City in Danger as Whiting Refinery Blast Kills Two
A blast at the Stand ard Oil Co refinery in Whiting Indiana shattered a high octane gas oil cracker tower and sparked fires across the city officials say at least two people died, ten were injured and millions in damage occurred. Governor ordered National Guard to assist as fires threatened nearby homes and streets.
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Whiting
George Craig
Indiana
National Guard
Standard Oil Co
Ind
Joseph Kasper
Kasper
Whiting Post
American Legion
Crown Point
Chicago
Richard Glennink
Walter Rhea
Ronald
Frank
Wbile
Dease
Huge Crowd Taxes Space At Final Night Of Fair
A record crowd at the 27th annual Douglas County Livestock and Agricultural Fair filled Big Springs on Friday. Parking overflow sent cars to adjoining fields, livestock judging ran hours late, and officials estimated about 4000 attendees. The closing program included a horseback squireslance by Douglas County Trail Riders and a donkey baseball game. many players were thrown, reducing riders and ending the game for lack of contestants.
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Douglas County
Big Springs
Willis Colman
Colman
Elks Clubs Reply Fast To Plea For Flood Aid
Lawrence Kansas Elks Club president Dick Pucka wired an appeal to state Elks Clubs for flood aid for the northeastern U S within an hour receiving 1050 dollars. The Lawrence club spent about 5000 dollars to aid flood victims in the 1951 disaster. He urged Kansas Elks to donate, saying they all will respond.
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Elks Clubs
Lawrence
Pucka
Kansas Elks Club
3& Elks
U.S
Kansas
Senators Aim at Cutting Foreign Aid for Budget Plan
Senate leaders Byrd of Virginia and George of Georgia advocate drastic reductions in foreign military and economic aid to help balance the budget. They cite a $2.7 billion allocation and hint at tax cuts tied to retrenchment, while Eisenhower’s request and Treasury talks temper timing for any changes.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
George
D-Ga
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Vienna
Hurricane Edith Maintains 100 Mile Per Hour Winds
Hurricane Edith moved slowly north-northwest across the Atlantic with up to 100 mph winds. The storm’s eye was large and open to the south, suggesting possible further development. Forecasters expect the system to stay off the South and Middle Atlantic coasts while heavy rain and squalls affect the Mississippi and Louisiana coasts.
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Miami
Fla
Edith
Atlantic
Gordon Dunn
Weather Bureau
F Pessen
Sa. m. Est
Palm Beach
Slumber Party Blast Leaves Teens Injured At Rural Farm
A dynamite blast at a farm home near Pr. City injured youths during a girls party. John Roger Everly, 20, lost an arm and faces possible permanent blindness while Gene Cooper, 18, lost a part of his hand and sustained leg and chest injuries. The incident occurred Thursday night at Ralph Tucker’s farm, 25 miles south of the city, where the Tucker family hosted the group overnight.
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John Roger Everly
Gene Cooper
Pr. City
Austin man to run Indiana State Fair cattle dept
Hal L. Royce of Austin Indiana arrived to head the State Fair cattle department but immediately broke into a rash, he explained that he is allergic to cattle.
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Indianapolis i
Hal L. Royce
Austin
Ind
State Fair Cattle Department
Britain backs US plan to secure Middle East borders
Washington reports Britain endorses Secretary Dulles proposal to guarantee Israel and Arab state boundaries via a permanent peace settlement. London says the plan is key to solving the Arab Israeli dispute and may join US loan aid to compensate Arab refugees, with US acting as a friend to both sides.
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Washington
Britain
Israel
Eisenhower
Dulles
Council On Foreign Relations
New York
Foreign Office
London
Mid-East
U. S
Palestine
United States
U.S
Russia
Middle East
Archbishop Seeks to Stop Princess Margaret Marriage
The New Statesman reports some royal family members and the Archbishop of Canterbury are trying to persuade Princess Margaret not to wed Royal Air Force Group Captain Peter Townsend. The weekly magazine criticizes royal attitudes as archaic humbug and defends press freedom in discussing Margaret's reported wish to renounce succession and marry Townsend, a divorced man.
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London
New Statesman & Nation
Canterbury
Margaret
Royal Air Force Group
Peter Townsend
Britain
New Statesman
Labor Party
Kingsley. Martin
Popular Press
Townsend
Fish Game Permit Rate Falls Off in Past Year
PRATT W A slight drop in hunting fishing and trapping licenses for the fiscal year ended June 30 was reported by the Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission. Licenses numbered 373 888 compared with 377 312 the prior year receipts fell to 855 215 from 874 456 about 550 fewer trapper licenses and 440 fewer non resident trip fishing licenses were sold non resident hunters paid 35 201 to hunt in Kansas last fall and non resident fishermen paid 320 09 for annual and trip fishing licenses.
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Pratt
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Robert Ward
Kansas
Gov Hall sacks two Civil Service Board members
Gov Fred Hall dismissed James Gilmore Independence and Harold Trusler Emporia from the State Civil Service Board on charges of neglect of duty after a 42 hour hearing. He said evidence showed gross violations of civil service law while Gilmore and Trusler argued they knew nothing of the violations. Hiatt’s appeal to the board will be delayed until replacements are named.
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Pera
Fred Hall
James D. Gilmore
Independence
Harold P. Trusler
Emporia
State Civil Service Board
Hall
Gilmore
Trusler
Eugene Hiatt
Hiatt
Trusser
George Templar
Warren Foster
State Revenue and Taxation Commission
Seon
Kansas City
Salina
Dodge City
Kingman
Templar
Foster
Bloody Auto Points To New Texas Ride
Fort Worth police investigate a bloody Cadillac found in a parking lot linking to Gambler Tracy Eggleston. Authorities fear Eggleston is killed after an anonymous tip and seek his blond girlfriend while rumors swirl of a second bloodied car tied to Edel Evans, an associate.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth
Tracy Eggleston
Dusty Rhodes
District Attorney's Office
Tracy
Eggleston
William P. Clark
Edel Evans
Dallas
Evans
Flood discounting age old idea as politicians help flood relief
In Torrington Connecticut the flood exposes politicians at work as officials rush to fix broken water pipes and oversee cleanup. President Eisenhower halts Colorado vacation to consult governors while Governor Ribicoff inspects scenes and blocks housing moves. Commerce Secretary Weeks arrives in Hartford and releases half a million pieces of machinery for cleanup needs.
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Eisenhower
Colorado
Connecticut
Abraham
Ribicoff
Ag - 1
Sinclair Weeks
Hartford
Moroccan talks stalled as party demands Youssef return
French Moroccan talks hit a snag when the Istiqlal party urged the return to France of deposed Sultan Mohammed Ben Youssef before joining a proposed coalition. Pierre July said the government must be formed first, delaying Faure’s planned Paris trip and supplementary conferences as the timetable slipped.
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Aikles Bains
France
Tshqtél
Suhtad Mohammed Ben Youssef
Pierre July
July
Ben Youssef ‘I
Madagascar
Edger Faure
Paris
Faure
Istiqlal
Iss
Beni Youssef
Gardner Lake Raid Sparks Gambling Probe In Kansas
A raid by Atty. Gen. Harold R. Farver’s office on a Gardner Lake resort in Johnson County seized gambling gear and about 400 dollars from tables. Authorities say the operation was run by Marion Mike Mathes and he was arrested. Johnson County officials assisted. charges will be filed.
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Topeka
Harold R. Farver
Gardner Lake
Johnson County
Marion
Mike) Mathes
Faizer
Soviet and U S Exhibits Side by Side at Stockholm Fair
At Stockholm's St Erik's Fair the Soviet pavilion dominates with heavy machinery trucks radios and foodstuffs while the United States emphasizes home life with a modern five room flat and American kitchen equipment toys and television sets. Czechoslovakia West Germany and East Germany join the display of more than 100000 products from three nations.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Tagerhander
Soviet Russia
Czecho-slovakia
West Germany
East Germany
United States
America
U.S
Itchenachinery
Flood Fund Reaches One Third of Goal in County Drive
Local Red Cross flood fund totals $711 from 70 contributors, about one third of the $1,010 county goal. Money supports eastern flood victims and broader disaster relief. the drive continues as the Community Building office remains open until 5 pm for donations.
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Red Cross
Journal-World
National Red Cross
Jncal
Baldwin State Bank
Eudora
Lecompton
Stanley Hipp
Douglas County Red Cross Chapter
Dine-A-Mite Reopens As Attorney Talks On Check Charge
Harold Roberts attorney says a check from a recent client is still bouncing while noting he defended a stent on a bad check charge previously. The Dine-A-Mite has reopened, according to Adv.
Bank holdup attempt ends with arrest of Ricci
A gunman handed a note for a stickup to cashier Mrs. L. L. Michaels. She hurled the note back and told him to go to hell. FBI agents arrested Paul Anthony Ricci, 44, hours later, on a federal bank robbery charge, claiming a toy gun was in his pocket.
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Los Angeles
L. L. Michaels
Baldwin to vote on 209000 bond for grade school site
Patrons in Baldwin rural school district No. 92 vote Tuesday September 20 on two propositions. First to issue 209000 in bonds to buy land, build and equip a grade school, second to choose the site east of the present building. The plan includes a connecting walkway and potential closing of Seventh Street block.
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Baldwin Rural School District No. 92
Baldwin
Seventh Street
Q. Scott Morgan
Katherine Mitchell
W.L. Sel‘er
Charles Stayton
Dana Hobson
Young couple sought in Palm Springs murder
Palm Springs California police issued murder warrants for Donald E Graham 60 a building inspector found dead at home on the eve of his planned marriage His fiancee reportedly fled west for the wedding The warrants name Mrs Batty Mike Meiers 28 of Baldwin Park and her husband Robert Kenneth Miers about 30 The Mierses estranged but reconciled and Miers identified as an ex convict from Pocatello Idaho Mrs Miers has prior arrests in Los Angeles.
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Palm: Springs
Calif
Palm Springs
Donald E. Graham
Fly Ing
Batty
Mike) Meiers
Baldwin Park
Los Angeles
Robert Kenneth Miers
Folles
Miers
Pocatello
Idaho
Swollen reservoir breaks near Kali village killing many
The Indian Express reports 180 people killed and 200 injured when a swollen reservoir burst its banks washing away Kali village near Jodhpur about 200 miles southwest of New Delhi.
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New Delhi
India
Indian Express
Kali
Jodhpur
Kansas Traffic Deaths Reported by State Records
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section show 1955 totals of 346 and a prior period for 1954 of 2353, with figures reported for the last 24 hours. The brief item notes daily tallies within the ongoing annual statistics.
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Topeka
Kansas
Pilot on a Routine Landing Becomes Piggy-Back Passenger
In Orof, Idaho a pilot in a high wing plane landed on a moving truck trailer acting as a makeshift airstrip. Merel Bowler, 45, survived the stunt with minor injuries while truck driver Wynyd Coons, 27, continued 200 yards before stopping as a wing tipped and a shadow passed. No one was hurt and both vehicle and aircraft sustained light damage.
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Orof
Coons
Parking Study Guides Downtown Space Use in Lawrence
Lawrence city officials and the Chamber of Commerce review a new guide to downtown parking based on Prof. George Bradshaw of Kansas University. The workbook suggests how surveys are handled and notes limitations. It discusses scheduling shifts and potential improvements.
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Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
Bradshaw
George Bradshaw
Kansas University
Municipal Engineering
Messman
New Hampshire
Aeares SS
Parkers
Margaret Truman Arrives in Venice for European Visit
Miss Truman in Venice with Miss Gurie Lie, daughter of Trygve Lie, as she vacations in Europe. The Dine-A-Mite has reopened. Adv.
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Miss.Truman
Venice
Italy
Margaret Truman
Gurie Lie
U.N
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