FCC Authorizes Second Area TV Station Construction
The FCC approves building a second local TV outlet, Channel 11, for Garden City area, to be a satellite of Great Bend. Central Kansas Television Co plans a 100000 watt transmitter 11 miles south of Garden City with about 250000 dollars in costs and a fall on air target. Wedell says local financing will be needed and names Neal Laughlin and Tony Geier as early discussants. The station would use KGLD TV call letters awaiting final permission.
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Federal Communications Commission
Central Kansas Television Co
Great Bend
Garden City
Wedell
Neal Laughlin
Tony Geier
Wedel
CKT
KTVC
Channel 6
Ensign
Wichita
FCC
KG@LD-TV
Liberal
Dodge City
Kansas
Salina
Army Truck Crash Kills 14 Paratroopers
At Ft Campbell Kentucky a canvas covered Army truck fell from a bridge into a rocky creek killing 14 paratroopers and injuring nine as the 327th Airborne Infantry unit returned from field training. Two helicopters evacuated victims and a board of inquiry opened into the worst accident on the base.
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Campbell
101St “Pentomic’ Airborne Division
Kentucky-Tennessee Line
Tennessee
Enrollment Booming at Pittsburg Teachers College
Pittsburg Kansas State Teachers College reports record summer session enrollment of 1,759 students, up five percent from last year. The rise reflects growing demand for teacher training programs at the institution.
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Pittsburg
Kansas State Teachers College of
Pittssburg
War Claims Brings Back Memories For Resident
World War II veteran Arthur J. Brandt recalls secret use of multimillion candlepower lights mounted on tanks at Ft. Knox intended to blind the enemy and mask armored moves. He served as a communications sergeant and notes mail was censored and secrecy was strict. The lights were meant for a France push but were barely used, except during the Rhine crossing, with Patton advancing rapidly.
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Arthur J. Brandt
Inge
Ft. Knox
Brandt
France
George S. Patton
Rhine
Wheat Vote Here Thursday in Finney County
Finney county farmers will vote Thursday in a wheat referendum, deciding marketing quotas and price support levels. Acreage allotments apply to wheat over 15 acres, with penalties for excess production if quotas pass, and a minimum $1.78 per bushel price support for compliant growers.
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Finney County
A. E. Cook
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Ernest Proudfit
ASC
Cook
Boeing scholarships awarded to Pittsburg sophomores
Two Pittsburg State Teachers College sophomores were named Boeing Airplane Co scholarships recipients for the second year. Mary Ann Saporito of Columbus and Larry Walrod of Prescott received the $200 yearly awards to support future teachers.
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Wichita
Pittsburg State Teachers College
Boeing Airplane Co
Mary Ann Saporito
Joe Saporito
Columbus
Kas
Larry Walrod
George Wallrod
Prescott
Windstorm Destroys Al G. Kelly Circus Tent in Syra
A violent windstorm toppled the Al G. Kelly and Miller Brothers circus tent in Syra last night, cancelling the show. No injuries were reported, assistant manager Glenn Jarms estimated damage at 25000 dollars, with the troupe planning to perform in Lamar without the tent if needed.
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al G. Kelly and
Miller Brothers Circus
Syra
Glenn J. Jarmis
Garden City
Lamar
Colo
Jarms
Scouts faced sudden storm during survival test near Abilene
A group of 19 Boy Scouts on a Brown's Park survival hike near Abilene endured a severe electrical and wind storm. Led by Air Force sergeant Baines, they followed a belt-spot formation to safety, while about 125 other scouts stayed at the base camp. The wet night ended with shelter in the dining hall as the leader praised the boys as real trouper.
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Abilene
Air Force
Council Scout
Brown's Park
Baines
Tom Bonowitz
Manhattan
Garden City band presents Glenn Miller tribute concert
The Garden City municipal band performs a salute to Glenn Miller at Stevens Park. The 40 piece ensemble, led by Don Threlkeld, features high school students and veterans in a one hour free program including Tea for Two, Manhattan Beach, Washington Post March, Them Basses, Waltz for Band, Leetonia Overture and Pioneer Days.
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Glenn Miller
Garden City
Stevens Park
Don Threlkeld
Vincent Youmans
Manhattan Beach
Washington Post
Sousa
Continental schedule shuffle to modify eastbound flight
Continental Airlines will change its schedule on July 8 eliminating the eastbound morning flight and introducing an afternoon Iplane to Kansas City and a Chicago connection. The westbound night flight arrival will shift to about 9 30 p.m. as part of a broader Chicago Los Angeles service rollout.
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Continental Airlines
Kansas City
Chicago
Continenta
Los Angeles
Dick Montgomery
Denver
Garden City
Weather Preview for Tonight and Weekend
The forecast calls for a low around 60 tonight with increasing clouds and warmth. Thunderstorms are expected Saturday afternoon and evening, with southerly winds 15 to 20 mph and highs in the upper 80s. Sunrise 5 22, sunset 8 07, relative humidity 4 percent. Observations end at 6 30 am CST.
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Weather Bureau
Two Fatal Accidents Near Garden City Kill Two Men
Two separate crashes on US 83 near Sublette and Garden City within hours killed Robert David Hadden 37 Liberal and Elmer L. Baker 31 Guymon Oklahoma. Injured were Lyndon Lee Jones 26 Liberal and Walter K Wildey 39 Edmund Oklahoma. Hadden died instantly in a truck crash eight miles north of Sublette at 7 15 a m. Baker died when his semi tractor and Wildey’s car swiped five miles south of Garden City at 4 a m. Baker is survived by wife and six children.
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Garden City
Robert David Hadden
Liberal
Elmer L. Baker
Guymon
Okla
Lyndon Lee Jones
Walter K. Wildey
Edmund
Jones
Sublette Hospital
Wildey
St. Ctherine Hospital
Hadden
Welex Corp
Kansas Highway Patrol
Bill Houdyshell
Sublette
Welex
Edwin Dean Andrews
Andrews
Houdyshell
Baker
Walter K. Wild
Sid
Baber
Century Refining Co
Wilders
Campbell
State Architect Rejects Armory Bids Delays Instructions
The state architect says bids for Garden City's National Guard armory were rejected due to a misplaced sentence in bidder instructions. Contractor Mel Krebs received updated sheets to align bids due June 28. Krebs placed third low with 113 900 while Busboom and Rauh of Salina submitted 102 684 and Cornelius and Associates Paola 109 339. Salina firm asked bid withdrawal citing a mistake. other bids exceeded Krebs though lacked alternates.
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Garden City
New National Guard
John Brink
Mel ‘Krebs
Busboom and
Truman Says He Is The Only Lobbyist The People Have
Former President Harry S Truman told a 4 H club rally at the University of Missouri that electing a president by popular vote makes him responsible to the whole people. He said the presidency is the nation’s constitutional office and that since leaving Washington he has promoted a national understanding of the office. He announced his presidential papers will go to the nation for the Truman Library to be dedicated in Independence, Missouri, on July 6.
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Columbia
Washington
Harry S. Truman
University of Missouri
White House
Truman
Congress
Independence
Chamber Adds New Members in Morning Drive
Seven new members joined the Chamber of Commerce during a morning membership drive that began yesterday with a kickoff breakfast at the Warren Hotel. Cliff Hope Jr. chairs the drive as Ray Calihan Jr. and John Westerhaus lead teams to recruit from local new business concerns.
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Chamber of Commerce
Warren Hotel
Cliff Hope Jr
Ray Calihan Jr
John Westerhaus
Hope
Calihan
Dean Davies
Ted Ludwig
Alice
Henry Hall
Paul Mason- Arley Bontraeger
Paul Cole
Tony Geier
Howard Blanchard
Bob Wells
Westerhaus
Gay Cleaver
Charles Korff
Tony Mesa
Jesse Scott, Jr
John Walters
Preston Burtis Jr
Ed Lewis
Emil Salyer
Engagement Breaks in June Weddings Spark
A young woman ends her engagement to Joe in June and explains her feelings toward the ring remain unchanged. The reaction addresses the question of returning the ring as part of a local social note.
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Joe
Stassen Sees Nearer First Step in Disarmament
Harold Stassen, U S delegate to the five nation U N Disarmament subcommittee, says progress toward a first step disarmament agreement is closer than at any time since World War II. Washington reports note Russia’s reaction to a limited start on arms control, with possible consent to international inspectors on Soviet soil.
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London
Harold Stassen
Stassen
U. S
U. N
Washington
Russia
Valerian Zorin
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