Six Killed by Fires and 100s Left Homeless
Emergency crews fought widespread brush and building fires across New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Maine, Virginia, and Pennsylvania over the weekend. At least six people died and hundreds were left homeless as more than 350 homes burned and about 300000 acres blackened. State officials called the fires among the worst in decades, with 10 square miles burning on Staten Island. Rain was forecast to help crews, while shelters and aid were organized nationwide.
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Associated Press
Upper
New York State
Virginia
Jersia
Sey
Maine
New York City
Staten Island
New Jersey
Bernard Bartlett
New York- New Jersey
Baltimore, Md
Biddeford
King George County
Pennsylvania
Nudist Conventions Attract 1500+ Attendees Near Lawrence
More than 1,500 nudists from across the United States will converge on Sycamore Hollow near Lawrence for two conventions. The Midwest Sunbathing Association meets July 31 to August 4 and the American Sunbathing Association holds its international event August 7 to 11. Attendees include participants from Germany France and Japan. Sponsored activities include a nudist play Barely Proper by the Pacificans Club of California at an invitation event for Lawrence residents. The 100 acre camp offers bowls swimming dancing and other recreation plus an airstrip.
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Alaska
Sycamore Hollow
Midwest Sunbathing Association
Lawrence
The
American Sunbathing Associa
Kan
the Hollow
Albert Adams
Germany
France
Japan
Pacificans Club of California
Adams
Debt Law of Kansas Held Valid
The Supreme Court ruled Kansas can outlaw debt adjusting as a business unless done by lawyers.Justice Black delivered an unanimous decision upholding the statute after an appeal by Kansas Attorney General William M. Ferguson. The ruling upheld that Kansas may regulate debt adjusting to lawyers, noting the equal protection clause does not forbid such limits.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Kansas
Justice Black
William M. Ferguson
U. S. District Court
Topeka
Frank C. Scrupa
Credit Advisors
Omaha
Neb
Wichita
Kan
Scrupa
Ferguson
Credit
Black
State of
Extensive Car Collision Causes Major Damage in St Paul
At about 8 p m Saturday an intersection crash caused extensive damage but no injuries. Drivers were Dr L G Atkinson 74 of Erie and Lawrence E Whelan 19 of St Paul. Damages were estimated at 1000 for the 1963 Chevrolet and 700 for the 1962 Chevrolet. The wreck occurred near Bud Eusch grocery. Dr Atkinson wore a seat belt.
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ST. Paul
L. G. Atkinson
Erie
Lawrence E. Whelan
George Neely
Whelan
Bud Eusch
Neodesha to vote on $150,000 school bond proposal
School patrons in Neodesha Kansas will cast ballots on May 14 to approve a $150,000 bond issue intended to buy a site construct a new school and equip it.
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Neodesha
Kan
Independence Boy Drowns in Lake
Darrell Shelton a 9 year old drowned at Montgomery County State Lake while fishing with his 12 year old brother Kenneth Their mother Mrs Clyde Crawford arrived with lunch and saw the body recovered after the accident occurred Sunday at the lake in Independence Kansas.
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Independence
Kan
Darrell Shelton
Montgomery County
Kenneth
Clyde Crawford
Ponds Searched For Clues In Bowlin Slayings Case
Wichita sheriff deputies began draining two farm ponds at Bowlin farm to recover missing body parts of a woman believed to be Ruth Bowlin and search for clues into the deaths of Earl Howlin and the Bowlin woman. Bowlin and Howlin were killed. Bowlin’s body was found in the farmhouse. Otney, recent recapture, faces stolen car charges and denies involvement.
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Wichita, Kan
Earl Howlin
Sedgwick County
Bowlin Farm
Bowlin
Ruth
H. M. Tomlinson
Tomlinson
James Louis Otney
Otney
Oklahoma City
Nudists Convene Near Lawrence This Summer?
An intercepted letter notes a gathering of nudists to be held in Sycamore Hollow near Lawrence this summer. It asks if the Peeping Toms meeting will occur at the same time on Sycamore Hill.
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Sycamore Hollow
Lawrence
Sycamore Hill
Laos
Southeast Asia
Indonesia
Security Council
Budget Cut Debate Shapes Kennedy Plan in Kansas
Kansas Republicans at a chamber convention call for foreign aid cuts and selective spending. Senator Frank Carlson supports country by country review to trim aid while Representative William Avery notes a modest reduction is possible and emphasizes Kennedy’s tax cut aims to boost employment and growth.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kennedy
Kansas
Avery
Whiteface Yearlings Reported Missing in Chanute Area
Sheriff says five head of yearling whiteface cattle owned by John Erickson of Chanute were found missing from a local farm. Discovered last Thursday the calves weighed 500 to 600 pounds each with an estimated value of $120. Four have notched right ears and one has a ring in the right ear.
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Erie
Chanute
George Neely
John Erickson
N. Grant
Chanute, and Son
Traffic Fatalities Report For Topeka In 1963
Kansas traffic death log shows 48 hours to 9 a.m. Monday with 117 deaths in comparable 1963 period versus 142 in 1962. Data covers Topeka and statewide figures.
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Topeka
Kansas
Bottles Thrown at Station Wagon Reported by Witness
John Goforth reported to police Saturday night that beer bottles were thrown at his 1957 Oldsmobile while he slept four miles north of town. He said two bottles hit through an open side window and two through the closed back glass from another car.
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John Goforth
N. Forest
Goforth
Traffic toll climbs with two Kansas deaths over weekend
Two Kansas traffic deaths were recorded while a coroner determines a third. A 12 year old boy Mark Sterling died when his pickup rolled on a county road near Garden City. His 9 year old brother Kevin was injured. William R. Henn 34 was found dead in a submerged car near El Dorado. John E. Sams 23 of Kansas City Kansas died when his car struck a bridge on the Kansas Turnpike near Bonner Springs.
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Kansas
Mark Ster ‘Ling
Garden City
Wes Sterling
Kevin
William R. Henn
Leon
Kan
el Dorado
Henn
Kansas Turnpike
John E. Sams
Kansas City
Bonner Springs
Beeler Files New Trial Motion After Chanute Beer Case
ERIE Earl Beeler Jr. of Erie filed a motion for a new trial after his two count conviction by a district court jury for violations of Chanute city ordinances on retail beer sales. A May 1 hearing was set on the motion with sentencing arranged for later.
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Erie
Earl Beeler Jr
Chanute City
Beeler
Chanute
Laos Crisis Sparks U S Debate on Red Threat
Washington officials said no return of U S troops to Thailand is planned despite Laos tensions. Kennedy meets NSC as Salinger downplays immediate moves while diplomacy aims to deter the Pathet Lao. The IC C may deploy reps to Plaine des Jarres with neutralist forces, not Red troops.
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U.S
Thailand
Laos
Kennedy
National Security Council
White House
Pierre Salinger
United States
Control Commission
Plaine Des Jarres
Red Pathet Lao
Glenn urges Space Age Center to store space knowledge
New York AP Glenn Jr. proposes a national information center to channel vast space age data. He says it would extend beyond file systems to make highly technical knowledge usable in everyday life and boost business, research, and mental capacity through better information access.
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John G. Glenn Jr
Maine
Associated Press
Glenn
National Information Center
St Paul Girl from St Paul Crowned Neosho County Spelling Champ
Marilyn Murphy, an eighth grader from St Paul, won Neosho County spelling honors with a perfect 100 word written test. She will compete in the state contest May 4 in Topeka for a trip to Washington and a Britannica set for her school.
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Erie
St. Paul
Marilyn Murphy
Neosho County
Miss Murphy
Clyde Murphy
Topeka
Washington
Kansas
Jolitta Schlehaver
McPherson County
Ronnie Heilman
Thayer
Jan Trout
Galesburg
Nancy Steimall
Ed Schoenhofer
Mrs May Tops Tribune News Tip Prize For Buffalo Fire
Mrs Homer May of Buffalo won the Tribune weekly $3 news tip award for reporting a fire that destroyed three vacant stores and three homes in Buffalo. Four fire companies fought the blaze, contained about 7 a.m. Wednesday, four hours after discovery.
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Homer
May
Buffalo
The
Tribune
Chanute
Methodist Leader Dr Roy Smith Dies at 76
Dr Roy L Smith a prominent Methodist leader died Saturday in San Bernardino California at age 76 Native of Nickerson Kansas he studied at Southwestern College Winfield worked as a circuit rider in Sumner County and led a Cimarron pastorate Earlier he wrote for Hutchinson Winfield Wellington newspapers and later authored 30 books He edited the Christian Advocate 1942 48 and served as pastor of the First Methodist Church in Los Angeles a period when it was the nation s largest congregation Funeral services are planned in Nickerson on Thursday.
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Nickerson
Kan
Roy L. Smith
San Bernardino
Calif
First Methodist Church
Los Angeles
Injunction Barring Santa Fe Strike Ends Today
In Chicago the injunction blocking the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen from striking Santa Fe expired at 2 p.m. CST. Judge Perry dissolved the order amid questions of legality, while the union says the dispute is local and separate from national work rules. The presidential board stay remains in effect for 60 days.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Railroad
Santa Fe Railway
Joseph Sam Perry
U. S. District Court
Perry
C. George Niebank
Niebank
Kennedy
Santa Fe
Washington
Charles Luna
U.S Supreme Court
The
High Court
Plant Sites Inspected for Alfalfa Plant in Chanute
Bill Hite of Independence representing the National Alfalfa Dehydrating and Milling Co. visited Chanute to meet city officials and chamber leaders on locating a plant here. R J Hayes and Paul Brennecke joined him to inspect locations and survey acreages for alfalfa production. The firm seeks commitments of 2,000 acres to secure plant supply.
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Bill Hite
Independence
National
Alfalfa Dehydrating and Milling Co
Chanute
Chamber of Commerce
R. J. Hayes
Paul T. Brennecke
Chamber
Agriculture Committee
C of C Meeting Tomorrow Night
The annual Chamber of Commerce meeting is set for 6 30 p m tomorrow at the Masonic Temple. Dallas banker and economist Dr Arthur A Smith will speak. Reservations for the dinner must be made at the chamber office by 5 p m today.
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Chamber of Commerce
Masonic Temple
Arthur A. Smith
Dallas
Chamber
Weather forecast shows clouds and storms with cooling trend
The forecast calls for increasing clouds and wind with scattered showers and thunderstorms in southeastern counties this afternoon or tonight, followed by much cooler conditions tonight and Tuesday. Highs range from the 50s in the northwest to near 80 in the southeast, with lows from about 30 to 40s.
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Kansas
Lawrence
Goodland
Wichita
Pittsburg
Dodge City
Manhattan
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Carol Irwin
Fairfield
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Ruth Lloyd
Kenneth Singer
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Marie Kyle
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