Kansas Wheat Loss Shrinks State Production Outlook
Southwest Kansas loses about two million acres of wheat, roughly one-fifth of the state's crop, due to dry spring weather winterkill and cutworms. Losses valued at 125 to 160 million dollars. Officials note potential milo plantings may fill abandoned land if rains come.
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Wichita
Kansas
Scott County
Hutchinson
Gray County
W. B. McCully
Dodge City
McCully
J. E. Palleson
U. S. Department of Agriculture
G. W. Egbert
State Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Milo
Glen Bates
Greensburg
Free Negro Prisoners As Racial Problem Fades
Birmingham AP reports progress toward releasing prisoners as racial tensions ease. Biracial talks, led by Wyatt Tee Walker and Andrew Young, aim to drop charges and desegregate lunch counters and public facilities downtown. King indicated an agreement was nearly ready, with disputes over charges and an official Negro white committee remaining.
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Birmingham
Ala
Wyatt
Tee Walker
Martin Luther King Jr
Reys
Andrew Young
King
Rovitas
Lipscomb death eyed for narcotics link
Baltimore AP report says an assistant medical examiner notes definite suspicion narcotics are involved in the death of Gene Lipscomb, the 6 foot 9 inch veteran football star found unconscious in a West Baltimore apartment. Three needle marks above elbow veins were observed and a homemade syringe awaits chemical testing next week.
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Baltimore
Gene
Big Daddy) Lipscomb
Rudiger Breintecker
Lipscomb
County Forecast Partly Cloudy Through Saturday
Partly cloudy through Saturday with cooler conditions. Lows tonight expected 60 to 65 degrees and daytime highs Saturday near 80.
May 10 History Highlights From The Associated Press
On this date in 1869 the golden spike linked the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans at Promontory Point Utah signaling completion of the first transcontinental railroad. Other events include the 1775 Second Continental Congress convening in Philadelphia and the 1917 Pershing appointment to lead the American Expeditionary Force in World War I.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Leland Stanford
Central Pacific Railroad
Promontor Point
Utah
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
France
Alsace- Lorraine
Germany
John J. Pershing
Vows To Keep Laos From Reds
U S Ambassador Leonard Unger sailed the Pathet Lao and declared the United States will never abandon Laos to communism. He said the U S has no intention of stepping aside and letting enemies thwart the Geneva accords. He cited Pathet Lao aggression in Plaine des Jarres and the presence of foreign troops from North Vietnam.
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Vientiane, Laos
U.S
Leonard Unger
Pathet Lao
United States
Laos
Unger
Vientiane
Plaine Des Jarres
Control Commission
Viet Nam
Tally's Toot Prompts Urgent Action on Wheat Vote
A local notice contrasts Tally's Toot with next year's wheat crop, urging immediate guidance on what to do about his option. Steel Toe Special Shoes priced at 5.99 are advertised by Self Service Shoes at 123 S Main in Ady.
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S. Main, Ady
Kennedy Pearson meet to patch U.S.-Canada ties in Massachusetts
President Kennedy and Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, at Otis Air Force Base and a luncheon at Joseph P. Kennedy’s Hyannis Port home, plan talks to mend frayed relations. They will discuss nuclear warheads for Bomarc missiles and Canadian sovereignty concerns.
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Kennedy
Lester B. Pearson
United States
iepEe
Otis Air Force Base
Cape Cod
Pearson
John. G. Dipfenbalker
Lucheon
Nyannis
Joseph P. Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
London
Canada
John G. Diefenbaker
Diefenbaker
Plan Safe Driving Contest at Ottawa
A safe driving roadeo for teens 19 and under with restricted licenses will be held in Ottawa on May 32 at Hickory between 3rd and 4th. Registration opens 12 45 p.m. and maneuvers start 1 30 p.m. Local winners advance to state, then national. Jim Shu may be in charge.
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Ottawa
JayCeas
Jim Shumale
Brilliance In The Dark At Fairview High
In Langdon Kansas Fairview high staged a candle lit play in the cafeteria after the auditorium lights failed Thursday night The school performance titled Brilliant Performance featured students adapting to the blackout and presenting the show in dim lighting.
Boy Dies After Fall From Tree In Dodge City
A 10-year-old Dodge City boy Charles Spicer died from injuries after a May 2 fall from a tree while building a tree house with other boys. He slipped while descending, struck a metal trash container, and landed on pavement. he had been unconscious most of the time since the incident.
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Dodge City
Kan
Charles Spicer
Robert Spicer
Clergymen Conference Planned at Osawatomi Hospital
Ministers of all faiths in the 22 county area served by Osawatomi State Hospital have been invited to the annual Clergyman Conference to be held at the hospital Tuesday. Chaplain Paul H. Kapp said the conference is open to clergymen from other areas who wish to attend.
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Osawatomie
Kan
Osawatomie State Hospital
Paul H. Kapp
Carpenters Strike Ties Up Hutchinson Sites
In Hutchinson and Haven Kansas nine construction sites and one in Haven suspend work as carpenters strike. Local 1857 says contractors won’t negotiate a new contract replacing the expired one from April 1. Carpenters seek 45 cents an hour raise over two years plus travel time for jobs over 20 miles from Hutchinson.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Haven
Carpenter's Union Local
Mad spring riots sweep Yale Brown Brandeis campuses
A spring night of rioting hit Yale Brown and Brandeis University campuses with students clashing with police. About 1,500 Yale students were controlled by officers with nightsticks, 17 arrested. Brown saw 40 plus arrests and dormitory clashes. Brandeis logged no arrests. A Princeton wave earlier in the week included 500 participants and 14 arrests.
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New England
New Haven
Conn
Providence
R.I
Waltham
Mass
Yale
Brown
Pembroke College
Bryant College
Rhode Island School of Design
Princeton
New Jersey
Brandeis University
Push Man To Death At Brooklyn Subway Platform
Two youths assaulted a man on a Brooklyn subway platform and pushed him into an oncoming train, cutting his body in halves. The fifty year old victim, unidentified except for a crumpled dollar, fought back as bystanders heard him cry for help. Witnesses say the attackers struck him with a whisky bottle and fled as trains raced in.
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New York
Brooklyn
Yes vote urged on wheat referendum by NFO in Kansas
Marysville Kansas farmers heard four NFO speakers urging an affirmative vote on the wheat referendum. Erhart Pfingsten, vice president, said the NFO supports the measure. Discussions covered price expectations, grain interchange rules, and how the plan could affect farm rotations and livestock feeding.
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Marysville
Kan
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Erhart Pfingsten
Soldier Bluff
Towa
Marshall County
Senate
Martin Byrne
Topeka
The
Kansas Farmers Union
Byrne
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Conrad, Leslie, Bache and Co
Roy Freeland
State Board of Agriculture
Wees
Seeee
Raney
Associated Press
Berlin
South African Liberal Association
U.S. Information Service
Tripoli
New York City
Columbia University
Kansas City
Ottawa High
Chamber of Commerce
Jim Robbins
Kerry Pound
Bob Roberts
Jerome Minnick
Nancy Burlingham
Herald
Tally
JFK
Hyannisport, Mass
Canadian
Prettying UP Armory
Bill Wright
OHS
National Guard Armory
Warren Durrett
Ottawa Elks
Judy Daugharthy
Johnny Stark
Carpenters
Lud Strand
Brewster, Kan
National Agricultural Advisory Commission
ASCS
Allyo
John A. Dotson
National Farmers Union Cooperative Marketing Association
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