Flood Night Floods Frankfort Kansas Town
Four feet of water inundates Frankfort business district in Marshall County after overnight storms from East and West Vermillion rivers. About 30 homes flooded with no injuries. residents evacuate, equipment moved to upper floors, and banks and tracks flooded disrupting rail and road travel. Kansas National Guard dispatched to aid residents with sandbag protection.
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Kansas
The
Star
Frankfort
Kas
Marshall County
Max Clawson
Frankfort Index
Clawson
First National Bank
Missouri Pacific
Atchison
Downs
250Th Ordnance Company
Battery B
Kansas National Guard
Marysville
Leaders in 500 mile race hit 400 mile mark record pace
At 400 miles of the 500 mile race Rodger Ward Johnny Thomson Jim Rathmann Tony Bettenhausen Paul Goldsmith Johnny Boyd Duane Carter A J Foyt Paul Russo and Bob Veith led with an average speed of 135 719 mph a new record surpassing the 134 870 mph set by Sam Hanks in 1957. In Nicaragua President Somoza declared martial law amid unrest and external threats as opposition called for a general strike. In Galveston Texas Governor Earl K Long arrived at Sealy Hospital for psychiatric treatment after a tense flight from Baton Rouge following episodes before the Louisiana Legislature.
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Indianapolis
Rodger Ward
Johnny Thomson
Jim Rathmann
Tony Bettenhausen
Paul Goldsmith
Johnny Boyd
Duane Carter
A. J. Foyt
Paul Russo
Bob Veith
Sam Hanks
Managua
Nicaragua
Luis Somoza
Galveston
Tex
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
John Sealy Hospital
A's Lead the Tribe in Twin Bill Opener
Kansas City A's score single runs in the fifth and seventh to lead the Cleveland Indians in the first game of a doubleheader. Whitey Herzog scores both runs with an RBI by Harry Chiti and a Williams double contributing the other run. Herb Score vs Johnny Kucks in a pitchers duel. Kucks in first KC start since trade from the Yankees.
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Cleveland
Kansas City
A’s
Cleveland Indians
Whitey Herzog
Harry Chiti
Herzog
Williams
Herb Score
Johnny Kucks
Kucks
Yankees
Young bandit robs lawyer of $70 in street assault
Neal F. Cline a 63 year old lawyer living at 323 Brush Creek boulevard was held at gunpoint by a young white man who robbed him of 70 dollars as he entered his car near Armour boulevard and Cherry street. The thief after taking the money returned the watch engraved with Cline s name and said he could easily afford the loss.
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Neal F. Cline
Brush Creek Boulevard
Armour Boulevard
Cherry Street
Cline
High School Scholarship Winners Listed Today
Photographs show the top two Kansas City public high school graduates. A list details 241 seniors who accepted scholarships and the page 7 schedule outlines graduation exercises.
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Kansas City
Weather Outlook Shows Showers Likely Tonight
Partly cloudy conditions persist tonight with thunderstorms possible this afternoon and again tomorrow afternoon. Highs expected near 85 to 88 with lows in the mid 60s, humidity around 60 to 73 percent. River stage at 11.3 feet, rising 1.9 feet. precipitation in 24 hours ending 6 a.m. recorded at .10 inches.
Missouri Legislature Near Adjournment on 1 Billion Dollar Bills
In Jefferson City on May 30 the Missouri Senate and House moved toward final approval of large appropriation measures carrying over 1 billion dollars. The 70th General Assembly faces midnight tomorrow with some chance of earlier adjournment as the Senate passed a use tax bill 28 to 1 after conference work and sent it to the House for action later in the day.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Legislature
70Th General Assembly
Senate
House
Richard Schord
Woman Electrocuted Polishing Car Near Lathrop Mo
A 31 year old housewife, Mrs Joan Rogers, died after being electrocuted while polishing a family car in wet grass at her home near Lathrop Missouri. Her husband Virgil Rogers performed artificial respiration but she died at the scene. Funeral services are set for 10 o clock Monday at the Lathrop Christian church with burial in Lathrop cemetery.
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Lathrop
Joan Rogers
Virgil R. Rogers
Virgil Bonner
Brighton Avenue
Janet Putnam
Florissant
Lenore Summerskill
Terrace
Lathrop Christian Church
Lathrop Cemetery
Benson as Ike Envoy to Welcome Sukarno in L A
President Eisenhower named Ezra Taft Benson secretary of agriculture as his official representative to greet President Sukarno of Indonesia in Los Angeles on Monday.
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Benson
Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Ezra Taft Benson
Agriculture
Sukarno
Indonesia
Los Angeles
Soviet Demands Free Berlin in Big Four Talks
Soviet foreign minister Andrei Gromyko accused the Western powers of subversive activity in Berlin and demanded an end to occupation. He presented Premier Khrushchev’s six month old demand for Berlin to become a free city, while hints of a possible compromise emerged from informants in Geneva.
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Geneva
Andrei A. Gromyko
Berlin
Gromyko
Big Four
Nikita Khrushchev
College Questionnaire Yields Humorous Return
An old college survey asked graduates five years out if they were happier than in college. A witty respondent answered that he was happier because his roommate was cuter.
Dig Toward Miners Near Beaver Dam
Rescue workers shifted to a coal mole approach to reach three trapped coal miners in a sealed tunnel after abandoning other methods. The horizontal drill from the rescue tunnel to the sealed shaft spans about 550 feet. Don McClernon of Pana Illinois Jake Lewis of Harlan Kentucky and Earl Bennett of Taylorville Illinois are the miners, none injured, with a potential contact by tomorrow.
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Beaver Dam
Don McClernon
Pana Ill
Jake Lewis
Harlan, Ky
Earl Bennett
Taylorville
Ill
Belton judge fines airmen for littering
In a sweeping ruling Judge Paul E Panek of Belton police court orders a novel punishment for two airmen cited for littering after they threw debris from a patrol car. The case highlights local approaches to public cleanliness and officer conduct.
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Paul E. Panek
Belton
Belton youths sweep street to avoid fines
Panek defends a street clean up plan after youths who filled cans into a moving car and swept the main street for a three block segment as an alternative to paying a $35 fine. He says the act may deter others from littering.
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Belton
Panek
Rain Cloud Forecast Keeps KC Warm With More Showers
The Kansas City area remains warm and humid with ongoing rain chances. Thundershowers are expected this evening and overnight with tomorrow continuing the same pattern, highs 85 to 88 degrees and morning lows in the mid 60s.
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Kansas City
Memorial Day tribute honors fallen with parades and ceremonies
Representative Randall led Memorial Day services at the Liberty Memorial in Independence. A parade of military units preceded the ceremonies as widows and children of the fallen were remembered. Dozens of ceremonies across area cemeteries included wreaths for Lt Clair Belden and Cpl Robert Dobbs with remarks stressing gratitude and support for veterans families.
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William J. Randall
Independence
Congress
Liberty Memorial
Randall
Twenty-ninth
Main Streets
Memorial Drive
Gertrude Belden
Clair L. Belden
Simpson-Hoggatt
Marineros League
M Mark V. Hale
Muncie
Kas
Pla
Cpl
Robert Dobbs
1St Marine Division
Chosa Reservoir
Korea
John C. Monroe, Jr
League
Park Board
Dwight Cowles
Mount St. Mary’s
Covey
Memorial Gardens
Johnson Or Sheriff's Patrol
Willard Carver
Woodlawn
Robert Gregg
Independence Patriotic Council
Kansas City
Kansas
Vernon Pickell
Ft. Leavenworth
British Legislator Percy Shurmer Dies at 69
Perc y Shurmer a Labour Party member of Parliament aged 69 died today in Birmingham England. The veteran politician had served in Parliament and was noted for his long public service and party leadership roles.
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Birmingham
England
Percy Shurmer
Memorial Day Traffic Toll Rising, Safety Officials Warn
Holiday traffic fatalities mounted during the Memorial Day weekend as safety officials urged caution. A National Safety Council spokesman said deaths were running ahead of last year and estimated up to 260 deaths from traffic accidents.
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National Safety Council
Nine youths beat a man then flee after shooting incident
Thomas H Frent, a 51 year old Kansas City Kansas man, was severely injured after firing a single shotgun at eight youths who beat him after he fired at them. Police chased and captured eight suspects and a ninth fled scene with car. Frent identified the youths as his attackers.
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Kansas City
Kansas
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Thomas H. Frent
South Fortieth Street
Frent
Chase
Thirty-fourth Street
Metropolitan Avenue
John Wayne Gochenour
South Eighteenth Street
Robert Lindsey King
Federal Street
Don Edward Thompson
Division Street
Jack Earl Davis
Seminary Street
Leonard L. Rowland
South Peer Street
Hene Crumpley
South Mill Street
Robert Charles Asher
Southwest Boulevard
Archie Dean
Linden
Allen
Holloway
Mary Jane Frent
Fortieth Street
Lake Jacomo Opens to Record Crowd for Opening Day
Ten to twelve thousand visitors filled Lake Jacomo by early morning with more than twenty thousand expected for the day. Private boats numbered over six hundred. American Concessions, Inc. reported 106 boats and 50 motors for rental. Missouri agents counted roughly 2,700 anglers enjoying bass and bluegill as families like the Jacksons fished from midnight onward.
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Jacoma Park
Colborn and
Woods Chapel
John Adams
Ranger
American Concessions, Inc
Missouri Conservation Commission
M. K. Chapman
Earl Coleman
Fishermen Return to Lake of the Woods for Opening Day
About 200 anglers, many children, lined the Swope Park banks at dawn to fish the Lake of the Woods as fishing resumed after two years. The Missouri Conservation Commission placed bass, bluegill, and channel catfish in the lake, with early reports noting small bluegills and catfish and hints of bass activity.
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Lake Jacomo
Ozarkian
Lake of the Woods
Swope Park
Missouri Conservation Commission
Memorial Day Observance Via High School Graduation Idea
Bill Vaughan proposes a Memorial Day observance focusing on a simple high school commencement instead of pageantry. He notes concerns over commercialization and suggests a solemn program with an invocation and flag, letting the event dwell in the hearts of Americans rather than elaborate displays.
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America
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