Red Wagon, Mulberry Tree Shutter Main Street
A writer recalls a peaceful afternoon in the city when a covered wagon is halted by a white car at Elbow Lounge. Cliff Gibson drives the wagon to paint the lounge name while city workers cut down a dangerous mulberry tree on the Wake lawn, blocking Mulberry Street.
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Main
Cliff Gibson
Logan and Mulberry
Dale Goforth
Roy Seaton
Mearl Snethen
J. H. Wake Lawn
E. Logan
Mulberry Street
Military leaders meet in Bangkok over Laos crisis
In Bangkok, Adm. Harry D. Felt and Gen. Paul D. Harkins confer amid Laos tensions. Harkins flew from Saigon, Felt from Honolulu as officials deny any definite decisions and hint at possible U.S. military buildup.
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Bangkok
Thailand
United States
Asia
Laos
Adm
Harry D. Felt
U.S. Pacific
Paul D. Harkins
South Viet Nam
Harkins
Saigon
Felt
Honolulu
U.S
Post Office Orders Economies in 68 Major Cities
The Post Office Department ordered tight economies across 68 large offices in response to House budget cuts. Measures include halting plans to extend mail delivery to new buildings, banning new hires, and capping overtime to the level of the four week period ended March 29. Asst. Postmaster General Frederick C. Belen sent telegrams detailing the actions as Postmaster General J. Edward Day urged Senate approval of the budget. The House cut 92 million from the 4.9 billion spending plan and 8.3 million from a supplementary appropriation.
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Washington
Post Office Department
House
Asst
Frederick C. Belen
J. Edward Day
Congress
Senate
Department
Erhard Picked as CDU Chancellor Candidate in Germany
Bonn reports Ludwig Erhard named as CDU chancellor candidate to succeed Adenauer. The Parliament cast 159 votes for Erhard with 47 against and 19 abstentions, confirming the nomination.
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Bonn
Germany
Adenauer
Christian Democratic Party
Ludwig Erhard
Erhard
Monaco royals Grace and Ranier attend Philadelphia ball
Prince Ranier and Princess Grace of Monaco were the honored guests at the Fashion Group of Philadelphia's Crystal Ball in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Grace accepted the Crystal Bowl for fashion excellence and wore a deep blue silk organza gown.
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Philadelphia
Prince Ranier
Princess Grace of Monaco
of Philadephia
Philadelphia Art Museum
Grace Ixelly
Kansas Star Farmer candidate named at KSU campus
One of seven Kansas Future Farmers of America will be named Kansas Star Farmer at the 35th annual Kansas Association of FFA convention on the Kansas State University campus in Manhattan. Candidates include Bob Fremont Hornberger Baldwin Lawrence High School Ronald Jordan Beloit Kenneth Kelley Columbus David Lightner Garden City Vernon Mathes Harper Terry Odle Glade John W. Toney Lancaster Atchison County Community High School.
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Kansas Association of Ffa
Kansas State University
Bob Fremont Hornberger
Baldwin
Lawrence
Ronald Jordan
Beloit
Kenneth Kelley Columbus
Cherokee County Rural High School
David Lightner
Garden City
Vernon Mathes
Harper
Terry Odle
Glade
Stockton Rural High School
John W. Toney Lancaster
Atchison County Community
Tany's Toot Calls for Monsoon Promptly
Tany's Toot urges for a coming monsoon to arrive soon, stressing urgent rainfall. The note implies weather concerns and a desire for timely wet season relief.
Ottawa River Warning System Talks Hit City Level
Richard Garrett of the Weather Bureau Topeka met Ottawa officials with Corps of Engineers reps Elroy Balke and Frank Straub to plan a rapid river warning system. City Police Chief Eugene Flaherty and City Engineer Robert Lisler represented Ottawa as they coordinate Weather Bureau, Corps, city engineering, and police responses for storms and river rises.
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Richard Garrett
Weather Bureau
Topeka
Corps of Engineers
Ottawa
Elroy C. Balke
Frank W. Straub
Balke
Corps
Straub
Eugene Flaherty
Robert Lisler
Corps of Engineers of
Kansas City
City Engineering Department
Police Department of
Weather County Forecast for Tonight and Wednesday
County forecast calls for mostly fair conditions with lows in the mid to upper 30s tonight and Wednesday highs reaching the 70s. Light winds are expected with no precipitation anticipated.
Sees Khrush Bluff In Test Ban Threat
Washington AP disarmament chief William C. Foster said he does not believe Khrushchev will withdraw the Soviet offer of limited on site inspections for a test ban. Foster spoke at a foreign policy briefing as U S officials weigh a possible U S British approach and potential talks with Khrushchev.
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Washington
William C. Foster
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Foster
United States
Russia
America’s
U.S
West
Kremlin
Tornadoes Roar Across Illinois Indiana Cause Damage
A storm system driven by strong winds tore through central Illinois and eastern Indiana bringing tornadoes that injured more than 30 people and damaged hundreds of homes and buildings. Showers then spread from Washington D C to New England while earlier alarms spared Frisco Texas and southeastern Iowa.
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Associated Press
Ilinois
Indiana
Central Appalachians
District of Columbia
New England
Atlantic Coast
Springfield
Indiana State Line
Inlinois
West Lafayette
Indianapolis
Frisco
Tex
Iowa
Need Rain Right Now Says Roy
Kansas faces worsening drought as Roy Freeland warns moisture is urgently needed. Rainfall is several inches below normal across Topeka and Wichita, with no rain forecast in the near term. Wheat crop prospects look grim as soil dries and harvest estimates dip from last December’s forecasts.
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Roy
Topeka
Kansas
Roy Freeland
State Board of Agriculture
Southwest
Wichita
Ottawa High School instructor wins national journalism scholarship
Conrad Downing, journalism instructor at Ottawa High School, has earned a summer study scholarship from the Newspaper Fund Inc New York. He is the second local recipient after Mary Hudelson Pomona who won last year. Downing will use $300 for study at the University of Kansas while pursuing his master's degree.
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West Point
Mike Steere
Myron Steere
S. Mulberry
Frank Carrson
West Point Military Academy
Mike
Ottawa High
Ottawa University
Conrad Downing
Ottawa High School
Newspaper Fund, Inc
New York
Newspaper Fund
Downing
Mary Hudelson
Pomona
Ottawa Herald
University of Kansas
Kansas State College
Pittsburg
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Pick Erhard
Ranier, Grace
Baldwin Youth Ffa
Manhattan
Kan
Kansas Future Farmers of America
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Tany
June Pansy Sylene Masters
Baker University
Joy Lee Long
Memorial Auditorium
Miss Masters
Walton High
New York City University
Miss Long
Williamsburg High
Pepsi-Cola Plant
Ottawa Lions
City
Plan River Warning System
Sores
Teane
Wreuwen
Beens
Khrush
Kennedy
Britain
Inllinois
Tuscola
J. J. Pailesen
State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
U. S. Weather Bureau
OHS
Raney
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