Tornado kills at least 13 in El Dorado Kansas
A tornado devastates 40 blocks in El Dorado killing 13 and injuring 49 while destroying or heavily damaging about 150 houses and an elementary school. Military and city officials issued passes for salvage as recovery teams searched rubble for missing residents and one identified victim, Miss Bessie Diaz, 28.
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Kansas Turnpike Highway Patrol
Lloyd S. Vincent
Fortheast
el Dorado
Bessie Diaz
Fl Dorado Hospital
J. Gordon James
Dallas
Tex
el Dorado Hospital
James
No Haven
Maj. Vincent
Charles W. Wheeler
Wheeler
Shirley
Sharon
Strike Strikes Readers As Husbands Growl Over Papers
In Philadelphia area a prolonged newspaper strike disrupts daily life as husbands grouch without papers. Teamsters and Guild walkouts affect Philadelphia Bulletin Inquirer and Camden Courier-Post. Delivery halted, newsstands closed, ads scarce, talks led by Paul Yager continue.
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Teamsters Union
Philadelphia Bulletin
Philadelphia Inquirer
Camden
N.J
Courier-Post
American Newspaper Guild
The
Inquirer
Teamsters
Palu Yager
the Inquirer
Bulletin
Tragedy Not New For El Dorado After Flood
El Dorado Kansas suffered a flash flood five years after a tornado, with 1953 memorial flood toll. Two people died, 30 evacuated to Red Cross shelters, and Walnut River overflowed flooding Tower district. A man electrocuted in a flooded home and another drowned aiding evacuees. Damage neared a million dollars.
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EL Dorado
Kas
Red Cross
Walnut River
Stock Market Index Close Report
New York closing average figures show the Dow Jones indices steady with a small gain as trading ended. Prices edged up amid modest volume and slight shifts across sectors.
El Dorado Tornado Ranked Third Deadliest in Kansas History
AP reports the El Dorado tornado ranks as the third deadliest in Kansas history with at least 13 confirmed deaths and fear of higher tolls. The May 1955 Udall tornado and the 1887 Prescott disaster were deadlier. Separately, the Presbyterian Church voted to buy 28 acres at 23rd and Iowa for a new church site, purchased from J A Tuggle for 40000 dollars.
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Topeka
el Dorado
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Udall
Prescott
Tell
First ‘Presbyterian Church
23Rd
Iowa Sts
Holiday Inn
Albert G. Parker Iit
J. A. Tuggle
Tornado Swath Map Shows El Dorado Tragedy Compared to Lawrence
Journal-World staffer Lee Sheppeard prepared a special map on page 3 illustrating the swath of tragedy in El Dorado after a Tuesday tornado that devastated a 40 square block area, highlighting its significance relative to Lawrence.
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EL Dorado, Kas
el Dorado
ElDorado
Lawrence
Lee Sheppeard
Journal-World
Butler County Declared Disaster Area For Loans
Washington AP reports the Small Business Administration designated Butler County Eas a disaster area due to the tornado that struck El Dorado yesterday. Stover's Candy Stowits Rexall Adv.
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Butler County
Washington
Small Business Administration
Eas
el Dorado
Stover's Candy
Stowits Rexall
Adv
De Gaulle Unmasks Algerian Insurgents and Presses Elections
Premier De Gaulle bluntly told insurgents in Algeria to stop meddling in French government. He criticized General Salan for letting his name be tied to the insurgent actions and pressed on with plans for local elections in Algeria next month. A Cabinet spokesman said Dulles may be invited to Paris for talks.
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Paris
de Gaulle
Algeria
Raoul Salan
Dulles
Washington
All-Algeria Committee of Public Safety
France
Salan
Maurice Couve de Murville
Vacation Pack Reminder for Journal-World Carriers
A brief note urges readers to ask their Journal-World carrier or Ph. VI 3-1000 to save a “Vacation Pack” for them while on vacation, prompting readers to arrange a temporary issue hold.
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Journal-World Carrier
Ph. VI
Adv
Dramatic Tornado Strikes ElDorado Killing 13
A violent tornado hit ElDorado Tuesday evening killing 13 and injuring about 80, with a five minute warning. The storm carved a path through 40 blocks of homes and a car lot, then crossed into the south side of the Kansas town of roughly 12,000 near Wichita. National Guard cordoned off the area as cleanup began and bulldozers cleared debris.
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ElDorado
Ruskin Heights
Kansas
Wichita
National Guard
Hutchinson Girl Elected Governor at Sunflower Girls State
Linda Lou Lyman, 17, a Hutchinson High School junior, was elected governor of the 4th Sunflower Girls State at Kan san University. She belongs to the Federalist party and will be sworn in Thursday night at Strong Hall with Kansas Governor George Docking as speaker.
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Linda Lou Lyman
Hutchinson High School
American Legion Auxiliary
Kansan University
Federalist Party
Polla
Miss Lyman
Strong Hall
Kansas
George Docking
Linda Seifers
Pittsburis
Hutchinson
Constance R. Hunter
Central Kansas
Kayettes
Cheyenne
Delaware County
Kay Martin
Mary Sheppeard
Martha Clark
One Way System Proposed for Connecticut Street Traffic
City Commission backs a two one way street pattern on Connecticut Street to ease bottlenecks in East Lawrence. A second north-south route will be resurfaced to serve as the other one way street, likely Rhode Island or New York. Widening Connecticut is rejected despite calls from residents, with officials focusing on resurfacing alternatives and funding details for the plan.
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City Commission
East Lawrence
Connecticut Street
Planning Commission
Connecticut
Safety Agency
Rhode Island
New York
John Crown
Harold Horn
Tornado Alert Fades as Kansas Towns Record Warm Day
In Lawrence and nearby areas residents watched the western sky after a Tuesday tornado alert. No warnings issued, but the region faced heavy clouds and scattered showers. A record 102 degrees was logged in Lawrence before a sharp evening drop to 62. Local officials maintained a calm mood with a weather watch presence and no major damage beyond scattered outages and minor debris.
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South Lawrence
Downs Town
Lawrence
Kansas
Elmdale
Yates Center
Satanta
Plains
Lindley
KU Police
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