Evacuation Exercise to Test War Plans in Washington
President Eisenhower initiates Operation Alert 1955 a nationwide civil defense drill with a two hour warning. Top government officials including the Cabinet and Defense Secretary Wilson will relocate to secret shelters while 600 workers occupy tents for a three day test. All 227000 executive branch employees in Washington evacuate on a token basis.
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Rains Fill Farm Ponds in Kansas
Pratt Kansas reports abundant May and June rains have refilled farm ponds and lakes, creating good fishing spots. Hatchery Superintendent Seth Wray says stocking requests overwhelm the State Fish and Game Commission, delaying restocking until fall. New waters get priority, with remaining supply spread thin. Weather may delay spawning of channel catfish and affect crappie, bass, and bluegill production.
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Wet Weather To Taper Off
Wet weather across much of the nation eased today though a damp chill lingered. Temperatures ranged from the 40s in the Great Lakes and Wyoming to the 70s in the Great Plains and Ohio Valley while scattered showers touched Indiana Illinois and the Northeast. Kentucky REA farm power use rose from 90 kWh per farm in 1947 to 205 kWh in 1954.
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Boy Swallowed Electric Fuse Nightlight Mishap
Irving Texas five year old Lance Morrison choked on an inch long pencil sized fuse during naptime. Parents rushed him to hospital where doctors diagnosed the fuse would do little harm after X rays. Origin of the fuse remains unknown. Also note mentions of solar eclipses and Indiana population growth.
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Baby Drowned In Watering Tank At Lyons
Dennis Dean Fuller 18 months old was found dead in his grandfather John Fuller’s stock watering tank in Lyons yesterday. Undersheriff Walter Morganfield reported a workman discovered the child, son of Mr and Mrs Paul Fuller, and he leaves three brothers.
Coroner Declares Deaths Murder and Suicide
Hartford Kansas Lyon County coroner QC D Harris said yesterday the deaths of Clair Herrick 54 and his wife Pauline 49 appear murder and suicide. Herrick a farmer was involved in the fatal incident with his wife.
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Fatal harm alleged in chaos at home family crisis
A report describes a man involved in a personal crisis after apparently striking his wife with a public safety item. A magazine found at the scene lay at Her Rick’s feet with a cover story titled I had to cause fatal harm my wife.
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Plan cutback in M48 tank production limits
The Pentagon is studying a further cutback in the production rate for the M48 medium tank, the Army’s latest model. Officials noted the reduction would not be major, with speculation centering on a decrease of under 20 percent.
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