FCC authorizes second area TV station construction
The Federal Communications Commission approved building a second station for the area with satellite transmitter 11 miles south of Garden City. Central Kansas Television Co plans to air on channel 11 at Great Bend, needing about 2500000 dollars plus local investment, with E C Wedell leading talks and Wil lvisit Garden City to discuss funding.
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Central Kansas Television Co
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War Claims Bring Back Memories For Resident
Local resident Arthur J. Brandt recalls World War II experiences at Ft Knox with secret operations involving 13 million candlepower lights mounted on tanks. He and others report no evidence of alleged health issues from the lights or related operations, noting secrecy and limited use during the Rhine crossing. Brandt’s accounts contrast withWire Service claims while detailing crew instructions and the lights’ masking purpose. The piece also mentions plans for a new TV station call letters KGLD and the short time needed to build and launch the facility if approval is granted.
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Ft. Knox
Arthur J. Brandt
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France
George S. Patton
Rhine
Army Truck Crash Kills 14 Paratroopers at Fort Campbell
A canvas-covered Army truck plunged from a bridge into a rocky creek bed at Fort Campbell Kentucky killing 14 paratroopers and injuring nine. The 101st Airborne Division was returning from field training when the truck veered across a gravel road tearing bridge rail and plunging 20 feet. Two helicopters evacuated the injured and a board of inquiry opened an investigation into the worst accident on the base.
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FT. Campbell
101St “Pentomic’ Airborne Division
Tennessee
Windy highway crashes kill two men near Garden City
Two separate mornings crashes along US 83 south of Garden City killed Robert Hadden 37 Liberal and Elmer Baker 31 Guymon Oklahoma and injured two others. Hadden died in a panel truck crash eight miles north of Sublette. Baker died when his semi and a car collided five miles south of Garden City. A windstorm destroyed the Al G Kelly Miller Brothers circus tent in Syracuse causing no injuries. The fatalities are Finney and Haskell counties’ first traffic deaths of the year.
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Liberal
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Guymon
Okla
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Miller Brothers Circus
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den City
Lamar
Colo
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Jarms
Wheat Referendum and Weather Docket In Kansas
Pittsburg Kansas State Teachers College reports record summer enrollment at 1759. Finney county farmers vote Thursday on wheat marketing quotas and price support under FCC plan. Two sophomores win Boeing scholarships at Pittsburg State. Severe weather across Kansas with high winds in Salina and rainfall in Garden City. radar shows more showers southeast. Temperature swings from 50s to upper 80s with a 5 day outlook near normal.
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Channel 11
A. &. Cook
Agriother
Channel 4
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ASC
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Pittsburg State Teachers College
Boeing Airplane Co
Mary Ann Saporito
Joe Saporito
Columbus
Kas
Larry Walrod
George Walrod
Prescott
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Salina
Goodland
Chanute
Scouts Survive Overnight Storm After Train Ride
Scouts faced a severe electrical storm during a Brown's Park camp near Abilene. Leader Baines guided about 125 youths and leaders to safety, threading a line by belt holds through hedgerows as rain soaked the night. The incident coincides with Continental Airlines re timetable changes linking Chicago and Los Angeles.
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Abilene
Tentative Armory Bid Schedule Change Announced
The state architect announced tentative changes to the National Guard armory bid schedule in Garden City. Manager Dick said one sentence instructed bidders, with John Brink explaining the rejection of all armory bids and a revised eastbound connection via flight 164 from Denver at 12 30 p.m. CST. Contractors Mel MST and Gary Krebs received new instructions around 4 30 p.m. The night flight to Chicago-bound service now arrives from Kansas City at 8 55 p.m. and would be moved to about 1 30 p.m.
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Kansas City
Weather Forecast and Local Bids Summary
The Weather Bureau notes tonight near 60 and rising to upper 80s with a chance of thunderstorms Saturday. Local bidding for a project shows Krebs bid 113,900, Busboom and Rauh 102,684, Cornelius and Associates 109,339. Salina firm withdrew due to a mistake. other bids up to 128,200.
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June Weddings Amid Nuclear Test Wind Delays
Weather notes from Garden City and Goodland show morning readings as the fourth nuclear test season unfolds. Amid scattered lines about blast sites and winds, a young woman recalls feelings toward a ring and mentions a June month of weddings, tying personal life to unsettled times.
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Salute to Glenn Miller Band at Garden City concert
The Garden City municipal band will perform a salute to Glenn Miller at Stevens Park Friday at 8 p.m. The 40 member group combines high school students and veteran players directed by Don Threlkeld. The free one hour program includes Tea for Two Manhattan Beach Washington Post March Them Basses Waltz for Band Leetonia Overture and Pioneer Days.
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Garden City
Stevens Park
Don Threlkeld
Vincent Youmans
Manhattan Beach
Washington Post
Sousa
Truman says he is the sole lobbyist the people have
COLUMBIA Mo former President Harry S Truman told a 4 H club at the University of Missouri that the president is the only lobbyist the whole people have in Washington He urged election by popular vote and said his papers will be donated to a presidential library to be dedicated at Independence Mo on July 6 1946
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Chamber Adds New Members in Morning Drive
Seven new members joined the Chamber of Commerce this morning after a kickoff breakfast at the Warren Hotel. Cliff Hope Jr. chairs the drive with membership teams led by Ray Calihan Jr. and John Westerhaus. Calihan’s team includes Dean Davies and others. Westerhaus’s team lists Gay Cleaver and additional members.
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Ray Calihan Jr
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Calihan
Dean Davies
Ted Ludwig
al Towles
Henry Hall
Paul Masoner
Arley Bontra
Stassen Sees Near Term for First Step in Disarmament
U S delegate Harold Stassen said in London that major problems have been overcome and the first step toward disarmament is nearer than at any time since World War II. Washington reports indicate Russia may accept early inspection by international inspectors as part of a broader arms control plan.
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