Traffic Deaths In Sharp Drop During October
The National Safety Council reports a 12 percent drop in October traffic fatalities to 3,450, halting a 19 month rise and the usual October surge. Ned H. Dearborn credits driver and pedestrian caution along with public officials, noting October 1949 levels not seen since 1948. Leading cities in deaths per 10,000 vehicles include Rochester New York Wichita Oklahoma City.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Rochester
N. Y
Wichita
Oklahoma City
Snow Blankets Erie For Second Time This Week
Heavy wet snow hit Erie Pennsylvania early today paralyzing traffic at the morning rush. Routes 5 and 20 were clogged with cars and trucks after a two foot Thanksgiving dump. Three to four inches fell anew while the Weather Bureau warned for similar amounts later. about a foot of old snow already covered the ground.
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Erie
Lakeport
U. S. Weather Bureau
Eric
Accident Victims Reported Satisfactory After Crashes
Mrs. D. L. Geeding of 819 S Santa Fe and Mrs. Gustaf Adelgren collided on South Plummer Monday. Geeding suffered collar bone fractures and chest injuries, while Adelgren had a severe scalp laceration and other injuries and was improving. Mrs. Dea Edwards of Chanute, struck on Elm and Lincoln, was not critical despite leg fractures.
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D. L. Geeding
S. Santa Fe
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Geeding
Gustaf Adelgren
South Plummer
Adelgren
Dea Edwards
Chanute
Father in Europe Three Tots Neglected in Topeka Home
Forbes Air Force Base lieutenant returns from overseas as deputies remove his three children, a 3 year old girl and two boys ages 19 months and 5 months, from a dirty locked home. The mother claimed to have spent nights at the air base club and was not held. Authorities plan to question the father before filing charges.
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Topeka
Forbes Air Force Base
Sheriff's Deputies
Air Base Officers’ Club
City Projects Advance As Dam Near Completion
City Manager Ross Cooper reports progress on projects including the Neosho River dam north of Chanute with about 80 feet of wall remaining to pour and a probable completion by next week if weather stays fair. Boiler work at the electric plant continues with new generator equipment arriving. Santa Fe Lake shelter completed and a wild duck joins the flock. Monkeys at City Park are in winter quarters and deer at Highland Park are on rations, with one deer seen near Earlton. No street work is currently underway.
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Ross Cooper
Neosho
Chanute
City Electric
Santa Fe Lake
City Park
Highland Park
Earlton
City Water Usage Records Sharp Daily Rise
Water consumption reports show 1,428,000 gallons used yesterday up from 1,345,000 the day before and 1,320,000 a week earlier. The seven day total reached 9,472,000 gallons, compared with 8,720,000 gallons in the prior week.
Grand Champion Steer Sells for 20.50 a Pound
The grand champion steer at the 1956 International Livestock Exposition sold for 20.50 per pound, a new record. The purchaser was the Greenbrier Hotel of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
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Chicago
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Warmer Trend After Cold Blast Seeps Into Kansas
The region records a cold start with a 8 to 14 degree spread across cities including Garden City and Topeka. Forecast calls for a thaw by tonight and Friday, with highs near 50 and overnight lows in the 20s, while pockets of ice persist on water.
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Weather Bureau
Baby Crushed by Taxi in Brooklyn Collision
An 11 month old boy, Alfred Delicata Jr., son of a policeman, was killed when a taxi mounted the sidewalk after hitting another car. The infant was in a carriage unattended by his mother who briefly left to buy tea at a Brooklyn delicatessen.
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New York
Alfred Delicata Jr
Brooklyn
UN Action Due For Observers In Hungary
Dag Hammarskjold set a deadline to decide on U N observers access to Hungary after two weeks of evasive replies from Budapest The Hungarian regime and Moscow insisted an on the spot check is an internal matter while Cuba urged expulsion of the Hungarian delegation if requests continue to be brushed off.
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United Nations
N. Y
Dag
Hammarskjold
General Assembly
Hungary
U. N
Budapest
Imre Horvath
Moscow
Janos Kadar
Communist Party
Pravda
Emilio Nunez- Portuondo
Assembly
Kadar
Mrs. Dock Sutton Injured in One Car Crash
Mrs. Dock Sutton of 1801 S Evergreen was hospitalized with chest injuries after a one car accident in Anderson County Tuesday. Her condition was listed as serious by doctors at Neosho Memorial Hospital. Her husband had minor injuries and was treated in Iola. Trooper Lloyd Baker said Anderson County officials investigated the crash, which occurred on a gravel road near Westphalia after the Sutton car skidded and overturned.
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Dock Sutton
S. Evergreen
Anderson County
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Ladies of the Grand Army of Republic Meet at Memorial
The Ladies of the Grand Army of Republic met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Fred Stipp presiding. Ten members attended a brief business session then discussed holiday plans and slated officer elections for the December 11 meeting. Door prize awarded to Mrs. Charles Steinman.
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Grand Army of Republic
Memorial
Fred Stipp
Charles Steinman
British Phased Withdrawal Plan From Egypt Outlined
The British government announced a phased withdrawal from Egypt with a plan to leave behind a navy unit and civilian salvage teams to aid UN efforts. Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd spoke of step by step pullout while awaiting a UN backed settlement and canal clearance.
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London
Egypt
United Nations
Lord Salesbury
House of Lords
Salesbury
Selwyn Lloyd
House of Commons
Suez Canal
Lloyd
U. N
R. A. Butler
Eden
Middle East
Labor Party
Emergency Oil Aid Plan Set After Egypt Crisis
Washington says an emergency Middle East oil aid program will start once Britain and France declare intent to withdraw troops from Egypt. The plan activates a 15 company oil committee to maximize tanker use, pool European transport capacity, and keep Middle East flows via pipelines, with financing help to be worked out later. Oil from the region is currently about 65 percent of Europe’s needs, with expectations to raise to 80 to 90 percent, though shortages persist this winter.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Britain
France
Egypt
London
Paris
Middle East
Western Europe
European Economic Organization
Western
Santa Arrives Here Saturday Morning
Santa Claus is due to arrive about 10 a m Saturday to usher in Christmas. The Royster Junior High band will lead a parade from City Park with Santa riding Main Street in a new convertible. He will greet children and check toys as stores display gifts. City electricians prepare holiday decorations and greens as lights brighten the business district Saturday night.
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Santa Claus
Chamber of Commerce
City Park
Royster Junior High
Santa
Main Street
Les Matthews
State History Service Fees Are Suggested
Gov elect George Docking proposed that the State Historical Society add charges to become partially self supporting. Visitors at historic sites and authentic mementoes could be taxed, and fees might apply for birth proof information. Nyle Miller outlined a birth data fee scale, noting past policy allowed free site inspections. The society sought 358,780 dollars but was cut to 228,774. Docking urged restoring a 20,000 dollar wiring item for the state historical building and museum.
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Topeka
George Docking
State Historical Society
Docking
the Historical Society
Nyle Miller
Miller
State Budget Department
Traffic Toll Rises to 598 in Kansas With Four New Fatalities
Kansas reports a total of 598 traffic deaths for the year, up from 526 the previous year on the date. Newly listed victims include Fred Edwards of Wichita killed in April, Mrs. Jesse Searles of Hutchinson who died in August, Angus Chapman of Sterling who perished in September, and Emily Serene, 45, of Marion, who died Tuesday from injuries suffered on November 21.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Highway Department
Fred Edwards
Wichita
Jesse Searles
Hutchinson
Angus Chapman
Sterling
Emily Serene
Marion
Jon
Drivers Favor State Speed Limits in Kansas Poll
More than 100 drivers surveyed by The Tribune back statewide maximum and minimum speed limits. Of 108 participants, 81 support a maximum and 82 back a minimum. daylight max 60 mph and night max 55 mph receive top votes. Minimums range from 60 to 30 mph. opinions split on enforcement and practicality with various highway conditions noted.
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Tribune News
Kansas
Apeeas
John F. Young
Charles McQuin
Johnny Erickson
Pistol Accident Fatal To Hays Airman
AC3 Norman G. Wasinger, 19, of Hays Kansas, died at Smoky Hill Air Force Base after a pistol discharged while barracks mate A3C Winfield A. Oberrender, 19, Sewell New Jersey, displayed the newly bought .38 caliber pistol. Oberrender bought the gun earlier that day from a Salina dealer. Base officials investigate.
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Salina
Hays
Kas
Smoky Hill Air Force Base
Norman G. Wasinger
802Nd Food Service Squadron
Alfred Wasinger
Public Information Office
Wasinger
Winfield A. Oberrender
Sewell
N.J
Oberrender
Jet Plane Engine Change Sets Fast-Work Record
A six-man crew at Laredo Air Force Base replaced a Lockheed T33 trainer engine in 6 minutes 59 seconds to claim a national record. The team led by T. Sgt. James E. Ware started the aircraft after the pilot shut off the J35 engine and completed the change ahead of the Oklahoma City winner, Webb Air Force Base, by a small margin.
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Laredo Air Force Base
Tex W
James E. Ware
Ware
Oklahoma City
Webb Air Force Base
Big Springs
Tex
Jaco College Hosts First Play Night at Sly Corner
The Junior College opens with The Sly Corner at 8:15 tonight in the college auditorium. A second performance follows tomorrow night in the same venue.
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Tom Morehead
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C. W. Brennan
Alex Bruce
S. Kansas
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