Nuclear plants Converted to Civilian Power Feasibility Studies
President Johnson’s plutonium cutback prompts possible conversion of two shut down reactors at Hanford and Savannah River into large civilian power stations. AEC invites utilities to study economics and engineering, with private funding, to determine viability and employment impacts in Richland Pasco and Kennewick.
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Washington
Johnson
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Hanford
Wash
Savannah River
S.C
Pacific Northwest
Hanford Center
Tricity
Richland
Pasco
Kennewick
Two Are Killed In Kansas Crash Near Maryetta
A two car collision on U S 75 near Maryetta Kansas late Thursday killed Levi Williams 25 and Ferris Jesseppe 27 Horton. Williams died soon after the crash and Jesseppe died in a Horton hospital. A third man Clyde Barker 49 Kansas City Mo was injured and listed in satisfactory condition at a Topeka hospital.
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Mayetta
Kan
Maryetta
U. S
Levi F. Williams
Ferris Jesseppe
Horton
Williams
Jesseppe
Clyde A. Barker
Kansas City
Topekz
Clark County Escapee Returns to Ashland Farmhouse
ASHLAND Kan AP A man sought by Southwest Kansas officers turned himself in early today Lawrence Boles 24 of Johnson Kan walked into a farm house near Ashland and asked that sheriff's officers be called
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Ashland
Kan
Kansas
Lawrence Boles
Johnson, Kan
Local bowler Johnson cuts league trophy costs with wood crafts
Milo Johnson of Chanute expands from bird houses to handmade bowling trophies saving local leagues about 75 percent on costs. He designs cedar and walnut pieces for Elks, City, Sportsman's and Women’s bowling groups, plus wall plaques and 200 Club awards. Johnson supplies materials free and charges only for metal figures.
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Milo Johnson
Poplar Heights
Johnson
Kansas City
Elks
City
Women’s International Bowling Congress
City Bowling Assn
200
Phoenix DC7 crash test ends in dramatic wreckage
A four engine DC7 with 15 dummies conducted a scheduled crash test near Deer Valley Airport Phoenix. At about 140 mph the plane disintegrated hitting a hill and poles, with fire erupting as the fuselage broke apart. Engineers remotely started engines. fuel was minimal and no fire was planned.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Deer Valley
Concession To Dixie Concession To Dixie
Senate leaders from both parties introduced a jury trial amendment to the civil rights bill as a partial concession to Dixie opponents. The measure, related to the 1957 act, expands limited jury trial rights in criminal contempt cases tied to racial discrimination and carries Justice Department support. City ordinances ban dogs running at large with fines from five to a hundred dollars. Chanute Police Department (adv.)
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Washington
Senate
Dixie Forces
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Johnson
Dirksen
Justice Department
Chanute
Rube Goldberg Ends 59 Year Cartoon Career
Rube Goldberg, 81, draws his last cartoon marking the end of a 59 year career. He shifts to sculpture full time after leaving the New York Journal-American and 43 other papers. Goldberg began cartooning in San Francisco and rose to fame in New York by 1916 with Boob McNutt and Mike and Ike, earning a noted $100,000 a year.
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NEW York Biap
Rube Goldberg
Goldberg
New York Journal-American
the Chronicle
San Francisco
New York
Boob McNutt
Mike and
Ike
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Addresses Kansas Pie Issue
A brief note mocks Kansas legislators for repeatedly redrawing budget cuts, saying they cannot cut the pie cleanly and always end up making a mess with the process.
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Cha
Kansas
Postal Service Changes Cut Costs by 12.7 Million
Post Office Department in Washington ordered adjustments to save 12.7 million dollars with changes effective May 4 in Chanute and other locations. Parcel post to five days a week with no delivery Tuesday in Chanute. first class parcels special delivery and perishable items six days. Saturday service limited. no money orders. one window 8:30 to noon. Mrs. Florence Kelley, local postmaster, says major services remain. letters retain priority. Also, 55 new larger post office boxes to be used Monday in south lobby along with stamp dispenser and new desk and lobby improvements. Exterior entrance to be updated with raised top level and guard rails.
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Post Office Department
Washington
Chanute
Florence Kelley
Johnson
Kelley
Light Haul During Clean Up Week Sees Light Pickup
Cecil Webb the city street foreman said pickups have been light so far as four street department trucks haul trash set out by residents. The town was covered yesterday and today with final pickups planned for Monday if completed in one day. Webb anticipates a heavier run over the weekend as little trash was out early. Trash should be curbside with loose material boxed or tied for easy handling.
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Cecil Webb
City
Webb
Godless Attempt Claimed in House Prayer Debate
Representative Robert L. F. Sikes urged a constitutional amendment to reverse the Supreme Court ruling on school prayers. He argued religion should be present in public schools and public life, amid a hearing where many House members push for prayers and Bible readings, while few allies voiced support for the Court’s decisions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
House
America
Robert L. F. Sikes
Dfla
House Judiciary Committee
Sikes
John W. Davis
D-Ga
Craig Hosmer
R-Calif
Hosmer
Congress
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Report 1964 Log Summary
Kansas traffic death log reports 4 April 1964 to 9 am Friday listing 169 fatalities for the 24 hours ending April 4, 1964, compared with 125 in the same period in 1963. The AP note records Topeka traffic fatalities and frames year over year comparison.
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Topeka
Kansas
Five Congressional Districts Unlawful
A three judge federal court in Kansas City Kansas ruled the state’s congressional districting law unconstitutional. The order stays enforcement until after the 1964 general election to let the 1965 legislature act. Democrats argued district population disparity exceeded 166000 between the 1st and 5th districts. Judge Delmas C. Hill wrote the opinion, citing a recent 10th Circuit decision.
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Kansas City, Kan
Kansas
Delmas C. Hill
Wichita
10Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Hill
Paul Wunsch
Kingman
Kansas Senate
Kansas Bar Association
Wunsch
Senate
63 New Actions Reduce or Close Military Facilities
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara announced 63 new actions to close or reduce bases depots and arsenals and consolidate offices. Savings are estimated at 68 million dollars a year with a total operating-cost reduction of 551 million yearly, while 81,600 civilian jobs and military assignments would be eliminated.
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Washington
Robert 5S
McNamara
Johnson
Pentagon
Army, Navy, Air Force and
Defense Supply Agency
Navy
Air Force
Kansas
NATO
United States
Nebraska
South Dakota
Louisiana
Ft. Lawton
Seattle
Wash
Florida
Virginia
Watertown Arsenal
Boston
Army Materials Research Agency
Industrial Reserve
Decatur
Ill
Muskogee
Okla
Defense Department
Weather summary for BM area with temperatures and rain
Today high 87 low near 60 with trace precipitation. Yesterday 93, year ago 97. Relative humidity at 1 pm and barometer 29.87. Partly to mostly cloudy through Saturday with scattered showers and storms tonight and Saturday. High Saturday near 80.
Weather Update For Kansas: Unstable Air and Thunderstorms
Air over Kansas remains unstable and very moist with thunderstorms expected this evening tonight and again Saturday night. Thursday’s significant rain fell mainly in the southeast with Independence 2.32 inches and Pittsburg 0.61 among other totals. Temperatures ranged 65 to 83 with lows 51 to 60, and forecast highs near 70s to 80s with similar lows for tonight and tomorrow.
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Topeka
Kansas
Independence
Longton
Altamont
Parsons
Walnut
Pittsburg
Chanute
Hill City
Wichita
Goodland
Tribune Phone Contact Instructions
If you cannot reach your Tribune, call your carrier. If unavailable, dial HE 1-3400 after 6 pm for assistance.
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Tribune
Hail Stones Are Preserved In Deep Freeze After Storm
Mrs. W. T. Cline from 32 miles south of Chanute brought 24 hail stones to the Tribune. The stones ranged from golf ball to chicken egg size, some round, some flat or oblong, and fell around 5 30 p m Wednesday as lighter hail moved through Chanute. She stored them in a deep freeze and noted damage to roots and fruit trees, with stones covering the ground.
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W. T. Cline
Chanute
Tribune
Cline
Hai
Will Then Said Little Red Hens Sit on Crane Eggs
Two bantam hens Patience and Petulance at the Lafayette Louisiana Wildlife Research substation are incubating eggs for a week as whooping cranes, numbering only 39 in the wild, attempt to hatch through. Washington supports this effort to protect the tall five foot birds with seven foot wingspans, despite ongoing disappearance concerns.
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Washington
Lafayette
Wild Life Research
Pipeline oil runs in Kansas rise to Apr 20 level
Wichita AP report shows pipeline runs of Kansas crude averaging 300 094 barrels daily in the week ending April 20, up 5 394 barrels from the prior week. The figure compares with a current production allowable of 305 000 barrels daily.
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Wichita
Kansas
Conservation Division
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