Woman from Satanta Faces Texas Trip After Manhunt
Norma Williams, of Satanta, may hesitate to visit her parents in Shamrock, Texas, after a dramatic overnight manhunt nearby. The gunmen who killed a rancher's teenage son and wounded two officers were found about a mile from the Williams farm, prompting her tense escape and reflections on future Texas travel.
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Six New Deaths Drive State Traffic Toll Record
Six new highway fatalities push the yearly toll to 617, surpassing the prior annual high of 611 in 1951 and 1954. The crash near Lindsborg killed Bill Cooper 47 and Mrs. S. Merrill about 65, plus a woman identified as Mrs. Gene Stevens. Four others were injured in the same accident. NATO ministers gather next week in Paris for a landmark meeting to heal rifts among Britain France and the United States after Hungary events and Suez tensions. The talks bring together foreign defense and finance ministers from 15 nations as Britain France and the U.S. seek renewed unity amid past strains. County tax payments progress shows about 263,000 paid of 1,010,210, with a deadline looming December 20 for first-half taxes and penalties for delinquents. Ward Spangler, 70, was killed crossing a highway near Newton. Nernon Unruh, 24, Burrton, fatally injured in a rollover near Burrton. another three-car crash near Topeka left Charles Kite, 38, dead.
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Neighbors Aid Kenneth Hooker Family in Wichita County
Western Kansas residents rallied to help the Kenneth Hooker family as they moved to a new home. Former friends and neighbors from the Friend community traveled to Wichita County to lend a hand, with their assistance gratefully appreciated by the Hookers.
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County joins parade against jackrabbits
Keary county commissioners vote to join Southwestern Kansas counties in a bunny bounty program. Rabbits are worth five cents each in Kearny, with about $3,000 held for bounties this year. In Lakin, Leon Davis moves his furniture store and A M Stephens opens a new shoe store with a quick photo service.
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Princess Chrysanthemum musical set at Santanta High
Santanta High School music department races to mount the annual production. Under director Mrs. Rossia B. Noland, the musical comedy Princess Chrysanthemum will be staged on December 11.
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Shopping Tour Drive Aids Scott City Children
Scott City residents donated through collection boxes placed at local business houses to support a Christmas shopping tour for the city’s needy children. Sponsored by the Scott Junior Chamber of Commerce, organizers hope to fund a trip for 25 children with no restrictions on purchases, a growing Western Kansas tradition each holiday season.
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Weather Forecast Notice for Tonight and Sunday
Weather by the Weather Bureau reports partly cloudy conditions with continued cold tonight and Sunday. Low temperatures 10 to 15 tonight, high near 30 Sunday. North winds 10 to 20 mph tonight and 10 to 13 mph Sunday.
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Violence Clouds The Iraq Syria Crisis and Baghdad Pact
Beirut reports that violence worsens in Iraq and Syria as resentment toward Britain grows and the Baghdad Pact faces heightened tension. Officials blame communists while noting weak influence, amid cross border unrest and protests in Najaf and Mogul oil regions.
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NATO Faces Strains and Major Threes Summit Hinted
The text notes NATO members wary of defense cuts amid Kremlin smiles, with talk of a pivotal Three Meet among Dukes Lloyd and Pigneau, possible plans to extend NATO consultation and Middle East reach, and a shift after the Suez crisis. Eisenhower discusses atomic budget with Strauss at Augusta National, plus refugee aid funding and foreign aid committee travel. Poland and church-state talks in Warsaw yield a major settlement on religious education and rights, as the state-church commission resolves disputes tying to Gomulka era reforms.
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Yale Formal For HS Juco Holiday Dance
Yale High School and juco students prepare a Christmas formal at the Alta Brown auditorium starting at 9 p.m. The event runs for three hours with music by the Dighton high school dance band. This year, HS students organize the dance while juco students handle hall decorations.
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Japan Diet approves peace pact ratification vote
The Japanese Diet advanced ratification of the World War II peace agreement. The upper house approved the measure 724 to 3, while the lower house had passed it on November 27 by 365 to 0 with 82 members absent.
Kansas Supreme Court backs KCC on gas price rule
The Kansas Supreme Court upheld the Kansas Corporation Commission’s power to set a minimum wellhead price for gas in the Hugoton field and ruled the KCC has no power to block Sinclair Oil Pipe Line Co from selling two pipelines. The ruling affirms the KCC’s authority to prevent gas waste and to fix a minimum price when warranted. About 150 municipalities opposed the order, fearing higher gas costs for consumers.
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Kidnap Verdict Orders Death Penalty in Nassau Case
A Nassau County jury of 12 men condemned Angelo LaMarea to death by electric chair for kidnaping and first degree murder of 12 day old Peter Weinberger. The defense urged temporary insanity claiming debt pressures drove him. Prosecutor called him a cold blooded criminal as the Weinbergers watched in court.
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Hoover Quits State Dept as Herter Named
Herbert Hoover IV resigned as undersecretary of state, effective February 1. President Eisenhower chose Gov. Christian A. Herter of Massachusetts to succeed him. Hoover said he will resume engineering work after three years in government service. Hagerty announced the formal nomination about February 1.
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Delaware Will Lead Inaugural Parade
Delaware will head a shortened residential inaugural parade on January 11 with Santa Claus making two pre Christmas visits in Kearny county. Parade head Edward Carr announced Delaware as the lead state due to being the first to ratify the U S Constitution, with plans including a Deerfield district procession and a fire department truck, reflecting a right to lead the parade next month.
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Old StweNiek to visit Lakin youth on December 22
The Optimist Club plans a Saturday before Christmas visit by Old StweNiek to Lakin youngsters on December 22, sponsored by the local Optimist club crew.
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125 Miles Straight Up in Pre-Satellite Rocket Test
Washington reports a Viking rocket, touted as the first test of the earth satellite program, reached 125 miles high and a peak speed of 4000 mph before splashing into the Atlantic about 180 miles from Cape Canaveral. The launch at Patrick Air Force Base tested instruments for the IGY project Vanguard and carried telemetry gear to relay data after nose-cone separation.
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