Quadruplet girls born to Mankato couple
In Mankato Minnesota the wife of a local school teacher Gerald Hansen delivered identical quadruplet girls. The family, including 10 month old son David Lee, previously lived in a trailer. Father says they will need a house. no family history of quads prior.
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Mankato
Minn
Gerald Hansen
David Lee
Pratt
Kansas
Dave Leahy
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Kansas wheat harvest gains after mill strike end
Area farmers, delayed by Fourth of July rains, welcomed the mill strike settlement. A 1.16 inch Thursday rain dampened harvest, but Ottawa elevator operators reported possible fieldwork resumption later today if dry weather returns. Corn and soybeans gain moisture. wheat harvest about 90 percent complete.
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Ottawa
Lyle Grier
Grier
Geiger
Tiny John
Ston Island
Comb Ocean For Missing Crewmen
Honolulu AP report on a C 124 Globe crash in the mid Pacific near Honolulu. Nine aboard, three rescued, six missing. Names: Capt Jonathan W Brown T Sgt James M Phillips S Sgt C van Derre Lt Gerald J Bona J C Charles E Entrekin S Sgt Thomas Pasco unidentified crewman. Air Force crews searched the area. storage and wheat price notes included.
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Honolulu
mid-Pacific
Charlie Geiger
Ottawa
Air Force
Jonathan W. Brown
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
James M. Phillips
Vacaville
Gerald J. Bona
J.C. Charles E. Entrekin
Atlantic City
N.J
Jager
Thomas Pasco
Kansasfield
Ottawa Sees Four Auto Accidents and Two Fires This Weekend
Ottawa weeked tally shows four auto accidents and two fire calls with no fatalities. A minor injury occurred on E 11th when Harold Crawford pulled out to avoid parked cars, colliding with Robert Pence. Citations issued for close following and no valid license. Fire crews responded to a gasoline fire on Maple and a radiator hose leak on Main, causing steam but no major damage.
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Ottawa
Harold 5. Crawford
Cedar
Robert V. Pence
Ash
Pence
Kay Lanagan
Main
Ralph W. Scholtzhauer
Paola
Lanagan
Scholzhauer
Kay Langan
Enoch W. Woodworth
Williamsburg
Billie B. Wantland
S. Willow
Woodworth
Larry E. Northway
S. Locust
Donald E. McFarland
Sycamore
5Th
Tth
Northway
McFarland
Maple
3Rd
Weather County Forecast Partly Cloudy and Mild
Partly cloudy and mild this afternoon through Sunday with highs around 80s and 35s to 80s. Tonight’s lows near 60s to mid 60s. Record highs and daily min/max noted from past years. hourly data presented in garbled form with temperatures near 71 to 68.
Dulles and De Gaulle Wrap Talks in Grave Farewell
Paris AP report notes Secretary of State Dulles and Premier de Gaulle finished their conferences with a half hour private chat at the Premier’s residence. Both looked grave as they parted. discussions covered European strategic moves and the Middle East with aides present earlier.
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Paris
Dulles
Premier de Gaulle
Goodby
de Gaulle
U. S
Europe
Middle East
Maurice Couve de Murville
Paul-Henri Spaak
Amory Houghton
Lwere
Eisenhower
Philip Farley
France
Russell Wray
Delalso
Gaulle
Ottawa
Farmers combine school and farming near Ottawa
Two Franklin County farmers Ed Eikermann and Wallace Wren leave Ottawa to attend summer sessions in Colorado and Denver while continuing teaching roles at Washington High School. Both farm and educate, with Wren teaching English at Bethel and Eikermann in psychology and social sciences. Wren prepared for five weeks at Western State Teachers College Gunnison, while Eikermann plans Denver University work after Colorado harvest.
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Franklin County
Ed Eikermann
Wallace Wren
Ezra Benson
Ottawa
Colorado
Kansas Ciy
Wren
Washington High School
Bethel
Muncie
Western State Teachers College
Gunnison
Colo
Eikermann
Washington High
Lake of the Forest
Norwood
Denver University
Denver
Lynn
Kansas State
Lege
Manhattan
Williams-oral
Bruce
Army
New Union Rural School
Candidates Face Crowd at Lyndon Fourth of July
Governor Docking and five candidates spoke on the courthouse lawn while about 150 people listened. The day featured a large parade with 16 floats, five bands, a horse show, and fireworks drawing bigger crowds than the talks.
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Lyndon—Osage County
Lyndon
Pomona
George Docking
Clyde Reed, Jr
Fred Hall
John S. Stevens
Walter L. Cherry
Stormy Weather Across Much of the Nation
Scattered thunderstorms and showers added heat and humidity across a wide region from the Plains to the Ohio Valley and Gulf states. Heavy rain drenched western Kansas and northern Oklahoma with a reported tornado near Garden City, while Washington state lake projects advance and game wardens reshuffle staff.
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Kansas
Plains
Ohio Valley
Gulf States
Fraley
Southern Plains
Oklahoma
Garden City
mid-Mississippi Valley
Upper Great Lakes
July 4 Baseball Crowds Down Across Leagues
Attendance for the July 4 doubleheaders fell about 34 percent from last year. The American League drew 76,645 across four twinbills and the National League 62,420 across three doubleheaders, totaling 130,065. Last year combined totals were 211,306, a drop of 34,140 in the American and 38,101 in the National.
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Associated Press
National
Local Harvest Outlook and Grain Workers Strike Resolution
Farmers report corn with a 50 percent chance of good yield as some fields are strong while others are blank. Beans and milo also show poor prospects. Elevator operators express relief that the grain storage backlog eased after the strike ended.
Holiday Traffic Deaths Rising In Wake Of Crashes
A rapid sequence of crashes involving the C-124 Globemaster at U.S. bases has left many dead or injured. Aboard the Boxer, three crew members were rescued at sea after a midair incident and minor injuries treated. The Apollo-era transport, capable of 25 tons, has suffered three crashes this year, with 20 lives claimed across the incidents so far.
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765Th Air Rescue Squadron
Robert H. McCully
Lover
Air Force
Travis Afb
Bridgeport
Tex
Seven Die On Kansas Highways During July Fourth
Traffic deaths surged to a record pace over the three day Independence Day weekend. At mid point fatalities matched NSC estimates of a national record, with drivers urged to use caution as the toll rose. A gas explosion in Portland killed three, including a 53 year old dealer, and a family of three in Junction City lost a son. Overall, 871 traffic deaths marked a Memorial Day style peak for a three day period, while fireworks incidents caused additional fatalities.
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Topeka
Kansas
Walter S. Cherry
Galena
Parsons Sun
Fred Tall
Orating
Dodge City
Reed
Lincoln
Woodrow Wilson
Aslimanny
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dear
NSC
Ft. Riley
Junction City
Thomas Edward Larson
Chapman
Diana
Portland
Ore
Antoinette
Tommy
Four Tulsa youths die in Missouri crash near Noel
An early morning accident on Highway 90 near Noel, Missouri, killed four 18-year-old Tulsa residents. Freddie Wayne Montgomery drove the car at excessive speed, missed a curve, and struck a bridge before overturning. Victims named as Montgomery, William McKee, Earl Wayne Denny, and Larry Byrd.
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Noel
Tilsa
Okla
Highway 90
Freddie Wayne Montgomery
Montgomery
William McKee
Earl Wayne Denny
Larry Byrd
Tulsa
Castro Offers to Surrender Wounded to Red Cross
Geneva reporting from the International Red Cross notes Fidel Castro offered to surrender all wounded government soldiers in rebel hands to the Cuban Red Cross. The offer was announced today by the committee and details followed.
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Castro
Geneva
Switzerland
Fidel Castro
Cuban Red Cross
International Red Cross
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