Seven Die in Flash Floods and Storm Damage
Severe flash floods and violent winds swept a valley area causing seven deaths and widespread destruction. Coroner C A Howell put property loss near one million dollars as roads and rail lines were blocked by slides. Red Cross reported eighty homes damaged or destroyed and thirty two other buildings hit. Fishermen clung to trees overnight. one family drowned in a ditch. mother Juanita Kitchens hospitalized in shock.
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Ironton
Wus
C. A. Howell
Red Cross
Robert Richens
Graniteville
Robert Jr
Arthur Newton
Evelyn Elaine
Thomas
Dennis Ray
Juanita Kitchens
First German Units Delivered to NATO
German units join NATO in a ceremonial handover hailing three divisions, two headquarters, and two minesweeper flotillas. Each division stands at about 13,000 men at a fraction of war strength, with significant training ahead before combat readiness. Nearby, severe storms cause flooding near St. Louis, claiming multiple lives as rescue crews search for missing residents.
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Bonn
Ae -Weab
Germany
Sovaen
NATO
Allia
Albert Batteral
St. Louis
County commissioners discuss courthouse plans and meetings
County officials held routine sessions at the courthouse and postponed a education board meeting to next Monday. State Farm Mutual agents from the Wichita area gathered for a district meeting with attendees from Dodge City, Jetmore, Tribune, Liberal, Ulysses, Guymon, Cimarron, Garden City and others.
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Grubville
St. Loui
Tose
Board of Arcation
State Farm Mutual Insurance
Whio Area
Marvin Matkin
Bucklin
Richard Orbolt
Dodge City
Maurice Webb
Jetmore
Millard Dowell
Tribune
Ernest Johnson
Liberal
Chester Davis
Ulysses
Paul McBrainay
Guymon
Okla
Arnold Linden
Dighton
A. V. Hanna
Cimarron
Ross Blackford
John Robinson
Garden City
Lifesaver Named National Truck Driver of the Year
In Washington Missouri trucker Ernest Roedel 29 New Franklin Mo saved a baby after a Missouri traffic accident earning national truck driver of the year from the American Trucking Assns among 6 million drivers. He has a 500000mile no accident record and is invited to Washington and New York as a guest of ATA. The prize stems from the 1956 Boonville accident where two children were saved after being pulled from a waterfilled ditch.
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Washington
Missouri
Ernest Roedel
New
Franklin
Roedel
Paby
American Trucking Assn
Leita
York
ATA
Roadell
Boon
API
Rebecca van
Horn
Nanette
Senate
House
Defense Department
Atomic Energy Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
International Cooperation Administration
Agricuture
Interior Department
Lnough
Congress
190000 Surrenders in China Report
London im Red China chief prosecutor said 190 090 counterrevolutionaries surrendered over the past year and were all given lenient treatment. Chang Ting-cheng reported to the People’s Congress on internal security in Communist China, broadcast by Peiping radio.
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London
Red
China
Chang Ting-cheng
National People’s Congress
Peiping Radio
Hospital Admittances and Discharges in Garden City
Daily hospital notices list admitted patients including Douglas Alexander Ulysses and Del pose Pruitt with multiple addresses such as 1316 Hattie and 812 Summit alongside Debra Biernacki Satanta and Steven Biernacki Satanta. Discharges include Edna Egbert Dighton and Ronald Osterbuhr 802 Hackberry, with births at St Catherine noting a 6 lb 6 oz boy and a 4 lb girl born to local residents. Police briefs report a minor accident involving Bobby Dean Jones and Joan Madeline Fief in East Fulton. County briefs mention an oil lease to Hugoton Production Co on the southern sw.
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Douglas Alexander
Ulysses
Dimmie Pruitt
Hattie
Paul J. Sonderegger
Scoti
Richard Franz
Summit
Debra D. Biernacki
Satanta
Steven Biernacki
Daleen Joyce Lewis
Dighton
LilHan Davis
RFD
Archie Rutgers
Healy
Mt Randell
Hudspeth
Ith
Dick Woods
Kenneth Drees
Imperial Route
Edna’ Egbert
Donald Ev-Hoyt
Deerfield
Melvin E, Nichols
John C. Adams
Holcomb
Ronald G. Osterbuhr
Hackerry
Beviha Bowman
Tom J
Isom
Utica
Ruth Peterson
Kathy Costello
N. A
Raymond Cruz
Russell McCart
Bobby Dean Jones
Theron Place
Joan Madeline Fief
St. John
East Fulton
County Briefs Oil
Gay Lease
Virginia
Nell Stowers Et Ax
Hugoton Production Co
Dallas water meter reader seeks approval for hospital bill
James W. Martin testified before City Council requesting approval of a $75 medical bill after an automobile accident. The report lists severe bruises and medical terms, noting Martin had his back turned toward the vehicle and was leaning over at the time of impact.
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Dallas
James W. Martin
Martin
Jordan Receives Additional 20 Million in U S Aid
Washington reports Jordan, strained after Britain cut subsidies, will get 20 million dollars in U S economic aid. The State Department announced a 10 million dollar grant to shore up Jordan’s finances and a separate 10 million dollar grant for military equipment on the previous Saturday.
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Washington
Jordan
Britain
U. S
State Department
Atomic Guards Might Strike At Nevada Test Site
125 civilian guards at the Nevada test site plan a strike vote tonight or tomorrow night after wage disputes with Federal Services, Inc. unresolved since January. The old contract expired at midnight. proposed wages rise from $1.70-$2.25 to $1.87%-$2.47 an hour, with a 12.5 cent across the board offer.
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Atomic Test Site
Nev
Nuclear Proving Ground
Independent Guard
Alan
Nevada
Federal Services, Inc
Eisenhowers Observe 41st Anniversary in Gettysburg
Ike and Mamie Eisenhower celebrate their 41st anniversary at Gettysburg with a ceremony at Gettysburg High School. President Taylor and staff spoke of enduring peace, noting Civil War memories while highlighting hopes for a nuclear age restraint.
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Ike
Mamie
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Taylor
Eisenhowimen
Gen
Maxwell
D. Taylor
Army
Denver
West Point
Burns
Far East command unified under Stump control
Admiral Felix B. Stump extended his Pacific command to cover all U S forces in the Far East, uniting Army Air Force and Navy units in Asia and the Pacific under Pearl Harbor. MacArthur’s Far East command flag was lowered in Tokyo, the U N banner moved to Seoul under new supervision, and air and ground commands in the region were reorganized with Lt Gen Smith taking Japan command. Stump warned against calculated risk amid troop withdrawals and said Korea forces could hold the line if needed.
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Tokyo
Felix B. Stump
Pacific
U.S
Far East
Army
Air Force
Navy
Stump
Pearl Harbor
Navy Supreme Command
Douglas MacArthur
Far East Command
United Nations
U.N. Command
Seoul
Far East Air Force
Laurence
Kuter
White
Hawaii
Frederic 4. ‘Smith Jr
Sth
Athbey
Market Grain Futures and Receipts Report Kansas City Chicago
Grain futures quotations from Goffe and Carkener list Kansas City wheat highs and lows with Sept and Mar positions and Chicago soybeans oats eggs and rye quotes. Receipts show city totals for Hutchinson Wichita Omaha Amarillo Enid Salina Fort Worth and other points, with seasonal bid levels and monthly contract figures.
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Goffe & Carkener, Inc
Kansas City
Wichita
Omaha
Amarillo
Enid
Salina
Ft. Worth
Chicago
Weather Driven Decline Hits Grain Futures Across Board
Grain futures eased as weather forecasts favor clearing across wheat corn and soybean belts. Kansas and Oklahoma saw heavy weekend rains while New style wheat closed down amid profit taking and weaker oats and soybeans. Local markets reported varied prices across Kansas City cash trades and regional grain receipts.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Kansas
Oklahoma
Kansas City Cash
Kansas City
Kishi Sees U S Troop Pullout From Japan
Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi said after returning from Washington that the United States is ready to pull ground forces out of Japan immediately and expects a full withdrawal by year’s end. He staged a two week mission to launch a new era of U S Japan friendship based on equality. Police estimated over 10 000 supporters welcomed him at the airport. Washington aides put the ground force figure at about 30 000 troops involved in the withdrawal.
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Tokyo Im
Nobusuke Kishi
Washington
United States
Japan
U.s.-Japan
Kishi
Eisenhower
U.S
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