Richmond Dial Telephone Co gains REA loan for Princeton expansion
REA approved a 134000 loan in Washington DC to Richmond Dial Telephone Co and Princeton Phone Co bringing total REA financing to 271000. The funds finance improved service for 173 subscribers and a new central dial office at Princeton as the Richmond group expands to about 166 miles of lines in Franklin and Anderson counties.
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REA
Richmond Dial Telephone Co., Inc
Washington, D. C
Robert L. Brown
Princeton
Princeton Phone Co
Richmond Company
Franklin
Anderson
Tiny Camera Sent on Thor Mission Over Atlantic
A tiny camera rode in the nose cone of a Thor missile and was launched 1 700 miles over the Atlantic. It was recovered from the sea off Antigua by the Lima after the nose cone's data capsule recorded heat during reentry from 300 miles up. The device aimed to photograph cone separation. a similar test succeeded last May amid a string of 16 prior successes.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic
Air Force
Antigua
Lima
Thor
Experts Seek Steel Strike Facts Amid 10th Day
Washington AP reports government fact-finders work to deliver the most exhaustive steel strike survey to President Eisenhower. As the 10th day unfolds, reports reach the White House with ongoing data on the dispute. Half a million striking workers have lost about 100 million dollars in pay, with roughly 10 million more per day added as the strike lasts.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Weather County Forecast Clear to Partly Cloudy Saturday
Clear to partly cloudy conditions with warmer humidity easing. Highs near 90 this afternoon, lows in the 60s. Saturday’s highs generally in the low 90s. Yesterday's high 62, low 64. Record highs 111 in 1934 and 1936. Record low data listed. Hourly temperatures for 24 hours ending 8 a m today are partially unreadable in OCR.
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Tan. m. Spm
Bidnigat
M. Bam
Tam Bam
Nixon and Khrushchev clash in Moscow public debate
In Moscow Nixon and Khrushchev traded barbed remarks at a public exhibition, debating bases on foreign lands and peace terms. Nixon warned that failing Geneva would threaten peace, while Khrushchev pressed for recognition of strength and insisted on not yielding to ultimatums. They agreed to televise parts uncensored and met again at a Kremlin luncheon after the session.
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Moscow
U. S
Richard M
Nixon
Nikita Khrushchev
Sokolniki Park
Khrushchev
Exhibition
Kremlin
Eisenhower
Temier
Soviet Union
Richard M. Nixon
Starling Chaser Loses Job On State Buildings
Otto Standke of Great Bend Kansas says he uses a poison formula to kill pigeons not to chase starlings. He demonstrated at the Kansas Statehouse and the governor’s mansion, but officials will not hire him. pigeons died after exposure and Standke contends his method is not his killing tool.
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Starling Chaser
Topeka
Kan
Otto Standke
Bond
Standke
Kansas
Slandke
Secretary of State
Parl Shana
Reduce Foreign Aid Bill by 390 Million Dollars
Washington AP The House Appropriations Committee cut 390 195 000 from President Eisenhower s foreign aid program in a bid to slash 1960 government spending The panel proposed 3 186 500 000 in new foreign aid, adding to cuts already approved by Congress, totaling more than 740 million off Eisenhower s initial 3 930 000 000 request The authorization bill had set a 3 576 695 000 limit for the year s program to assist friendly nations.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Congress
Franklin County Farmers Back Wheat Support 6 to 1
Franklin County wheat growers voted strongly for the wheat support program, 136 to 23, about six to one. Nationally the vote was 160 718 for and 38 522 against, roughly four to one in favor. The measure sets acreage allotments at 55 million acres, marketing quotas, and price supports at 75 percent of parity for at least 1.77 per bushel.
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Franklin County
Kansas
Growlers
Planes land safely after several emergency landings
The Associated Press reports multiple airliners made emergency landings Thursday at Idlewild Indianapolis Denver and Tucson. Landing gear and engine problems were common with no injuries. A TWA Super Constellation suffered a failing engine at Idlewild and a Miami Airlines charter aircraft damaged its landing gear at Lowry Base Denver.
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Idlewild
Indianapolis
Denver
Tucson
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TWA
Air Force
Miami Airlines
Lowry Air Force Base
Traffic Toll In Topeka Shown In 24 Hour Record
Kansas traffic fatalities reported by the State Accident Records Section for the last 24 hours ending at 9 am today show zero deaths. For the year 1959 to date, fatalities start from a07, with a comparison to 1958’s 278.
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Topeka
Kansas
Rains Scatter Across Kansas With Heavy Eastern Reports
Rainfall was scattered across Kansas with Ottawa recording no rain though nearby storms produced visible electrical activity. Heaviest totals appeared in LaCygn e with 2.16 inches and Garnett at .78 inches. Other towns reported varied amounts including Herington 1.02 Elmo 1.17 Chapman .85 Brookville 1.40 and Salina .28. Tomorrow looks fair except possible western thunderstorms.
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Ottawa
LaCygne
Garnett
Gange
Herington
Elmo
Chapman
Brookville
Salina
Murdered man found near Ottawa trailer grounds the case
Edgar Red Smiley 45 was beaten to death with a small baseball bat in a weed choked patch north of the Missouri Pacific station. His wallet and a $100 bill flashed in Ottawa earlier were missing. Authorities, including Chief Flaherty and Sheriff Gilmore, probe clues along a path to his trailer while autopsy results await lab tests.
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Edgar
Red) Smiley
Missouri Pacific
Ottawa
Smiley
Fields
Eugene Flaherty
Max Gilmore
Roy Church
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Don White
Angelo Lapi
Kansas City
Lapi
Jalong
David Lawry
Main
Smiffey
Edgar Smiley
Missouri Pacific Station
KBI
White Hat
David Laury
Lee Hughs
Shade Sells Tally Theater to Chicago Buyer Morse
Shade sells the Tally Theater to Charles Morse of Chicago who has run theaters for a decade. Morse, who will take over Aug 2, will likely keep it independent. sale price not announced. The 500 seat house at 120 S Main remains under private ownership.
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Don Shade
Tally Theater
Shade
Charles Morse
Chicago
Morse
S. Main
H. C. Constant
W.herry
Smiley
Orchard Heights
Controversy Over Contract Dairying in Franklin County
County extension agent Don Brown discusses the hot topic of contract dairying in Franklin County the leading dairy region. The article explains potential benefits and concerns for farmers and the dairy industry.
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Franklin County
Don Brown
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