Three-Way Benefit Alleged in U S 69 Relocation
Independence Kansas AP George Gagel head of the state highway commission may profit in three ways from relocating U S 69 through part of his Johnson County farm. Parsons attorney Jack Goodrich accused him of conflict of interest at a Southeast Kansas Highway Association meeting. Goodrich urged 17 counties to protest highway distribution to Gov. John Anderson. Gagel offered to donate the three acres to church and YMCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Kan
George Gagel
State Highway Commission
Johnson County
Jack Goodrich
Parsons
George Docking
Southeast Kansas Highway Association
Goodrich
John Anderson
Gagel
Highway Department
Addison Meschke
Ray Shepherd
Walter Johnson
Anderson
Dale Saffels
Left Hand Pitch Left Hand Pitch in 1893 Santa Fe shop photo
Jess Miller of Yates Center owns an old photograph marked April 4, 1893, showing 22 men employed at the Santa Fe shops. His father Frank Miller and uncle Ben Wrestler are two identified machinists. others are unknown. Miller hopes to make a copy and notes he has more Chanute related pictures. He later pursued oil field work after rail employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Miller
Yates Center
Santa Fe
Miller
Frank Miller
Ben Wrestler
Ineligible For Aid Nationwide Review Finds 5.4% Ineligible
Washington AP 5.4 percent of families on aid for dependent children were found ineligible in a nationwide Welfare Department review. Secretary Celebrezze said steps to tighten controls are underway. Individual states ranged from none to 17.3 percent with variations in payments. The report noted little evidence of deliberate fraud but varied accuracy across states and followed DC disclosure prompts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Welfare Department
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Celebrezze
Senate Appropriations Committee
District of Columbia
Postman and Mule the protective dog pact
Kansas City AP reports mail carrier John Browning has avoided bites from two small dogs since acquiring Mule a 90 pound German Shepherd. Mule leads Browning on rounds and protects him from threats, though he is reportedly scared of cats. Browning calls Mule the gentlest watchdog and credits the dog with preventing further injuries during his route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
John Browning
Mule
Browning
City officials attend Southeast Kansas Highway Assn meeting
Seven Chanute city leaders and Chamber of Commerce members attended the Southeast Kansas Highway Association meeting last night in Independence. Attendees included Mayor W. J. Althaber City Commissioner Dave Evans City Manager R. J. Hayes and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute
Chamber of Commerce
Southeast Kansas Highway Assn
Independence
W. J. Althaber
Dave Evans
R. J. Hayes
Jess Collier
Boyd Burns
Ralph Chapman
Hugh Chapman
Ed Caldwell
Fred Harris
The
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Reveals North Korea Rhetoric
A wartime tone note discusses intercepted correspondence to Cha and likens North Korean talk to a magician's chatter, predicting that something will vanish before readers. The writer signs as Nute.
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Cha
Its Real Safe to Walk Here Award for Chanute
Kansas Highway Commission safety director Claud R McCamment notifies Chanute has won a national American Automobile Association pedestrian safety citation. Gov John Anderson will present the award in Topeka next Tuesday with Mayor W J Althaber and Police Chief Lige Matlock to attend. The letter notes over 1500 cities were entered and Chanute was judged to have an outstanding safety program.
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Claud R. McCamment
Kansas Highway Commission Safety
Chanute
National Automobile Association
John Anderson
Topeka
W. J. Althaber
Lige Matlock
McCamment
United States
Neosho County Fair Set for Next Week
Erie reports the annual Neosho county fair opens Thursday with exhibits due by noon and viewing until Sunday. Events include a free shodeo, a fat stock sale, and a Sh etland pony pulling contest. Bill Dickson leads as general superintendent with department heads named and several judges from Col umbus Altoona and Kansas State University listed.
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Erie
Bill Dickson
Neosho County
William George
Glen Womeldorff
John Gorton
Ronnie Poor
Gene Pope
Carl Yockey
Jim Wade
Melvin Hubbel
Dickson
Ken Buntin
Charles Carter
Gertrude Howe
Jerry Thompson
Columbus
Oda ‘Kenney
John Davis
Altoona
Ralph Bonewitz
Kansas State University
Bob Bozworth
Labette County
Nudists to Seek Better Public View at Midwest Sunbathing Meet
Lawrence Kansas AP reports Midwest Sunbathing Association aims to correct public misconceptions about nudism. At Sycamore Hollow camp near Lawrence delegates plan to elect a new president and discuss broad outreach with other nudist groups. Camp manager Arthur Adams notes restricted access, rising attendance, and vigilance over low-flying aircraft.
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Lawrence
Kan
Midwest Sunbathing Association
Sycamore Hollow
Paul Arnold
Minneapolis
Bill Tippy
Mishawaka
Ind
Arthur Adams
American Sunbathing Association
Adams
National Guard
Anderson Approved for Federal Farm Credit Board
Washington AP Kennedy nomination Kenneth T. Anderson of Emporia Kansas approved by Senate Agriculture Committee for a seat on the Federal Farm Credit Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Kennedy
Kenneth T. Anderson
Emporia
Kan
Federal Farm Credit Board
Woman Killed in Alta Vista Collision
Emma Edith McDiffett, 75, of Alta Vista died when the car struck a bridge abutment Wednesday night. The driver Maude Sellers, 62, Topeka, was treated for injuries and released.
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Alta Vista
Kan
Emma Edith McDiffett
Maude K. Sellers
Topeka
Disarmament Conference Extends Recess to Moscow Talks
The 17 nation disarmament conference entered an 11 day recess to allow signing of the nuclear test ban treaty in Moscow next week. Cochairs Charles G. Stelle of the United States and Semyon K. Tsarapkin of the Soviet Union will travel to Moscow for new talks arranged by the Big Three foreign ministers. The conference adjourned two days after resuming work following a six week recess.
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Geneva
Moscow
Cochairmen
Heat trend to continue as Kansas faces more hot weather
TOPEKA AP More hot weather is in prospect for Kansas with little change in the pattern and no major alteration expected. Today maximums range 95 to 105 across the state, with similar readings likely Friday, as showers cooled parts of northeast Kansas. Atchison 0.57 inch and St Joseph 0.9 inch reported, with other daytime showers yielding lesser totals in Uniontown, Trading Post, Lawrence, Enterprise, and Concordia.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Atchison
St. Joseph
Uniontown
Trading Post
Lawrence
Enterprise
Concordia
North Korea accuses U S of war provocation plots
North Korea charged the United States with war provocation plots and accused U S imperialism of justifying South Korea occupation. It claimed U S forces threaten the peninsula with atomic weapons while ignoring a recent ambush that killed three U S soldiers and a South Korean police officer.
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Seoul
North Korean
Foreign Ministry
State Department
U.S
South Korea
South
Korea
North Korea
United States
Ward in iron lung near death after trial
Dr Stephen Ward remained near death in an iron lung with bronchial pneumonia after a battle over Britain's sex and security scandal. The osteopath, aged 50, had been convicted on two counts of living off prostitution connected to Christine Keeler and Mandy Rice-Davies.
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London
Stephen Ward
Britain
Society Osteopath
Ward
Old Bailey
Profumo
John D. Profumo
House of Commons
Christine Keeler
Home
Henry Brooke
Christine
Marilyn
Mandy) Rice-Davies
Vicky Barrett
Mervyn Griffith-Jones
Eugene Ivanov
Meet in St Louis on Chanute move talk with firm
Eight civic and business leaders traveled to St Louis for a conference with a firm considering relocating its entire operation to Chanute. The talks focus on the company's information needs about Chanute and financing via revenue bonds. A Wichita bond house is surveying prospects in Chicago and New York and will report interim findings.
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St. Louis
Chanute
Harris
Chicago
New York
Kennedy to Visit Naval Academy
President Kennedy will fly to Annapolis for a brief visit to the Naval Academy. He will tour the naval museum and deliver a short welcoming speech to the incoming plebe class before returning by helicopter.
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Kennedy
Naval Academy
Washington
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
White House
Naval Museum
Academy
Collection Time for Tribune Carriers and Subscribers
Collection time is here as Tribune carriers collect one month in advance for August. Subscribers should have funds ready when the “Little Business men” call. Carriers compete to boost route growth and new subscribers, with six top winners earning an all expenses paid trip to Kansas City to see the Kansas City A's and Boston Red Sox on September 15.
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Tribune
Kansas City
Boston Red Sox
Plan Would Tame Hurricanes
US scientists plan Storm Fury tests from now to November 1 to probe cloud seeding with silver iodide to weaken hurricanes like Esther. Eleven airplanes will seed clouds in the Caribbean and Atlantic, aiming to replicate 1961 results and possibly scale up to reduce winds.
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Washington
Navy
Weather Bureau
U.S
Earnings Tax For Schools is Opposed
TOPEKA AP A Topeka tax attorney opposes a proposed earnings tax to fund schools citing increased taxpayer paperwork. Barney J. Heeney Jr. warned the growing reporting requirements and suggested using the existing income tax base or a surtax to reduce administrative burden. Roy H. Johnson of the state Chamber of Commerce questioned feasibility of replacing ad valorem taxes with a new earnings tax.
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Topeka
Barney J. Heeney Jr
Heeney
Legislative Council
Kansas Livestock Association
Kansas
Internal Revenue Service
Roy H. Johnson
State Chamber of Commerce
Johnson
Compensation Risk Rates Increased 8.3 Percent in Kansas
TOPEKA AP Frank Sullivan state insurance commissioner approved an 8.3 percent increase in workers compensation insurance rates in Kansas effective Aug. 15. The National Council on Compensation Insurance had sought 10 percent due to broader coverage and rising medical costs. After a conference the rates were recalculated to fix a department-identified discrepancy, yielding the final 8.3 percent rise applicable to new and renewal business with distribution among industry groups.
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Topeka
Frank Sullivan
Kansas
National Council On Compensation Insurance
Council
Sullivan
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Traffic Log July 1 1953
Topeka report lists Kansas traffic deaths in the 24 hours ending 9 am Thursday July 1 1953 with 53 fatalities, comparing to August 1963 figures and 1962’s 330. The log shows annual totals and day counts for reference.
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Topeka
T AP
Kansas
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Oklahoma
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Fred Montague
Santa Fe Lake
Chanute Junior College
Judy
Juco
Larry Mathews
Postman, Dog Farm Protective Society
Yours
Neosho Fair
Shodeo
Ing
Arnold
Disarmament Group
Demilitarized Zone
U.N
Imjin
Kim Sung-eun
Dr. Ward
Death's Door
W. Mayne Butcher
Caribbean
Atlantic
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