Safety Standards For Cars Softened
DETROIT AP U S auto makers plan to study in detail the federal governments softened car safety standards The Commerce Department withdrew three of the original 23 standards and toned down the rest giving four extra months to fit 1968 models The big three Ford GM and Chrysler welcomed the delay while critics including Ralph Nader urged stricter rules
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Detroit
U.S
Commerce Department
American Motors
Ford
AMC
Henry Ford II
Haddon
Ralph Nader
Nader
Weather update temperature records and Kansas storm outlook
The area forecast calls for cloudy mild weather with showers and isolated thunderstorms tonight, then cooler with showers ending by morning. In Topeka a Rocky Mountain storm brings rain snow and colder air across Kansas, with 63 and 47 degree highs reported in Hutchinson and Lawrence respectively.
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Topeka
Rocky Mountains
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Concordia
Russell
Hutchinson
Lawrence
Goodland
Pittsburg
Injuries Fatal To Mapleton Woman In Collision
Helena J. Harrison of Mapleton died from injuries after a crash at the junction of K239 and U S 69 west of Prescott. A delivery truck driven by Thomas Ross of Fort Scott struck her car. Harrison was thrown and pinned under the vehicle. Ross was in fair condition at Mercy hospital.
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Prescott
Kan
Mapleton
Kansas
Helen J. Harrison
K239
U. S
Thomas Ross
Fort Scott
Fort Scott Mercy Hospital
Ross
Intercepted Letter on Gals and Smoking Habits
An intercepted letter suggests women struggle with quitting smoking as social censure pushes them toward pipes and cigars, implying shifts in habits due to public scrutiny.
Requirement List For Auto Safety
Washington AP reports proposed Commerce Department safety standards for autos to take effect January 1. The list includes labels for essential controls, driver access with safety belt, left to right transmission sequence, hydraulic brake hose standards, limited reflected glare, outside rear view mirrors, impact absorbing steering, five inch steering intrusion limit, shatter proof windshield, shoulder harness and seat belts, removal of hub caps and winged protrusions, rupture proof fuel tanks, windshield defrosters and defoggers, two speed wipers with specified area, parking and service brakes with warning light, lighting device standards, interior padding, and anti crash door latches and hinges.
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Nader
Washington
Commerce Department
City Opens Drive-in Utilities Payment Station
The city opened a drive-in collection point for utilities payments at 1 p.m. today, relocating from the First National Bank to 115 East, east of the public library. Hours are Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. with noon hours, serving Ward Two billings first.
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First National Bank
E.ast
Second Ward
Ships Collide near Honolulu. two sailors dead
In a night training collision 75 miles southeast of Honolulu two U S Navy ships, the destroyer USS McMorris and the Tombigbee, collided injuring seven and killing two crewmen. The dead and injured were all aboard the McMorris off Oahu Island, amid a Navy investigation.
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Honolulu
U.S. Navy
McMorris
Tombigbee
Oahu Island
Wide Search For Kansan In Rockies
Colorado Civil Air Patrol launched seven planes and mobilized two dozen ground units to find missing Kansas Air National Guard pilot 2nd Lt. Eldon Hart after his training aircraft vanished near Milner Pass north of Granby. Weather hindered search. formation mate Capt. Al Marshall said eject may have occurred.
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Granby
Colo
Colorado Civil Air Patrol
Kansas Air National Guard
Arthur Putz
CAP
Colorado Air National Guard
Milner Pass
Denver
Eldon Hart
184Th Tactical Fighter Squadron
McConnell Air Force Base
Wichita
al Marshall
Manhattan
Kan
Hart
Deer Collision Injures Vehicle East of St Paul
A 1961 Chevrolet driven by Tom Hazen 18 of St Paul struck a deer on highway K57 one and a fourth miles east of St Paul about 8 45 last night causing $175 damage to the front of the car Hazen and two other St Paul boys riding with him Tom and Jim Kennedy were uninjured The deer was killed and sent to an Erie locker plant for processing the venison will be donated to a charitable institution.
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ERIE
Tom Hazen
St. Paul
Sheriff's Office
Hazen
Tom
Jim Kennedy
Ground Fire Downs Two U S Warplanes
Sunken action reports two U S planes hit by communist ground fire along the Ho Chi Minh trail. One C123 Provider crashed with all five crewmen killed. another landed at Khe Sanh. A Marine Intruder's radar strike caused a friendly crash, killing one and wounding 11. Fog limited north raids to 39 missions. South Vietnam saw 51 Viet Cong killed in a Mekong Delta engagement.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Ho Chi Minh
da Nang
North Vietnam
Mekong
Relief planned for Newfoundland whale trapped since January
Premier Joseph Smallwood's government allocates 1000 to feed an 80 ton finback, Moby Joe, trapped in a pond near Burgeo since Jan 21 after Farley Mowat appealed. Rescuers hope spring tides in March ease escape. locals urge no further attacks on government property as herring rations begin.
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ST. John’s
Newfoundland
Joseph Smallwood
Burgeo
Farley Mowat
Smallwood
Moby Joe
Mowat
Forged Checks Tied to Local Theft Case
Police warned businessmen that several checks bearing the name Ivan Mendenhall 311 S. Malcolm were forged after his checkbook was stolen from his car. The Bank of Commerce alerted authorities with the first reports received yesterday and investigators continued the probe today.
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Ivan Mendenhall
S. Malcolm
Mendenhall
Bank of Commerce
Mansfield Backs Consular Treaty With the Soviet
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield urged support for a proposed consular treaty with the Soviet Union and related East-West trade measures. He framed the pact as protective for Americans abroad, noting 18 Americans visit the USSR for every Russian visitor to the U.S. and said espionage risk should not block the agreement. Dirksen appears pivotal to the measure.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Vietnam
Soviet Union
Mansfield
United States
FBI
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Women lag in quitting smoking study shows
Hinsdale researcher Dr. Charles L. Dale reports that 37.9 percent of men remained smoke free after a year, while all but 29.4 percent of women relapsed. He cites emotional factors and work pressures, praising the buddy system in clinics but warning against gradual withdrawal or substituting cigars or pipes.
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Hinsdale, al
Charles L. Dale
Hinsdale Sanitarium and Hospital
Dr. Dale
Dale
Kansas Governor questions three turnpikes feasibility
Gov. Robert Docking signaled support for a toll road along Kansas eastern border while limiting enthusiasm for two other proposed legs. He suggested linking the Hays Wichita pike with Oklahoma, and discussed a possible Kansas Missouri stateline tollway with state bonds backed by gasoline taxes. Pendergast cited no agreement and proposed a Kansas Missouri meeting.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Kansas
Baxter Springs
Wichita
Hays
Docking
Missouri
Kansas City-Galena
Stateline
Oklahoma
Paul Pendergast
Warren E. Hearnes
Pendergast
Decking
Kansas City
John Montgomery
Walter Johnson
Meat Truck Break-In At Osborn Packing Facility
A meat storage unit at Osborn filling station grounds near highway K39 and Plummer was broken into overnight. The locked truck was found with its door ajar and the lock missing when the driver arrived in Fredonia this morning. A loss total will be reported after inventory. Police also note thefts of drills and tools from the Country Club pro shop and several rural gasoline thefts in the area.
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Ohse Packing Co
Osborn
Highway K39
Plummer
Fredonia
Fred Dickerson
Country Club
Storm heads for Chicago amid heavy new snows
The Associated Press reports another heavy snowstorm heading toward Chicago as the city, still digging out from last Thursday’s 23 inch blizzard, faces more than 6 inches of new snow and 40 mph winds. Hazardous driving conditions spread from the Dakotas as arctic air meets warm gulf air.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago Weather Bureau
Dakotas
Gulf
Canada
Statewide Bulletin for Two Chanute Runaway Boys
A statewide bulletin issued by the police department lists two Chanute boys as runaways from home. Officers say both were reported missing Monday night, one returned, then disappeared from school yesterday. the pair were later seen together here while still being sought.
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