Chanute students on Today show tour cities and UN visit
Two Chanute high school girls Lynda Hutchison and Terry Lassman joined a student tour of Washington D C New York City and the United Nations building this week. Hutchison won the UNESCO contest prize a week long all expense paid trip funded by Neosho County contributors. Lassman accompanied Hutchison, paying her own way, and the pair traveled from Kansas City Union Station arriving in Washington late Sunday afternoon.
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Lynda Hutchison
Wilma Hutchison
N. Forest
Terry Lassman
Robert Lassman
Washington, D.C
New York City
United Nations
Miss Hutchison
Neosho County
Unesco
Kansas City
Union Station
Testimony Concluded In Judgment Suit
Testimony ended in district court in a case brought by Edna Stark and her parents against Ella Mae Mitchell over damages from a traffic accident. The trial began yesterday and the jury was to hear verdicts at 11 30.
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District Court
Edna Stark
Ella Mae Mitchell
Johnson urges moderation after civil rights violence
President Johnson, at his biggest news conference, deplored violence in the civil rights struggle and urged all groups to exercise moderation and understand opposing views. He refused to condone lawbreaking, while saying the civil rights cause suffers when violence is used.
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Washington
Johnson
State Department
John F. Kennedy
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Rusk Extends Visit to Viet Nam
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk arrived in Saigon and said peace would come when China and North Viet Nam back away. He pledged continued aid and extended his two day stay by a day. He met with Ambassador Lodge and Gen. Harkins and planned talks with Premier Nguyen Khanh and a countryside visit.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Henry Cabot Lodge
Paul D. Harkins
Nguyen Khanh
Intercepted Letter Highlights State Tax Bill Worries
A letter to Cha notes state government utility bills rise like private ones yet the state enjoys relief from mounting tax bills. The reader contrasts government finances with personal finances and hints at broader fiscal strain.
Coffey County Official Found Shot to Death
James Norman 49 chairman of the Coffey County commissioners was found shot to death on a county road. His shotgun lay nearby. Sheriff said no inquest. Norman was serving a second term and was vice president of the Coffey County Rural Electric Co-Op. He had lived on his farm alone since his wife’s death in 1962. Six brothers survive.
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Burlington
Kan
James Norman
Coffey County
Delbert Helmer
Norman
Chanute Cable TV goes on air full service planned
Chanute's cable system started broadcasting yesterday with over 600 requests awaiting service. Installations proceed in order of requests as crews string cable, place amplifiers, and complete a 650 foot tower east of town. The package includes seven channels from Kansas City and regional weather plus two FM stations.
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Chanute
Ronnie Morriss
Morriss
Kansas City
Topeka
Tulsa
Pittsburg
Joplin
Storm Warning For Oklahoma Kansas And Arkansas
Severe thunderstorm and tornado forecast issued for central and northeast Oklahoma, extreme southeast Kansas, and extreme northwest Arkansas. Expect scattered severe storms with a tornado or two, large hail and damaging winds along a line from west of Oklahoma City to southeast of Joplin from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. CST today.
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Kansas City
Oklahoma
Kansas
Arkansas
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma City
Okla
Joplin
Weather AREA FORECAST FOR tonight and Saturday
Considerable cloudiness tonight with colder air and scattered showers or thunderstorms. Saturday will be partly cloudy and cooler with a low around 50 and a high near 60.
House Group Okays 46.8 Billion Arms Budget
The House Appropriations Committee approved 46.7859 billion dollars for the Defense Department for the next fiscal year, 685.1 million less than Johnson requested. The panel backed McNamara's program, affirming missile force reliability and U.S. military superiority, while noting LeMay’s testimony on Soviet gaps. The measure aims to keep the government prepared to act decisively in international affairs.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Pentagon
U.S
Defense Department
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
George Mahon
D-Tex
Curtis E. LeMay
Air Force
United States
Kansas GOP Set for Meeting To Decide Issues
Topeka AP Republicans gathered for the annual state convention at Municipal Auditorium. Delegates will pick the five at large Kansas members to the national convention, with 1128 delegates attending. Key races include national committeeman between Mel linger and Crane, and committeewoman candidates Donna Addington and Ailee Henry.
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Kansas
Topeka
Harry Darby
Sam Mellinger
Emporia
Harry Crane
John Anderson
Richard Rogers
Crane
Mellinger
Rogers
Donna Addington
Wichita
Ailee Henry
Oskaloosa
C. Y. Semple
Republican State Executive Committee
Quick Action Saves Home From Flames
Erie area fire near Ed McGowen farm on Erie R. 3 saved by Dawaine Ashcraft who spotted flames in the kitchen, pulled water, and warned others while the home suffered extensive kitchen damage. Cause linked to overloaded electric cords near a trash can. owners were away.
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Erie
Ed McGowen
Erie R. 3
Here
Dawaine Ashcraft
McGowens
McGowen
Ashcraft
Mrs. McGowen
No Flame Builders In Fire Alarms
Hamilton Ohio AP Basilios Younoulis 26 an ex change student from Greece had a false fire alarm charge dismissed. He said he pulled the alarm April 5 to light his pipe and noted Greek fire boxes include flints and matches for lighting cigarettes and pipes.
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Hamilton, Ohio
Basilios Younoulis
Greece
De Gaulle Undergoes Urinary Tract Surgery in Paris
Paris AP report says President Charles de Gaulle underwent a urinary tract operation that lasted about an hour at Cochin Hospital. An official noted there is no reason for anxiety despite the lack of immediate confirmation. The president had spoken in a nationwide address earlier, appearing vigorous on television.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Cochin
Cochin Hospital
Man Held After Theft At Neocha Drive-In Theater
Authorities held a rural Independence man in custody after a Monday night break-in at the Neocha Drive-In theater north of Chanute. Chief Lige Matlock and George Neely of Neosho County led the probe. the suspect admitted involvement and pointed to a second person. Cigarettes and a film reproducing machine were stolen. the machine was said to be placed in a Independence garage and 60 to 70 cigarette packs disappeared. No charges yet. a second suspect remains sought. No link found to the Hillcrest school break-in nearby the same night.
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Neocha
Chanute
Lige Matlock
George Neely
Neosho County
Montgomery County
Matlock
Independence
Hillcrest School
Two-Headed Calf Reported Stronger in Utah
A nine day old Holstein heifer with two heads two mouths and two noses in Thatcher Utah is said to be gaining strength. Farmer Floyd W Adams reports the calf exercises in a sling he devised as experts expect a brief life. The heads meet at the forehead and are fully formed.
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Thatcher
Utah
Floyd W. Adams
City dog leash law notice prohibiting running at large
City ordinances prohibit dogs running at large with violators facing prosecution and fines from five to one hundred dollars as stated by the Chanute Police Department.
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Chanute Police Departmen
State government costs rise sharply in eight years
Kansas Legis lative Council report shows state and agency spending on heat light water and gas rising from 1.4 million in 1955 to 3 million in 1963 an increase over 112 percent. Telephone and telegraph costs jumped from 570000 to 1.5 million. Contractual services led gains with payroll climbing to 111.6 million in 1963 from 54.3 million in 1955. Revenue outlook also notes tax funds may exceed estimates by over 1 million.
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Topeka
Kansas
Legislative Council Research Department
Legislative Council
Budget and Research Department
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