Ann Eustace Named Senior Queen of Wakefield Centennial
The 71 year old Mrs. Ann Eustace was selected as senior queen for Wakefield Kansas centennial events. She was Ft. Riley Irwin Army hospital's first woman nurse in 1918 and now helps in medical emergencies in Wakefield, a town with no doctor. The celebration runs with the Clay County Free Fair.
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Wakefield, Kan
Wakefield
Ann Eustace
Ft. Riley’s
Irwin Army Hospital
Eustace
Kansas
Clay County
Navajo sheepherder Paddy Martinez who sparked NM uranium boom dies
Patricio Paddy Martinez died at 88 in a Grants hospital after a two week illness. The Navajo herder had found yellow rocks twenty years earlier that turned out to be uranium ore, triggering Southwest prospecting and a boom while land rights rested with the Santa Fe Railway. He secured a financial agreement with the railroad to support his large family of 15 children.
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Grants
N.M
Here
New Mexico
Patricio
Paddy” Martinez
Grants Hospital
Martinez
Santa Fe Railway
Judge says Kennedy to testify at Kopechne inquest
District Court Judge James A. Boyle announced that Senator Edward M. Kennedy will appear at the September 3 inquest into Miss Mary Jo Kopechne's death even if he must be subpoenaed. He stressed Kennedy must be present as a witness and pledged to ensure testimony.
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Edgartown, Mass
James A. Boyle
Edward M. Kennedy
Mary Jo Kopechne
Kennedy
Boyle
Air Force to shut SAC 8th Air Force HQ at Westover
The Air Force will close the Strategic Air Command 8th Air Force headquarters and related support at Westover Air Force Base in Massachusetts, cutting about 1,150 military and 200 civilian jobs and realigning bomber forces. Secretary Robert C. Seamans Jr. says the move saves about 15.3 million dollars annually and will start soon.
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Washington
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
8Th Air Force
Massachusetts
Westover Air Force Base
Robert C. Seamans Jr
Westover
SAC
Seamans
Tricia Nixon Improves After Hospital Admission
Tricia Nixon, 23, remained overnight at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington D C as doctors investigate abdominal pains. The Western White House said she is feeling much better and resting comfortably after mild sedation following her Tuesday ambulance transfer.
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San Clemente, Calif
Tricia Nixon
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington D.C
White House
Tricia
Washington
Walter Reed
Western White House
Stamp Conviction in Postage Stamp Theft Case
Federal jurors convict Bill M. Skillman of Liberty Missouri and Bernard C. Lewis of Atlanta Georgia for conspiring to buy and sell stolen postage stamps. The Florence Alabama theft caused an $108000 loss. $57000 stolen in Atlanta. Sentencing deferred. motions due in 15 days. Skillman free on bond. Lewis already serving a 10 year term.
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Kansas City
Bill M. Skillman
Liberty
Bernard C. Lewis
Atlanta, Ga
Richard M. Duncan
Skillman
Lewis
Atlanta
Demonstrators Demand Jobs Press U S Steel Meeting
A small group of demonstrators forced into U S Steel headquarters in Pittsburgh and secured a meeting with executives. Delegation leader Michael Dismond said the firm refused to halt construction of its 65 story skyscraper two blocks away as about 500 marchers hissed, booed, and chanted outside.
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Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Michael Dismond
Big Steel Company
Little Change Forecast For Week Ahead
A near steady outlook dominates the forecast with little change expected in daily conditions. Meteorologists anticipate stable temperatures and light winds across the region with no significant storm activity on the horizon.
School Term Opens Across Districts With Short Openings
Students return to classes with 8:30 a.m. assemblies and early dismissals. Senior High and Royster Junior High hold brief periods followed by 10 a.m. dismissals. District 413 elementary enrollments begin with kindergarten enrollment next week. St Patrick’s parochial students attend 8:30 a.m. to noon classes. Full days resume Thursday and Friday. Labor Day break ends Tuesday Sept 2.
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Royster
Chhidren
St. Patrick's Parochial School
Weather summary for area with light south winds
The forecast notes partly cloudy conditions with little temperature change through Thursday. Southerly winds 10 to 15 mph. Low tonight near 70, high Thursday around 90. Precipitation chance 10 percent through Thursday.
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Referencing Nerve Gas
An intercepted note discusses phosgene, described as a nerve gas that makes people nervous, highlighting its qualities in the context of chemical agents.
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Cha
City Accepts FAA Building at Martin Johnson Airport
The city commissioners unanimously accepted the $84 330 building after a final inspection and minor repairs. The FAA lease funds will repay city bonds, with occupancy planned by Nov 1. The project was funded by a bond issue and city funds and includes a restaurant and airport ops area.
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Martha Allen
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Martin Johnson Airport
Jack Brennan
Gas Train Bar Gas Train Bar
Kansas Corporation Commission orders phosgene gas shipments rerouted away from populated areas. St Louis-San Francisco Railway tasked with new route via Lyons Wichita Augusta Fredonia Neodesha Cherryvale Oswego Columbus Kansas. Governor Docking to meet rail officials and Union Pacific representatives in Topeka today.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Kansas Corporation Commission
St. Louis-San Francisco
Robert Docking
Union Pacific Railroad
Pat Burnau
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Denver
Union Pacific
Ellsworth
Lyons
Wichita
Auguta
Fredonia
Neodesha
Cherryvale
Oswego
Columbus
Jones Chemical Co
Caldeonia
N.Y
Cheemial Commodities Inc
Geismar
Dale Saffels
St. Louis San Francisco Railway
Saffels
Hooked on Circus as Boy Follows Big Top Trail
Don Washburn, son of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Washburn Sr., travels with Carson-Barnes Circus in Chanute. A 12 year veteran clown and versatile performer, he recalls his start at 17 in 1957 and explains clowning as an applied schizophrenia while sharing a heartwarming moment with a blind child. His life on the road brings hardship and endurance, yet joy in bringing laughter.
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Don Washburn
Washburn
Don
Freddie
Jeckell and Hyde
Walnut Fire Prompts Tough Postloss Decisions
Walnut residents face hard choices after Sunday morning fire destroyed three downtown buildings. Dr. J. W. Moore plans a temporary office with relocation undecided while Mrs. Helen Pryor and postal staff operate from city hall awaiting decision on the post office site and government contract. The Masonic lodge that owned the burned building housed the post office under a contract to be renegotiated.
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Walnut
Crawford County
J. W. Moore
North Main
Masonic Lodge
Pryor
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St. Patrick’s Parochial School
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Charles Berthot
James Blessing
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