Polio aid plan proposes 28 million dollar federal fund
The Eisenhower administration proposes a 28 million dollar federal fund to help states vaccinate low income children against polio. The plan envisions immunization through age 19 and adds 2 million for inspectors and technicians to boost testing safety. Hobby presented the report to the President amid congressional criticism and vaccine supply concerns.
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Washington
Eisenhower
National Foundation For
Publi Health Service
Congress
This Is the Garage a Caller Demands Payment
A humorous fragment shows a caller proclaiming a wife drove a car to be repaired and asking who will pay. The man responds he will cover the car, then asks who will pay to fix his garage. The absurd punch line features a watch priced at 35.76 dollars.
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Lire
Harvest Offices Set Up for Wheat Harvest Labor
Harvest labor offices to be established in nine county wheat belt with one agent per county. W S Trebilcock Kansas State Employment Service manager announced a training school for temporary labor placement reps in the courthouse. Locals Owen Crable and H H McNeely assist as heads plan offices in each county seat a week before harvest. Local KSES will staff Finney county office for the effort.
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W. S. Trebilcock
Kansas State Employment Service Office
Robert Gilkison
H. H. McNeely
Topeka
Trebilcock
Owen Crable
Wheat Belt
Sharvest
Finney County
KSES
Lane
Harry E. Curl
Dighton
Scott
E. H. Jantz
Scott City
Wichita
Hyland Steele
Greeley
Jess L. Goss
Tribune
Hamilton
al Wells
Syracuse
Stanton
Ray Ellison
Johnson
Grant
A. T. McKinley
Ulysses
Kearny
Fred Spence
Lakin
Southwest Kansas Editors elect Mickey James president
About 50 editors from 36 counties across Southwest Kansas elected Mickey James of Syracuse Journal as president of the Southwest Kansas Editors association at the 84th annual meeting in Dighton. Officers reelected were George Carey as vice president Earl Frickert as secretary and Dave Clymer as treasurer. The gathering opened with registration round tables and a luncheon at the Lane-Scott Electric building. State Rep Robert Jennison spoke at the evening banquet.
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Dighton
Southwest Kansas
Mickey James
Syracuse Journal
Southwest Kansas Editors Association
SWKEA
George Carey
Meade
Earl Frickert
Peabody
Dave Clymer
la Crosse
Lane-Scott Electric
American Legion
Robert Jennison
Healy
Kansas House of Representatives
Hugoton Eyes World Gas Capital Status
Hugoton mayor W F Ramey proposes making the city the natural gas capital of the world by building a 1930s style drilling rig and museum at the city gas well site between 10th and Adams streets. The project would be funded by public subscription with a $100 mayoral contribution, and local gas companies might donate antiquated drilling tools to stock the museum.
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Hugoton
Kansas
W. F. Ramey
10Th and
Adams Streets
Ramey
Igs
Woman Sought In Death Probe
In Jay Oklahoma a murder charge was filed against Leota L. Werner 44 after the 310 pound husband Joseph Werner 41 was found buried on her brother s farm near here. County Atty Don Hampton said the body of the former Fort Worth chef was found after an extensive search. Mrs Werner was last seen around April 17 when she placed concrete blocks at the grave site.
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Jay
Okla
Here
Don Hampton
Peace
Justice Court
Leota L. Werner
Werner
Joseph Werner
Triple A
Fort Worth
Hampton
St. Louis
Kansas
Oklahoma City
Liberal Heir to Estate Killed in One-Car Crash West of Junction City
John W. Baughman II, 20, heir to half of a 6.8 million estate, died when his car hit a bridge 15 miles west of Junction City Kansas. He and his grandmother Ella Baughman were to share land holdings in Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado with trusts for his future. If he died, the funds would pass to his children. nephews and nieces of the grandfather may now share in the estate.
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Junction City
Kas
Here
John W. Baughman II
Liberal
Ella Baughman
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Young Baughman
Hhis
Harry S
Gertie B. Baughman
Cheney, Kas
British Papers Slam Latest Graham Crusade
The Daily Express condemned Billy Graham in London for crudeness and bigotry in his return campaign. John Redfern quoted the Express asserting he mauls Christians and non-Christians alike as Graham opened a weeklong London crusade with a Wembley Stadium rally. About 50,000 attended, roughly half capacity, comparable to last year’s Harringay Arena event.
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London
The
Daily Express
Billy Graham
John Redfern
Graham
Wembley Stadium
Harringay
Body of a Missing Russell Woman Found
Leal Anschutz, 46, of Russell, found dead in the Saline River about four miles from Russell after missing since Sunday. Inquest to be held. Suspect details not released. She is survived by her husband, a prominent real estate man, and three sons.
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Russell, Kas. U
Leal Anschutz
Russell
Saline River
Elwood Sellens
Highway 281
Big Four plan high level meeting this summer in Europe
Western officials foresee a summit of Eisenhower Bulganin and the British and French premiers, with Stockholm or Lausanne as possible sites and July or August as timing. Molotov signaled a demand for German neutrality similar to Austria, while Adenauer rejected a neutral pact. Dulles left Vienna to report to the American people.
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Vienna
Austria
Europe
Thad
Stockholm
Eisenhower
Nikolai Bulganin
Russia
Lausanne
Switzerland
V. M. Molotov
Bulgaria
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Belvedere Palace
Molotov
U.S
State Dulles
Britain
Harold MacMillan
France
Antoine Pinay
Dulles
Four Lane Highway to Fort Riley Planned
Gov Fred Hall announced right-of-way acquisition for a four lane highway from Manhattan to Fort Riley will begin within 30 days. The plan implicates state transportation efforts and connects key regional towns. Major construction priorities and funding details were not specified in the brief notice.
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Fort Riley
Peka
Fred Hall
Manhattan
Sublette Deluge and Southwest Kansas Storm Review
Sublette and Liberal areas endured a severe thunderstorm with up to four inches of rain, wind gusts around 65 to 70 mph, and widespread flooding. Basements flooded, trees damaged, power outages occurred, and roads US 45 and 145 were briefly underwater while rural areas paused alfalfa cutting then resumed. Tornado alerts were issued for Southwest Kansas with funnel clouds sighted in Oklahoma.
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La'she
Kansas
Sublette
CAA
Experiment Station
Page Sable
Kendall
Lakin
Ulysses
Syracuse
Hugoton
Big Bow
Dodge City
Guymon
Okla
Deerfield
Haskell County
Court
Liberal
Kansay
Oklahoma
Texas
Garden City
Weather Bureau
Colorado
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
City Electric Department
Tribune to Get New Lighting in Wheatland
The Wheatland Electric Cooperative signs a 10 year franchise with the city council for a whiteway lighting system plus ornamental street lights in residential areas. A 2 percent franchise tax and a 500 horsepower standby unit are included. Work will begin after legal details are cleared and an engineering study is completed. completion targeted for this year barring material shortages.
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Tribune
Wheatland Electric Cooperative
Whiteway
Bill Dodson
Wheatland
Gordon Tempero
Tempero
Electric Company
Garden City pop band concert set for Tuesday night
The Garden City music department will present a free Tuesday night pop band concert in the Ben Grimsley gymnasium. Five groups, including the Garden City Super-Duper club and senior high band, will perform with about 394 students and 26 graduating seniors participating.
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Music Department
Garden City
Ben Grimsley Gymnasium
Donald Nodvedt
Nodtvedt
Loren Crawford
the Cuckoo
Father of Victory
Jolly Coppersmith
Atlantic Zephyrs
Larry Montgomery
Dizzy Fingers
Crawford
Julius Hultquist
Diversion of Water Urged for Missouri Basin Study
Rep Mahon urges $5 million for a feasibility study on diverting excess Missouri River water to the Panhandle and high plains areas of Texas. He proposes tapping above Kansas City and delivering across about 500 miles, with storage reservoirs and a 1,500 foot lift. He says a give and take plan with Kansas and Oklahoma may be needed.
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Washington
Congress
Missouri River
Maeva
Mahon
D-Tex
House
Missouri
Kansas City
Omaha
Neb
Prairies
Panhandle
High Plains
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Statewide Cowboy Fund Drive To Start June 1
A statewide fundraising drive to make Dodge City the Cowboy Capital of the World begins June 1. County committees were organized locally. Executive director Gray Graham of Dodge City announced a goal of 1,000,000 dollars for the memorial project.
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Emporia
Kasi
Dodge City
Gray Graham
Scott Planning Group Formed in Scott City
A 20 member community steering committee built from civic, social, patriotic and farm groups will plan future city and county activities. E S Henderson, Chamber of Commerce president, chairs temporarily and has formed a nominating panel to select officers. Representing members include the chamber, Junior Chamber, American Legion, VFW and auxiliaries, city council, county commissioners, Farm Bureau and 4-H, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, BPW, schools, Lions Club and ministerial alliance.
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Scott City
E. S. Henderson
Chamber of Commerce
Henderson
Chamber
Junior Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
VFW
VFW and Both Auxiliaries, City Council, County Commissioners, Farm Bureau
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Lions Club
Ministerial Alliance
Pacific underwater atomic test set off off California coast
Navy led underwater detonation to gather data on submarine defenses. The Nevada blast near Indian Springs delivered a 35 kiloton yield, rattling nearby towns as 90 aircraft and 2,600 sorties trained for the series ending, with a new Pacific target announced for a test within days.
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Las Vegas
Nev
U. S
California
Pacific
Navy
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
Nevada
Indian Springs
Air Force
iMarine
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