Distress Signals Spur Search For Lost Plane
A U S transport plane missing with 59 servicemen aboard triggered a massive search across the Atlantic south of Ireland and the Azores. Air Force officials said SOS signals were received but no wreckage found as dozens of aircraft searched the area.
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London
U.S
Azores
U.S. Military Air Transport Service
Lajes Air Base
Air Force
United States
Britain
Navy
New York
EJK
Ireland
Prestwick
Scotland
Lakenheath
England
Lincoln
Neb
Ocean
Shannon
Atlantic
Lincoln, Neb
U. S
Lincoln Air Force Base
Keith A. Peterson
N. Chestnut
McPherson
C. Ronald L. Gardner
Troy
Marine Dillard Jr. dies during training at Parris Island
Pvt. Thomas J. Dillard Jr. 18 of Miami Florida collapsed during scheduled physical training at Parris Island Marine base and died later of acute cardiac arrest. His mother Katie Dillard alleged foul play while Marine headquarters and authorities said only an investigation is underway and a casualty report lists heart seizure as the cause.
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Parris Island
S. C.P
Thomas J. Dillard Jr
Miami
Fla
Marine Corps
Dillard
Katie Dillard
S. C
Thomas Dillard Jr
Marines
Washington
Marine Corps Headquarters
Bids Sought For White Highway Striping Paint
Topeka authorities seek bids to be opened Oct. 23 for white highway striping paint. The State Highway Commission requests proposals from suppliers to supply road marking material and related quantities for upcoming maintenance projects.
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Topeka
State Highway Commission
Driver Not Injured In Truck-Train Collision Near Galesburg
Willis William Rowe, 39, drove a liquor truck that hit a northbound freight train at the MRT crossing on K47 highway northwest of Galesburg. Sheriff Lee Montgomery and Kansas Highway Patrol officers investigated. the truck struck the third car back of the locomotive, damaging the side and bed of the truck and possibly the whiskey load.
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Galesburg
Willis William Rowe
Lee Montgomery
Jack Reynolds
Eric
Art Jensen
Kansas Highway Patrol
Chanute
Reynolds
Intermission heart surgery hailed at surgeons’ congress
At the American College of Surgeons meeting in San Francisco doctors described chilling the body to about 86 degrees to halt heart blood flow during repairs. The technique uses planned intermissions to allow the heart to beat between stages, reducing risk during complex operations. Doctors Harris B. Schumacher and Henry Swan highlighted the method as a safer advance in heart surgery.
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San Francisco
American College of Surgeons
Harris B. Schumacher
Indianapolis
Ind
Henry Swan
Denver
Colo
Swan
Lions Club Pet and Bike Parade Set Tomorrow
The 10th annual Lions Club pet and bike parade invites grades one through six to Royster Junior High grounds at 1 p.m. Participants may enter any pet or vehicle except horses, with prizes for best decorated entries and most unusual pet. The parade moves from Royster to City Park at 1:30, with free drinks and a post parade show.
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Animal Kingdom
Lions Club
Royster Junior High School
Royster
City Park
Horn Blasts Blamed For Santa Fe Chief Crash
ICC report attributes the fatal collision between the Santa Fe Chief and a standing mail train at Robinson New Mexico to a series of locomotive horn blasts. Fireman Caldarelli mistook signals and opened the switch as the Chief approached at speed. Mail train engineer Rush was killed and investigators note he may have been warning Caldarelli of the unsafe position near the tracks.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Santa Fe
Robinson
N. M
Chicago
Los Angeles
ICC
P. C. Caldarelli
Caldarelli
L. J. Rush
Knowland to Speak at Central Park Luncheon Rally
A noon luncheon for Sen William F Knowland of California GOP leader will be held in the Central Park pavilion after tickets sold out Tioga Hotel space. Box lunches offered for reservations from southeast Kansas towns. Local GOP officials and candidates including Frank Carlson Myron George Warren Shaw expected at event.
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William F. Knowland
California
GOP
Senate
Central Park
Ed Peterson
Neosho ‘County
Tioga Hotel
Sen. Knowland
Kansas
John Sherman Jr
Robert Penington
Fred Harris
P. B. Darlington
John Nation
Lee Judy
Robert Allen
Peterson
U.S
Frank Carlson
Myron George
Warren Shaw
Sen
Knowland
Carlson Urges Soil Bank Signup Extension
Sen Frank Carlson urges Agriculture Secretary Benson to reopen and extend the soil bank signup period. He notes many farmers were unaware of an escape clause issued October 2.
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Hutchinson
Frank Carlson
R-Kas
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Soil Bank
Price Fixing Charged Over Polio Vaccine Purchases
Rep Holifield charged major vaccine firms with collusive practices and price fixing in their dealings with the federal government. Investigators said Illinois bought polio vaccine through a commercial distributor at prices below federal government payments. He urged referral to the Federal Trade Commission for antitrust inquiry.
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Washington
House
Illinois
Rep
Holifield
D-Calif
Federal Trade Commission
Water Crisis in Chanute Triggers Citywide Restrictions
Chanute faces acute water shortage as Barker pool is pumped out and upstream river pools are tapped. City officials, led by Mayor J D Lightfoot, impose broad prohibitions on washing and lawn watering, authorize water hauling from a fire station hydrant, and plan pipe work and potential rail water shipments if needed.
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Chanute
Barker Pool
Humboldt City
J. D. Lightfoot
the Tribune
Ross Cooper
Mid-America Refining Co
Austin
Eisenhower to Speak on TV Tonight in Novel Quiz
President Eisenhower, shown pleased by support from Negro Democrat Rep. Powell, prepares a nationwide TV and radio appeal in an improvised press conference at 9 p.m. EDT on NBC. About 100 cross-section Americans will ask questions, drawn from national sources by the National Citizens for Eisenhower Committee. Powell says Stevenson snubbed the liberal group, while praising Eisenhower for civil liberties.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
James C. Hagerty
National Citizens For Eisenhower Committee
Hagerty
Adam Clayton Powell Jr
New York
Powell
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Wellington Newcomers Targeted in P A Campaign
Wellington officials push a negative publicity effort describing the city as ideal while residents report daily nuisance calls about skunks. Police Chief Jim Little notes the department receives six or more calls nightly and has shot 13 skunks recently.
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Wellington
Jim Little
City Water Usage Bursts Ahead of Week as Demand Rises
Water department reports yesterday usage at 1,465,000 gallons up from 1,559,000 the day before and 1,676,000 the day before that. Weekly totals show 12,461,000 gallons over the last seven days, slightly below the prior seven day span at 12,669,000.
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City
Cooper
Tribune Delivery Help Line Note
If you do not receive your Tribune, contact your carrier. If unreachable, call 700 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
Ash Grove to Fund Dam at Barker Riffles
Ash Grove Lime and Portland Cement Co will pay a third of dam costs at Barker riffles. City and company keep water rights. city gains control after completion. Bids sought at adjourned meeting next Thursday. company long using Barker pool water. Also a recreation levy vote planned for Nov 6 and city limits extension approved along with two paving projects.
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Ash Grove Lime & Portland Cement Co
Barker Riffles
Riet
J. D. Lightfoot
Chanute
10Th Street
Oak
Main
Larson
Tennessee
J. R. Christianson
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Rain expected as warm trend continues in Kansas
Forecasters project partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures through Saturday with strong southerly winds. Eastern Kansas may see two to four tenths of an inch of rain Monday or Tuesday, while western areas stay largely dry. Highs near 85 to 90. tonight's lows around 60.
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Patt
Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Seventeen Mary Schoenheit Kept From School By Law Clash
Centertown Missouri seven year old Mary Schoenheit is kept from class as her mother Mary L. Schoenheit objects to public schooling claiming teachers turn children into trained seals. Raymond MacDaniels the Moniteau County superintendent plans to seek a hearing and possible misdemeanor charges. Mary and her mother advocate home instruction without a teaching certificate. Mary can count to twelve in Spanish and wishes to marry Prince Charles when grown.
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Centertown
Mon
Mary Schoenheit
Mary L. Schoenheit
Raymond MacDaniels
Moniteau County
McDaniels
State Department of Education
Missouri
Schoenheit
Illinois
Mary
Jefferson City
California
Prince ‘Charles of
England
Slight Increase For Taxpayers Schedule Shows
County Treasurer Don Harding announced levies with higher rates for most taxpayers as of Nov 1. Chanute’s total rate is 5.747 per 100 valuation, up 1.52 from last year. utilities will cover municipal costs in that city. Erie, Galesburg, and Stark show decreases. Earlton Thayer and St Paul rise. countywide outside high school districts totals 3.065 per 100. Township levies vary, Tioga up to .031, two townships have none, four levee districts levy 25-50 cents per acre.
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Don Harding
Chanute
Erie
Galesburg
Stark
Earlton
Thayer
St. Paul
St. Paul's
Tioga
British High Court Declares Little Girl Ward
Tanya Canastov a child caught in a custody fight between East and West was taken off a Soviet ship before her scheduled voyage to Russia. A writ and ward status were issued by the British High Court to keep her in Britain.
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London
Tanya Canastov
Russia
Alfalfa Bill Murray in Critical Condition After Stroke
Oklahoma City alfalfa Bill Murray 87 former Oklahoma governor is critically ill after a paralytic stroke. He was rushed to a hospital Tuesday and his family says he is in a coma. His son Johnston Murray also a former governor learned in San Antonio and is en route to Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City
Bill Murray
Oklahoma
Johnston Murray
San Antonio
Tex
City
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