Rain Halts Wheat Harvest While Crops Benefit
Rains silenced harvest in Franklin County delaying wheat, but showers boost corn, sorghum, soybeans and alfalfa. Run-off should refresh stock ponds and improve feed for beef and dairy, easing hay shortages. River and reservoir levels rise with potential for flood control measures if heavy rain returns. Plans consider rainmaking tests in Louisiana and Arkansas.
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Franklin County
Ottawa
John P. Kelsey
Don Brown
Brown
Marais Des Cygnes
Pomona
Associated Press
Pacific Coast
Deep South
Mississippi Valley
Dixie
North Dakota
Minnesota
Ozarks
Louisiana
Arkansas
Northeast Louisiana Water Resources Corporation
Denver
Colo
Weatha
County Forecast With Clouds and Showers Tonight
Considerable cloudiness with showers this afternoon and tonight possibly heavy. Clearing Sunday, cooler tonight with lows near 50. High Sunday in the 80s.
Rainfall Brings Hope for Fresh Trout Fishing Near Quenemo
Fishermen expressed optimism as showers prompted by rainfall near the Marais des Cygnes river east of Quenemo boost streams and ponds. Mrs. Paul Prewitt reported the scene, hoping the rain will stir the river and improve fishing after weeks of poor bites.
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Paul Prewitt
Marais Des Cygnes
Quenemo
The
Herald
Boy Struck By Car In Rain On Main Street
Raymond Runnells ten years old was struck by a car driven by Paul Waird on Main Street at 5 29 p m. He suffered cuts and a possible head injury and was taken to Ransom Memorial Hospital in fair condition. Waird said he could not stop in time as the boy crossed in rain. No arrest was made.
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Raymond ‘Runnells
Main
Massasoit
Hayle R. Runnells
S. Hickory
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Paul S. Waird
Bonner Springs
Russian cosmonaut ends first day aloft as woman set to join
Valery Bykovsky completed 16 orbits and slept six hours aboard Vostok 5 with all systems normal and meals aboard. Soviet and foreign observers say a 25-year-old woman named Ludmilla is prepared for a parallel flight, possibly lasting 24 hours, in the Siberian launch.
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Moscow
Valery F. Bykovsky
Tass
Bykovsky
North America
United States
Red
Ludmilla
Siberia
Hoover Illness. Former President In Waldorf Suite
Former President Herbert Hoover, age 8, is seriously ill for a week in the Waldorf Towers suite. Doctors report anemia caused by bleeding from the gastro-intestinal tract. No immediate move to a hospital. 24 hour period shows diminished bleeding.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Waldorf Towers
Hoover
K68 Re-Rowling To Be Difficult In Ottawa Route Talks
City, county, Chamber of Commerce and state officials met to discuss rerouting K68 to handle rising traffic to Pomona reservoir. Urban engineer Ralph Skoog outlined options, favoring a southern swing from Logan to Forest Park or via Tecumseh, with a bridge bottleneck on 7th Street limiting routes.
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Ottawa
Pomona Reservoir
Chamber of Commerce
Ralph Skoog
State Highway Department
J. R. Cheney
Chamber Highway Committee
North American
Cheney
Skoog
Logan
Country Club
Keokuk
Tecumseh
Forest Park
Kile
Main
Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific
Kuo Cast Street
3Rd Street
Rico
Tinatme
Pomona
Zamdel River
Extend Railstrike Deadline To July Tenth
Washington reports negotiators for railroads and five operating unions agreed to postpone the strike deadline to July 10 as talks continue. President Kennedy urged quick settlement and possible Congress action if no accord is reached, with both sides asked to maintain the status quo during renewed negotiations.
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Washington
Exousee
Tiators
Kerazme
White House
Kennedy
Eusly
Congress
National Mediation Board
Liquor Store Owner Charged After Minor Case
OLATHE Kansas AP A liquor store owner Vierett T M Ann ingham 76 was charged with selling liquor to a minor after testimony in a murder trial The minor Lloyd Lee Harsh 18 was convicted Thursday of second degree murder and assault with intent to kill The arrest occurred Friday night The ad for RCA Whirlpool freezers appears beside the legal item.
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Olathe
Kan
Lloyd Lee Harsh
Vierett
Anningham
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