Carry Nation and the Eaton Hotel Portrait in 1900s Wichita
A Wichita portrait of Carry A Nation hangs in tribute after her 1900 assault on saloons, including wrecking goods and a Cleo painting, followed by jail and renewed raids. The piece traces Nation's life from Kentucky to Medicine Lodge, her marriages, and the broader temperance movement in Kansas, noting later tributes and a 1888 labor law.
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Wichita, Kan
Eaton
Carry A. Nation Hold
Carey House
Cleopatra
Nation
Cleo
Spending Out In Kansas
A congressional watch dog committee report shows Missouri military procurement rose to 686 million in fiscal 1963 from 337.5 million in 1961 and 545.5 million in 1962, while Kansas procurement fell to 331.6 million in 1963 from 393.5 million in 1962 and 538.6 in 1961. Total procurement reached 28.1 billion in 1963, with personnel reduced by 100,000 but pay costs rising by 33 million. Hearings on the armed forces supply operations begin Thursday.
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Washington
Missouri
Kansas
Congressional Watchdog Committee
Joint House Senate Subcommittee
Ures
Armed Services
Orlandos bilingual birth to Cuban exile family report
Miami AP notes Orlando Bosch Jr born to Cuban exile parents. The family reveals the toddler will be American while speaking only Spanish, as his four Cuban-born siblings attend school fluent in English and Spanish. The piece highlights bilingual realities in immigrant families and language shifts across generations.
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Miami, Fla
Orlando Bosch Jr
Miami
Orlando
Bids Requested For Moving Graves In Milford Area
Army engineers will open bids May 14 for moving about 700 graves from Milford cemetery 60 from Branscom cemetery and four to six from Montague family plot. The Milford and Branscom cemeteries will be joined northeast of the Milford townsite. Montague graves may stay there if relatives oppose relocation.
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Junction City
Kan
Milford Reservoir
Milford Cementery
Branscom
Montague
Milford
New Milford
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