Weather Hotter Years Highlight July Contrast
Side Swipes notes Ottawa heat with multiple 90s, 100s, and a July run of 98 degree days. It compares to 1936 with 57 days at or above 100 and 114 degree peak, and 1954 with 37 days above 100 including 118. ENGLEWOOD cats win reprieve as eviction looms. one birth extends time to keep pets. OKC police officer confronts suspect Floyd Russell, 39, who doubted the officer’s identity. he was booked for public drunkenness.
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Ottawa
Englewood
N. J
Marion Westlake
Department of Health
Lester Kramer
Hoffa Poised to Succeed Beck as Teamsters Leader
Hoffa after a bribery acquittal positions to take over from Dave Beck as Teamsters president. He plans talks in Chicago to determine his future within the union and asserts his finances were self-funded for the trial. Federal jury cleared Hoffa of conspiring to plant a spy on the Senate committee staff.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Senate Rackets Investigating Committee
Teamsters
Chicago
Beck
Senate Committee
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Ives
R-Ny
Robert Kennedy
New York
Hoffa in Trouble With Law Over Speeding Ticket
James R. Hoffa Teamsters vice president, acquitted of federal bribery and conspiracy in Washington, pulled over near Detroit en route to Lake Orion. Deputies issued two traffic tickets for speeding 60 mph in a 45 mph zone and driving without a license.
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Detroit
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Washington
Hoffa
Lake Orion
Oakland County Sheriff's Deputies
Farmer Burned By Gasoline On Tractor Shirt Fire
Claude J. Sink of RFD 2 was badly burned when gasoline leaked on his shirt and a tractor backfire ignited the fabric. Mrs. Sink drove toward town, flagged Undersheriff Willard Lister, who rushed him to Ransom Memorial Hospital. The injuries were painful but not serious.
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RFD
Lister
Sink
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Car Damaged When Brakes Cause Swerve
Franklin D. Franks aged 17 of 408 East 4th reported brakes grabbed causing his car to swerve left into a parked vehicle owned by D. L. Mathias in the 800 block of West 4th. Police noted damage to Franks car’s left front fender. Mathias car sustained no listed damage.
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E. 4Th
D. L. Mathias
Princeton
West 4Th
Franks
Mathias
Weather outlook for Kansas with scattered thundershowers
Scattered thunder showers west this afternoon through tonight and Sunday, widely scattered east this afternoon and evening. Variable clouds Sunday, hot and humid elsewhere. Low tonight 60s west to 70s. high Sunday 95 to 100. Yesterday’s high 98, low 73. Record highs/lows for the date are 112 and 52.
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Kansas
Navy Transport Plane Vanished Over Northern Italy
A U S Navy twin engine PV2 disappeared yesterday on a Casablanca to Treviso flight carrying 12 men. Authorities fear a crash in the Italian mountains as heavy rains halt search efforts. Names of those aboard were not released.
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Italy
Casablanca
Morocco
Treviso
Venice
Two Girls Drown South of Abilene
In Carlton Kas two young sisters died while swimming in a pond on the F K Van Voorst farm about 20 miles southwest of Abilene Elizabeth Ann Wagner 11 and Virginia McKinney 10 were the victims Beth McKinney 8 sister of Virginia pulled herself free and went for help in the aftermath of the tragedy at the farm near Carlton Wichita?
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Kas
F. Kh
van Voorst
Abilene
Elizabeth Ann Wagner
Henry J. Wagner
Virginia McKinney
Clarence McKinney
Wichita
Beth McKinney
Virginia
American spy arrested at Austrian border in Vienna report
Radio Prague said a U S intelligence spy, Antonin Herian, was arrested by Czech guards as he tried to cross from Austria into Czechoslovakia. The broadcaster said he trained as an agent in West Germany and went to Czechoslovakia to recruit relatives for military data.
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Austria
Radio
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Antonin Herian
Herian
West Grmany
Southerners See Victory In Bit On Civil Rights
Washington reports Southern foes of the civil rights bill sensed a victory as talks centered on striking section 3. Sen. Russell urged a Monday or Tuesday vote on an Anderson Aiken amendment to remove the portion empowering federal court injunctions. Senate leaders indicated no viable substitute could bridge the split, with Knowland preferring a vote on the Anderson Aiken measure.
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Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Dixie Forces
Senate
Anderson
D-Nm
Aiken
R-Vi
Knowland
California
Nasser Opponents To Be Tried Soon
Cairo reports a trial set for early August of 14 persons accused of an attempted coup against President Nasser. The group includes two former cabinet ministers and nine army officers, with arrests announced on Thursday.
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Cairo
Nasser
Akhbar Eiyom
Traveling Circus Spilled On Highway
Henryetta Oklahoma reports a freak roadside incident as the Bill McGaw motor circus loses Frankie the 500 pound lion and a kangaroo when a pickup curves sharply. The lion injures an assistant and requires tail surgery after a tiger bites near the kangaroo’s tail.
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Henryetta
Okla
Frankie
Bill McGaw Motor Circus
Chuck Smith
Oklahoma City
Smith
Tort Smith
Ark
Ray Wilcox
Boy Lost in City Finds Baseball Autographs Back Home
Eight year old Luke Gross Jr from New Orleans rode a southbound subway toward a Chicago White Sox game. He got separated from his parents, was found on a South Side platform, and returned to Comiskey Park with a signed baseball given by Police Lt Higgins.
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Chicago
Luke Gross Jr
New Orleans
Luke
Luke Sr
Hisife
Comiskey Park
Maurice Hig
Series Of Arrests Reported In Hungary
Budapest reports indicate a wave of arrests across Hungary over the past three days with several hundred detainees. The targets are described as white collar workers including office staff and former members of workers councils, though no official confirmation exists. Western observers note the quiet state of the country contrasts with the rumors.
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Budapest
Hungary
Observers Brace Atomic Blast At Nevada Test Site
Five Air Defense Command officers stood under an atomic explosion at Nevada’s test site. Col Sydney Bruce and four others described the blast as a breeze, while witnessing a 15,000 foot high rocket detonation. They faced heat like a furnace and remained for an hour to check fallout.
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Col
Sydney Bruce
Durango
Colo
Air Defense Command
Ground Zero
Bruce
Norman Bodinger
Ridgefield
N. J
Frank Ball
Washington,d. C
William Hughes
McKeesport
Donald A. Luttrell
Justin, Tex
Compromise May Restore Cuts In Foreign Aid Bill
Long Beach California reports on the Miss United States pageant where Leona Gage Ennis and her family reveal personal turmoil after her marriage disqualification. The piece shifts to Washington where President Eisenhower seeks a foreign aid bill closer to his aims, noting House passage with cuts and forthcoming Senate compromise amid opposition to concessions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Three Girls Die In Burning Home
In Sandy Oregon three young sisters died in a two story frame house fire. Fire Chief Lyle Seaman identified the victims as Sherry Rae Gauge three Yvonne Mae two and Karen Lee one month. The girls were the couple Gerald Geage's only children. A babysitter Mary Ann Weatherix seventeen notified a neighbor who tried to help but flames spread before they could enter the home where the children slept upstairs.
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Sandy, Ore
Here
Lyle Seaman
Sherry Rae Gauge
Yvonne Mae
Karen Lee
Seaman
Gerald Geage
Believe Wrist Watch Is Clue To Murder
Police search for a wrist watch taken from Miss Clare Ebert after she was beaten to death in her Kansas City home. Detective Chief Eugene Pond notes Miss Ebert wore the watch hours before the murder. A 33-year-old Mexican man, cleared by lie detectors, is held for investigation on another matter. he was arrested Wednesday with facial lip injuries and chest bruises. Authorities suspect the slayer may have been injured during the assault on the 43-year-old secretary. The man says he was injured in a fight.
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Kansas City
Clare Ebert
Eugene Pond
Miss Ebert
Gollier Eliminated In JayCee Tourney
Bud Gollier of Ottawa Junior Chamber of Commerce was eliminated after rounds of 84 79 163 at Northview Country Club Salina Kansas City golfer Gary Levering won the title with 71 76 147 at Salina The top four finishers Adams Corbin Rodenbaugh will advance to the International Junior Chamber of Commerce tournament in Columbus Ohio August 19 24
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Bud Gollier
Ottawa
Chamber of Commerce
Gary Levering
Kansas City
Kas
Northview
Salina
Levering
Jerry Adams
Kim Corbin
Wichita
Max Rodenbaugh
Columbus
Frisco Mayor Assures Giants Move Rumor Intensifies
New York reports say San Francisco mayor George Christopher arrived with a briefcase claimed to hold "papers for the transaction" to relocate the New York Giants. He planned talks with Giants president Horace Stoneham as Brooklyn Dodgers consider Los Angeles, while Stoneham notes the Polo Grounds as the Giants' last New York season. Christopher smiled when asked about the club's new name.
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George Christopher
San Francisco
New York Giants
Christopher
Giants
Horace Stoneham
Brooklyn Dodgers
Los Angeles
Stoneham
Polo Grounds
Dodgers
Idlewild
Nudists boycott Midwest meeting over stripper member
Denver nudists protested a Midwest Sunbathing Club gathering near Lawrence Kansas after Evelyn West a Denver member who bills herself as the girl with the 50 000 treasure chest was expelled from a larger club for being a nightclub stripper Colorado Sunshine Club president John Garrison defended the member and said the Midwest Club had accepted her dues for years while now deeming her unfit for nudist status
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Denver
Colorado
Lawrence
Kas
Evelyn West
John Garrison
Colorado Sunshine Club
Midwest Club
South Bend
Ind
Garrison
Evelyn
Irate Japanese farmer halts bombing practice at Chitose
Kennosuke Nosaki, a farmer in Hokkaido, protested the noise from jet training and bombing at Chitose airbase, saying it disrupted milk production and alarmed his family. The Air Force postponed July drills after officials studied the issue, with Brig. Gen. L. M. Guyer calling the move a temporary measure.
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Chitose
Japan
Kennosuke Nosaki
Air Force
U.S
Hokkaido
L. M. Guyer
Sth Air Force
Tulsa youths test 32-foot rocket on White Sands trip
Two 12 foot rockets built by 1954 dreamers Bradley Glover and Clifford Ramsey reach White Sands proving grounds for federal inspection after about 250 hours of rocket research and 1500 man hours plus 7000 spent in construction.
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Tulsa
Okla
Rocks Ct
White Sands, N. M. Proving Grounds
Bradley Glover
Clifford Ramsey
Glover
Jas Ha
Eisenhower Plays Golf At Gettysburg Country Club
President Eisenhower teed off in sunny Gettysburg with his son Maj John S Eisenhower and retired Brig Gen Arthur Nevins at the County Club course. The party, including Barbara Barbara Jean and Mary Jean, moved into a renovated 500 acre farm home near the Eisenhower residence as relatives joined them for a weekend visit and dinner.
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Eisenhower
Gettysburg Country Club
Maj
John S. Eisenhower
Arthur Nevins
John
Barbara
Washington
Mary Jean
David
Barbara Anne
Susan
Nevins
Secret Service
Storm Cellar Not Perfect Tornado Haven
An Oklahoma State University safety expert reports that storm cellars failed to protect all residents. Dr. Dewitt Hunt notes three people were killed and a dozen injured in storm cellars this year in Stillwater Oklahoma.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma State University
Dewitt Hunt
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