Venezuelan airliner death toll rises over Atlantic
New York AP reports a Venezuelan airliner burst into flame and crashed into the Atlantic about 32 miles east of Asbury Park New Jersey killing 74 aboard. Coast Guard Lt Cmdr Frederick J Hancox described the diving craft as a 60 degree plunge under moonlight as flames enveloped the impact site.
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New York
Atlantic Ocean
Asbury Park
N. J
Coast Guard
Super Constellation
Idlewild
Cmdr
Frederick J. Hancox
Wantagh
N. Y
Caracas
Venezuela
Luis F. Plata
Norfolk
Fredrick J. Hancox
Veteran theater owner Earl Van Hyning dies at 72
Kansas theater operator Earl Van Hyning 72 formerly of Ottawa died last night in Atchison after a stroke Friday. He began in Coffeyville in 1912 and owned theaters in Coffeyville Independence Ottawa Farson Iola and Atchison. He helped run the Orpheum in Atchison since 1953 with son-in-law Harry Hixon. Funeral at Stanton chapel Atchison tomorrow with burial in Mt Calvary Ottawa.
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Earl van Hyning
Kansas
Ottawa
Atchison
van Hyning
Coffeyville
Independence
Farsons
Iola
Tally Theater
Don Shade
Harry A. Hixon
Orpheum
Chamber of Commerce
Motion Picture Theater Owners Association
Missouri
Hixon
1% off Kelvinator Air Conditioner Sale
Weidmann Tire & Battery Service offers 1% off Kelvinator air conditioner units while supplies last, priced at 299.95 installed. Contact 166-C-61 for details.
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Weidmann Tire & Battery
Wheat Loan Rate May Be Changed
Gordon Barnes, manager of the Franklin county office of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee, said the present 1956 wheat loan rate is $2.13 per bushel on the farm. The May parity price may not drop, but could rise slightly by July 1. Barley is $1.09, oats $0.67, and rye $1.34 per bushel.
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Gordon Barnes
Franklin County
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Barnes
Showers Delay Wheat Harvest Across Kansas Belt
Scattered showers yesterday slowed wheat harvesting in numerous areas while expectations grew for resumed work this afternoon. Harvest crews and equipment were ample in most regions, with general cutting forecast by the weekend, save for Cheyenne Rawlins Decatur Sherman and Thomas counties where little cutting is seen before Monday.
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Great Bend
State Harvest Labor Control Office
Cheyenne
Rawlins
Decatur
Sherman
Thomas
Auto giants report peak unemployment at plants
Ford Motor Co and General Motors Corp claim unemployment at their plants has peaked and is now falling. The report notes improvements for the nation’s big three automakers as demand steadies and production trims back, signaling easing labor strain alongside rising inventories and pricing pressures.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
General Motors Corp
LeMay Downplays ICBM as Just Another Weapon
General Curtis LeMay, head of the United States long range bomber force, tells the Senate Appropriations Committee the intercontinental ballistic missile has been blown out of proportion. He says it is not the ultimate weapon and will be another weapon in the arsenal rather than a decisive breakthrough.
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Kansas
Washington
Curtis’ LeMay
Senate Appropriations Committee
Weather forecast and past conditions summary
Generally fair southeast with partly cloudy areas and isolated thundershowers in the west and north this afternoon. Tonight and Thursday expect scattered showers and thunderstorms, little temperature change. Tonight low around 65 to 45, Thursday high 95 to 102. Yesterday’s high 95, low 71. River stage 0.98 feet.
Capacity Load On City Power Plant To Supply Air Coolers
Ottawa's city electric plant operated at overload capacity with a 4 400 kilowatt peak as air conditioners pushed demand on a 95 degree day. Superintendent O L E Haff noted the system relied on its 4 000 kilowatt unit with no KCP&L contribution, while 107 new air conditioners totaling 240 horsepower had been installed since May.
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Ottawa
City Electric
O. L. E. Haff
Haff
Kansas City Power & Light Co
Kcp&l
Harry Brink
Brink
Steamy heat to continue across Ottawa and Kansas
Ottawa and much of Kansas endure hot conditions with 1 pm readings around 96 degrees and official highs near 95 yesterday. Summer starts officially tomorrow at 4 24 am while the weather bureau warns of possible scattered thunderstorms tonight. Reports from Ogden to Salina show upper 90s to low 100s with light rain in scattered spots and a tornado damaging power lines north of Randolph.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Ogden
Eas
Salina
Concordia
Russell
Topeka
Hill City
Axtell
Scandia
Burr Oak
Belleville
Garden City
Randolph
Manhattan
Rockies
Appalachians
Band Concert At City Park Delights Evening Program
City Park hosts a weekly band concert tomorrow at 8 oclock directed by William Barker. The program includes National Emblem Light Cavalry Great Gate of Kiev Huldigungsmarch Now Let Every Tongue Aware Thee The Heavens Resounding Fete Triumphal A Tribute to Glen Miller Blues in the Band Semper Fidelis National Anthem. Cheney Market offers 1 150 dollars on Thursday and Friday in Cheney's Bond Club.
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City Park
William Barker
Light Cavalry
Kiev
Glen Miller
Deadline for Last Minute Primary Filings Rush
Last minute filings flood Franklin county offices as the noon deadline passes. Democrat Olin Minckley seeks county office. Lloyd Stafford and John B. Pierson file for state roles. Republican Dr. R. S. Roberts seeks re election as coroner. Numerous township and precinct posts fill with Republican and Democrat candidates across Ottawa and surrounding townships.
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Bruce Spears J
Olin Minckley
Franklin County
Lloyd Stafford
Topeka
John B. Pierson
Ottawa
Franklin
Miami County
R. S. Roberts
T. A. Bischoff
Homewood
George Gingerich, Jr
Appanoose
Francis Wilson
Lincoln Township
Myron Steere
Milton G. Danielson
Kenneth Corbett
Ottawa Township
J. R. Birzer
Claire L. Shepherd
John A. Scott
Greenwood Township
M. M. Edwards
John Staadt
William Rice
George Rouse
Nellie M. Nordyke
Richmond Township
Charles Moberly
John Miller
Noah Hutchinson
Maurice Ponton
Ohio
R. G. Hobbs
C. W. Martin, Jr
Grant Carey
Bruce Roush
Eleanor Cole
Martin Dickinson
Homewood Township
Prison term for Pueblo kidnapper tied to ransom calls
Eugene G. Hurst, 27, received a 15 to 25 year Colorado prison sentence after pleading guilty to kidnapping Mrs. Robert A. Jackson, 27, mother of three. Jackson, wife of a car dealer, was seized February 21 after leaving a Pueblo College night class and held at gunpoint as she was driven around the city while Hurst telephoned demands for money.
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Pueblo
Colo. i
Colorado
Eugene G. Hurst
Robert A. Jackson
Our Candidate For Woman of The Year
LEVITTOWN New York area profile of Agnes Ferguson Murdoch a 78 year old outspoken housewife who argues modern husbands die earlier from excessive home duties. She cites years of self reliance raising six children and helping with three stepchildren while maintaining a 15 room home. Her husband Alexander 91 supports her view with a cheerful demeanor.
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Alexander
Control Major Blazes Near Prescott and Southwest
Forest Service firefighters early today contained two major blazes in New Mexico and Arizona and brought another under control while a fourth blaze was erupting near Prescott Arizona. The efforts involved multiple regional crews and highlighted persistent wildfire activity across the area.
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Albuquerque
Forest Service
New Mexico
Arizona
Prescott
Ariz
Petition to improve South Willow and West Fifteenth streets
Franklin county commissioners may see a new petition to improve South Willow street from Tenth to Fifteenth and West Fifteenth from Willow to the Santa Fe tracks. The panel previously rejected a widening and resurfacing plan costing about 50 000 dollars, with three feet widening on each side of the 16 foot brick paving.
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South Willow Street
West Fifteenth Street
Franklin County
Lyle Hanes
W. Fifteenth
Hanes
Willow Street
Tenth
Fifteenth
Fifteenth Street
Willow
Santa Fe
Allen Corner
No Hint Yet By Eisenhower On Running
President Eisenhower has given no White House staff any hint about remaining in the presidential race. Press secretary James C Hagerty said there are no plans to send a message to the Republican convention group in San Francisco. The medical bulletin listed progress after intestinal surgery and noted the president weighs 162 pounds, unchanged from yesterday but seven pounds lighter than hospitalization on June 8. Hagerty said weight is not expected to rebound for days.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
San Francisco
Republican National Committee
Hagerty
Sherman Adams
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Farmers May Deliver Stored Corn In Early July
Russell Wray announces that farmers with 1955 farm stored corn may deliver to the Commodity Credit Corporation during July 1 to July 10. Requests must be filed in the county ASC office ten days before delivery. Normally corn is delivered in August and September.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Russell Wray
Franklin County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASC
Wray
Truman Receives Honorary Oxford Degree
Harry S. Truman, once too poor to attend college, today earned an honorary degree from Oxford University in England. The ceremony highlights Truman’s long career and the university’s recognition of his public service.
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Oxford
England
Harry S. Truman
Two Surprise Governor Candidates Enter Kansas Primary
Two surprise candidates for governor and four more congressional candidates joined Kansas primaries as the noon filing deadline passed. Former Governor Harry Woodring filed for the Democratic nomination to oppose George Docking. The GOP slate includes Fred Hall and others in a four way race. Democrats filed for statewide offices, including Frank Theis for Supreme Court and John Anderson Jr for attorney general. Congressional fields in all six districts were filled by both parties.
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Topeka
Harry Woodring
Woodring
George Docking
Lawrence Banker
Docking
John O. Stewart
Kansas City
Stewart
A. Lo. Stewart
Olive
Fred Hall
Warren Shaw
Francis Horton
Horton
John Montgomery
Junction City
Ed Rees
Emporia
William H. Avery
John Woelk
Russell
Fred Kilian
Wamego
U.S. Senate
Frank Theis
Arkansas City
Supreme Court
Theis
State Executive Committee
Atty
John Anderson Jr
Anderson
Frank Eckdall
James Putnams
Earl Hatcher
Joseph Henkle
Great Bend
Ewell Stewart
Kansas
Avery
Howard S. Miller
Hiawatha
Allen Engler
Woelk
Wint Smith
Mankato
Mildred Otis
Phillipsburg
Max Jones
Goodeland
Elmor. Mahoney
Dorrance
H. B. Doering
Garenett
Senate
Anderson-Linn-Bourbon County
Dietrict
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Stella Cooper
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Towa
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Denver
William Talbott
Myra McDaniel
Cora Moore
Kas
Ruth Haw
Canton
S. D
Jay Ellis
Douglas Bros
Lamb Ambulance
Wightmans
Cheney Market
Cheney’s
New Street
Christy McAdoo
Linda Bartlett
Frankie Hollingsworth
Willene Small
Connie Welton
Joyce Bartlett
Shirley Small
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Pam Kasper
Marla Jo Babcock
Edna Graham
Eulene Milton
Mary Frances Payne
Nancy Husted
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Bailey
Truman
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