Civil Defense Eyes Schools For Shelters
Civil Defense plans hinge on using shelter adapted schools as refuge centers in a nuclear attack. Officials say suburban schools offer ample shelter space with proper ventilation and supplies. Congress has authorized 169 million for marking shelters and stocking areas, with nationwide rollout by July and protection for about 50 million people.
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Washington
Civil Defense
Pentagon
Civil Defense Office
Steuart Pittman
Congress
Fines Levied On Charges In Police Court
Fines totaling 128.80 were levied in police court yesterday against two residents linked to separate accidents with parked cars. Dennis Kennedy 702 N Highland pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident twice and to intoxication on public highways. fined 25 for each accident count and 28.80 for intoxication. Ernest Manley Buffalo pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was fined 50. alcohol blood test was negative and his 150 bond returned. Kennedy was arrested after hitting cars on S Santa Fe and S Kansas, located after his car left a ditch near the municipal airport. Manley was arrested after hitting two parked cars on S Santa Fe. Clifton L Sinclair Pittsburg was held on intoxication charges, posted 15 bond and was released.
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Dennis Kennedy
N. Highland
Ernest Manley
Buffalo
Manley
Kennedy
S. Santa Fe
S. Kansas
St. Santa Fe
Clifton L. Sinclair
Pittsburg
Narcotics arrests in Topeka and Junction City
Federal agents joined local officers in arresting ten people in Topeka and Junction City on narcotics sales charges. Detained were Maude Lawton and relatives in Topeka, plus six Junction City suspects including Tucker Hancox Sudduth and Harvey, with additional figures from Topeka and Herington. A seventh Junction City suspect Harold Francis Jr. was also arrested.
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Junction City
Donald F. Tucker
Alice M. Hancox
Napoleon R. Sudduth
Warren D. Harvey
Ernest Keeling
Topeka
Scott W. Harvey
Herington
Harold Francis, Jr
Drug investigation details middle city case
An undercover operation began August 31 with 14 narcotics purchases totaling about $600. Authorities described marijuana possession charges and cited supply sources in Kansas City and Denver.
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Smith
Kansas City
Denver
Wealthy Teacher’s Estate Valued At 6 Million
Washington Kansas AP report notes retired teacher Margaret Baker died at 79 leaving a 6 million estate. She owned IBM stock valued at 52 million, twelve farms near Washington and land in Kansas and Nebraska. The will names 166 relatives and 40 farm tenants as heirs.
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Washington, Kan
Kansas
Margaret Baker
F. R. Lobaugh
Washington
Thomas County
Kan
Hayes County
Neb
Lobaugh
Delegates From Neosho and Allen Counties Attending NFO Convention
Full slates of delegates from Neosho and Allen counties will attend the National Farmers Organization convention in Des Moines Iowa on December 7 and 8. Neosho delegates include Alfred Heady and Selby Hudson among others. Allen delegates list Harlan Cleaver and Carol Daniels. More than 3,500 delegates are expected. Orville Freeman will address the banquet on final night. registration begins at 8 a m. a banquet is planned each night. officers will be elected on the final afternoon.
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Neosho
Allen Counties
National Farmers Organization
Des Moines
Neosho County
Alfred Heady
Selby Hudson
Russell Heady
Bud Aden
Wilbur Hines
Jim Harding
Joe Volmer
John Lewis
Harvey Clemens
Russell Hines
Robert Semrad
Roy Carter
Earl Bailey
Everett Brennan
Wayne Gibson
Allen County
Harlan Cleaver
Carol Daniels
Don Nelson
Charles Lash
Frank Sicke Jr
Marion Houk
Nate Wilson
L. E. Spellman
Elvin Butts
Orville L. Freeman
Son Stops Bandit Trio in Roe land Park Raid
Three robbers burst into the home of Carl W. Johnson and Edna Johnson in Roe land Park Kansas but were thwarted by their son Edwin Johnson. Within half an hour police arrested Marvin Yohe Van Ward and Roy C. Wilson nearby for armed robbery investigation.
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Kansas City
Roeland Park
Kan
Carl W. Johnson
Edna
Johnson
Edwin
Marvin Yohe
van Ward
Roy C. Wilson
Great Plains Wheat Adds South Dakota as Member
Denver AP reports Great Plains Wheat Inc directors accept the South Dakota Wheat Commission as a contributing member starting Jan 1. The addition raises total producer representation to over 300,000 with current members in Colorado Nebraska Kansas and North Dakota.
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Denver
Great Plains Wheat, Inc
South Dakota Wheat Commission
Great Plains
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
North Dakota
Debaters Meet at Pittsburg In Eighth Annual Tournament
Seventy eight teams from Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma compete in the eighth annual debate tournament at Pittsburg High School across today and Saturday with schools visiting from three states.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Pittsburg High School
Insurance Department notes and social brief items
News Briefs of the Insurance Department by Commissioner Frank Sullivan outlines recent staff changes with Bell acting commissioner since October. It also mentions visits to Earlton and Clinton residents, a library story hour in Chanute, and local residents entering Parsons for surgery.
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Insurance Department
Frank Sullivan
Bell
Frank Schuster
Virginia
Neb
Alva McLaren
Earlton
McLaren
Marga Walters
Kansas City
Daily Transcript Neosho Admissions and Moves Notice
Admissions yesterday list names and origins with medical and surgical care at Neosho Memorial Hospital. Dismissals and today’s admissions follow, including multiple street addresses and medical needs. Police citations report a speeding fine. Fire runs noted with incident locations and times. Recent moves detail many resident address changes and business additions.
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Cora Schooley
Bryant's Rest Home
George Horn
Humboldt
Carl Stiles
Altoona
Jeff Bilyeu
W. Elm
Joe Powers
Thayer
Billy Gaudern
S. Garfield
Cherla Heaton
N. Plummer
Ann Holmes
S. Alien
Sue Campbell
John Drummond
W. Main
Buryl Record
N. Steuben
Jodi Coots
S. Kansas
Melvin Carlson
Buffalo
George Ellison
S. Steuben
Brenda Pack
S. Central
Kansas student Tangier dies from heart condition
Joel Tangier a Coffeyville High School senior and National Merit semifinalist died at 17 from a heart condition. He had polio in 1956 and attended classes in a wheelchair. He planned to enter the University of Illinois next year and was the grand nephew of baseball star Walter Johnson.
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Coffeyville
Joel Tangier
Kansas
University of Illinois
Walter Johnson
Bell of Lawrence Named Assistant Commissioner
William Fletcher Bell of Lawrence was appointed today as assistant commissioner in Topeka as reported by the Insurance Post. The move places Bell in a key regulatory role within the state's insurance administration.
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Topeka
William Fletcher Bell
Lawrence
Traffic Deaths Show Drop in First Ten Months
The National Safety Council reports 30,800 traffic deaths in the first 10 months, down 2 percent from 1960 despite a 2 percent rise in travel. October toll was 3,690, same as last year, with top cities by deaths per 10,000 registered vehicles listed across population groups.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
NSC
Council
Houston
St. Louis
Baltimore
Rochester
N. Y
Charlotte
N. C
Wichita
Kan
Evansville
Ind
Topeka
Madison
Wis
Covina
Calif
Manhattan
Pittsburg
Park project wins Kansas Chamber support
The Kansas Chamber of Commerce board unanimously endorsed the Prairie National Park plan in Kansas, urging Gov. Anderson to seek about 200000 for state participation in the 1962 session. The federal spend would surpass 5 million for the 57000 acre site in Jefferson Tub? no, Potawatomi County near Manhattan. The board also backed roadside parks named for living Kansans as a new Highway Department program.
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Salina
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Prairie National Park
Kansas
John Anderson
Pottawatomie County
Manhattan
Department of the Interior
State Chamber
Highway Department
Deaths and Funerals Cecil Gardner
Cecil Gardner 219 S Evergreen died last night at Neosho Memorial Hospital after eleven weeks of illness. Born October 19 1889 in Chanute to B S and Mrs Justice she married John Gardner December 22 1912. he died July 4 1942. They ran Economy Grocery in Santa Fe for years. Surviving sister Faye Wilson Fort Worth and brothers Raymond Justice Albuquerque and C L Justice Albuquerque. Funeral Monday at 2 p m Grace Episcopal Church with Rev Boyd C Latimer. burial Elmwood Cemetery. Johnson Mortuary in charge.
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Cecil Gardner
S. Evergreen
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Chanute
B. S. Justice
John Gardner Dee
Santa Fe
Grace Episcopal Church
John C
Faye) Wilson
Fort Worth
Tex
Raymond Justice
S. Highland
C. L. Justice
Albuquerque
N.M
Boyd C. Latimer
Elmwood Cemetery
Johnson Mortuary
Suspect Ready For Questions In Kidnapping Case
Colorado officers planned to question Alfred Wesley Ratzloff 42 after a gas explosion injured him. He was identified as the girl Sandra Lee Smith’s kidnapper and assailant last November near Milliken Colorado. Ratzloff, hospitalized with third degree burns, had prior acquittal for a 1957 bank holdup in Yoder Kansas due to alleged mental incompetence. He has lived in Wichita Casper Hutchinson and worked as an aircraft worker.
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Wichita
Kan
Colorado
Alfred Wesley Ratzloff
Ratzloff
Sandra Lee Smith
Aurora
Colo
Milliken
Arapahoe County
Floyd Hannon
Farmers State Bank
Yoder
Pan Am resumes Miami Santo Domingo flights
Pan American World Airways announces resumption of regular Miami to Santo Domingo service. Flights had been bypassing Santo Domingo due to political unrest in the Dominican Republic.
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Miami, Fla
Pan American World Airways
Miami
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Airliner Crashes In Botany Bay With 15 Aboard
Wreckage and bodies recovered in Botany Bay after an Australian airliner carrying 11 passengers and 4 crew crashed during a violent electrical storm shortly after takeoff for Canberra. No survivors reported.
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Sydney
Australia
Botany Bay
Canberra
Pacific
Attack on Newsmen in McComb Sparks City Violence
Four youths assaulted three magazine reporters in McComb Mississippi. Tom Uhrbrock of Life, Don Underwood of Life, and Simmons Fentress of Time were targeted near a sporting goods shop as the city braces for desegregation protests. One reporter smashed a store window during the incident. Mayor Douglas increased police strength and promised an end to the violence.
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Time Magazine
Fentress
Uhrbrock
Underwood
McComb
Freedom Riders
C. H. Douglas
Grant to Abilene for sewage disposal project
Washington AP reports the Public Health Service allotted 122 040 dollars to Abilene Kansas to support a 416 800 dollar sewage disposal project.
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Washington
The
Public Health Service
Abilene, Kas
Air Force releases funds for chapel annex at McConnell AFB
The Air Force announced the release of 120000 dollars for a chapel annex at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita. The Tribune via AP reported the funding action on Thursday.
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Washington
Air Force
McConnell Air Force Base
Wichita
Markets show steady prices across livestock and grains
Kansas City reports cattle and calves generally steady with good steers 23.50 to 24.50, hogs steady to 25 lower, sows down. sheep light test with good lambs 16 to 17. Produce and Chicago commodities mostly steady with butter, eggs, and grains showing minor shifts. wheat and oats mixed, soybeans steady to higher on nearby contracts.
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Kansas City Cash
Kansas City
Chicago
Grain
Wall Street edges higher as trading gains pace late day
The New York market rose in late trading with select gains lifting indices. Volume was about 4.5 million shares, up from 4.21 million on Thursday. Wheat and other grain prices moved unevenly in Kansas City with futures lower.
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New York
Regional City Compare Shows Varied Percentage Changes
The report lists percentage changes by city with Denver at 9 percent and Tulsa 7 percent while Lincoln 6 and Kansas City 5. Joplin and St Joseph fall 8 percent and Wichita and Oklahoma City dip 3 percent each as downtown Kansas City remains unchanged.
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Ique
Denver
Tulsa
Lincoln
Kansas City
Topeka
Omaha
Joplin
St. Joseph
Wichita
Oklahoma City
Religious Floats In Yale Parade Draw Big Turnout
Eleven floats chronologically depict the life of Christ in Lib eral's parade with 900 musicians from 18 bands. The theme Keep Christ in Christmas guides the Chamber of Commerce event. No commercial floats, one Santa float. A daylong clinic helps bandsmen and 100 musicians join a concert program Saturday night.
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Liberal
Christ
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
Topeka Lawyer Dies Funeral Is Monday
Frank Cosgrove a Kansas attorney of 50 years diedWednesday night at his Topeka home. The 72 year old graduate of the University of Kansas Law School class of 1911 received a 50 year pin and was honored by the Kansas Bar Association. He served as director of the First National Bank of Topeka.
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Topeka
Frank Cosgrove
Kansas
Cosgrove
University of Kansas Law School
Kansas Bar Association
Wichita
First Naional Bank of
Oklahoma Oil New Work Drops as Completions Rise
Oklahoma City AP notes a rise in completions to 91 from 74 while new work drops. Oilers up to 46, dry holes up to 27, gas wells up to 15, service wells down to 3, and new locations fall to 86, down 34 from the prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Research Oil
Oklahoma
Department store sales rise in 10th District year over year
The 10th Federal Reserve District reports a 4 percent gain in department store sales versus the same week in 1960, with national sales up 6 percent. Cities including Albuquerque show increases while other areas are not specified in the fragment.
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Kansas City
10Th
Federal Reserve District
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