Moler farm hit by back to back storms and losses
A year after a damaging hailstorm on the Moler farm near the municipal airport another wind storm damaged buildings and a granary. May 20 winds wrecked a grain auger and a new project, with the farmer noting uncertainty if a twister struck. An Austrian exchange student left with two catsup recipes after Mrs. Crase and Mabel Adams paired to share recipes.
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John Molers
Moler
Molers
John
Prison Escaper Has Rough Time
Robert Demami, 20, an escaper from a Southern Michigan prison farm, called state police Monday after fleeing on a state tractor. He admitted he was broke and hungry, asked to surrender if found. Police traced the call from Rye Junction and picked him up for return to the prison after about 10 miles of travel.
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Jackson, Mich
Robert Demami
Michigan
Rye Junction
Here
Resumption of Air Strike Hangs on Court Hearing
In New York AP reports the possible resumption of Pan American flight engineers strike hinges on today’s federal court hearing. Daniel Kornblum predicts the district court will lift the temporary restraining order that ended the strike after four hours last Saturday. Ron A. Brown says a lifted order would prompt an immediate return to work stoppage by about 500 Pan Am engineers.
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New York
Pan American World Airways
Daniel Kornblum
Engineers’ Union
U.S
Kornblum
Ron A. Brown
Pan Am
Red China buildup eyed as anti invasion step
London AP Dean Rusk and Lord Home see Red China’s military buildup in Fukien as unlikely to threaten the offshore islands. They suspect the moves aim to quiet Chiang Kai shek’s threats to invade the mainland. They noted shelling of Quemoy and Matsu and discussed allied plans for Berlin talks and a Laos neutral pact.
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London
Dean Rusk
Lord Home
Red China
Fukien
Chiang Kaishek
Rusk
Home
Quemoy
Matsu
Peiping
Chen Yi
U.S
Southeast China
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
Konrad Adenauer
Bonn
America
Moscow
Soviet Union
Berlin
Geneva
Laos
Andrei A. Gromyko
Paris- Bonn
France
Terrorism and Oil Fires Strain Oran Harbor
In Oran Algeria fuel oil fires triggered by the Secret Army Organization terrorists continue to blacken the western port as a judge weighs a sweeping injunction. A temporary injunction was issued on a Pan Am plea under the National Railway Labor Act, while Eastern Air Lines remains shut after a 575-flight engineers walkout. Labor secretary Goldberg reports deadlocked talks with Pan Am and Eastern.
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Oran
Algeria
Army
Oran Harbor
George Rosling
Rosling
Pan Am
National Railway Labor Act
Eastern Air Lines
Eastern
Arthur J. Goldberg
Washington
Afl-Oio Flight Engineers International Association
Supreme Court prayer ruling sparks broad religious observance debate
The Supreme Court's decision prohibiting an official nonsectarian school prayer in New Hyde Park, backed by 22 attorneys general, is debated as a challenge to Bible readings, Christmas plays, and other school observances. Advocates frame it as state and church separation. opponents urge possible limits to continue practices.
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Associated Press
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
New Hyde Park
N.Y
New York
New York Civil Liberties Union
Long Island
William J. Butler
Alan Reitman
The
American Civil Liberties Union
New York Union
Leo Pfeffer
American Jewish Congress
Abington Township
Dade County
Fla
Pennsylvania
Abington
Florida Supreme Court
Dade County Board of Education
Pfeffer
Florida
God Save
Court
New York State
James F. Allen
Nelson 4. Rockefeller
Man Missing Diver Held After Weekend Search
Anthony J. Kleiber 29 who vanished while skindiving at Table Rock reservoir was captured at a Springfield bus station early today. Sheriff cites his remark I just wanted to leave. Dragging and searching crews extended through weekend as wife Betty was notified. Police say he will be questioned further about the incident. Personal effects left on the bank and in a lakeside cabin noted.
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Springfield
Anthony J. Kleiber
Table Rock Reservoir
Tommy Walker
Stone County
Kleiber
Betty
Table Rock
Senate group scraps part of sugar bill
The Senate Finance Committee trimmed the House sugar bill by removing country-by-country foreign sugar allocations and switched to paying world price for foreign sugar. An amendment by Kerr and Anderson increased domestic beet sugar allocations to allow four new mills in four years. The move raises U.S. growers to 60 percent of the market. Conference battles loom as House leaders push their version before the current law expires.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Kennedy
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Senate
U.S
Harold C. Cooley
D-N.c
House Agriculture Committee
Storm Rips Southwest Kansas Regions With Heavy Rain and Damage
A severe storm moved from the west to the east of town, bringing near tornado winds and torrential rainfall. Airport area suffered roof damage to a large hangar and grain storage. Moler farm, granary, and auger were heavily damaged. John Moler’s new granary and nearby fields saw extensive destruction. other areas reported 3.50 inches total at Moler and up to 6 inches north of Johnson with flash flooding in Ulysses and Sublette regions.
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Garden City
Kansas State University Agriculture Experiment Station
Town
11Th
Santa Fe
Rickel Grain .Co
John Moler
Moler
Arthur Plotner
Piercaville
Don Keller
Willis Blume
Sublette
US 160
Dorsey Elliott
Albert Snyder
Haskell Countain
Blume
Copeland
Gray County
Copeland-Montezuma
Ulysses
McCall
Johnson
Garden City Band to Play in Dodge Wright Park Tonight
Garden City Municipal Band will present a concert in Dodge City's Wright Park tonight. Two weeks from tonight, Dodge City Municipal Band will return the exchange concert at Steveng Park bandshell. The renewal of the exchange concerts aims to boost municipal band interest in both communities and marks a revival after several years.
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Garden City
Dodge City
Wright Park
City Asked to Pay for Fatal Rooftop Accident
A widow seeks 25000 in damages from the city after Charles Ray Lundblade died May 11 on the roof of the Cash and Carry Lumber Co. building in E Fulton, believed electrocuted by contact with a city power line. The claim, to be heard at the City Commission meeting, could lead to court action if rejected. The agenda also includes street work petitions and an alley opening. Additional items cover moving bond approval for Medlock Co. and a proposal to spray for elm leaf beetle and other pests.
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Charles Ray Lundblade
New Cash and Carry Lumber Co
E. Fulton
Jewell
City Commission
Parkwood
Edwards
Johnson
3Rd
Old Manor
Pinecrest
Harding
Emerson and Ealey
Medlock Company, Inc
Lubbock
Tex
Clint Lightnerfield
Legion
C. Wendler, Dighton
Garden Sass Gus Sits and Shines in Quiet Work
Garden Sass Gus favors sitting as his main work stance, where his focus and efficiency shine. He completes tasks with steady pace and careful attention, proving that staying seated can power productive results.
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Gus
Fatal blast claims Burns family employee Jesus Ortega
An explosion and fire at Eastside Iron Co. lot in Garden City injured and killed 36 year old Jesus Ortega, a handyman for five to six years. Ortega, born July 2 1925 in Deerfield, died at St Catherine Hospital after flames ignited from a torch used to cut a barrel containing flammable material. Survivor details include his widow Susie Sandoval and two sons Jerry and Ralph, plus four sisters and two brothers. Funeral services are planned at St Marys with burial at Valley View.
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Jesus’ G
Ortega
Gardendale
Eastside Iron Co
Fulton
Mark Corbet
Jack Obholz
St. Catherine Hospital
Mr. Ortega
Deerfield
Garden City
Susie Sandoval
United States Navy
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Jerry
Ralph
Marie Antoinette
Frank
Cipriano
Lakin
Shirley Cruz
Ramona Rodriguez
Lukin
Teresa Gonzalez
Guadalupe Villanieva
California
Rosary
Phillips Funeral Home
St. Mary’s
Clement Goubeaux
Valley View
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Fritz
Bob Gardiner
Mabel Adams
Elihu Allman
Saams
British Petroleum Co
Secret
Garden City Municipal
Dodge
la Junta
Dodge City Ag
Emporia
Garden
City
Lamar
Russell NG
Salina
Topeka
Wichita
Jesus Ortega
Smith Packing Co
Telco Phot
Bunny
Bill Branden
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