U S to Seek Assembly Backing for Western Arms Plan
United States officials plan to urge the United Nations General Assembly to instruct the Disarmament Subcommittee to renew negotiations solely on the Western disarmament plan. They oppose endorsing Soviet or Indian and Japanese proposals for immediate nuclear test suspensions and seek a balanced endorsement. Talks in London with Britain, Canada, France and the United States opened August 29 and stalled September 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
United States
U.N. Assembly
Disarmament Subcommittee
Assembly
Soviet Union
World Forum
Britain
Canada
France
London
Cooler Weather Forecast For Kansas Weekend
Forecaster says a cooler air mass will move into western Kansas tonight and spread eastward by Sunday with a few showers. The five day outlook shows 8 to 12 degrees below normal in the west and 3 to 8 below in the east, with limited precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Richard Garrett
Rocky Mountain
Garrett
Hutchinson
Goodland
Wamego
Russell
Army May Be Called To Battle Spiders
Baltimore suburb Victory Villa sees more than 100 black widow spiders in a week causing a harried housewife to suppose calling in the Army. Health department distributes pest brochures but says they cannot handle the infestation themselves.
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Baltimore
Richard Thompson
Victory Villa
Baltimore County Health Department
FFA Leadership School Leaders Attend Altoona District Session
Officers from Chanute's FFA chapter will join Southeast Kansas members for a Tuesday leadership school in Altoona. Attendees include Ronnie Poor Gene Reinhardt Earl Hole Dick Dennis Carl Hines and Bill Triplett. The event is an annual affair.
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Chanute
The
Future Farmers of America
Altoona
Southeast Kansas
Ronnie Poor
Gene Reinhardt
Earl Hole
Dick Dennis
Carl Hines
Bill Triplett
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka and Kansas in 1957
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the state accident records section. In the last 24 hours fatalities numbered two. to date in 1957 totalled four hundred four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
MoPac requests depot closings amid service changes
Kansas regulators approve higher rates and broader service for Southwestern Bell Telephone at Paola. Elimination of Paola to Osawatomie tolls lowers net increase. Missouri Pacific requests closure of stations at Benton, Fredonia, Roper, Oxford, Rose, Pendennis, Miller for losses. Santa Fe seeks Wakarusa closure for public convenience. Hearings to be set.
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Topeka
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Paola
Kansas Corporation Commission
Osawatomie
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Benton
Fredonia
Roper
Oxford
Rose
Pendennis
Miller
Santa Fe Railway
Wakarusa
Warsaw Polytechnic Riot Tests Polish Government Crackdown
Polish students clashed with riot police outside the Warsaw Polytechnic in the first anti government protest since Gomulka’s return. About 2,000 protesters faced tear gas and bricks. 30 students were arrested and 10 officers were injured. The rector warned of severe sanctions, including expulsion, for participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Polytechnic
Communist Party
Union of Socialist Youth
Gomulka
Roman Zambrowski
Prize Winners Track Royster Magazine Sale Profits
Profit of $1,100 from the Royster Junior High magazine sale funds most football equipment, says Principal Paul Parsons. Morning assembly named top five sellers Jim McCune Pam Gray Cindy Harris Nina Koch and Ronnie Allen. Allen also won a football. trophies went to Glennice Allen Janis Brown Carl Cooley Michal Gibson Kathleen Ganson Nina Koch McCune Rochelle Murray and Mike Savidge. Barry Gerken led the presentations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royster Junior High School
Paul Parsons
Jim McCune
Pam Gray
Cindy Harris
Nina Koch
Ronnie Allen
Allen
Glennice Allen
Janis Brown
Carl Cooley
Michal Gibson
Kathleen Ganson
McCune
Rochelle Murray
Mike Savidge
Barry Gerken
Noise and Traffic Endangering Blackie the Pup
In Eureka California a two month old dog named Blackie fled into a storm sewer after a larger dog threatened him. Neighbors alerted police and workers with jackhammers exposed the underground dog, who later reemerged and was hit by a car causing internal injuries but expected to recover.
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Eureka
Calif
Blackie
Terry Grimm
Terry
Differences Prevail On Sale of Surpluses
Washington reports differences within the Eisenhower administration over continuing farm surplus disposal abroad. Secretary Benson supports extending the program for another year beyond the June 30 1958 expiry, allowing another billion dollars of surpluses to be sold for foreign currencies. State Department opposition cites criticism from Canada Australia and New Zealand who call the program dumping and unfair competition.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Benson
Agriculture Department
State Department
U. S
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Altamont Exhibitor Is Grand Champion
Wichita reports William Bennett of Jennings won the grand champion steer at the 25th Kansas National Junior Livestock Show with a 970 pound Hereford. Ronnie Scott of Bazaar 4-H Club owned the reserve steer, a 930-pound Angus. Lloyd Jones of Altamont exhibited the grand champion fat barrow, a Yorkshire, while Richard Denno of Halstead owned the reserve grand Hampshire. The grand champion lamb was a Southdown shown by Valetta Town of Plevna. Donald Cooper Haven held the reserve grand Southdown.
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Wichita
William Bennett
Jennings
Ronnie Scott
Lloyd Jones
Altamont
Barrow
Yorkshire
Hampshire
Richard Denno
Halstead
Valetta
Plevna
Donald Cooper
State Starts Auditing Reports for School Aid
The State Department of Education has begun auditing reports from over 2,500 elementary and high schools eligible for state aid. The 1957 Legislature funded the auditor after detecting a few fraud cases through routine checks.
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Topeka i
State Department of Education
Plan to use industrial funds to retain Burlington plant in Chanute
Chanute Chamber of Commerce directors debated using part of the citys industrial fund to repair the Burling ton Manufacturing Co building as a negotiation lever to keep the plant in Chanute. The 105 worker operation, payroll of 200000 to 250000 annually, may move next year unless repairs are financed. The fund totals about 16000 with the Burlington loan due in six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Manufacturing Co
Chanute
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Chamber
Burlington
David Rose
Chanute Development Co
Development Co
Chamber of Commerce
W. 3Rd
Rose
Chamber Board
Integration at Central High Survives Quiet Third Day
Federal troops escort nine Negro students into Central High School for a 10th day of integration as about 100 white demonstrators gather but remain nonconfrontational. Governor Faubus receives cheers in Blytheville at the Cotton Picking Contest.
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Little Rock
Ark
Central High School
Central High
Luther Hodges
North Carolina
Eisenhower
101St Airborne Division
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
National Guard
Central High Sept. 2
Arkansans
Blytheville
Delegates Hear Immel At Tuberculosis Institute
Senator Howard M. Immel of Iola urged well informed voters for better legislation at a Christmas Seal Institute luncheon. Dr Roy Lawson hospital director emphasized education for tuberculosis challenges and promoting community skin testing programs at Tioga Hotel. The event supported by Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital.
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Howard M. Immel
Iola
Christmas Seal Institute
Roy Lawson
Tioga Hotel
Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital
Gordon Gray 57 Dies in Chanute Lumber Dealer Life
Gordon Gray a Chanute lumber dealer and World War I veteran died of a heart ailment at his home. Funeral at First Methodist Church with burial in Elmwood. He led Gray Lumber Co after starting in 1924 and left a wife Alpha Hendrickson and daughter Marlene.
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Judson Gordon Gray
Chanute
E. 4Th
First Methodist Church
Judd H. Jones
Elmwood
Johnson Mortuary
K. U
Santa Fe
Alpha H. Hendrickson
Fredonia
E. Main
Gray Lumber Co
Safety Honor For Workers At City Service Gas Dinner
Safety awards were presented to 44 Cities Service Gas Company employees at a dinner in the Tioga Hotel. Petrolia Welda Caney and Ottawa personnel were cited for two years without lost time accidents. C. S. Smith accepted certificates from KR Bleske. K E Crenshaw praised the employer. Foremen named included L J Waldron Allyn R Cochran and Guy Adams. Eleven of 35 compressor stations earned the award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Service Gas Company
Tioga Hotel
Petrolia
Welda
Caney
Ottawa
C. S. Smith
KR. B. Fleske
Oklahoma City
K. E. Crenshaw
L. J. Waldron
Allyn R. Cochran
Petrolia Pipeline
Guy Adams
Harry Ford
Missouri Gov Lifts Anthrax Related Livestock Rules
Jefferson City Missouri Governor James T Blair lifted restrictions on shipments of livestock from Kansas and Oklahoma areas affected by an anthrax outbreak in the summer. The action eases controls that had been placed to curb the disease spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
James T. Blair
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Reunion set for 40th U.S. Volunteer Infantry Assn.
The 19th reunion of the 40th U.S. Volunteer Infantry Assn. of the Philippine Insurrection will be held next week at the Tioga House. Registration runs 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday with a memorial service at 8 p.m. The event includes a Friday morning business session, tours or social time, a banquet, and a Saturday installation of officers. Current officers and trustees listed include Ray Austin and John Hopkins. the unit mobilized at Fort Riley in 1899 and returned in 1901. the association now numbers 42 members.
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40Th
U.S Volunteer Infantry Assn
Tioga
Uae
Boyd C. Latimer
Grace Episcopal Church
Association
Ray Austin
Miltonvale
John Hopkins
Cha‘nute
W. E. May
Asian Flu Cases Almost Doubled Last Week
Public Health Service reported about 422,650 flu related cases in the United States since early June after an estimated 200,000 more were added. The tally excludes outbreaks this week such as 150,000 New York City school children cases and notes 18 deaths across the U.S. Puerto Rico Hawaii and Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Public Health Service
New York City
United States
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Alaska
The
Health Service
Atty General Rules School Boards Regulate Student Vehicle Use
Topekap Atty Gen John Anderson ruled school boards may adopt reasonable rules governing student vehicle use on and off campus. In extreme cases students could face suspension for violations. Headline notes the ruling and possible penalties. William Wyatt, former Marine pilot, warned wind headwinds could force postponement of his Galveston to Rome nonstop flight. He reported late contact with Civil Aeronautics Administration Bangor and said he might not finish the Atlantic crossing.
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Topekap—Atty
John Anderson
Anderson
Portland
Maine
William Wyatt
Galveston
Tex
Rome
Italy
Wyatt
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Bangor
Atlantic Ocean
Kansas Farm Leaders Move Toward Unified Policy
Kansas farm leaders in Clay Center report progress toward common objectives though details remain disputed. Former Gov Alf Landon urged a united front for Congress as leaders endorsed a land-use survey directed by land grant colleges and cautioned against short term election driven fixes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Byrne
Kansas Farmers Union
W. S. Boone
Kansas Farm Burea
James Ingwersen
Kansas State Grange
London
Landon
Congress
Oklahoma Sheriff Arrests Man Over Fraudulent Bills
Robert Cunningham 56 of Houston was arrested in Durant on a charge of attempting to obtain money under false pretenses. Bryan County Sheriff Raney Arnold, who nabbed him, said Cunningham boasted of outsmarting officers but admitted he could not fool Arnold. The case stems from complaints by several widows who received letters demanding payment on nonexistent bills from a Kansas City auditing firm linked to Cunningham.
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Durant
Okla
Robert Cunningham
Houston
Tex
Bryan County
Raney Arnold
Cunningham
Arnold
Kansas City
Little Snake Gives Big Scare
Mrs. Norman Martin found a 14 inch rattlesnake in her basement and was bitten on the finger while attempting to bottle it. Neighbor Mrs. Harold C. Hedges provided first aid with a snake bite kit and transported her to a hospital where she was released after treatment. A Village Creek community meeting will be held at the Center Act with supper served at 6:30 and attendees asked to bring a covered dish.
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Kansas City
Kan
Norman Martin
Harold C. Hedges
Village Creek
Center
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O .E
FFA Leadership School
MoPac
Tribune
John K. Taylor
S. Ashby
Midge
Boston
Jan Holman
Little Black Pup
Vernon H. Duncan
Annette Harper
FBI
Miss Harper
Miss Harper Was Spotlighted Last Week By Faubus
Joseph J. Casper
Annette
Beverly Burks
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Gordon Gray
Marlene Gray
Overland Park
William M. Gray
Chanute Rotary Club
American Legion
Miami Beach
Fla
James R. Hoffa
Detroit
Thomas J. Haggerty
Chicago
William A. Lee
Lee
Haggerty
Dave Beck
Afl-Cio
Organized Labor
Voice
Senate
Teamsters
John English
Hoban
Thomas J. Mahoney
Mahoney
Frank W. Brewster
Seattle
O. H. Cunningham
Ous
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