Eisenhower Says Congress Should Stay On Job Not Campaign
President Eisenhower urged Congress to stay productive and pass the proposed legislative program rather than campaign. He defended his defense funding stance, denied freezing 621 million dollars, and said Nixon has not expressed known objections to his positions. He noted no need for immediate talks with Khrushchev unless useful.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Nikita S. Khrushchev
U.N
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Democratic Congress
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
U.S
Castro Promises Religious Respect Amid Cuban Tensions
President Dorticos assured Cubans that the regime will respect all religious groups despite provocations. He accused counter revolutionaries of exploiting faith to fuel anti communist unrest, while church leaders warned of closing Catholic churches if safety for worshippers is not guaranteed.
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Havana
Osvaldo Corticos
Fidel Castro
Roman Catholic Hierarchy
Cuba
Evelio Diaz
Vatican
Diaz
Manuel Cardinal Arteaga
Thhreat
Unemployment Dropped in July Amid Seasonal Factors
Unemployment fell by 406000 in July with 110000 more people employed, lowering jobless to 4017000 and raising employed to 68689000. The seasonally adjusted rate stood at 5.4 percent, teen employment declined while adults rose due to cuts in durable goods.
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Washington
Labor Department
James P. Mitchell
Seymour L. Wolfbeing
Kansas Fugitive Escapes Sooner Jail in Idabel
Calvin Willis John, 22, a Kansas Penitentiary fugitive held for extradition, escaped from the McCurtain County jail between 3 30 and 7 am. He is from Wright City Oklahoma and had prior Oklahoma Penitentiary burglary time. The sheriff did not know how he gained freedom. He had been arrested in Idabel.
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Idabel
Okla
Kansas
McCurtain
Bud Murphy
Calvin Willis John
Murphy
John
Wright City
Oklahoma
Kansas Traffic Fatalities Log Updates for 1960 Period
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic deaths for the 24 hours ending 9 am showing a rise to 2X in 1960 versus 1959. The log notes 354 deaths for the comparable 1959 period, with 24 hours including one March death not previously counted.
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Topeka
Kansas
Chanute Guard unit earns excellent rating after summer camp
The Chanute National Guard Company B of the 174th Military Police Battalion returned from Camp Guernsey Wyoming with an excellent rating. The 58 Chanute members and 37 Fredonia volunteers trained 17 days alongside about 1 200 trainees. The unit supported an artillery division and conducted police patrols in Guernsey Wheatland and Torrington. The company will enlist high school seniors who train this fall and complete six months of intensified training next summer.
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Chanute
Fredonia MP
Wyoming
Friederich
Rfield
Guernsey
Wheatland
Torrington
Ronald
National Guard
New Topeka Building For Army Units
The General Services Administration told Senator Carlson it will award a contract today for a new Topeka building to host the 16th Army Corps sector headquarters the corps supply depot and a National Guard instructor group. The 10 000 square foot facility at 3300 Emerson St will be leased for 18000 dollars annually. Ralph Samuel and Cyrus Cohen of Topeka won the contract.
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Washington
General Services Administration
Frank Carlson
R-Kas
Topeka
U. S. 16Th Army Corps
16Th Army Corps
National Guard
Emerson St
Ralph, Samuel
Cyrus Cohen
Man's Body Found Near Coffeyville
The decomposed body of a man was found in a field near Coffeyville. A physician said the body lay on a July 12 newspaper and appeared to have been there about 10 days, with death likely from natural causes. A billfold held a fishing license for Paul Cox, 58, Baxter Springs, but no money was in the wallet. The body was discovered by two boys.
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Coffeyville
Paul Cox
Baxter Springs
Bratton Dies from Sunday Collision Injuries
Bert R Bratton 71 of Topeka died in a hospital Tuesday from injuries suffered in a two car wreck Sunday six miles northeast of Burlingame The deceased is identified in AP dispatches from Topeka.
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Topeka
Bert R. Bratton
Burlingame
Some Try to Stall Sen Johnson Says
Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson denounced delays at the start of the postconvention session as Republicans trying to stall. He said key bills, including public works and a medical aid program, were ready for debate and votes. Johnson hopes to adjourn by Labor Day, with committee action on the medical program this week.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
House
Congress
Hugh Scott
Kenneth B. Keating
Scott
Richard M. Nixon
Paradise
Keating
Eisenhower
Sen
John F. Kennedy
Dell Reed Home Damaged by Fire
Fire damaged the Dell Reed residence at 602 South Highland starting in an upstairs bedroom around 9 30 this morning. Furnishings scorched included a dresser book case bed spread window woodwork and curtains with cracked glass and smoke damage in adjoining rooms. Mrs Reed extinguished the fire before firefighters arrived. Officials suspect an electric extension cord ignition. Reed serves as dean of the Junior College and Senior High School.
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Dell Reed
Highland
Reed
Wichita Woman Waives Preliminary Hearing in Manslaughter Case
Wanda Lee Blue, 26, of Wichita waived preliminary hearing on fourth degree manslaughter charges connected to the June 28 traffic death of pedestrian Edith Blevins, 64. She was bound over to district court for trial.
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Wichita (Ap
Wanda Lee Blue
Wichita
Court of Common Pleas
District Court
Edith Blevins
JayCees Plan for Fall Festival in Chanute
The Chanute JayCees launch a fund drive to recruit affiliate members for the 17th annual Chanute Fall Festival set September 22 to 24. They aim to raise about 2500 dollars, fund parade prizes, free rides, bands and Go-Karts, with plans for youth events and a talent show.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Chanute
Maple Leaf
Neosho County Fair Opens Monday at Erie Fairground
The 1960 Neosho County Fair runs Aug 15 18 at Erie Fairgrounds with a free Shodeo Monday night and exhibits due by 5 pm Monday. Judging begins Tuesday and Wednesday with events including dairy poultry sheep swine 4 H booths and a talent show. The junior fat stock sale closes the week Thursday night with premiums from 1 to 8 dollars and ribbons for juniors. Gale Mullen chairs the event with a full board of superintendents and judges named.
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JayCees
Jaynew
Gram
Parsons Tonight
ERIF
Neosho County
Fair Assn
Fairgrounds
Gale Mullen
William George
Glenn Womeldorff
John Gorton
Fred Kennedy
John DeMott
Charles O. Carter
Hanserd
Sam Ricketts
Emery Gard
Ed McGowen
Mullen
Gordon Nelson
Jack Works
Humboldt
Oda Keeney
Fort Scott
Kermit Adelgren
Chanute
John Davis
Altoona
Wendell Moyer
Manhattan
Ralph Bonowitz
Norman Haight
Altamont
Soviets Order Out U.S. Air Attache in Moscow
Moscow accuses U.S. air attache Col. Edwin M. Kirton of spying and orders his departure from the Soviet Union. His assistant Capt. Irving T. MacDonald is warned but not expelled. Kirton and his wife plan to leave Monday aboard a Scandinavian airliner to Copenhagen as he nears end of his duty.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
U.S
Edwin M. Kirton
Irving T. MacDonald
Provincetown
Mass
Kirton
U. S
Llewellyn E. Thompson
Frankfurt
Baltic States
Wiesbaden
Melvin Nielsen
Copenhagen
Foreign Ministry
Odessa
Lira
Europe
Kirtons
Palo Alto
Calif
MacDonald
Francis Gary Powers
Willard G. Palm
Llewellyn F. Thompson
One Killed Three Saved As Train Crosses Trestle
SOUTHOLD N Y AP two men a woman and a boy were fishing on a railroad trestle when a Long Island Rail Road train approached at fifty five miles an hour Antonio Penner 62 of New York City was killed as he dashed for safety Antonio Penner Jr 36 pushed his son George six and Mary McAlpine to safety then dropped to the tracks holding on as the train sped by Their only injury was a slight cut on Antonio Jr s hand The party had been fishing from the trestle
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Southold
N.Y
Antonio Penper
New York City
Antonio Jr
George
Mary McAlpine
Long Island
Antonio
Balloon Launch Delayed Again at Cape Canaveral
Technical problems with the Thor Delta carrier rocket pushed a second attempt to launch a 100 foot balloon communications satellite into orbit. Another attempt will be made Friday.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Telephone your Tribune carrier after hours
Notice directs readers to contact their Tribune carrier by phone and suggests calling 700 after 6 p.m. for unreachable providers. The fragmentized reminder emphasizes obtaining the newspaper and resolving delivery issues.
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Tribune
Tank Check For Leaks West Seventh water tank test fills half full
City Manager R J Hayes announced the new 500000 gallon elevated tank on West Seventh is being filled for sterilization and leak checks. The tank will be drained and the water disposed via the sewage system or natural drainage with precautions to avoid contact.
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West Seventh
R. J. Hayes
Hayes
Kansas Forecast Turns Fair With Warm Days Ahead
Rains tapered Tuesday and Kansas enjoys clear to partly cloudy skies. A high pressure center west of the Rockies brings cool dry air. Kansas should see fair and warm daytime conditions and cool nights through Thursday with highs in the 80s.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountains
Lumumba Injured in Leopoldville Violence
Congo Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba was seriously injured today in Leopoldville amid unrest. Belgian radio reported the attack during a live broadcast, detailing a violent incident against Lumumba by angry Africans.
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Brussels
Belgium
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Leopoldville
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