Opinion on Kansas paint contract liabilities to be issued
The Kansas Attorney General will issue an opinion on whether the Kansas Highway Commission can cancel a $40 000 plus contract for white striping paint without liability and if the award followed the law. The case centers on 58 000 gallons, delivery shortfalls, and bond forfeiture authority.
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Topeka
Kansas Highway Commission
Atty
John Anderson
Anderson
Highway Commission
The
September accident report lists vehicle types and injuries in Chanute
Twenty motor vehicle accidents were investigated in Chanute during September. One pedestrian and one motor bike rider were injured along with 29 motor cars and 10 trucks. Four drivers were cited for DUI reckless driving and stopping sign violations. Age groups and gender of drivers are detailed. one child, Billy Mowrey, sustained minor injuries in a truck collision. A separate report notes John Erickson drilled a well near Village Creek, hitting water at 41 feet with an estimated 25 to 30 gallons per minute, fresh and salt-free, a potential water source for the area.
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Chanute
John Erickson
N. Grant
Erickson
Plummer
Village Creek
Clarke Anderson
R. 2
Chanute Fire Losses Reach Seven Thousand This September
September fire losses in Chanute totaled about 7000 dollars, surpassing the entire nine month total from the previous year. The nine month period saw 167 alarms and two deaths in Tioga and Danville townships with notable causes ranging from residential to grass fires and vehicle incidents.
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Chanute
Tioga
Danville
William Boyd Beeney
S. Santa Fe
Cecil D. Mitchell
Beeney
Turkey Creek
Mitchell
Centerville Township
Big Creek Township
Allen County
Buffalo
Humboldt
Erie Township
Tioga Township
Wilson County
Kansas Weekend Traffic Toll Rises with Eight Fatalities
The 1956 Kansas traffic deaths reached 485 with eight weekend fatalities. Victims include Lowell E. Goodman and wife of Pratt in a two car crash near Pratt, Gerald Dreiling and Tom Pfeifer of Victoria who died when a car struck a pole near Victoria, Mrs Clifford Weins of Newton and her injured daughter Cheryl, Gene Still of Kirwin injured fatally near Phillipsburg, E B Marwill of Wichita who died from injuries near Wellington, and Phillip M Hildibrand who died after a ditch overturn near Latham.
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Lowell E. Goodman
Pratt
Gerald John Dreiling
Tom Pfeifer
Victoria
U. S. 40
Clifford Weins
Newton
Cheryl
Gene Still
Kirwin
Phillipsburg
E. B. Marwill
Wichita
Wellington
Phillip M. Hildibrand
el Dorado Hospital
Latham
No Moisture Forecast Prompts Weatherman Grumble
The Topeka weather forecast calls for increasing clouds and possible showers Tuesday with cooler conditions. Highs in the lower 80s Tuesday, tonight’s low near 0, and no rain expected today, with temperatures in the mid 80s to 90s and dust possible in central Kansas.
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Topeka
Kansas
Concordia
Garden City
Pittsburg
Football Winners Named in Tribune Contest
Winners in the Tribune football contest for last week include Jack Harrold of Galesburg Mary Lou Wilson 114 W Ash J E Davis 1701 S Highland Burl B O Connor 802 S Western and Warren Fitch 615 W Walnut Free tickets to Blue Comet home games are awarded to the top five entries each week.
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The
Tribune
Jack Harrold
Galesburg
Mary Lou Wilson
W. Ash
J. E. Davis
S. Highland
Burl B. O'Connor
Western
Warren Fitch
W. Walnut
Blue Comet
Greeting Is Fatal To Visiting Mother
Mrs. J. C. Ferris, 69, visiting her daughter and son in law in Chatham New Jersey, tripped after a puppy tangled its legs with hers and fell down 13 cellar stairs. She died from a fractured skull as a result of the fall per autopsy findings.
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Chatham
N. J
J. C. Ferris
Indianapolis
Ind
William Meyer
Dog Is Saved, Boy Loses Life
In Denville New Jersey a 12 year old boy Eugene Rickey Jr lost his life when his dog Sixie dashed onto a train track and the boy, while tossing the dog to safety, was struck by a four car Lackawanna commuter train and dragged about 150 feet before he died at the scene.
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Denville
N. J.P
Eugene Rickey Jr
Eugene Rickey
Tabor
Sixie
Lackawanna
Fresh Send Sophomore On Long Plane Trip
About 75 Claremont Men’s College freshmen kidnapped the president of the sophomore class and boarded him on a nonstop airliner to New York. The pledged 19 year old Ted Detterma of Riverside rode the free one way trip, explained by freshman Frank Frye of San Diego who said the stunt aimed to top last year’s hazing.
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Los Angeles
Claremont Men's College
New York
Ted Detterma
Riverside
Frank Frye
San Diego
Turnpike Opening Date Delayed to October 8 Meeting
The Kansas Turnpike Authority will delay the opening date pending the October 8 decision after engineers submitted a report. The 236 mile toll road was slated to open October 15 but officials warn it may slip further due to lighting and traffic sign installations. Some roadway work is to be finished by next Friday.
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Pekamp
Kansas Turnpike
Turnpike Authority
KTA
One Killed 12 Injured In Destroyer Explosion
One man was killed and 12 injured in an explosion aboard the U S destroyer John R Pierce during exercises off the south coast of France. The incident happened at 10 50 a m about 75 miles south of Villefranche as a shell burst in the breech of a 5 inch gun. The John R Pierce built by Bethlehem Steel Co yards Staten Island N Y was launched in September 1944 and displaces 2200 tons with six 5 inch guns. Normal wartime crew is 350.
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Nice
France
U. S
John R. Pierce
Villefranche
Bethlehem Steel Co
Staten Island
N. Y
Oklahoma City Launches Nation's First TV High School Classes
Oklahoma City schools inaugurate a statewide high school television teaching program using Channel 13 run by the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority. Courses include algebra physics and trigonometry as officials predict broad statewide broadcast coverage.
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Oklahoma City
Channel 13
The
Oklahoma Educational Television Authority
Jim Sheridan Heads Ad Staff In Promotions
Jim Sheridan becomes advertising manager of The Tribune effective October 15 and James Fehrenbach moves to Hutchinson News-Herald as national advertising manager. Sheridan is a 18 month Tribune staffer and Baker University graduate. Fehrenbach returns to News-Herald after nearly two years here, succeeding Raymond Miller who moved to Casper Wyoming. Fay Clopine joins Tribune advertising staff today after 11 years in Chanute sales and prior ministry work.
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James E. Sheridan
The
Tribune
James Fehrenbach
Hutchinson News-Herald
Sheridan
Chanute High School
Baker University
Suzan Holman
Chanute
W. 7Th
J. R. Sheridan
S. Grant
Fehrenbach
News-Herald
W. 4Th
Hutchinson
Raymond Miller
Casper
Wyo
Tribune-Herald and Star
Fay Clopine
Chanute Ihe
Iola
Nebraska
Central Bible Institute
Springfield
St. Western
Traffic Fatalities in Kansas 1956 Update
State Accident Records Section lists 48 hour fatalities as 7. To date in 1956 total fatalities reach 484 while the same period in 1955 tallies 427.
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Topeka
Kansas
Red Crisis Seen in Communist Ranks at Yalta Talks
Belgrade sources report an ideological clash within the Communist camp amid Yalta discussions among Yugoslav President Tito and Soviet leader Khrushchev. Hungary’s Erno Gero joins the talks as Budapests shift away from Stalinism, signaling deeper rifts in Soviet satellites.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Communist Party
Yalta
Hungary
Erno Geroe
Tito
Nikita‘s. Khrushchev
Nikolai Bulganin
Gerce
Black Sea
Khrushchev
Stalin
Matyas Rakosi
Rakosi
Ten Entries For Queen In Chanute Festival
Ten candidates enter the Fall Festival queen contest to be named Miss Chanute for the American Royal competition. Listed are Barbara Wilson Barbara Ellis Sherry Houser Margaret Knetzer Lavon Harmon Beverly Ann Weber Linda Fargo Joan Davis Dixie Eyestone and Tone Albertson. The winner will be crowned Thursday night at Municipal Auditorium.
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Fred Johnson
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Barbara Wilson
Barbara Ellis
Sherry Houser
Margaret Knetzer
Lavon Harmon
Beverly Ann Weber
Linda Fargo
Joan Davis
Dixie Eyestone
Tone Albertson
Municipal Auditorium
Missouri September traffic deaths rise above last year
Missouri reports 111 traffic deaths in September bringing the yearly total to 804. Last month October tied the all time monthly high with 132 deaths, while the prior year September finished with 119 and 743 for the year.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Highway Patrol
Tribune Delivery Help Line Notice
If you do not receive the Tribune please contact your carrier. If the carrier cannot be reached call 700 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
Eisenhower Attacks Democrats as They Talk Wicked Nonsense
President Eisenhower addressed up to 50 000 in Cleveland criticizing Democratic attacks on inflation and urging support for his program. He labeled Stevenson’s campaign as a political bank and touted his administration’s peace and progress while denouncing “fretting fear and doubt.” He planned a Kentucky rally after a 12 car campaign train voyage.
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Cleveland
Eisenhower
Public Square
Adlai E. Stevenson
America
Stanley Cerny
Ohio
Stevenson
Washington
Lexington
University of Kentucky
Kentucky
White House
Minnesota
Oregon
Congress
Water budget criticized as political tool by Gov Hall
Gov Fred Hall attacked the previous Kansas water resources budget as emasculated and politicized. He urged support for the State Water Resources Board budget ahead of the next Legislature, noting Kansas lags 25 years in water development and warning against underfunding the ambitious program.
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Topeka
Fred Hall
Kansas
State Water Resources Board
Hall
Seana
Water Resources Board
British Crash Fatal to Four at London Airport
A delta-wing bomber from Britain’s atom bomb program crashed in fog at London Airport on its return from a 26 000 mile test flight to New Zealand and Australia. Four crew died and two survivors, Air Chief Marshal Sir Harry Broadhurst and Squadron Leader D R Howard, escaped with minor injuries after ejector seats activated. Parachutes lowered them to the ground as witnesses noted a canopy detaching before impact.
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London
Britain
New Zealand
Sir Harry Broadhurst
D. R. Howard
Broadhurst
Howard
Vulcan
A. V. Roe Co
Australia
Aid for Airports Speeds Up Federal Plan
Secretary of Commerce Weeks promised a speedup in planning for federal aid airport improvement to start more projects within the next year in Lake Placid New York.
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Lake Placid
N. Y
Secretary of Commerce
Colorado brush and timber fire roars near Golden
The Jefferson County blaze, described as the worst in six years, threatens northwest of Golden. Sheriff Carl Enlow warned it could burn for two weeks without rain, as crews fight the flames across brush and timber.
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Denver
Jefferson County
Golden
Carl Enlow
Unity Needed For Water Studies In Kansas
Sen Frank Carlson says water problems require unity imagination and concern from state federal and city officials. He notes Kansas is near end of a dry cycle and with planning water can be stored for future beneficial use. The discussion covered the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act providing federal aid for local flood control and water storage projects.
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Topeka
Kansas
Frank Carlson
Carlson
Cooper Set to Lead Utilities Convention Session
Ross Cooper city manager and president of the Kansas Association of Municipal Utilities will preside at the opening of the three day Wichita convention. The program lists an opening session at 2 p.m. October 21 with delegate registration at the Broadview Hotel and a panel discussion on extending water service into suburban areas.
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Ross Cooper
Kansas Association of Municipal Utilities
Wichita
Broadview
Cooper
Gas blast near Cherryvale claims life of plant worker
L. G. Broiles, about 50, died at Independence hospital after a gasoline tank explosion at a Bison Oil Co. tank farm near Cherryvale. He told his daughter to run to a nearby farmhouse if the blast came. Esther Broiles, waiting in their car 50 yards away, was unhurt.
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Independence
Kas
L. G. Broiles
Broiles
Bison Oil Co
Cherryvale
Esther
Supreme Court opens new term with full docket
The Supreme Court began a 26 minute opening session led by Chief Justice Warren in a full chamber. Key cases on racial civil rights and school admissions in Texas and South Carolina loom, with 83 new attorneys admitted and White House naming William Brennan Jr. as Minton’s successor subject to Senate approval. Brennan, a Democrat from New Jersey, would be the court’s first Catholic since 1949.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Warren
High Tribunal
Atty
Gen. Brownell
J. Lee Rankin
Rankin
High Court
Texas
South Carolina
Eisenhower
New Jersey Supreme Court
William Joseph Brennan Jr
Minton
White House
Senate
Congress
Brennan
Frank Murphy
Newark
Rumson
N. J
Hospital Dismisses Hiroshima Survivors
New York note: Thirteen Hiroshima bomb survivors discharged from Mount Sinai after an extensive plastic surgery program. They were part of 25 brought to the U S in May 1955, with 11 already back in Japan and one dying from nonatomic causes. A total of 140 operations were performed. The group will spend two weeks with private families before returning home.
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New York
Mount Sinai Hospital
Japan
Chieko Kimura
Martin R. Steinberg
Nixon Heads North After 32 State Tour
Vice President Nixon winds down a 16 day tour covering 15 000 miles across 32 states. He delivers speeches in Grand Rapids Michigan and Milwaukee Wisconsin before a night flight to Hartford Connecticut for a Tuesday morning address.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Nixon
Grand Rapids
Mich
Milwaukee
Wis
Hartford
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Edward Ann
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St. Washington
Associated Press
Jim Sheridan
Demos
Colorado
Chestnut
Highland
Utilities
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Hiroshima
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