Cities Service Gas faces 4.5 million rate adjustment
A settlement between Cities Service Gas Co. and the Federal Power Commission staff proposes an annual wholesale rate increase of 4,511,043 dollars for 68 utility customers across Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Nebraska and Texas. The deal lowers the originally sought 8.6 million rise and would raise most residential bills by about four dollars a year.
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Washington
Cities Service Gas Co
Federal Power Commission
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
Commission
Cities Service
The
Gas Service Co. of
Kansas City
FPC
R. J. Hayes
Chanute
City Commission
Hayes
Gov
Seven Rescued From Ocean After Plane Crash
A converted Navy PBY flying boat ditched 65 miles south of Nassau after engine trouble. The Coast Guard rescued seven aboard the Maggie tow, all reportedly safe. The group included A. Alex Shuford of Shuford Mills and Hal Simms of Royal Crown Bottling, with several Orlando passengers bound for Caracas.
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Miami
Fla
Nassau
Coast Guard
Atlantic
Florida
Alex Shuford
Shuford Mills
Hickory
N.C
Hal Simms
Royal Crown Bottling Co
Orlando
Caracas
Venezuela
Conway Kittredge
Joe. Brannock
Kansas governor urges basics over frills in education
Gov. John Anderson told the Kansas Association of School Boards that reading writing and arithmetic must be emphasized as he criticized educational frills. He cited Soviet Russia comparisons, warned about education television delays, and noted Kansas high per pupil transportation costs. He urged funding for a thorough study to analyze the transportation issue and overall education needs.
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Topeka
John Anderson
Anderson
Kansas Association of School Boards
Soviet
Russia
United States
U.S
Kansas
Weather Across Kansas Sees Cold Wave Deepens
A new surge of cold air blocks moderating Kansas weather with sub-zero readings continuing for the sixth day. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and continued cold through Saturday with lows near 20 and highs 25 to 30. Temperature ranges include 8 below at Kirwin Dam and up to 39 at Pittsburg as snow recedes in the southeast.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kirwin Dam
Pittsburg
Hill City
Russell
Couple Drops Guilty Plea In Tax Case
Mrs. John F. Byrne and her husband withdrew a plea of guilty to federal income tax evasion and chose to stand trial on charges of evading taxes for 1956 and 1957. Judge Duncan scolded them for discussing the case publicly and warned against outside influence on the court.
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Kansas City
John F. Byrne
Richar M. Duncan
Byrne
Duncan
Campaign to win new Greek trial for Ranney
Forces mobilize in Chanute for a Greek court new trial for Roger Ranney sentenced to death in Piraeus for murder. Polygraph expert Chris Gugas travels from Los Angeles to Athens with Chanute petitioners seeking justice and new evidence.
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Roger Ranney
Chanute
Piraeous
Greece
Chris Gugas
Los Angeles
Athens
Ranney
Don Donaldson
S. Central
Gugas
John Lowen
N. Central
United States
Supreme Court of Greece
Erle Stanley Gardner
Court of Last Resort
Christmas Day Pursuit. Gunman Uses Children as Hostages
In Albia Iowa an armed man Harry Frink, 30, fleeing police with his four children as hostages, led a hour long motorcade chase around the square before a roadblock ended the pursuit. A policeman was wounded in the legs. the children were rescued unharmed. Frink came from Chicago to seize the children from his wife Patty's parents where she stayed.
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Albia
Iowa
Frink
Patty
Chicago
Glen Derby
Kennedys Start Trip To South America
President Kennedy and Mrs Kennedy began a weekend abroad with a flight from Andrews Air Force Base at 12 14 p m EST en route to San Juan Puerto Rico for an overnight stop. They aimed to outline U S aid pledges for Latin American development amid protests in Venezuela some violent as they prepared to continue to Caracas.
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Washington
Kennedy
Venezuela
Colombia
U.S
Andrews Air Force Base
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Caracas
Latin America
Alliance For Progress
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Romulo Betancourt
Pierre Salinger
Betancourt
Two Virginia murder suspects captured near Nevada Missouri
Trooper John Atkinson nabbed Joseph Riddick 24 and William Potts 17 after their car skidded near Preston Missouri. They confessed to slayings in Virginia and a cabbie robbery, with motive stated as money. Riddick admitted firing the truck driver and Potts aided the getaway. Potts talked. Riddick initially denied, then corroborated. They await Virginia extradition. prosecutors may charge vagrancy to hold them.
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Nevada
John Atkinson
Missouri Highway Patrol
Atkinson
Joseph Riddick
William Potts
Portsmouth
Lunenburg
Norfolk
Earl L. Pinchbeck Sr
Riddick
Potts
Missouri
U.S. 54
US. 65
Preston
Eldorado Springs
el Dorado Springs
U.S. 171
Virginia
Pinchbeck
Lunenberg
James Woodfill
Congo Front At a Glance
U.N. troops push toward the secessionist capital Katanga with skirmishing near its heart. Diplomatic activity swirls in Washington Brussels and Leopoldville as Kennedy seeks a peaceful settlement. Tshombe shows willingness to meet Adoula in a neutral nation as Gullion receives peacemaker instructions.
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Associated Press
Elisabethville
India
U.N
United Nations
Katanga
Kennedy
Washington
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
White House
Brussels
Congo
Cyrille Adoula
Leopoldville
U.S
Edmund A. Gullion
Blood drive seeks 160 pints in Neosho County visit
Neosho County Red Cross appeals for new donors for a December 29 collection at First Methodist church from 9 a.m. to 2 15 p.m. The goal is 160 pints, with appointments via the Red Cross office at the Memorial building or through area assistants Mrs. Harold Umbarger Mrs. A R Brant and Mrs. Buelah Baldwin. Donors aged 18 to 59 may give. under 21 require parental release.
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Neosho County
Red Cross Chapter
Red Cross
Walter Johnstone
Memorial
First Methodist Church
Johnstone
Harold Umbarger
Thayer
A. R. Brant
Barler
Buelah Baldwin
Humboldt
Tribune Phone Contact Instructions
Instruction to contact the Tribune via phone after 6 PM using HE 1-3400 if the carrier cannot reach the person.
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Tribune
Buffalo Post Office Extends Window Hours for Holiday Mail
Buffalo post office extends window service from now through next Friday to handle Christmas mail. Hours are 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m daily except Sundays, with noon hours and Saturday afternoon open. normal weekday hours 8 30 a m to 12 15 p m and 1 15 p m to 5 p m, closing noon Saturdays.
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Buffalo
Buffalo Post Office
George Cox
Panama Breaks with Fidel Castro
Panama announced diplomatic break with Fidel Castro's government, leaving eight of twenty one Western Hemisphere nations, including Canada, still maintaining talks with the Cuban regime.
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Panama
Fidel Castro
Canada
Cuba
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka 1961 Compared With 1960
Kansas traffic death log shows 517 fatalities in December 1961 by 9 am Friday, up from 475 in the same period in 1960. The Topeka area contributed to the statewide total with ongoing accidents reported through the 24 hour window.
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Topeka
Kansas
Guns Stolen as Civilians Hold Guards in Lille
In Lille two carloads of armed civilians halted sentries and fled with 20 rifles from an infantry detachment coming off guard duty, an army communique said.
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Lille
France
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Barbara Deane
Chanutes Group
State Department
Charles Forsyth
Eric
Andrew A. Vachliotis
Walter L. McVey
Constantine Karamanlis
Robert F. Cartwright
McVey
Frank Carlson
Andrew Schoeppel
Carl Weiner
Tennessee
Lsquad
Harry Frink
Kennedys
South America
Nedys
Bogota
Santa Claus
Steven Sneed
Roy Sneed
S. Western
Santa
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