Naval Liaison officer named for French cruiser De Grasse
Lt. Cdr. Henry Constant of Ottawa has been appointed U S Naval Liaison officer for the French cruiser De Grasse during the Norfolk International Naval Review June 8 to 17. He remains attached to USS Albany based in Boston. The event coincides with Jamestown Festival marking Virginia’s 350th anniversary. Twenty seven foreign nations will take part.
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Cdr
Henry Constant
H. C. Constant
Ottawa
U.S
Norfolk
Albany
Boston
Virginia
Severe Weather Forecast Across Parts of TX OK and KS
A forecast warns of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms from 1 p m to 10 p m CST in parts of the Texas Panhandle western and northern Oklahoma eastern Oklahoma Panhandle and south central and southeastern Kansas. The area spans about 60 miles on either side of a line from 60 miles ENE of Amarillo Texas to Chanute Kansas.
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Kansas City
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Panhandle
Kansas
Amarillo
Tex
Chanute
Kas
Weather forecast for Kansas showers and storms
Showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight, most numerous and intense in the southeast. Scattered showers and thunderstorms Tuesday, with the southeast warming. Tonight low in the 50s to 70s, high Tuesday 80s to 90s.
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Kansas
Janet Scott Named County Dairy Princess
Rain dampened Dairy Day but Janet Scott was named Franklin County Dairy Princess at a luncheon at the North American Hotel. Deanna Wittman was runner-up and gifts were awarded to contestants. Janet Scott advances to district competition then state.
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Janet Scott
Jay Scott
Franklin County
Jay J. Scott
Ottawa
Deanna Wittman
Leo Wittman
Pomona
Scott
North American
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Miss Scott
Fred Weisner
Richmond
Guy Monroe
Don Brown
Floyd Coffman
Clarence Coffman
Wellsville
Dick Jameson
Eisenhower Undergoes Treatment For Kidney Infection
Johns Hopkins University president Dr Milton S Eisenhower, 57, was hospitalized with a kidney infection after falling ill late Saturday. Further tests were scheduled today to confirm the preliminary diagnosis at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
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Milton S. Eisenhower
Johns Hopkins University
University
Eisenhower
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Violent Kansas weekend rains flood roads and bridge
Ottawa recorded 0.42 inch of weekend rainfall boosting the year total to 18.10 inches, while the Marais des Cygnes river rose to 11 feet before receding. Southeast Kansas saw torrential rain with eight inches locally, winds to 90 mph, and several tornado funnels. Coffeyville area river flooding washed away part of a bridge and caused two deaths. a rescuer was saved after entering the flood.
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Marais Des Cygnes
Elaga
Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Russell
Hutchinson
Medicine Lodge
Oxford
Lebanon
Garden City
Alton
Stockton
Tonia
Hays
Wilson
Kansas City
Coffeyville
Porter Graves
Roy Burdick
Union Gas System
Bob Blair
Pittsburg
Vinita Roof Collapses After Sudden 40 Minute Rainfall
In Vinita Oklahoma a powerful 40 minute downpour caused two downtown buildings to suffer roof failures. Police reported unofficial rainfall of 3.25 inches starting before 6 p.m. The Ford garage roof bulged and failed while streets were flooded and several cars stalled. Rain persisted into the night and morning.
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Vinita
Okla
Oklahoma City
Plane Crash Spares Eight At Birthday Dinner Home
In Pacoima California a rented Piper Tri Pacer crashed into a one story stucco home during a birthday dinner. Four passengers were killed but eight people at the table were unhurt. Neighbors said it looked like a miracle as glass rained but no one else was harmed. A witness described the right wing folding before the plunge.
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Pacoima
Calif
San Fernando Valley
Los Angeles
Barry Worth
Pacoima Junior High School
W. C. Green
Burbank
Nixon Charts Eisenhower Path in 1960 Nomination
Vice President Nixon positions as an Eisenhower Republican by backing foreign aid and economic support for Poland. He aligns with Eisenhower on Polish aid, while Senator Knowland may pursue California governor routes. Nixon’s stance could widen the gap with Knowland and influence GOP dynamics for the nomination.
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Eisenhower
East Lansing
Mich
U. S
Poland
Senate
Knowland
California
Goodwin J. Knight
Ottawa ministers change posts at conference near Coffeyville
Ministers in the Ottawa District of the Methodist Church announce a set of assignments. Rev. Robert Craig moves from Trinity Ottawa to Sedan Peru, and Charles W. Gross comes to Ottawa from Rock River Illinois conference to lead Trinity Richter. Multiple transfers follow among Ottawa area churches and surrounding communities.
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Trinity Methodist Church
Ottawa
Methodist Church
Coffeyville
Trinity Methodist
Trinity
Richter
Charles W. Gross
Rock River
Illinois
Phence Mitchell
Howard
Garnett
C. I. Coldsmith
Louisburg
Ives Chapel
Baldwin
Gordon Thompson
Ottawa First Church
Bethel
Overbrook
M. G. McIntosh
Quenemo
Highland
William D. Prickett
Forbes Air Base
Gordon Coldsmith
Wamgee
Paola
Otis Beach
Holton
Osawatomie
W. I. Hastie
Bonner Springs
J. H. Blackburn
Prescott-Manly
Melvern - Rosemont
Trinity - Richter
Paul Leslie
Wellsville
Council Grove
Jack Staliens
Waterville
Robert D. Wood
Central
Seven Killed On Kansas Highways
Seven people died and seven were injured in weekend Kansas highway crashes raising the year's death toll to 218, compared with 271 last year. Floyd Murphy 31 Wichita and his 10 month son William Joe died in a car train crash at Augusta. Ivan Golding 55 Miller Mo died from injuries in a two car collision near Edna Coffeyville workers Pedro Garcia 93 fatally struck in Kansas City walking to church. E G Everett Great Bend killed in crash with a train near Abbyville. Robert Mills 43 Topeka fatally injured in a two car crash at Topeka. William Simon Jr 25 Topeka killed in car truck crash on US 75 north of Topeka.
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Augusta
Floyd H. Murphy
Wichita
William Joe
Ivan Henry Golding
Miller
Coffeyville
Edna
Golding
Pedro Garcia
Kansas City
Kas
E. G. Everett
Great Bend
Abbyville
Robert E. Mills
Topeka
William Simon Jr
U. S
Assistant Named For GOP Chairman
TOPEKA Emlin E North Jr of Lancaster Kas has been named assistant to the Republican state chairman. North 36 will handle public relations for the state committee starting July 1. The appointment was announced by State GOP Chairman James Pratt during a meeting of the State GOP Executive Committee which also approved five more district harmony meetings. Pratt said the 2nd District meeting in Overland Park was very successful, prompting similar sessions in other districts next fall.
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Emlin E North Jr
Lancaster
Kas
Haseen
North
GOP
James Pratt
Pratt
Harmony
Overland Park
Wheat Crop Estimate Falls Short of Last Year
The Agriculture Department forecast this year's federally controlled wheat crop at 970,533,000 bushels, 26,674,000 below last year's 997,207,000. The winter crop is pegged at 735,720,000 bushels, up from a month earlier but well below the 10 year average and last year's totals amid crop control and soil bank retirements reducing plantings.
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Agriculture Department
New Soil Bank
Burglars Hit Vacant Dallas Home for Sink and Wall
Cecil Adams reports burglars broke into his Dallas residence and stole the kitchen sink along with other fixtures. They also kicked out a wall, causing significant damage to the property.
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Dallas
Cecil Adams
Adams
Friends Aid Ill Homewood Farmer in Cooperative Help
Franklin County residents rallied for F. R. Herron of Homewood after a major operation in Kansas City. Neighbors organized three groups to farm the Herron land with haying before planting on June 7 and 8, assisted by men and women from the community and local businesses.
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Homewood
Herron
Kansas City
Martin Dickinson
Leland Norton
Charles Hamilton
Max Randel
John Thornbrugh
Mike Sawlers
Bud Maxwell
Henry Caple
Merl Shaffer
Ralph Shaffer
Charles Higdon
Ezra Stewart
Carl
Stock Market Drops on Eisenhower Health News
New York stocks sank amid frantic selling as word spread that President Eisenhower was stricken with an upset stomach. Leading issues fell 1 to 5 points while the ticker tape lagged about 11 minutes, the greatest delay since February 29, 1958, when Eisenhower signaled willingness to run again.
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Eisenhower
Fisenhower
Nixon Expects Quick Recovery From Illness
Vice President Nixon said he expects President Eisenhower to be back in the office tomorrow and noted Eisenhower's illness as a minor, short-duration issue. He spoke to reporters on arriving at the Capitol to preside over the Senate after being informed at 9:30 a.m. by Maj. Gen. Wilson Persons, an Eisenhower aide.
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