Kennedy Special Advisor Guilty of Late Tax Filing
James M. Landis former Harvard Law School dean and Kennedy adviser pleaded guilty in federal court to late filing and payment of income taxes for five years. The 63 year old said public service pressures and inherited securities sales to meet a family need contributed to the tax lapses. The case covers income totaling more than 310000 dollars for 1956 through 1960. He was released in his own custody awaiting sentencing on August 30 before Judge Edward McLean.
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James M. Landis
Harvard Law School
Kennedy
U.S
Manhat
Tan
Landis
Volun
Edward McLean
American Mercantile Exchange
U.S. Department of Labor
Civil Aeronautics Board
Supreme Court
Louis Brandeis
William Warren
Columbia University Law School
Internal Revenue Service
Blistering Senate clash over Kennedy civil rights bill unfolds
The Senate Commerce Committee heatedly debated President Kennedy’s public accommodations bill as Sen. Hugh Scott pressed Gov. Karl Rolvaag on Civil Rights votes. Dissenting remarks and defense of open discussion followed, with committee records to stay open for more statements through next Tuesday.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Kennedy
Hugh Scott
Rpa
Minnesota
Karl F. Rolvaag
Scott
Rolvaag
Miami
Resolutions Committee
Pastore
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Rockefeller
Kennedy backs civil rights plan amid popularity costs
President Kennedy said his push for civil rights legislation is likely costing him political prestige and popularity but will continue. He called the racial issue a national crisis requiring joint effort by both parties and emphasized Negroes and whites must work together. He criticized fringe recess demonstrations as self-defeating and urged continued action even during quieter periods.
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Washington
Kennedy
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
U.S. Bans Weapons Sales to South Africa by 1963
United Nations officials announced a 1963 embargo on all weapons and military equipment to South Africa due to apartheid. Adlai Stevenson, speaking to the Security Council, noted existing bans as groundwork for a full embargo by year end, despite current commitments to air defense arms. He urged peaceful settlement and supported a possible UN special representative to seek a solution.
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N.Y
South Africa
Ghana
Alex Quaison-Lackey
Council
Stevenson
U.S
United States
U.N
Bright Outlook for St Louis Industry Move to Chanute
City and Chamber officials voiced growing optimism about a St. Louis industry relocating to Chanute after meetings with company executives. City Manager R J Hayes and Chamber President Fred Harris said talks are moving forward, though no definite decision exists yet and timing plans were adjusted. A future St Louis conference with city leaders, a bond representative, and company officials is expected to shape the move.
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Chamber of Commerce
St. Louis
Chanute
R. J. Hayes
Fred Harris
Chamber
Harris
Hayes
John N. Sherman Jr
Wichita
Snyder Hired by CofC for Chamber Manager Post
Fred Harris announces Bill Snyder of Beloit has accepted the Chamber of Commerce manager role. Snyder, 47, a former Beloit chamber manager and retired Navy warrant officer, will begin duties in September and visit Chanute next week for a preview and member meetings.
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Bill Snyder
Beloit
Chamber of Commerce
Snyder
Fred Harris
Chamber
Harris
Chanute
Beloit Chamber
Navy
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Area Update
Kansas traffic death log reports no fatalities for the Topeka region in the 24 hours ending 9 a m Friday. For August no deaths recorded and for 1963 the total remains 312, with a comparable figure for 1962 noted.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather at a Glance for Today and Saturday
Weather forecast shows generally fair tonight with fair to partly cloudy skies and cooler conditions Saturday. Tonight's low in the middle 70s, Saturday's high between 9 and 95, with 1 p.m. readings noted and humidity around 29 percent as barometer trends downward at 28.92 inches.
Heat Escalates Across Kansas Before Cool Front
Temperatures will near 100 across Kansas today before a modest cool front moves in from the northwest. A drop of about 10 degrees is expected tonight with lows 65 to 70. Scattered showers and strong winds accompany the front, with dust in western areas. Highs Thursday ranged from 93 at Olathe to 103 at Concordia and Russell. Overnight lows were 68 at Garden City to 80 at Wamego.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Olathe
Concordia
Russell
Goodland
Wamego
Strike Would Trigger Economic Epidemic Says Roosevelt
Washington AP Under secretary of Commerce Franklin D Roosevelt Jr warned a nationwide rail strike would ignite an economic epidemic across industries, leaving millions jobless. He urged Congress to approve Kennedy plan to shift dispute to the Interstate Commerce Commission for two years, warning a weeklong strike could spike unemployment to 15 percent and cut GDP by 13 percent with $25 billion in losses.
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Washington (Ap
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Roosevelt
House Commerce Committee
Kennedy
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pentagon
Congress
City considers ban on massages to men in Kansas City
Kansas City council committee takes up an ordinance to prohibit massages to men to curb prostitution. Four women operators testified that about 9 percent of customers are men and that hiring enough male workers would be impractical while defenders warn the move would drive legitimate parlors out of business and offend male patrons.
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Kansas City
Welfare study in Kansas costs 35268 dollars
Topeka AP reports the Department of Health, Education and Welfare spent 35268 dollars to study Kansas welfare rolls. Only one overpayment was found, involving an ineligible boy who worked and earned too much for aid to dependent children. 263 cases were reviewed with Kansas welfare employees' time allocated as study cost.
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Topeka
Kansas
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Marvin Larson
Department
Intercepted Letter About Tax Policy Debate
Intercepted letter discusses Landis advising Kennedy to cut taxes and increase spending. The fragment hints at fiscal policy guidance with a possible political context and personal sign off.
Emporia Seeks Vocational Technical School
Emporia plans a state board submission for a vocational technical school to serve Lyon Morris Chase Coffey and parts of Wabaunsee Osage and Greenwood counties. If approved the proposal would lead to a $600,000 bond issue for a new campus and facilities aimed at job training and skilled trades.
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Emporia
Kan
State Board For Vocational Education
Carl James
Board of Education
Lyon, Morris, Chase and Coffey
Wabaunsee, Osage
Greenwood
Chanute JayCees Approve 5500 Budget for Fall Festival
The Chanute JayCees adopt a 5500 budget for the Fall Festival and related events for 1963 64. Major items include 2500 for the Fall Festival and 1200 for the Miss Chanute Pageant and Spring Farm and Home Show. Meetings plan shifts to the second and fourth Wednesdays.
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Chanute JayCees
Chanute
Wil Inot
Clude
Fire losses in Chanute rise in July totals
Fire loss in Chanute last month reached about 500 dollars, Chief C. W. Brennan reported in July’s department summary. Year to date city losses hit 8,320 dollars for seven months, up from 6,700 in the same period last year.
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Chanute
C. W. Brennan
Wichita Man Killed by Freight Train Near North Wichita
Leroy Griffin, 46, was killed Thursday night after being run over by a Frisco freight train as it left Wichita for Neodesha. Engineer John Estep said he saw Griffin on the tracks too late to stop. Griffin lived in Wichita.
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Wichita
Leroy Griffin
John Estep
Neodesha
Griffin
Ward Ward Deteriorates After Drug Overdose Trial
Dr Stephen Ward remained unconscious in St Stephen's Hospital amid a coma and bronchial pneumonia after a massive drug overdose linked to his Old Bailey conviction for living off prostitution. A hospital spokesman said his condition worsened with no improvement in 12 hours. Ward, 50, had not learned of his verdict and faced up to 14 years in prison.
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London
Stephen Ward
St. Stephen's Hospital
Ward
Stephen
Society
Old Bailey
Christine Keeler
Marilyn
Mandy Rice-Davies
William Mayne Butcher
Miss Gulliver
Profumo
Harold Macmillan
John D. Profumo
House of Commons
Bids to open on Elk City Dam works in Kansas
Army Engineers announced bids will be opened August 14 for the Elk City Dam project on the Elk River in Kansas. The first stage covers outlet works and dam embankment estimated at 3 million dollars.
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Tulsa
Okla
Army Engineers
Elk City
Elk River
Kansas
Sharp U S Protest Over Red Ambush
The U N Command filed a sharp protest with Communist North Korea over Monday s Red ambush that killed two U S soldiers and wounded a third. Maj Gen George H Cloud will deliver the protest at a Panmunjom armistice commission meeting. The attack on a U S 1st Cavalry Division jeep, described as vicious and unprovoked, occurred from inside the DMZ about 25 miles southwest of Seoul.
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Korea
U.N
North Korea
George H. Cloud
Armistice Commission
Panmunjom
U.S. 1St Cavalry Division
Demilitarized Buffer Zone
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