Storms and Hail Hit Southwest and U.S. Cool Air Moves In
Storms and hail pelted northern Texas and New Mexico as a strong cold air mass swept south. A lightning strike killed two teenage sisters in Sweetwater, Texas, injuring several others. Clovis New Mexico reported four inches of rain and a dust storm near Wheatland. Hail wrecked cotton crops in Texas and New Mexico. Forecasts called for more rain across the Plains to the Ohio Valley and New York, with cool air lingering east of the Rockies and warmer conditions west of the Divide.
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Associated Press
Texas
New Mexico
Ohio Valley
Sweetwater
Tex
Clovis
Wheatland
Texas-New Mexico
New York State
Gulf Coast
Russian Airliner Returns Home After Short U.S. Visit
A sleek TU1M Russian jet air liner with a Russian crew and three American fliers aboard took off from McGuire AFB New Jersey to return to Moscow. Goose Bay Labrador is listed as the first refueling stop as the 40 passenger flight completes a 5,570 mile path.
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U.S
Mcguire Air Force Base
Moscow
United States
Air Force
Goose Bay
Labrador
The
United Nations
Budget of Health Board Proposes 3.5 Million Budget
The state Board of Health requests 3,508,453 for the next fiscal year, up 253,232 from the current budget. The proposal goes to the budget division and Gov. Docking, seeking civil service raises, a deputy health officer at 12000 dollars yearly, four new lab positions, and two more district nurses. The grant in aid to counties would double from 45000 to 90000 dollars.
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Topeka
State Board of Health
George Docking
Girl Falls Three Stories While Reaching for Pet Cat
Eight year old Melody Sue Phelps left the dinner table to reach the family cat and toppled from an open third story window in San Francisco. She was rushed to San Francisco Hospital in serious condition. Mrs. Lucille Phelps told police the girl stood on a chair to reach the pet and fell about 40 feet.
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San Francisco
Melody Sue Phelps
Lucille Phelps
Melody
Ghana and Israel to form joint shipping line pact
Talks began in Accra on a Ghana Israel agreement to create a jointly operated shipping line by a Ghana company and Zim the Israeli National Shipping Co. Planned principal stops include Accra London and New York to establish the service.
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Accra
Ghana
Israeli National Shipping Co
Zim
Gahena
London
New York
Edsel car stolen in Philadelphia marks first for model
Ford Motor Co. reports a North Philadelphia Edsel valued at 3800 dollars was parked on a dealer lot and stolen at 3 20 pm. An employee left it briefly unattended, and police are investigating the incident as the model's first recorded theft.
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Philadelphia
Ford Motor Co
Storms Kill Two at Sweetwater Texas Junior High
Storms swept central and north Texas and nearby New Mexico killing two 14 year old girls under a tree near John Regan Junior High in Sweetwater as lightning struck the tree. Fifteen others were injured or hospitalized while a Dallas worker fell from a motel roof during high winds.
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Dallas
Texas
New Mexico
Sweetwater
A. C Brooks
Robbie Mitchell
Glenda Sue Cowdray
Ruby Walker
Wayne Tyrone
John Regan
State Wage Boosts Have Poor Outlook
The State Finance Council aims to curb payrolls by trimming requests totaling 3.1 million dollars for about 13,800 civil service employees. In decisions yesterday, increases were reduced to 5 to 10 percent, with some groups set to receive none. Clerks, clerk-typists, stenographers, psychiatrists, and public relations personnel were tentatively dropped. Governor Docking pledged to press agencies to cut staff and maintain workload with fewer employees.
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Topeka
State Finance Council
George Docking
Airman Captured After Base Bank Robbery
Airman Melvin J. Stephenson and AIC Thomas L. Layman were arrested near a base gate after robbing the White Man Air Force Base bank of 712 229. Stephenson, armed with a .32 pistol, was captured with Layman minutes after the holdup as bank manager Oscar Wolfrum and cashier Alberta Hall looked on.
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Knob Noster
Whiteman Air Force Base
Air Force
AIC
Melvin J. Stephenson
St. Charles
Minn
Thomas L. Layman
Comanche
Tex
Stephenson
Layman
Oscar Wolfrum
Alberta J. Hall
Warrensburg
Peoples National Bank of
Dr Templeton Speaks at Alliance Event in Lawrence
Dr Charles B Templeton renowned evangelist and Youth for Christ founder speaks in Lawrence with Lawrence Ministerial Alliance sponsorship. He appears 3 1 p m for church leaders and 7 30 p m for public meeting in Haskell auditorium.
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Charles B. Templeton
Youth For Christ
Lawrence
Lawrence Ministerial Alliance
Templeton
Haskell Auditorium
Toronto
Canada
Europe
Billy Graham
Soldier's Field
Chicago
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
Chicago Stadium
Do You Know This Person Born in Lawrence Kansan Grad 1986
Born in Lawrence this young man has lived here all his life except for a three year period. He is a 1986 graduate of Kansan University. The only son in his family he has followed the career his
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Lawrence
Kansan University
Oil and gas development in Kansas remains slow this week
Development of Kansas oil and gas reserves continued at a slow pace as field men reported 70 new wells started and 73 completions. Among completions were 28 oil wells at 5 120 barrels a day and 1 gas well at 355 000 cubic feet daily, plus 40 dry holes and 3 salt water disposal wells.
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Associated Press
Kansas Oil
State Conservation Division
Polish Defector Jaworski Leaves Poland for West
Kazimierz Jawor ski a former vice minister of construction in the Polish Communist government defected to the West. He headed a Polish delegation to East Germany, crossed to West Berlin, and sought asylum. The defection was disclosed in the engineering journal Fundamental which called him vile cowardly and a deserter.
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Warsaw
Kazimierz Jaworski
Jaworski
Construction Research Institute
East Germany
West Berlin
Fundamental
Martin's Mother Dies in North Attleboro Massachusetts
Catherine Martin, 95, mother of Rep. Joseph W. Martin, R Mass, House minority leader, died last night in North Attleboro. Representative Martin is longtime Republican figure in Congress. Funeral arrangements were not announced.
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North Attleboro
Mass
Catherine Martin
Joseph W. Martin
R-Mass
Community notes from Reno and area events
Local residents visit family in Kansas City while Mrs Butterfield’s hospital checkup continues. Open house marks Ira Higginbotham and spouse’s 25th anniversary. Reno church and Ladies Aid join Leavenworth County Fair booths, with a Happy Helpers float depicting a Hawaiian scene. Weekend picnics, boat outings, and visits extend to Topeka, Lawrence, and Hutchinson areas plus relatives in Colony.
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Mrs. C
Bob Martin
Debby
Tonganoxie
Paris Pearson
Herbert Pearson
Reno Methodist Church
Reno
Leavenworth County Fair
Happy Helpers
Billie Shaw
Donna Moore
Nancy Faulkener
Keith Gilliland
Bobby Skeet
T. C. Davis Jr
Lonnie Llongstaff
Ronnie Moore
Jackie Rose
Roy Vanderslice
Howard Dixon
Lawrence Park
Vanderslice
Nathan Foster
Topeka
Earl Roberts
Hutchinson
Robert Culler
Colony
Roberts
Mr. Culler
Ben Couch
Mr. Couch
Community notices of reunions and church events in Missouri
Local column lists August and September anniversaries and gatherings at residences in St Joseph and surrounding towns. Items include covered dish luncheons, bread making lessons, picnics at Tonga nonie, and visits by McClaren, Higginbotham, Swadley, Skeet, and Papenhausen families. Reno Ladies Aid meets September 18. Reno School opens with described staff and enrollment.
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Rasion
Tonganonie
Irene McClaren
Stevie
Audrey Skeet
Ira Higginbotham
Neal
Donna
Keith
la Plata
Higginbotham
Gene McClaren
Bob Swadley
Springfield
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Mayo Clinic
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