Emporia Students Paddle 400 Miles in 60 Hours for Race Training
Three Emporia State College students from Alpha Pi Omega finished a 60 hour 400 mile paddling trip down the Cottonwood and Neosho rivers ending in Humboldt. They planned 300 miles and 60 hours, portaged dam sections, navigated rapids, and praised the effort as a potential record while aiming to win the Kansas River race from Topeka to Lawrence April 27.
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Emporia State College
Humboldt
Cottonwood
Neosho
Ross Heath
Kent Conard
Rod Spencer
Emporia
Alpha Pi Omega Fraternity
Kansas River
Topeka
Lawrence
Hartford
John Redmond Dam
Miss Chanute 1963 Queen Candidates Named At JayCee Meet
Three contestants for Miss Chanute 1963 announced Susan Wasser 18 daughter of Mr and Mrs J G Wasser joins Susan Schmitt and Sydney Naughton in the pageant set for April 27 at Memorial Auditorium. Deadline April 24. Prizes include 175 in college scholarships and Miss winner to attend Miss Kansas Pageant in Pratt.
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Ray Colvin
Susan Wasser
J. G. Wasser
S. Highland
Susan Schmitt
W. Oak
Sydney Naughton
Memorial Auditorium
JayCee Jaynes
Pratt
JayCees
Tragic Drowning of Kerry Fullerton at Home Well
Five year old Kerry Eugene Fullerton fell into an open well at the family home two miles north of Chanute near highway K39. Firemen pumped the 15 by 10 foot well dry but refused reviving attempts after 30 minutes. Kerry died at the scene. He is survived by parents Mr and Mrs Robert Fullerton two brothers and a sister and grandparents. Funeral arrangements set for Pierce City Missouri.
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Kerry Fullerton
Robert Fullerton
Here
Yester
Chanute
Reuben Burkman
Lige Matlock
C. W. Brennan
Fullerton
Matlock
Yowell
Kerry
Sherry
Kevin
Kansas City
University of Kansas Medical Center
Homer Fullerton
Independence
Kerry Eugene Fullerton
Robbie Lee
Johan Barry
Ruby Kelly
First Church of God
Jolly Church
Pierce City
Koch-Skinner Funeral Home
Kansas Legislature Nears Adjournment With Unsettled Issues
The Kansas Legislature moved toward adjournment as top items remained unresolved. The House passed a school unification bill sent to Gov. John Anderson while other priorities include school finance, reapportionment, Sunday closing, and educational television. Anderson pursued two new proposals on financing and transfers from receiving homes and prisons.
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Topeka
Kansas
House
John Anderson
State Supreme Court
Anderson
Atchison
Lansing
Paul Wunsch
R-Kingman
Senate
Washburn University
Kansas Neurological Institute
Interference Fix Found At Westview Nursing Home
Charles Mussulman a TV dealer said a faulty distribution amplifier at Westview Nursing Home 1600 W 2nd caused Channel 12 reception problems in Joplin the past two to three days. He and Alan Rollow searched nearby circuits before identifying the nursing home issue and noted atmospheric conditions also contributed some interference.
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Joplin
Charles Mussulman
Westview Nursing Home
2Nd
Mussulman
Alan Rollow
Main
Plummer
Rollow
Weather Outlook With Showers And Cooler Temperatures
Considerable cloudiness into night and Thursday with scattered showers and a few thunderstorms. Cooler with low 45 to 50 and Thursday high near 46. Rain and much cooler air moved across Kansas overnight and will persist into northern Kansas from Republic and Cloud to Rawlins County, with 2 to 12 inches reported Tuesday. Eastern Kansas had showers early today. Cloudy skies with additional rains today and temperatures about 25 degrees cooler Tuesday than Monday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Republic
Cloud Counties
Rawlins County
Intercepted Letter to Cha Questions Johnson's Fate
A terse intercepted letter asks what became of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, greeting Cha and closing with a personal signoff. The brief note hints at post election intrigue and political uncertainty without detailing events or outcomes.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Kansas School District Reorganization Bill Heads to Governor
A bill to reorganize Kansas school districts cleared its final legislative hurdle and goes to Gov. John Anderson. It would reduce the 1900 districts to about 400 500 in three to four years and create county planning boards with rural and city representatives.
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Topeka
Kansas
John Anderson
House
Conference Committee
Groves and Wilson Named to Chanute Chamber Board
Fred Harris president elect announced the appointments of Jack Groves and Mrs. Howard Wilson to the Chanute Chamber of Commerce board for the unexpired terms of Dell Reed and M L Morton who are leaving Chanute Groves leads the Chanute JayCees and Wilson serves on the chamber womens committee
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Jack Groves
Howard Wilson
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Fred Harris
Dell Reed
M. L. Morton
Chanute
Groves
Chanute JayCees
Wilson
Chamber
Traffic Fatalities Log Shows April 13 Totals
Topeka Kansas traffic death log reports 24 hour figures to 9 a.m. Wednesday for April 13 1963 with 106 deaths compared to 126 in the 1962 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Easter Holy Week Observances Planned Across Churches
Holy Week observances continue in Chanute with many churches and schools organizing assemblies and programs. Union services run nightly through Thursday, with a Good Friday service from noon to 3 pm at First Methodist. Easter programs include choirs, bonnets parade, and an Easter vespers as schools close for four days.
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Glee Club
Hollenshead
Dante Ana
Union
Chanute Ministerial Alliance
Alliance
First Methodist Church
Lincoln School
Duff Wagoner
School Methodist
Royster
Roosevelt School
Bng
Glenn Peak
Sam Hedges
Hutton School
Difor
Margaret Hollenshead
Alcott School
Spon- Bly
Jesus
Holy Communion
Church of the Nazarene
E. M. Pearson
Wesleyan Metho Nevrauwiedist
Paul
Dave Pet- Wagner
Serv Ter Son
Floyd Oberg
Church of God
Grant Avenue
Raymond
United Brethren Church
Home Savings Posts Large Yearly Gains and Board Re-elections
Home Savings Assn. held its annual meeting yester day with two new directors Carl Haight and Wilbur Thompson elected to three year terms. President Robert N. Allen reported loans at 6 646 329 10 and savings topping 6 418 908 with assets reaching 7 542 838 24, marking significant increases.
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Home Savings Assn
Carl Haight
Wilbur Thompsson
Robert N. Allen
Kenneth G. Horton
Harry Byers
Tommy Anderson
Allen
Byers
Erma Joe King
Wendell Bowyer
Marian Shike
Marie Galt
Gloria Goff
Judy Houston
Jeanne Wilkins
Dorothy Ford
Denise Churchill
W. E. Oakes
State Exchange Bank
Yates Center
Bowyer
Gordon Barker
Chanute
Home Savings
Kansas
Association
Neosho
Allen, Woodson
Wilson
Coffey
Library Closes for Good Friday Services
Public library will close from noon to 3 p.m. on Good Friday per librarian Mrs. Jean Gray. No general closing for the library. store employees may take time off to attend services while stores remain open.
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Jean Gray
Walter Poor Heads Board of Neosho Memorial Hospital
Walter Poor was elected chairman of the Neosho Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees at the reorganization meeting. Virgil Mix of Stark becomes vice chairman, Hugh T. Jones treasurer, and Dwight H. Wallingford secretary, with terms renewed for four years. A vacancy from F S Hopkins resignation remains unfilled. Hopkins cited health reasons. Poor has long served on the board since the hospital opened in 1951.
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Walter Poor
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Wallingford
Poor
JFK Watches Steel Action
President Kennedy observed steel industry moves as Wheeling Steel set a price increase. Behind the scenes, conferences were expected as other firms may follow. A press plane bound for Palm Beach was delayed at the White House and Pierre Salinger offered no comment.
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Washington
Kennedy
Wheeling Steel
Palm Beach
Fla
South
White House
Pierre Salinger
City Planners Meet Tonight for Master Planning Study
The April meeting of the city planning commission is at 8 tonight in the Memorial building city commission room. The agenda includes selecting a planning firm to recommend to the city commission for employment as consultant on developing master community planning studies under the federal 701 program.
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City Planning Commission
City Commission
Memorial Building
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the Tribune
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Ahring
Larry Mathews
Dean Sutcliffe
Herman Colvin
Gary Lantz
Harvey Young
Brad Wheeler
Bill Hosselt
Glen Halbe
Craig Thompson
Board of Directors
Bob Holder
National Guard Armory
Chamber of Commerce
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Ering
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