Speedy sewer action debated at federal hearing
Missouri Water Pollution board official tells a federal fact finding group in Kansas City that a bond program could speed sewage treatment completion to 1962, replacing a six year pay as you go plan. Testimony covers costs, voter approval, and plant timelines across multiple communities and rivers.
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Kansas City
Missouri Water Pollution Board Today
Jack K. Smith
Smith
Richard H. Koenigsdorf
United States
Koenigsdorf
Turkey Creek
Blue River
Missouri
Kaw
Kansas
Ben Powers
Pete Britz Parkville
General Hospital
Missouri River
Independence
Sugar Creek
Standard Oil Refinery
Lexington
Beonville
Waverly
Jefferson City
Washington
St. Charles
One Room Schoolhouse Displayed in Independence Tour
The Jackson County Historical Society showcases a rural one room schoolhouse built by William Bullitt Howard in the 1840s. The exhibit moves from Lee's Summit to Independence as part of a museum tour with dedication at 3 p.m. on Sunday on North Main Street near the courthouse.
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Robert Thomas
Maria
Elizabeth Howard
Lee’s Summit
Independence
Jackson County Historical Society
William Bullitt Howard
Jackson County
Kentucky
The
Historical Society
Mid-West
Society
Quantrill
North Main Street
Courthouse Square
Libby Tucker
H. D. Tucker
Buddhist monks open Bangkok road aid project
Buddhist monks chant as Thai and American officials inaugurate a million dollar U S aid road in Bangkok to ease traffic. Premier Sarit Thanarat cuts the tape after a dedication speech by Leonard Unger the U S charge d affaires.
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Bangkok
Thailand
U. S
Sarit Thanarat
Leonard Unger
Job leads to tragedy in Shreveport shooting
Roy Fulghum 33, a carpetlayer, shot and killed his wife 27 and his mother-in-law in Shreveport Louisiana after a dispute over her returning to work as a barmaid. He wounded his father-in-law and brother-in-law, claiming after drinking that he argued with his wife then opened fire with a 9 shot .22 pistol. The couple had two children ages 3 and 1.
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Shreveport
Roy Fulghum
Fulghum
Domme to Aid Theis in Democratic Senate Bid
Topeka June 16 Robert Domme, former Kansas Legislature member, will manage Frank Theis’s Democratic campaign for the U S Senate. Domme previously steered Gov. George Docking’s 1956 bid and chaired Shawnee County commissioners.
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Topeka
Frank Theis
United States Senate
Robert Domme
Domme
George Docking
Congress
Shawnee County
Board’ of Commissioners
Dallas firm to build Moberly prison in Missouri
State officials sign a contract with Robert E. McKee Construction of Dallas for a medium security prison near Moberly to house 720 inmates at a bid of 8 798 400 dollars. Furnishings and equipment are funded separately. The project marks a first of its kind for the nation.
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Lew Larkin
Star
Jefferson City
Missouri
Robert E. McKee Construction Company
Dallas
Tex
Moberly
Texas Company
Iowa
McKee
James T. Blair
Edward V. Long
John M. Dalton
State Building Board
C. E. Turner, Jr
W. N. Benson
McKee Company
Balloon Missing Research Balloon Drifting Toward Hawaii
San Diego June 16 AP The Navy believes the missing helium filled research balloon launched in Georgia is drifting toward Hawaii out of radar range. It remains high over the Pacific more than 1400 miles southwest of San Diego after Texas flight path complications.
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San Diego
Navy
Hawaii
Here
Georgia
Texas
Goats Banned on Railroad Right of Way in Lexington
Lexington board of adjustment rules against H. M. Prather after he used goats to clean trash along a railroad right of way behind his home. Neighbors had complained, and Prather argued the goats helped clear litter thrown by neighbors. He lost the case.
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Powers
Britt
Jesse Flassing
Liberty
Clayunty
Lexington
Lexington Board of Adjustment
H. M. Prather
Prather
Jobless Claims Rise in Illinois Week
Chicago reports a 14.4 percent rise in initial unemployment claims for the week ending June 11, according to the Illinois state labor department.
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Chicago
Ilinois
State Labor Department
Indicted in Triangle Woman and Youth Named in Death of Her Husband
In St Louis on June 16 AP reports Doris Angel Dix 26 and her 48 year old boyfriend William Joseph Mullane were indicted for first degree murder in the slaying of her husband Gene Dix. A May 26 grand jury returned an indictment against David Lee Thompson 29 charged with the actual stabbing on April 5. Thompson allegedly said Dix paid him 200 dollars to kill her husband so she could marry Mullane.
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St. Louis
Doris Angel Dix
William Joseph Mullane
Circuit Court
Rand
Gene Dix
Grand
David Lee Thompson
Dix
Thompson
Bramlage Named Veterans Advisory Chairman in Junction City
G O P picks Bramlage a World War II Navy veteran and longtime advisory member to chair the veterans advisory committee in Junction City Kansas succeeding Richard L Roudebush who resigns to seek Congress. New members named include James P Ringley Agnes S Holt Lamont F Toronto and Paul E Frederick.
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Saaaten
Lamont F. Toronto
Salt Lake City
Utah
Paul E. Frederick
Cincinnati
Suspects Sought From St Louis in Overland Park Narcotics Theft
Johnson County officers will seek return of Wesley D. Trapp and Harold H. Hammond to face burglary and grand larceny charges for narcotics stolen from the Sunflower drug store in Overland Park. Warrants to be sent to St Louis after their arrest there.
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Johnson County
St. Louis
Overland Park
Ralph Burger
Wesley Dale Trapp
Harold H. Hammond
East Ninth Street
Trapp
Hammond
Burger
Sunflower
West Eightieth — Street
Plank Buries Sawmill Worker Killings in Greybull
An 8-foot plank buries through the chest of a man near a Greybull sawmill. The owner, identified as Hoot Grisham, was killed when the shaft impaled him after the plank was hurled by a caught saw.
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Greybull
Wyo
Grisham
Hikers Near New York Prepare For Arrival
Sergeants from Britain trek toward New York under clear skies. Bound Brook New Jersey June 16 AP report says the cross country group paused at the Somerville Elks lodge for a brief stop to drink grapefruit juice and may rest for a haircut later today.
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Bound Brook
N. J
Britain
New York
Ari
Somerville Elks Lodge
Stern in car cases Harlan O Quin appeals court
Harlan O Quin an 18 year old of 802 South Arlington Independence was found guilty of four new traffic charges by Judge Earle W Frost in municipal court. He faces 200 dollars in fines or 90 days in jail for careless driving license suspension and leaving the scene of an accident. A fifth charge possession of beer drew 25 dollars.
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Earle W. Frost
Harlan O’quin
Arlington Street
Independence
Campbell
Man Charged with Arson in Insurance Case
Carl Michael Tripp of 3500 West Ninety-eighth Street Johnson County was arrested after an indictment returned by the Jackson County grand jury charging him with arson of insured property linked to a September fire at Achill's Wholesale Distributing Company.
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Carl Michael Tripp
Ninety-eighth Street
Johnson County
Jackson County
Grand Jury
Achill
New Binding Agent Lets Concrete Set Without Water
A special binding agent enables concrete to form without water when mixed with dune, desert, or plain sand. The resulting material hardens into a finished concrete suitable for construction.
May alter a charter in St. Louis County
Atty. Gen. John M. Dalton said voters in St. Louis County may change their county charter to allow the establishment of a county department of revenue. The statement was delivered in Jefferson City on June 16.
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Jefferson City
John M. Dalton
St. Louis County
Department of Revenue
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