City awards two contracts for dam and jetty work
Two bids were accepted for city water projects in Chanute. Walter Poor won the dam contract at 45,914 and the Brown Wells overflow dam at 42,583.50. Randall Diver secured the river jetty bid at 3,400. Completion depends on river cooperation and 75 days is projected for Diver’s tasks.
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Chanute
Freeto Construction
Pittsburg
Poor
Walter Poor
Theoo
Brown Wells
Randall Diver
Brown Wells Ford
Neosho
Ditmars Ford
East River Bridge
North River Bridge
West 7Th
R. J. Hayes
Western Electric Denies Excessive Nike Profits
Western Electric vice president C Raymond Smith testified before a Senate subcommittee that profits on Nike missile program work were reasonable. He cited 3.5 cents per dollar on 26 Army contracts and 13 percent profits from 1951 to 1960, opposing profit calculations based on in house work.
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John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Western Electric
Douglas Aircraft Co
Smith
Nike
Industrial Potential On Kaw River Valley
Washington AP report highlights Kaw River Valley from Topeka to Kansas City as a promising site for industry. General Seedlock notes factors driving growth include a skilled labor force vast water resources and advanced research at KU Lawrence and Midwest Research Institute Kansas City. He cites recreation and outdoor areas as additional appeal and says the potential is tremendous.
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Washington
Kaw River
Topeka
Kansas City
Kaw
F. Seedlock
Missouri River Division
Ellsworth
University of Kansas At Lawrence
Midwest Research Institute
Gen
Seedlock
Flack Speaks at Neosho County Young Democrats Meeting
Forty one attendees heard James B. Flack of Kansas City Kansas speak as the featured presenter. Flack is the third district chairman representing Leon Moroney state president. Marcel Normand of Alma made his first district visit since election as fifth district chairman. Next meeting set for May 8 at Joint Rural High School Stark with an expected state office announcement.
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Neosho County
Young Democrats
James B. Flack
Kansas City
Kan
Flack
Leon Moroney
Marcel Normand
Alma
Stark
Weather Today in Kansas With Mild Midweek Warmth
Fair skies and mild temperatures prevail in Kansas today with a forecast for partly cloudy skies and little temperature change tonight and Wednesday. Tonight’s low around 40 to 45 and Wednesday’s high near 70, as clouds thin after light overnight scattered rain.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dodge City
Olathe
Pittsburg
Hutchinson
Mapleton Postmaster Dies in Fort Scott
Mrs. Ethel Harrell Carpenter, 53, Mapleton postmaster for 25 years, died of cancer today in a Fort Scott hospital. She formerly served as secretary treasurer and president of the National League of District Postmasters and was married to O. E. Carpenter.
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Fort Scott
Ethel Harrell Carpenter
Mapleton
National League of District Postmasters
O. E. Carpenter
First-Grader Leads Robbery Ring In Dallas
Police say a seven year old led nine youths in as many robberies, stealing from a supermarket till and gas stations. The group, all Negroes aged 7 to 15, were rounded up after a school principal notified police. Detained youths were sent to a juvenile home.
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Dallas
Tex
Finis Tatum
Hearing Aids For Babies Bring Early Help In Louisville
In Louisville a 5 4 month old baby and his 2 year old sister with hearing defects receive hearing aids. Clifford I Whipple of the Hearing and Speech Center says early testing and treatment for under two is a recent practice and can prevent speech delays, vocab issues, and emotional problems, with benefits including nerve preservation.
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Louisville
Ricky
Kathy
Clifford I. Whipple
Hearing and
Los Angeles
Whipple
Gov Anderson Heads Home From Japan
Kansas Governor John Anderson Jr and West Virginia Governor W W Barron completed a governors tour of Japan and booked return passage on a Northwest flight from Tokyo Monday night. Four other governors remained in Japan and visited Hiroshima today.
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Hiroshima
Japan
John Anderson Jr
Kansas
W. W. Barron
West Virginia
Northwest Airlines
Tokyo
Trinity College Students Blast Faculty in 78 Page Report Card
Hartford AP report notes Trinity College students grade professors harshly in a 78 page study sponsored by the college Senate. Critics call some faculty lenient while praising the institution overall as among the nation's finest. President Jacobs forwards the report to trustees with faculty footnotes.
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Hartford, Conn
Trinity College
Trinity
Albert C. Jacobs
Jacobs
Hoax calls continue with no injuries reported
Police reported another hoax telephone call in which David Durham received a false report that his father Jack Durham had been injured in a wreck west of Albuquerque. Investigators checked with Albuquerque authorities. all checks were negative and no identification was provided.
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David Durham
Jack Durham
Kansas
Albuquerque
N.M
Durham
Arizona
Tucumcari
David
Police Department
Highway Patrol
Global Briefs From Tokyo to Addis Ababa
AP dispatches report China accusing the United States of provocation off the coast near Formosa and warn of consequences. Pravda marks Bay of Pigs anniversary claiming US anti Castro training and possible Cuba attack. Turkish students disrupt two cinemas over a film deemed Communist. Mexico records 12 highway deaths during Holy Week travel. The UN commander in the Congo departs Addis Ababa to meet U Thant in New York.
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Tokyo
China
U.S
de Haven
Formosa Strait
Moscow
Pravda
United States
Cuba
Adana
Turkey
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
U.N
Congo
Kebbede Gebre
U Thant
New York
Saturation Point For Television Sets
Washington AP reports the Census Bureau finds 90 percent of households owned at least one TV in January 1962 up 2 points from May 1960. The latest survey shows 13 of every 100 households have two or more receivers, up from 11 in 1960.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Pittsburg Population Up 70 in Census
Pittsburg shows a population rise of 70 over the past year. The 1962 census lists 18,737 residents, up from 18,667, reversing a prior downward trend from a peak of 24,784 in 1952.
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Pittsburg
Rusk Shows Cautious Optimism After Berlin Talks
Secretary of State Dean Rusk expressed moderate satisfaction after the first Berlin talks with Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin conducted in English. Officials noted a plan to brief Allies Monday and resume talks later this month, with tentative fourth rounds planned in Washington and a focus on Berlin access, nonaggression pacts, nuclear restraint, and joint East West German committees.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Berlin
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Rusk
Dobryn
Bonn
U.S
Dobrynin
Andrei A. Gromyko
New York
Moscow
Gromyko
Llewellyn E
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Benedict Readies Vote On School Merger With Midway
Benedict patrons vote Friday night at 8 at the grade school on merging Benedict district with Midway. Benedict now has only a grade school with 20 pupils and two teachers. high school closed after 1957-58. Since then students may attend Midway Fredonia or Altoona.
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Benedict
Edict
Midway
Buffalo
Benedict High School
Fredonia
Altoona
Benedict School
C. W. Lewis
John Butler
Earl Miller
J. E. Fitzgerald
U S oil production shows slight drop
U S oil production decreased by 13 460 barrels per day last week according to the Oil and Gas Journal. Average daily output of crude oil and lease condensate was 7 368 885 barrels, down from 7 382 345 the prior week, with Kansas output falling to 310 600 barrels per day.
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TULSA
U. S
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Kansas
Kennedy seeks $600 million public works aid approval
The Senate Public Works Committee backed Kennedy's request for $600 million in immediate projects with standby authority for $2 billion. Four Republicans opposed the standby plan, while Kennedy said nearly 1,000 communities face substantial unemployment and the funds could be grants or loans.
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Washington
Senate Public Works Committee
Kennedy
John S. Cooper
R-Ky
Cooper
Congress
Kansas Traffic Fatalities Log for April 18 1962
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death log shows 0 fatalities in the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Tuesday for April 18, 1962, compared with 134 deaths in the comparable 1961 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tribune Phone Contact for Carrier Access
If you cannot reach your carrier at the Tribune, try calling after 6 p.m. using HE 1 3400 for assistance.
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Tribune
Chemical Plant Blast Injures 25 in Brandenburg Kentucky
An explosion at the Olin Mathieson Chemical plant in Brandenburg Kentucky injured more than 25 employees and damaged multiple buildings on a 100 acre site. Ten hospitalized none critically hurt. The blast at 5 10 a m awoke an employee 30 miles away and caused widespread power disruption.
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Brandenburg, Ky
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Poe Street
Elizabethtown
Street
Senate approves $560 million in emergency funding
The Senate passed a supplemental appropriation providing $560,008,334 in emergency funds for disaster relief, space research, and other operations. The measure adds $85 million for NASA, $71 million for Atlantic missile range and Mississippi test facility, $25 million for U S disaster relief, and $90 million for SBA disaster loans. It moves to a House conference for differences.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
U.N. Congo
House
National ‘Aeronautics and Space Administration
Atlantic Missile Range
Mississippi
Small Business Administration
Lent Series Final Editor Note On Living Alone And Faith
Kansan readers gain a final installment in a Lenten series by Mrs. Belle Leighty of Chanute. She reflects on living with grace faith in God and fellow man as life grows more complex. She recalls adventures with Osa Johnson and stresses courteous words and careful speech to sustain relationships.
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Kansans
Belle Leighty
Chanute
Osa Johnson
South Sea
El Dorado City Manager resigns after years of service
Stanley H. Dial, longtime El Dorado city manager since 1957, steps down effective April 30 to pursue a position in Englewood. Dial cites joy in present life, faith in God, and focus on today, highlighting the Safari Museum dedicated to Osa and Martin as a source of inspiration.
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Osa
Martin ‘Osa
Martin EL Dorado
Stanley H
Johnson
Dial
el Dorado
Ito
Englwood
Cole
Martin
Cha‘nute
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