Khrushchev says disarmament talks faltering in London
In Pilsen Khrushchev told a mass meeting that progress in London disarmament talks is poor and blamed Western powers led by the United States. He said capitalists profit from the cold war while poorer nations gain from disarmament, as Bulganin separately toured Most before returning to Prague.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Nikita Khrushchev
London
United States
United Nations
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Nikolai Bulganin
Most
Squirrel and Bullfrog Hunting Rules Change In Kansas
Kansas implements Sept 1 to Dec 1 squirrel season with eight squirrels per day and two days bag possession limit. Shooting hours run from half an hour before sunrise to sunset. Previous July to Nov season altered. bullfrog season runs July 1 to Sept 30 with eight frogs per day. In Allentown a pocket transistor radio linked to a central switch signals deputies via a Bell telephone receiver. In Fairfield a low flying twin engine plane knocked down James B. McKinney's TV antenna yesterday. police have no clue about the plane’s origin.
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Kansas
Allentown
Allentown-Bethlehem
Bell Telephone Co
Fairfield
Conn
James B. McKinney
McKinney
Boy Vanishes From Garden City Pool Then Found Safe
Nine year old Andy Horner of Scott City was missing after lifeguards evacuated two thirds of an acre Garden City pool amid 102 degree heat. Relatives feared he had drowned as rescue teams searched the bottom. he was later found wandering near Finnup Park zoo unharmed.
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Garden City
Andy Horner
Scott City
Andy
Finnup Park
Peron pays tribute to Simon Bolivar in Caracas
In Caracas Juan D. Peron, exile and former president of Argentina, laid a wreath at the monument to liberator Simon Bolivar as Venezuela’s government seeks his exit. The gesture underscores ongoing regional tensions and Peron’s political stance while in exile.
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Peron
Simon Bolivar
Caracas
Venezuela
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
Weather Summary for Kansas Heat and Storm Outlook
Kansas mainly fair and hot this afternoon and tonight with a few isolated thunderstorms possible in western areas Tuesday followed by a hot Tuesday. Highs near 98 to 104, lows around 70s, river at 1.29 feet this morning.
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Kansas
Bn. Ft
Scouts Gather For Massive National Jamboree In Panama Canal Zone
Texas boys traded horned toads for coal lumps from Pennsylvania while 55,000 scouts and leaders camped on 1500 acres near the Panama Canal Zone. Thousands toured the site. a major conservation display by Pennsylvania New York and New Jersey with federal help showcased soil water and wildlife interdependence led by a staffer dressed as Conservo the giant wooden magician.
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Valley Forge
Texas
Pennsylvania
Panama Canal Zone
Denmark
Peru
New York
New Jersey
Conservo
House subcommittee widens probe into misleading ads
Chairman Blatnik said the Government Operations subcommittee will extend its inquiry beyond cigarettes to medical supplies furniture and clothing ads. The hearings starting Thursday focus on filter cigarettes but officials expect scrutiny of pills price markdowns and other products advertised as reducing hunger happiness or nicotine effects. The aim is to assess federal enforcement against false and misleading advertising.
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Washington
Blatnik
D-Minn
House
Subcommittee
Chicken Supper at St Therese Church Richmond Web
St Therese Church Richmond Web hosts a chicken supper on July 17 from 5 to 8 pm with adults at 1.00 and children at 0.50. Entertainment planned. 185-c-2t/
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St. Therese Church
Richmond
Web
Senate Vows to Stand Firm on Civil Rights Bill
In a Senate speech Senator Mc Namara urges backers not to compromise on the civil rights bill. He says changes would gut its effectiveness and vows to support the measure word by word. Majority Leader Johnson of Texas calls compromise as thoughtful. The House-passed bill would set up a six member civil rights study commission and create a special civil rights division in the attorney general’s office.
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Washington
Sen. McNamara
D-Midh
Johnson
Texas
Senate
House
Attorney General's Office
Knowland Seizes Civil Rights Debate for 1960 Bid
Senate Republican leader Knowland of California signals use of the civil rights controversy as a potential path to the 1960 presidential nomination. He plans to decide next fall whether to seek California governor, after earlier saying he would not run for reelection to the Senate. The fight centers on Section 3 allowing federal injunctions against civil rights violations, with administration opposition to scrapping it entirely. The Senate is to vote on Knowland’s motion to set the bill as pending business, with roll call at 4 pm and a possible vote by 5 pm.
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Washington
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Senate
California
Johnson
Policeman Saves A Falling Baby In Binghamton
A patrolman grabbed 17 month old Wanda by one leg after a mother, Louise Fepper, 23, dangled her from a fourth floor window in a domestic dispute. Wanda was not injured. Sgt Forbes tackled the mother as she threatened to jump. The mother was committed for mental examination.
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Binghamton
N.Y
Larry W. Schanz
Louise Fepper
Sayre
Binghamton State Hospital
Robert E. Forbes
Wanda
Topeka Traffic Toll Figures For 1957 Update
Traffic fatalities reported by the State Accident Records Section show 257 deaths so far in 1957, with 332 in the same period of 1956. The latest 48 hours added several incidents, reflecting ongoing highway dangers in Kansas. Local officials urge caution and enforcement to reduce casualties.
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Topeka
Kansas
Mercury Tops 100 Degree Mark Across Kansas
The article reports Ot tawa reaching 100 degrees on Saturday and 101 on Sunday, the first 100 degree readings of the summer. Salina hit 103, with Garden City Wichita and Russell at 100. A showery Nebraska system brought scattered rains to northern Kansas. Colby measured 2.43 inches and St Francis 1.25 inches.
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Mercury
Ottawa
Toon Main Street
Weather Bureau
Salina
Garden City
Wichita
Russell
Nebraska
Kansas
Colby
St. Francis
Missing 3 Year Old Boy Sparks Twin Lakes Search
In Bridgeport California 3-year-old David Scott remains missing after a Saturday sighting. Parents from San Diego vacationing near Mono Village fear kidnapping as searchers resume at daybreak in the Twin Lakes area. Sheriff Thorington issues all points bulletin urging checks of departing vehicles.
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Bridgeport
Calif
David Scott
Twin Lakes
Robert Scott
San Diego
Mono Village
Cecil Thorington
Bums To Get New Brooklyn Stadium
The Dodgers will build a new stadium in Flatbush and stay in Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Sports Authority plans to press the Board of Estimate for immediate approval at the July 25 meeting. The three member BSA is led by Charles J. Mylod and targets Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues as the site.
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New York
Dodgers
Flatbush
Brooklyn
World-Telegram
Sun
Brooklyn Sports Authority
Board of Estimate
BSA
Charles J. Mylod
Atlantic Aves
Accident Fatal Near Baxter Springs Details
P Eugene R. Plumb aged 68 from Picher Owla. was injured fatally in a one vehicle crash near Baxter Springs Kansas. The report cites the single car incident as the cause of the fatality.
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Baxter Springs
Kas
Eugene R. Plumb
Picher
Owla
Faolly
Here
Curtiss Wright Increases Land Hold On Missile Site Near Reno
Roy T. Hurley announced the purchase of a 150-square mile missile and atomic test site near Reno with plans to add more than 300 square miles. The buy is described as the largest industrial land deal in U.S. history by area, with no cost or construction details released. Hurley noted no specific atomic plans yet and referenced Quehanna center in Pennsylvania as ongoing work. Franklin County budget shows 1,641,684 needed from taxes, up 188,930 from last year.
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Reno
Nev
Roy T. Hurley
Curtiss Wright Corp
U.S
Curtiss Wright
Quehanna
Pennsylvania
Hurley
Benjamin Franklin
William Penn
Franklin County
Herald
Hospital seeks higher levy to install elevator
Franklin County trustees request a levy increase for 1958 to fund a new hospital elevator, repairs to the aging elevator, and oxygen piping totaling about 30000 dollars. They ask for a half mill this year and a quarter mill next year, with a local budget hearing set for August 5.
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Franklin County
Trustees of
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Two Accidents Mar Weekend Local Scene
Two auto accidents marred the weekend. At 7 30 p m Saturday Freda L Harrell 55 of 605 N Main stopped in traffic on the Main Street bridge Allen W Bishop 24 of 122 S Poplar could not stop and hit the Harrell car causing minor damage. Early Sunday Lafayette A Carter 43 of Kansas City Mo skidded into a grain trailer at the Co Op elevator after losing control at Tecumseh and Main. He was arrested for open bottle and reckless driving and pleaded not guilty with trial set for July 27. Bond set at 50 dollars.
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Freda L. Harrell
N. Main
Main Street
Allen W. Bishop
S. Poplar
Harrell
Bishop’s
Tecumseh and Main
Lafayette A. Carter
Kansas City
Carter
Milo Harris
Cartr
Wreck of Russian Vessel Causes 270 Deaths in Caspian Sea
Tehrani reports say 270 people drowned when a Russian fishing vessel named Eshghabad wrecked in heavy seas off the Caspian coast between Salv any and Baku. Russian officials at Port Pahlevi confirmed the ship hit rocks while en route to Baku during a storm.
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Tehran
Caspian Sea
Port Pahlevi
Eshghabad
Salvany
Baku
Nation conducts mock alert drill across Kansas cities
The 4th annual nationwide civil defense drill tests emergency response in Kansas with a simulated H-bomb attack. President Eisenhower flies by helicopter to a secret command post near Washington to observe. Wichita Kansas City and Salina appear as mock targets with projected casualties.
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Eisenhower
Nion
Gray
Berry
America
United States
White House
Washington
Illinois Faces Flood Threat
Floods threaten downstate areas and Chicago suburbs after torrential weekend rains. The Illinois River reached flood stage at Ottawa, Starved Rock Park closed, and the Calumet spillover forced about 200 families from Highland and Calumet City. Nine deaths attributed to the storm in Chicago as receding water eased in spots.
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Chicago
Downstate
Illinois
Ottawa
Starved Rock State Park
Calumet
Highland
Ind
Calumet City
Ill
4 H To Fete Ottawa Leaders Picnic In Forest Park
Ottawa business and professional men will be guests of the county's junior 4-H leaders at a July 18 picnic in Forest Park. The event starts at 6 30 with food and a program including a talent contest where some men act as judges. Dick Jameson, 4 H agent, will oversee the event sponsored by Ottawa businesses through the Chamber of Commerce to honor 4 H support.
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Ottawa
Forest Park
Park
Chamber of Commerce
Dick Jameson
Atlanta men involve in Topeka tavern shooting
In Topeka a tavern argument between two Atlanta men led to the fatal shooting of Kelly C. Aaron, 45. Felton Phillips, 34, admitted the shooting saying Aaron threatened him with a knife. They had come to Topeka for work with a contractor. Phillips faced a vagrancy charge as police investigated the incident.
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Topeka
Kelly C. Aaron
Atlanta
Felton Phillips
Aaron
Phillips
Savings Bonds Sale Strong In Franklin County
Savings of Series E and Series H United States Bonds in Franklin County for the first six months of 1957 totaled 393,031 dollars, county chairman Milo L. Harris announced. The amount reached 62 percent of the 640,800 dollar county goal, while Kansas state sales for the period totaled 44,728,099 dollars, slightly above the 89,000,000 dollar quota.
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United States Savings
Franklin County
Milo L. Harris
Kansas
Missouri Governor Undergoes Surgery
ROCHESTER Minn April 21 Gov James T Blair of Missouri underwent a successful operation for benign enlargement of the prostate at Methodist Hospital his brother Judge Sam C Blair announced today the governor was resting comfortably and expected to recover fully the statement said
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Rochester
Minn
James T. Blair
Missouri
Methodist Hospital
Sam C. Blair
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