Senate Keeps Key Voting Rights in Civil Rights Bill
The Senate voted 73 to 18 to retain the voting rights section of the civil rights bill amid debate over registration rules. Leaders pledged action that night as discussions continued on acceptable interpretations amid southern opposition and possible amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Allen J. Ellender
Ala
Ellender
U.S. District Court
Everett M. Dirksen
Senate Gop
Dirksen
Dixie Forces
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
GOP
Lawrence E. Walsh
Russell
Interprets Restricted Driver Rules For Teens In City
Judge Robert Pennington clarified a teenager with a restricted license may drive to and from school on direct routes between 7 am and 6 pm during school days. He said sessions count regular weekday classes and not extracurriculars, with Sunday church travel allowed in daylight, citing state and city guidance.
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Robert Pennington
Pennington
Attorney General's Office
Two Missouri Women Die in Washington Highway Crash
A highway collision west of Ellensburg Washington killed four people including two Avondale Missouri women Mrs Dorothy Louise Humphrey 35 and Mrs Maggie Lampkin 72. The other victims were Lela M Hill 47 of Benton City Washington and four month old Craig Doyle. The infant's mother Mrs Joanne Doyle 21 of Tacoma Washington was injured critically. Lampkin was the mother of Humphrey and Hill and grandmother of Doyle. Humphrey left Kansas City March 20 for a month visit with relatives in Washington.
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Ellensburg
Wash
Avondale
Kansas City
Dorothy Louise Humphrey
Maggie Lampkin
Lela M. Hill
Benton City
Craig Doyle
Joanne Doyle
Tacoma
Partly Cloudy with Showers Forecast for Kansas
A cool front brings light showers across Kansas with scattered thunderstorms possible Friday. Highs mid 60s to near 70, lows in the 40s, rivers dropping back within banks as conditions shift Friday into the weekend. Top temps ranged 66 to 79 across cities, with Topeka at 55 at 1 p.m.
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Topeka
Kansas
Concordia
Chanute
Pittsburg
Wichita
Manhattan
Hutchinson
Atlas Missile Pads Planned for Schilling Base
The Air Force told Senator Schoeppel that three more Atlas missile launching pads would be built near Salina Kansas at Schilling Air Force Base, bringing total Atlas pads in the area to twelve at about 60 million dollars. Work would start after congressional approval, with no exact site locations disclosed.
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Air Force
Schoeppel
Schilling
Congress
Spring Farm and Home Show Planned for May 6 7
Plans for the first annual Spring Farm and Home Show were laid by the Junior and Senior Chambers of Commerce. The two day event at the National Guard Armory will feature about 35 indoor booths and 15 outdoor booths, each ten feet square, with $20 per booth. Exhibits include appliances cars boats clothing machinery and furniture. The show runs noon to 9 pm May 6 and 7 with carnival displays at Santa Fe Park and cash prizes after shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers of Commerce
National Guard Armory
John Gorton
Chamber Agriculture Committee
Carl Nordt
Jay- Cees
Santa Fe Park
Armory
Gorton
Chanute
Gorton, Nordt
Tom Krokstrom
Smoking ties to epidermoid lung cancer, expert testifies
Dr. William F. Kremer testified in Pittsburgh in a $1.25 million damage suit against Liggett & Myers that smoking is definitely related to epidermoid lung cancer. He cited 15 to 20 connected cases and noted most patients smoked a pack daily, while the plaintiff Otto Pritchard described coughing fits tied to Chesterfield cigarettes.
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Pittsburgh
William F. Kremer
Hinsdale
N.Y
Denver Chemical Corp
Kremer
University of Amsterdam
U.S
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co
Otto Pritchard
Pritchard
Highway bids announced for area resurfacing work
Pittsburg will open bids April 26 for maintenance resurfacing on highways in Neosho Woodson and Allen Counties and for a major project south of Fredonia. Jack L. Goodrich of Parsons said projects include base and bituminous surfacing near Thayer and near Erie, sealing in Woodson County, resurfacing on US59 in Allen County, and a Wilson County base and asphaltic concrete chapter south of Fredonia.
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Neosho
Woodson
Allen
Fredonia
Pittsburg
Jack L. Goodrich
Parsons
Kansas
Neosho County
Thayer
Erie
Woodson County
Toronto
Allen County
Anderson County
Wilson County
Fall River
Goodrich
Daly Divorce Sealed In Alabama Court
Television star John Daly and Maryret Neal Daly were legally separated after a February divorce in Alabama. The couple, married 23 years, have three children and kept case details private.
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New York
John Daly
Alabama
Daly
Margaret Neal Daly
Parents Are Becoming Obsolete as Bombers
Kansas City AP report quotes sociologist Donald O. Cowgill, a University of Wichita professor, who tells a United Community Fund and Council gathering that parents are becoming obsolete. He cites youth uncertainty, rapid changes, and a lack of shared norms fueling role confusion for children.
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Kansas City
Kan
Donald O. Cowgill
Cowgill
University of Wichita
United Community Fund and Council
See Wasser for Insurance
Brief note directs readers to contact Wasser for insurance services with a phone listing and promotional tag.
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Wasser
Reed Heads Elected Southeast Kansas League Officers
Del Reed of Chanute was elected president of the Southeast Kansas League for a two year term. Officers named at the Parsons meeting include Bryce Durbin of Columbus as vice president and John England of Pittsburg as secretary treasurer.
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Parsons
del Reed
Chanute
Bryce Durbin
Columbus
John England
Pittsburg
Two Youths Die in Crash Near Arkansas City
Two Springfield youths, William A. Burney Jr. 18 and Charles Edward Wheat 19, were killed when their westbound car sideswiped a gasoline truck on US 166 and plunged 15 feet into an embankment. A third rider, Roger Lee Hart 18, was treated for shock and minor injuries at Arkansas City hospital.
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Arkansas City
Kan
Springfield
Joe Morris
William A. Burney Jr
Charles Edward Wheat
Roger Lee Hart
Eldon K. Miller
Burney
Leland Jackson Burns
Burns
Health Insurance Plan Proposed for Americans 65 Up
Seven Republican senators introduced a bill to create federal state aid for health insurance protection for people over 65. The proposal mirrors administration efforts led by Secretary Flemming but the senators did not claim White House backing. The measure is estimated to cost about 480 million dollars.
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Washington
Arthur S. Flemming
Eisenhower
Flemming
Senate
Paroles Granted Two Erie Youths Also Navy Plan Mentioned
In district court two Erie youths Delbert Pierce and Carmen Cooley had parole applications sustained. Gerald Suits withdrew his, and Edward Yonkers was denied parole but may seek to set aside his sentence to join the Navy. Suits faces a five year suspended sentence contingent on naval service. Yonkers could reapply. The four faced burglary and larceny counts with sentences of five to ten years concurrent. A separate political note outlines a senior health insurance plan pitched by Republican senators Javits Aiken Case Fong Cooper Scott Prouty, funded by state and federal cooperation with premiums scaled by income.
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Erie
Delbert Pierce
Carmen Cooley
Edward Gale Yonkers
Gerald Suits
St. Paul
Pierce
Cooley
Yonkers
Navy
Cooley and Yonkers
Jacob K. Javits
George D. Aiken
R-Vi
Clifford P. Case
RNJ
Hiram L. Fong
Hawaii
John S. Cooper
Death of Jane P Jones 22 Years Old Nurse
Jane P Jones a 22 year old registered nurse from Oklahoma died after her car skidded off US 169 at Thayer March 15. She was treated at Neosho Memorial Hospital and transferred to a Kansas City hospital where she died last Friday. She worked at Wadsworth.
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Jane P. Jones
Wadsworth
US 169
Thayer
Highway Patrol
Neosho ‘Memorial Hospital
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Traffic Fatalities Log In Topeka Sees 3 Deaths in 24 Hours
Topeka and across Kansas record three traffic fatalities in the 24 hours ending 9 am Thursday. The AP log covers the 1960-93 period with a 1959 comparable showing 127 deaths.
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Topeka
Kansas
Pony Express Rider Wounded in Rerun Accident
In Torrington Wyoming AP Raymond Bowyer 24 of Chillicothe Missouri is in critical condition from a gunshot wound to the abdomen during a target practice accident with another rider David Hull also of Missouri Bowyer stepped between Hull and a can as it was fired The section of the ride is sponsored by the Missouri Historical Society marking the Pony Express 100th birthday start in St Joseph Missouri Riders have carried sidearms and used blank ammunition for display but Bowyer and Hull bought live cartridges for practice along the route
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Torrington
Wyo
Ken Doby
Raymond Bowyer
Chillicothe
Bowyer
David Hull
Missouri
St. Joseph
Hull
Pony Express
Chamber hears open house on strengthening affair
Thirteen auto trade representatives attended an open house meeting at the Memorial building to discuss strengthening the Chamber of Commerce and its work program. Dean Skinner led the session, with plans for similar meetings across 17 business classifications and proposals for night meetings and graduated dues.
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Chamber of Commerce
Dean Skinner
Chamber
Memorial Building
Ebar Schultz
Joe Melnyk
Skinner
VEW Post 1654 Install Officers for New Year
Chanute Post 1654 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars installed new officers led by Jeff Bilyeu as commander and John Uhren for a three year trustee term. Gerald Endsley conducted the ceremony Tuesday night with Coffeyville guests Edwin W Abshier Sam Burge and Russ Evans attending. The post now reports 444 members, an all time high.
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Chanute Post 1654
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Jeff Bilyeu
Jim R. Reid
Waldo Ogden
Bobby Jones
Warren Fitch
George Donaldson
Bilyeu
W. J. Althaber
John Uhren
Gerald Endsley
Coffeyville
VFW
Edwin W. Abshier
Sam Burge
Russ Evans
Abshier
Burge
Evans
Chanute Post
KCC Reaches Oil Agreement In Kansas
The Kansas Corporation Commission and two oil buyers Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Co and Indiana Oil Purchasing Co agree on pro ration rules to curb Kansas crude oil purchases. Wiles notes the measure protects marginal operators during a temporary market squeeze.
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Topeka
Corporation Commission
Kansas
Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Co
Indiana Oil Purchasing Co
Commission
Harry Wiles
KCC
Wiles
Indiana Oil
R. F. Pielsticker
Train Crash Kills Kansan Professor at Kansas State
Prof. Henry T. Ward, 63, head of Kansas State University chemical engineering, dies aboard a New York Central train after a milk truck crashes into the side of the diesel coach near Millington Michigan. Driver and another passenger perished. nine injured. Ward helped establish nuclear engineering studies at Kansas State. Surviving kin include son Henry R.B. Ward and daughter Helen Elizabeth Kitchen.
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Millington
Mich
New York Central
Henry T. Ward
Kansas State University
Ward
Michigan
Chicago
Midland, Mich
Dow Chemical Co
Kansas State
Arkansas
Wyoming
Montana State
Drexel Institute
Henry RB. Ward
Dallas
Helen Elizabeth Kitchen
Columbus
Ohio
Federal Tax Collections Up in Kansas This Year
Kansas federal tax collections through March 31 total 193.5 million dollars, up from 183.5 million a year ago. March receipts exceed 59.3 million, with individual income tax at 62.9 million and corporate income tax at 46.3 million, while estate taxes dip and rail retirement tax rises.
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Wichita
Kansas
Gus F. Koehler
Internal Revenue
Elderly Woman Killed in Car Crash in Kansas
Mrs. Martha E. Thompson, 74, of Jetmore Kansas, died when her car overturned on U S 156 near Burdett. She was alone in the vehicle.
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Larned
Kas
Martha E. Thompson
Jetmore
Burdett
U. S. 156
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State Motor Vehicle Department
Murray Hill
Iola
Dorothy Hibbs
Irene Steeves
Tribune
Spring Farm
John Dalys
Olson’s
Reed
The
Missouri Historical Society
Floyd Naff
Kansan
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