Three Elsmore Businesses Destroyed by Fire
Early morning blaze leveled a cafe, feed store and barber shop in Elsmore injuring none reported, with losses estimated around 3 500 including eggs and a coffee pot. Firefighters from Chanute Iola and nearby departments fought the flames as residents rallied to support reopening efforts.
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Elsmore
Chanute
Iola
Moran
Stark
Els
Wilsons
Produce
Garland Wright
Humboldt
Bill Wilson
Dave
Massey
Wilson
Larry Mathews
Don Krokstrom
Babe’s
Dean Ludlum
Myers
Geyser of Mud Spouts Near Attica Kansas
A muddy water geyser erupted from a county road north of Attica Kansas early Thursday. The hole grew to about 50 feet wide, with tall spurts and smaller holes nearby. Investigators suspected natural gas from an oil field area but found no pipeline leaks. No homes nearby were endangered.
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Attica
Kan
John Roberts
Wichita
Conservation Division
State Corporation Commission
Parr
Sharon
Spivey
Here
Dates Set For JayCees Projects In Chanute
JayCee board in Chanute set dates for Miss Chanute in April at Memorial Building April 20, Spring Farm and Home Show May 10 and 11, and Fall Festival September 26 to 28. Co chairmen Kenneth Kern and Ray Colvin. Herman Colvin to lead festival. baseball project discussed for Kansas City.
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Chanute JayCees
Kansas City
Memorial Building
Kenneth Kern
Ray Colvin
JayCees
Chamber of Commerce
JayCee
Chanute
Herman Colvin
Radio Daya
Man pleads guilty to assault after bizarre home remedy
Irene Janow ski, a Detroit beautician, complained of a bad shampoo from her husband. The court heard a list of kitchen items mixed together. Alexander Janowski confessed to the assault and faces sentencing on March 7.
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Detroit
Irene Janowski
Arthur Koscinski
Alexander Janowski
Eight Children Die in Toronto Tenement Fire
AP reports eight children perished in a Toronto West End tenement blaze. Father Roy French, 36, says an electric kettle overheated and exploded after he fell asleep. Neighbor Bill Bartlett pulled French from the flames before conditions forced him back. Mrs. French, 32, was hospitalized with shock after returning from work.
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Toronto
West End
Roy French
Bill Bartlett
French
Thayer Crash Damages Two Vehicles No Serious Injuries
A collision on US 169 near Thayer caused extensive damage but no serious injuries. Donald Woolery and Olin H. Goins were involved. Goins had minor leg injuries while Woolery was unhurt. Woolery’s 1950 Plymouth totaled. Goins’ 1959 Chevrolet pickup damage about 400 dollars.
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Thayer
Highway Patrol
Donald Woolery
Olin H. Goins
Goins
US 169
Woolery
Plymouth
Zoning Board Set Hearing On Nonconforming Shop Permit
Public hearing by the zone board of appeals is scheduled for 7 30 p m at the Memorial building to consider a nonconforming building permit for Ray W and Lola I Stout to construct a 14 by 24 foot fish bait and tackle shop at 201 Denman Street The request seeks an exemption from R 1 zoning regulations with February figures showing traffic fatalities in 1962 and 1963 and a notation of a February 10 date.
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Zoning Board of Appeals
Kansas
Memorial Building
Ray W
Lola
I. Stout
Denman
Fish Bait and Tackle
Two Investigate Save Man's Life in Wreck
Jimmy Nichols, 27, of Nickerson, is in satisfactory condition after two Great Bend men Morris Johnson and Larry Snyder found his overturned car in a ditch near Nickerson and Hutchinson. Nichols was unconscious with a throat cut and would have bled to death within an hour, a physician said.
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Hutchinson, Kan
Jimmy Nichols
Nickerson
Great Bend
Nichols
Hutchinson
Morris Johnson
Larry Snyder
Intercepted Letter Details City and School Posts
Five petitions are out for city and school post candidates. The writer hopes there are at least five more.
Kerr-Mills Medical Act Bill In Kansas Senate
Eight bills were introduced in the Kansas Senate including a measure to implement the Kerr-Mills medical care act for the aged. Hearings may start Monday as figures estimate annual costs from 2 to 1.8 million dollars. The bill, supported by Gov. John Anderson, had bipartisan backing.
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Topeka
Kansas Senate
Senate Public Welfare Committee
Clark Kuppinger
Prairie Village
Welfare Committee
John Anderson
State Employment Security Division
State Supreme Court
State Entomological Commission
State Board of Agriculture
Medicine Lodge
Kiowa
Type 3 Oral Vaccine Urged for Kansans
Kansas doctors urged residents to complete a mass immunization with Type 3 oral vaccine before the 1963 polio season. The plan follows a Kansas Polio Advisory Commission meeting and targets the week of March 10. If counties cannot finish, boosters of the Salk vaccine should proceed.
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Topeka
Kansas
Chanute Dog Licensing Slow. Only 82 1963 Permits Issued
City Clerk Howard Parsons says licensing dogs in Chanute for 1963 is progressing slowly with 82 licenses issued so far. Last year the total was 680. The revised ordinance requires annual licensing with fees of 2 dollars for males and spayed females and 3.50 dollars for unspayed females. A 50 cent per purchase penalty starts March 1, and unlicensed dogs may be picked up after that date and reclaimed only with a license.
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Chanute
Howard Parsons
City Commission
Petitions Circulating for City Elections and Bond Issue
Five nominating petitions have been taken out for spring city elections, four for city commission and one for school board. Filing deadline is March 8. primary possible if candidates exceed twice the open seats. Incumbents up for re election include Mayor Lapham, Dave Evans, and school board members Cathers Rideau and Nailion. City election is April 2 with two special questions on city industrial levy continuation and a 65000 bond issue for a new FAA flight service station at the municipal airport.
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Iity
Howard Parsons
City Commission
Commission
John Lap‘ham
Dave Evans
E. C. Cathers
Edwin H. Rideau
John P. Nailion
Federal Aviation Agency
Bales Convicted of Manslaughter in Wife Shooting
Fred Bales, 26, former Overland Park police officer, was convicted Thursday in Clathethe Kansas of fourth degree manslaughter for the May shooting death of his wife.
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Clathe
Kan
Fred Bales
Overland Park
Thursiday
Kennedy warns Soviet on Cuba crisis and hidden arms
President Kennedy bluntly warned the Soviet Union that new offensive weapons in Cuba would trigger a prepared response from the United States. He argued not to act on rumors and defended U.S. intelligence while acknowledging he could be wrong about hidden stockpiles. Kennedy called for cautious behavior from all sides as Cuba dominated the press conference. He criticized Congress critics over Cuban intelligence and cited Sen Kenneth Keating as a principal critic unwilling to disclose sources.
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Washington
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Cuba
United States
Kremlin
Congress
U.S
Caribbean
Kenneth Keating
R-N.y
Associated Press
Iraqi Coup Overthrows Kassem Regime Amid Revolt Claims
In Baghdad a military coup toppled Premier Abdel Karim Kassem and a new government was proclaimed. Rebels claimed anti Communist rule and reported Kassem's death in the defense ministry. Iranians and Turkish sources echoed the claim of assassination and arrests.
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Washington
State Department
Revolutionary Command
Iraq
Abdel
Karim Kassem
U.S
Beirut
Lebanon
Abdel Karim Kassem
Baghdad
Kassem
Defense Ministry
Turkey
Esnatolian
London
Spring Show Set For May 10 11 At Armory
The Chamber of Commerce and the JayCees announce the Spring Show for May 10 and 11 at the National Guard armory. In addition to exhibits there will be children's rides and free entertainment. The agriculture committee confirmed the dates and discussed the annual grasslands tour of the Adams ranch near Foraker Oklahoma planned for mid April.
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Chamber of Commerce
the JayCees
National Guard
Chamber
Agriculture Committee
Adams Ranch
Foraker
Okla
Life in a Vacuum Without Daily Newspaper
HAL BOYLE reflects on New York's two month absence of a major daily paper. Readers rely on radio TV and word of mouth, but crave local news ads recipes notices and interviews that a Tribune carrier must deliver. The piece notes the newspaper's role in community life and the gap left by the strike.
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Hal Boyle
New York
People’s University
Daily Press
America
Ne Kap Cme
Hollywood
Slick road hazards reported in parts of eastern Kansas
The state Highway Commission reported slick highway areas in extreme eastern Kansas. Conditions were not general with spots on U S 169 north of Colony and La Cygne area, U S 75 north and south of Burlington, and U S 50 in spots from Emporia east.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Highway Commission
U. S 1
la Cygne
U. S
Colony
Burlington
Emporia
Weather forecast for eastern Kansas cloud cover and cool spell
Moist, foggy conditions continue in eastern Kansas with cloudy skies through Saturday. Expect highs in the 30s in the east and 50s in the west, with nights in the upper 20s. temperatures to be a few degrees cooler overall and no major change in pattern.
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Topeka
Kansas
Lawrence
Chanute
Dodge City
Concordia
Hill City
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