Local briefs from Chanute and beyond
Community notices include travel of residents to California and Ohio, moves to Florence Oregon, Kansas City medical at University of Kansas Medical Center, and a Giants-College All-Stars game in Chicago. Also mentions library story hour and book event at Methodist Church parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Sue Turner
Joe Turner
N. Garfield
Kansas City
University of Kansas Medical Center
Leo Greve
Forks
Wash
Chanute
Florence
Ore
Carrie Lou
Tacoma General Hospital
Tacoma
General Delivery
Cooper Rollow
Herbert Rollow
Chicago
New York Giants
Winooski
Chicago Tribune
Giants
Chicago Soldiers Field
Rollow
Bill
Carol
Jean
Mrs. Rollow
Federal Reserve Raises Discount Rate Through Four District Banks
The Federal Reserve Board orders a half percent increase in the discount rate to 3 percent at four district banks in Chicago Kansas City Philadelphia and Minneapolis. The move is to curb credit expansion and inflation as the board follows district directors recommendations. The change raises borrowing costs for member banks and is expected to spread to eight remaining banks with possible delays.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Chicago
Kansas City
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
New York
Boston
San Francisco
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
St. Louis
Dallas
Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Safe at Azores after fuel trouble forced Atlantic flight
A C118 military transport developed engine trouble over the Atlantic last night but landed safely at the Azores. Fifty one people were aboard from McGuire Air Force Base New Jersey to Frankfurt Germany including nine crewmen.
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Washington
Atlantic
Azores
McGuire Air Force Base
N. J
Frankfort
Germany
Dio Refuses To Discuss 516000 UAW-AFL Payment Inquiry
The Senate Rackets Committee pressed for details on a 16000 payment to mobster Johnny Dio by the UAW AFL allied union. Dio invoked the Fifth Amendment 140 times, refusing to discuss union links and alleged ties to James Hoffa. Kennedy cited Doria’s explanation of the check as repayment for Dio investments and Dio did not clarify the discrepancy.
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Washington
Senate
Johnny Dio
Dio
Robert F. Kennedy
Earl Heaton
Allied Industrial Workers
AFL Auto Workers
Midwest Teamster
James R. Hoffa
Dave Beck
Teamsters
Uaw-Afl
Anthony Doria
Uawafl
Doria
Labor Union Welfare Fund
AIW
Kennedy
New York
UAW
Soviet Foreign Policy Leader is a U.S. Puzzle
Washington officials are puzzled over who is guiding Soviet foreign policy and U.S. intelligence experts are seeking to solve the mystery as Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and his brother Allen are mentioned in the inquiry.
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Washington
U.S
John Foster Dulles
Allen
Unknown Moscow figure centers CIA study on disarmament moves
The head of the Central Intelligence Agency asked for a study to identify a Moscow personality as the brain behind Russia's maneuvers in current disarmament talks. Officials say the search aims to reveal the official's personality, prejudices, and past record to predict future actions.
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Central Intelligence Agency
Moscow
Russia
Partial Victory For Rancher In NM Missile Range Clash
Rancher John Prather wins federal court right to live on a 15 acre tract amid Army efforts to expand the McGregor missile range. The Army concedes no title, plans to reduce the impact area to protect Prather’s home, but keeps the rest of his 27,000 acre ranch out of title. Prather vows further legal fight to regain full ownership while offering leases.
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Alamogordo
N.M
John Prather
Prather
U.S
Joseph R. McNeany
Edward A. Bacon
Army
Clinton Anderson
D-Nm
McGregor
Bacon
Anderson
Grain States Score Freight Rate Victory
Marion Beatty the Kansas Corporation Commission chair says grain states including Kansas won a freight rate victory as the Interstate Commerce Commission approved higher rates. The ICC allowed 7 percent for general commodities and 4 percent for grain live stock and meats plus a 5 percent emergency raise from January, reducing the railroads proposed 17 percent increase and saving Kansas shippers about 20 million dollars yearly.
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Topeka
Marion Beatty
Kansas Corporaten Commission
Kansas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Beatty
ICC
Home Economics Building for K State
Kansas State College in Manhattan received approval for contracts totaling 1,749,948 for a new home economics building. Base bids were 1,804,090, trimmed by alternate schedules to fit the 1.9 million available, with about 200,000 reserved for non involved items such as other facilities.
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Topeka
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Hopped-up Appetites Linked to Alcoholism
Francis A. Soper, editor of an anti alcohol magazine from Washington DC, told the 47th annual Kansas Seven Day Adventists camp meeting that high calorie hopped up appetites drive youths toward greater stimulation until narcotics and eventually alcohol satisfy them.
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Enterprise
Kas
Kansas
Francis A. Soper
Washington, D. C
Cheetah Refuses to Race High Speed Automobiles
The hunting cheetah of India can reach speeds up to 70 mph. It will race with man or other animals but declines to race against fast automobiles.
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India
Time Loser Takes Own Life After Gun Play
In Indianapolis a 3 time loser named Everett Sparks shot two officers and a bystander in the Sheraton Lincoln Hotel lobby before retreating to his 12th floor room where he killed himself. Police detained three companions for questioning as they investigate the incident and motive.
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Indianapolis
Everett Sparks
Portland
Ore
Sheraton-Lincoln
Sparkshead
James A. Partain
Constance Caile
Crawfordsville
Ind
Raymond A. Cooper
Sparks
Travis Gatewood
Dorothy Norris
St. Louis
Maude Loeratta Booth
Des Moines
Iowa
Vartain
Robert Callis
Partain
Miss Caile
Gatewood
Miss Norris
Des Moines encounters linked to alleged check forgery trip
Miss Booth said she met two men in Des Moines three weeks ago and flew to Indianapolis with them last Sunday. Miss Norris joined later as Gatewood described Sparks as a touring partner in crime who suggested passing bad checks. They cashed worthless checks in San Antonio and El Paso and Wichita before reaching Des Moines.
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Booth
Des Moines
Indianapolis
Miss Norris
Gatewood
Sparks
Portland
San Antonio
el Paso
Tex
Wichita
Kas
Hunter Tries to Quash Summons as Witness
In Los Angeles the criminal libel trial of Confidential and Whisper magazines with Hollywood figures resumes as Tab Hunter seeks to quash his summons as a defense witness. Attorney Gilbert D. Seton argues the Hunter article is not part of the charges and his testimony would be immaterial.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
Tab Hunter
Hunter
Superior Court
Herbert V. Walker
Gilbert D. Seton
Seton
Publisher’s Distributing Corp
Hollywood Research, Inc
Fred
Marjorie Meade
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W. Main
U.S. Royal Tires
Willard Batteries
Glen's Tire Service
Cady
Tribune
John G. Hemphill
Wesleyan Service Guild
Wilson’s
Davis
Paul V. Villepique
S. Lincoln
San Bernardino
Calif
Mas
Nathan G. Greathouse
Candace Anne
Lewis W. Breyfogle
Toledo
Ohio
William Breyfogle
Kurt
Frank
Jack Galliers
Debbie
Suzie
Julie
Franklin, Va
N. Starr Beaton
Laurie
Bruce
Norman
Osbert
Public Library
Louis Pullum
Lewis
H. Frank
S. Forest
Martha
Cedar Rapids
Dodge City
Wayne Moore
Phil and
Paul
David Webb
Hutchinson
Federal Bank
Caldwell & Son
S. Santa Fe
Kroehler
TV Age
Liv
Koch Bros
Probers
Nicaragua
The
United States
Boyd Burns
Oualutys
Women's
Oxfords
Kroew ER
Kaoehi
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