Polio Immunization Helped. Pool Faces Debate In County
News notes Finney County trails on polio immunization with clear figures. The State Board of Health rejects approval for the pool while Dr. Fenton signals ongoing efforts to improve sanitation. Garden City items mention pool repairs, a high school graduate, vandalism at Valley View Cemetery, and the 94th birthday of F L Weast born 1866.
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State Board of Health
Ory
Finney County
Robert M. Fenton
Lions Club
Mammoth Pool
F. L. Weast
Bee trouble hits local resident for second day
A swarm of bees at Tony Geier's 117 West Laurel home Tuesday prompted a second call to beekeeper Ralph Coen, who tends hives around Lakin Holcomb and nearby areas. Coen had removed a hive the day before and relocated the bees to Dr H C Laciorier's property at the town edge. In Jacksonville Florida AP report a woman said a man robbed her while placing flowers on a grave at a cemetery, Anna M Wolfert 47 reported.
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Tony Geier
W. Laurel
Ralph Coen
N. Ard
Coen
Lakin
Holcomb
H. C. Laciorier
Jacksonville
Fla
Misa Anna M. Wolfert
Neumann Files For Coroner in Finney County Race
Dr. J.W. Neumann of Garden City seeks the Republican nomination for Finney County coroner. A Fredonia native, he studied at Kansas State University and KU Medical School, with his wife and four children. The incumbent is Democrat Dr. Robert M. Fenton, who has not announced reelection.
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J.W. Neumann
Garden City
Finney County
Fredonia
Neumann
Kansas State University
Manhattan
University of Kansas Medical School
Neumanns
Robert. M. Fenton
Revised Housing Figures Issued
Washington reports revised housing data showing 1959 new dwellings started at 1,553,100, about 175,000 more than official estimates. Census Bureau says prior statistics understated activity for 19 to 20 years, with 1966 housing inventory revealing nearly one in four new homes were missed under the old permitting-based system. new method relies on actual construction.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau of Labor Statistics
British Hiker Near Kansas City
English physician Dr Barbara Moore the first authorized pedestrian on the Kansas Turnpike hopes to cover the last 27 miles into Kansas City today. She stopped overnight near Lawrence after about 30 miles of her transcontinental hike and plans to reach New York by June 10.
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Kansas City
Kan
Barbara Moore
Lawrence
Kansas Highway Patrol
Moore
Kansas
New York
Farm Boy Killed in Tractor Mower Accident
Floyd Ellis McClure seven son of Mr and Mrs Arthur McClure of near Howard Kansas was killed Monday when he fell under a mower from a tractor driven by his father at the family home.
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Howard, Kas
Floyd Ellis McClure
Arthur McClure
Near
Howard
Garden Suss Gus Garden Advises You May Not Know
Local tip sheet notes that readers may be unaware of garden care details while a reader named Bam apparently knows more, suggesting guidance from an expert perspective.
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Gus Garden
VU Bam
U2 Work Extensive Says NASA Official
NASA deputy administrator Hugh L. Dryden testified that high flying U2 planes made over 200 weather flights covering about 264000 miles since 1956. Flights occurred in the United States Western Europe Turkey and Japan as part of instruments mounted on planes for research and observation not spying.
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Washington
Space Agency
United States
Europe
Turkey
Japan
Hugh L. Dryden
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Dryden
Senate Foreign Relations
NASA
Rain Helps Crops as Southwest Kansas Sees Moisture Rise
Rain fell across Southwest Kansas during the night boosting moisture totals for crops. Kansas State University station near town recorded .18 of an inch in the 24 hours ending 8 am and raised the five month total to 6.76 inches in 1960, ahead of 1950's year end. Mrs. Alvin Lillibridge reported .15 of an inch near Kalvesta with thunder and lightning. Doug Baker in Scott City noted a trace and thunder south of town. Scott City totals reached 7.12 inches for the year through May, higher than 1959's first five months.
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Kansas
Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station
Town
Alvin Lillibridge
Kalvesta
Doug Baker
Scott City
Baker
Mamie Eisenhower Admitted for Asthmatic Bronchitis
Washington AP Mrs Mamie Eisenhower entered Walter Reed Army Hospital Tuesday for acute asthmatic bronchitis. Doctors said she is as comfortable as possible and better than Tuesday with very little fever. She will remain under treatment for a short time, likely a few days.
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Washington
Mamie Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
White House
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Hagerty
Youths Tour Europe On $900 Savings
Seattle youths Vonnie Brodine, 17, and sister Vickie, 16, saved 900 by babysitting, clerking, and library work to fund a Europe trip. They will travel alone, returning around August 23 after a prior family trip rekindled their travel desire.
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Europe
Vonnie Brodine
Vickie
Seattle
Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Toll Falls Short of Record
CHICAGO AP final tally shows 367 people killed in traffic accidents over the three day Memorial Day holiday. The three day toll trails the 371 record from 1958 and misses the pre holiday estimate of 375 by the National Safety Council. Total deaths including boating drowning and other accidents reach 579, surpassing the prior three day period.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Rockefeller Praises Ike Conduct At Summit
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller praised President Eisenhower for his conduct at the summit conference. He addressed over 600 attendees of the New Jersey County Republican Committee gathering. Rockefeller emphasized peace, freedom, and equal opportunity, noting the summit’s collapse shows dangers and the need for readiness.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Rockefeller
Jeeoete County
House Leader in Line For Permanent GOP Convention Chair
Washington AP reports Republican House Leader Charles A. Halleck of Indiana is in line to be permanent chairman of the GOP National Convention. GOP National Chairman Thruston B. Morton will recommend Halleck be chosen.
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Washington
Republican House
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
GOP
Thruston B. Morton
Ithat Halleck
Tax Extension Debate Raised by Rep Breeding
Washington AP Rep J Floyd Breeding opposes extending the 10 percent taxes on local telephone service and transportation. He argues removal of the two taxes would ease burdens without harming the nation’s finances. Congress last year voted to repeal the telephone tax July 1 and cut the transportation tax to 5 percent. House Ways and Means urged a one year extension. Breeding reiterates his stance.
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Washington
J. Floyd Breeding
D-Ras
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Breeding
Santa Fe Trail Council Feted as Blue Ribbon Council
The Santa Fe Trail Council of the Boy Scouts of America, serving 19 Southwest Kansas counties, was named a blue ribbon council for expanding Scouting among rural boys. A framed commendation was given at a Washington luncheon with 125 leaders. The two day National Council meeting opens Thursday. Garden City officials say no representative could attend. Coronado Council of Salina is the other Kansas council honored. Wayne R. Taylor of Garden City is the council scout executive, and Marlin S. Kelly of Liberal is president.
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Boy Scouts of America
National Council
Santa Fe Trail Council
Garden City
Kansas Council
Coronado
Salina
Wayne R. Taylor
Marlin S. Kelly
Liberal
Early Primary Results Signal Limited Indication Across States
Washington AP reports that California and South Dakota will hold early primary votes for delegate slates next Tuesday, offering little clarity on the November race. Kennedy leads Democratic backing in some states, while Nixon shows strength for Republicans though delegate outcomes remain uncertain. overall turnout and regional voting patterns provide limited insight into eventual conventions.
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Washington
California
South Dakota
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Cold Front Brings Thunderstorms Across Eastern Kansas
A cool front moving from Nebraska into Kansas is forecast to trigger numerous thunderstorms mainly in the eastern part of the state this afternoon and evening. Slightly cooler temperatures are expected tonight and Thursday with scattered showers already reported in western Kansas. Rain amounts included Garden City 0.33 inches, Dodge City 0.08, Goodland a trace, Altamont 0.66. Temperatures ranged 80s across Hutchinson, Wichita, Pittsburg, Olathe and Emporia, with 85 in Goodland and Garden City. Overnight lows spanned 55 to 69 degrees.
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Topeka
Nebraska
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Garden City
Dodge City
Goodland
Wichita
Pittsburg
Olathe
Emporia
Weather Tonight And Thursday Outlook With Cooling Temperatures
Tonight will be fall like and cooler with lower 50s and northwesterly winds 10 to 15 mph. Thursday will be partly cloudy with scattered storms by evening, northerly winds turning light and variable, cooler temperatures in the 70s. Sunrise 5 24 Sunset 8 00. Min precipitation shown for La Junta Akron Dodge City Garden City Salina Topeka Wichita Goodland Hill City.
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la Junta
Akrainy
Dodge City
Oi Emporia
Garden City
Goodland
Trace Hill City
Lanar
Cs Flugsella
Salina
Topeka
Wichita
Alabama Democrats split on electoral votes in runoff
Loyalist and states rights factions each led in early returns in Alabama as they contested tenible Electoral College seats. Bruce Henderson led the states rights side in the May 3 runoff while loyalists vied to secure support for the national ticket. Seventeen more delegates join the 39 already chosen for a Los Angeles convention with each delegate holding half a vote.
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Nist
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Adlai BE
Stevenson
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
National Party
North
States Rights
Bruce Henderson
Prairie
South
Los Angeles
National Committee
Polio Immunization Low in Finney County
Kansas State Board of Health reports only 37.5 percent of Finney County children protected against polio in the latest statewide survey. Variations show Lyon County at 47 percent and Graham County at 19.3 percent, with several counties in Southwest Kansas below 58 percent. The board urges immediate immunization programs and notes links between full-time local health services and higher coverage.
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Finney County
Kansas State Board of Health
Lyon County
Empyria
Graham County
Hill City
Kansas
Kearny
Lakin
Jaman
Jatmare
Gove Gos
The
State Health Board
State
Kansas City
Des Moines
Kingman
Riley
Labette
Montgomery
Barton
Crawford
Chautauqua
Anderson
State Board of Health
Teamsters Feud Reaches Courts
Washington AP report says two fund ing members of the Teamsters Union monitor board escalated a dispute before the federal judge appointing them. Bufalino and Hoffa allegedly threatened monitor staff, with Chairman O Donoghue accusing Bufalino of using his position to sow dissension.
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Washington
Teamsters Union Board of Monitors
Board
Martin F. O'Donoghue
Judge Letts
Bufalino
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Monitor
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