Kefauver Sweeps Tennessee Primary For Senate Seat
Sen. Estes Kefauver wins a landslide in the Tennessee Democratic primary over Judge Andrew T. Taylor with a two to one margin. Returns from 2,448 of 2,635 precincts show Kefauver 448,759 to Taylor 238,820 as civil rights dominates the race and statewide turnout set a primary record.
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Nashville
Kefauver
Taylor
Senate
Pat Sutton
South
Jackson
West State
Fayette and
Haywood
James B. Frazier
Chattanooga
Carlton Loser
Ross Bass
Pulaski
Cliff Davis
Memphis
Joe Evins
Tom Murray
Robert Everett
B. Carroll Reece
Howard Baker
State Seizes Kansas City Power & Light Co
Missouri seized the Kansas City Power and Light Co after failed talks with electrical workers. Gov. James T. Blair ordered an anti-strike technical seizure as three unions walked out. Local 1464 planned to challenge the order while others operated plants and a restraining order was sought.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas City Power & Light Co
James T. Blair
Electrical Workers
Robert Welborn
Jefferson City
Rotarians Charter Bus To Attend A's Game
Forty Chanute Rotarians their wives and guests left by chartered bus this afternoon to attend the Athletics v Yankees game in Kansas City. Richard Willis Rotary president said a stop will be made at Olathe for a catered meal in the Johnsons yard before joining the game. The Johnsons formerly edited The Tribune and now publish the Olathe News.
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Chanute
Athletics
New York Yankees
Kansas City
Richard Willis
Rotary
Olathe
Ernest Johnson
Johnson
Johnsons
The
Tribune
Olathe News
Miami
Fla
Trudy
Kessler
Jim Pader
Howard Jester
Bill Young
Joej
Melnyk
Cecil Brinkmeyer
Jim
Lightfoot
Wilbur Thompson
Lee Wasser
Nixon Seeks Seattle Flight After Hawaii Campaign
Vice President Richard Nixon wraps up a Hawaii campaign swing on the 50th state's three electoral votes. He pledges U S backing for free nations, calls for strength and diplomacy, and plans a dawn return to Washington for a Seattle reception.
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Honolulu
Richard M. Nixon
Seattle
Hawaii
Nixon
Pan American Airways
United States
U.S
Waikiki
United Nations
Eisenhower
Canvass Confirms Tight GOP Race for Third District Commissioner
Erie Neosho County canvass keeps incumbent Dwight Diver ahead of Walter Chappell 621 to 615 with in state absentee ballots pending. Nine district ballots arrived uncertain as Republican or Democrat, to be canvassed Tuesday. Other totals show minor shifts in presidential electors and Secretary of State race. Coin flip settles precinct committeeman tie at Kimball with Russell Page and Don Sailors each on 14.
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Erie
Neosho County
Marion Showalter
Dwight Diver
Walter Chappell
Showalter
Third Commission
Paul Shanahan
GOP
Russell Page
Don Sailors
Kimball
Page
Sailors
Government Pays $1 Million Over Goddard Patents
Washington AP reports the government will pay one million dollars for patent infringement related to rocket pioneer Robert H. Goddard. The settlement, with widow Goddard's consent, benefits the Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Foundation in New York which funded much of Goddard's research from 1930 to 1941.
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Washington
Robert H. Goddard
Dr. Goddard
Daniel and
Florence Guggensheim
Housing Program Abuses Cited by GAO Report
The General Accounting Office faults the Defense Department for more than 147 million dollars wasted on military housing at 15 U.S. bases. The Capehart housing program is cited for widespread abuses while Pentagon officials deny the charges.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
Defense Department
Congress
Pentagon
Man Delays Concrete Delivery Sparks Bet Gone Awry
Denver man Joseph Nelson ordered concrete but canceled. truck driver Robert Porter arrived to find the deal off. Porter waited about 45 minutes and, thinking Nelson was playing a prank, unloaded wet concrete into Nelson’s car and drove to the garage.
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Denver
Colo.ap
Joseph Nelson
Nelson
Robert O. Porter
Porter
Residents In Rosalia Township Vote 34 34 In Primary
In Rosalia Township the Tuesday primary produced 68 total votes split 34 in the north precinct and 34 in the south precinct. Ballots were evenly distributed with 34 Republicans and 34 Democrats participating.
Erie Cuts Tax Levy for 1961 Municipal Operations
The city sets its 1961 tax levy at 21.69 mills, down one mill from last year. General operating 8.4 mills, library .72, cemetery .93, special cemetery .84, and bond and interest for the new sewage disposal system 10.8 mills.
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Erie
Rains Boost Summer Crops After Large Wheat Harvest
Four county area benefits from two weeks of rain boosting corn milo and soybeans. Agents Gale Mullen Dan Pherigo Tom Maxwell and Ted Wary report improved hay alfalfa cuttings and favorable yields though moisture varies by locality. Farmers expect corn yields to rise and hay to remain strong as seeding for alfalfa and winter grains continues.
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Neosho County
Gale Mullen
Erie
Wilson
Woodson
Allen
Mullen
Dan Pherigo
Wilson County
Fredonia
Altoona
Pherigo
Maxwell
Yates Center
Woodson County
Tom Laidlaw
Allen County
Wary
Chanute 1961 budget shows 1.38 million from city utilities
The 1961 Chanute budget estimates municipally owned utilities sales at 1.38 million, up 51,000 from 1960 and 123,714 above 1959 receipts. Electricity 730,000, gas 490,000, water 160,000. transfers from utilities fund 490,188. total city tax levy at six mills. Public hearing set for Aug. 15.
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Chanute
the Tribune Today
Electric Department
Gas Department
Water Department
R. J. Hayes
Santa Fe Park
Hayes
Memorial Building
Kennedy voices view on elections for special Congress session
In New York Senator John Kennedy said he does not expect the upcoming Congress session to push platform aims for either party. He noted a mandate from voters would be needed to enact Democratic goals, while touring amid a busy schedule including meetings with ethnic press editors and a possible talk with West Germany's Felix von Eckardt.
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New York
Sen
John
F. Kennedy
Congress
Democratic Party
Kennedy
Hyannis Port
Mass
Sen Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Time
Life
Felix von Eckhart
West Germany
Park Avenue
von Eckhart
West Berlin
United States
Konrad Adenauer
Eastern Europe
Three Commutations Granted by Governor
TOPEKA AP Dale Spiegel pardon attorney for Gov. George Docking announced the governor's office granted three commutations of sentence and turned down 123 other convict applications. A decision on four cases was postponed. None of the three commuted sentences exceeded five years and the crimes included two grand larceny cases and one embezzlement case.
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Topeka (Ap
Dale Spiegel
George Docking
Lyons of Wathena Heads Water Resources
Thomas H. Lyons of Wathena was elevated from vice chairman to chairman of the Kansas Water Resources Board. John Bremer of Oberlin was named vice chairman and Robert L. Smith of Topeka was reappointed executive secretary.
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Topeka
Thomas H.lyons
Wathena
Kansas Water Resources Board
John Bremer
Oberlin
Robert L. Smith
Silent 15 Years After Hiroshima Bombing Remembered
In Hiroshima at 7 15 p m local time mourners pause for a minute of silence honoring about 70 000 dead from the first atomic bomb and crediting the wartime program that cost the U S two billion dollars. Survivors and crew members reflect on ongoing nuclear fears and the fate of the B 29 Enola Gay crew.
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Washington
Hiroshima
Japan
Ameri
United States
Thomas W. Ferebee
Enola Gay
MacDill
Wyatt FE. Duzenbury
Barksdale Air Force Base
Shreveport
Navy
W. S. Parsons
Tinian
Weather warms as cloudiness increases across Kansas
Topeka reports partly cloudy skies and high heat with overnight readings in the mid 70s. A weak cold front is expected to ease the heat for most of Kansas by Saturday, especially in the west and north, with highs near the middle 90s and a cooler night.
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Topeka
Kansas
The
Weather Bureau
Advance Guard Blocked as Katanga Spurns UN Plan
In Elisabethville Katanga barred a 20 man advance UN guard from entering the province and sent them back to Leopoldville. Premier Tshombe insisted UN forces would be forced to fight to enter Katanga and Bunche left for Leopoldville to brief Hammarskjold.
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Elisabethville, the Congo
U. N
Katanga
Leopoldville
Ralph J. Bunche
Bunche
Moise Tshombe
Congo Republic
United Nations
Congo
Dag Hammarskjold
Tshombe
Hammarskjold
Godefroid Munongo
U.N
Visit by Royalty Ahead for Akihito and Michiko
Japan's Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko will visit Honolulu San Francisco Los Angeles New York Chicago Seattle and Washington during a good will trip to the United States from September 12 to October 5.
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Washington
Japan
Akihito
Michiko
Honolulu
San Francisco
Los Angeles
New York
Chicago
Seattle
United States
Army drafts 9,000 more men in October
The Army issued a draft call for 9,000 men in October, 1,000 more than September’s quota, bringing total inductees since resumption of the draft in September 1950 to 2,556,930.
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Washington
Army
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Area During 1960-59 Period
Topeka and statewide figures show road fatalities tallied in the 24 hour period ending 9 a.m. with 0 deaths noted in the 1960-59 comparison window. Record reflects AP dispatch style reporting of early traffic tolls.
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Topeka
Kansas
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