Burl OConnor to retire as FAA Station Chief this December
Burl O'Connor, station chief of the FAA light service station in Chanute, will retire December 21 after 55 years with government service. A retirement dinner at the Tioga Hotel honored him and his family, with about 45 aviation colleagues attending from Wichita, Joplin, and Springfield. He will reside in Chanute and plans to start a sales business. He began service in 1928 with the Navy, then Civil Service roles leading to the FAA. He has served as station chief since November 1, 1946, except for a 60 day recall in 1948. His two children are Janet and Don.
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Kansans Vote In Congress Kansans Vote In Congress
Washington AP reports Kansas members’ roll call records on recent votes. Senate passage of a 950 million river basin development program with 59 yes, 19 no, two Republicans not voting. House version extending one year Mexico farm labor importation program passed 50 to 36 with Carlson not voting. House passage of a bill letting domestic cotton mills buy American cotton at subsidized foreign prices, 216 to 182, with Republicans Avery Dole Ellsworth Shriver Skubitz voting against.
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Farm Leader Urges Johnson to Ease Farm Controls
CHICAGO AP President Johnson was urged by American Farm Bureau leaders to rethink farm policy to reflect rural desires for less government intervention. Illinois farmer Charles B. Shuman, addressing the convention, called for a review of 30 years of failed attempts to legislate prosperity in agriculture. More than 5,000 members attended as Sen. Hubert Humphrey was expected to carry a message from the new President.
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Miners threaten hostages as Bolivian crisis deepens
In La Paz the Communist led Federation of Mine Workers seized four Americans among 21 hostages and gave Bolivia's government 24 hours to free two arrested union leaders Irineo Pimental and Federico Escobar. President Paz Estenssoro weighs a state of siege as Thomas Martin, a USIS officer, reports from inside the mine area that the captives remain under guard and unharmed.
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Convention closes with adoption of resolutions by farm group
From 49 states and Puerto Rico delegates are registered for the convention which will close Thursday. The gathering is expected to pledge the big farm organization as resolutions are adopted.
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Studebaker Quits U S Auto Production
Studebaker Corp will quit auto production in the United States and shift all car making to its Hamilton Canada plant, ending operations at the South Bend Indiana factory after 50 years and cutting about 6 000 jobs including 5 000 hourly workers. The change will be announced at a New York news conference Tuesday.
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Long Dry Spell in St Louis Area Deepening Drought
The Weather Bureau confirmed a severe drought in the St Louis area this fall, one of the worst on record. A spider blocked the rain gauge, delaying detection for several days.
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