Snow Increases Travel Woes For Chanute Area Drivers
Area motorists faced continued slick streets as new snow fell. Police logged multiple minor accidents with no major injuries reported, including collisions on Third and Highland and Elm and Central, totaling damage from about 10 to 125 dollars per vehicle.
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Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Office
Glen Kaufman
S. Wilson
Packard
Kaufman
Elmer Robinson
S. Grant
Kennedy
Ford
Elm
Central
Bill Wimmer
Washington
Earl Allen Jennings
N. Forest
Wimmer
Lincoln
Linda Dalton
Kansas and
Linda Park
W. Main
Dalton
Cadillac
Lawrence McGaugh
Main and
Garfield
Left Hand Pitch Left Hand Pitch Texans Celebrate Kansas Centennial
McAllen Texas will salute Kansas March 4 with a parade featuring the resort citys semi centennial. Jack Morrison a Kan sas native and McAllen Chamber of Commerce president will ride in a parade auto decorated with sunflowers for Kansas and a large Texas star. Morrison born at La Harpe is a Iola High School graduate and former Kan ss Wesleyan University student.
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Kansas
McAllen
Texas
Jack Morrison
Morrison
la Harpe
Iola High School
Kanss Wesleyan University
Snow Forecast Brings Additional Accumulation Tonight
Weather notes show 4 inch snow total yesterday and today with 1 more inch by tonight. Forecast calls for two to three extra inches, drifting snow and flurries, mostly cloudy with little temperature change. tonight low 20s, high Wednesday near 30s.
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Sabesdeccea
Electrical Firms Fined 2 Million
Snowy weather disrupted travel in the Chanuty area with four inches on the ground at noon and more expected. US 169 near the Allen County line thawed to slush as icing hazards lingered. In Philadelphia, federal judges fined electrical manufacturers nearly two million dollars after antitrust sentencing of 14 indictments. executives received fines and suspended jail terms, with prior days adding to totals.
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Chanuty
Highway Patrol
Allen County
Sean Theses
Cornell
Dubilier Electric Co
Plainfield
N.J
East Central
Kansas
Fhastan
Salina
Wichita
Ganey
Indi
Pittsburg
Dodge City
See Wasser
Philadelphia
Kern Pleads Guilty to Destroying Letter in Probation Case
Omer A. Kern 49 of Chanute Kansas pleaded guilty to destroying a letter and was placed on probation for one year. He admitted discarding several circular letters believing they were junk mail and resigned from the post office after the charge emerged.
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Kansas City
Omer A. Kern
Chanute
Kan
George T. van Berber
Kern
U.S
Arthur J. Stanley
Post Office
Snow clearing under way on Kansas highways
Kansas Highway Department says no major highways are closed after a snowfall. Divisional reports show Northeast roads slick but improving, North central roads clearing with snow bladed and chemicals used, Northwest roads normal through towns, Southeast roads slick, with no reports from southwest and south central divisions.
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Topeka
Kansas
Highways Department
North Central
Northwest
South Central
Board Retains Athletic Staff as 1961-62 Plan Approved
The Chanute Board of Education approved the 1961-62 school year plan with retention of athletic personnel, contract approvals for administrative staff, and new elementary teachers. The meeting also covered insurance changes cutting costs, a calendar adoption, and evaluations of science and social studies programs across all grades.
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Anand
Board of Education
W. H. McMurray
Fisher
Gloria Redfield
Nancy Jones
Redfield
Erie
Miss Jones
Corpus Christi
Texas
Chanute
Robin Bettes
Margaret Hollenshead
No Change in Role of Highway Patrol
TOPEKA Kansas highway patrol superintendent L E Hughes says he has no plan to alter the patrols traditional function as a traffic oriented agency. He noted the patrol has police powers when needed for arrests or pursuits but stressed the force will remain primarily a traffic organization.
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Topeka
L. E. Hughes
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas Traffic Fatalities Log Reveals February Trends
AP report from Topeka notes a traffic death log with February figures and comparisons to 1960 and 1961, showing a rise or decline in fatalities. The data covers hours through 9 am and reflects 2 percent changes, highlighting ongoing seasonal patterns in Topeka and statewide.
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Topeka
Kansas
61 CarTag Deadline Is Feb 15
Erie officials remind motorists to buy 1961 car tags by February 15 to avoid penalties. Delinquent 1960 personal taxes are due, with penalties starting February 16 and increasing monthly. Warrants may be issued if full taxes remain unpaid by March 15.
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CarTag
Erie
Freda Locke
Locke
Police Confident Of Jewel Return In New York Theft
Mrs. Peter Lawford sister of President Kennedy says New York police are confident the 30000 dollars worth of jewelry stolen from her hotel suite will be recovered. She arrived in Klotser Switzerland for a 10 day ski holiday and declined to discuss details.
Chanute Centennial Group plans pageant and consultant visits
The Chanute centennial celebration committee met to continue organizing the state centennial events. John B. Rogers Producing Co. consultants will visit February 16–17 for planning with local merchants, pageant promotion, and a daytime conference schedule at the Tioga Hotel. Richard L. Ashley appointed speaker bureau chair. Subscriptions exceeding $5,000 fund operating capital ahead of pageant tickets and admissions June 12–17. William G. Bodley leads the operating capital committee.
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Chanute
Chamber l of Commerce
John B. Rogers Producing Co
Fostoria
Ohio
Executive Committee
Tioga Hotel
Vernie Helard
Helard
Richard L. Ashley
Joseph G. Lewis
William G. Bodley
Backlog of Bills Mounts as Kansas House Debates Funds and Offices
The Kansas House Ways and Means Committee introduced a bill to restore the emergency fund to 1 million dollars by transferring 504 021 from the general fund. Other measures include a constitutional amendment to appoint the state superintendent of public instruction, utility taxation proposals, and driver licensing fee corrections.
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Topeka
John Anderson
House
Ways and Means Committee
E. E. Stonecipher
Pittsburg
J. W. Wallace
Mound City
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Board of Education
House Assessment and Taxation Committee
Senate
John Conard
Greensburg
Conard
State
Roads and Highways Committee
Kansas
Legislative Council
Kansas Must Drop One Seat In U S House
Topeka AP Kansas lawmakers receive formal notice from Congress that Kansas will lose one of its six U S House seats. Gov. Anderson transmits the notice and copies of a proposed 23rd Amendment allowing D C residents to vote in presidential elections.
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Topeka
Kansas
John Anderson
Congress
U. S
House of Representatives
Anderson
District of Columbia
Senate
Ford Harbaugh
Wellington
Clark Kuppinger
Prairie Village
Kuppinger
Supreme Court
House Committee On Water Resources
Salt Lake City Man Held on Neosho County Check Charge
J. M. Maughan of Salt Lake City was arrested in Neosho County on a check law charge and held pending disposition. He reportedly issued a $1 777.40 check to Star Drilling Co that the bank returned stamped account closed.
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J. M. Maughan
Salt Lake City
Neosho County
Chanute
Maughan
Star Drilling Co
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