U.S. denies plan to cut Berlin force
Washington denied a Bonn dispatch report that the United States proposed reducing Western troops in Berlin from 12,500 to about 9,000. State Department spokesman Lincoln White said the piece was inaccurate as U.S.-Soviet talks opened.
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United States
Berlin
State Department
Lincoln White
White
Bonn
Flora Lewis
Washington Post
West Berlin
West Germany
Dean Rusk
U.S
Konrad Adenauer
Rusk
Adenauer
Rec
Post
Postal Rate Hike Urged as Sound Needed
Washington AP reports Postmaster General J Edward Day urged Congress to enact a planned rate increase to avoid an estimated 886 million deficit for the fiscal year ending June 30. He claimed the move would improve cost coverage and align with postal policy requiring first class rates to cover expenses plus value of preferential handling.
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Washington
Post Office
Postmaster General
J. Edward Day
Congress
Day
House
Senate
Byron White Sworn In As New Supreme Court Justice
President Kennedy presided as Byron R. White, a former deputy attorney general and former law clerk, was sworn in as associate justice. The ceremony in the Supreme Court chamber marked the first time a former clerk joined the bench, with family and dignitaries in attendance. White succeeds Justice Charles Evans Whittaker, who retired April 1 due to ill health.
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Kennedy
Supreme Court
Byron R. White
White
Fred M. Vinson
Charles
Nancy
Clayton White
Earl Warren
Charles Evans Whittaker
Almond Named for U S Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
President Kennedy nominated former Virginia Governor J Lindsay Almond Jr to a lifetime judgeship on the U S Court of Customs and Patent Appeals with a $25 500 annual salary. Almond, 63, from Charlottesville, earlier served as Virginia attorney general and a congressman and will replace retiring Judge Ambrose O Connell.
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Washington
Kennedy
Virginia
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Almond
Charlottesville
Congress
Ambrose O’connell
Hospital Release for Louella Parsons
Hollywood columnists Louella Parsons, 81, treated for shingles and pneumonia at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital since last Tuesday, is expected to be released by week’s end according to her physicians.
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Hollywood (Ap
Hollywood
Louella Parsons
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
KG&E Seeks Rate Increase in Kansas
Kansas Gas and Electric Co. asks the Corporation Commission for higher rates to cover rising costs. The request would add 25 cents monthly to city minimum bills and 20 cents to rural minimum bills, reflecting increased natural gas prices and higher wages, materials, and taxes since 1946. The filing is to be made midday in Topeka.
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Kansas Gas & Electric Co
Corporation Commission
G. W. Evans
South Central
Kansas
KCC
Topeka
Evans
Kg&e
Nixon Family Moves Into New Home in Beverly Hills
The Nixon family has moved into a new house at 410 Martin Lane Beverly Hills. Richard M Nixon paused his gubernatorial campaign to help Pat and daughters Patricia and Julie unload. Neighbors include Harpo and Groucho Marx. They had rented a nearby home previously.
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Calif
Richard M. Nixon
Martin Lane
Pat
Patricia
Julie
Kansas Traffic Death Toll Reported For April 1962
The Topeka AP report notes Kansas traffic fatalities reached 125 for 1962 through April 18, with 132 for the comparable 1961 period. Four fatalities were previously unreported, lifting the year’s total.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Flying Farmers to Hold State Convention in Chanute
The Kansas Flying Farmers meet in Chanute on April 28 and 29 with 200 to 250 members expected. Attendees will fly in and land at Chanute Municipal Airport. early arrivals are slated for April 27. A highlight will be the Saturday night dinner meeting.
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Chanute
The
Kansas Flying Farmers
Chamber of Commerce
Vandalism Reported After Weekend Egging Incidents
Police logged two vandalism cases over the weekend. Eggs were thrown on a car at 816 N Forest and on vehicles at Chanute Motor Co. lot Friday night, with damages including a broken door handle antenna and scratched finish. A 1961 Ford window was broken at the car lot.
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N. Forest
Chanute Motor Co
North Forest
Churchmen Ousted in New Orleans Segregation Feud
The Roman Catholic archbishop of New Orleans excommunicated three people in a segregation feud, including Louisiana political boss Leander H. Perez Sr. The move marks a public clash involving church authority and local political leadership.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Leander H. Perez Sr
Weather turns warmer as Midwest forecasts rise in coming days
Topeka reports generally warmer weather for the rest of the week with a brief cold front tonight. Temperatures rise into the 60s and 70s today while Montana and Wyoming crest with highs near record levels. Missouri to the east trends unseasonably cold. Archbishop Rummel excommunines Mrs Gaillot and Ricau of the Citizens' Council. Gaillot protests and seeks Vatican audience while the archbishop rejects interview.
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Missouri
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Jackson G.ricau
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Gaillot
Save Our Nation
Perez
St. Bernard
Plaquemines Parishes
Louisiana
Ricau
Citizens’ Council of
South Louisiana
Vatican
Easter Programs In Schools Here
Chanute schools plan a four day Easter break starting Friday with all schools hosting Easter programs and daily devotionals this week. Junior College and Royster Junior High hold morning devotions as classes resume Tuesday after the four day holiday. Enrollment for 1962 63 is underway with sophomores to enroll today and juniors tomorrow. The Junior College presents The Heiress May 3 and 4 with cast including Seth Gray Janet O Connor Larry Thompson Nancy Sparks Janice Jordan Carol Durham Dwight Clum Barbara Jeffers Suzanne Mundell. The High School drum and bugle corps invited to a Drum Corps Festival in Joplin May 5 with units from Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri. The Junior College Prom themed Twilight P a Zone was held Friday in the Little Theater with Melody Aces and general chairs David Durham Jim Hamar Janice Jordan Cesar Godinez. Para Medics Club field trip to Emporia included Newman Memorial Hospital and Emporia Relays with transport by local volunteers. Emporia tests results received. guidance counselor urges appointments for interpretations, especially for college bound students. An aptitude test is set May 19 at testing centers in Independence Shawnee Mission Topeka and Wichita. Registration penalty date April 21 and closing date May 5. One final test date Aug 8 remains this year. Royster Junior High sets April 25 as rural eighth grade graduates visit inviting Fairfield Hillcrest Rural Union Valley Petrolia students. luncheon to follow.
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Royster Junior High
Glen Bacus
Seth Gray
Janet O'Connor
Larry Thompson
Nancy Sparks
Janice Jordan
Carol Durham
Dwight Clum
Barbara Jeffers
Suzanne Mundell
Joplin Tophatters
Melody Aces
David Durham
Jim Hamar
Cesar Godinez
Emporia
Newman Memorial Hospital
Donald Ray
Dean Gough
Arthur Evans
Dave Evans
Jack Banta
Emporia High School
Bob Geiger
Independence
Shawnee Mission
Topeka
Wichita
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Royster
Fairfield
Hillcrest
Rural
Union Valley
Petrolia
Iola Signs KG and E Contract for Intertie
The Iola city commission accepted a 25 year KG and E interconnection deal. KG and E will build a substation at 127 500 cost and a transmission line, Iola to buy the station and pay 5 percent interest during construction. The plan includes energy and demand charges, optional operation, and possible future expansion with five year rate reviews.
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Kg&e
Iola
Lola
Congress Stalls Before Easter Recess
Congress slows for a four day work period ahead of a 10 day Easter recess. The Senate debates a catch all money bill as the House plans a holiday break and advances a 1.5 billion military construction bill. Major fiscal 1963 defense funding moves toward passage later in the week.
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Washington
House
Senate
Defense Department
Kansan Urges ASC Probe After Top Official Resigns
Rep. Dole calls for an investigation into the Agriculture Department's ASC after the resignation of a senior official. He claims ASC officials held a secret meeting in Washington and cites earlier loyalty oath requirements for local ASC workers as part of ongoing controversy.
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ASC
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Ment
Billie and
Conservation Service
Sol Estes
Texas
Robert Dole
Dole
R-Kan
House Agriculture Committee
Harold Cooley
D-Nc
Emory E. Jacobs
House
Jacobs
Neutrals Propose Compromise at Disarmament Talks
Eight nonaligned nations at the disarmament conference propose a compromise control system based on existing observation posts. An international commission of scientists could conduct on the spot inspections if invited. refusal would force signers to renounce the test ban. United States Britain and the Soviet Union consider sanctions and scope.
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Soviet Union
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Burma
Ethiopia
India
Mexico
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Sweden
United Arab Republic
U.S
Arthur H. ‘Dean
Joseph Godber
Valerian A. Zorin
Dean
City Commission To Open Bids For Dam Project
The city commission will open bids tonight for the third Chanute low water dam on the Neosho River at Brown Wells ford northeast of town. The meeting is at 7:30 in the Memorial Building commission room.
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Ibids
Chanute
Neosho River
Brown Wells Ford
Commission
Memorial Building
Cash Stolen From Oil Patch Pump and Supply
Police report theft at Oil Patch Pump and Supply Co on 6012 N Santa Fe. Manager Alfred Allison said $71.57 in cash and a $77 check were taken from an unlocked desk-top cash box, likely via a window entry after two windows were left unlocked.
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Oil Patch Pump and Supply Co
N. Santa Fe
Alfred Allison
Allison
New C of C Officers Will Be Elected
Chamber of Commerce officers for the coming year will be elected at a board of directors meeting Wednesday. The breakfast session starts at 7 a m at the Tioga Hotel. Committee chairmen will be chosen and plans for the annual meeting on May 9 will be discussed.
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Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Tioga
Chamber
Mrs Engel Top Tipster wins Tribune tip award
A Thayer gas outage report for April 7 that left residents without gas for five hours earned Mrs. Evan Engel The Tribune weekly $3 news tip award. The gas was cut when a valve was closed. restoration required checking appliances and pilots.
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Thayer
Evan Engel
Tribune
Phone a Tribune Carrier After 6 PM
The notice instructs readers to contact their Tribune carrier if the newspaper is not delivered. If the carrier cannot be reached, readers should call HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
Court declines to rule on church tax exemptions case
The Rhode Island Supreme Court refused General Finance Corp. an appeal on the constitutionality of state tax exemptions for church properties and other groups. The high court dismissed the appeal for lack of a substantial federal question. justices Black and White did not participate.
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Supreme Court
High Tribunal
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Gold Star
General Finance Corp
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R.C
Rhode Island Supreme Court
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Hugo Black
Felix Frankfurter
Byron R. White
Community Arts and Crafts Fair Dates Set
The tenth annual Community Arts and Crafts Fair will run May 4 5 6 at the Launching Pad youth center above The Tribune. Entries judged first afternoon. ribbons awarded in two classes fine arts and crafts. Entry fee 1 enables four pieces. Judges and committees listed with named participants.
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L Youth Recreation Center
Tribune
Blunk
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