Tornado relief aid totals and KU scholarships announced
Red Cross aid in Franklin County reaches 5294 and Miami County reports 5686 79 in relief expenditure as county advisory committee meeting releases figures. Lois Snider Topeka Red Cross officer also notes church office near First Baptist will stay open a few days. Three area girls win University of Kansas Women’s Scholarship Hall awards Jolene Brink Patricia Campbell Deanna Gilman. Havana authorities report Emilio Valdes 14 found a bomb at a hospital he carried home and lit fuse exploding severing three fingers of his right hand.
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Red Cross
Franklin County
Lois Snider
Topeka
Miami County
Snider
First Baptist Church
University of Kansas
Jolene Brink
Harry Brink
S. Cedar
Patricia Campbell
Frank Campbell
Melvern
Deanna Gilman
Jess Gilman
Lyndon
Havana
Emilio Valdes
Rains Heavy In Northeast Kansas Heavy showers cause minor floods
Northeast Kansas saw minor flooding on small streams as heavy rains drenched the region. The Dela ware River and Stranger Creek threatened overflows while the Weather Bureau forecast more rain this afternoon and tonight and again Sunday. Local totals included Holton 3.57 inches and Valley Falls 3.21 inches with many other towns reporting measurable rainfall.
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Topeka U
Kansas
Delaware River
Stranger Creek
Weather Bureau
Holton
U. S. 75
Crash Fatal To Two Children In Car Train Collision
Parson s Kansas area report details a fatal crash ten miles west of Parsons injuring Rebecca Dawn Miller five and her infant brother James Lee Miller. Their parents Mr and Mrs James Miller of Parsons, theater manager, and cousin Barry Long thirteen of Auburn Nebraska were injured.
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Parsons
Here
Rebecca Dawn Miller
James Lee
James Miller
Miller
Barry Long
Auburn
Neb
Yugoslav Defense Chief Opens Talks With Soviet Leaders
Yugoslav Defense Minister Ivan Gosnjak arrived in Moscow for a two week visit at the personal invitation of Soviet Defense Minister Zhukov. The Yugoslav embassy said the purpose of the discussions was not disclosed.
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Moscow
Ivan Gosnjak
Gosnjak
Tito
Zhukov
Weather update for Kansas with showers and storms
Mostly cloudy conditions persist in Kansas with occasional showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Cooler in the northeast this afternoon into Sunday, with lows in the upper 60s to near 70. Sunday temperatures reach into the 80s in the southeast as a warm spell returns.
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Kansas
Bakers Union Boss Linked To Shady Lady
Senate investigators hear testimony linking Bakers Union President James G. Cross to a convicted prostitute Mrs. Kay Lower of Los Angeles. Lower invoked the Fifth Amendment as questions touched on union funds, alleged beatings, and goons. Witnesses described payments and misconduct claims involving Cross and Local 37 officials.
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Bakers Union
Washington — Senate
James G. Cross
Kay Lower
Los Angeles
Senate
Cross
Washington
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Lower
Albert Barclay
Bakers
International Union
Mr. Crags
Elsie Kay Lower
John D. Nelson
Local 37
Watch Those Slacks Ladies in Tokyo Protests
A U.S. Army commander in Tokyo warns wives and daughters of service members that shorts, pedal pushers and halters are inappropriate street wear on or near military installations. Maj. Gen. H. J. Carns notes comfort but emphasizes attire should fit times and places not for recreation.
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Tokyo
U.S. Army
H. J. Carns
1St Cavalry Division
Trial Set In Fatality In Ottawa Area Crash
Joe Harkins 18 of 422 W 9th faces a Wednesday trial for causing the death of Marvin I Horne 24 of Williamsburg in a US 50 collision two miles southwest of Ottawa. Harkins is charged with reckless driving and failure to stop at a stop sign. Complainant is John W Horne, father of the victim. The case is before County Court Judge Milo Harris.
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Marvin I. Horne
Williamsburg
Harkins
Ottawa
Horne
Highway Patrol
John W. Horne
Milo Harris
Graduation Glee Turns To Sorrow
Alvin Rush rejoiced after receiving a degree at State University of Iowa and began homeward with his wife and baby when their trailer broke loose four miles west of Wellington Kansas, overturning and wrecking the trailer and belongings but leaving the Rushes unharmed.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Alvin Rush
State University of Iowa
Wellington
Kas
Rush
Weather Camp For Dairy Day Braces For Crowd
Rain dampens Dairy Day plans but a large crowd is expected at the Memorial Auditorium for Dairy Princess contest among six Franklin County entrants Janet Sue Scott Ottawa Carolee Ferrer Rantoul Deanna Wittman Pomona Barbara Johnson Pomona Marjorie Roeckers Richmond Lois Elaine Schweitzer Princeton. Mary Jo Kiefer last year’s Dairy Princess will introduce this year’s winner.
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Franklin County
Janet Sue Scott
Ottawa
Carolee Ferrer
Rantoul
Deanna Wittman
Pomona
Barbara Johnson
Marjorie Roeckers
Richmond
Lois Elaine Schweitzer
Princeton
Mary Jo Kiefer
Marcia Hall
Kansas
Memorial Auditorium
Passports Lifted From Two Excitement Seeking Youths
In Vienna the U S consulate seized the passports of two South Carolina students, Mike A. Gilbert of Walterboro and Warren William Hair of North Augusta, after their hitchhiking trip into Communist Hungary. They were jailed incomunicado since May 26, released by Hungarian police last midnight, and await State Department guidance on whether to continue their Europe tour or return home. The youths described their journey as “for adventure and excitement” and admitted they could do it again, recounting border crossing plans learned from Rust residents near Lake Neusiedl. During detention they faced interrogations on U S life, families, and relatives abroad while housed in a Vienna lodging arranged by the consulate.
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Walterboro
Warren William Hair
North Augusta
S. C
Austria
Vienna
State Department
Europe
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Hungary
Sopron
Budapest
United States
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
California
Sen. Bridges
Fires Set In County Jail In Escape Bid
Two Pennsylvania youths, James Smail and Ronald Sarlouis, 17, set mattresses ablaze in their Ottawa County jail cell about 6 30 p m. The fire was controlled but they fled the cell and remained free for about 45 minutes before recaptured. They were jailed on car theft charges and held on $1,000 bail awaiting arraignment next Tuesday.
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Ottawa
James 8. Smail
Ronald S. Sarlouis
Franklin County
Gilliland
Ottawa Hardware Company
Smail
Sarlouis
Bob Cowdin
Cowdin
Clyde Johnson
Montgomery Ward
Harry Harper
Emporia
Escape From Flaming Plane At Norfolk Navy Base
An Eastern Air Lines DC7B en route from Miami to Boston made an emergency landing at Norfolk Naval Air Station after a left outboard engine fire and runaway propeller. The four engine craft landed safely as firefighters battled the blaze, passengers slid to safety via emergency canvas chutes.
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Norfolk
Eastern Air Lines
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Miami
Boston
E . Ford
Ford
Navy
Republicans Search For Harmony In Overland Park Meeting
In Overland Park GOP leaders pressed for party unity amid Democratic pressure, with remarks from Harry Darby, Mrs. Semple, Ailee Henry and others. The gathering, attended by 300 party workers, signaled cautious optimism about harmony despite fears of Democratic gains and Docking's influence. John Anderson and Gov. Docking loomed as key names for future races.
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C. Y. Semple
Bax
Springs
GOP National
Franklin County
Semple
Ailee Henry
Oskaloosa
GOP
John Anderson
Harmony
George Docking
Fitor Over Soldier Grows Controversy in Girard Case
Washington reports Rep Haley introduces a nonbinding resolution urging reconsideration of allowing Army Specialist 3C William S. Girard to be tried by Japanese authorities in the death of a Japanese woman. Ottawa residents raise funds. a citizens committee plans to protest at the government decision. Leaders differ on ultimate responsibility and treatment.
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Washington
Haley
D-Fla
Ottawa
Citizens’ Committee
U. SS
Teamsters Urged Beck To Take Leave
Three vice presidents of the Teamsters Union say the executive board last month urged Dave Beck to take a leave of absence until his term ended. Beck refused but later said he would not seek reelection. The vice presidents are Joseph J. Diving of San Francisco, William A. Lee of Chicago, and Frank W. Brewster of Seattle. Brewster leads the western conference policy committee, which ended a two day session in San Francisco.
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Immell
Iola
Frank Carlson
Kansas
San Francisco
Teamsters Union
Dave Beck
Beck
Joseph J. Diving
William A. Lee
Chicago
Frank W. Brewster
Seattle
Brewster
Western Conference of
Teamsters
Attlee Returns From Yugoslavia Trip
London former prime minister Attlee returned last night from a five day visit to Yugoslavia and said he found a highly improved standard of living there since his last visit three years ago.
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London
Earl Attlee
Yugoslavia
Heir To Big Estate Broke In Chicago Court
Charles R. Aiken told Judge Igoe that Grave eraft Young Kaufman, 56, once a New York banker and heir to an estimated 20 million dollars, is now broke due to lawsuits tying up the estate. Kaufman, awaiting his share, has sold portions of his birthright and misses rent and groceries as heirs’ claims exceed 500. Settlement conditions delay distribution until grandchildren reach 21 and daughters’ deaths.
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New York
Grave Eraft Young Kaufman
Chatham. Phoenix Bank
Otto Young
Charles R. Aiken
Michael L. Igoe
U. S. District Court
Aiken
Igoe
Newsmen
Kaufman
New York Athletic Club
Marie Julia
Kaufman Pratt
Kauffman
Young
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