3 Dead 42 Missing After Tropical Storm Flossy Lashes Gulf
Hurricane Flossy, near 100 mph winds, moved toward northwestern Florida as reports listed three dead and 42 missing. The storm, centered southwest of Pensacola, risks a rapid tide rise and offshore gusts. Evacuations occurred across Alabama, Florida, and Louisiana coastal areas.
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US offers to place atom sharing under world agency
United States proposes to place its entire atom sharing program under the projected international atoms for peace agency. In opening at the 81 nation conference, ambassador James J. Wadsworth urged a universal safeguards statute covering peaceful material and bilateral or multilateral deals not yet under supervision. The move aims to make the agency the cornerstone of U.S. international atomic energy policy.
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N.Y
United States
U.S
James J. Wadsworth
Hall Urged to Take Action in Gas Case
Gov. Fred Hall received 27 telegrams from across Kansas urging an open investigation into gasoline kickback charges he made during his primary campaign. The charges targeted Warren W. Shaw, the Republican nominee for governor, over cent-a-gallon kickbacks on fuel sold during the Arn administration. Shaw denied the claim, noting his role as Shawnee County GOP chairman involved voluntary party contributions. Seven attorneys appointed by Democratic state chairman Frank Theis urged investigation, sending their opinions to Hall and Attorney General John Anderson. Hall said the letter is under consideration.
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Warren W. Shaw
Edward F. Arn
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Shawnee County
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Frank Theis
John Anderson
Plane Crash Over Continental Divide Near Buena Vista
In Buena Vista Cole a large airplane reportedly crashed in rugged timberland atop the Continental Divide. Undersheriff Harold Thenhott doubted it was a commercial craft as an Army helicopter from Camp Hale failed to land. The pilot saw no survivors, noting the plane struck a massive slide and left only one wing intact. Civilian and military checks found no missing emercon aircraft and all planes accounted for.
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Cole
Continental Divide
Harold Thenhott
Mit
Yale
Camp Hale
Civil Recronsance Authority
Emeron
Stevenson Flays Pretending on Foreign Affairs
Adlai Stevenson attacked the Eisenhower administration in Tulsa as he campaigned for the Democratic nomination. He condemned “pretending” about foreign policy while Communist influence grows and global hot spots flare, calling for firm, comprehensible leadership and moral leadership of the world. He also denounced Nixon's poverty remark as a hollow echo of Hoover era policy.
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Okla
Adlai E. Stevenson
Shome
North Africa
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Middle East
Suez
Western Europe
Nixon
Colorado Springs
Colo
Stevenson
United States
Hoover
Heat wave rolls across Kansas with record high fear
The hot dry trend keeps rising as Kansas faces another day of near record heat. Sunday reached 85 with weekend highs in the 90s, while Sunday night cooled to 49 and today climbed to 87 by 2 pm. Downtown Lawrence has an 83 degree record for this date set two years ago. A low 50s and high 80s are forecast for Tuesday with fair skies and little rain.
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Mercury
Lawrence Teading
Fire in San Juan National Forest near Durango grows
Fire in San Juan National Forest east of Durango, Colorado, burned about 320 acres. The blaze, started by lightning last Thursday, was reinforced by about 100 firefighters from Gallup, New Mexico, and attacked a remote mountain area 28 miles east of Durango.
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Security Council Sets Meeting Over Suez Dispute
The United Nations Security Council will meet Wednesday afternoon to discuss the Suez Canal dispute at Britain and France’s request. The session is expected to feature a full airing of the wrangle with Egypt after British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd and other officials arrive. French Foreign Minister Pineau and U.S. Secretary of State Dulles are expected to join the discussion. Britain and France sent a surprise demand in a letter to council president Emilio Nunez-Portuondo.
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France
Egypt
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London
United States backs UN route in Suez crisis
Secretary of State Dulles said the United States supports Britain and France taking the Suez Canal dispute with Egypt to the United Nations Security Council. He backed international control of the canal and noted a delay before substantive council debate pending formation of the Suez Canal Users Association in London. Egyptian officials welcomed UN involvement.
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U.N
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Cairo
U. N
United Nations
Zaharias Deteriorates in Hospital After Night Rest
In Galveston at John Sealy Hospital Mrs Babe Didrikson Zaharias grows weaker over 48 hours though rests well. Officials called the update their first realistic statement on her cancer fight noting no fever and stable but deteriorating condition. She remains rational when awake and reports a good night’s sleep as weight and strength decline weekly.
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Babe
Didrikson Zaharias
Olay
John Sealy Hospital
Wires Down in Suburban Bellefontaine Hit by Cable Theft
Telegraph poles lost power after a 170 foot stretch of cable was stolen from poles in Bellefontaine causing service outage. Investigators pursue suspects as residents report widespread blackout affecting nearby suburbs. Police warn residents to avoid affected lines until repairs restore full service.
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ST. Louis
Bellefontaine
Trouble Shooters
Paroles Controversy Taints 1955 Inquiry In Kansas
Kansas Attorney General Joan Anderson Jr reports findings from an ongoing probe into parole and pardon practices. He cites contingent fee arrangements between prisoners or families and attorneys as corrupt and against public policy, noting possible changes to pardon laws. The investigation references the case of Annas Whitlow Brown, paroled after paying $15,000 and serving over three years for first degree manslaughter, amid prior denial of clemency and parole. A 1954 contract for $1,500 contingent on release was torn up after a failed attempt.
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Topeka
Joan Anderson Jr
Anderson
Howard Bently
Annas Whitlow Brown
Brown
Hard Knocks For AWOL Husky Child In Columbus
JP Husky Danny Brentlinger aged 2 faced a 12hour wandering ordeal in Columbus Ohio after leaving his mother. He was bumped twice by cars while crossing a street and survived with only a black eye. Police finally returned him to his mother.
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Columbus, Ohio
Danny Brentlinger
Eisenhower to Reply to Adlai in Peoria Speech
President Eisenhower is expected to counter Adlai E. Stevenson in a Peoria Illinois campaign speech tomorrow night. The talk, his second nationally broadcast campaign speech, coincides with the anniversary of his 1955 heart attack and notes his fitness to press ahead amid Stevenson health questions.
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Perpetual Motion Delights KU-Texas Christian Halftime
Kansas fans applauded a 4 member unit averaging 15 years old in a 14 minute drill titled Perpetual Motion. Great Bend Argonne Rebels drum and bugle corps showcased precision formations while touring and earning state and national titles including the Great Plains Drum and Bugle Corps Association crown.
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Memorial Stadium
Student Wins Grid Contest
Charles F. Moretock, 24, a Kansas University graduate student, won the 1956 Journal-World football guessing contest by picking 15 of 20 winners. He predicted TCU would beat KU 33 to 13. actual score was 32 to 0. Moretock earns a 10 pound turkey. over 400 entries came from across the region.
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Nicaragua President Somoza Paralyzed After Surgery
Panama hospital bulletin reports Anastasios Somoza, leader of Nicaragua, developed paralysis on the left side after an extended operation at Gorgas Hospital. An emergency tracheotomy was performed to aid breathing and the condition is described as an unexpected postoperative complication awaiting further evaluation.
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Anastasio Somoza
Nicaragua
Adenauer visits Belgium to sign frontier treaties
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer travels to Belgium for a two day official visit to sign treaties altering minor changes in the Belgian German frontier and to establish a cultural agreement. In New York the stock market closes with the Dow Jones average falling 1.4 points to 178.2.
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Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Belgium
New York
Former City Bank Executive Dies in Wyoming Air Crash
Thomas J. Glasgow of Denver, former Lawrence civic leader and councilman, died in a plane wreck 20 miles southwest of Saaramie Wyoming. He was Mountain States Bank vice president and trust officer. Survivors include wife Mary and son Don. Funeral in Englewood Colorado.
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Denver
Lawrence
Saaramie
Wyo
Glasgow
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Mary Glasgow
Don Glasgow
Bullock Funeral Home
Englewood
Colo
St. John's
Lawrence National Bank
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Chamber of Commerce
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Christian Church
Forrest W. Luff
Western Empire Realty Co
Ralph W. Hellman
Civil Air Patrol
Doberman Pinscher Best Dog in Jayhawk Kennel Club Show
A Doberman Pinscher owned by David and Helen Dow of Kansas City Missouri won best in show at the second Lawrence Jayhawk Kennel Club dog show held in the Community Building. The event drew several hundred spectators, featured 201 dogs from Kansas and Missouri, and was sanctioned by the American Kennel Club with multiple class premiums. Plans for a February point show are underway.
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Helen Dow
Kansas City
Lawrence Jayhawk Kennel Club
John Brand
Route 1
Enrollment Hits 4,454 Total For Classrooms Here
The 1956 57 total enrollment in Lawrence schools reached 4,454, a rise of about five percent from last year. The figure includes 159 students at St John’s Parochial, as officials plan for future growth and a major school construction program.
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W. D. Wolfe
St. John’s Parochial School
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Wigger
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Five Day Weather Outlook for Plains States
The forecast shows temperatures in Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma weeks dipping 3 degrees below normal in most areas with near normal in southeast Nebraska and east Oklahoma. Warmth shifts midweek with a cooler trend by Saturday and a small temperature swing elsewhere. Precipitation expected little to none in eastern Nebraska and Kansas, with brief thundershowers Thursday and Friday.
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