Oklahoma City Woman Slain. Husband Held in Shooting
Mrs Mildren Park Kimmel 56 formerly of Chanute was shot five times at her Oklahoma City home. Husband Claude E Kimmel 53 was arrested hours later and confessed. Readies burial in Elmwood Cemetery after service at Johnson Mortuary with Rev Fred Shaw.
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Chanute
Mildren Park Kimmel
Oklahoma City
Kimmel
Ellsworth B. Park
J. C. Shinn
Associated Press
Oklahoma City Today
Methodist Church
Johnson Mortuary
Fred Shaw
Elmwood Cemetery
Vote Record of Kansans Vote Record of Kansans
Senate confirmation of Lawrence J. O Connor Jr to the Federal Power Commission failed 83 to 12 with Schoeppel and Carlson voting for and Carlson not voting in the roll. On a resolution to disapprove Kennedy plan for Federal Maritime Board reorganization the measure failed 35 to 60 with Schoeppel for and Carlson not voting. In the House Van Zandt motion to require elimination of Hanford power project from AEC authorization bills passed 235 to 164 with Avery Dole Ellsworth McVey and Shriver for and Breed ing Democrat against.
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Senate
Lawrence J. O'Connor Jr
Texas
Federal Power Commission
Schoeppel and Carlson
Kennedy
Federal Maritime Board
Schoeppel
Carlyon
van Zandt
R-Pa
House
Hanford
Wash
Avery
Dole
Ellsworth
McVey and Shriver
Oilman Edwin Curry Dies in Jamaica
Edwin M. Curry, 46, in charge of Time Jamaica Oil Co. explorations, died Saturday in a Kingston hospital of pneumonia. He was active in oil development in Wichita, Kansas for 15 years and held oil interests in Kansas and Oklahoma before moving to the British West Indies two years ago.
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MT. Pleasant
W. Va
Edwin M. Curry
Jamaica
Jamaica Oil Co
Kingston
Wichita, Kas
Kansas
Oklahoma
British West Indies
Weather Summary Highlights For Topeka And Statewide
Skies cleared across Kansas after weekend rains delivering 1 to 3 inches in western and southern counties while northeastern areas saw around a half inch. Sunday highs reached the 70s with Goodland at 79 and Emporia at 71. Overnight lows ranged 58 to 66 as reports noted heavy rainfall in Walnut River watershed near Otis and near Mecracken. Forecast calls for cloudy to partly cloudy conditions through Tuesday with chances of scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and highs in the 80s Tuesday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Goodland
Emporia
Wichita
Concordia
Walnut River
Otis
Mecracken
Budget Hearings Scheduled for Neosho County and Chanute
Public hearings on the proposed 1962 budgets for Neosho County and the city of Chanute will be held tomorrow. The county hearing is at 10 a.m. in the Erie courthouse and the Chanute city hearing at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial building city commission room.
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Neosho County
Chanute
Erie
Memorial Building
Thayer Girl Tip Winner
Patricia Rash wins $3 for notifying The Tribune about an accident at Thayer First National Bank building in which two LaHarpe workmen were injured and one died. The tip appeared in the previous Wednesday issue. next week’s winner to be announced. Tips may be phoned or dropped at The Tribune with contact numbers provided.
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Thayer
the Tribune
Patricia Rash
Kenneth Rash
Weekly Tribune
LaHarpe
First National Bank
The
Tribune
Chanute
Woman Released After Paying for Market Purchases
Police investigated a shoplifting report at a market on East Main. A woman from a nearby town was found with olives cheese and deviled ham totaling $1.39 in her purse after paying for the items. The suspect cited hardship with four children and an unemployed husband.
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East Main
Anderson declines rumor discussion on federal judge post
Gov John Anderson of Kansas sidesteps talk of possible Kennedy administration appointment to a federal judgeship. The Republican, 44, from Olathe, took office last January after serving as attorney general and state senator. Many expect him to seek a second term, but friends say he would prefer a seat on the federal bench.
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Topeka
John Anderson
Kansas
Anderson
Kennedy
Olathe
Emergency Wheat Storage Plan Aims for 191 Metro Areas
Secretary Freeman announced a Civil Defense plan to store four month wheat supplies for 95 million Americans in 191 metropolitan areas over 100,000 population. The initiative, costing about 70 million dollars, places 25 percent of stock in city bins and the rest in rural bins near mills, with 34 million bushels already stored in target cities.
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Columbia, Mo
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
Congress
Kennedy
Strategic Reserve
Civil Defense
End of World War II Celebrations in 1945
Sixteen years after World War II ended with Japan's surrender celebrations rocked New York Times Square with half a million revelers while San Francisco saw bonfires and violence on Market Street. The War Manpower Commission ended controls, the Navy canceled a six billion shipbuilding program, and draft calls were cut, amid concerns over Berlin.
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New York
Japan
New York City
Times Square
San Francisco
Market Street
War Manpower Commission
Navy
Army
Berlin
Fire destroys Pittsburg cattle feed warehouse
Fire destroyed a Harvest Brand Inc cattle feed and seed grain warehouse in Pittsburg on Sunday with losses pegged around 70 000 dollars by Fire Chief Elmer Fields. The cause was not known and a larger plant is planned on the outskirts of Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Elmer Fields
Harvest Brand Inc
Months Lace
Spartans to acquire Crank Drug Co in stock deal
Spartans Industries Inc. agreed to buy Crank Drug Co for 40 000 shares valued about 1.6 million. Crank operates 10 drug stores in Springfield Missouri Little Rock Arkansas and Wichita Kansas and runs leased drug departments in Spartans discount centers. Board and Crank stockholders must approve.
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New York
Spartans Industries, Inc
Crank Drug Co
Crank
Springfield
Little Rock
Ark
Wichita
Kan
Spartans Discount Centers
Boy Drowns In Wichita Pool Tragedy Claims 11-Year-Old
In Wichita, 11 year old Tommy D Smith, son of Lloyd D and Mrs. Smith, drowned Saturday night after diving into a southeast Wichita pool. He was pulled unconscious from the water minutes later.
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Wichita
Tommy D Smith
Lloyd D. Smith
NATO declares East Berlin blockade illegal
In Paris NATO delegates from 15 member countries convened in a hurried session to exchange views on the Berlin crisis. They termed East Germany’s sealing off of East Berlin an illegal act.
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Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
East Berlin
NATO
Berlin
Berlin Crisis Dominates World News Reports
Across Berlin West and East tensions rise as East German troops seal borders and cut telephone links to West Germany. Kennedy aides warn border closures violate four power accords while Allied officials brace for protests and East-West talks. John J. McCloy says a major U.S. disarmament plan will be ready soon.
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Associated Press
Berlin
West Berlin
East Berlin
Bonn
West Germany
Moscow
Pravda
Dean Rusk
London
Soviet Union
Britain
Western Europe
East Germany
Germany
New York
John J. McCloy
Kennedy
Berlin Blockade Tense Tie at Brandenburg Gate
West Berliners clashed with East German troops at the Brandenburg Gate as barbed wire barricades and tanks sealed refugees routes. Some 80 000 East Germans in West Berlin faced work bans while calls for East West German unity grew amid police and militia action.
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Berlin
West Berlin
East Germany
Brandenburg Gate
Karl Maron
West Germany
Bonn
Willy Brandt
Senators React To East Berlin Refugee Border Closure
U S senators described the East Berlin border shutdown as a confession of weakness and a desperate move by the Russians. Mundt Smathers Bridges and Hickenlooper weighed the implications for refugees, the Cold War, and potential U Kennedy actions. Mansfield urged cautious, deliberate response while Dirksen called it brinkmanship and Fulbright urged protest amid doubts.
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Washington
Berlin
Karl E. Mundt
R-S. D
East Germany
George A. Smathers
D.fle
Styles Bridges
R-N. H
Sen
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Ilinois
Khrushchev
East
West Berlin
Dirksen
J. W. Fulbright
Navy Freeze Announced on Active Duty Extension Plan
The Navy will halt the departure of about 26,800 enlisted and officer personnel. They will remain on duty six months to a year as part of a buildup to an authorized strength of 657,000, impacting regular and reserve members. About 80 officers and 1,600 enlisted will have tours expire next month, with October affecting 400 officers and 2,800 enlisted.
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Washington
Navy
Two Minor Crashes Reported to Police
Police logged two minor crashes after 6 p.m. Saturday at Grant and Hickory. Tommy Mendenhall 42 of 1321 Edith drove a 1957 Olds. F E Koerting 56 of 6123 W Oak drove a 1955 Buick. both drivers reported no injuries. Estimated damages were 125 and 50 dollars, with Koerting later disputing a higher repair cost. A separate report cited a minor accident involving Frank Frieholtz and Ruby Jackson yesterday with slight damage.
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Tommy FE
Mendenhall
Edith
F. E. Koerting
W. Oak
Grant
Hickory
Koerting
Frank Frieholtz
Steele
Ruby Jackson
R. 3
Frieholtz
Topeka
Kansas
Burns Fatal for Topeka Tot in Gasoline Mishap
Douglas Barry aged 2 of Topeka Kansas died at Brooke General Hospital after burns from a gasoline spill igniting on a power mower. He was flown from Forbes Air Force Base for treatment following the Aug. 10 accident in Topeka where second and third degree burns covered about 70 percent of his body.
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San Antonio
Tex
Douglas Barry
Brooke General Hospital
Topeka
Kas
Air Force
S. Set
Alvin E. Barry
Forbes Air Force Base
Berlin Crises Move With Kennedy Rusk Talks
President Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk held a 50 minute meeting amid the Berlin refugee flight ban crisis. Assistant Secretary Foy Kohler arranged a midafternoon briefing with Britain France West Germany ambassadors on possible Western actions beyond formal protests. Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson planned to depart to Frankfurt to join his family in Germany. Rusk condemned the Soviet travel ban as a flagrant violation of accords on free movement.
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Washington
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Berlin
West Berlin
Foy D. Kohler
Britain
France
West Germany
East Berlin
Russia
Llewellyn Thompson
Hyannis Port
Mass
White House
Thompson
New York
Frankfurt
Germany
Moscow
Rusk
Paris
East
Soviet Union
Grand Larceny Charges Dismissed in Clothing Plant Case
Coffeyville Kansas AP Assistant County Attorney Bill Watson dismissed grand larceny charges against three men linked to a blue jeans theft at a Caney clothing plant. Dismissal followed further investigation revealing undisclosed facts. Defendants were Eddie J Adkins 35 of Joplin MO president of Michael J Inc Gary Wayne Shelton 23 of Joplin MO firm Galena plant manager and Roy Eden Hopkins 22 of Galena manager of a bonded warehouse for the firm.
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Coffeyville, Kan
Bill Watson
Watson
Eddie J. Adkins
Joplin
Michael J., Inc
Boys Clothing
Gary Wayne Shelton
Galena
Roy Eden Hopkins
Tribune Phone Help Line Turns to Reachability
Readers are urged to contact their Tribune via phone or call HE 1-3400 after 6 if the primary carrier cannot be reached. The notice emphasizes alternate dialing for prompt assistance.
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Tribune
Weekend Missouri Kansas traffic deaths total four in Missouri and two in Kansas
Weekend crashes killed four in Missouri and two in Kansas. Pedestrian Owen Hawkins died crossing US 66 near St. Clair. Francis Sirhons perished when his truck overturned near Cross Timbers. In Kansas City suburb a high speed crash killed two college students David Rouger and Ronald Freed. Mrs. Mary Etta Brewer died in a Cedar Point collision. Ruth Marie Buetler and Jo Ann Laskowski died in a Greensburg area crash.
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Associated Press
Missouri
Kansas
Owen C. Hawkins
Times Beech
U. S. 66
St. Clair
Francis Sirhons
Cross Timbers
Kansas City
South Side
David Eugene Rouyer
Ronald Michael Freed
Freed
University of Kansas
Rouger
Pittsburg State College
Mary Etta Brewer
USS
Cedar Point
Eastcentral
Parker Receives Hernia Surgery. Kansas Supreme Chief Justice Recovering
AP reports Chief Justice Jay S. Parker of the Kansas Supreme Court underwent an operation Sunday for a strangulated hernia. A court official said he is doing well and expected to return to his office in a few days.
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Topeka
Jay S. Parker
Kansas Supreme Court
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Navy Freeze
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Wasser
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