Senate backs medical bill expanding federal grants for elderly care
The Senate sent President Eisenhower a compromise medical bill expanding federal grants to aid needy seniors with medical costs. The measure projects federal costs of 202 million dollars the first year and 340 million annually in five years, with state costs at 61 million and 180 million respectively.
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Washington
M AP
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Russell B. Long
d-La
Long
Senate House
John F. Kennedy
Injured Trio Satisfactory After Erie Area Crash
Three adults from Wichita were reported in satisfactory condition at Neosho Memorial Hospital after a head on crash southwest of Erie that killed Denver resident Frank T. White. Beulah Fields 50 Glen Martin 47 and Alice Martin 43 suffered multiple injuries while their 9 year old daughter Irma Fae had minor cuts and bruises. White drove a 1958 Dodge while the Martins were in a 1957 Mercury. the collision occurred about 8 45 am on highway K47 near its junction with US 59 south of Erie.
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Erie
Denver
Frank T. White
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Beulah Fields
Glen Martin
Alice Martin
Wichita
Fields
Martin
Martins
Irma Fae
Highway Patrol
White
Heiress Seeks Removal of Guardian in New York Court
Gamble Benedict Porumbeanu, 19, an emancipated heiress who eloped last April, filed in State Supreme Court to remove her grandmother Katherine Geddes Benedict as guardian. She claims the guardian opposes her marriage to Andrei Porumbeanu and a larger inheritance allowance. The case seeks authority to break the 1951 guardian seal. Justice Epstein reserved decision. The heiress, expecting a child, stands to inherit about 500000 dollars at age 21 on January 15, 1961.
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New York
Gamble Benedict Porumbeanu
Katherine Geddes Benedict
Andrei Porumbeanu
Louis Jay Brecher
State Supreme Court
Brecher
Henry Epstein
Watershed effort targets Big Creek flood control in Kansas
A four year push by area farmers and the Chanute Chamber of Commerce aims to build the Big Creek watershed in southeast Allen and north central Neosho counties. Construction could start in 1962 with 16 dams planned to reduce flood damage by about 75 percent and add drought relief.
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Chanute,Chamber of Commerce
Big Creek
Neoshe Tiver
Ralph Bauer
Elsmnore
Allen County
Neosho County
Moran
Neosho River
Chanute
Watershed Committee
Elsmore
Lyle Meyer
Jack Jordan
Lavonburg
Standing
R. H. Eberhart
Erie
E. P. Glamser
Earl Reinhardt
Mrs Pearson Hurt in Crash in City Intersections
Police report three weekend collisions. Mrs Carl Pearson suffered a head cut after a 1948 Chevrolet and 1951 Pontiac collided at Steuben and Cherry about 1 30 p m Heaton’s car totaled with $250 damage to Pearson vehicle. A second crash at Lincoln and Main involved a 1954 Ford and a 1956 Pontiac with damages of $50 and $125. A 1959 Dodge left rear damaged at 27 W Main in a separate incident. A parked 1959 Chevrolet grille damaged by an unknown car was reported on Lincoln between Main and Ist.
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Carl Pearson
N. Forest
Steuben and
Cherry
Robert E. Heaton
Heaton
Pearson
Steuben
Richard J. Morton
James H. Bryant
S. Evergreen
Lincoln and
Main
Ford
Morton
J. R. Bilyeu
W. Elm
W. Main
Frank Mangan
Petrolia
Gordon Coker
Chanute
Joe LaRue
Lincoln
Ist
Plant Tour Planned by Oswego Chamber Group
The Oswego Chamber of Commerce industrial development committee plans a plant tour of a trail manufacturing facility. Interested persons should notify the chamber office. The group departs from the Memorial building at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
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Oswego
Chamber of Commerce Industrial Development Committee
Chamber
World population grows by 48 million yearly
The United Nations Demographic Year Book estimates the world population at 2.9 billion, increasing by 48 million each year. China tops the list with 669 million residents.
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New York
United Nations
China
Californian Killed In Kansas Crash
A 44 year old California man, George Washington Monday of Sacramento, died when the car he rode in struck a concrete bridge on U S 36 near Smith Center during a rainstorm. Authorities identified the victim as he was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Smith Center
Kas
California
U.S. 36
The
Highway Patrol
George Washington
Sacramento
Traffic Fatalities Log for Topeka Area
Kansas traffic death log records fatalities over 48 hours to 9 am. During 1960 to 299 comparable 1959 period 392. The item notes counts of deaths in a brief log style for public safety records.
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Topeka
Kansas
Two Persons Drown In Western Kansas
The Associated Press reports two drownings in western Kansas on Sunday. Raymond L. Seeger, 30, of Hutchinson, fell from a steep bank while fishing in Sawley Creek, about 15 miles northeast of Dodge City. Terry Eaton, 13, died swimming at McBride Lake in Scott County State Park during a birthday party. His parents reside near Scott City.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Raymond L. Seeger
Hutchinson
Sawley Creek
Dodge City
Terry Eaton
McBride Lake
Scott County State Park
Liston Eaton
Scott City
1961 Falcons and Comets Roll from KC Ford Plant
Kansas City AP report says the Ford plant at Claycomo began producing the first 1961 Falcons and Comets on two shifts with 3,000 employees. No shutdown was needed for the model changeover as there was little styling change. The line now turns out 41 compact cars per hour.
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Kansas City
Ford
Claycomo
Disaster Areas Sought for Wichita Flood Victims
Senator Schoeppel asked the Small Business Administration to consider declaring parts of Wichita a disaster area so the agency can make loans to flood victims after sections of the city were flooded last week.
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Washington
Andrew F. Schoeppel
R-Kan
Small Business Administration
Wichita
Ethiopians Saved 8 Americans in Congo Assault
Dr. Ralph Bunche said United Nations Ethiopian troops rescued eight U.S. airmen and two Canadians after a brutal attack at Stanleyville airport. The wounded received care at Louvainium University hospital as U.N. officials protested to Prime Minister Lumumba.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Ralph J. Bunche
United Nations
Stanleyville
Bunche
Patrice Lumumba
U.N
Louvainium University
Andrew Cordier
Dag Hammarskjold
Land
Carl von Horn
Congo
Air Force
Associated Press
U.S
Claire Timberlake
Justin Bomboko
Gerald T.henery
Washington, D.C
Henery
Yeggs Fail To Open Safe In Chanute Burglary
Burglars failed to crack safes at Chanute Iron & Metal Co. owned by Mr. and Mrs. Morris Pack at 402 N. Malcolm after breaking a rear door glass. A prior attempt at Wickard & Mull Seed Co. at 19 S. Santa Fe used a chisel but also failed. No money was taken. Police noted entry through a rear window at Wickard & Mull.
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Chanute
Chanute Iron & Metal Co
Morris Pack
N. Malcolm
Wickard & Mull Seed Co
S. Santa Fe
Pack
Wickard & Mull
Freight train derailment blocks Utica main lines
Fourteen cars of a 107 car New York Central freight train derailed near Utica New York, delaying service as four main line tracks were blocked.
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Utica
N.Y
New York Central
Chicago
New York
Chanute's Jean Ashley Reaches National Final In Golf
Jean Ashley from Chanute, a 21 year old first time finalist in the National Women's Amateur at Tulsa, nearly claimed the title before losing to Miss Gunderson 6 and 5. She won praise as Cinderella and Giant Killer, inspired a home crowd, and will return to teaching at Alcott Elementary.
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Jean Ashley
Tulsa
Chanute
Alcott
Polly Riley
Barbara McIntire
Ann Casey Johnstone
Miss Ashley
Ed Ashley
Jean
Chanute Country Club
USGA
Golf Assa
Right
JoAnne Gunderson
Kirkland
Wash
John Winters
U.S. Golf Assn
Miss Gunderson
Tribune
Dead Fish Hazard Drops Across Mettawee River
Thousands of dead fish including trout, northern pike, black bass and minnows clog the Mettawee River a noted trout stream from Vermont toward Lake Champlain causing a health concern in Granville New York.
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Granville
N. Y
Mettawee River
Vermont
Lake Champlain
General Twining Retires as Joint Chiefs Chair Sept. 30
Washington AP reports General Nathan F. Twining will retire as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff effective September 30. The White House announced the date today.
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Washington
Nathan F. Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
White House
Weather Summary For Topeka And State
Weather data shows 1 p.m. readings with 70 humidity and a barometer at 29.05 inches. Precipitation today 0.26 inch. Forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions tonight and Tuesday with a warmer Tuesday high in the upper 80s. Kansas skies clearing after weekend rains. light showers possible in some areas. maximums in the 70s to low 80s, warmer readings likely Tuesday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Fiery freight train crash rocks Ottawa Kansas
Fifty one freight cars one tank car gas exploded two blasts rocked Ottawa as two freight trains collided near Willson Creek bridge. Gas released slowly after plugs failed. line work to reopen by Tuesday while crews reroute trains from Kansas City through Topeka.
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Ottawa
Kas
Kansas City
J. E. Lester
Santa Fe Railway
Topeka
Santa Fe
Willson Creek Bridge
Tulsa
Willson Creek
Emporia
Chanute
Harry Gilliland
French Airliner Crashes in Sea with 63 Lives Lost
A four engine Air France Super Constellation sank in 60 feet of water off Dakar while circling to land. All 63 aboard including 55 passengers and 8 crew were presumed dead after search efforts located the wreckage. The Paris to Abidjan flight went down during a rain shower after two failed approaches.
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Dakar
Senegal
Air France
Dakar-Yoft
Atlantic
Paris
Abidjan
Old-Fashioned Spying By Soviet Union
CIA official C. Tracy Barnes told an American Bar Association section meeting that the Soviet Union conducts old-fashioned spying in the United States despite easy access to information. He said Soviets value individual agents highly and may sacrifice embassy officials to protect those agents.
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Washington
API
Central Intelligence Agency
Soviet Union
United States
C. Tracy Barnes
CIA
Ike Approves Plan For Agencies Study
President Eisenhower approved plans for a conference to study administrative procedure in federal regulatory agencies. The conference was proposed by the heads of six agencies including the Civil Aeronautics Board the Federal Trade Commission the Federal Power Commission the Federal Communications Commission the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Civil Aeronautics Board
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Power Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission
Interstate Commercea Commission
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Yeggs
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Wasser
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