Misrouted Letter Reaches Secretary Hall via Netherlands
Arkansas Secretary of State Nancy J. Hall finally received a letter mailed from Fayetteville on April 27 after a circuit clerk sent it to the secretary of state's Washington office. It bounced through Washington and the Netherlands before returning to Fayetteville and then to Hall in Little Rock. In the Hague Embassy, Mrs Hall identified as Minnesota resident and sent it back to Fayetteville. Florida letter carriers propose six hour workdays when temperatures exceed 90 degrees, arguing heat hardship.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Nancy J. Hall
Fayetteville
Washington
Netherlands
Hague
Hall
Minnesota
McConnell
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Florida State Association of Letter Carriers
Woman Urges Traffic Light. Seversly Injured At Busy Intersection
Mrs. Edgar R. Lusk urged police days earlier for a traffic light at a busy Memphis intersection to prevent an accident. She was struck Friday at the corner, suffering concussion possible skull fracture and multiple cuts and bruises.
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Memphis
Tenn
Edgar R. Lusk
Weather county forecast shows showers and mild warmth
Considerable cloudiness this afternoon and tonight with scattered light showers and a few thunderstorms. Sunday partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s, low tonight around 60s.
Rescue Efforts Stalled in Coal Mine Collapse in Tennessee
In PETROL Tennessee a coal mine shaft collapse traps three miners as rescue teams face solid rock delaying progress for hours. Five men escaped. one arm was amputated, another suffered a fractured pelvis, and two others were uninjured. Authorities say Seiver Kennedy likely died, with no word from Carroll. The mine near Fork Mountain, 40 miles NW of Knoxville, remains under slow, perilous excavation as residents watch from the mountain village.
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Petrol, Tenn
Elmer Smith
Fork Mountain
Cumberland Mountains
East
Tennessee
Hope
Charles Seiver
Charlie Kennedy
Henry Carroll
Smith
Robert Woods
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Claude Woods
Federal
Steve Bukovich
Seiver
Kennedy
Knoxville
Edwards X15 Flight Sets Speed Record
At Edwards Air Force Base Calif AP Maj Bob White piloted the X15 rocket plane to 3690 miles per hour about 100000 feet above the California desert. Despite cabin pressure failure ballooning his suit and a distracting vapor cloud White completed an 11 minute test reaching top speed after a 75 second burn. The craft’s skin heated to 750 degrees Fahrenheit and paint was charred.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Bob White
White
California
Teach More Clothes Requested by Chingmei Council
The Chingmei town council near Taipei asked school authorities to set stricter dress codes for women teachers to reduce boy pupils' distractions. After a two week study at the town’s only primary school, officials found that hot weather prompts low necklines and skirts with long slits, hindering pupils from focusing on their books.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chingmei
Khrushchev Proposes East German Peace Treaty Amid Economic Push
Premier Khrushchev, speaking from Alma Ata, sign a separate peace treaty with East Germany by year end if the West blocks a two German pact. He outlined a brisk growth plan for the Soviet economy, pledging rapid development of light and food industries alongside heavy industry. He noted food shortages, discussed new program drafts, and hinted at horse meat and American corn in future diets while praising 60‑day hybrid corn grown in the United States.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
East Germany
Alma Ata
Virgin Lands
Soviet Communist Party
Soviet Union
United States
MacArthur to attend Philippine independence celebration
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur announced he will depart New York on July 1 to join the 15th anniversary observance of Philippine independence in Manila on July 4.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Manila
Coolest June 24 on record at Ottawa
A Topeka weather report notes Ottawa tied a 50 degree low this morning, the coolest June 24 in records, beating the previous low of 52 set in 1920 and matched in 1926 1940 and 1957. Clouds cover much of the state with light scattered showers possible but no significant moisture expected.
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Weather Bureau
Topeka
Tractors for Freedom group ends Cuba prisoner swap plan
The Tractors for Freedom Committee dissolves after Fidel Castro rejects terms seeking 28 million in cash or tractors for 1,200 captured rebels. The private group led by Walter Reuther Eleanor Roosevelt and Milton Eisenhower blamed Castro for the collapse of talks and plans to return unopened letters totaling thousands.
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Detroit
Tractors For Freedom Committee
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
Private Citizens’ Group
Walter P. Reuther
Eleanor Roosevelt
Milton S. Eisenhower
PO Box Freedom
Two Escapers From Jail At Garnett Are Captured
A news item reports the capture of two escapees from Garnett jail. In wheat notes, early harvest begins with high grain moisture delaying cuts. Tests show 60 lb grain with moisture around 14 to 18 percent at several elevators near Ottawa Wellsville Williamsburg and surrounding areas.
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Garnett
R. W. Brown
Ottawa
Edna Wishrop
Vassar
Wellsville
Mid-Continent Grain Co
Floyd Ott
Williamsburg
Reed Goff
Farmers Elevator
Waterworks Stolen in Danish Suburban Village
AP reports in Bistrup, police investigate the theft of the unmanned waterworks. Three men allegedly tore down the building, loaded the machinery onto a truck, and fled as the plant head arrived to inspect the scene.
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Copenhagen
Bistrup
Frail Man Survives Five Days Lost in Adirondacks
Jay Kendall, 79, a frail but wiry retiree from Averill Park near Albany, wandered five days through woods and swamps after getting lost while fishing. He drank from streams, rationed Life Savers to one daily, ate a raw toad, and even befriended a bear with trout. Kendall survived a brutal trek and later found an unoccupied camp, expressing no plans to fish again.
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Schroon Lake
N.Y
Adirondack
Jay Kendall
Kendall
Averill Park
Albany
U S Stands Firm On Berlin Crisis
Washington reports a firm but not belligerent U S note over Berlin as Khrushchev presses the new threat. Secretary McNamara says no immediate plans to reinforce or expand U S forces in Europe while Alliance conventional forces may be quietly reinforced. Western Allied air and ground units sit near West Germany ready for any shift in posture.
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Washington
United States
Berlin
U.S
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Europe
London
Atlantic Alliance
West Germany
Iron Curtain
It Was Worth Fine Of Five Dollars In Texas
Mrs. Dorothy Horton pleaded guilty and paid a five dollar fine after slapping Mrs. Mary Courtney in a dispute over a church sponsored kid baseball game. The clash involved a claim of an ineligible player and occurred as both mothers had sons on opposing teams. Horton's husband D. D. Horton is a part time preacher and school trustee.
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Baytown
Tex
Dorothy Horton
Mary Courtney
Prock and Carey Captured After Jail Escape
Two Anderson County jail escapees, Carol Stanford Prock and Richard Carey, were captured after noon. Prock, 31, was nabbed near Wichita by Sedgwick County Sheriff Denver Bland after authorities found his stolen 1957 car in a Harris area farm yard. Carey, 20, surrendered west of Garnett following a field discovery. Prock faced fraud charges and federal warrants related to post office burglaries. Carey was jailed on parole violation. Sheriff's officials planned to return Prock to Garnett. Carey remained in Garnett jail.
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Garnett
Anderson County
Carol Stanford Prock
Wichita
Richard Carey
Franklin County
Joe Ferns
Ottawa
Bill Adams
Carey
Harris
Ferns
Adams
Prock
Sedgwick County
Denver Bland
Richmond
San Antonio
Tex
Quenemo
Don Hermreck
Reject Appeal In Tax Case
TOPEKA AP The State Board of Tax Appeals rejected Northern Kansas Telephone Co. Ottawa appeal for lower assessments. The board upheld the $1,273,573 assessment figure set by the state director of property valuation, despite company officials seeking a $153,650 reduction.
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Topeka
Northern Kansas Telephone Co
Ottawa
State Board of Tax Appeals
Mystery sign at Tulsa hotel register sparks confusion
An AP report notes a puzzling message on a Tulsa hotel's registration desk reading Laundry reveals by 0 am returned some jay. The garbled line prompts questions about intent and translation, with locals unsure of its meaning or origin.
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Tulsa
Okla
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