Teamster Official Denies Kidnaping Ransom Claims
Gus Zapas Indianapolis Teamster official and former convict denied in Senate hearings that he spoke with two Chicagoans in 1953 about disposing of stolen ransom money. Kennedy noted questions linking to the Greenlease case and the Probstein disappearance as committees probed ransom origins.
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Indianapolis
Senate
Greenlease
Robert F. Kennedy
Little Robert Greenlease
Kansas City
Kennedy
Kennnedy
Zapas
Dave Probstein
St. Louis
Probstein
Betty Starrett
Robert Ellsworth Heads GOP Group
Robert F. Ellsworth, 32, a lawrender attorney, was elected chairman of the Douglas County Republican Central Committee at a Thursday meeting. He succeeds George Allen, who led since 1954. Other officers named were Mrs. Ethel High as vice chairman Travis E. Glass as treasurer and W. C. Hunsinger as secretary.
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Robert F. Ellsworth
Republican Central Committee
Ellsworth
George Al-len
Central Committee
Ethel High
Travis E. Glass
W. C. Hunsinger
U S Surrender Talk Termed Ridiculous by Senate Vote
The Senate overwhelmingly barred any government funds for studies of U S surrender plans after reports of such a study. President Eisenhower denounced the idea as ridiculous, insisting no money would be spent and predicting no surrender in atomic war. The dispute sparked sharp debates and criticism, with calls to bar funding and concerns over press access to proceedings.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Richard B. Russell
D+Ga
Armed Services Committee
Hagerty
All Hope Gone For 99 Aboard Dutch Airliner
The New York bound KLM Constellation crashed off Ireland killing 99 aboard. By noon 35 bodies recovered from a debris field about 100 miles west of Galway Bay. Five nations scoured the sea with ships and a Canadian destroyer Crdader reported abandoning the search after no survivors were found.
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Shannon
Ireland
Crusader
Galway Bay
Senate stalls farm bill as House pact fails
Washington lawmakers deadlock after Senate leaders refuse to back House-passed compromise farm bill. Meantime a KLM Super Constellation bound Amsterdam to New York crashed off the North Atlantic. Rescue crews recovered five bodies, with one boy identified. the crash killed 99 people, including five Americans, prompting an urgent, ongoing search.
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Senate
Congress
KLM
North Atlantic
Amsterdam
New York
Moon Marksmen Aim to Hit Moving Moon by Rocket
New York AP describes early plans for a moonbound rocket mission. Scientists face precise timing and high speeds to reach the moon, with the goal of a few orbits and return photos and data. The mission awaits near first quarter, aiming to catch favorable lighting for lunar photography.
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New York
Science
Moon
Earth
Aide Admits Union Donation For Docking Campaign
A former aide to Gov. George Docking disclosed receiving a $3,500 cash campaign contribution from a Wichita Teamsters official in the 1956 election and turning it over to state chairman Frank Theis. Theis and Docking questioned the amount. McGuckin and Smith offered varying accounts, with no final confirmation from Docking on the donation.
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George Docking
Wichiita Teamsters Union
Frank Theis
Theis
Smith C. E. McGuckin
Topeka
Docking
Sam Smith
Wichita Teamsters
Salina
McPherson
Wichita
Union
Smith
Teamsters
Senate Rackets Committee
Washington
McGuckin
Thels
Wichita Beacon
Cash
Governor Club
Democratic
Payne Ratner
Senate
MccGuckin
Tom Corcoran
Democratic State Central Committee
Teamsters Union
Democratic State Committee
Kansas Federation of Labor
Scout Safety Show Set At KU Fieldhouse Tonight
Allen Fieldhouse to host the Order of the Arrow national conference safety showcase on August 25 featuring 2500 scouts from across the United States. Donald M. Higgins will narrate a 24 hour program with demonstrations on bicycle and car safety, outdoor safety, gun handling, water safety, and home safety ending with a 74 foot wall descent.
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Kansas University
Order of the Arrow
United States
Donald M. Higgins
New Brunswick
N.J
Health and Safety Service
Boy Scouts of America
Higgins
Lawrence Scouts
Tex
Allen Fieldhouse
Memorial Stadium
Weather Outlook Sees Little Relief From Heat Wave
The area may see a few scattered showers this evening but no real relief from the hot humid spell is expected. Saturday looks generally fair and hot with highs around 95 degrees and lows in the 70s. Thursday reached 87 degrees with a late night low near 77, and by 2 pm today the thermometer stood at 96. In New York the closing average of 60 stocks fell to 183.4, down 2.1.
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Aio
Raterdacy
Mien
Teocord Yosurhia
Tigh
Kansas
Albuquerque
Bismarck
Clear Run
Chicago
Denver
Los Angeles
Miami
New Orleans
New
Local Economy Surges as Fall Business Uptick Looms
Lawrence economies show rapid growth with seven months of 1958 debits exceeding 140 million across three banks. Savings climb by 3 million from 1957 midyear, and private construction totals hit 3.2 million for early 1958, the highest for similar periods.
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Lawrence Marchants
Lawrence
Kansas
Lawrence Financial Institutions
Kerg
Archie's 2008 Title Defends Normality Amid Global Oddities
A Storied World Day in 2008 reveals a mix of surreal headlines and plain life. Archie's title defense, moon-turn day, inflation cap, and odd tech predictions frame a year of progress and peculiarities, with political shifts and daily routines continuing as people adapt to strange news.
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Archie
Moscow
Linsky
Malinsky
Shmolsky
Rong
United States
Professionals To Highlight Fair Program
Professionals to highlight events at the Douglas County Free Fair at the fairgrounds on East Nineteenth Street. About 500 attended the 4th Talent Show on Thursday, opening day, with judges busy through the evening as entries set a record in most divisions despite late crops and hail-damaged corn reducing some exhibitors.
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Douglas County
East Nineteenth Street
Sue Bartz
Rock Chalk Club
George Lawrence
Marlon Bogatery
Garry
Roger Golf
Clifford Dowding
Thea Lone Star Club
Mitchell Brothers
Harold
Dennis
Donald
Reece
Kanwaka Club
Iris Downing
Lone Star
Shirley
Marilyn Flory
Gail and
Gloria Edwards
The
Four Leafs
Sherry Heck
Jayhawk
Judy
Glenda Gerges
Miriam Rappard
Worden
Weather Forecast Northwest Kansas Northeast Kansas
The forecast calls for a warm, fair spell with clouds and scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight. Saturday should be generally fair with continued warmth and a cooler turn in extreme northern counties. Highs are expected around 90 to 95 degrees with tonight's lows below and a slight cooling trend tonight.
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Kansas
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