Side Swipes and Satirical Shocks Across Nation
A pastor at First Baptist Church injures a finger during a church picnic cricket in Ottawa University campus. In California flea trainer Bob Matthews recalls a heat wave that killed 24 fleas after a 98 degree day. In St Louis Roy the chimpanzee star is removed from the show for becoming too human. In Philadelphia police seek to trade 1206 confiscated guns for new weapons through a single bid process.
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Roger Fredrikson
First Baptist Church
Ottawa University
Long Beach
Calif
Bob Matthews
Freddy
Hildregard
Matthews
Long Beach Pike
ST. Louis
Roy
St. Louis Zoo
Mike Kostial
Philadelphia
General City Fund
Police Department
Thomas Gibbons
Byrd Challenges Humphrey Over Debt and Spending
Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia confronted Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey in the Senate Finance Committee inquiry into the nation’s finances. Byrd pressed on figures showing debt rose by about nine billion since 1953 and spending increased since 1955, while Humphrey claimed some reductions and defended policies as inflationists criticizers sparking bipartisan responses.
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Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Eisenhower
Senate Finance Committee
Virginian
Humphrey Stoully
Finance Committee
Senate
Bush
Capehart
Rind
Kerr
D-Okla
Thieves Take Trading Stamps Spark Mrs Sebastian's Fury
Grace Sebastian of North Sacramento grew furious after thieves stole a $100 watch $80 in cash $100 in liquor and gas from her car over six weeks but she only reported it when seven books of trading stamps were taken. She said she personally licked every stamp herself.
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Sacramento
Calif
Grace Sebastian
Hillside limits households to four cats
Hillside voters approved a four cat per household limit after residents opposed a two cat cap. The change followed a complaint about a neighbor keeping 17 cats and was moved by the Towns Committee at their meeting last night.
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Hillside
N.J
City worker nets 28-pound shovelhead at Kiefers Dam
Kenneth Hammond a city employee caught a 28 pound shovelhead catfish at Kiefers Dam yesterday delivering an unexpected birthday surprise.
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Kenneth Hammond
Kiefer’s Dam
Soldier Given 15-Year Term
In OTSU Japan the Japanese District Court sentenced Pvt. Randall B. Boyles, 24, Kenton Delaware, to 15 years in prison for the murder and robbery of a Buddhist priest. He assaulted the priest last December, robbed him, and tossed the unconscious man into Lake Biwa where he drowned.
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Otsu
Japan
Randall B. Boyles
Kenton
Del
Lake Biwa
Weather forecast for Kansas thaws with warmth ahead
Increasing cloudiness west Thursday and generally fair elsewhere as warmer conditions spread. Tonight and Thursday will see lows in the 60s with daytime highs reaching 85 to 90 degrees.
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Kansas
Two Charged In Hit Run Death In Kansas
In Paola Kansas two Wichita men were charged after a service station attendant traced a damaged car and helped identify the vehicle linked to the hit and run that killed Arthur Lee Cartwright 44 of Spring Hill. Holt was a passenger and McManus faces fourth degree manslaughter and negligent homicide charges.
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Paola
Kas
Arthur Lee Cartwright
Spring Hill
U. S. 169
Miami- Johnson County
Miami County
Gary Dean McManus
Bill Holt
Henry Joeckel
J Joeckel
Wichita
Holt
McManus
Heat Wave Break Looms As Cold Front Advances
Weather across the nation shows a mass of cool air moving east to end a multi day heat wave. Flooding in the midcontinent leaves at least 234 dead, including 206 drownings in the East. Los Angeles faces a new heat day as a 104 reading stands in history.
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Atlantic States
Los Angeles
Canada
Midwest
Lake Erie
Ohio
Arkansas
Atlantic Coast States
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Minnesota
South Dakota
Redwood River
Marshall Minn
Marshall
Redwood Falls
Senate Civil Rights Test and Disarmament Debate
President Eisenhower welcomed Soviet disarmament proposals as hopeful but rejected any unlimited temporary suspension of nuclear tests. He favored a possible limited pause while pursuing a broader package agreement. Separately, the Senate faces a civil rights test as Knowland and allies push to calendar the House bill, amid Southern opposition and a potential filibuster.
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Eisenhower
United States
Russia
Stassen
London
Oil Tankers Collide Off French Coast
Two large oil tankers collided in fog off Brittany near the coast. Eight sailors died and more than 50 were rescued, with 10 seriously injured. The 15000 ton Stony Point, Liberian-flagged, and 19000 ton Greek tankerIoannis or Ionis were involved. Rescue ships reported the disaster as fog prevented aircraft from locating the vessels.
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Brest
France
Brittany
Stony Point
Ioannis
Ionis
Victory Carriers Inc
New York
Sidon
Lebanon
Antwerp
Cairo Auction Brings 82000 Pounds From Ex-King's Belongings
The Egyptian treasury earned 82,000 pounds from a five day sale of personal effects left by ex King Farouk after his exile. The auction proceeds bolstered public funds as officials recaptured valuables from the former monarch's possessions.
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Cairo
Farouk
Some Rivers Are Still Flooding
Serious flooding remained on major Kansas River tributaries as fair weather reduced overflow risk. No major rainfall is expected this week, allowing flood crests to move downstream. Crest figures include Republican at Concordia 15.38 ft, Saline 25.82 ft north of Wilson, Solomon 34.47 ft Beloit, Big Blue 36 ft, Kansas River at Manhattan 2 ft, Topeka forecast 19.6 ft, Smoke Hill crest 24.5 ft at Abilene.
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Topeka
Kansas River
Weather Bureau
Concordia
Thankful
Saline
Wilson
Solomon
Beloit
Big Blue
Marysville
Kansas
Manhattan
Smoky Hill
Abilene
See Light Vote In Wheat Balloting
Washington officials anticipate a light turnout for a wheat quota referendum, with about 950,000 growers eligible across 36 states. Past referendums show low participation, though one year had 261,000 votes with 87 percent for marketing quotas. Outcomes hinge on two thirds support to keep controls.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Pacific Northwest
Contract Let For Olathe Merriam Highway Section
Kansas highway commission awards the eleven mile Olathe to Merriam section of US 50 to Gross hans Peterson Inc of Marysville for 1 033 999 grading and surfacing work. The session totals 5 910 221 17 with other bids in multiple counties. Reno Construction Co of Overland Park submitted bids 185 018 and 3130 41 for 4 miles base course and surface on US 59 north and south of the Franklin County line.
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Olathe - Merriam
Grosshans & Peterson, Inc
Marysville
Highway Commission
Kansas
Anderson - Franklin County
Reno Construction Co
Overland Park
Kas
Wheat Harvest Labor Shortage Reported in Kansas Counties
The state harvest labor control office reports a serious shortage of combines and labor as the wheat harvest resumes after rains. Shortage centers in Sumner, Harper, and Barber counties, affecting farming operations statewide.
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Great Bend
State Harvest Labor Control Office
Sumner
Harper
Barber
They Voted This Way In The House
Washington report lists Missouri and Kansas representatives votes on the civil rights bill sent to the Senate. Democrats for Missouri include Bolling Brown Cannon Carnahan Christopher Karsten Moulder Sullivan and Kansas Breeding. Democrats against include Missouri Hull Jones. Republicans for Kansas Avery George Rees Scrivner. Republicans against Kansas Smith. The measure passed 286 to 126.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Missouri
Kansas
House
Bolling
Brown
Cannon
Carnahan
Christopher
Karsten
Moulder
Sullivan
Hull
Jones
Avery
George
Rees
Scrivner
Smith
May Appeal To Supreme Court
The government moved quickly to overturn a court ruling barring handing GI William S. Girard to Japan for trial on manslaughter charges. An immediate direct appeal to the Supreme Court was anticipated, with Solicitor General J. Lee Rankin to decide today.
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Supreme Court
Washington
U.S
GI William S. Girard
Japan
U.S Court of Appeals
J. Lee Rankin
U.S. Dist
Joseph C. MecGarraghy
Girard
Kansas Girls Good Spellers Take National Title
Three Kansas high school girls from St. Marys, Beverly Boling, Chris Robinson, and Dorothy Dohrman, won a national spelling contest at the Future Business Leaders of America convention in Dallas. They defeated 40 rivals from 17 states, clinching the team title after outlasting Brenda Kolesar of Irwin Pennsylvania and Doris Webster of Fredericksburg Virginia in a tense final.
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Dallas
Kansas
Future Business Leaders of America
Beverly Boling
Chris Robinson
Dorothy Dohrman
St.Mary’s High School
St. Mary's
Beverly
Brenda Kolesar
Irwin, Pa
Doris Webster
Fredericksburg
Four Die in Big Creek Floods Across Kansas Area
The Big Creek floods in the area have killed four people. Ted A. Pfannenstiel, 48, a convent janitor in Munsor, died in a Hays hospital from injuries after an explosion believed caused by gas buildup. Two Catholic priests from St. Joseph's Military Academy, Rev. Cornelius Heim and Rev. Brice Schratz, died from blast injuries. Anselm Martin, academy president, was injured. Four nuns evacuated from the convent and a transient who drowned when Ellis jail flooded also died.
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Hays
Big Creek
Ted A. Pfannenstiel
Munsor
Corneluus Heim
Brice Schratz
St. Joseph’s Military Academy
Anselm Martin
Ellis
Rain Delays Wheat Harvest Across Kansas
The weekly crop report shows additional rain delaying the wheat harvest in southeast Kansas and lodging small grains. In north central and eastern areas wind and rain hamper standing grain, with poor fills and declining yields, while standing crops in central and eastern Kansas fill well and show good to excellent prospects.
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Topeka
Kansas
North Central
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