Wheat Curbs OK'd By Narrow Margin
Kansas voters approved marketing quotas for 1963 wheat by 65 percent amid varied county results in Allen Neosho Woodson and Wilson counties with challenged ballots pending nationwide 39 states reported 161 242 for 74 454 against an 68 4 percent approval rate.
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Neosheed
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Wilson
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Neosho County
Wilson County
Kansas
Comanche County
Sherman County
Farm Bureau
Dan Pherigo
Orville Freeman
Area observes two day Labor Day holiday
The region marks a two day Labor Day with many businesses closed Monday and public offices shuttered. The Safari Museum opens noon to 6 pm Monday. City Park pool opens then and closes for the season. Mail delivery halts. The Tribune operates reduced hours. Schools and libraries plan altered hours Tuesday as term resumes.
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City Park
Bank Robbery at Overbrook Bank Exposes Family Plight
In Overbrook Kansas city area, burglars entered the First National Bank by roof entry and burned the vault door to steal an undetermined sum. John Cordis the cashier found the robbery. the Strella family from West Bank Pa and Michael 9 faced hardship after being stranded a week with no money. A garage owner fixed their car, locals donated about $100, and a Philadelphia classmate aided the family to preparations for travel. Strella, a steel worker, had wandered the West Coast seeking work.
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George Strella
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Strella
Philadelphia
West Coast
Traffic Fatalities Log From Topeka Area
AP reports Kansas traffic death toll for 24 hours to 9 am Friday with figures totaling 1 in the period ending Friday. August 1 shows 1 death, 1962 records list 384, and the comparison for 1961 stands at 350 deaths.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kennedy Signs Law On Government Run Space Network
President Kennedy signs into law a new private profit making corporation organized by the government to operate the U S portion of a global space communications network. The measure requires bipartisan congressional support and aims to manage satellite communications.
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Kennedy
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Telstar
Atlantic
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Thieves Steal $1.75 From Greenhouse Cash Register
The Hans Herold greenhouse at 1000 S Central was entered last night with a tire tool prying the cash register but not fully opened. A front window and its screen were forced. a neighbor reported hearing noise and officers found the building deserted at 12:30 a.m. No other items were taken.
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Hood
Union and Rail Officials Meet to End Chicago Strike
In Chicago the National Mediation Board sat with union and railroad leaders to settle the Western Railway telegraphers strike that idle 16 500 North Western employees. Officials warned of prolonged disruption with 1 000 telegraphers on strike and 9 Midwestern states affected as 40 000 freight cars and 750 diesel locomotives lay idle.
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Francis A. O'Neill Jr
National Mediation Board
O'Neill
North Western
Private Plane Emergency Landing Near Houston
Gene Herbert Cordner pilot and three Kansas passengers from Chanute and Erie ran out of fuel forcing an emergency landing in a field. The Deerfield Oil Corp. plane carried Cordner Fred Martin Delbert Gariker and Earl Long. They walked two miles to refuel and continued to Houston.
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Gene Herbert Cordner
Fred Martin
Delbert Gariker
Chanute
Kan
Earl Long
Erie
Cordner
Deerfield Oil Corp
Suit to Prevent GM Price Controls
The Justice Department renews its civil suit to stop General Motors from allegedly controlling dealer car prices. Filed in U S District Court in Los Angeles, the action parallels a prior October criminal indictment. A GM spokesman in Detroit said no official notice had been received.
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Los Angeles
Justice Department
General Motors
U.S. District Court
Detroit
Frederick G. Donner
Strong Wind At Humboldt Rips Tree Top Neighborhood Wakeup
A strong wind at 5 am blew a tree top across an alley toward the Albert Potts home and tossed a children’s mattress over 15 feet. Mrs. Woods said the noise was like a tornado with a sharp clap that woke their eight children. City checks found power lines with downed limbs near the electric plant. no other damage reported.
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Humboldt
Clyde Woods
301 Central
Albert Potts
Mrs. Woods
Mop Up After Fires North of Los Angeles
Firefighters began mopping up two mountain brush fires north of Los Angeles after containing one and gaining control of the other. Moist ocean winds aided crews as they worked Thursday night to steady the blazes.
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Los Angeles
Weather forecast signals cooler spell with showers in Kansas
The Weather Bureau predicts considerable cloudiness and cooler temperatures through Saturday with scattered showers and thunderstorms today and tonight. Lows near 40s in northwest Kansas, 60s in the southeast, as a cold front that moved across Kansas Thursday night triggers heavy rain in central and northern areas.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Richard Garrett
Chanute needs new leadership say Chanute Chamber group
Paul Brennecke chairman of the New Industry Committee urges residents to assess local leadership and efforts to attract industry. He cites nearby towns with improved lighting, streets, and industrial parks as benchmarks, and calls for proactive citizen involvement to move Chanute forward. He urges readers to contact The Tribune or call after 6 pm.
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Princess Home Mfg. Co
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Chanute
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Highgan
Fredonia
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New Industry Committee
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