Session of Congress Could Be Long or Short
Senate Leader Lyndon B. Johnson said Congress could be brief if Republicans avoid obstructive tactics. The House struggles for quorum and no business is scheduled, while the Senate advances a public works bill and tackles minimum wage debate.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
House
Eisenhower
Senate House Committees
New Water Tank In Service Today
The city opened a 500000 gallon elevated water tank after leak tests and sterilization filling. No leaks found. test water drained Saturday with refilling begun Sunday. This completes a bond funded water system upgrade including a river intake and treatment plant with more lines and a pipe cleaner on order. Decisions on a third dam site depend on John Redmond reservoir flow.
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Chanute
R. J. Hayes
Neosho
John Redmond
Burlington
Two Are Injured In Traffic Crash
Three area traffic accidents were investigated by the highway patrol over the weekend. Mrs. George Weaver 72 and her granddaughter Jane Weaver 9 were treated at Neosho Memorial Hospital for cuts and bruises after a collision involving a 1959 Mercury driven by Orde Richard Weaver 47. A 1953 GMC truck driven by Eddie Jones 17 and a 1959 Mercury collided on US 75 south of the K39 junction. Damages were about 1000 to the car and 10 to the truck.
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Highway Patrol
George Weaver
Homedale
Idaho
Jane Weaver
Bartlesville
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Orde Richard Weaver
Eddie Jones
Buffalo
K39
Phillip D. Whitworth
S. Lincoln
Louis A. Beggs
Stark
Chanute
Whitworth
Ford
Beggs
Frank Luther
Eric
Earl E. Schultz
W. Pine
Shaw Road
Schultz
Justice of the Peace Court
Thayer
Luther
16 Cubans Arrested for Plot Against Castro
Havana dispatch says 16 men were arrested on suspicion of plotting against Fidel Castro. One identified as Martin Fernandez Solana, a former Batista-era cook, with most arrests in Los Palacios, Pinar del Rio, and others in Marianao Havana. Dynamite and leaflets of a supposed counter revolutionary group were seized.
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Havana
Revolucion Today
Fidel Castro
Martin Fernandez Solana
Fulgencio Batista
Revolucion
Los Palacios
Pinar del Rio
Cuba
Marianao
Ships Sail Again After Caribbean Cruise Strikes
Two Caribbean cruise ships the Queen of Bermuda and Ocean Monarch resumed service from New York after an overnight token strike by 800 crewmen in sympathy with a British seamen walkout. The liners sailed for Bermuda as crews returned.
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New York
Bermuda
Queen of
Ocean Monarch
Saia Re-elected Crawford County Democratic Chief
Joe Saia was reelected chairman of the Crawford County Democrat Committee and also serves as chairman of the 3rd District Democrats, in Girard Kansas.
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Girard, Kas
Joe Saia
Crawford County
Democrat Committee
Democrats
Child Born To Mother In Coma At Boston Hospital
Marilyn Tagen a 27 year old woman in a four month coma gave birth to a healthy son at Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals on Aug 6. Doctors cited a rare brain pressure condition. Husband Francis Tagen 34 supported by family vigil while she remains hospitalized. Her first wedding anniversary was Tuesday.
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Boston
Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals
Marilyn Tagen
Francis Tagen
Ife
Law Professors Top Salary in New York Schools
The State Education Department reports law professors at 10 New York law schools had a median annual salary of 11 792 dollars last fall, the highest pay among professors with professional schools leading the list.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
State Education Department
Caney High Seeks League Affiliation
Caney Kansas high school ends its independent status and asks the Kansas State High School Activities Association to place it in a league. Officials say lack of league affiliation makes scheduling athletic contests with other schools increasingly difficult.
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Caney, Kas
Caney High School
Kansas State High School Activities Association
Reappraisal Sought on U.S. Aid to Laos
The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on the Far East asked today for a reevaluation of American assistance to Laos where a new revolutionary government is taking over.
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Washington
U.S
Laos
House
Weekend Minor Crashes Reported Across Town
Three minor weekend traffic accidents were reported to police. Bonnie Allen of Humboldt said an unattended 1959 Nash at Delux taxi Co. rolled into her 1956 Plymouth at 20 S. Highland. Ray Elrod reported his 1959 Pontiac station wagon was bumped by John Laster backing from his drive at 302 E. 9th. Leroy Whiteman said his car bumped Fred Demps as she backed from 17 N. Highland.
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Bonnie Allen
Humboldt
S. Highland
Nash
DeLuxe Taxi Co
Ray F. Elrod
John Laster
S. Lafayette
Elrod
Leroy Whiteman
Rayburn dismisses Texas as "silly" for GOP win claim
House Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas called Republican bets to carry Texas in the presidential race silly after Leonard Hall of New York predicted a Republican victory in November. Rayburn spoke at a news conference in Washington.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
Texas Today
Texas
Rayburn
Leonard Hall
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Topeka Weather Warm Through Tuesday With Thunderstorms
The Weather Bureau reports hot and humid conditions through Tuesday with partial cloudiness. Highs expected in the 90s to around 100, lows in the upper 60s, and chances of thunderstorms mainly along the northern border.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
U.S. Policy Criticized Over Laos Uprising
Bangkok World and other papers in Thailand and Cambodia blame U.S. policy for the Laos uprising. The World notes anti-Americanism among Laotian rebels and supporters as a result of aid funneled through unpopular governments.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Cambodia
Laos
U.S
Asia
Tear Gas Used To Break Up Congo Rioting
In Elisabethville police used tear gas to disperse street demonstrations against Katanga Premier Moise Tshombe. U N. forces watched as Belgian troops handed over guard duties and more UN troops arrived to replace Belgian units in the province.
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Elisabethville
the Congo
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
U.N
Tshombe
Patrice Lumumba
Leopoldville
Tshome
Cartel Party
United Nations
Two Men Arrested On DWI Charges
Two men were arrested during the weekend on driving while intoxicated charges. Clyde V. Woods of Humboldt was taken into custody near a tavern at 5 p.m. Saturday after a report of his driving. he faced reckless driving charges and was released on a $150 bond. Keith Wilbur Pound of Fredonia was arrested at Santa Fe and Cherry at 11:20 a.m. yesterday, charged with DWI reckless driving and transporting an open bottle, and held at the city jail for hearing or bond.
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Clyde V. Woods
Humboldt
Woods
Keith Wilbur Pound
Fredonia
Santa Fe
Cherry
Ibond
Body Found Near Coffeyville Tracks
The unidentified man in his mid 30s was found south of Coffeyville by the Katy railroad tracks. Coroner M. K. Borklund said he had been dead less than 24 hours. Belief he fell from or tried to hop a train. Dressed in blue jeans and sport shirt with house shoes and no socks. A belt bore the name George and Missouri Pacific railroad keys were found on him.
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Coffeyville
Kan
Katy
M. K. Borklund
George
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Echo I use HOLMDEL for first standard phone talk
Scientists using Echo I satellite held the first conversation via standard telephones. William Victor in Pasadena connected to Bell Labs in Holmdel and Midletown, sounding to William Jakes Jr. in Holmdel. The test linked Goldstone and Stump Neck with Maryland, California, and New Jersey through the balloon circling Earth.
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Holmdel
No 1
America
William Victor
Pasadena
Calif Victor
Jet Propulsion Laboratories
Goldstone
Calif
Bell Telephone Laborato
Jakes
Victor
Holmdel and
Naval Research Laboratory
Stump Neck
America the Beautiful
Maryland
New Jersey
California
Powers Defense Discussed With Soviet Lawyer In Moscow
Barbara Powers and two Virginia attorneys met with Francis Gary Powers defense attorney Mikhail Grimov appointed by the Soviet government. Powers' trial in Moscow is set for Wednesday, expected to last about three days. The U.S. accuses the Soviets of concealing aspects of the trial preparations.
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Moscow
D AP
Barbara Powers
Virginia
Francis Gary Powers
Powers
Frank W., Rogers
Roanoke
Alexander W. Parker
Richmond
Mikhail Tsich Grimov
Juridical Council
Soviet Union
Barbara
Washington
United States
Christian A.herter
Possible Drowning Victim Located in Hotel Room
About 100 people gathered at Santa Fe Lake for a possible drowning report. Police spent two hours locating a victim found later in a Manhattan hotel room. A submerged boat trailer, boat, life jacket, and water skis were found along the shore. owner Jack R. Floyd of Severy was warned for boating rule violations.
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Santa Fe Lake
Gether
Jeff Coots
Chanute
State Fish and Game
Pratt
Jack R. Floyd
Severy
Manhattan
Floyd
12 Ounce Girl Alive Two Days After Premature Birth
A 12 ounce girl born 42 weeks early in Brooklyn remains alive in an incubator two days after birth. Dorothy Dispensa, 35, delivered the infant at Caledonian Hospital on Saturday. the couple also has a 12 year old daughter, Carol Ann.
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New York
Brooklyn
Dorothy Dispensa
Caledonian Hospital
Corpus Christi Girl Is Miss High School of America 1960
Pat Ayers, 16, of Corpus Christi Texas, crowned Miss High School of America for 1960 at Convention Hall after a contest among 16 entrants. She stands 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 120 pounds with measurements 37-22-37. Runner up was Ann McDaniel, 16, of Omaha Nebraska.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Pat Ayers
Corpus Christi
ICC rejects Rock Island proposal to abandon 87 mile link
The Interstate Commerce Commission rejected Rock Island Railroad plan to abandon the 87 mile link between Horton Kansas and Beatrice Nebraska. The ruling preserves service on the Horton to Beatrice line pending further action.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rock Island Railroad
Horton
Kas
Beatrice
Neb
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Area Reported
Kansas traffic death log notes 48 hours to 9 a.m. show counts for Topeka and surrounding area. The AP summary compares 1960 figures to the prior year and lists figures for comparable periods, indicating changes in fatalities.
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Topeka
Kansas
Hoffa Libel Suit Against Paar Kennedy Dismissed
In U S District Court Judge Theodore Levin dismissed James R Hoffa libel and defamation claims against Jack Paar and Robert F Kennedy on a technical service issue The hearing for NBC dismissal was set for Sept 17 as part of the ongoing case Hoffa had sued for 2 million dollars alleging libel from a Paar TV show NBC denied proper service in its motion to quash
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Detroit
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Jack Paar
Robert F. Kennedy
U. S. District Court
Theodore Levin
National Broadcasting Co
Hoffa
Paar
Kennedy
Senate
NBC
Fisherman Drowns In Farm Pond Near Abilene
Melvin Haugh aged 22 drowned while fishing alone in a farm pond near Abilene Kas His line became tangled around his neck and a fish was on the hook when found His parents are Mr and Mrs Jack Haugh of nearby Abilene Kas The likely cause was stepping into deep water while landing the fish
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Abilene, Kas
Melvin Haugh
Jack Haugh
Near
Abilene
Wyatts Win Top Prizes In Parade
The Nazarene Vacation Bible School parade awarded prizes for best decorated bicycles with first and second going to Jeri and Teri Wyatt and third to Betty Pittenger. Bible school starts 6 30 p.m. today at the Church of the Nazarene and runs each evening through August 26. Superintendent Mrs. George Barker oversees an expected 75 to 100 participants and activities include worship Bible stories crafts memorization music and games. Judges were E. A. Dillon Marion Trent and L. A. Bean.
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Nazarene
Jeri
Teri Wyatt
Don Wyatt
W. Elm
Betty Pittenger
Claude Pittenger
S. Lafayette
Church of the Nazarene
First
Lafayette
George Barker
E. A. Dillon
Marion Trent
L. A. Bean
Pay-as-You-Go Medical Plan Proposed by Johnson and Kennedy
Johnson of Texas urged a pay-as-you-go medical plan for the elderly, joining Sen. John F. Kennedy in criticizing a Senate Finance Committee bill. He urged linking federal grants to the Social Security system to cover indigent elderly, noting priority to a mutual security bill if ready sooner.
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Rules Committee
House
Senate House
Richard M. Nixon
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Eisenhower
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Washington
Johnson
Massachusetts
State to Set 1960 Seasons For Hunting
Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission plans a Wichita meeting to set 1960 upland game and waterfowl seasons. Framework dates from Washington may alter opening and closing days. Mourning dove runs Sept 1 to Oct 30 with 15 bird daily limit and 30 possession. Rails and gallinules Sept 1–20 25 birds. Woodcock Oct 1–Nov 9 with 4 daily. Wilson’s Snipe Sept 15–Oct 14 with 8 each.
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Kansas
Sora
Woodcock
Wilson's Suipe
Commission
Neosho County Hospital Bond Issue Cleared
Atty. Gen. John Anderson ruled Neosho County may legally issue 75000 in bonds to finance a hospital addition. County attorney Richard L. Ashley had questioned legality since total bonds could exceed half the original building but the opinion says the half provision applies to taxes not bond issuance.
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Topeka
John Anderson
Neosho County
Richard L. Ashley
Anderson
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