Centennial tales and sheriff posse for Altoona event
In Thayer a sunflower marked egg amuses Mrs. Marvin Phillips as a centennial symbol. Wilson County Sheriff Ron Klingenberg announces the Wilson County Sheriff's Posse will back Altoona’s three day centennial July 13 to 15, directing traffic parking and crowd control with sworn deputies.
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Ron Klingenberg
Wilson County Centennial Committee
Wilson County Sheriff's Posse
Altoona
Sheriff's Office
Retarded Children Assn Elect State Officers
The Kansas Association for Retarded Children elected Mrs. Kenneth Razek of Wichita as president. Also chosen were vice presidents Mrs. Loren Davidson Paola Ernest Berry Newton and Maurice F Rey Kansas City, secretary Mrs. Dorothy Garlinghouse Salina, and treasurer Cecil Morrison Wichita.
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Parsons
Kansas Association For Retarded Children
Kenneth Razek
Wichita
Loren Davidson
Paola
Ernest Berry
Newton
Maurice F. Rey
Kansas City
Dorothy Garlinghouse
Salina
Cecil Morrison
Weather Forecast For Kansas Weekend Cold Snap Ahead
Fair but cool today to tonight and tomorrow with near freezing temperatures. In western Kansas skies clear, east clearing with a hard freeze likely northern areas. Readings fell to 21 at Goodland and rose to 40 at Pittsburg. highs reached 71 at Pittsburg and 48 at Goodland. A cold front brought northerly winds and light rain. small hail reported at Wamego. Pittsburg saw the heaviest precipitation at .13 inch. Topeka readings around .03.
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Weather Bureau
Goodland
Pittsburg
Wamego
District VEW Convention Opens With Social Activities
The two day district convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and auxiliary opens at 4 pm at Cecil J Meeker post hall 27 W Main with social events including a dutch lunch and dance at the Masonic Temple. Tomorrow morning and afternoon business sessions feature men and auxiliary delegations with district officers to be elected and installed. Attendance is expected to reach 200 or more with leaders Jay Stewart Nays Green city Greensburg and Ark City veterans attending along with auxiliary officers Margaret Kendall Stockton and Helen Almond Independence.
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Third District
Masonic Temple
Memorial Building
Gib Hatfield
Arkansas City
VFW
Jay Stewart
Hays
N. L. Christopher
Greensburg
Wayne E. Richards
Ed Abshier
Coffeyville
Margaret Kendall
Stockton
Helen Almond
Independence
McVey to Attend Pittsburg Distressed Area Meeting
Rep. Walter McVey plans to attend a Pittsburg meeting on April 22 to discuss participation in the distressed area program. He requested a Commerce Department representative to explain benefits and execution, and aims to assess eligibility for Cherokee and Crawford counties in Kansas third district.
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Washington
Walter McVey
Pittsburg
McVey
Secretary of Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
Cherokee
Crawford
Kansas
Three on Probation After Coffeyville Gas Theft
Three men were placed on two year probation for theft of gasoline from the Coffeyville Cooperative Refinery after pleading guilty. Dale and C. W. Brackett of Carthage Missouri and Robert Hensley of Coffeyville faced charges related to embezzled property and larceny amid a scheme involving twelve million gallons stolen over eighteen months.
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Cofeyville
Kan
Coffeyville Cooperative
Dale
C. W. Brackett
Carthage
Sarcoxie
Robert Hensley
Coffeyville
New York Students Lag Behind in Reading Remedial Push
Ten thousand seventh graders in New York City's public schools cannot read at a third grade level. Superintendent Dr. John J Theobald presented figures at a city budget hearing demanding more funds for education including 3 million dollars for remedial reading teachers.
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New York
New York City
John J. Theobald
Tribune Phone Contact Instructions
Instructions to reach Tribune via carrier if unavailable, including dialing HE 1 3400 and selecting alter 6 0 pan for alternate contact.
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Tribune
April Snowstorm Graces Northwest Arkansas
An April snowstorm skimmed across northwest Arkansas today as a front brought rain to the rest of the state. The Weather Bureau warned no significant accumulation is expected, though observers in Fayetteville and Rogers report nice big flakes.
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Little Rock, Ark
Arkansas
Weather Bureau
Fayetteville
Rogers
Library Week Proclaimed by Mayor Evans
A proclamation signed by Mayor Dave Evans designates next week as Library Week. The observance is noted as a national effort to promote reading and inform the public and to stimulate interest in libraries of all kinds.
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Library
Dave Evans
America
Tax Season Tales Highlight Lighter Side of Returns
Americans face the April filing deadline while sharing humorous missteps. A woman brought five shoeboxes of empty pill bottles to back up drug deductions and a man claimed an aunt as a dependent without knowing her address. An entrepreneur grabbed lower numbers to secure service, reselling them at 50 cents each.
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Internal Revenue Service
West Coast
IRS
Critical Point In Nazi Trial
The Eichmann trial in Jerusalem nears a ruling on jurisdiction and retroactivity after the defense challenges, arguing the case violates ex post facto rules and that Eichmann was abducted from Argentina in 1960 and coerced into signing a self serving statement. Prosecution urges rejection of these claims as the court prepares to deliver its verdict.
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Belman Morin
Fichmann
Argentina
Israel
Traffic Fatalities and International Justice Clash
A Kansas traffic death log is cited alongside remarks on the right to prosecute Nazi criminals. The dialogue touches on Israel's obligation to judge Eichmann and possible protections from West Germany, with notes on government intervention in emerging conflicts.
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Israel
Servatius
Hausner
Eichmann
West Germany
Topeka
Kansas
Nnae
Spring Farm and Home Show fills booths at Chamber event
The second annual Spring Farm and Home Show four weeks away reports almost all booth spaces taken. Only about four inside booths remain at 34 total. Show May 12 13 at the National Guard Armory with 10 by 10 booths at 20 dollars first come first served. Six outdoor dealer displays and a carnival north of the Armory.
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Chanute JayCees
Chamber of Commerce
John Barney
Cochairman
Barney
National Guard Armory
Tom Krokstromi
John Gorton
Mahlon Morley
Cuban Air Strikes Hit Havana Santiago Airports
Dawn raids by Cuban air force planes struck Havana and Santiago airports and the Air Force HQ at San Antonio de los Banos. A B26 bomber landed in Miami with Cuban officers aboard. Castro officials blamed the United States and sought asylum for the air force chief and his brother in the United States.
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Raicer
Santiago
San Antonio de Los Banos
Cuba
United Nations
New York
United States
Jose Miro Cardona
The
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
Foreign Ministry
Castro
Air Force
Miami, Fla
South Florida
Miami International
Roberto Verdaguer
Guillermo
Cubana Airlines
Jacksonville
Two Die In Freak Accidents On Oklahoma Roads
On Friday night in Oklahoma two men died in freak incidents. James Howell Elliot 43 of Kansas City Missouri was killed when an object crashed through the windshield striking him. his wife Alice Elliot 39 was unharmed. near Pryor on U S 69. William Dean Ables 23 of Gladewater Texas was fatally shot by an accidental discharge while riding in a car driven by his brother Donny Joe Ables 19. Seven miles south of Coalgate on U S 75 the revolver discharged while twirled. Donny Joe Ables said they were bound for Coffeyville Kansas. he was taken into custody after the crash.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
James Howell Elliot
Kansas City
William Dean Ables
Gladewater
Tex
Bob Willis
Elliot
Alice Elliot
Pryor
U. S. 69
Ables
Donny Joe Ables
Coalgate
Okla
U S. 75
Atoka
Coffeyville
Kan
Soviets urge UN debate on Cuban air raids
At the United Nations in New York the Soviet Union demanded immediate General Assembly consideration of Cuban airport bombings. Valerian Zorin floated a special meeting of the political committee while Raul Roa prepared to press Monday for debate on Cuba's charges that the United States plans an invasion. The U S delegation said it would not object to taking up the Cuban complaint.
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Soviet Union
U.N. General Assembly
Valerian A. Zorin
Nation Assembly
Congo
Assembly
Frederick H. Boland
Ireland
Zorin
Raul Roa
Roa
United States
Cuba
Havana
Santiago
San Antonio de Los Banos
U. N
U. S
George challenges McVey on KOP Nike Zeus plans
Former congressman Myron V. George disputes Rep. Walter L. McVey’s claim that Nike Zeus production at the Kansas Ordnance Plant in Parsons never existed. He cites 1958–1960 Pentagon assurances and Kansas delegation efforts since 1956 to activate KOP for missile work amid Kennedy era funding disputes.
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Myron V. George
Kansas
Parsons
George
Walter L. McVey
Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Kop
McVey
Army
Pentagon
Gasoline Station Blast Kills Fireman in Philadelphia
An explosion at a north Philadelphia gasoline station killed one fireman and trapped three others under rubble. Twenty two people were treated for injuries as tanks and drums blew, glass shattered, and fumes spread. Firefighters and police evacuated nearby residents while three chemical teams aided the response. Ray Borcher was the dead fireman. details on others were not immediately available.
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Philadelphia
Ray Borcher
Joseph Russo
George Weir
Weir
Clifton Heights
Russo
Francis Schmeltzer
April 14 Long Day for State Legislature
Topeka AP reports lawmakers plan token sessions Friday April 14 to adjourn after finishing a record pace of bill approvals. The Legislature convened earlier than usual, with about 60 bills still awaiting the governor’s action as adjournment was fixed for next week.
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John Anderson
Unseasonable Cold Across North Central Areas
Unseasonable cold spread across the north central regions while a warming trend persisted from the Gulf states to Southern New England. Lows dropped to the single digits in Wyoming and North Dakota, with widespread freezing readings, while the Southeast saw readings in the 70s and the Northeast in the 30s and 40s. Scattered showers and light wintry mix affected the Mississippi and Ohio valleys, with some thunder activity in central Appalachia and light snow in the Rockies.
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Associated Press
Gulf States
New England
Laramie
Wyo
Dickenson
N.D
Middle Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Mississippi
Ohio
Tennessee
Bencoming
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Central
Appalachians
Rockies
Two Teens Die in Missouri Crash During Police Chase
Two youths from Lavaca Arkansas were killed when the car they rode in crashed during a pursuit by Neosho police. Driver Marshall Dean Graham 20 was thrown from the car and killed. Passenger Johnny Lee Graham 18 died later at a hospital from chest injuries.
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Neosho
Lavaca
Ark
Marshall Dean Graham
Tribune
Johnny Lee
Graham
P.m. Ichest
Wichita 16th decorative arts ceramic show winners
Artists from eight states win in the 16th decorative arts ceramic exhibition held by the Wichita Art Association. The event highlights regional talent across multiple states and showcases diverse ceramic works.
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Wichita
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