Four Die in Plane Crash Near Shreveport Barksdale AFB
Four Air Force officers and crew members of a B47 Stratojet bomber died when the six engine jet crashed and burned ten miles southeast of Shreveport Louisiana. Wreckage was scattered along the Red River with part submerged as investigators faced driving rain. The victims Capt J B Brashear 35 Newport Arkansas Capt L R Castle Jr 32 San Angelo Texas Capt Co J De Jung 33 Pattan Wisconsin and A I C James Waller 25 Dodson Louisiana were with the 512th Bomb Squadron of the 376th Bomb Wing.
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Shreveport
Here
Barksdale Air Force Base
J. B. Brashear
Newport, Ark
L. R. Castle Jr
San Angelo
Tex
Co. J. de Jung
Pattan
Wis
C. James Waller
Dodson
376Th
Red River
Lucas
Shrevert
Barksdale
Barksdale Public Information
Relocation planned for Highway 13 in Kansas
Nine mile relocation of Highway 13 from Strong City north to near the Chase Morris county line has begun. Appraisers named by Chase County District Court will determine land values and damages and report to the court July 26. The project aims to close the gap in the Flint Hills road between Council Grove and El Dorado by building a 32 foot roadway eliminating seven sharp curves.
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Cottonwood Falls
Kas
Strong City
Chase
Morris County
Chase County
State Highway Commission
Flint Hills
Council Grove
el Dorado
Emporia Seeks More Water Study Proposals
Emporia invites three consulting engineering firms to submit estimates for a study and recommendation on expanding water supply. The project aims to assess current capacity, identify shortages, and propose scalable options. Details on deadlines and scope were released by city officials.
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Emporia
Legendary Kansas peace officer retires after four decades
Joe W. Anderson, a renowned Kansas Bureau of Investigation criminal investigator, is quitting at 71 after a long career spanning four decades. Chief Lou R. Richter credits him with aiding captures of major outlaws and bank robbers, including Pretty Boy Floyd and Wright, shaping Midwest law enforcement history.
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Joe W. Anderson
Oklahoma
Grand Lake
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Lou ‘R. Richter
KBI
Anderson
Kansas
Midwest
Richter
Charles ‘Pretty Boy’ Floyd
Glenn Leroy Wright
Baxter Springs
Kas
Miami
Okla
Missouri
Alf Landon
William H
Bill’ Murray
FBI
Emporia mulls future water supply and rate survey
City Manager Walter Johnson announced plans for a survey to study a future water supply for Emporia and to define a rate structure to finance any needed improvements. Firms were invited to present to the city commission on July 19 or August 2.
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Emporia
Walter Johnson
City Commission
One Dead in Train Crash Near Bridgeport
A New Haven Federal Express train derailed one mile west of Bridgeport at 4:42 am, plunging 35 feet into freight yards. The engineer, Arthur Orteneau of New Haven, was killed. 24 others injured among 175 aboard. Firemen freed trapped passengers as cars burned after a high voltage line spark.
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Bridgeport
Conn
New Haven
Washington
Boston
Federal Express
Arthur Orteneau
Life Term For Murder In Prison Riot Conviction
UNION Mo Paul E Kenton was sentenced to life imprisonment by a circuit court jury for first degree murder in the killing of Walter Lee Donnell during a state prison riot last September. Kenton, 24, was the fourth convict charged in the slaying as three others await trial. he had signed a confession but repudiated it later, saying torture and interrogations led him to sign.
Emporia Drum Corps Fete Set for Aug 7 at College Field
Emporia to host the first annual pageant of Bugles on August 7 with drum corps from Wichita Joplin and North Kansas City. Event at Emporia State College athletic field under Great Plains Drum and Bugle Corps Assn sponsorship. Host is Emporia American Legion unit. more entries expected. Also notes Kansas protein content and test weight statistics for 1948 54.
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Emporia
Emporia State College
Great Plains Drum and Bugle Corps Assn
Kansas-Nebraska-Oklahoma - Missouri
Emporia American Legion
Wichita
Joplin
Kansas City
Wheat Crop Quality Rated Slightly Above Average
The 1955 Kansas wheat crop is rated slightly above average in protein content with a high average test weight. Federal and State agriculture samples from 4,064 carloads of wheat indicate robust quality across the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Two Hurt in Copter Crash at Port of NY Building
A New York helicopter crashed from the 17th floor heliport of the Port of New York Authority Building in downtown Manhattan. The pilot and a passenger were injured as the craft plunged to the 15th floor, bursting into flames after the booster cable allegedly remained plugged in.
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New York
Port of New York Authority
Manhattan
Port Authority
Pilot Marcel Chevalier Injured in Incident
The pilot Marcel C Chevalier aged 30 sustained a concussion and scalp laceration and was reported in fair condition after the incident.
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Marcel C. Chevalier
Passenger Arthur Truss Suffers Concussion And Fractures
The passenger Arthur Truss, 33, sustained a concussion, facial fractures, and multiple abrasions after an incident involving a Port Authority photographer.
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Arthur Truss
Port Authority
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