Nine Die on Highways In State Over Weekend
Nine people died in Kansas traffic accidents over the weekend, raising the year total to 180. Victims included Mrs. Leroy Long and two others in a one car crash on US 56 near Ensign, two Wichita residents killed by a Rock Island freight near Marion, the Rev. Gerald Walter fatally injured near Lakin, airmen Marvin Mininger and an unnamed companion in separate crashes, Ernestino Chavez fatally injured near Plains, Dr. J. B. Satterfield injured, and 8-year-old George Mansperger who died after a Baldwin Junction crash. Continuous highway dangers marked by multiple one car and two car crashes across the state.
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Associated Press
Kansas
U. S
Ensign
Leroy Long
Larned
Rob
Ert Leroy
William Losey
Hays
Carla Kay Long
Highway Patrol
Wichita
Rock Island
Schilling Air Force Base
Salina
Newton
Ernestino Chavez
Plains
Kas
U. S. 54
J. B. Satterfield
Haysville
Kansas City
George Mansperger
Lawrence
Baldwin Junction
U. 5
Coroner's Jury Rules On Airplane Mishap
A coroner's jury in Ulysses ruled the death of 20 year old farm worker Eldon Hunter an accident from being struck by a wheel of a light aircraft piloted by his cousin James McDaniels. Witnesses said Hunter stood between a tractor and grain drill. the plane crash landed after the collision, injuring others on board. The panel found no criminal negligence.
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Ulysses
Eldon Hunter
James McDaniels
Wellsville
Kan
Grant County
E. F. Russell
Lawrence Barber
Paola
Kaw
Russell
Bob McDaniels
Ottawa
Barber Farm
Barber Nome
Barber
Hunter
McDaniels
W. W. Dodson
Rain Promises Wet Pattern for Garden City and Region
Forecaster Eli Allman predicts continued moisture through early July after a wet spell begins with last Thursday’s moon change. Rain delays summer baseball and softball openings at Finnup Park while farmers consider planting milo amid forecasts of further showers June 22 to 24. A California clipping linked low polio vaccination to crippled Easter Seal Kids in Santa Barbara County, cousins of Rex H. Vincent.
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Garden City
Kalvesta
Finney County
Eli Allman
Milo
Finnup Park
Anah Vincent
California
Spencer Vincent
Santa Barbara County
Andy
Dougy
Rex H. Vincent
Couple observes 55th wedding anniversary with open house
Claude Wright and his wife celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary yesterday with an open house. He commented that the last five years were the easiest.
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Claude Wright
Mee Purdy Seeks Fifth Term as Finney County Clerk
Miss Mae Purdy filed for the Democratic nomination for clerk of the Finney County District Court. She plans a fifth two year term and has roots in Garden City since 1920. Purdy served as deputy clerk, was appointed by Judge Fred J. Evans to a vacancy, and later reelected after her appointment. She also worked as social editor of the Garden City Telegram and in the statehouse in Topeka.
Reds Report Another Earthquake Near Chile
The Central Seismic Station of the Soviet Academy of Sciences reported another strong earthquake today along Chile's south coast according to Tass news agency. A stray note mentions Gus Garden's wedding anniversary with a contemporary card joke inside.
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Moscow
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Chile
Tass
Gus Garden
Weather Tonight and Tuesday Forecast Update
Tonight remains partly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms and mid 50s. Tuesday warms to the upper 60s to 70s with southeast winds around 15 mph and a chance of late afternoon storms. Sunrise and sunset times listed for Dodge City, Garden City, Goodland and other area cities.
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Emporiacy
Gardin City
Goodland
Cam City
Fire damages Satanta depot in blaze at Santa Fe ruin
A smoldering fire at the Santa Fe depot in Satanta Sunday night heavily damaged the 48 year old building. Fire Chief Lyle Ross said most damage was in a bunk room with the blaze starting midsection. No one was inside. Officials expect a Santa Fe investigator to determine origin. Damage exceeds 1,000 dollars. Fire spread to the roof after smoldering. Rail traffic remains uninterrupted.
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Satanta
Santa Fe
Lyle Ross
Banks
Mulvane Youth Wins State Driving Contest
Ron ald Pittman 18 of Mulvane won the Kansas State Junior Chamber of Commerce Teenage Road-eo in Garden City, earning a $250 scholarship from Century Refining. Ice second and third places went to Janice Nusser 16 of Garden City and Rodney Eisenbise 17 of Garden City, both Garden City Jaycee entrants. Police Chief Mitch Geisler spoke at the Warren Hotel banquet urging safe driving habits.
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Kansas State
Washington, D.C
Janice Nusser
Walter Nusser
N. ‘Ard
Garden City
Rodney
Warren Hotel
Mitch Geisler
Kansas
Eisenhower Returns to West Point for Class Reunion
President Eisenhower, a 1915 West Point alumnus, attended a full day of events including a march with his class, a cadet corps review, and an alumni luncheon after a Notre Dame visit. He had earlier blasted Khrushchev in remarks at Notre Dame and a Republican banquet near West Point.
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Hudson River
Eisenhower
United State Military Academy
South Bend
Ind
University of Notre Dame
West Point
Notre Dame
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Khrushchy
Esenhower
United States
General Rain Drenches Southwest Kansas Areas
A weekend storm drenched Finney and neighboring counties with heavy rain. Gusty thunder and vivid lightning accompanied the widespread moisture. Totals varied from 0.05 inches in Scott City to 2.88 inches in nearby areas, with Sublette and Lakin districts recording around 1.9 and 1.57 inches respectively. Arkansas River readings near Garden City showed a rising river gauge as farmers report delayed planting.
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Kansas
Roy D. Jenkins
Gardenay
Arkansas River Bridge
South Metown
Kiul
Topa
Jal
Finney, Kearny
Grant
Haskell
Kial
Lauvern Hoskinson
Johnny Holmes
Sublette
Mass resignation move aims to block Kishi and Eisenhower visit
In Tokyo the Socialist bloc in Parliament approved a mass resignation to pressure Kishi to dissolve Parliament before the U S Japan security pact takes effect on June 19, as Eisenhower’s visit looms. Sohyo plans protests, strikes, and demonstrations nationwide including June 10 at the U S Embassy and June 17 mass marches.
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Socialist Bloc
Nobusuke Ki ‘Shi
Eisenhower
Japan
Kishi
U.s.japan
National Labor Federation
Sohyo
People’s Council
U.S
White House
James C. Hagerly
Liberal-Dem
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Willis Blume
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