Connie's Winds Halt Coastline Fury Near North Carolina
Hurricanes Connie and Diane whip the Atlantic coast with 75 to 80 mph winds forcing thousands from homes into 79 shelters along the Carolina coast. Forecasters warn of continuing northward movement while Red Cross reports over 14,000 evacuees and widespread damage from Morehead City to Cape Hatteras.
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Wilmington
N.C. U
North Carolina
Washington Weather Bureau
Morehead City
N.C
Cape Hatteras
Carolina Capes
Pamlico Sound
Cherry Point
My Beach
S. c
Delaware
Provincetown
Mass
Diane
Connie
Miami
Gordon Dunn
Middle Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Virginia
Red Cross
Caolina
Soldiers Recover Plane Wreckage After 66 Deaths
American soldiers recovered scattered smoldering wreckage from two U S transport planes that crashed near Groembach Germany during an air movement exercise. All 66 on board the 11 AAf airmen and 55 engineers perished as authorities prepared lists for next of kin over a 72 hour period.
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Groembach
Germany
U.S
CSI
Stuttgart
10Th
499Th Engineer
Heidelberg
Iaj
Washington
Echterdingden
Black Forest
Kansas Traffic Deaths in State Records 1955 Update
Kansas traffic fatalities reported by the state accident records section show 1 in the last 24 hours and 323 to date for 1955, compared with 325 for the same period in 1954. The figures reflect ongoing road death tallies and year-to-date totals.
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Kansas
Stevenson Harriman Agree On Plans For 1956 Race
Chicago sources report Adlai E. Stevenson and Gov. Averell Harriman have an informal working agreement to vie for the 1955 Democratic presidential nomination. Stevenson would lead if he can secure delegates, with Harriman ready to shift support if Stevenson weakens. Governors at the 17th annual meeting note Stevenson must demonstrate strength within the party before challenging Eisenhower.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
Illinois
Eisenhower
Harriman
Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
U S Envoy Peurifoy and Son Die in Thailand Crash
American Ambassador John L. Peurifoy and his nine year old son were killed instantly when their Ford Thunderbird collided head on with a truck on a narrow bridge 125 miles south of Bangkok near Hau Hin. Elder son Clinton, 14, was critically injured. The ambassador, 48, arrived in Thailand last November after notable service in Greece and Guatemala. He and his family were on a 10 day holiday.
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Bangkok
Thailand
John LE
Peurifoy
Daniel
Clinton
Hau Hin
Gulf of Siam
Greece
Guatemala
Senate
Washington
Betty Jane
Hilton and McHugh Host Champagne Ball in Beverly Hills
Millionaire Conrad Hilton and composer Jimmye McHugh hosted a grand champagne ball in Beverly Hills to benefit the Jimmy McHugh Polio Foundation. Marion Davies attended and the event raised about $70,000 for hospital respirators.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Conrad Hilton
Jimmye McHugh
Marion Davies
Miss Davies
Jimmy McHugh
Star Seeks Appeal On Anti-Trust Charges
Kansas City Star and advertising director Emil A Lees filed notices of appeal after being fined 5000 and 2500 dollars for monopolizing the dissemination of news and advertising in the Kansas City area. Payments stayed pending appeal outcomes. Jury convicted them on February 22 in federal court.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Star
Emil A. Lees
The
Star
Lees
Search on for K. C. Man Missing Since Thursday
A Kansas City man, James McMahon, 27, vanished early Thursday after being last seen about 4 40 a.m. by a night attendant at a nearby service station. Donald Smart, a supervisor for the oil firm, said the circumstances cast doubt on the idea he left voluntarily.
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Kansas City
James McMahon
Kan
Donald Smart
McMahon
Elms Dying in City but Casualties Less Than 1954
Lawrence researchers report drought damaged elms this year with fewer deaths than in 1954. Dr. A J Mix of Kansas University notes drought effects take time, recommends watering and fertilizing smaller trees. Phloem necrosis remains inactive. city crews remove dead trees from parkings under municipal authorization.
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Lawrence
A. J. Mix
Kansas University
Indiana State Entomology Department
Kansas Legislative
Mix
Jim Wigglesworth
Lawrence Weather Records Mark Cool Spell Since June Sixteen
The journal World notes cooler temperatures with a 6 degree reading at 6 am and a 57 degree mark on June 18. Since then the high has reached 90 with lows in the 60s, and today at 3:30 pm the thermometer read 84. The all time low for this date and last year’s high of 82 underscore a respite from recent heat.
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Lawrence
Tabori Edges Sharos In Four Minute Battle
Laszlo Tabori edged past Sandor Sharos in a four minute mile duel in London. Chris Chataway finished third in 4 06 4, with Iharos also around 4 05 and Ken Woods behind them in 4 08 2.
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London
Laszlo Tabori
Sandor Sharos
Britain
Chris Chataway
Fin
Tabori
Iharos
Chataway
Ken Woods
Reunited Airmen Return From China After 32 Months
Eleven American airmen released from Chinese prisons journeyed from Hawaii to Travis Air Force Base California in two planes. A crowd welcomed the heroes while many families awaited later reunions. Among the returning group were Col John Knox Arnold and Airman Daniel Schmidt whose wife remarried during his absence.
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Air Force ,Base
Calif
Red China
Hawaii
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
Hong Kong
Air Force
Robert D. Arnold
Sunnyvale
Caiif
Col
John Knox Arnold
Arnold
Daniel Schmidt
Portland
Ore
Schmidt
Maj
William McGinnty
Air Force Headquarters
Washington, D.C
William “H. Baumer
Lewisburg
Baumer
Leff
North Korea
China
Alabama
Oregon
John W. Buck
T. Set
Howard W. Brown
Steyn E. Kiba
Area Near Here May Be Site Of New State Lake
Kansas State Park and Resources Board eyed a Lawrence area for one of five planned lakes after a two day Oklahoma tour. Chair Scheduled J. Ed Thompson said reports and revenue bonds could fund construction by year end with facilities like lodges pools and golf courses. Local groups offered three Lawrence-area locations and noted the Turnpike and KU access as favorable.
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Lawrence
Kansas State Park and Resources Board
Oklahoma
Kansas
Wichita-Hutchinson
Schedued
J. Ed Thompson
Parsons
Thompson
E. R. Zook
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Focal Chamber
Douglas County Sportsmen’s
Zook
Topeka
Kansas University
Kansas Board
United States
Lake
Five Day Forecast From Midwest Weather Notes
A compact five day outlook notes cooler conditions in Oklahoma and Nebraska with scattered showers across the region. Nebraska Sunday and Kansas are mentioned with possible precipitation Sunday or Monday.
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Oklahoma
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