Missing Navy Pilot Amid Weather Training Flight
The wife of Commander Chester Gates Jr., a niece of Dr. W H Lennard of Ottawa, reports no trace of her husband after a training flight in single-seat Cutlass jets. Gates and another pilot vanished following weather-related incidents, the other pilot returning safely. Also noted are absentee ballot details and a German refugee family sponsored by Ottawa’s First Baptist Church arriving by train and awaiting settlement and job interviews.
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Cdr
Chester Gates, Jr
Navy
W. H. Lennard
Ottawa
Lennard
Navy Air Force
Gleason
Gates
Cdr. Gates
First Baptist Church
Johann Grafenstein
Gazella - Rita
Grafenstein
Poland
Votar
Roger Fredrikson
Ray Schmidt
Nelle Buchanan
Howard Henderson
Leaders Study Military Cuts
Washington reports that manpower cuts may begin next year but details remain uncertain. Adm. Arthur Radford denied any decision to cut 800,000 by 1960, while noting future needs could shrink with new weapons.
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Washington
Pentagon
Adm
Arthur Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
New York Times
Chiefs of Staff
Army
Navy
Air Force
Radford
United States
Never Too Late Bride at 85 for David Cohen
Los Angeles report on 85 year old Caro line Levy planning marriage to 88 year old David Cohen. Cohen, twice widowed with five children and five grandchildren, says Levy was tiny and cute and he fell in love after she accepted his proposal and they applied for a license.
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Los Angeles
Caroline Levy
David Cohen
Cohen
Two Die In Head-On Crash Near Ottawa Kansas
A head-on collision on US 50, six miles north of Ottawa, killed Mrs. Garo Ann Call, 20, of Eureka, and infant Lillian E. Thorn, both of Eureka. Ten aboard a station wagon were injured. driver Mrs Call died before 8 p.m. The truck was driven by Ewing Hamilton, 42, Kansas City, with son Joseph, 15, uninjured. Hamilton faces negligent homicide charges. trial set for August 16 with bond $1,000.
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Garo
Ann Call
Eureka
Lillian E. Thorn
Reuben E. Thorn
Kas
Call
Ottawa
Ewing Hamilton
Kansas City
Joe
Bob Conaty
Hamilton
Don White
State Board of Health
Joseph
Russell Wray
Thorn
C. C. Shirley
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Thorn
Katie Lyons
Reece
Bobby Call
Janice Call
Patricia Call
Geraldine Thorn
David Thorn
Roland Johnson
Dee Montgomery
Badwin
Jay Brown
Dean Driscoll
Franklin County
Kenneth Crooks
Madison
Earl Crooks
Burlington
Della Pennington
Lamb Funeral Home
David
Geraldine
Dwight Thorn
Armstrong
Wichita
Hilton May Buy Muehlebach Hotel
Kansas City news notes Conrad Hilton, head of a global hotel chain, arrived with James M. Kemper to discuss a reported purchase of the Muehlebach Hotel. Hilton declined to commit, saying he hoped to issue a statement before Sunday night. Hilton previously announced plans for a 1,000 room hotel in the city.
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Kansas City
Conrad Hilton
Hilton
James M. Kemper
Tornadoes Hit Kentucky. Hot Anniversary Weather Spotlight
Walton Kentucky reports tornadoes across northern and central areas causing half a million dollars in damage. Two injured, no hospital visits. Debris blocked U.S. 42 as farms and roads suffered. Ottawa notes hottest day two years ago with 118 degrees on July 14 1954 and six heat records in one week. Weather expected warm with storms, rains reported in Kansas.
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Walton
Kentucky
U. S. 42
Ottawa
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Galena
Columbus
Ft. Scott
Chanute
Fall River
Independence
Bentley Won't Reveal Evidence in Parole Sale Probe
Kansas state Rep. Howard Bentley says he will outline two or three issues for Attorney General John Anderson in a Hays speech but will not present the detailed evidence he holds on alleged sale of prison paroles. Bentley chairs the legislative investigating committee, though he notes Anderson may press for any wrongdoing in state government. Both officials are in opposing Republican factions.
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Topera
Howard Bentley
Kinsley
Atty
John Anderson
Bentley
Legislative Investigating Committee
Hays
Anderson
Four Die in Salina B-47 Bomber Crash
A B47 jet bomber crashed just after takeoff from Smoky Hill Air Force Base near Salina last night, exploding and killing all four crew aboard. The victims were four airmen whose names were unavailable in the report.
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Salina
Kan
Smoky Hill Air Force Base
Well Drillers Electrocuted Near Bonner Springs
Two Basehor men were electrocuted while preparing to drill a water well near Bonner Springs Kansas. The drill rig contacted a 2300 volt power line as it was moved into position. The victims were David W Breuer 54 and Snider Liebenow. Their bodies were found by Kansas Power and Light Co line workers who were checking the line after the circuit went dead.
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Bonner Springs
Kas
Basehor
David W. Breuer
Snider
Liebenow
Kansas Power and Light Co
U S Steel Approved to Ship Steel for Russian Autos
The government approved shipments of about 7,800 tons of sheet steel to Russia for automobile body production, signaling continued trade material support amid wartime tensions and industrial ties.
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U. S
Washington
Russia
Weather forecast for hot humid weekend with storms
Partly cloudy hot and humid conditions expected this afternoon tonight and Sunday with scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms west. Lows 60s west to 70s east highs near 100 west and south to upper 90s northeast. Yesterday's high 88 from 2 PM to 2 20 PM. Today low 71 from 4 PM to 5 30 PM. Record highs and lows noted for this date. Hourly temperatures for the past 24 hours ending 8 AM today indicate notable warmth and humidity.
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Afernoon
Private Wheat Export Policy Shifts Sept 4
Washington reports a policy change favoring private exporters by ending cut rate government sales of surplus wheat for shipment abroad. The move, backed by farm groups, aims to shift export demand away from government stocks toward private traders and farmers, amid charges of a de facto state monopoly and concerns over market impacts.
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Washington
U. S
Department of Agriculture
National Grange
Grange
Department
Herschel ‘D.* Newsom
Marvin L. McClain
Newsom
45 Die In Crash of Military Plane
In Ingolstadt West Germany seven Hungarians seized a Hungarian airliner during flight. The plan ended in a crashlanding near Manching with 45 dead or injured aboard. Gyorgy Polyak led the mutiny aided by iron rods while the others hunted for a secret police agent aboard.
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Ingolstadt
Germany
West Germany
Manching
Here
Gyorgy Polyak
Polyak
Voters to Decide Property Disposition in Consolidation
Patrons of Princeton and Rantoul school districts vote Monday on granting their boards authority to dispose of real property. The two districts own a music room, woodworking shop, and an entire building used for 12 grades in Princeton and the local high school in Rantoul. If consolidation passes, neither board would need the properties. Meetings start at 8 p.m. in Princeton and Rantoul.
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Lane
Princeton
Rantoul
Prisoners Riot Injures Two in Oklahoma City Jail
Oklahoma City police reported two prisoners injured in a riot at the city jail last night. Additional details on suspects and motives were not immediately released.
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Oklahoma City
Town Wrecked By Flash Flood In Mitchell Oregon
A cloud burst sent a wall of water down Keyes Canyon smashing at least 20 buildings in Mitchell Oregon. State police reported no known casualties though roads were washed out and access limited. Bridge Creek and Keyes Creek flooded US Highway 26 as the storm moved from the Ochoco Mountains.
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Frineville
Ore
Keyes Canyon
Oregon
Mitchell
Ochoco Mountains
U.S. Highway 26
Prineville
Fiery Crosses In Washington Targets High Officials
In Washington and nearby areas, crosses were burned in front of homes of Chief Justice Earl Warren Associate Justice Felix Frankfurter and Solicitor General Simon Sobeloff. Two George Washington University students reported discovering a burning cross at Sobeloff’s apartment. A six foot cross burned at Frankfurter’s home and an eight foot cross at the NAACP chairman’s Beltsville Maryland home. A cross was also set at the Sheraton Park Hotel with two men in a car observed driving away.
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Washington
National Assny For the Advancement of Colored People
Earl Warren
Felix Frankfurter
Simon E. Sobeloff
George Washington University
Sobeloff
Frankfurter
NAACP
Beltsville
Sheraton Park
Virginia
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Arrow
Herald
Lamar Phillips
Muehlebach Hotel
Lamb Ambulance
Dix
McGuire Air Force Base
Burtonwood
England
McGuire
John Williams
1611Lth Air Transport Group
Special Air Force Board
Pvt
Thomas F. Kiley
Lawrence
Mass
Airedale
Bailey
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