Air Strength Advances in Defense Report
The Defense Department six month air section asserts the Air Force has the best bomber in the world today on the B52 and fighters ready to move anywhere, with missiles under development to stretch continent to continent. Senatorial questions to Secretary Wilson accompany the release. Secretary Talbott notes plans to grow to 137 wings from 121, to be continually revaluated.
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Washington
Air Force
Defense Department
Harold Talbott
Opposition signs loom over Turtle Creek dam plan
Curtis Phillips, a Blue Valley farmer north of Manhattan Kansas, carries a large sign in an alfalfa field opposing the proposed Turtle Creek flood control dam. The sign reads fifty foot letters about the area to be flooded. The dam, designed to relieve Kansas River floods, faces a Senate appeal after the House approved funds over district objections.
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Curtis Phillips
Blue Valley
Manhattan
Kansas
Turtle Creek
Kansas River
Senate
House of Representatives
Kansas Congressional District
Military jet advances reassure air defense efforts
Talbott said the forthcoming Boeing eight-jet B52 will bolster air strength and reassure the public. He noted the F100 supersonic jet fighter is already in service with the first squadron activated and equipped. He added that ongoing R and D is yielding newer and better fighters and missiles at a steady pace.
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Talbott
Red Cross grants total 434000 for May tornado victims
The local Red Cross disaster office reports grants totaling nearly 434000 for May 25 tornado victims in Kansas and Oklahoma, with further 50000 expected for migrants at Leedy Oklahoma. Udall area grants reach 162010. Blackwell 181742. Cheyenne 90200. Funds do not require repayment.
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Arkansas City
Red Cross Disaster Office
Kansas
Oklahoma
Leedy
Okla
Udall
Kas
Blackwell
Cheyenne
Associated Press
Red Cross
Want To Bomb Commie Bases
Nationalist Chinese officials demand air strikes against Communist bases along the mainland coast. The China News reports pilots fear new restraints from Formosa aligned forces. A recent Soviet MIG attack from that sector damaged a Nationalist jet and a civilian flying boat. The Formosa government press urges destruction of the enemy seaboard bases.
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Taipei
China News
Formosa
Hsin Sheng Pao
Seaboard
Expect Million From Angus Sale
Aberdeen-Angus cattle sale at Penney James Home place Farm in Hamilton Missouri nears completion with 152 head left and 80 Holstein cows. In two days the sale fetched 955800 for 345 Aberdeen Anguses as J C Penney winds down his cattle business and plans to divest his Missouri farms.
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Hamilton, Mo.l
Penney James Homeplace
J. C. Penney
Missouri
Lakes Huron and Michigan Fall More Than 21 Feet Below Superior
Lake Superior sits at significantly higher water levels than Huron and Michigan, which are both more than 21 feet lower. The disparity highlights regional hydrological differences and potential impacts on shipping, coastal erosion, and water management policies.
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Lake
Huron
Michigan
Lake Superior
Federal civilian employees rise to 2,906,854 in May
The Senate House committee reported that federal civilian employees totaled 2,906,854 in May, up 5,685 from April. Sen. Byrd noted this marked the fourth consecutive monthly increase, the longest upward trend since July 1952.
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Washington
Senate House Committee
Byrd
D-Va
Million Traffic Fatalities Reported In U S
Authorities note more than one million traffic deaths have occurred across the United States. The figure underscores ongoing road safety concerns and calls for enhanced enforcement and engineering measures nationwide.
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United States
Goodland Man Killed In Crash
William M. Darnauer 81 of Goodland died in a two car collision near Goodland. Four members of a Charleston West Virginia family were injured including Mr and Mrs Edward J Bostwick and their two daughters. Police cited a tire blowout on the Bostwick car as the cause.
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Goodland, Kas
William M. Darnauer
Goodland
West Virginia
Edward J. Bostwick
Charleston
W Va
Highway Patrol
Bostwick
Here
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Big Red Cross
Commie
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First National Bank
Ottawa
Franklin County
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Buster Brown
Richardson's
John G. “Kaiser
Rexall
Masonic
Firestone
S-M-L
Edie
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