140 Teachers Here For Zone Meeting
Dr Willard E Givens of Washington DC told 140 teachers here last night at a Kansas State Teachers Association zone meeting at the Masonic Temple The NEA leader spoke on education world peace and the US role in Asia and other regions He recalled helping Japan in 1946 with a democratic school mission and noted the mission as a success The program included workshops group sessions and local delegations meetings to plan similar efforts for area schools
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Willard E. Givens
Washington, D. C
The
National Education Assn
Dr. Givens
Givens
United States
Japan
Thailand
India
Philippines
Pakistan
Minter Brown
Topeka
Esta Professional Relations
Buford Fisher
Fisher
Joe W. Ostenberg
Iola
Ostenberg
Kansas State Teachers Assn
Tribune
Air drop delivery resumes for Tribune to eight towns
The Tribune resumes air drop deliveries via a specially equipped plane piloted by Gary Conklin after repairs. Newspapers are dropped in bundles at Thayer Erie Humboldt Lavenburg Elsmore Stark Walnut Buffalo and Altoona. Neosho County Fair Association plans its annual Erie meeting at 8 p.m. in the Erie High School building with officers and directors to be elected and reports read.
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Tribune
Gary Conklin
Humboldt
Thayer
Erie
Lavenburg
Elsmore
Stark, Walnut
Buffalo
Altoona
Neosho County Fair Association
G. C. Freeley
Erie High School
Bus Service Normal In St. Louis as Strike Ends
Bus and streetcar service returned to normal in St. Louis today after a four day transit strike. About 2300 AFL Amalgamated Assn. of Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes Union operators agreed to return to work following union pleas. Wages remain under negotiation as a 12 cent per hour increase proposal was rejected.
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Louis
AFL Amalgamated Assn. of
Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes
Five Men Injured In Refinery Blast At Hubball
A series of blasts ripped through the United Fuel Gas Co plant in Hubball, West Virginia, injuring five workers two of whom burned. The fire burned out with no explosion of nearby gas tanks or railroad cars, and nearby schoolchildren escaped harm.
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Hubball
W. Va
United Fuel Gas Co
Missouri U Award Honors Topeka Daily Capital
The University of Missouri’s annual outstanding community service award goes to the Topeka Daily Capital, the first Kansas newspaper to win. Dean Earl English will present the trophy to publisher Henry B. Blake and executive editor James Reed at the Inland Daily Press Association meeting on October 17 for the Capital’s vigorous reporting of vital community issues.
Holdup Try By a Mother Ends in Tears
In Glendora California a young mother Hallie Mae Long 20 of Azusa attempted a holdup at a liquor store with a pistol but broke down crying. She handed over money after clerk Reno Tonsi accepted her claim of a holdup and then she cried saying she did not want to do it. Deputies said she had spent part of 200 entrusted by her brother and admitted only 38 remained.
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Glendora
Calif
Sheriff's
Hallie Mae Long
Azusa
Denine
Linda
Huey P. Long
Reno Tonsi
Tonsi
Marilyn
Princess Margaret
Machines Make Jobs Not Lost To Automation
Census Director Robert W Burgess says fears of machines displacing workers are groundless and automation will boost total jobs in the long run. He notes employment rose 25 percent from 1940 to 1950 and now stands around 65 million. Ford VP D J Davis says automation has absorbed displaced workers via retraining and reassignment.
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Washington
Robert W. Burgess
Burgess
Senate House
D. J. Davis
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Cookie Sales Begin for Camp Fund by Chanute Scouts
Girl Scouts and Brownies start cookie sales Monday to fund summer camping at Camp Wonderwood near Chanute. Last year they sold 5,544 boxes. 225 Brownie Scouts and 175 Girl Scouts are registered in Chanute.
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Camp Wonderwood
Chanute
Tribune Delivery Help Line Closes Evening Hours
Notice advises readers who do not receive the Tribune to call 17 between 5 30 and 6 30 P M for assistance with Saturday deliveries and missed copies.
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Tribune
Small Business Aid In Disaster Areas
The White House approved an emergency policy to assure the Small Business Administration funds for disaster loans in hurricane areas. After August floods, SBA faced a 25 million ceiling with 7 million already granted. Applications total over 32 million and may reach 40 million. loans carry three percent interest.
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Denver
White House
Small Business Administration
SBA
Three-Time Escapee Sought By Bloodhounds
Lawrenceburg Kentucky police pursued John Allen Cummins a 35 year old who has escaped custody three times. He was arrested by Deputy Herbert Phillips at Tyrone but fled again and was recaptured by Sheriff Ernon Leathers. Cummins faced a child desertion charge.
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Lawrenceburg
John Allen Cummins
Cummins
Ernon Leathers
Herbert Phillips
Tyrone
Leathers
Phillips
GOP and Democrats clash in no holds barred debate
CHICAGO governor chairmen of the Republican and Democratic national committees debated domestic and foreign issues at the Illinois Chamber of Commerce meeting. The CBS radio broadcast featured sharp exchanges on Geneva, communism, and the Korea war era as both leaders claimed credit for policy outcomes.
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Chicago
Leonard W. Hall
GOP
Paul M. Butler
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
CBS
Butler
Huckster
Eisenhower
America
Hall
Geneva
Russia
Bulgaria
Britain
Eden
France
Faure
Korea
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Betty Sue Scott Crowned Royal Queen at American Royal Show
Betty Sue Scott of Marshall Missouri was crowned Royal Queen at the American Royal Livestock and Horse Show coronation. The 20 year old Miss Scott, a Central Missouri State College junior, received the crown from Eddie Fisher as the eight day event began. Princesses include Gene LePhew Ardmore Oklahoma and Judy James Eldon Missouri with ladies-in-waiting from Clinton Arkansas City Wichita Liberal Pittsburg Joplin and Sedalia.
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Kansas City
Betty Sue Scott
Marshall
Scott
Eddie Fisher
Central Missouri State College
Gene LePhew
Ardmore
Okla
Judy James
Eldon
Carolyn Dale Moss
Clinton
Ark
Gail White
Arkansas City
Sharon Sue Stout
Wichita
Lawrence
Jeri Ann Griffith
Liberal
Kas
Ieva Deems
Pittsburg
Althea Nannette Bromich
Topeka
Maureen Vincent
Joplin
Clo Angel Greer
Sedalia
Wind and Rain Storm Roars Up East Coast
A fierce storm roared up Hokkaido's eastern coast wrecking homes sinking small boats and leaving five dead. Police reported one seriously injured and 31 missing mostly fishermen after winds reached 67 miles per hour for about an hour.
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Kushiro
Japan
Hokkaido
Reds Meet in Crimea With Bulganin Khrushchev Aides
Soviet Premier Bulganin and Communist Party boss Khrushchev conduct high level talks in the Crimea with top military, trade and political aides present.
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Moscow
Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Crimea
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka and Kansas for 1955
State Accident Records section reports 0 fatalities in the last 24 hours in Topeka. To date in 1955 total 444 fatalities, compared with 465 in the same period of 1954.
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Topeka
Kansas
Princess Margaret to marry Townsend seen in Windsor weekend
Princess Margaret and Group Captain Peter Townsend are seen as engaged amid royal privacy appeals. Clarence House issued the first official statement, while press coverage from London papers notes the marriage as a likely outcome. A child observer at Allsianby Lodge adds a playful account of the weekend mood.
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Binfield
England
Margaret
RAF
Peter Townsend
Townsend
Windsor Forest
Clarence House
London
Elizabeth
Princess Margaret
Elizabth II
Lord Rothermere
Daily Mail
Capt
Marilyn Wills
John L. Wills
Alllanby Lodge
Marilyn
Eisenhower Celebrates 65th Birthday in Denver Hospital
President Eisenhower marked his 65th birthday with a quiet celebration at the Denver hospital. Treasury Secretary Humphrey flew in for an afternoon bedside meeting, delivering good news on the global economic outlook, while aides reported tens of thousands of congratulatory messages and flowers filling the hospital.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Washington
Gevas
Denver White House
Eisenhower-Humphrey
MIT
Sherman Adams
James C Hagerty
White House
Newsymen
Editor Is Charged In Iola Contempt Case
Angelo Scott publisher of the Iola Register appeared in Allen County District Court on indirect contempt charges tied to a jail break report. Attny J D Conderman claimed prejudice against his client, while Scott's counsel argued no contempt since article and editorial did not reference charges. The judge held the matter under advisement.
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IOLA
Eas
Angelo Scott
Iola Register
Allen County
J. D. Conderman
Kansas
Conderman
B. E. Lorance
Alf Williams
The
Register
Spencer A. Gard
Fred Apt
Scott
Gard
Cool Weather To Persist With Frost In Kansas
Forecast shows fair skies, a bit warmer today then turning partly cloudy and cooler Sunday. Eastern Kansas reports scattered frost with lows 35 to 45 and highs from the 60s to 70s. Olathe reached 61 yesterday while Garden City topped at 78. Typical morning readings ranged 38 to 45 with a 28.79 inch barometer at 10 30 am.
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Gry
E.isiovees
E.se
Kansas
Olathe
Garden City
Topeka
Dodge City
Moroccans Arrested After Marrakech Unrest
French authorities report 105 Moroccans arrested in Marrakech after a day of burning and looting tied to nationalist agitation for home rule. One Moroccan injured by a crowd fleeing firemen. Police say rioters were mostly boys aged 6 to 14, targeting Cafe de France as the disruption mounted.
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Rabat
French Morocco
Marrakech
Cafe de France
Morocco
Algeria
Six Die in Indiana Bus Crash Near Michigan City
A Greyhound bus carrying 25 passengers crashed into a semi-trailer on U 820 near Michigan City Indiana. Six people were killed and 21 injured. the bus driver and six passengers are hospitalized. Names of the dead include Sylvia Money York PA Sol Sender Chicago Mrs. Charles Roth Lafayette Hill PA Helen Rusnak Chicago Mrs Friedel Greenoff Los Altos CA Anthony William Bruno Wilmington CA. The truck driver Harry Williams 43 said he flashed a flare before impact as the bus failed to stop after a prior halt for repairs on the road.
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Michigan City
Ind
Sylvia Money
York
Sol Sender
Chicago
Charles G. Roth
Lafayette Hill
Helen Rusnak
Friedel Greenoff
Los Altos
Calif
Anthony William Bruno
Wilminston
Harry Williams
U 820
Williams
New York
Rate Increase Is Suspended by Power Commission
The Power Commission suspended five months of Cities Service Gas Co. wholesale rate hike of 3.926 million dollars. About 50 wholesale customers in Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and Texas face the remaining increase with a hearing set for late September. The commission did not suspend 1.03 million dollars tied to industrial resale.
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Washington
Power Commission
Cities Service Gas Co
Oklahoma City
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Cities Service
Clemency Granted to Larcem After Larceny and Burglary Convictions
Governor Fred Hall commuted the sentences of Louis T. Larcem of Woodson County who faced consecutive terms of 10 to 30 years and 10 to 20 years for grand larceny and habitual second degree burglary. The new collective penalty is 5 to 15 years.
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Topeka
Fred Hall
Louis T
President Plans Budget Talks
Treasury Secretary Humphrey joined President Eisenhower on a Denver trip as they pursue a balanced budget this year. Officials forecast a year end deficit near one billion dollars unless savings and tax revenues rise. Sherman Adams accompanied the entourage to manage White House offices after a Cabinet meeting.
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Columbine III
Humphrey
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Adams
White House
House-to-House Drive For Teen Canteen Fund
Mr and Mrs David McCune announce plans for the annual Teen Canteen drive. A Nov 3 house to house canvass in the residential district will be led by Mr and Mrs R D Hamar. Nov 2 in the business district will be run by the Business and Professional Womens Club. The goal is 1800 dollars to cover fixed costs at the youth center. Donations may be mailed to Teen Canteen Drive First National Bank Chanute.
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David McCune
R. D. Hamar
Business & Professional Womens Club
George F. Tier
First National Bank
Chanute
McCune
Augusta Youth Faces Felonious Assault Charge
Leon Casteel a 13 year old Augusta Kansas boy is charged with felonious assault with intent to kill after admitting to shooting his father Clyde in the back. The father is in serious condition at a Wichita hospital following the Tuesday shooting.
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EL Dorado P
Butler Juvenile District Court
Leon Casteel
Augusta
Kas
Butler County
Glynn Tarrant
Clyde
Casteel
Wichita
Oil flow resumes on Paola Humboldt pipeline near Iola
Paola Kas. oil began moving through the Paola Humboldt pipeline at 7 am marking a 24 hour lead before a court deadline. Producers Pipeline Co President Walter Fees said the system will move 8300 barrels today, operate 24/7 to clear the backlog, with Eureka area truck traffic planned for the oil.
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Paola
Kas
Paola-Humboldt
Delmas C. Hill
Walter Fees
Producers Pipeline Co
Fees
Eureka
Kansas Corporation Commission
Atty
Harold M. Fatzer
Sinclair Pipeline Co
Sinclair
Tola
Hureka-Humboldt
Judge Hill
Topeka
Producers Oil Company
Eureka-Humboldt Line
Producers Oil
Five Strange Birds May Be Scarce Cranes
Five unusually large birds roost on Lake Blue Stem near El Dorado, sparking debate over their species. Locals compare them to the near extinct whooping crane, while others suggest a pelican variety. Officials seek expert identification.
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EL Dorado
Lake Bluestem
FFA Winners From Junction City and Council Grove Take Top Honors
Teams from Junction City and Council Grove Kansas led in the 4 H Club livestock and meat judging contests at the American Royal competition held yesterday, securing top honors for their clubs.
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Kansas City
Junction City
Council Grove
Kas
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