Wichita storm damages 19 B 47 jets and industry
Severe hail and 100 mph winds hit Wichita and area causing five million dollars in property loss. One man died and 93 injured. Boeing Beech and Cessna plants sustained major damage to aircraft and hangars. Army air base buildings and local factories suffered shattered glass and toppled structures.
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Wichita
Eas
Midwest
Lawrence Henry Eyler
Denver Typographical Union
Wichita Eagle
Weather Bureau
Kansas-Oklahoma
Boeing
Beech
Cessna
Cole County 4-H youths head to Lake of the Ozarks camp
About 30 Cole County 4-H members will attend the 4-H Camp at Clover Point on Lake of the Ozarks this week. They depart Jefferson City Junior College at 1 p.m. Wednesday and return about 3 p.m. Saturday. Activities include handicrafts, conservation classes, swimming, track and volleyball with candlelight service Friday. Transportation is by a covered truck provided by Buel Baclesse. The camp brings together 4-Hers from Cole, Moniteau, Miller, Gasconade and Osage Counties, with about 160 attending. Hall will accompany the Cole County group.
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Cole County
4-H
Clover Point
Lake of the Ozarks
Hensley Hall County
Jefferson City Junior College
Jefferson City
Buel Baclesse
Cole
Moniteau
Miller
Gasconade
Osage
Hall
Helmreich Urges No Lawn Sprinkling 430 to 900 P M
Capital City Water Company president L W Helmreich urged residents to refrain from watering lawns from 430 p m to 900 p m during the hot spell He advised watering once a week in the morning to ease shortages on Green Berry Rd where pressure has been poor He noted hot weather increases water use and that some towns have made lawn watering a misdemeanor while Green Berry Rd sits atop a high area with limited supply
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Green Berry Rd
Helmreich
Midwest
James O Hunter Heads Jefferson City Building Contractors
James O. Hunter of 214 Bolivar St was named president of the newly organized Associated Building Contractors of Jefferson City at a meeting. Roy Scheperle and Jack Spillers were elected vice-president and secretary treasurer respectively. About 40 contractors, subcontractors and suppliers are represented. Lester Seacat was named legal advisor.
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James O. Hunter
Bolivar St
Associated Building Contractors
Jefferson City
Roy Scheperle
W. Main St
Jack Spillers
Mulberry St
Hunter
Lester Seacat
Green Berry
Two Jefferson City Girls Win In Girls State Elections
Fulton Mo June 22 Two Jefferson City girls were elected to offices in Girls State elections Yvonne Claire Koch and Joan Didtman won posts as treasurer of Alcorn City and city clerk of Lewis City on the Federalist ticket Ruth Lee Berry was chosen police judge of Clark City on the Nationalist ticket About 344 girls attend the sessions sponsored by the American Legion auxiliary Tomorrow they will elect county officers and prepare for the state primary election Wednesday.
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Fulton
Jefferson City
Yvonne Claire Koch
North Ten Mile Drive
Alcorn City
Joan Didtman
W. Main St
Lewis City
Ruth Lee Berry
Clark City
Auxiliary of the American Legion
Minor Madison Street collision causes minor damages
Police reports show a rear end collision in the 300 block of Madison Street yesterday. Clarence Ousley, age 46 of 226 East Cedar Street, backed from a parking place into Jack Randazzo, age 59 of Cedar City, causing $25 damage to Randazzo’s car and $1 to Ousley’s. The incident was reported at 2 p.m.
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Madison St
Clarence Ousley
Cedar St
Jack Randazzo
Cedar City
Randazzo
Ousley
Alligator Found Near Gasconade River In Missouri
Two fishermen toting minnows found a 44 inch alligator in a slough by the Gasconade River. State agent Art Pugh suspects it was released by a resident two years ago. The reptile was sent to Bennett Springs Zoo. Earlier, a 12 inch alligator was found near Jefferson City by Bob Morgan and relatives.
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Lebanon
Gasconade River
Howard Uder
Dale Murrell
Art Pugh
Pugh
Missouri
John Powell
Bennett Springs State Park
Zoo
Boyd to die in Missouri gas chamber
Kenneth Boyd, 23, who killed a man after escaping a mental ward, must die in Missouri's gas chamber July 10 after the state supreme court set the date following a stay for possible federal appeal. No appeal was filed and clemency by Gov. Donnelly is its only remaining hope. Boyd was sentenced for the Jan 18 1951 grocery store holdup killing of Sam Barenfeld in St. Louis.
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Kenneth Boyd
Missouri
State Supreme Court
Boyd
United State Supreme Court
Phil M. Donnelly
St. Louis
Sam Barenfeld
Homer G. Phillips Hospital
Russians Ease Travel Rules in Moscow Country
The Soviet government told foreign residents in Russia including Western diplomats they may travel more freely. Foreign diplomats and residents can visit the Crimean Peninsula except Sevastopol, Kerch, and Fedosiya, but certain restricted areas remain off limits. Yalta is among accessible towns.
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Moscow
Russia
Crimean Peninsula
Sevastopol
Kerch
Fedosiya
Big Communist Losses In East Central Korean Front Drive
The Eighth Army reports 10 000 Communists killed or wounded last week in the Chinese drive south of the main Allied line on the East Central Korean Front. Rain and quiet fronts followed as Lt Gen Maxwell D Taylor commended the U S Ninth Corps and South Korean Second Corps for halting the Reds. Western Front patrols were light with seven MIGs destroyed by Sabre jets in dogfights.
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Eighth Army
Vate Horse Mountain
Triangle
Maxwell D. Taylor
U. S. 9Th Corps
2Nd Corps
Fifth Air Force
Henry Battleman
Bayside
Air Force
Trucker Hurt In Accident On Highway 63
Ralph S. Lampe aged 29 of 1114 East High Street suffered a fractured left leg and head and facial cuts when his gravel truck crashed on Highway 63 four miles north of the 54 63 junction. The vehicle struck a stave bolt and overturned onto Cedar Creek Bridge spilling its load. The accident occurred about 4 p.m. according to the State Highway Patrol.
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Ralph S. Lampe
High St
State Highway Patrol
Lampe
Cedar Creek
Teller Admits $91 000 Theft
Kenneth B. Jackson a 49 year old teller at Jefferson Bank and Trust Company admitted taking about 9101 000 from his employer over 20 years Federal agents said he falsified 16 accounts using a double ledger to conceal the theft He said he used the money for living expenses and had no funds for a lawyer or bondsman He is held in city jail on 5000 bail PMID not provided
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ST. Louis
FBI
Kenneth B. Jackson
Jefferson Bank and Trust Company
Jackson
U. S
Edwin Bean
St Joseph Boy Shot In Head Recovering
In St Joseph Missouri on June 22 Ronald Ellis aged 16 was accidentally shot in the head with a .22 rifle while he and a cousin examined it. Doctors said his condition is good, the bullet entering the left face and lodging at the skull base. The wound likely would have been fatal if the bullet had penetrated another fraction of an inch.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Ronald Ellis
Employment Agency to Recruit State Workers
Missouri agencies announce a cooperative plan where local employment offices recruit state workers for hospitals training schools and prisons under the merit system. In St Joseph June 22 a 12 year old boy Leroy White died after helping neighbors fight a house fire when a gas tank exploded injuring him.
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St. Joseph
Missouri
Division of Personnel
State Division of Employment Security
Hgead
Francis White
Leroy
Clark Confers With Defiant Rhee In Ith Hour Effort for Support
The Eisenhower administration sent a special emissary to Korea to secure Syngman Rhee's cooperation in U N truce efforts. Meanwhile a second message reportedly suspended the offer of a mutual security pact and warned Rhee that Gen. Mark Clark has authority to round up released prisoners. Walter S. Robertson flies to Korea with a secret Dulles message to reinforce the push.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Korea
Syngman Rhee
U. N
Rhee
North Korea
Red China
Dent
Mark Clark
Walter S. Robertson
United Nations
Robertson
Secretary
State Dulles
White House
General May Have Issued Ultimatum in Korea
UN commander General Mark W. Clark met with South Korea's President Syngman Rhee at his mansion in Seoul for 15 minutes amid tense talks on a possible truce. Clark said he could sign a truce without Rhee's approval, but warned on potential violations as he prepared to depart for Japan.
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Mark W. Clark
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
United Nations
Rhee
Korea
Japan
Clark
Tokyo
U. N. Command
U.N
ROK
Republic of Korea
U.S. State Department
Washington
Dulles
Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
London
U.S
President Rhee
Won Yong Duk
Marishal
State Rea Hails Court Ruling on Federal Plants
Missouri Rural Electrification leaders hailed a federal court ruling upholding contracts that let cooperatives build steam generating plants and transmission lines with the Southwestern Power Administration. Four Missouri coops and one Oklahoma group asserted REA loans support the ventures, while private utilities argued the plan duplicates public power facilities.
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STATE
REA
Missouri
Federa
Charles F. McLaughlin
Big Co Operatives
Southwestern Power Administration
N. W Electric Power Cooperative
Cameron
Missouri City
Truman Says He Prefers Being Outside the White House
Former President Harry S. Truman joked that he would rather be outside looking in than inside looking out during a visit to the Democratic National Committee headquarters. He referenced a Washington Evening Star cartoon about his first Washington visit since the Republicans took over and recalled calling the White House a prison during his presidency.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
White House
Democratic National Committee
Truman
Key West
Truman Says Acheson Hardest Pickup Ever Encountered
Former President Harry S. Truman jokes that Dean Acheson was the hardest pickup he ever encountered as he spotted the ex-secretary of state from a limousine on 17th Street. The brief meeting at the Metropolitan Club drew warm greetings between the two leaders.
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Truman
Acheson
Washington
Dean Acheson
Harry S. Truman
Boonville Escapees Held After Stolen Car Incident
Three youths from the Missouri State Training School for Boys at Boonville were captured near Kingdom City after fleeing with a stolen car. Silas Little 17 of St. Louis surrendered. William Bruce 15 of St. Louis and Robert Saunders 15 of Kansas City were captured in a wooded area. Mrs Ade Womac reported a butcher knife attack. The Callaway County prosecuting attorney will decide on charges.
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Missouri State Training School For Boys
Boonville
Callaway County
Fulton
State Highway Patrol
Ade Womac
Eastville
Silas Little
St. Louis
William Bruce
Robert Saunders
Kansas City
U N Group Urges Rhee to Aid Armistice Effort
The Asian African group at the United Nations urged South Korea president Syngman Rhee to cooperate with the U N for an armistice. It also agreed to give the United States and U N officials full chance to obtain this cooperation before seeking a General Assembly emergency session chaired by Manila delegate Salvador P Lopez.
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United Nations
N. Y
Inthe
U. N
ROK
Syngman Rhee
United States
U.N
General Assembly
Manila
Salvador P. Lopez
Wheat Harvest Described as Good and Fast in Missouri
Missouri wheat harvest moves into full swing with officials calling it good and fast. PMA reports cite high land quality and low moisture, with Southeast Missouri past peak and Central Missouri just starting. MFA predicts yields about one third above average, with 35 to 40 bushels per acre common and some higher, while railcar shortages threaten shipments due to full elevators in St. Louis and Kansas City.
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Columbia
Missouri
T. Scott Howry
Production and Marketing Administration
PMA
Otto Schulte
Missouri Farmers’ Association Central Co-Operative
Bernie
Eugene
Eldon
Versailles
Schulte
Dale Jensen
MFA
St. Louis
Jensen
Kansas City
Ag Agency Withdraws Storable Wheat From Market
Washington announces the Agriculture Department has pulled its storable wheat from the market until further notice. Officials cite an uptick in regular commercial supplies from this year's harvest as the reason for the action.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Independence Week Proclaimed by Gov Donnelly
Gov Phil M Donnelly declared the week beginning June 28 as Independence Week. The observance culminates with July 4 the historic Independence Day marking the 1776 signing of the Declaration of Independence.
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Phil M. Donnelly
America
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