Steel Prices Hiked As Industry Moves Rise Across Firms
U S Steel announced a 3.5 percent price increase on rolled steel products effective Thursday, followed by Bethlehem Steel and Jones & Laughlin seeking similar hikes. U S Steel’s action drew mixed reactions from industry leaders, labor officials, and political figures amid antitrust probing signals.
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Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Co
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Bethlehem
Kennedy to condemn U.S. Steel price hike at news conference
President Kennedy is expected to voice strong opposition to U S Steel's six dollar per ton price increase during today’s televised news conference. Officials said the White House has no comment on the move, while the Justice Department will investigate.
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Leslie B. Worthington
U.S. Steel
Worthington
Kennedy
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
McDonald
Thomas F. Patton
Republic Steel
Republic
Bethlehem Steel
Edmund F. Martin
Bethlehem
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Justice Department
Washington
U.S
White House
Andrew T. Hatcher
Hatcher
Blough
Pittsburgh
Arthur J. Goldberg
Walter W. Heller
Council of Economic Advisers
Goldberg
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dean Rusk
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
House Antitrust Subcommittee
Celler
Senate Antimonopoly Subcommittee
Wichita Man Held for Sedgwick County Authorities
Charlie F. Cain, 28, arrested by the highway patrol, is held at the city jail for Sedgwick County authorities. A felony warrant accuses him of embezzling a 1960 Pontiac obtained from a Wichita used car lot under pretense. Cain pleaded guilty in city court to intoxication and illegal tag use.
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Wichita
Charlie F. Cain
Highway Patrol
Sedgwick
Cain
Weather and Temperature Update for Topeka Kansas
Cool unstable weather continues in Kansas with more showers likely through Thursday. Western areas expect most precipitation with highs in the 50s today and overnight lows from the 30s to 40s. Tuesday's highs ranged 48 to 61 across cities including Goodland Manhattan Salina and Pittsburg.
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Topeka
Kansas
Pittsburg
Parsons-Coffeyville
Oswego
Goodland
Manhattan
Salina
State v Petefish trial opens in district court
Prosecution presents evidence in State vs Robert Lee Petefish as jury selection completes. Petefish charged with grand larceny for allegedly stealing a 1961 Corvair belonging to T. F. Allday of Chanute and recovered at Oskaloosa. Allday testified of a Nov 24 meeting and a promise to return the car within 10 minutes.
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Robert Lee Petefish
Petefish
T. F. Allday
S. Santa Fe
Chanute
Oskaloosa
Ila
Allday
Walter Tharp
Iowa County
Tea event expected 500 attendees at Neosho County unit meeting
Neosho County Home Demonstration units plan a spring tea tomorrow at 1 30 p m in the Memorial building with units in and near Chanute hosting. More than 500 are expected to attend. A program precedes the tea led by main organizers Mrs Everett Faulkner Mrs Roy Tunnell and Mrs Neal Heilman with sub committee chairs Mrs Lloyd Dalton Mrs Lewis Watts Mrs Glen Hanson and Mr Charles Bidding.
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Neosho County
Memorial Building
Chanute
Everett Faulkner
Roy Tunnell
Neal Heilman
Mmes
Lloyd Dalton
Lewis Watts
Glen Hanson
Charles Bidding
Six Towns Firemen Attend Radioactive Materials School
Firefighters from six towns including Chanute Garnett Neodesha Independence Pittsburg and Eureka gathered at Memorial Building auditorium for a Kansas extension service training on radioactive materials hazards. Max Thomas state instructor led a lecture and film session urging fire departments to acquire radioactivity meters and train personnel. About 40 firefighters attended as part of a statewide series across Kansas.
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Max Thomas
Kansas
University of Kansas Extension Service
Kansas State Firemens Assn
Thomas
Memorial Building
Chanute
Garnett
Neodesha
Independence
Pittsburg
Eureka
Tribune Phone Contact Instructions
If you cannot reach your Tribune contact, call your carrier. When unavailable after hours, dial HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
Lenten Series Prayer Is Greatest Influence
Hutchinson businessman credits faith for turning from a dance band to a gospel singer. He recalls a hard path from the dirty thirties to Navy service and marriage in 1940, then divine guidance that kept him safe at work and led to a gospel quartet phase before a new chapter began.
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Hutchinson
Faith
ED Williams
Mid-West
Virgil Mix Elected Chairman Of Neosho Memorial Hospital Board
Virgil Mix, Stark merchant, was elected chairman of the Neosho Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees at the annual reorganization meeting held last night. Walter Poor, former chairman since July 1957, becomes vice chairman as F. S. Hopkins joins the board.
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Virgil Mix
Stark
Neosho Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
Mix
Stark Merchant
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Earl Miller
Erie
Miller
Poor
Hugh T. Jones, Jr
Dwight Wallingford
Don Abbuehl
Glen Dormois
Neosho County Sees Nearly Four Thousand X-Rays
Free chest X-rays were given to 3,966 Neosho County residents during the mobile unit’s three week visit. The unit completed work in Chanute and moves to Labette County, with results to be notified within about two weeks. Total X-rays reached 1,085 in Chanute and other towns, 954 in county towns, and 3,012 in Chanute. Registration help was provided by Mrs. Burt Campbell and the Chanute Senior High School office practice class assisted with typists.
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Neosho County
D. A. Finney
Chanute
Labette County
Burt Campbell
Negotiators Hopeful After Cuban Prisoner Talks
In Havana AP reports negotiators seeking to ransom 1,179 Cuban invasion prisoners emerged hopeful after a four hour session with Prime Minister Fidel Castro. A delegation member said there is hope and a spokesman noted they expect another meeting. Details of the talks were not released.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Castro
Friends of the
Drive to Uncover Cases of Evading State Income Tax
Kansas revenue director Richard T. Fadely announced a state tax evasion drive using criminal complaints for long standing violations. He noted multiple county cases and preparations to charge in Sedgwick and Shawnee counties, citing cross checks with federal returns and employer reports. Tax collections have risen about 1.6 million dollars this fiscal year, with totals reaching 16.7 million since last July.
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Topeka
Kansas
Richard T. Fadely
State Revenue
Fadely
Wyandotte
Johnson County
Atchison
Jackson
Sedgwick
Shawnee
Area Highway Contracts Approved By State Highway Commission
The State Highway Commission approved contracts totaling $959,186.21 for five projects in Anderson, Allen, Neosho, and Woodson counties. Reno Construction Co. Inc. of Overland Park won the main US 59 length bid at $832,316.19, with B J Brummell Construction and B B Industries securing additional nearby work in Garnett, Chanute, and the Neosho line. V. & R Construction Co. of Pittsburg won Woodson County resurfacing at $11,544.21.
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Anderson
Allen
Neosho
Woodson
State
Addison H. Meschke
Allen Counties
Moran
Allen County
Garnett
Kincaid
Reno Construction Co. Inc
Overland Park
Anderson County
US 59
B. J. Brummell Construction Co
B & B Industries Inc
St. Paul
B & B Industries
Chanute
Neosho County
Irom 21St
Plummer
21St
Neosho-Wilson County
Highway Commission
Woodson County
Neosho Falls
V. & R Construction Co
Pittsburg
Home Savings In Big Gains During Year
Home Savings reports strong year with re-elected directors and officers. Robert N. Allen remains president as Kenneth G. Horton and Harry Byers gain three and two year terms respectively. New advisory directors W. E. Oakes and Wendell Bowyer join for one year.
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Home Savings Assahere
Robert N. Allen
Kenneth G. Horton
Harry Byers
Tommy Anderson
Wilbur Thompson
Carl Haight
Allen
Byers
Erma Joe King
Wendell Bowyer
Van
Marian Shike
Marie Galt
Gloria Goff
Judy Houston
Mary Jacot
Dorothy Ford
Sandra Midcap
Nancy Heilman
W. E. Oakes
State Exchange Bank
Yates Center
Bowyer
Skubitz Visits Here Amid Campaign Kickoff in Kansas Fifth District
Joe Skubitz a Frontenac Republican and former assistant to Sen. Schoeppel arrived in Chanute to renew contacts and announce his bid for the Republican nomination in August. He built a career with Schoeppel and later with Gov. Rhane, while mortgage and loan activity at the Chanute bank reported a substantial rise in loans savings and assets reflecting strong growth and a lengthy association with local finance. Approximately 25 shareholders attended the meeting with many represented by proxy as the campaign begins in earnest.
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Joe Skubitz
Frontenac
Skubitz
U.S
Andy Schoeppel
Kansas
Sen. Schoeppel
Sen
I Rhane
Allen
Association
Chanute
Neosho
Woodson
Wilson Counties
Two Intersections See Minor Car Crashes Yesterday
Police reported two noninjury traffic accidents at 6th and Garfield and Cherry and Kansas. Mrs. Eugene J. New and Mrs. Edwin H. Rideau collided around noon. damage to the 1957 Ford and 1954 Buick totaled about 240 dollars. A second crash between Mrs. A D Johnson and Mrs. C P Williams caused about 500 dollars in damage. A minor bumper incident near Memorial building involved Jim Frye and Roy Ensminger.
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Eugene J. New
W. 10Th
Edwin H. Rideau
W. 6Th
6Th
Garfield
Johnson
Williams
Memorial Building
Jim Frye
Toronto
Roy Ensminger
Chanute
Frye
Kansas Traffic Fatalities Hit 115 in April So Far
TOPEKA AP reports the Kansas traffic death log shows 115 fatalities for the period to 9 a.m. Wednesday April 9, 1962, compared with 127 in the same 1961 span.
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Topeka
Kansas
442 Area Students On Trip To Kansas City
A total of 442 area students plus parents and teachers will ride the Santa Fe Student Special to Kansas City from Caney with stops at Independence Cherryvale Chanute Humboldt Iola and Garnett. The trip includes a bus tour Ice Capades lunch at the armory and a box supper. Fares were 6.85 for younger students and 8.75 for older students and adults. Ticket sales are closed.
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Kansas City
Santa Fe
M. M. Mowrey
Kansas
Chanute
Thayer
Earlton
Galesburg
Altoona
Caney
Independence
Cherryvale
Humboldt
Iola
Garnett
National Guard Armory
Mowrey
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Reynolds Metals Co
Richard S. Reynolds Jr
JFK
Commerce Department
Luther H. Hodges
Tharp
Helen Seimer
Opal Makemson
George V. Winder
Edna, Keller
Everett Barnhart
Wilmer Cramer
Eugene Lee
Ora Ritterhouse
Vernon Jester
John C. Brady
Waldo Ogden
Charles Weygint
U. S. Navy
F. S. Hopkins
Tonique Meen
Walter McVey
Robert
Finney
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