heads, and other state leaders.
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Charles Henshall
Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee
Henshall
State Board of Social Welfare
Leving
Clarence Sievers
Chamber
Chester L. Hamgher
TB Hospital
O. H. Cunningham
E. W. Johnson
Kansas University Raiders Face Suspension After Panty Raid
Lawrence AP report says 57 men at the University of Kansas were suspended or dismissed after a panty raid on the Baker University Alpha Chi Omega house. One student was dismissed May 22 for leading the raid. 4 suspended now, 53 suspended with readmission possible after satisfying five conditions including apology letters, a 25 dollar bond, no campus activities for two semesters, draft board arrangements, and no driving for two semesters.
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Woodruff
K. U
B .A Gessner
Baker University
K. U. Endowment Assn
Alpha Chi Omega Sorority
Baker
K. U. Greater University Fund
Traffic Fatalities in Kansas Reach 238 This Year
Kansas traffic fatalities reported by the State Accident Records Section show 238 deaths to date in 1956, compared with 222 in the same period of 1955.
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Topeka
Kansas
Chanute considers one mill recreation levy for year round program
Voters in Chanute may decide on a one mill property tax to fund a year round recreational program. Petitions for the measure require about 300 qualified voter signatures and would be circulated by the city council and Parent-Teachers Association. The plan calls for a fulltime director and a three member commission with city and school board representation.
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Chanute
Mary
Munity Council
Jack Durham
Board of Education
Durham
Quentin Nelson
Warren Fitch
Nelson
Kansas
Funds to States Differ for Roads
Senate passed bill would shift more interstate funding to 31 states, while 17 states gain under the House measure. Conference to reconcile differences begins next week, with two-year allocations shown and longer-term funding to follow.
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Washington
Senate
Gruenther rejects Kremlin talk as grounds to cut aid
Gen Alfred Gruenther said Russian smiles and talks do not justify any reduction in Eisenhower's 4.9 billion foreign aid program. In Pittsburgh, steel contract talks between major producers and United Steelworkers recessed after three hours with both sides to study proposals in New York. The Senate sent to the House a bill to allow the death penalty for heroin peddling, labeled the slow death narcotic.
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Washington
Alfred M. Gruenther
Kremlin
Eisenhower
Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
New York
Senate
House
Senate to aid toll road states in toll road fund bill
Senator Carl Washington said the House will pass by voice vote a bill to reimburse states for toll roads built and financed to 1958 under the Defense Production program. The measure aims to extend funding for interstate toll projects already underway.
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Washington
Carl Washington
House
R-Kas
Senate
Verdigris River Spill Prompts Coyville Weather Update
Weather summary and storm impact report for Coyville and surrounding areas. Verdigris River overflowed its banks at Toronto and Coyville with damage to wiring from a home fire at 1109 Evergreen. Rainfall totals topped 1.54 inches locally with more than an inch to 2.17 inches in several spots, delaying early harvests.
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Toronto
Coyville
Alitoona
City
Neosho
S. Evergreen
Edward Billbe
C. W. Brennan
Associated Press
Topeka
Independence
Kansas
Winchester
Marysville
Winfield
Frankfort
Iola
Mississippi group reboots party with loyalty to principle
Jackson elects Mississippi States Rights advocates who organized a platform based on loyalty to principle rather than party, echoing the 1948 Democratic split. The move signals a new faction aiming to shape political loyalty amid party dynamics.
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Jackson
Miss
June Allowable Oil Production Set for Kansas
WICHITA Kansas State Conservation officials set the June allowable crude oil production at 335000 barrels daily, unchanged from May. The action follows continued production balance and state energy policy directives.
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Wichita
Kansas
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