Side Swipes Campaign Balloons Raise Local Attention
Bruce Spears, county clerk candidate, distributed balloons bearing his name at fairs. A balloon escaped, drifting to W. E. Dent in Emporia who recovered it, prompting coverage of the campaign tactic. Police in Petoskey fined officer Charles Laubrich 260 dollars for self-ticketing after a sleepier drive incident. A St Louis construction crew found counterfeit plate for old five dollar bills from the horseblanket era, dating to 1928.
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Bruce Spears
Beetanth
Emporia
W. E. Dent
Petoskey, Mich
Charles Laubrich
Laubrich
Himslf
Flood Waters Spread Out In Clyde Area
Flood waters disrupting gas and water service spread across north central Kansas. Clyde and Concordia areas face rising Salt Creek and damaged water systems. Crews plan to restore gas service by Sunday as Army helicopters aid evacuations and rescue efforts. Governor Docking requests Army survey of flood zones.
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Clyde
Kansas
Concordia
Kan
Little Elk Creek
Salt Creek
Kansas Power and Light Co
Salina
Elleville
Washington
Hollis
U. S. Army
Fort Riley
Clifton
Miss America Crown To Be Won Tonight In Atlantic City
Miss America pageant concludes with a crowning event in Atlantic City as contestants from 52 states compete for the title and a year of national duties. The winner, expected to embody pageant ideals, will begin a year of public appearances and responsibilities.
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Atlantic City
Paris
Adlai’ Sterilla
Lings
Joan Geiart
Rilla
Miss Olinger sues Krewe for Mardi Gras injuries
Mobile, Ala. Miss Mary Margaret Olinger, 24, sues the Krewe of Columbus mystic society for 25000 in damages claiming injuries from a bubble gum package tossed from a parade float February 14. The suit alleges impact to her face during the Mardi Gras event. The story notes delays in a separate planned U.S. moon mission launch with no date set for the next attempt.
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Mobile
Ala
Mary Margaret Olinger
Krewe of Columbus
Mystic Society
Cape Canaveral
Fla
U.S
Defense Department
Washington
County Forecast Predicts Thunder Storms This Weekend
Partly cloudy conditions continue this afternoon tonight and Sunday with a few thunderstorms spreading across the area tonight. Cooler this afternoon and tonight with highs of 80 to 85 degrees and lows in the lower 60s.
Moon mission timing shifts reveal new launch windows
Defense officials report two upcoming windows for a U S moon mission before further United States attempts. The announcements note favorable alignments when the Moon comes closest to Earth, with dates around September and October, highlighting potential three day windows for an aviation and space agency launch.
Pomona Reservoir construction to begin in coming year
The Pomona reservoir project near Pomona will start in the current fiscal year with plans to award the first contract before July 1. Engineers will conduct survey work after January and prepare the site six miles northwest of Pomona at the junction of 110 Mile and Dragoon Creeks. The project aims to create a 3700 acre permanent pool for flood control and river flow, plus land for recreation. total federal funding is about 14 million dollars over a four year construction period.
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Pomona Reservoir
Corps of Engineers
L. E. Laurion
Kansas City
Pomona
Dragoon
Kansas
Miss Alabama Wins Night’s Talent in Pageant at Convention Hall
Evans, 18, of Greenville North Carolina, and Thornberry of Birmingham Alabama lead preliminary events in the Miss America pageant as judges rate talent and swimsuit divisions. Thornberry wins talent with a South Pacific song while Evans performs as a pageant favorite amid coverage of other contest actions and political notes from Washington.
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Alabama
South,Pacific
North Carolina
Convention Hall
Betty Lee Reykjavik
Iceland
Evans
Greenville
N.C
Lee Thornberry
North Atlantic
Birmingham
Ala
Ludvik Josépsson
Sient Schrader
Jackson
Schrader
Alvin Adler
Grand Jury
Adler
June Adler
William A. Collet
Collet
Ylon
Ano Gance
Nari Sybun
Nellie Forbush
Miss Thornberry
Birmingham Southern College
Miss Evans
Red Oak Christian Church
Pleads Innocent To Indictment In Jackson County Case
Earl H. Schrader Jr., former chief assistant Jackson County prosecutor, pleaded innocent to indictments charging perjury and alleged abortion. The case involves charges tied to actions during his tenure as a prosecutor.
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Kansas City
Earl H. Schrader Jr
Jackson County
Coast Guard pressures trawlers with nerve-wracking patrols
The coast guard said it intercepted messages between venerable wreckers and gunboats indicating fishermen were fed up with poor catches and might leave for better waters soon. Icelandic Coast Guard gunboats increased patrols, trying to push fishermen to relocate by a war of nerves.
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Coast Guard
Skelly Estate Valued Near 10 Million Dollars
Tulsa AP reports the late oilman and philanthropist William G. Skelly estate appraised at $9.74 million in county court inventory. Cash totals $209,102.28. Half goes to widow Gardruide Skelly, while daughters Carolyn Burford of St. Louis and Joan Stuart of Tulsa receive a quarter each.
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Tulsa
Okla
William G. Skelly
Gardruide Skelly
Carolyn Skelly
Burford
St. Louis
Joan Skelly Stuard
Eisenhower Returns to White House for Far East Talks
President Eisenhower flew from Newport to Washington to meet on the Far East crisis, school integration, and more. He will host a White House reception for a group of American, British, and Canadian educators then return to Newport to resume his vacation. Ottawa University welcomes incoming students as Fall Welcome Week begins with tests, registration, jog burning, and get acquainted events across residence halls.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Far East
Newport
Columbine
Ottawa University
Wilson Wield House
Charles W. Southard
Chou En-Lai Calls for Resumed Ambassador Talks on Peace
Chou En-Lai urged Washington to resume ambassador level talks to seek peace in the Formosa Strait crisis. He reiterated Red China’s claim to Formosa and Pescadores as Chinese territory and described sovereignty as an internal affair. The broadcast marked his first comment on the tense situation, with talks having broken off in Geneva last December after starting in 1955.
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Tokyo Gap
China
Chou En-Lai
United States
Chou
Lel
Chen
Red
Formosa Strait
Geneva
U.S
Alexis A. Johnson
Red China
Wang Pingnan
Peiping
Washington
Formosa
Prise On
Johnson
Edwin W. Martin
London
Soviet Press Warns U S on Red China
Soviet military papers led by Red Star and Soviet Fleet echoed Pravda and Tavsteia in warning the United States to keep hands off Red China. They vowed a retaliatory strike would not be limited and would deliver a crushing rebuff to imperialist intrigues in the Far East.
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Moscow
United States
Red China
Red Star
Soviet Fleet
Pravda
Tavestia
Far East
Quakes in Chile Leave Toll and Missing in Andes
A sequence of earthquakes east of Santiago, Chile, killed three people with twenty missing. Many buildings were damaged in Volcan and San Jose, with shocks extending into Bolivia. Government sources report the disaster and its spread through the region.
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Santiago
Chile
Andes
Volcan
San Jose
Bolivia
Storm Ella Loses Power
Tropical storm Ella moved into Texas with intermittent downpours and swelling seas along the Gulf Coast. The Weather Bureau advised lowering warnings and keeping small craft in port as Ella neared Mustang Island near Corpus Christi, with evacuations in at least eight towns and about 1,000 people affected including tourists.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Ella
Texas
Texas’ Gulf
U.S. Weather Bureau
Louisiana
Communists Move In Naval Power
Communist China accelerates naval buildup toward Formosa Strait threatening Nationalist held offshore islands. Rear Admiral Ldu Hobrtu warns more Red warships could cut supply routes from Formosa to offshore holdings and cover any invasion. Actress Olivia Dehavilland indicates Hollywood leftists might bomb Communist mainland if Reds begin artillery or bombing attacks on Quemoy.
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Formosa
China
Formosa Strait
Ldu Hobrtu
Red
Washington (Ap
Olivia Dehavilland
Mosa
Red Front
Reds
Ing
Quemoy
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