Markets at a Glance and Kansas City Prices
Commodity markets show mixed moves with wheat and corn dropping on light demand while soybeans rise on improved demand. Kansas City trading includes detailed price ranges for wheat, corn, oats, milo, rye, barley, soybeans, bran and shorts, plus livestock notes on cattle Hogs and sheep. Wall Street eyes small rally as volume hits about 2.5 million shares. declines in motors oils rails and some steels, copper edges up on softer prices and slack demand.
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At & Om
Vi-2 Prefixes Adopted in Lawrence Telephone Setup
Lawrence residents will get Viking-2 prefixes instead of Viking-3 as the local Bell system expands numbering. Collinson says numbers in the Viking-2 group are limited and growth is expected. callers should use full numbers for long distance to avoid dialing errors. He notes Lawrence has grown from about 6,000 lines ten years ago to over 9,000 now, with 10,000 projected after school starts next month.
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Wot Collinson
Squidy Western Bell Telephone Company
Clawrence
Colelinson
Collinson
Weis Case Still a Mystery After Monterrey Murder
Lawrence Kansas police pursue a tangled Weis murder case with an American victim found near Monterrey. Investigators link missing travelers checks to suspects including a racketeer nicknamed Scarface and a tourist guide held briefly. The victim, Gary A. Weis of Salina, vanished in December 1954 after traveling to Mexico. identification was confirmed by authorities in Monterrey and the U S Consulate, while a nationwide manhunt continues.
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Travelers Check
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Salina
Kas
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Salinas
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U. S
Vietan
Clarence Weis
el Porvenir
Cates Joins Douglas County Sheriff's Office as Deputy
Harald Wayne Cates, 26, joined the Douglas County Sheriff's force as deputy. Sheriff Dale Chappell announced Cates replaces Deputy Lan Hallmark, who resigned. Chappell noted Cates is a Korean War veteran and is single.
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Chappell
CBS Discloses Details For Big Radio Project
New York CBS reveals plans for a major radio network venture funded by Ford division of Ford Motors Co. A $1,000,000 sponsorship covers 933 station chairs weekly across network facilities. Featured figures include Bing Crosby Rosemary Clooney Edward R Murrow and Arthur Godfrey. A daily news roundup is included. Godfrey’s weekday program begins Sept 16 after a Sept 2 start for others.
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Legion Delegates Refuse To Hit Docking Actions
Hutchinson Aug delegates at the Kansas American Legion convention rejected a resolution de ploring Gov. George Docking's appointment of a VFW man to the Kansas Veterans Commission The action followed debate over Mark Kraus Wichita a former state VFW commander The body also elected Ted Kyle Erie state commander Thomas Lowe Emporia vice commander Ed Sexton Wichita Red Beam Yard Atwood masters at arms and the Rev Marx Jones Norton chaplain The next convention is set for Wichita August 15 17
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Kansas Veterans Commission
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Erie
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Air Force lieutenant crash lands near Old Faithful Inn
Lt. Charles E. Richardson Jr. on leave from Fairfield AFB Washington state piloted a light aircraft that crash landed on a road within half a mile of Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone Park. He suffered a facial cut, the plane nose over into a run off near Three Sisters hot spring after purchasing the plane Saturday.
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Charles E. Richardson Jr
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Belafonte Undergoes Eye Operation in New York
Singer Harry Belafonte is listed in good condition at New York Hospital after a 43 hour operation for retinal detachment in the right eye. The procedure was performed Saturday by Dr. Edward Norton and Belafonte will stay in hospital for two to four weeks. Doctors traced the detachment to a childhood injury.
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Harry Belafonte
New York Hospital
Edward Norton
Belafonte
Prisoners killed during Basilan prison break attempt
Manila police shot and killed about 15 Moros who fled an overcrowded Basilan prison at dawn. The inmates, charged with murder and robbery, were shot after cutting through bars to escape.
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Basilan Island
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Philippine News Service
Friend of Railroad Men Gets Special Journey atescadero
In Calif. the Southern Pacific Coast Daylight crew will honor 11 year old Steven Perry who waves at the streamliner daily. His parents had a special window built so he and the railroad workers can see each other. Steven has muscular dystrophy and will ride in a drawing room to Los Angeles as guests of the crew and yard workers, then tour the city before returning home Wednesday.
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Southern Pacific
Coast Paylight Streamliner
Steven Perry
Streamliner
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Stevens
A.W. Perry
Los Angeles
San Luis Obispo
City commission weighs old laws fear changing street rules
Ludington Micha reports the City Commission plans to trim antiquated rules such as crossing a bridge or biking over six miles an hour while likely keeping an 1874 law that bans planting a tree in the middle of a street.
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Ludington
Micha
Twin Mound Enrollment At Friday School Event
Enrollment for Twin Mound School, about 1K miles southwest of Lawrence, set for 9 a.m. this Friday. Mrs Merle Hele is the teacher. About 20 pupils expected this year. Book lists will be given at the game for enrollment. those who bought books earlier should bring them in for teacher check.
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Twin Mound
Lawrence
Merle Hele
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