Rescue of two miners expected tonight in Hazleton
In Hazleton Pennsylvania the drill cut through the concrete plug to the escape chamber as rescuers push toward freeing Henry Throne 28 and David Fellin 58 from a 300 foot underground holdup. Lou Bova 42 remains unreachable.
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Hazleton
Henry Throne
David Fellin
Fellin
Gordon Smith
H. B. Charmbury
State Secretary of Mines
Charmbury
Throne
Lou Bova
Hank
Opening of 1963-64 school year in Chanute
Summer vacation ends as enrollment and orientation fill the week ahead. Junior College, senior and Royster Junior High enrollments occur with set times, plus elementary and kindergarten roll calls. Fees for high school due, and arrival day includes assembly and a shortened schedule before full classes begin next Tuesday after Labor Day.
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Raco
Royster
Nora Knight
Supt
Buford Fisher
Chanute Teachers Assn
Hutton School
Enrollment Schedule At St. Patrick's School
St Patrick's parochial grade school and junior high released enrollment times for Thursday and Friday after Labor Day break. Thursday schedules list grades 9 8 7 5 2 then Friday covers grades 6 3 4 1 and new students. Sister Dororthy Jean resumes elementary principal duties while Sister Daniel becomes junior high principal replacing Sister Paula who moves to Coffeyville.
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St. Patrick’s Parochial
St. Patrick’s
Daniel
Paula
Coffeyville
Dorothy Jean
Weather update for Kansas region with warming trend
Area forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and a mild warming trend through Tuesday. Expect highs in the 70s to lower 80s with overnight lows around the 70s. Clouds and fog were reported early today with traces of rain in parts of the northeast and southwest regions.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dodge City
Lawrence
Goodland
Pittsburg
Hill City
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Reported for August and 1963
The Topeka traffic death log lists figures for August, with 49 fatalities in 1963 and 389 in the 1962 period. One death was previously unreported, bringing the total seen so far to 48 hours to 9 a.m. Monday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Intercepted Letter Report Mentioning Miners Rescue
An intercepted letter to Cha references a nationwide sigh of relief as two trapped miners are brought safely to the surface. The closing signoff reads Yours, without providing additional details about the incident or location.
No Qualified Tips On News Last Week
The Tribune reports no qualified news tips were received last week and offers a $3 award for tips. Residents in Chanute and the four-county area are urged to call or bring tips about unusual happenings such as fires serious or freak incidents and traffic accidents. Call HE 1-4100 during business hours or HE 1-2972 or HE 1-0726 after hours. The winner will be announced next Monday.
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The
Tribune
Chanute
Mule Killed In Wagon Collision Near Chillicothe
Two covered wagons en route from Amarillo to the 1939 New York World's Fair were struck on U.S. 36. A mule was killed and a wagon disabled. A child in a car was treated for facial cuts. Charley Prickett, driver, and his family were uninjured after the wagons pulled onto the shoulder. The wagons had traveled about 1,000 miles through Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri without incident before today.
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Chillicothe
Amarillo
Tex
U.S
Charley Prickett
Prickett
Carol
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Fire damages garage of R. E. Clements
A fire yesterday damaged the roof and one side of a garage at the R. E. Clements residence 102 S. Kansas. Firemen logged the run at 6 24 p m. Clements said clothing worth 50 dollars was destroyed. About of damage to the garage, a converted older building attributed to Walter Lindquist, was not estimated. Cause undetermined.
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R. E. Clements
S.kansas
Clements
Walter Lindquist
Post Office Lobby to Open 24 Hours Year Round
Starting Sept 1 the lobby of the post office will be open 24 hours a day the year around, Mrs. Floyd Kelly acting postmaster said. The change lets post office box holders access them at all times. Lobby access currently ends at 9 p.m. and resumes at 6 a.m. Window hours remain 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and until noon Saturdays. Mail posted after 9 p.m. will be postmarked the following day.
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Floyd Kelly
Kelly
House Approves Rail Arbitration Plan to Avert Strike
The House Commerce Committee endorsed binding arbitration on two manpower issues risking a nationwide rail strike. The measure keeps other issues to negotiations and aims for a Kennedy signature before the 12:01 a.m. Thursday walkout threatened by five unions.
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Washington
House Commerce Committee
Senate
House
Kennedy
Senate Democrats
Republicans
Len Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Traffic Deaths by Kansas County Highlight Eight-County Concentration
AP reports nearly one third of 1963 highway fatalities occurred in eight counties. Totals list Wyandotte 19, Reno and Shawnee 18 each, Sedgwick 16, Johnson and Barton 13, Rice 12, Sumner 11. Additional counties show varied counts including Neosho with five and Woodson with one.
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Topeka
Kansas
Highway Patrol
Wyandotte
Reno
Shawnee
Sedgwick
Johnson
Barton
Rice
Sumner
Burglars Loot Craiger Liquor Store In St Paul
Burglars hit the Craiger liquor store in St Paul over the weekend taking a large quantity of bottled goods. Sheriff George Neely said losses may total 1500 to 2000 dollars as inventory is completed. The break-in was found at 9 am today after the store reopened following a 11 pm Saturday closing. Entry was gained by prying an east window and twisting off three steel cross bars.
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ST. Paul
Craiger Liquor
George Neely
Neely
Forest Fire Spreads In Cinnabar Basin
Forest Service officials say a spreading fire in the rugged Cinnabar Basin near Yellowstone swept through 700 acres of heavy timber Sunday night. Smoke jumpers were dispatched from Missoula and 100 Indian firefighters traveled from Billings with bulldozers moved into position to build fire lines.
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Gardiner
Mont
Forest Service
Cinnabar Basin
Yellowstone National Park
Missoula
Billings
Slide Traps Five in 37-Foot Quarry Landslide
Five men were caught in a landslide at a 37 foot deep Quincy quarry Sunday. Two men were killed and three others injured in the collapse. Authorities said the accident occurred after quarry walls gave way during active work.
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Quincy
Mass
Weekend traffic crashes raise city total of mishaps
Police investigated a rash of weekend accidents involving drivers Gary L. VanGotten Charles Crow J Sayles Glynn Gorrell Walter Tasche and others. Vehicles including a 1958 Pontiac a 1962 Cadillac a 1949 Chevrolet and a 1960 Ford sustained damage ranging from minor to substantial in multiple city locations and a Steuben Street four car chain-reaction near Main. Estimated damage totals vary with each collision.
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Gary L. VanGotten
S. Santa Fe
Joseph Ported
A. Nunnink
Parsons
Nink
Ford
Pontiac
Charles Crowd
Cadillac
W. Main
Elston
Sayles
Crowder
Katy
Glynn Gorrell
Crawford County
Gorrell
E. Main
Memorial Building
Walter Tasche
S. Malcolm
Stewart Mason
W. Oak
Mason
Steuben
Main
Ist
Terryl A. Barker
Joe K. Anderson
S. Rutter
Ranier Nooteboom
W.4th
Hubert H. Wilson
S. Lafayette
Barker
Anderson
Nooteboom
Wilson
Two Are Appointed Second Lieutenants in Chanute Guard
Two members of the Chanute National Guard unit are appointed second lieutenants. Donald J. Gouvion of Parsons R 1 is assigned as a platoon leader at Chanute, while Greg Schultz of Chanute, living in Pittsburg and attending college, leads a platoon of the company at Fredonia. The unit is Company A of the 174th Quartermaster Battalion.
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Chanute National Guard
John Jensen
Donald J. Gouvion
Parsons R. 1
Greg Schultz
Chanute
Pittsburg
Gouvion
Schultz
Fredonia
174Th Quartermaster Battalion
JFK Agrees To Confer With Soviet On Test Ban Follow-Up
President Kennedy agreed to consult next month with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko to discuss next steps after the limited nuclear test ban treaty. Anatoly Dobrynin announced the meeting followed Khrushchev’s letter of thanks for the agreement.
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Washington
Kennedy
Andrei Gromyko
Anatoly Dobrynin
Nikita Khrushchev
Dobrynin
Khrushchev
United States
General Assembly
United Nations
Gromyko
White House
Hyannis Port
Mass
Explosion Kills Uncertain Number in Butte Dynamite Theft
In Butte Montana an explosion from a stolen dynamite load damaged the area and killed unknown numbers of people. Authorities say remains were fragmented and unclear, with early figures suggesting up to five dead. Investigators tied the trap to William P LaVelle Jr operator of LaVelle Powder Co. and described the theft of about four tons of dynamite a month earlier. Deputies near the scene were not seriously injured as they moved to arrest suspects when the blast occurred.
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Butte, Mont
Butte
Bill Dalling
Dalling
William P. LaVelle, Jr
LaVelle Powder Co
LaVelle
Thomas
Ken Cunningham
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