Flying granddad Max Conrad sets coast-to-coast flight record
Max Conrad, 56, completed a 7,638 mile 56 hour 38 minute flight from Casablanca to Los Angeles, promoting a Piper Comanche. He fell ill from mint tea mid-ocean near Cuba, recovered upon arrival, and said he could have reached San Francisco but pressed to LA where his family awaited. He previously set a Manila to Oregon record in 1957 and plans for future flights.
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Pat) Boling
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States to share highway funds for built mileage
Washington AP Kansas will receive about 88 million dollars and Missouri roughly 5 million in extra federal highway aid under a House Public Works Committee bill. The measure would reimburse states for miles built prior to federal standards, aiming to boost a 15 year policy of aiding states ahead in modern highway construction.
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Foundation laid for Geneva talks says Moscow radio
Moscow radio broadcast in English says the foundation for successful Geneva conference negotiations has been laid. Pravda hints the next days may decide outcomes of the Big Four foreign ministers meeting. USSR claims Geneva talks can yield positive results despite U.S. pessimism.
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Undercover FBI Informer Endures 16 Years of Abuses
Chicago resident Joseph Poskonka, branded a Communist, endured 16 years of insults and beatings from neighbors before revealing he was an FBI informer. He says only one neighbor shook his hand since then, while his wife calls it ignorance. Some neighbors defend him, blaming personality rather than the disguise. Poskonka now earns $80 weekly in the county clerk’s office and contemplates moving.
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Sheriff Owsley Attacks KC Police Board Meeting
Kansas City AP report notes Sheriff Arvid Owsley sharply criticized at a board of police commissioners meeting over charges that organized vice exists in Kansas City. Owsley claimed organized crime has political ties while Field and Brannon dismissed the claims as irresponsible and misleading.
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Lyman Field
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Young Republicans
Missouri
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Harry Werbin
John Cook
Missouri Supreme Court
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William A. Collet
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Ibias
Wind Follows Selden Hail Wind Follows Selden Hail
Selden Kansas reports a thunderstorm after a heavy hail event leaving 18 inches of ice in streets and basements flooded. Residents sheltered as roofs sagged and officials aided cleanup while sightseers and patrols monitored roads and lines.
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Fire leaves Cebu City homeless after major blaze
Manila AP reports a large fire in Cebu City central Philippines displacing about 6,000 people. Two children died and nine persons were injured in the blaze, with emergency crews and residents assessing the damage and seeking shelter.
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Ike And Mamie To Host White House Employees
President and Mrs Eisenhower will host about 200 White House staff members at Gettysburg farm on Saturday. Press Secretary Hagerty said Ike will travel to Gettysburg by helicopter on Friday. The event will feature a buffet supper. The President prepared a speech for the American Medical Association convention in Atlantic City.
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