Stevenson Pins Campaign On Bedrock Issues In New York Swing
Adlai E. Stevenson focused on bedrock issues during a final nonstop drive across the country. He emphasized foreign policy and a proposal to curb hydrogen bomb tests while planning a Madison Square Garden appearance to discuss the Bulganin letter and the question of saving the world from hydrogen disaster.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
New York City
Madison Square Garden
Eisenhower
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Stevenson
General Motors
Joe Smith
Nixon
White House
United States
Carpenters and Joiners Union
Bulganin
U. S
Explosion and Fire Hit Magnolia Refinery in Beaumont
An explosion shortly before midnight sparked a massive gasoline fire at the Magnolia Refinery in Beaumont. Two men were critically burned and damage estimates are not yet available. In other dispatches Belgrade and Belgrade Hungary publishers urged independent development of communism, while Jordan hosts Egyptian Army chief Abdel Haim Amer and Syrian chief of staff Tewfik Nizam Eddin for border aid talks.
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Beaumont
Tex
Magnolia
Amman
Jordan
Abdel Haim Amer
Amer
Tewfik Nizam Eddin
Damascus
Three North American Executives Die In Plane Crash
A Piper Apache carrying Carl J. Strough 36 a senior flight test engineer at Palmdale and two colleagues John F. O'Brien and Girard Radice crashed off Los Angeles after takeoff from LAX en route to the Palmdale flight test center. One body recovered offshore amid wreckage with search ongoing for the others.
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Los Angeles
North American Aviation, Inc
Los Angeles International
North America
Palmdale
Carl J. Strough
Smyrna Sees First Traffic Death in Two Decades
Smyrna Georgia reports its first traffic fatality in about 20 years as 43 year old Charlie Davis died when his car struck the rear of a parked truck. The accident occurred yesterday in Smyrna.
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Smyrna
Charlie Davis
Reluctant Pigeon Sooner Flies as Planes Compete
Oklahoma City leader frees a homing pigeon named Sooner at Boston Logan Airport to deliver greetings for the city s 50th anniversary. Rain delays him and a rival American Airlines crew member s message relay, but Sooner finally boards a departing plane and flies away. Acting Mayor Edward J. McCormack receives the greetings for Boston.
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Boston
Sooner
Oklahoma City
Stanley C. Draper
Draper
National Chamber of Commerce
Edward J. McCormack
Weather forecast: warmer trend with dry fronts ahead
In Topeka the forecast calls for generally fair weather through Wednesday with a warming trend. Tonight and Wednesday will be slightly warmer with low temperatures near 50 and highs around 75 to 80. A series of dry cold fronts moved through Kansas yesterday dropping some eastern temperatures while Wichita Emporia and Manhattan reached 79.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Wichita
Emporia
Manhattan
Goodland
Pittsburg
Hill City
Two Critically Burned In Texas Refinery Fire
An explosion at Magnolia Refinery in Beaumont Texas ignited a gasoline fire that rose 100 feet into the air. Two men were critically burned as flames persisted for hours despite suppression efforts.
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Beaumont
Tex.s
Magnolia
Jury Deliberating In Neosho County Larceny Case
In Chanute Kansas Lonnie Kennedy of Chanute stands charged with theft of motor car tires from a local store warehouse. The jury began deliberations at 10 35 a m and paused for lunch at 1 30 p m. Remaining docket includes a replevin action H B Goodnough v Kjarsgaard et al and a judgment case Raymond Myers v Kepley et al.
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State of Kansas
Lonnie Kennedy
Neosho County
Chanute
Kennedy
B. M. Dunham
H. B. Goodnough
Josephine Kjarsgaard
Chanute District Court
Raymond Myers
Aaron Kepley
William Kepley
Italians Praised By Eisenhower
President Eisenhower congratulated Italian President Giovanni Gronchi on Italy's demonstration of using modern aircraft as sentinels of peace. He cited Italian air force photographs of Rome and other cities as proof of open skies feasibility and said the tests contributed to public understanding of disarmament.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Giovanni Gronchi
Italy
Rome
Gronchi
Monkey at Emporia Is Back in Custody
George the 38 pound red monkey mascot of the 18th Infantry Regiment is back in custody. After being absent without leave for about a month he surrendered to police as a posse closed in. SFC Cecil Garner, the monkey's owner, retrieved George from a city jail cell last night.
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Emporia
George
18Th Infantry Regiment
SFC
Cecil Garner
Victoria Woman Dies In Downs Accident
A 48 year old Victoria Kansas woman Mrs George Wellbroock was killed when her car struck the rear of a trailer near Downs Kansas Her husband suffered head and face cuts and Mrs Joe Basgall of Bison Kansas in the back seat endured bruises
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Downs
Kas
Victoria, Kansas
Here
George Wellbroock
Joe Basgall
Bison
McDaniel Appointed Chief Enforcement Officer in ABC
Walter W. McDaniel, previously deputy director, named chief enforcement officer for the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division in Topeka. He succeeds Craig Irwin, who moves to the legal section as assistant to chief attorney James Galle.
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Topeka
Walter W. McDaniel
McDaniel
ABC
Craig Irwin
Irwin
James Galle
Delivering Own Child Is an Easier Task Than Birth Certificate
Mrs Marie Hayes of Troy a German war bride and nurse delivered a seven pound girl named Rosemary a week ago while her husband Luther was at work. When applying for a birth certificate she was asked to file a sworn statement that the baby was hers due to lack of witnesses. She said the delivery happened quickly and she did not call anyone.
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Detroit
Marie Hayes
Troy
Rosemary
Luther
Heidi
Pre Induction Exams For Three Neosho Men
Three Neosho County youths face pre induction physicals for the armed services in Kansas City on Oct. 30. Lyle Casey and Jack Nichols of St Paul will travel from Chanute, Harvey Young of Manhattan will report there. A call exists for one man to report Nov 13 for final induction in Kansas City the next day. Mrs. Gene Wall urges timely selective service registration within five days of turning 18.
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Neosho County
Armed Services
Kansas City
Gene Wall
Selective Service Board
Lyle Francis Casey
Jack Donald Nichols
St. Paul
Chanute
Harvey Lewis Young
W. Pine
Manhattan
Oklahoma Truck Driver Gets a Lucky Break
A Tulsa truck driver, 23 year old Fred Robert Brown, plunged his vehicle over a bluff and woke found it resting on Frisco Railroad tracks ten minutes after a freight train roared by. He was knocked out for about four hours but not seriously hurt.
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Tulsa
Okla
Fred Robert Brown
Here
Brown
Eisenhower to undergo new physical by eight physicians
President Eisenhower will have a complete new medical examination this weekend with eight physicians. A report on results will be released by Monday morning. The White House noted no definite news conference with all eight doctors.
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Washington
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
McFarland Speaks To 300 Delegates At Grange Event
Kenneth McFarland Topeka educator and speaker told 300 Kansas Grange Convention delegates that freedom has retreated but world peace is essential. He praised big business as a benefactor, noted Americans are not common people, and highlighted Grange activities and awards during the banquet and breakfast sessions. Election of officers is planned for Wednesday with installation Thursday.
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McFarland
Kenneth McFarland
Topeka
Kansas
General Motors
Ray Teagarden
Lacygne
St. Patrick's Auditorium
St. Patrick's Guild
Franklin
Grange
Masonic Temple
Chanute
Clarence Sievers
Chanute Chamber of Commerce
Colorado Move Suspends Licenses After Violations
Colorado motorists face license suspension for moving violations after November 1 and for paying fines on three moving violations. The measure, adopted at an emergency council meeting called by Gov. Johnson after 13 highway deaths in a weekend, covers cases without court trials.
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Denver
Colorado
State Highway Safety Council
Ed C. Johnson
Cabinet of Honduras Plots Future Course
In Tegucigalpa a young cabinet convened to map a future for Honduras. The new trio of military rulers ousted Julio Lozano as chief of state and acting president in a bloodless coup that brought the regime to power.
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Cabinet of Honduras
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Julio Lozano
Sunday
Free Water Granted To Leavenworth Farmers
Leavenworth drought relief expands as free water becomes available today for farmers. Harvey Goodjohn, water works board chairman, said free supply will continue if drought persists beyond January 1. Previously farmers paid 60 cents per thousand gallons at the Missouri River plant.
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Leavenworth
Harvey Goodjohn
The
Water Works Board
Missouri River
Waterways Seeding Deadline Set for Oct 31
Wilson County ASC Committee Chairman Charles C. Ropp announced the deadline for seeding water ways is October 31. Applicants must complete seeding by that date to be eligible for payment.
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Fredonia
Charles C. Ropp
Wilson County
ASC
Neosho and Labette County drought aid recommended
Kansas Drought Committee at Manhattan recommends designating Neosho and Labette Counties as part of the drought disaster area. Rep. Myron V. George reports a telegram from Wendell Becraft to Kenneth L. Scott requesting disaster-area eligibility to secure cheaper feed grain hay and roughage. It calls for grazing of designated acreage reserves with Gov. Fred Hall to be asked for approval.
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Altamont
Neosho
Labette
Kansas
Kansas Drought Committee
Manhattan
Myron V. George
Congress
Rep
George
Wendell Becraft
Kenneth L. Scott
Agricultural Credit Services
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C
Fred Hall
Old Names Return For Polish Streets
Polish authorities in Poznan rename squares streets and factories named after Joseph Stalin. Lublin council also changes Stalin Square to Lithuania Square, replacing the old designation.
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Vienna
Austria
Poznan
Joseph Stalin
Radio
Warsaw
Lublin
Stalin
Lithuania
Train Car Crash Injures Kansas Woman
A collision between a car and a Union Pacific freight train injured Mrs. Harley Lamar, 48, of Bridgeport, Kansas. She was listed in critical condition at a Salina hospital.
Traffic Fatalities Reported In Topeka Area
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section show four in the last 24 hours and five hundred thirty one to date for 1956, with a note that two earlier fatalities were not previously reported.
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Topeka
Kansas
Great Bend Shifts Swan Request to Australian Pair
Great Bend Chamber of Commerce sought Queen Elizabeth's swans for the city park but Buckingham Palace refused any donation to applicants outside the British Isles. Negotiations now move toward obtaining Australian black swans as a substitute.
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Great Bend
Buckingham Palace
Sador
St. James
Canfield
British Isles
Unrest Spreads In Tunis Area
Demonstrators clashed with police in Tunis as unrest rippled through North Africa after the arrest of five top Algerian rebels by France. Crowds in Casablanca and Tunis demanded free Algeria, with labor leaders calling protests and security tightened across Algeria.
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Algiersp
Tunis
North Africa
Algeria
Mohammed VI
Morocco
Habib Bourguiba
Rabat
Casablanca
Algiers
Army Officers Guests In Leavenworth Homes
Leavenworth hosts dinner for eighty six allied officers from forty one nations during United Nations Week. Officers from the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth will be paired by lot for visits, starting at the Hotel Cody.
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Leavenworth
Eisenhower Approves Officer Promotions
President Eisenhower approved promotions for 19 Army officers including temporary rank upgrades pending Senate confirmation. John H. Michaelis, a Korean War hero, will become chief of the Army legislative liaison service after a Europe tour and previously served as an aide to Eisenhower.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Army
Senate
Congress
John H. Michaelis
Europe
Michaelis
Riots in Poland over leadership shift and Katyn protests
In Warsaw, Wroclaw, Breslau, Szczecin, and Krakow anti Russian demonstrations surged as crowds toppled Soviet flags at the Polish Russian Friendship Society. They shouted Rokossovsky to Siberia and called for truth about Katyn, amid a government shakeup and reports of Rokossovsky’s possible ouster and new defense leadership.
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Warsaw
Poland
Wroclaw
Breslau
Friendship Society
Rokossovsky
Siberia
Katyn
Konstantin Rokossovsky
United Workers (Communist Party
Katyn Forest
Russia
Szczecin
Stettin
Krakow
East Germany
Vistula River
Warsaw Radio
London
Defense Ministry
Marian Spychalski
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Politburo
Kazimierz Witaszewski
Polish Communist Party
British Reservists Arrested During Walkout at Sea
Twelve British naval reservists with under three months left in their seven year enlistment tried to walk off the light fleet carrier Ocean at Devonport. They were arrested by Royal Marines as service was extended due to the Suez Crisis. an admiralty spokesman called it a minor incident and said an investigation would follow.
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Devonport
England
Royal Marines
Ocean
Britain
Admiralty
Inventory for Loss in Alamo Burglary
Burglary of the Alamo Museum on the grounds of the Texas shrine was disclosed today. An inventory of items in the museum was begun to determine the extent of the loss. Thieves used a hacksaw to cut bars from a front window and entered the office, ransacking desks and filing cabinets but not the office safe. Police believe professionals committed the crime, yet the main objective remains undetermined.
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San Antonio
Tex
Alamo Museum
Funeral service set for Emory Young after Plainville crash
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Gifford and Fred and RoAnn of 819 N Forest will travel to Great Bend Wednesday for the funeral of Emory Young, killed in a traffic accident Sunday at Plainville. Mrs. Young is Mr. Gifford’s sister.
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Gerald Gifford
Fred
RoAnn
N. Forest
Great Bend
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