Famous Train Still Rates as Showpiece
The New York Central's Twentieth Century Limited marks its 60th anniversary as a premier luxury train between New York and Chicago. Once famed for elegance and top service, it still features the red carpet and high standards, carrying millions of passengers over 961 miles, with about 16 streamlined cars and a 55 member crew plus 29 clerks in the mail car.
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Liz Also an Absentee
ISLE OF ISCHIA Italy Elizabeth Taylor joined Marilyn Monroe in the ranks of absentee 20th Century Fox employees Thursday failing to report for filming on the most expensive movie in history. Promptly at 9 30 Miss Taylor's golden barge her supporting players Roman legionnaires elite guards and even a water boy were on hand. Elizabeth was not.
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Baldwin Street Work Begins In Two-Phase Summer Program
A summer street program on Baldwin Street is set to start Monday. The two phase project includes street repair and re-oiling with completion anticipated in August.
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Stockpile Surplus Sale Okayed by Senate Unit
Washington AP The Senate Armed Services Committee approved a bill to authorize sale of about 177.5 million dollars worth of surplus items from defense stockpiles. Senator Stuart Symington chaired the subcommittee behind the bill and led the investigation into multibillion dollar inventories. Treasury hopes to recover about 160 million from sales, with a 17.6 million loss on purchase costs and annual savings in storage and maintenance of 185 thousand dollars.
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K C Exec Found Dead In Plaza Parking Lot
Louis Patz, a 63 year old Kansas City business executive, was found dead in his car in the Country Club Plaza area after three days missing. Investigators found a note expressing despair over illness and two empty sleeping pill bottles in the vehicle.
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Demos John Bailey to host strategy meeting in Wichita
Democratic National Chairman John M Bailey will hold a campaign strategy conference in Wichita on Saturday expected to draw about 1000 state party workers. Arrangements are being coordinated by Mrs Marie Vickers of Pratt, state vice chairman. Bailey and staff have been conducting similar meetings in other states.
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Jennifer Jones Suffering Food Poisoning in Hollywood
Hollywood actress Jennifer Jones was rushed to Cedars of Lebanon Hospital after she and her husband David Selznick reported illness. Doctors initially cited an upper respiratory ailment but later diagnosed food poisoning, with Jones to remain under care for about two days.
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Military Building Includes Kansas Approved Program
The military construction authorization totals 1.45069 billion dollars, reflecting a reduction of 191.224 million from Kennedy’s budget request and 73.505 million below previously approved House projects. The Senate committee kept the existing project list unchanged.
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Defense bill details Missouri and Kansas projects
The measure lists Missouri sites including Ft. Leonard Wood with 8.567 million for facilities and Richard Gebaur Air Force Base with 158 thousand for medical facilities, and Kansas sites Ft. Leavenworth 103 thousand and Ft. Riley 444 thousand for utilities and facilities. It also earmarks totals of over 145 million for the Army, 215 million for the Navy, 736 million for the Air Force, 46 million for defense agencies, 260 million for military housing and 46 million for reserve and guard organizations.
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Derby Champion’s Lineage Traced to Man o' War Seed
Louisville report notes that the 1962 Kentucky Derby winner is a great grandson of Man o' War. His dam Glorie Fille hails from War Glory, also a Man o' War line, while his sire Determin e won the 1954 Derby.
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