Yields Will Be Lower as Kansas Wheat Harvest Opens
Kansas wheat harvest begins in several areas with Pat Allen predicting lower yields than last year’s 31 bushels per acre. Early loads report 57 pounds per bushel, barley at 37, and hot weather blamed for shriveled kernels. Debate continues over sedimentation tests versus protein tests for wheat quality.
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South Haven
Sumner County
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Sedgwick
Don W. Ingle
Barbera County
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Barber County
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Nixon Urging Big GOP Vote In California Primary
Former Vice President Richard Nixon urges California Republicans to turnout in force for next week’s primary. He aims for a large win for the GOP gubernatorial nomination over Assemblyman Joseph Shell and says a big win would signal strength for the November general election. Nixon emphasizes party unity after the primary and steps up public appearances as Brown leads polls.
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California
Los Angeles
Richard M. Nixon
GOP
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Statehouse
Custom-Built Cadillac Given a Decent Burial in North Sea
In Wick Scotland James Cormack aged 77 watched his custom-built Cadillac plunge from a cliff and sink 50 fathoms in the North Sea. He said vandals set his garage on fire last winter, so he chose a dignified burial for the car he bought in Detroit 22 years ago and logged over 200000 miles.
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Wick
Scotland
James Cormack
North Sea
Cormack
Detroit
Declaration of Independence sealed in helium enclosure
A historic note states the Declaration of Independence was sealed in a helium filled enclosure after 1924, preserving it under altered atmospheric conditions.
Women Journalists Nominated for National Achievement Award
Three Kansas women are named as nominees for a national woman of achievement award. Frances Grinstead of Lawrence, Mamie Alexander Boyd of Mankato, and Virginia P. Conard of Greensburg are honored for decades in journalism and publishing.
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Topeka
Kansas
Constance Gardner
Kansas Press Women’s Award
Frances Grinstead
Lawrence
Mamie Alexander Boyd
Mankato
Virginia P. Conard
Greensburg
Miss Grinstead
University of Kansas
Boyd
Jewell County Record
Phillips County Review
Phillipsburg
Conard
Kiowa County
Kiowa County Signal
Greens
Water safety push as summer boating season arrives
The National Safety Council and partners urge heightened safety this first summer holiday noting expected record boaters and potential increases in deaths injuries and property damage. Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission enforces the Kansas Boat and Water Safety Laws and will strengthen checks at marine dealers sheriff offices and state offices in Pratt to reduce accidents.
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National Safety Council
Kansas
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Pratt
Thursday Storm Shows Severe Kansas Damage
Hail storms and tornadic winds swept Central Kansas on May 24 causing about 1.5 million dollars in insured damage. Roughly 11 000 structures were damaged with the hardest hit areas around Newton Junction City Hutchinson and McPherson where hailstones were described as larger than baseballs.
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Oklahoma City
Brund Makes Rare Double Eagle With 316-Yard Hole in Hyde Park
Jacque Brund carded a rare double eagle at Hyde Park North course finishing with a hole in one on a par four. His drive rolled out to reach the 316 yard 16th green and drop in for the rare feat.
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Falls
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Jacque Brund
Hyde Park
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