Lead-laden truck sparks bond in County Court
Eugene Campbell, 44, Dallas Texas, posted a $15 bond in County Court on charges of speeding too fast to turn a corner after an unanchored 35,000 pound load of lead shifted and broke through the right sideboard near Coats Corner south of Princeton. He failed to notify authorities about plans to move the load to Olathe.
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Eugene Campbell
Dallas, Tex
Coats’ Corner
Princeton
Campbell
Olathe
Guards Shot In Payroll Holdup At Brooklyn Plant
Two armed bandits staged a payroll hold up outside the American Can Co. in Brooklyn. They wounded two guards, Leo Dolan and William Feeney, as they fled in a waiting sedan after the Brink's truck handoff. Dolan suffered a neck wound. Feeney was hit in the shoulder.
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New York
American Can Co
Brooklyn
Brink’s
Israel Zion Hospital
Leo Dolan
Dumont
N.J
William Feeney
Dolan
Feeney
Airman Ends Grueling Three Day Lake Erie Test
A.J.C. Bruce C. Barwise, 34, emerges from a floating survival capsule after a three day endurance test on ice rimmed Lake Erie. He reports leg cramps but remains physically fit and in good spirits per Air Force statement. Continuous medical instrumentation tracked his stamina.
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Buffalo
N.Y
A.J.C
Bruce C. Barwise
Lake Erie
Air Force
Weather County Forecast Clouds and Cold Temperatures
Cloudy and cold this afternoon with a high in the mid twenties to thirty. Partly cloudy tonight with a low around eighteen. Saturday will be fair with a high near forty and a low around sixteen to twenty.
Bomb hits Kansas City synagogue windows amid Nazi probe
Police in Kansas City probe a bombing that smashed 51 synagogue windows at Kehilath Israel Temple causing no injuries. Investigators questioned 12 teens over Nazi armbands and a Nazi group connection, while FBI agents joined the inquiry as authorities warned of possible severe penalties.
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Kansas City
Kehilath Israel Temple
Kapers Butler
William M. Canaday
Southeast High School
Canaday
Nordic Reich Youth Party
East High
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Canady
Loys
Bernard C. Brannon
Jackson County
William Collet
Maurice Solomon
George Robb Won't Seek Re election in Kansas House
World War I Medal of Honor recipient and long serving State auditor George Robb announced he will not run again for reelection. Robb, in office since 1935, has been ill since mid December. Assistant attorney general Fred Rausch Jr. signaled his intent to seek the post if Robb abdicated.
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Topeka
Kansas
Gale Moss
Kansas Turnpike
John Anderson
William Addington
Elkhart
Wint Smith
Glenn Cogswell
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Wunsch
Kingman
Kansas House
Senate
Kansas Legislative Council
University of Kansas
School of Law
Reunited Family Tries To Make Up Sixteen Lost Years
CHICAGO Soviet Premier Khrushchev helps reunite Leonas family after 16 years apart. Paulius Leonas and wife reunite with children Regina 20 and Tomas 17 from Lithuania, first meeting since 1944. Celebration with songs, gifts, and tears follows Khrushchev arranged contact.
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Chicago
Leonas
Nikita Khrushchev
Paulius Leonas
Regina
Tomas
Lithuainia
Lithuania
Midnight Knock Helps Youth Freed From Fireplace
Hutchinson Kansas AP reports a teen trapped in a fireplace was rescued after midnight by Tom Mayhew and neighbors. Firemen advised brick removal. the boy emerged soot covered but unharmed. The student had entered a locked house to retrieve shirts.
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Hutchinson, Kan
Tom Mayhew
Mayhew
Harold K. Stauffer
Hutchinson
Famous Newspaper Woman Is Dead
Mrs George Ban nerman Dealey dies at 96 in Dallas after leading the Dallas Morning News publishing group. From Lexington Missouri newspaper lineage, daughter of Ethan Allen and William Musgrove, both editors. Dairy Queen opens nearby.
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Dallas
George ‘Bannerman Dealey
Lexington
Dallas Morning News
Dealey
Ethan Allen
The
Intelligencer
William Musgrove
Ottawa Weather Turns Warmer After Cold Front
A cold front moved into the state bringing overcast skies to the eastern third. Light snow sleet and drizzle fell in northern Kansas yesterday but melted as temperatures rose. Ottawa recorded .02 inch of drizzle and a morning low of 28, briefly dipping below 20 at noon. Expect fair, warmer weather with intermittent sun and clouds Saturday and Sunday.
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce Sets Annual Meeting Date
The Ottawa Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday February 23 at Garfield School. Kenneth Spencer chairman Spencer Chemical Co Kansas City will speak on The Businessman's Responsibility To His Community. The board directed its sports committee to enlist Ottawa civic clubs to form an all city group supporting the Holiday Basketball Tournament. The board also backed the Ottawa relays at OU each spring.
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Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Garfield School
Kenneth Spencer
Spencer Chemical Co
Kansas City
Jack Morrisey
Ottawa Civic Clubs
Junior Chamber of Commerce
De Gaulle Takes Direct Command Over Algeria Action
Paris dispatch reports President Charles de Gaulle announced he has given the French army a direct command to restore order in Algeria. The message emphasizes central authority and a decisive stance amid unrest.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
Algerian split over goal shows common aim of French Algeria
In Paris and Algiers both sides seek a pacified, French Algeria. Insurgents doubt self determination, while government leaders hope De Gaulle’s moderate policy preserves French rule. Shared aim yields odd scenes as rebels and loyalists exchange salutations and even sing the French anthem together.
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Ulys Yates
Paris
Algiers
Algeria
Charles de Gaulle
Paul Delouvrier
de Gaulle
Wunsch Reported Ready To Enter Governor Race
A Kansas Senate source said veteran leader Paul Wunsch will seek the Republican nomination for governor. Wunsch declined comment and planned a later statement after a closed door meeting with about 30 Republican senators in the Senate leader’s office.
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Wunsch
Topeka
Kansas
Senate
Paul Wunsch
Dates Set For GOP District Conventions In Kansas
The Republican State Committee set district and state convention dates to select Kansas 22 delegates to the national GOP in Chicago next July. Ten at large delegates will be chosen at Hutchinson April 23, with 12 district delegates elected March 5 to April 2. County meetings will pick delegates earlier. Other business included a $2,000 grant to the Kansas Young Republican organization and potential candidacy talks for several officials, amid Kansas Day rallies and committee discussions.
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Topeka
Republican State Committee
Kansas
Chicago
Hutchinson
Holton
Ottawa
Parsons
Emporia
Dodge City
Hays
Kansas Young Republican Organization
Don Concannon
Hugoton
Young Gop
GOP
Republican Party
Two Trains Sideswipe In Heavy Fog
In Westfield New York two New York Central trains collided in pea-soup fog derailing ten cars and three diesel units. One woman, Mrs Dwight Stiles, 61, Chicago, fractured her wrist and suffered ear lacerations. two men, Sydney J Harris and a Mr Silva, were held for observation. Passengers totaled 470 as traffic halted on both main lines west of Buffalo.
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Westfield
N.Y
New York Central
New York
W. T. Alexander Jr
Central
New England States Express
20Th Century Limited
Chicago
Lake Erie
Buffalo
New England States
Dwight Stiles
Westfield Memorial
Sydney J. Harris
Redondo Beach
Calif
Mr. Silva
Eisenhower Cancels Mrs Eisenhower South America Tour
Palm Springs, Calif AP On doctors advice Mrs Dwight D Eisenhower has canceled plans to accompany the President on a 10 day South American tour starting Feb 23 The First Lady 63 will stay in Washington to visit her ailing mother and will join the President on Russia and Japan trip next June The announcement by White House press secretary James C Haggerty noted she is not ill and does not favor air travel but often accompanies the President on flights The President is in Palm Springs for a weekend of golf and Mrs Eisenhower accompanied him west to Denver earlier in the week
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Palm Springs
Calif
Dwight D. Eisenhower
South America
White House
James C. Haggerty
Haggerty
Eisenhower
Howard M. Snyder
Denver
John S. Doud
Washington
Hagerty
Russia
Japan
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Uruguay
Eldorado Golf Club
Ike Reported To Be On His Game In Palm Springs
President Eisenhower golfed at Eldorado Country Club in Palm Springs after arriving by helicopter from Los Angeles following a political speech. He showed strong form, hitting long drives in the opening round with his group.
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Ike
Palm Springs
Calif
Eisenhower
California
la Quinta
Los Angeles
Eldorado Country Club
Favors Docking For Third Term
Rep. Newell A. George says Kansas Gov. George Docking will seek reelection to a third term, based on a December 1958 discussion. Docking reportedly desired breaking the no third term rule and hoped to boost the Democratic party while pursuing unfinished policies. George noted Docking could have changed his mind since then and mentioned him as a possible Democratic vice presidential nominee with Senator John F. Kennedy.
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Washington
Newell A. George
D-Kan
George Docking
Kansas
George
Docking
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Rolla Clymer Named Kansan of the Year
TOPEKA AP The Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas named Rolla Clymer editor and general manager of the El Dorado Times Kansan of the Year At the annual dinner other awards went to Mrs Gracella L Heitt Manhattan for the oratorical contest and Mrs E A Charbonneau Osborn for the pioneer factual story contest Clymer has led Kansas Press Assn the Kansas Historical Society and the William Allen White Foundation and is known as an editorial writer and speaker on Kansas topics.
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Topeka
Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas
Rolla Clymer
el Dorado Times
Clymer
Kansas Press Assn
The
Kansas Historical Society
William Allen White Foundation
University of Kansas School of Journalism
Kansas
Native Sons and Daughters
Gracella L. Heitt
Manhattan
E. A. Charbonneau
Osborn
Senator Symington to Speak in Salina and Wichita
Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri will appear in Salina on February 6 under the Saline County Symington for President Club, following a Wichita appearance on February 5 and a later speaking engagement in Topeka the evening of February 6.
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Salina
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Saline County Symington
Wichita
Topeka
Bristol Temperance Queen resigns over drinking incident
Barbara Rogers, 19, who was named Temperance Queen of Bristol by the Band of Hope, resigned after admitting she had her first drink at a Christmas party and several drinks since. She returned her crown and robes, saying drinking is not wrong if not excessive.
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Bristol
England
Barbara Rogers
Barbara
Band of Hope
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George Robb
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