Blood donors may take oral vaccine at holiday drive
The Red Cross announces an oral polio vaccine will not delay blood donation. Mrs. Walter Johnstone says recruitment for blood collection at First Methodist church Dec 10–11, with a 240 pint quota. Donors from eastern county and Chanute area welcome. appointments through the Red Cross office or walk ins accepted.
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Red Cross Blood
Wichita
Johnstone
First Methodist
Erie
Chanute
Loss by Fire Of 60 100 In November Chanute
Fire department summary reports November losses at 60.1 thousand dollars with the bulk from a Dannen Elevator blaze at 702 E Main. Total for 11 months to Dec 1 stands at 97.5 thousand, up from 47.9 thousand a year ago.
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Chanute
C. W. Brennan
Dannen
E. Main
Tioga Township
Wilson County
Hearing Planned on Wildlife Refuge Near Emporia
A public hearing on a proposed national wildlife refuge in southeastern Lyon County will be held in Emporia Tuesday. The hearing, sponsored by the Corps of Engineers and the U S Fish and Wildlife Service, covers land along the upper John Redmond Reservoir now under construction on the Neosho River. Out-of-state delegations, including Burlington, are expected.
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Emporia
Lyon County
Corps of Engineers
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
John Redmond
Neosho River
Burlington
Federal marshals map strategy in South Dakota clash over ASCS records
In Mound City and Herreid, federal marshals plan to move ASCS records as residents vow to resist. Officials warn of possible force if records aren’t surrendered, while locals fear losing county status and heritage.
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Aberdeen
S.D
Mound City
Mississippi
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Herrzid
ASCS
Herreid
Mound City Area
U.S. Marshals
Nessman
Travis Lewin
Sioux Falls
U.S. District Attorney
Lewin
Justice Department
Kennedy seeks 80 day Taft Hartley injunction in Lockheed strike
President Kennedy orders the Justice Department to seek an 80 day cooling off Taft Hartley injunction to prevent renewal of the machinists union strike against Lockheed Aircraft. He cites national safety risk and cites the three member inquiry board report as showing the security issue blocks settlement.
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Washington
Kennedy
Justice Department
Machinists
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Lockheen
Board of
Lockheed
Board of Inquiry
Taft-Harley
Taft-Hartley
Summervill Top Tipster Wins Tribune Tip Award
Mrs Meryl Summervill of Buffalo first reported a cafe fire at Wilson County State Lake near Buffalo. Damage estimated at 3500 dollars and the cafe was run by Louise Letterman of Altoona. The Tribune offers a weekly 3 dollar tip prize for best news tip and invites tips from Chanute and surrounding counties.
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Meryl Summervill
Buffalo
The
Tribune
Wilson County State Lake
K39
Louise Letterman
Altoona
Chanute
Fatal Traffic Deaths Logged in Topeka Area
Kansas traffic death log records 48 hours ending 9 am Monday for December 1, noting 502 deaths in the comparable 1961 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Better Door Latches Urged for Airliner
Government to recommend door latch improvements for Convair airliners after Civil Aeronautics Board probe into Allegheny Airlines stewardess Francoise de Moriere who fell 1500 feet when a door ripped off near Hartford on Oct. 19. CAB spokesman notes recommended changes include a latch kit earlier used by Convair division of General Dynamics.
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Convair
Civil Aeronautics Board
Allegheny Airlines
Hartford
Conn
Francoise de Moriere
General Dynamics
Phillips Boy Breaks Leg While Riding Car Hood
Chris Phillips 14 suffered a broken left leg above the knee in an accident at 213 West 4th Street. Police say he rode on the hood of a 1956 Mercury driven by his sister Ellene 16, who took the car to drive around the block before braking and an impact. He was taken to Neosho Memorial Hospital.
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Chris Phillips
Robert L. Phillips
Ellene
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Weather forecast hints at clearing skies in Kansas
Topeka AP reports a week of clouds breaking up across Kansas with more sun and cooler nights. Mild days are expected with no cold air coming, but clear skies will bring stronger radiation by dusk and dawn, leading to colder temperatures.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Stopping to Chat Proves Fatal in Italian Drive
Five men and a woman parked to chat with the car engine running. Exhaust fumes overcame them in Mazin Italy. Bruno Lorenz 22 and Mario Lorenz 23 died. The other three occupants were hospitalized in serious condition.
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Mazzin
Italy
Bruno Lorenz
Mario
Russians Begin Removing IL28 Bombers From Cuba Bases
The Defense Department announced that the first of more than 30 IL28 bombers are being withdrawn from Cuba. Arthur Sylvester said images show fuselages on a Russian ship deck and at San Julian airfield. The Craig family near Washington recovered from carbon monoxide fumes after a refrigerator incident.
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N. Forest
Washington
Cuba
Defense Department
Asst
Secretary of Defense
Arthur Sylvester
US. S
Craig
Okhotsk
Sylvester
U.S
San Julian
Russia
Witnesses Listed for Lowell Lee Andrews Execution
Gov. John Anderson released the names of witnesses for the Anderson execution after initial reluctance. Officials said six others could attend besides penitentiary staff. Witnesses included Warden Sherman H. Crouse and Catholic chaplain Father Dennis A. J. Sculley, among others. Andrews was convicted in 1958 for killing his parents and sister in Wyandotte County.
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Topeka
Lowell Lee Andrews
John Anderson
Anderson
Sherman H. Crouse
Kenneth Ray Horton
Robert Kaiser
James Post
Dennis A. J. Sculley
Jerry Mosier
Leavenworth
Richard Brown
Kansas City
Ron Kull
Joe Galloway
Andrews
Wyandotte County
Three Boys Admit Stealing Battery
Three boys ages 10 to 12 admitted in weekend questioning that they took a wet cell battery from a barn at 1404 South Plummer on November 23 and broke it in a nearby ditch. The battery belonged to John Niver of 1602 South Plummer. The boys said they thought the barn owner did not allow pigeon hunting. Parents agreed to buy a new battery and issued a warning to stay away from the barn.
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S. Plummer
John Niver
Kansas polio drive reaches tens of thousands
Kansas carried out the first half of a polio vaccination drive using Sabin oral vaccine. In Topeka 55,482 received shots in a sugar cube, with 92 of 105 counties participating. Counts across counties varied as clinics and makeup sessions planned for January follow-up.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Topeka
Wichita University Future Discussed With State Leaders
Gov. John Anderson will lunch with four Wichita men including Sidney Brick and Harry Corbin to discuss Wichita University's future. Topics include joining the state system, the Eurich report on higher education, upcoming legislature, and resolving differences over university identity within the system.
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Topeka
John Anderson
Wichita
Wichita University
Sidney Brick
University Board of Regents
Robert Morton
Harry Corbin
William Parker
Anderson
Eurich
Kansas
State Board of Regents
Black Market in Human Hair Sweeps Miami
In Miami Florida police report a surge in black market hair thefts over the weekend with more than 200 wigs and 20 pounds of hair stolen. Detective George Watson says high demand for wigs fuels the boom as hair sells for about 150 dollars per pound.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
George Watson
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