County Uses Farmers for Tornado Watch Network
McPherson County runs a volunteer lookout system with 109 farmers spread across the county. They report funnel clouds to KNEX via walkie talkie, enabling station and the U.S. Weather Bureau to pinpoint disturbances and issue alerts for the northeast area.
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Mcpherson
McPherson County
KNEX
Hank Davis
U. S. Weather Bureau
Wichita
Weather Bureau
The
Daily Republican
National Guard
Inman
U.S. Weather Bureau
Boy Dies Under Pile of Cinders in Scranton Dump
A 20 foot pile of cinders at a Scranton dumping ground collapsed burying two year old Anthony Bonadio and Larry Miller. Bonadio died after 45 minutes of digging by 25 workers. Miller escaped uninjured and alerted helpers. Anthony was son of James and Mrs Bonadio. Larry was son of Joseph and Mrs Miller.
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Scranton
Fa.h
Anthony Bonadio
James Bonadio
Larry Miller
Joseph Miller
Hiatt Charges Hall Violated Competitive Bidding Law
Eugene W. Hiatt former state purchasing director charged Gov. Fred Hall with violating the competitive bidding law. He claimed Hall interfered with contracts including a tire bid and boiler insurance, and cited a bid list used to influence contributions to Hall’s campaign. Hiatt spoke to a local service club and now practices law.
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Topeka
Eugene W. Hiatt
Fred Hall
Hiatt
Civil Service Board
Hatt
Hall
William F. Perkins
Perkins
Republican State Central Committee
GOP
Civil Service Changes Urged by Gubernatorial Candidate
Warren W. Shaw, opposing Gov. Hall for the Republican nomination, urged several civil service law changes in Hiawatha Kansas. He said Hall has shown how a governor can wreck security features at the heart of the civil service and proposed public hearings with cross examination for accusers, applicable evidence rules, and civil procedure.
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Hiawatha
Warren W. Shaw
Tred Hall
Shaw
Hall
Future Trips to Europe for $50
New York hotelman H B Cantor, president of the Dixie Hotel, proposes two 90 000 ton ships for 6 000 passengers each costing 100 million dollars. Financed by Maritime Financing Act amendments he envisions $5 fares covering berth and transport with cafeterias for 1 500 seats and $4 daily meals optional, aiming for profitable operation.
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New York
Europe
H. B. Cantor
Dixie Hotel
Cantor
Newsmen
Dulles Sets Bold Tone on Neutrality of Nations
Secretary of State Dulles rejects neutrality as immoral and shortsighted. He clashes with Eisenhower and Nixon over the meaning of neutrality while Eisenhower defends limited neutrality and support for allies. The White House pushes a reconciled view, but Dulles insists treaties abolish neutrality and demand moral alignment.
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James Marlow
Washington
State Dulles
Eisenhower
Nixon
United States
Dulles
House
Congress
Europe
Asia
White House
U.S
Iowa
Pests Move Through Kansas Fields In Severe Infestations
By the Associated Press. chinch bugs and grasshoppers sweep across Kansas farms and gardens. Officials call it the worst invasion in several seasons as Sedgwick County agent Don Ingle notes he is flooded with control requests. Kansas State College’s C C Burkhardt warns that every day counts in fighting chinch bugs.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Don Ingle
Sedgwick
Wichita
C. C. Burkhardt
Kansas State College
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Wren Studio
Myrtle Livesay
Marmaduke
Hiatt Claims
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Wearell
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Mullin’s
Philco
Mullins
Remem
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N. Main
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