Investigation Of Break-ins Involving Local Stations
Police and other agencies probe a series of break-ins in the area. A safe at the Butch Newton filling station on Lincoln was targeted but drill parts were left behind. entry came via a west window. Other sites included Neosho Paper Products warehouse, Olson market, Self Service grocery, Sportsman's Bowl, Russell filling station, and a bowling alley in Iola with cash, change, or tires taken.
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Butch Newton
Lincoln
Neosho Paper Products
4Th and Forest
Olson
Main and
Plummer
Evergreen
Sportsman’s Bowl
N. Allen
Russell
Main and Steuben
Iola
World War II hero killed in tax deadline dispute
Brig. Gen. Bernard M. Davey, 47, was shot to death and his wife Martha, 45, wounded at their Atlanta home in a dispute over income tax forms. Detectives said three shots were fired and Mrs. Davey was hospitalized with a hip wound.
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Atlanta, Ga
Bernard, M. Davey
Davey
M. H. Medert
Martha
Georgia Baptist Hospital
Medert
Weather summary notes after fast moving cold front
Forecasters report considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and a few thunderstorms tonight and a warm night. Wednesday should be partly cloudy and cooler with a low near 66 and mid 70s highs. In Kansas the cold front brought strong winds, heavy but short lived storms, hail reports, and unroofed structures in Concordia. Fort Riley saw 22 precipitation. western Kansas hit 90s with 91 at Goodland and 95 at Dodge City, then temperatures fell to 34 at Goodland. Highs ranged 60s northwest to 70s southeast. overnight lows 30s northwest and near 50 southeast.
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Topeka
Kansas
Concordia
Ft. Riley
Goodland
Dodge City
Mercury
Traffic Fatalities Log From Topeka AP Update
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death log showing 2% hours to 9 a.m. Tuesday. April 1963 figures compare to April 1962, with 113 deaths recorded in the comparable 1962 period and 1al note.
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Topeka
Kansas
Fire Prevention Conference Opens In Chanute
A statewide Fire Prevention Conference opened at the National Guard Armory in Chanute with registration at 8 am and program activities including talks on safe fertilizer handling and fumigant hazards. Gov. John Anderson Jr. was represented by aides as Kansas officials and local leaders welcomed attendees from many cities and states.
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Wallace Mately
Topeka
Chanute
Carl Clanton
National Guard Armory
Kansas Inspection
Fred R
Sas City
Leonard Williams
State Department of Labor
Lawrence Bowers
Kansas City
Troy Stanley
Bicycle Safety Program Planned April 27 May 5
All officers were reelected to the same positions they presently hold Elmer Fields of Pittsburg details of the local drive were discussed in a meeting this morning at the fire department. Attending included Claude Lang Jr. of Emporia as president J C Pedersen of Hutchinson as vice president Harry Johnson Floyd West Jr. Weatherby of Neodesha Robert Russell and John Erickson as trustees with George Laubhan as immediate past president.
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Elmer Fields
Pittsburg
Claude Lang Jr
Mornt Emporia
J. C. Ing
Pedersen
Hutchinson
Secre
Harry Johnson
Howard
John Erickson
William Reimer
Sedgwick Cornfire
Ily
George Laubhan
The
Safety Russell
Roader
Dr Molner Discusses LPN Training in Tribune
Dr Joseph G Molner writes in his Tribune column on page 4 about the need for Licensed Practical Nurses training. He outlines the purpose and benefits of a dedicated LPN program.
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Joseph G. Molner
the Tribune
Denver Council President Seeks Excuse For Tax Time Absence
Irving Hook, president of the Denver City Council, asked to be excused from a Monday night meeting as he helped taxpayers finish income tax returns, noting he hadn't completed his own. The accountant apologized for the delay in his personal filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver (Ap
Irving Hook
Denver
Hook
Jury Trials Set in Erie as Beeler Appeal Opens
Trials in the current district term begin in Erie with Earl Beeler Jr. appealing his Chanute city court conviction for selling beer without a license and operating a tavern not open to the public. Beeler, of Erie, runs Rendezvous tavern at 21114 E Main. Also, Gary and Zelda Hinkle’s suit over their son Gary Joe Hinkle’s traffic death near Coffeyville was dismissed.
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District Court
Erie
Earl Beeler Jr
Chanute
Beeler
Rendezvous Tavern
E. Main
Gary and
Zelda Hinkle
Gwendolyn K. Walker
Hinkles
Gary Joe Hinkle
Coffeyville
Navy court slows Thresher inquiry as key witness testifies
In Portsmouth Navy court of inquiry hears rescue chief testify on the Thresher sinking. The session pauses awaiting an unidentified person’s presence as investigators weigh last messages describing a minor difficulty and positive up angle.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Navy Court of Inquiry
Thresher
Vene
Lawson P. Ramage
Ramage
Skylark
J.G
James C. Watson
Navy
Raymond A. McCoole
Dover
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
McCoole
Frank J. Destefano Jr
Tetci
Cape Cod
Steel price increase pattern emerges amid industry moves
U S Steel has not spoken as Republic Steel and Pittsburgh Steel along with four smaller firms raise prices by about 5.3 dollars per ton on roughly a quarter of 1962 sales. Kaiser Steel remains undecided while congressional inquiry into steel pricing proceeds. President Kennedy cautioned on economic stability and conditionally endorsed increases.
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New York
SAP
U.S. Steel Corp
Republic Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Republic
Pittsburgh
Kennedy
Florida
Paul H. Douglas
Ill
Senate House Economic Committee
Douglas
University of Chicago
Wheeling Steel Corp
Lu Fens Steel Co
Pittsburgh Steel
Kaiser Steel Corp
Sgt Alvin C York Remains Critical in Hospital
Sgt. Alvin C. York, 75, Medal of Honor recipient from World War I, stays in critical condition in a Nashville hospital. Doctors report some improvement, normal blood circulation, no heart attack, but warn of possible blood clot in a lung and risk of pneumonia.
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Nashville, Tenn
Alvin C. York
York
Self Confidence Lifted as Teacher Climbs 500-Foot Tower
LondonAP Frank Gatesman a 51 year old schoolmaster climbed a 500 foot television tower after breakfast. Police were summoned when an engineer spotted him. Gatesman reached the top and began his descent meeting the engineer halfway. He said the climb tested his nerve and the case is closed.
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London
Frank Gatesman
Gatesman
Kennedys Expecting Third Child This August
President Kennedy and the First Lady announce they expect their third child in August. Mrs Kennedy 33 in good health will cancel official duties while the family remains at a Palm Beach resort with Caroline and John Jr. Also awaiting another child are Ethel Kennedy and Joan Kennedy. The birth will be by Caesarean with Dr John W Walsh as attending obstetrician.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
White House
Robert F. Kennedy
Ethel
Joan
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Esther
Kennedys
Florida
Caroline
John Jr
Europe
Salinger
John W.walsh
Washington
Georgettown University Hospital
Secret Six Known Only to White House Circle
Washington reports say Mrs John F Kennedy pregnancy was a tightly kept secret. Only four people beyond the President and Mrs Kennedy knew, including Mrs Kennedy’s physician. Senator Edward M Kennedy hinted he learned a few hours before the public announcement. The six may refer to close Kennedy family insiders kept in the dark.
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Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Washington
White House
Kennedy
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha About Population Explosion
A fragment notes an intercepted letter to Cha or Charlie and references the Kennedys being serious about the population explosion with a signoff Yours. The brief item suggests a political or social note but lacks full context or dates.
Sunday Bill Snag Looms In Kansas Legislature
The Kansas Legislature faces a Sunday sales bill for farm equipment repairs after a conference committee added a clause that appears to allow sales by stores offering repairs. The measure aimed to ban broad Sunday sales of clothing furniture and appliances. Atty. Gen. Ferguson is reviewing the issue.
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Topeka
Kansas
House-Senate
William Ferguson
Missouri Residents With Kansas Tags Question Tax Evasion
Missouri officials estimate about 1500 Kansas City residents drive cars with Kansas plates to dodge Missouri taxes. Prosecutor Lawrence Gepford said they will be prosecuted for unlawfully licensed vehicles after a conference with police and highway patrol.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Lawrence Gepford
Hatcher Appointed to Supreme Court Commission Post
Earl Hatcher, Topeka attorney, has been appointed by the Kansas Supreme Court to a new position with a $15,000 annual salary as supreme court commissioner. The appointment fills a key role in the state judiciary and marks a significant career milestone for Hatcher.
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Topeka (Ap
Earl Hatcher
Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Eastern woods blaze danger soars with drought across states
Dry forests and drought drive extreme fire danger in the east as thousands of woodland acres burn. In Ellsworth Falls Maine a grass fire destroyed two homes hours after a family moved in. Massachusetts Rhode Island New England face critical risk. Rhode Island bans open fires. Florida reports 154 fires over the weekend burning 6000 acres. two blazes near Panama City scorch 2500 acres. Maryland shows the highest fire risk in 15 years with ratings from 130 to 190.
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Associated Press
United States
Ellsworth Falls
Maine
Massachusetts Department of Natural Resources
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Weather Bureau
New England
Florida
Panama City
C. H. Coulter
Connecticut
Natural Resources
Maryland
Heaviest A-Sub Begins Trials
The Lafayette, the heaviest nuclear submarine ever built, begins sea trials from General Dynamics Elec tric Boat Division in Groton after memorial services for the 129 Thresher victims. The submarine sails with its flag at half mast.
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Groton
Farmers and business leaders tour Adams ranch in Oklahoma
A group of 22 farmers and businessmen visited the Adams ranch at Foraker Oklahoma today on the annual grasslands tour sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce agriculture committee. Arrival en route to Chanute tomorrow is expected about 5 p m.
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Adams Ranch
Foraker
Okla
Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee
Roue
Chanute
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Kansas State Assn. of
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Lige Matlock
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Roadeo
Central
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VFW
Minnesota Mine & Mfg. Co
Wallace White
John Anderson
Kan
Sas Fire Chiefs Assn
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Fred Farr
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Dr. Molner
Sgt
Pierre Salinger
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Woodland Acres Burn
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