Fire destroys Tik Tok restaurant in Humboldt
A fire at the Tik Tok restaurant on the north edge of Humboldt caused about 50 000 dollars in damage. Humboldt volunteer fire department responded with 10 firefighters, 11 000 feet of hose, and three water streams, but the blaze burned through the roof and the roof collapsed. Police diverted traffic as investigators probed the cause, with building owner Ed Sherwood and operator cited.
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Humboldt
E. Q. Massey
Massey
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
T. C. Frevel
R. 2
Ed Sherwood
Tik Tok
Family history note and local show mention at Chanute fairs
Mrs. Hamilton Hill of Dugway Utah seeks descendants of Margaret Wylie of Chanute a long time resident and daughter of Irish immigrants. She is compiling a family history. Chanute will be represented at the Fort Scott Horse Show with D D Mitchell entering a four horse sorrel pony hitch pulling a wagon bearing a Chanute sign.
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Chanute
Fort Scott
D. D. Mitchell
$90 Stolen At St. Paul
Burglars drilled a hole in a door to steal $90 from Art Goodsel’s grocery and diner on highway K57. The loss split as $65 from the restaurant and $25 from the grocery. Time window 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. An adjacent station attendant did not witness anything.
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ST. Paul
Art Goodsel
Erie
Goodsel
Weather snapshot Foray into Kansas with varying temps
Topeka reports a squall crossing northeast Kansas bringing clouds and brief cooling. Highs reach near 90s across the region with 99 in Goodland and Pittsburg, while overnight lows span mid 60s to mid 70s. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and scattered thundershowers into Friday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Colby
Pittsburg
Goodland
Wamego
Manhattan
Hutchinson
Wichita
Filibuster Threat Rises Over Satellite Bill in Senate
In Washington Senators Estes Kefauver and Wayne Morse warned of renewed filibuster against the communications satellite measure. The Foreign Relations Committee planned amendments on foreign policy controls before reporting the bill Friday for further debate. Kefauver argued against nongovernment ownership and favored substantial discussion, while Morse said amendments would be mere window dressing and favored a government owned system under contracts with private firms.
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Sens
Estes Kefauver
Dtenn
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sessons
Morse
Foreign Relations Committee
Hugh L. Dryden
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Congress
U.S
Kefauver
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Suspected Smugglers Of Dope Rounded Up
NEW YORK AP Narcotics agents arrested 11 men reportedly linked to a ring smuggling heroin into the United States. The crackdown spanned 1950 to 1959, involving 400 kilograms of pure heroin valued around $10 million, with dilution raising the total illicit value to about $100 million. Many suspects were taken from bed during the Wednesday night operation.
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New York
U.S
United States
Morgenthau
Bandit Not Joking Neither Is Clerk
A neatly dressed young man entered a Baltimore dairy store and asked clerk Amanda Darnall to change a dollar. When shown a gun he demanded larger bills, she slammed the cash drawer on his hand, and the bandit fled.
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Baltimore
Amanda Darnall
Break-in Reported At Americus Bank
A bank break-in in Americus was reported today by Lyon County sheriff's office. Initial checks found nothing missing and the FBI was brought in to investigate. Americus lies about ten miles northwest of Emporia, Kansas.
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Emporia
Kan
Americus
Lyon County
Sheriff's Office
FBI
Car Collisions Damage Several Automobiles in City
Police report multiple minor crashes. Carrie L Arnett 27 of 413 S Katy drove a 1954 Ford damaged after colliding with city tractor at 4th and Malcolm around 10:20 a.m. Dobson 22 of 303 N Kansas piloted the tractor. tractor undamaged. Earlier, Frank C Vangotten Jr 45 of 1315 S Santa Fe backed a car from a curb at 214 E Main and hit Mary L Benson 36 of 308 S Wilson in a 1954 Chevrolet. Benson sustained $75 damage, Vangotten’s Ford about $5. Mrs Leland Lowe 306 S Highland reported a car struck and damaged hers on South Santa Fe. other vehicle driven by David Judy 929 S Highland.
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Carrie L. Arnett
Katy
4Th
Malcolm
L. E. Dobson
Kansas
E. Main
Frank C. Vangotten Jr
S. Santa Fe
Mary L. Benson
S. Wilson
Benson
Chevrolet
Ford
Leland Lowe
S. Highland
South Santa Fe
David Judy
Watchdog role over drugs proposed in new FDA rules
Washington AP Secretary Celebrezze proposed federal oversight of investigational drug use in humans. Measures would require adequate preclinical safety data, FDA notification for trials, and potential halting of studies if safety issues arise. Public comment open 60 days before final rules.
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Washington
Doctors For
Anthony J. Celebrezze
FDA
Commissioner of Food and Drugs
George P. Larrick
McVey Clings to Lead After Vote Revisions in Kansas
In Emporia Walter McVey declared leading with 1308 votes to 1068 for opponent Joe Skubitz after Lyon County clerks corrected tallies. With two precincts missing McVey trails by about 150 in the GOP congressional race for Kansas 5th District as official canvass looms and possible legal action looms over recount procedures.
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Emporia
Kan
Walter McVey
R-Kan
McVey
Skubitz
Lyon County
Joe Skubitz
Congress
No Recount Policy Stemming From County Election Error
Kansas Attorney General William Ferguson said no recount is possible in the 5th District race unless fraud is shown. Joe Skubitz leads Walter McVey by a narrow margin with a 190 vote counting error in Cowley County triggering new attention to canvass results and absentee ballots.
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McVey
Kansas
Congress
Topeka
William Ferguson
Peka
William M. Ferguson
Walter McVey
Independence
Joe Skubitz
Pittsburg
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Clyde M. Reed
Skubitz
Cowley County
Ferguson
Public Works Speedup Bill Cleared For House Action
Washington AP Kennedy priority bill for a rapid public works program cleared today by the Rules Committee on an 8 to 6 vote. The measure would authorize a large scale program to fight unemployment, with actual funds to come via separate legislation. The Senate version differs, proposing 750 million immediately and another 750 million on standby, while the House bill lacks the standby provision.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
House
Rules Committee
Senate
Hanging Attempt at City Jail Leaves Woman Uninjured
A Cha nute woman attempted suicide in protective custody by using material from her clothing to hang herself. A doctor treated her. she was not injured and was later released to her husband. Officers note a history of mental disturbance.
Tot Runs Into Car Not Seriously Hurt
Jeffery Elder, 3, son of Mr and Mrs Tommy Elder of 1109 S Highland, bumped his head after running into a passing car about 10 40 a m He was examined by a doctor and released Mrs Elder said he was feeling fine Police reported the accident from Mrs Felix Bouray of 1208 Edith Bouray said she was driving south and watching a group of children when she heard a bump and saw the boy knocked down
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Jeffery Elder
Tommy Elder
S. Highland
Elder
Felix Bouray
Edith
No Chaos Railroads Say in Testimony on New Rules
In Chicago a railroad official testified in U S District Court that the proposed work rule changes would not cause chaos but improve order in labor management relations. The unions seek an injunction to block the rules, which would affect about 40,000 firemen on diesel locomotives.
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Chicago
U.S
J. E. Wolfe
Joseph Sam Perry
Arthur J. Goldberg
Perry
Archbishop Sir Reginald Halse Dies in Brisbane at 81
Archbishop Sir Reginald Charles Halse, senior prelate of the Church of England in Brisbane, died aged 81. He led the church in Australia for decades and was known for his pacifist stance and charitable work.
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Brisbane
Australia
Church of England
Reginald Charles Halse
Fires Devastate Riviera Region Forcing Vacationers To Flee
Forest fires blistered roughly 20 000 acres in the Draguignan area of the Riviera, driving many vacationers from the coast. A dozen homes were damaged at Issam bres near St Tropez, with no casualties reported.
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Draguignan
France
Riviera
Issambres
St. Tropez
Soviets hand over 6500 tons wheat in Algiers arrival
Sergei Gaverin, Soviet charge d affaires, delivered 6500 tons of wheat to Algerian authorities aboard the grain ship Agburaisk, the first Soviet vessel to dock since Algeria’s independence. The 11800-ton Ugleuralsk lingered offshore with conflicting claims about its cargo, while the captain insisted only 6500 tons of wheat were aboard the voyage.
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Algiers
Sergei Gaverin
Agburaisk
Algeria
Ugleuralsk
Wheat disposition date urged for 1963 Kansas crop
Rep J Floyd Breeding urged Secretary Freeman to set before August 15 the disposition date for the 1963 Kansas wheat crop. He said seeding will start soon and farmers must know their allotments and the final day for disposing of excess plantings.
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Washington
J. Floyd Breeding
D-Kan
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Kansas
Mouth to Mouth Equipment Supplied to State Police
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission announced 94 state police cars are equipped with mouth to mouth apparatus to aid heart attack and other accident victims. Each unit includes an eight inch plastic tube and mouth guard with an air passage enabling officers to breathe fresh air into victims.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Tax Cut Decision is Near
Washington AP Kennedy may decide this weekend whether to ask Congress for an immediate tax cut. Odds favor delaying until next week as July economic figures come in. Press secretary Salinger notes some data unavailable until then while Heller says current trends do not signal a crisis.
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Washington
White House
Kennedy
Congress
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Walter W. Heller
Wheat Referendum Set for August 30 Vote
Washington farm leaders report a referendum on August 30 to reinstate the wheat price support program. If approved, farmers receive $1.82 per bushel. if rejected, support falls to $1.21 and is limited to those within acreage allotments under the rejected plan. Community actions hinge on planting time for winter wheat.
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Washington
W AP
Million Contract Awarded for Paola Gas Vessel Project
Army Engineers awarded Taylor Forge and Pipe Co., Inc. of Chicago a contract totaling 1,014,078 dollars for twelve gaseous nitrogen vessels needed in engine test failures at Paola Kansas. Senator Frank Carlson announced the award on Wednesday.
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Washington
Paola
Kan
Army Engineers
Chicago
Taylor Forge and Pipe Co., Inc
Frank Carlson
R -Kan
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka 1962 Log
Kansas traffic death log reports 24 hours ending 9 am Thursday for August 11 1962 with 341 fatalities for the comparable 1961 period showing 3aL.
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Topeka
Kansas
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Lyon
Cowley
A. Stolfus
The
Emporia Gazette
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Montgomery
Tot
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Orville L. Freeman
Paola Company
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