Plan for Chanute new school facilities outlined by board
A tentative plan for a 50 acre site to build a new junior high and senior high facilities in Chanute was adopted by the board of education. The plan includes converting the current senior trade school to a vocational center and tying a new junior high to the present buildings with possible razing of old classrooms. The board stressed the plan is a study framework dependent on Kiene and Bradley Architects and state policy changes.
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Chanute
Board of Education
Kiene and Bradley Architects
Royster Junior High
Ior
Board of Education of
Kansas
Royster
Kiene and
Bradley
Wendell McMurray
Dell Reed
Jerry Steele
MecMurray
Steele
Lois Slater
Earlton
Murray Hill
Grace Boman
Leon Hazen
Janice Taylor
Hutton
Harry Lee
Pittsburg State College
Robert Pugh
Senate
Legislative Council
Longest distance voter arrives from Tokyo at Murray Hill
Sgt Reuben Eugene Willis traveled from Tokyo to vote at Murray Hill as the longest distance elector in today’s city election. He votes absentee in prior elections and will soon head to Florida for Air Force training. Fire Chief C W Brennan remains the longtime No 1 voter at the fire station polling place since 1942.
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Reuben Eugene Willis
Sgt
Willis
Tokyo
Japan
Murray Hill
Sgt. Willis
Reuben M. Willis
S. Wilson
Joe Batesel
Florida
Air Force
Howard Parsons
C. W
Bill) Brennan
Rush to Polls as City Voters Throng Ballot Boxes
Voters rush to the polls for a city primary electing two commissioners and three school board members. Ballots counted at noon show 994 cast, with total registration 4 006 and 2 749 as the March 19 total two years ago. Voting includes two bond questions and an industrial levy continuation. First results not before 8 p.m.
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First Ward
Second Ward
Third Ward
Fourth Ward
Federal Aviation Agency
Tribune
Moon IV launches toward the moon in Soviet space effort
The Soviet Union announced an unmanned 3,130 pound Moon IV research vehicle was launched from an orbiting platform toward the moon. Tass said its instruments function and the craft should reach the lunar vicinity in about three and a half days. Previous Luniks and Luna missions are noted with Moon IV described as part of exploring outer space.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Tass
Yellow Sea
Topeka
Kan Jgo
Kansas
Garden City
Goodland
Lawrence
Weather forecast shows clouds wind and scattered storms
Forecast calls for variable cloudiness and windy conditions through Wednesday with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday forenoon. Cooler temperatures arrive Wednesday with a shift to northerly winds and a low around 60s where applicable, followed by falling daytime highs.
Traffic Fatalities Log Topeka Kansas 24 Hours
Kansas traffic death log lists 1 fatality in 24 hours ending 9 am Tuesday and 1 for April, with 1963 total 93 and comparable 1962 period 118. The AP report notes Topeka counts among local incidents.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weiner Improves After Suspected Light Stroke
Carl Weiner II of Neosho county was reported improved at Neosho Memorial Hospital after a tentative diagnosis of a light stroke. His wife found him unconscious yesterday morning after a phone call and he has since regained consciousness and responded satisfactorily to treatment.
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Carl Weiner II
S. Tennessee
Neosho County
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Kansas House rejects school foundation plan amid rush to adjourn
In Topeka the Kansas House rejected a foundation plan for state aid to schools as the 1963 session nears its end. The Senate advanced many bills including a Kansas water resources study and a 1965 plan for federal water projects. The round of bills also included a felony for fixing contests and bribery penalties, with lawmakers weighing tax increases and revenue measures.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Senate
Kansas
House
State Water Resources ‘Board
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Kansas Universities
State Highway Commission
Livestock Sanitary Commission
Patty Right About Pain
In Newton Kansas a five year old, Patty Runnels, fell from a backyard swing hour before a planned tonsil surgery. She complained of leg pain though no injury seemed present. An X ray later revealed a fracture and she was placed in a cast after returning to the hospital.
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Newton, Kan
Patty Runnels
Patty
Jim Runnells
Tractor accident claims Mullinville man
A 60 year old man, Lloyd Casper, was crushed to death while operating a tractor in his Mullinville Kansas yard on Monday. Neighbors reported the tractor backed into a tree and crushed him against the steering wheel.
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Mullinville
Kan
Lloyd Casper
Mrs. Bessie Barker Found Dead in Home
Mrs. Bessie Barker aged about 70 was found dead in her home at 1413 S Central by police after a neighbor reported she had not been seen for days. The coroner ruled Sunday night death from natural causes. she lived alone and was taken to Skinner Koch Memorial Home with funeral plans incomplete.
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Bessie Barker
S. Central
Robert Hesting
Elevator Sold To B M Firm Marks Change At Chanute
The Dannen Elevator at 702 E Main Chanute was sold to B M Feed and Seed amid a name change. Roy Sneed remains manager with Bus ter Bailey and Mrs Sneed in place. No plans for rebuilding the elevator portion after last summer fire. operations will include feeds seeds fertilizer and grain trading. Brazil of Brazil Grain Storage expands to 540000 bushel capacity and will run the two firms together.
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Dannen
E. Main
Dannen’ Mills Inc
M. E. McGregor
W. A. Brazil
Chanute
B&m Feed and Seed
Roy Sneed
Dean Buster
Larry Bailey
Brazil
Brazil Grain Storage Co
McGregor
Buffalo
Revolt by Argentine Generals Suppressed
In Buenos Aires two retired army generals led a brief revolt. Four hours later President Jose Maria Guido declared the government had crushed the attempt to oust him. Navy troops around the executive palace began to withdraw after the government communique.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Jose Maria Guido
Navy
Guido
Railroads Set April 8 To Change Work Rules
The nation's railroads announce rules changes will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on April 8 potentially eliminating about 65,000 jobs. James F. Wolfe says the move targets featherbedding, crew size changes and mileage pay reforms. A five-union statement seeks a peaceful settlement with government help. Kennedy prepares to appoint an emergency board to delay a strike for at least 60 days.
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Chicago
U.S. Supreme Court
James F. Wolfe
National Railway Labor Conference
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Kennedy
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Supreme Court
Cleveland
Five Brotherhoods
Secretary of Labor
Washington
National Mediation Board
a_ presidential board
NME
Francis A. O'Neill Jr
Elderly Widow Swindled Out of 6400 by Two Men
St Louis Mrs Mary Grady 71 says two men posing as bank auditors swindled her of 6400 last Thursday. They asked her to cash 800 then two more checks 800 and 1600, later another 3200 to H Jones. Bank officials denied any auditors and no teller was under suspicion.
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ST. Louis
Mary Grady
Clark
Grady
Jones
Cemetery Burglary and Shop Vandalism Reported
Burglary of a tool shed at a Catholic cemetery east of St. Paul and vandalism at William Taylor shoe shop near Thayer were reported to the sheriff. The cemetery shed was entered by prying a hasp and tools worth about 50 dollars were taken. at the shoe shop a concrete fragment shattered a 6 by 8 foot plate glass window with no entry of the premises. Sheriff Neely noted the act appeared vandalism and Taylor offered a 10 dollar reward for information leading to an arrest.
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Erie
St. Paul
Thayer
William ‘Taylor
George Neely
Taylor
Neeily
House Group Approves Feed Grain Program Plan
The House Agriculture Committee approved a two year feed grain program similar to the current temporary measure. The plan uses payments for voluntary retirement of acreage and through loans and direct payments to cooperating farmers to curb surpluses and stabilize prices.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Segment on Government Workers
An intercepted note discusses a segment of the economy keeping pace with or surpassing automation, focusing on government work forces and their employment dynamics. It highlights the shift in labor trends and the potential implications for public sector staffing.
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Pugh
Reed
Janice Wilkerson
Pittsburg
Buford Fisher
Brennan
Sveraes
Weiner
Marion McGhehey
Kansas Association of School Boards
John Conard
Greensburg
George Docking
Lincoln School
Fred Skinner
S. Larson
Elec
Tion
John Walters
Phillip Cooper
Jo Payne
D. A. Finney
Burris Blume
Larry Mathews
B&m
Cha
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