Bederman Family Bicycles 750 Miles From Texas Toward Kansas City
A Texas family of five plans a long bicycle journey from Bellaire near Houston toward Osawatomie and Kansas City. Mr. and Mrs. Bederman, Gretchen 12, April Ann 6, and John 11 ride daily about 55 miles, hoping to join the Century Club by touring 100 miles in a day. Paul, 8, stays with grandmother after a broken leg. The route covers about 750 miles, with plans to train back home after Osawatomie.
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Jack Bederman
Gretchen
April Ann
John
Paul
Bedermans
Parsons
Osawatomie
Century Club
Group Urges Gas Tax Hike In Kansas for Roads
TOPEKA AP A committee of city county and state officials Wednesday recommended a one and one half cent increase in the state gasoline tax to fund road improvements and avoid property tax hikes. Co R Head Wilson County commissioner said the rise would yield about 13 million dollars more annually. the present 5 cent tax brings in around 42 million. Mayor Hal W Gerlach of Topeka was elected permanent chairman.
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Topeka
Kansas Officials’ Joint Committee On
League of Kansas Municipalities
Co. R. Head
Wilson County
Hal W. Gerlach
Jury Trial Continued in Erie Justice Court
A 12 man jury trial was set for tomorrow in Erie justice of the peace court over a speeding citation issued on highway K47 near Erie. William B. Mitchell of Wichita, cited June 8 for 80 mph in a 70 zone, contends he traveled no faster than 65 mph and that the stop arose from identification or timing error in aircraft speed checks relayed by radio to a patrol car.
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Erie
Justice of the Peace Court
William B. Mitchell
Wichita
Mitchell
White City Crash Kills Father and Son
Two men died when a pickup collided with a station wagon at a country road intersection southeast of White City. Victims were H. C. Rech about 60 and his son Allen Rech about 40, both of Woodbine, Kansas, according to the Highway Patrol.
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White City
Kan
Highway Patrol
H. C. Rech
Allen Rech
Woodbine
Han
Courthouse Parking Lot Work Starts
Erie's leveling for paving the off street lot for the Neosho county courthouse was already underway. When finished the lot will hold 30 cars and sits behind the north south central part of the building. Access walks will connect to the main area, with traffic via a north side street drive. Remaining work includes finish leveling and landscaping under a separate contract.
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ERIE
Neosho County
Senate Seeks Method To Avert Rail Strike
Washington AP The Senate Commerce Committee meets to craft a bill to avert a nationwide rail strike, aiming for action next week. Chairman Magnuson says the House will receive the Senate bill early next week as talks falter between carriers and unions under Labor Department oversight.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Magnuson
Rep
Oren Harris
D-Ark
House Commerce Committee
Commerce Committee
Kennedy
Labor Department
Judge to Rule on 2 Counts In Case of Pittsburg Doves
In Kansas City, the judge will rule this afternoon on two counts after Angela Aiuppa of Chicago was acquitted on all three counts. The government rested after presenting 563 mourning dove carcasses seized from Aiuppa's car. Atty Newell A. George and ornithologist John W. Aldrich testified the birds were mourning doves. in Kansas possession of more than 24 is illegal. The other defendants are Aiuppa's husband Joseph Aiuppa and Crawford County businessmen Ray Palucca and John A. Garigletti.
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U. S
Arthur J. Stanley Jr
Angela Aiuppa
Chicago
Stanley
U.S. Wildlife and Fishery Service
Kansas
Springfield
Ill
Aiuppa
Elmhurst
Frontenac
Kan
Joseph W. Hopkins
Pittsburg
Hopkins
Jobless Rate Climbs In Kansas for Week
TOPEKA AP The insured unemployment rate in Kansas rose to 2.3 percent for the week ending August 17, according to the Employment Security Division. This compares with 1.9 percent the prior week and 1.8 percent a year earlier.
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Kansas
Topeka
Libby and Strauss Question Limited Nuclear Test Ban
Former AEC members Willard Libby and Lewis Strauss voiced misgivings at Senate hearings about the treaty restricting nuclear tests. Libby, a UCLA chemist, warned of possible concessions and urged scrutiny of a 100 megaton bomb issue and peaceful uses. Strauss urged caution and noted concerns over allied protections and freedom to build peaceful works under the pact.
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Washington
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Lewis L. Strauss
Willard F. Libby
Libby
University of California
Los Angeles
Senate
Strauss
AEC
U.S
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Weather Report Shows Warm Day With Showers Across Kansas
Area forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy conditions through Friday with a low around 70 tonight and a high in the mid 70s on Friday. Clouds moved into Kansas today with scattered showers into Friday, Salina Russell area saw the most rain. Lincoln 1.75 inches, Ellsworth 1.45, Brookville .74. Lows tonight 65 to 70, highs Wednesday 89 to 98.
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Kansas
Salina - Russell
Lincoln
Ellsworth
Brookville
Wichita
Hill City
Goodland
Manhattan
Junction City
Ten Thousand Dollar Grant For Kansas Private Colleges
The Kansas Foundation for Private Colleges announces an $10,000 grant from Boeing Co. Wichita to its 18 member institutions. The funds will be shared among the colleges to support their programs.
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Topeka
Kansas Foundation For Private Colleges
Boeing Co
Wichita
Fiesta Queen honor acknowledgment to contributors
Adela Ornelas expresses gratitude to those who helped and contributed to her being named Fiesta Queen. Special thanks are extended to Alfred Serrato for his support and role in the achievement.
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Alfred Serrato
Adela Ornelas
ADV
Buried mill finds over half a million in old cash
In Troy Ohio workers digging beneath Altman Mills unearthed multiple cans of cash from under concrete pilings. Early finds totaled about 350000 dollars with a third can found later, all money wrapped in old newspaper. The stash, linked to the late owner R S Altman who distrusted banks, exceeds 500000 dollars and will be held at the Federal Reserve Bank in Cincinnati pending estate settlement.
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Troy
Ohio
U.S
Altman Mills
Ohio City
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Altman
William Sutton
Pittsburgh
Dayton Daily News
George J. Altman
Irwin, Pa
Mary Jane Ward
Federal Reserve Bank
Cincinnati
Escape Hole Fails Three Miners Trapped In Hazleton
In Hazleton Pa AP drilling of a new 12 inch escape hole for three trapped coal miners failed by feet as a third drill attempt began. A 10 story rig was moved into place while rescue workers kept hopes that the second hole might reveal the miners location. David Fellin and Henry Throne urged expanding the six inch lifeline as an option, but authorities favored a new 12 inch hole to avoid losing communication and food supplies.
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Hazleton
David Fellin
Henry Throne
Fellin
Gordon Smith
Throne
Smith
Cinderella All-Stars seek funds for state tourney
The Silver Slipper fund has $88 after two days of donations to cover expenses for Chanute Cinderella All-Stars as they head to the state men’s softball tournament in Topeka. Donors include Wells Clothiers contributing $20 and Dinty’s Tires $5. If needed, $350 is projected to finish financing the team, contingent on not losing its first two games in the double elimination. Their opener is 8:30 p.m. against defending champion Clay Center at City Park.
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Chanute
Wells Clothiers
Dinty’s
All-Stars
Clay Center
City Park
Topeka
New Pastor Chosen for Local Baptist Church
The Rev. Dale L. Sneeringer of Colby will become pastor of the First Baptist Church here, effective Sept. 22, succeeding interim pastor the Rev. Don Grogan after the death of Rev. Ray J. Hutchison on May 20 in Pontiac following illness. The selection was made at a called business meeting after Sunday services.
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Dale L. Sneeringer
First Baptist Church
Colby
Don Grogan
Ray J. Hutchison
Hutchison
Pontiac
Mich
Detroit
Sneeringer
Fuel Tank Explosion Kills Three Firemen in Framingham
In Framingham Massachusetts an explosion at the Center Oil and Coal Co. tank killed three firemen and sent six others to hospital as flames and burning oil sprayed the area during a blaze managed by the firefighters.
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Framingham
Mass
Center Oil and Coal Co
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka for August 4, 1963
AP reports Kansas traffic death log shows 360 fatalities for the 24 hours ending 9 am Thursday August 4, 1963, compared with 384 in the same period in 1962.
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Topeka
Kansas
American Stakes High In Viet Nam
President Kennedy moves cautiously as Vietnam stakes loom large. Diem’s Buddhist crackdown threatens to derail the broader Cold War contest in Southeast Asia. U.S. aims to win a guerrilla war with substantial aid while fearing Saigon’s weak governance could shift momentum to the Communists.
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Viet Nam
Washington
Kennedy
Southeast Asia
America
Saigon
Man Suffered Cut in Suspected Domestic Incident
Police answered a 1 a.m. call from Mrs. Everett Grady of 214 2 E Main reporting her husband bleeding from a throat wound. He was found in a chair in the living room and treated at Neosho Memorial Hospital before being released. An investigation continued.
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Everett Grady
Grady
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
An intercepted note refers to a large sum of currency hidden near the old mill and the potential interest that half a million dollars could have earned. The message implies diggers might not uncover the hidden funds.
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Stark
Bellaire
Tex
Houston
Bederman
Hudson Development Co
Kansas City
Tribune
Larry Mathews
Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
J. E. Wolfe
Congress
Kansas City, Kan
Newell A. George
John W. Aldrich
Washington, D.C
Devel
General Advisory Committee
United States
R. S. Altman
Nists
Cha
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