Kennedy Orders New Nevada Nuclear Test Preparation
President Kennedy orders resumption of underground nuclear test preparations in Nevada after Soviet breakdown of test ban talks. Secretary of State Rusk cites Soviet move to pause discussions until Geneva reopening and notes U.S. warnings on Cuban troop presence and Canada’s nuclear policy.
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Kennedy
Nevada
Russia
Dean Rusk
New York
Geneva
Rusk
Ottawa
Cuba
United States
Canada
U.S
Khrushchev
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Britain
West
Soviet Union
North Atantic Treaty Organization
Anderson Criticizes State School Aid Plan in Kansas
Gov. John Anderson denounces the current state aid system as hodgepodge and unfair and urges adoption of a foundation plan. He calls for fairer distribution, school unification, and a statewide educational TV program, plus support for junior colleges and better use of taxes.
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Wichita
John Anderson
Kansas Ls
Anderson
Kansas
Yeggs Break Into Martin Tractor Co Safe
Police found a break in at the Martin Tractor Co on East Main during patrol at 2 45 a m. Burglars moved the safe to observe entry and fled when a patrol car arrived. Entry was through a north door window. Tools left near the safe included a pry bar chisel and hammer. The safe handle was broken and door hinges pried. Officers I C J Record and Don Morris investigated.
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Martin Tractor Co
E. Main
Explosion injures mother and baby near Richmond trailer
In Richmond Missouri a trailer blast sent a young mother through flames to rescue her 7 week old, then a second blast ripped a nearby home roof. A neighbor and others suffered minor cuts from flying debris as investigators probe the cause. The mother and baby were treated at a hospital.
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Richmond
James Watkins
Timothy
Earl Libeer
Walnut Man Accused of Beating His Mother
Authorities arrest a 36 year old Walnut man at a tavern around 4 45 pm after alleging he beat his mother. He is jailed in Crawford county on an assault charge. His mother was hospitalized for treatment.
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Erie
Crawford County
Girard
Osawatomie
Charges Dismissed Against Billy Key
Billy Key 27 of Lafontaine faced charges of driving while intoxicated reckless driving and transporting an open bottle. The DWI was dismissed due to blood alcohol reading. other charges are dismissed for jurisdiction and will be refiled in city court. The incident followed a highway crash near Thayer in which a female rider was injured.
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Billy Key
Lafontaine
Kay
K47
Thayer
Chanute
Key
Kansas Traffic Fatalities Log for 1963
Topeka AP reports the 24 hour traffic death count up to 9 a.m. Friday shows zero for January and February 0, with 1963 total deaths at 20. The comparable 1962 period recorded 35 fatalities.
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Topeka
Kansas
Car Upset Leaves Driver With Arm Broken Near Shaw
Oren Barker age 36 of 637 S Ashby suffered a broken arm when his panel truck overturned about 11 30 a m yesterday one and a quarter miles west of Shaw. Barker was treated at Neosho Memorial Hospital after surgery to repair the break. Sheriff Neely cited a steering fault as the probable cause. The 1953 Virco truck owned by Meyers Milk Co Kansas City was a total loss.
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Oren Barker
S. Ashby
Shaw
George Neely
Barker
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Neeley
Meyers Milk Co
Kansas City
Traffic deaths hit 41,000 in 1962 nationwide
The National Safety Council reports 41,000 highway fatalities in 1962, a new all time high, with about 1.5 million injuries and a 2,900 death increase from 1961. The toll surpassed the 40,000 mark for the first time, exceeding the 39,969 deaths recorded in 1941.
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Chicago
United States
Ecord
National Safety Council
Runaway Schoolboys Tracked After Five Hour Search
Two nine year old fourth graders Gary Doty and Gerald Gibson ran away from a Trib une Kansas school at noon and hiked toward White Woman Creek. Fifty volunteers and a plane joined the search after classmates couldn't find them. Sheriff Francis Shepherd and City Marshal Bob Wells led the effort.
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Francis Shepherd
Bob Wells
Dental checks for students observe National Dental Health Week
Dentists will perform visual dental checks in schools next Wednesday and Thursday as part of National Children’s Dental Health Week Feb 3 to 9. Checks cover grade school pupils in morning and kindergartens in afternoon, with Senior High and Junior College participation optional.
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Charute
Chilren
Mother's March of Dimes Raises About 725
Mrs. Dean Foster, chair man, announced last night’s drive collected roughly 725 dollars. Volunteers faced a lack of workers, leaving some areas uncontacted. contributions can still be mailed to March of Dimes, Box 218, Chanute. American Legion provided transport and Mr and Mrs Randall Diver treated volunteers to coffee and doughnuts after.
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Dean Foster
Foster
Box 218
Chanute
The
American Legion
Randall Diver
Kansas Senate backs 47 bills including 43 repeals
The Kansas Senate approved 47 bills amid a finance measure to raise 5.5 million for next year by combining sales tax and general funds. Repeals cover permissive city laws from 1960s home rule changes. Other actions tightened apprentice barber training, allowed new school district building levies in several cities, and defined noxious weeds for landowner control.
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Topeka
Kansas Senate
John Anderson
Wade A. Myers
D-Emporia
George Docking
Anderson
Olathe
Lawrence
Kansas City
Flood storms lash Northern California and Sierra region
Rain swollen rivers flood hundreds of homes in Northern California and Reno as floodwaters rise across the Sierra. Five deaths are blamed and the Weather Bureau warns of a continuing Pacific storm chain. Gusts reach 70 mph on the coast and power outages span Oregon and Washington.
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Hawaiian Islands
Honolulu
England
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Prince Philip
Edmonton
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Weather Bureau
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Washington
Yakima Valley
Portland
Nevada
VFW Motor Caravan Rendezvous With Lombardo
The Veterans of Foreign Wars motor caravan will meet Joseph J. Lombardo in Humboldt on his way here. The caravan forms at 2 oclock at the VFW club rooms and can accommodate more cars. Lombardo will speak at a 7 30 p.m. dinner at the Masonic Temple, followed by a reception and dance at the club rooms.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Joseph J. Lombardo
Humboldt
VFW
Harry Johnson
Highway Patrol
Chanute
Lombardo
Brooklyn
Masonic Temple
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
Intercepted communication quotes a letter to Cha, noting no trade barriers for anger provoking statements and closing with a signed Yours. The fragment hints at concerns over rhetoric and sanctions, but provides no clear context or actors.
Steel Squeeze Tightens as Industry Sees Rising Costs
New York AP reports a mounting cost price squeeze across major steel makers. Bethlehem Steel posts a 15 year earnings low at 88.68 million, down from 122.36 million, while Jones & Laughlin and U S Steel also show profit drops. Industry leaders oppose wage increases and warn higher costs could harm the economy and steel trade.
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New York
United Steel Workers Union
Bethelehem Steel Corp
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
U.S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem
Arthur B. Homer
Roger M. Blough
U.S. Steel
Homer
Kennedy
Weather summary for Topeka and Kansas with milder temperatures
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with a warmer trend through tonight. Highs today mostly in the 40s to near 70 in the southwest while overnight lows in the 30s. Forecast calls for turning colder late Saturday as northerly winds shift with lows 35 to 40 and 40s on Saturday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Olathe
Garden City
Wamego
Goodland
Phone your Tribune carrier after 6 0 p.m
If you cannot reach your Tribune contact, dial HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Two Planes Collide Over Ankara Killing 115
In Ulus Square Ankara a Middle East Airlines Viscount collided with a Turkish air force C47 Dakota near the city center. 115 people were killed, most on the ground, as ambulances and fire crews fought the blaze. The MEA flight from Beirut via Nicosia to Ankara carried 15 aboard. the C47 was close to Ankara’s modern airport.
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Turkey
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Brooklyn
Ulus Square
Times Square
Middle East Airlines
Nicosia
Cyprus
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Radio
Ulus
Kemal Ataturk
MEA
Beirut
Mr. Stillwell
Middle East
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