Mystery Over Woman's Death at Avard Oklahoma
A preliminary autopsy on 22 year old Mildred Reynolds of Northwestern State College found a fractured skull and high carbon monoxide in her blood, suggesting death in a car fire rather than murder. Officers cite two car tracks and a found shoe. two suspects questioned, one released, one held for release.
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Alva
Okla
Northwestern State College
D. R. Reynolds
Avard High School
Shideler
Woods County
Ed Doctor
Hearings Set On Tuttle Creek Fund Budget
Washington hearings on budget recommendations for Tuttle Creek Dam in Kansas are tentatively scheduled for March 21 and 22. Supporters on Blue River near Manhattan will press for funds to continue work in the new fiscal year starting July 1, while opponents argue against it. Congress has approved 12.5 million dollars for the project amid local opposition. President Eisenhower’s budget proposes nine million dollars for the coming year.
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Washington
Tuttle Creek
Kansas
Blue River
Manhattan
House
Congress
Eisenhower
Fire Destroys Poultry Plant at Great Bend
A major fire destroyed the Macurdy poultry and egg plant in south Great Bend. Fire Chief Clarence Myers said the building and contents were a total loss. The blaze started around 4 a.m. with all fire units and police in attendance. The cause was unknown and losses could not be estimated. The L shaped brick plant housed poultry, feed, egg cases and processing equipment. Electric service was briefly interrupted when a power line was knocked out.
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Great Bend
Macurdy Poultry and Egg
South Great Bend
Clarence Myers
Harold Macurdy
Ford Instrument program slashes cancer deaths at plant
A Queens firm reports its six year cancer detection program cut deaths and reveals many precancerous cases. Ford Instrument Co of Long Island City says 1,796 of 3,000 employees had periodic checkups at company time and expense. Seven cancer cases were found.
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New York
Queens
Benjamin N. Berg
Ford Instrument Co
Long Island City
Ford
Colorado tunnel showdown May 1 bids to set cost
Colorado residents prepare for a May 1 showdown over the Continental Divide tunnel project. Governor Ed C. Johnson presses for a bore to keep east west traffic on the main line. Bids will indicate contractor plans and prices for sites near Berthoud Pass or Straight Creek west of Denver.
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Denver
Colorado
Continental Divide
Ed C. Johnson
Colorado Highway Department
Berthoud Pass
Straight Creek
Colorado Highway Commission
Governors and Commission Consider Adequacy Decision
The governor and the commission weigh whether current measures meet standards. Officials indicated that if findings show insufficiency, further steps will be pursued to address gaps and ensure compliance.
Osawatomie Man's Fatal Collision with Freight Train
Alfred Brewer, 40, of Osawatomie, was fatally injured yesterday when his car collided with a freight train a mile southeast of Paola.
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Paola, Kas
Alfred Brewer
Osawatomie
Paola
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