Two-Pound Turnip Tops Farm Harvest and School Rewire
A farmer near town harvested a six pound purple top turnip and a one and a half to two and a half pound crop after July 24 planting. Meanwhile Lincoln and Roosevelt schools were ordered to be re wired with new conduits and fluorescent lighting by Buford Fisher as part of a district wide update.
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Lincoln
Roosevelt
Buford Fisher
Fisher
Floyd Herr
State Department of Education
U N Chief Proposes 3 Percent Surcharge on Suez Shipping
Dag Hammarskjold proposed a three percent surcharge on all Suez Canal shipping to fund wreckage clearance after the waterway was blocked by last year's military operations. The plan aims to restore navigation and reduce further disruption to world trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N.Y.P— U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Wilson Returns to GM Board in New York
Charles E. Wilson, former U S secretary of defense, rejoined General Motors Corp as a member of its board of directors in New York.
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New York
Charles E. Wilson
General Motors Corp
Britons Split Over Space Travel Interest
The Daily Express reports a public poll finding 14 percent of Britons would take a trip into outer space while 82 percent would not and 4 percent do not know. A second Express poll shows 80 percent prefer U S dominance in space with 6 percent favoring Russia.
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London
Outer Space
Daily Express
Express
United States
Russia
Veterans Day Parade to Honor Service Members Monday
A Veterans Day observance prompts a Monday closure of most businesses. The American Legion and service groups plan a 10 am parade assembling at City Park, marching west on Main with bands, drum corps, color guards, and floats welcome. Banks, offices, libraries close. post office offers Sunday service. schools dismiss for teachers meetings.
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American Legion
Legion Veterans Day Committee
City Park
Veterans’ Organizations
Bob Kern
Lola
Les Matthews
Chamber of Commerce
the Tribune
Flu Epidemic Eases Here With Area Illness Rising
Citywide absentee rate remains 21 percent as 566 students miss classes today, down from 622 yesterday. Royster Junior High and several other schools report improved attendance while Altoona and Buffalo areas note varying illness levels and continued operations under partial days or partial restrictions.
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Royster Junior High
Land Judging Meet Draws County Farmers Saturday
Future Farmers of America and 411 members from 21 counties will gather in Chanute for a southeast Kansas land judging contest expected to attract 150 entrants. The event offers a division for adults with registration 8 30 to 9 30 a m at the Memorial building.
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Farmers of America
Kansas
Gale Mullen
Chanute
Mullen
Oklahoma City
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas Farm Bureau
Consumers Cooperative Assn
Kansas City
Dale Hensley
Charles Carter
Harold van Cleave
Erie
C. P. McKinnie
Soil Conservation Service
Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Division
Ebar Schultz
Space books in demand at Laboratory School library
In Warrensburg Missouri librarian William S. Stanton reports strong interest in rocket and space literature at the Laboratory School library for elementary and high school students. Every space travel book was on loan while the college library saw little ripple.
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Warrensburg
College Library
Central
Missouri State
William S. Stanton
Laboratory
One and a Half Million Suit Filed Over Turnpike Restaurants
Kansas Turnpike Authority sues Olympic Commissary Co of Chicago for 1.5 million dollars alleging breach of contract and conspiracy to remove Olympic from operating six turnpike eateries. KTA seized control of the restaurants after a temporary restraining order, with hearings and bids to replace operator pending.
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Kansas City
Kas
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Olympic Commissary Co
Chicago
Olympic
Lawrence
KTA
Gale Moss
Douglas County
U.S. District Court
Moss
ETA
Lawrence R. Brown
Lee Weeks
Brown
Weeks
U. S
Delmas C. Hill
Topeka
Wichita
Towanda
Blue Plaine
Emporia
Matfield Green
Rosenthal Named Kiwanis Treasurer
Pete Rosenthal of 1218 W Main was named treasurer of the Kiwanis club at a regular meeting. He succeeds Fred Skinner who had resigned. The Rev J Rolland Christenson pastor of Vilas Bethel Lutheran church spoke on the ministry.
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Pete Rosenthal
W. Main
Kiwanis Club
Rosenthal
Fred Skinner
J. Rolland Christenson
Vilas Bethel
Welfare Medical Care Discussed By Advisory Committee
The Neosho County Welfare Board advisory panel met at the Tioga Hotel to review current medical care under the social welfare program. Mrs. Adeline Fortney explained the county plan and noted counties moving to insurance for medical vendors while Neosho remains on the fee basis. The group reviewed October welfare expenses including cash aid, county home costs, and medical and administrative expenses. The next meeting is set for the first Monday night in February with anticipated new members. Dwight Diver presided in Rev. Hunt’s absence. other attendees included Lee Franklin, Sarah Haller, Lester Grove, J T Johnson of Chanute, Mrs. Bernard Smith of Stark, Mrs. Nelle Stevens of Erie, Erie R I and Clark Fleming of Erie.
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Neosho County
Dwight Diver
William T. Hunt
Lee Frankis
Sarah Haller
Lester Grove
J. T. Johnson
Chanute
Bernard Smith
Stark
Nelle
Stevens
Erie R. 1
Clark Fleming
Erie
NBC Color TV Shift Expected With Tape Use
Burbank California NBC President Robert W. Sarnoff predicts a marked improvement in color television as the network plans to switch from film to magnetic tape next April.
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Burbank, Calif
NBC
Robert W. Sarnoff
Weather: cooler with chances of light rain in Kansas
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with occasional light rain or drizzle and a broad temperature swing through Wednesday. Highs near 40s to upper 40s, lows around 40 to 45, with limited change tonight and Thursday due to a north high and southwest low.
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Topeka
Kansas
Richard Garrett
Garden City
Goodland
Pittsburg
Space Traveler Okay
Washington reports Russia announced Sputnik II uses a multi stage carrier with new instruments and power sources for a larger satellite and possible animal passenger Laika. American scientists doubt a new fuel but acknowledge uncertainty while weighing implications of a 1120 pound craft and 22 orbits.
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Okay
Washington
West
Tass
Moscow
Laika
Russia
Pioneer Earth
Project Vanguard
Earth
Sputnik
Academician
Diskushin
Cambridge
Mass
Frederick C. Durant III
American Rocket Society
Durant
H. Guyford Stever
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Docking Budget Hearing Opens With Agency Studies
Gov. George Docking's budget hearings began in Topeka with several small state agencies presenting requests. Budget Director James Bibbs noted no total tabulation yet, as cuts are common, and in 1956 the governor reduced agency requests by over 14 million dollars.
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Topeka
George Docking
James Bibbs
Docking
State Park and Resources Authority
Kanopolis Reservoir
Salina
State Labor Department
State Corporation Commission
Strap-on helicopter crash injures pilot at Van Nuys airport
A strap on helicopter known as The Pinwheel crashed at Van Nuys Metropolitan Airport yesterday after its throttle stuck from about 50 feet. Pilot Dick Whitehead sustained a fractured right ankle. The craft, costing $500,000, was to be delivered to the Navy this week per Rotor Craft Corp. president Gilbert Magill of Glendale.
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van Nuys
Calif
Dick Whitehead
Gilbert Magill
Rotor Craft Corp
Glendale
Navy
Landon Sees Soviet Missile Lead as Serious Threat
Former Governor Alf Landon warns that Russian missile progress is a serious matter and urges an end to political maneuvering. He proposes the appointment of a czar to oversee U.S. missile and nuclear development programs.
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Landon
Topeka
Alf Landon
U.S
Mystery Air Object Halts Cars In West Texas And New Mexico
Air Force investigators review reports of a brilliant egg shaped object seen near White Sands and Alamogordo over the weekend. Witnesses describe a glowing oval craft moving southeast to White Sands Proving Grounds with heat and a radio outage but no sound or windows. James Stokes of Holloman Air Force Base and Allan Baker of Las Cruces provided accounts and photos of the sighting.
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Lubbock
Tex
New Mexico
Air Force
James Stokes
Air Force Missile Development Center
Holloman Air Force Base
Alamogordo
N.M
Terry Clark
Kalg
U.S. 54
White Sands Proving Grounds
West Texas
White Sands Proving Ground
Texas
Chicago
Virginia
Clark
Holloman
Stokes
Air Force Development Center
Allan D. Baker
Las Cruces, N.M
Long Holiday For Schools
Public school students will enjoy a five day break as city schools close Thursday and Friday for a teachers meeting and Monday for Veterans Day observance. All teachers attend Kansas State Teachers Assn sessions. most plan Pittsburg meetings. St Patrick's School stays open though some teachers will attend. Monday plans are indefinite.
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City
Kansas State Teachers Assn
Pittsburg
Buford Fisher
St. Patrick's School
M. Ignatius
Traffic Fatalities Report for Topeka KS 1957 Summary
State Accident Records lists 0 fatalities in the last 24 hours for Topeka. To date in 1957 total 457 deaths, compared with 569 in the same period of 1956.
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Topeka
Kansas
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