Early leads in Kansas primary GOP and Dem races
Unofficial returns from Kansas primaries show Sen. James Pearson leading in the 5th district Democratic race with 1 613 votes to Ralph Brownfield 781, while Joe Shubitz and J. Ed Thompson top their fields in the GOP contests. Gov. Carlson and Anderson lead early in their Republican bids. Wade Myers leads the Democratic 5th district race. Returns incomplete from 44 precincts show Saffels leading the Democratic governor race and Carlson ahead in Congress. Large counties Sedgwick and Wyandotte await tallies after 6 p.m. results.
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Topeka
James B
Walter McVey
Pearson
R-Kan
Andrew F.trict
Shubitz Schoeppel
McVey
Thompson
Parsons
Ralph O. Brownfield
Winfield
Edward F. Arn
John Anderson
Frank Carlson
Lyon
Shubitz
Craw- Joe Shubitz
Schoeppel
Anderson
Harvey F. Crouch
Dale Saffels
House
George Hart
Saffels
Hart
Joe Corpstein
Nortonville
Carlson
Corpstein
Kansas
Congress
Wade A. Myers
Emporia
Myers
Denver Hargis
Rob Russell
Coffeyville Farmer
Russell
Local Family Histories Linked by Chanute Tribune Efforts
Ohio woman Mrs Kenneth Erman thanks Chanute Chamber and The Tribune for genealogy help locating relatives. Similar note from Mrs G Quimby of Jacksonville Fla seeks a Quimby family tree book. chamber office asked to assist. Raymond Dutch shows his German christening certificate for Peter Dutch born 1826 in Bach Germany.
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Ohio
Chamber of Commerce
the Tribune
Joe Melnyk
Solomon Michael
Michael
Kansas
Quimby
Charles Wood
Chanute
Raymond Dutch
S. Santa Fe
Peter Dutch
Germany
America
Indiana
Vilas
Raymond
Peter
Albert Dutch
Write-in candidate Gray leads in Kansas secretary race
TOPEKA AP Andy Gray, a Democratic write-in, netted 293 votes in partial returns from 59 of 2977 precincts for the secretary of state race. He needs 18,147 votes to clinch the nomination. Final results may wait until Thursday as Wyandotte and Sedgwich counties count later due to machines.
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Topeka
Andy Gray
Gray
Democratic Executive Committee
Wyandotte
Sedgwich
Soblen Expected to Leave London for New York
British reports say Dr. Robert Soblen the fugitive spy may board an Israeli airliner in London for New York at 9 45 a m EST. The United States seeks his extradition while Britain lacks power as the case is not extraditable.
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London
British Press Association
Robert Soblen
United States
Britain
Press Association
Soblen
New York
Israel
el al
Czechslovakia
David
U.S. Marshall
Rush of Passengers At New York Port
The Customs Service called in extra men from Boston and Baltimore to handle a large arrival of passengers in New York. Seven liners docked with 5,970 passengers in two hours, with 127 inspectors plus 53 additional men assisting.
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New York
Customs Service
Boston
Baltimore
Well Dressed Bandit Photographed After Bank Robbery
Police report a well dressed man robbed New York Savings Bank at Rockefeller Center of 2700 dollars on Monday. Teller Maureen Coyne 19 triggered a photo alarm as the robber passed a sack of money, claiming a gun. He wore a gray flannel suit and straw hat.
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New York
Rockefeller Center
Maureen Coyne
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka Area Detail
Kansas traffic death log reports 0 fatalities in the 24 hours to 9 am Tuesday in Topeka area. August total 8 deaths for 1962 compared with 317 in the comparable 1961 period and 338 for the 1962 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Body Found and Man Is Held in Alabama Boy Murder
Michael Anthony Mayola, 28, arrested in Baltimore in connection with the murder of 11 year old Larry Thomas from Oneonta Alabama. The boy’s body was found in a shallow grave near Oneonta. Hoover said Mayola, a convicted sex criminal, used the alias George R Workman and operated a barber shop in Oneonta. The arrest followed police and FBI action in Maryland and Alabama.
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Washington
Michael Anthony Mayola
Baltimore
Alabama
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Larry Thomas
Oneonta
Ala
Hoover
Mayola
George R. Workman
Workman
Judge Refuses Intervention in Railroads Job Cut Plan
A federal judge refused to halt railroad plans to slash 40 000 diesel firemen and cut 13 000 more, with Aug 16 effective date. The ruling keeps unions from blocking the plan and may trigger an emergency board to delay any strike for 60 days.
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Chicago
U.S. Dist
Joseph Sam Perry
White House
U.S. District Court
Railroad
Perry
Rail
Kennedy
Election Returns At Tribune Tonight
Incomplete unofficial primary results for Neo sho County races will be available at The Tribune office starting at 8 o clock. Information via HE 14100. Office remains open until complete unofficial county returns arrive. AP wire begins at 7 o'clock with district and state returns.
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Neosho County
Tribune
Associated Press
Echo Satellite Visible Tonight Through October Observation
The balloon satellite Echo may be seen at 8 35 tonight moving from west to southeast. Officials note this will be the last visible passage here until early October, marking a rare orbital sighting for residents.
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Echo I
Swift Strike III War Games Open in South Carolina
Ground, air, and airlift units are set for Swift Strike III, the largest peacetime drill. About 70,000 troops from Gutasu and Renloa prepare to clash in three days of deployment ending Wednesday.
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Sumter
S.C
Gutasu
Renloa
Green Light For Proposals On Drug Safeguards
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved two Kennedy drug-safety proposals. One allows immediate removal of a drug if the secretary of welfare finds an imminent public health hazard. The other requires secretary approval before market entry, instead of automatic 60 day effectiveness. Chairman James C Eastland reported an overwhelming, voice-vote approval.
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Washington
Judiciary Committee
Kennedy
Secretary of Welfare
James C. Eastland
D-Miss
Stay Refused For Duncan
Justice Douglas refused a stay of execution for Elizabeth Duncan who is to die in California for hiring two tavern roustabouts to kill her daughter-in-law Olga Duncan. The denial came from the Supreme Court clerk and was announced while Douglas was vacationing in Glenwood Washington.
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Washington
Douglas
Supreme Court
Elizabeth Duncan
California
Glenwood
Wash
Duncan
Olga ‘Duncan
San Quentin
A Blast in Siberia Suspected by AEC
The Atomic Energy Commission said the Soviet Union may have opened its new nuclear test series with blasts in Siberia before Sunday’s high altitude shot of about 30 megatons. Indications suggest earlier tests in the low kiloton range were fired at the Siberian site.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Soviet Union
Siberia
AEC
Light Balloting Office Hours In Chanute Primary
Balloting remained light through noon in Chanute for the state primary with 982 votes cast across nine precincts. Officials anticipated a late surge after work hours as they prepared for early final tabulations.
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Chanute
School Board Reorganizes Officers for 1962 63
Naff remains head of the board with Floyd Naff as president Beverly Rideau as vice president Evelyn Woodruff as clerk Mahlon Morley continues as treasurer Joe Balch remains legal advisor Other board members include E C Cathers Marge Naton Don R Abbuehl and Robert Ward Ward was away. The meeting covered the 1962 63 budget hearing and approved a part time teaching post at Lincoln High and an agreement for Royster Junior High attendance by seventh and eighth graders from Rural District No 44 Southeast of Chanute.
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Tion
Floyd Naff
Beverly Rideau
Evelyn C. Woodruff
Mahlon C. Morley
Joe F. Balch
Naff
Chanute
Royster Junior High
Kansas
University of Wichita
Alcott
Lincoln
Neosho Valley Cooperative Creamery
Erie
Beatrice Foods
Parsons
Fairmont Milk Co
Council Grove
Fairmont
Buford Fisher
Fisher
Sterner i
McDowell
Circle of 19
Plane Down 70 Are Safe After Turbulent Landing
The American Airlines four engine Electra tir prop plane skidded off a Knoxville runway in a thunderstorm. The right wing tore off and caught fire, but the fuselage settled 50 feet away. Airport manager Alan Atkin credited the wing separation with saving lives. Two injuries were reported. Flight from Dallas to New York. Stewardess Nancy Root, 23, praised for aiding the escape.
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Knoxville
Tenn
American Airlines
Alan Atkin
Estes Assets Bids Delayed
Three Texas financial groups may wait until Friday to learn which bids on bankrupt Billie Sol Estes assets are accepted. A creditors committee spokesman said several days are needed to evaluate offers, with no bid under 6.5 million dollars considered. Bidders include Morris D. Jaffee of San Antonio representing Fed Mart, Inc., Irvin E. Kaplan's Houston investors group, and E. J. Gray with his son Eddie from Baytown.
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Dallas, Tex
Texas
Billie Sol Estes
Pecos
Tex
Bob Greenberg
Chicago
Morris D. Jaffee
San Antonio
Fed Mart, Inc
Jaffee
Estes
Irvin E. Kaplan
United Foods, Inc
Houston, Tex
E. J. Gray
Baytown
Eddie
Weather Highlights From Topeka Voters Primary Day
Sunshine and lower humidity accompanied Kansas voters as storms were forecast for northwest and late Wednesday. Highs ranged 89 to 102 across Goodland Hutchinson and Wichita with lows from 78 to 89. Forecast calls for fair conditions through Wednesday with a cooler end to today.
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Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Hutchinson
Wichita
Pittsburg
Weather Bureau
More Care For Veterans Passes in House
The House approved a bill to expand government health care for peacetime veterans including those with non service connected disabilities. It sends the measure to the Senate and extends vocational rehabilitation for blinded WWI and Korean War veterans. A separate bill would reopen life insurance options for WWII and Korea veterans, allowing up to $10,000 policies and reinstatement of lapsed coverage.
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Washington
House
Senate
Korea
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