Tornadoes Strike Wide Area Killing and Injuring Dozens
Tornadoes ripped through the south and central states leaving 10 dead and more than 50 injured. Moon Lake Mississippi and Shannon Mississippi reports, plus fatalities in Maury City Tennessee and Hamilton Alabama, with widespread damage across several states.
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Tunica, Miss
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Arkansas
Moon Lake
Shannon
Miss
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Maury City
Memphis
Hamilton
Ala
Frank Branch
Jackson
Tenn
Rich
Mrs Fortney Ends 21 Year Welfare Service in Neosho
Mrs Adeline Fortney retires as Neosho county welfare director after 21 years with the agency including 12 years as director. John T Kirkwood will succeed her, beginning May 6, moving with his family to Chanute. Kirkwood, 43, is a KU graduate with past roles in Crawford Cherokee and Labette counties.
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Adeline Fortney
Neosho County
John T. Kirkwood
Crawford County
Kirkwood
Chanute
Cherokee County Welfare Agency
Labette County
University of Kansas
Pittsburg State College
Dwight Diver
L. W. Thurman
Frank Vaughn
J. T. Johnson
Ervin Brune
Lowell Holland
Paul Henson
James Fraser
Larry Schooley
Justin Flynn
Norma Summers
Richard Barnard
Art Evans
Fortney
W. 3Rd
Deficit May Be Trimmed By Outlook
Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon said the 1963 64 deficit estimate of 11.9 billion dollars could be cut by about a billion as economy improves. He urged tax cuts, noting a buoyant economy would better fuel growth toward full employment and emphasized deficits arise from underperforming activity rather than excessive spending.
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Washington
Dillon
Kennedy
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Content Rumors
Intercepted message mentions tax receipts and sweepstakes dollars with no promise of a pot of gold. It emphasizes value for the tax dollar versus the sweepstakes stake and casts doubt on expectations tied to a tax receipt.
Manslaughter Charge In Death Of Wichita Woman
Clair E. Irish, 61, arraigned on a first degree manslaughter charge for the death of Celia Harrow, 62. Police say Irish reported Harrow fell after a nighttime beating at a north Wichita house. investigators found Harrow dead as Irish waited nearby.
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Wichita (Ap
Clair E. Irish
Court of Common Pleas
Irish
Celia Harrow
Wichita
Fireman's Final Ride On River Grove Fire Truck
Raymond Nelson, a 36 year volunteer in River Grove, will take his final ride today in a fire truck before burial at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Chicago
Raymond Nelson
River Grove
Elmwood
Loyalty Day Flag Observance Urged by VFW
Chanute VFW urges local businesses and homes to fly the American flag tomorrow for Loyalty Day. VFW Commander Harry Johnson says May 1 is designated nationwide for loyalty to the United States and heritage of American freedom. Mayor William Althaber has proclaimed tomorrow as Loyalty Day. Kansas cities plan celebrations and parades, none in Chanute.
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Chanute Veterans of Foreign Wars
Harry Johnson
VFW
United States
William Althaber
Kansas
Johnson
Wichita Pickets Set With Boeing Walkout Friday
Teamsters in Wichita say they will not cross picket lines at the Boeing plant. The AFL-CIO Machinists Union has called a nation wide strike to start Friday unless a new contract is reached. It was unclear if other unions at the Boeing Wichita facility would honor the lines.
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Wichita
Boeing Co
Sam Smith
Teamsters
Afl-Cio Machinists
Boeing
Jail Term Delay To Wind Up Work
Herbert Hartman a 59 year old Minneapolis man who pleaded guilty to income tax evasion was sentenced to three months in prison but received a one week delay to finish some client tax returns U S Dist Judge Edward Devitt ordered the term start postponed to allow completion of clients tax work.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Minneapolis
Herbert Hartman
U.S. Dist
Edward Devitt
Hartman
Four Hours in Jail for Traffic Violators
Fifteen teenagers spent four hours in Wichita city jail as an example for traffic violators among younger persons.
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Wichita
Pensioner's check recovered from a bold blackbird
In Niagara Falls New York a blackbird flew low with a pension check in its beak. Bert Hawkins and his wife stopped their car startled the bird dropped the envelope. Hawkins retrieved the letter and delivered it to Lewis Willick of Willoughby Township. The note indicated the envelope was taken from Willick's mailbox.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Bert Hawkins
Willoughby Township
Hawkins
Lewis Willick
Willick
Conviction Appealed In District Court By Murphy
Police court conviction for driving while intoxicated is being appealed to district court by Charles C. Murphy of Cherry Vale. Murphy was arrested November 27 and granted several continuances, with a guilty finding recorded April 18.
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Charles C. Murphy
Cherryvale
Murphy
Expansion Planned by First Christian Church in Joplin
The First Christian Church announced the purchase of the 104 N Grant site adjoining its North lot formerly Long Bell lumber yard. Clinton Ward said the 135 foot frontage property will support future educational building plans with the existing sheds to be removed, though no timetable was set. Bruce Williams of Joplin sold the property and deed delivery occurred yesterday. Purchase price was not disclosed.
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First Christian Church
Long Bell
Clinton Ward
Bruce Williams
Joplin
N. Grant
Fast Quarter Start By Auto Makers
DETROIT AP The auto manufacturers begin a strong quarter with April production planned at 685000 cars an 11 percent rise. GM and Chrysler lead while American Motors stays near last year and Ford gains from a slow start. Chrysler posts the largest gain up 130000 cars or 67 percent. GM runs 116000 cars ahead of 1962.
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Detroit
General Motors
Chrysler
American Motors
Ford
Skindivers Find Body Of Boy In Missouri Pit
Skindivers recovered the body of 14 year old David Shell who drowned after saving 8 year old Fred Cashman. The boys were fishing when a boat overturned in a strip pit. Shell pushed Cashman to the bank before losing his life.
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Mindenmines
David Shell
Fred Cashman
Shell
Strike Block Extended on Santa Fe Railway
Federal judge Julius J. Hoffman extended the injunction blocking a 3 100 trainmen strike against the Santa Fe between Chicago and Albuquerque. The order stays until a presidential emergency board completes its work rules review involving all railroads and five unions.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Railway
Santa Fe
Albuqerque
Julius J. Hoffman
War Threats Recede as Dominican Haiti Tensions Ease
Dominican Foreign Minister Andres Freites told an OAS peace-keeping mission that Duvalier offered Cuban bases to Castro. The Dominican government claimed a bloodless victory and welcomed Haiti’s removal of embassy guards amid diplomatic row and threats of force between the two nations.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Francois Duvalier
Haiti
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Andres Freites
Organization of American States
OAS
Port Au Prince
Freites
Donican Republic
Duvalier
Juan Bosch
Island
Hispaniola
Bosch
Duvalier i
Colombia
New Hampshire Governor Signs State Sweepstakes Bill
Governor John W. King announced to a joint session that he signed a sweepstakes bill to run a state operated lottery. He said tickets could be sold to non residents, with federal law applying only to interstate traffic, and projected $4 million yearly for education.
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Cratic
John W. King
New Hampshire
United States
House of Representatives
Senate
Kansas Traffic Death Log Dates For April Through March
Traffic fatalities in Topeka reported by AP show 33 deaths in April 1963 and 128 for 1963 overall, with 160 deaths in the comparable 1962 period. The report notes March fatalities not previously reported.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather forecast shows cold tonight and warmer Wednesday
Forecast calls for fair and colder tonight then a Wednesday of sunshine and a slight warm up. Overnight lows expected in the upper 30s with a high around 65 to 70, humidity and barometer readings noted.
Chanute Chamber Outlines Monthly Meetings and New Projects
Chanute chamber directors set the third Monday each month as a regular meeting date and discussed a program of work for the new fiscal year. They proposed a series of general membership meetings next month to refine ideas on empty building issues, parking, traffic, downtown revitalization, and attracting industry while stressing broader community goals.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Memorial Building
Santa Fe
Evergreen
Forest
Humboldt
Erie
Fredonia
Chanute
Santa Fe Park
Ottawa South
Ottawa
Communists and Liberal Right Gain in Italy Election
Unprecedented gains for the Communist left and liberal right accompany a slump for Premier Fanfani’s Christian Democrats in Italy’s parliamentary vote. Early returns show Communists above 25 percent in the Senate and Chamber. CDs fall below 40 percent as voters swing to left and right. Palmiro Togliatti calls the result a victory. Fanfani’s camp silent.
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Rome
Italy
Amintore Fanfani
Christian Democratic Party
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Fanfani
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Chamber
Christian Democrats
Italian Communist Party
Red Sphere
Moscow
Palmiro Togliatti
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A. C. Pounds
Beatrice Hodges
Sissie Starks
Friendship, Tenn
Highway Patrol
Sherry Clement
Jackson, Tenn
Ernest Clement
Alamo
Talladega
Alabama
Weather Bureau
Fort Payne
Oxford
University of Mississippi
Kaintuck
Russellville
Iusiness
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Indian
Tulles-Olla
Georgia
Atlanta Weather Bureau
Atlanta
Mrs. Fortney
Cha
Tribune
Keith Wright
Boy
Indus
Sam Tries
Triplett
Webb City
Walter L. Moore
Dominican
Concord, N.H
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