Heavy Snowfall Shuts Roads Across Kansas
Heavy snowfall blankets the Chanute area with 2 to 4 inches expected state wide. Hazardous driving warnings issued as highways become slick and drifting increases. Temperatures hover above freezing in Chanute with highs near 36, while Goodland reports 3 inches and Wichita 44 highs.
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Highway Patrol
Chanute
Ottawa
Topeka
Chanute Street Department
Kansas
Associated Press
Goodland
Dodge City
Garden City
Wichita
Marysville
Manhattan
Pittsburg
U S Apology May Ease Strain With Cuba
Havana reports a Florida plane raid on a Cuban sugar mill prompted a U S apology. Fidel Castro welcomed the apology as a potential step toward easing tensions. Officials said the plane left a Miami area airfield and expressed regret for failing to be stopped on patrol.
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Havana
U.S
Cuba
Fidel Castro
U.S. State Department
Miami
Florida
Castro
Robert Ellis Frost
Portland Ore
Robert Kelly
Civil Air Patrol
Minor Crashes Reported In City Evening Incidents
Police logged two minor crashes. Pearl A. Dutch's car slid groceries off the seat causing distraction at 7th and Garfield. the vehicle struck a utility pole guy wire but sustained no damage. A later collision at 1st and Lincoln between Leo L. Hollingworth and Elmer A. Vanhart caused about 75 dollars in damage to Hollingworth's 1956 Chevrolet.
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Pearl A. Dutch
Garfield
1St
Lincoln
Leo L. Hollingworth
Denver
Elmer A. Vanhart
Hollingworth
Chevrolet
Traffic Crash Injures Four Near Chanute
A headon collision on US 169 four miles south of Chanute injured four people as a 1955 Mercury sedan from Humboldt collided with a northbound 1955 Mercury convertible from Kansas City. Genell Smothers 17 Judy Smothers 14 Irene Hampton 22 and Robert Irwin 29 received lacerations and bruises and were treated at Neosho Memorial Hospital.
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Humboldt
Kansas City
Chanute
US 169
Genell Smothers
Robert Irwin
Kan
Judy Smothers
Smothers
Irenel Hampton
Oakhurst
Okla
Irwin
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Quarrel With Wife His Downfall
Hubert Steedley a 45 year old deserter from World War II who fled Camp Kilmer in 1942 was jailed after a quarrel with his wife led to a peace disturbance complaint. He admitted desertion and faces court martial as authorities seek him. The family of 13 faces homelessness as their two bedroom home may be tax sold.
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Dalton, Kan
Hubert Steedley
Steedley
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Dalton
Bert White
Wellington
Ft. Riley
Kan
Car crash victim listed in satisfactory condition
Ira Hutchinson of 501 West was injured when his overturned car pinned him near the Turkey Creek bridge on South Plummer road Tuesday. He was reported in satisfactory condition today at Neosho Memorial Hospital with broken ribs and multiple cuts and bruises.
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Ira Hutchinson
501 West
Turkey Creek
South Plummer Road
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Remodeling Plans for Museum in Santa Fe Freight Office
The Chamber of Commerce tourist promotion committee discussed remodeling the former Santa Fe freight offices at 16 S. Grant for the Osa and Martin museum. Bob Blunk presented suggestions approved by the committee. volunteers will begin interior work today. The museum fund drive reached $2,655, over halfway to the goal, reported Chamber Manager Joe Melnyk. Attending were E. E. Rosenthal, Dean Skinner, Emmet Bolze, Phil Cooper and Dr. James A. Butin.
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Santa Fe
S. Grant
Osa and Martin
Chamber of Commerce
E. E. Rosenthal
Dean Skinner
Emmet Bolze
Phil Cooper
James A. Butin
Admits and Dismissals at Neosho Memorial Hospital
Yesterday admissions include Mrs. James M. Henson Noel Wright Stark Charles C Hatch and today Fred Seefken. Dismissals list Earl K. Bishop Arthur H Percy Mrs. John C Lindsey Mrs Ray Tidd George A Jesse Louis Stowell and Howard Houdashelt family. Birth records show a boy for Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hughes. Fire report records a Friday 3 56 pm blaze four miles south and five east at Bill Baker residence with wall and interior damage.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
James M. Henson
S. Santa Fe
Noel Wright
Stark
Medical
Charles C. Hatch
Howard Houdashelt
Humboldt
Jerry Hughes
Bill Baker
Governor Brown halts Chessman execution with 60 day reprieve
San Francisco Governor Edmund G Brown Jr faced sharp criticism as he granted Daryl Chessman a 60 day reprieve delaying the San Quentin death sentence. Legislators in Sacramento debated a March special session on abolishing capital punishment while critics in Washington denounced State Department implications. Chessman, 38, maintains another man committed the crimes and refuses to name him.
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San Francisco
Edmund G. Brown
Daryl Chessman
Sacramento
Washington
D.C
State Department
America
Eisenhower
Chessman
Brown
California
Asst
Roy R. Rubottom Jr
Uruguay
Brazil
San Quentin
Ern
Europe
Los Angeles
Gordon Allot
R-Cole
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Another Attempt To Settle Strike At Sugar Creek Refinery
Kansas City AP reports a new bid to end the 228 day strike at Standard Oil’s Sugar Creek refinery. A meeting between Standard and the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers Union, arranged by federal mediators, is set for Tuesday. About 750 oil workers remain off the job as talks over working rules have stalled.
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Kansas City
Standard Oil
Sugar Creek
Standard
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Spencer Dies At Age 58
Kenneth A. Spencer 58 founder and chair of Spencer Chemical Co. of Kansas City died Friday night after suffering a heart attack on an air cruise in the Bahamas and subsequent complications. He leaves a widow and two brothers John Galen Spencer of Denver and H H Spencer of Pittsburg Kan. He built a chemical plastics and munition business and died after hospitalization.
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Miami, Fla
Kenneth A. Spencer
Spencer Chemical Co
Kansas City
Bahamas
Spencer
John Galen Spencer
Denver
H. H. Spencer
Pittsburg
Kan
Baby Sitter Rescues Two Children From Fire
In Hamden Connecticut a 13 year old babysitter evacuated a burning home calling for help. Smoke forced her to re enter and carry 2 year old David to safety at the doorway before returning for Diana, 5. Neighbors aided as firefighters arrived.
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Diana
Three Youths Die in Missouri Auto Crash Near La Monte
A two car crash on U S 50 near La Monte Missouri on Friday night killed James Nelson Rust 18 Billy Vernon Mayberry 20 and Robert Leon Wallace 18 all from Houston Missouri. A third Houston youth Donnie Taylor 19 was hospitalized in Kansas City in critical condition. The other driver Joseph K Ashcraft 24 of Little Rock was treated at Warrensburg Medical Center.
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LA Monte
U. S. 50
James Nelson Rust
Billy Vernon Mayberry
Robert Leon Wallace
Allo
Houston
Donnie Taylor
Kansas City
Joseph K. Ashcraft
Little Rock
Warrensburg
Ashcraft
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Area Rise in 24 Hours
Kansas traffic death log shows 0 fatalities in 24 hours to 9 a.m. Saturday, contrasting with 66 deaths in the comparable 1959 period. The 1960 period lists 41 fatalities, highlighting a decline from the prior year.
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Topeka
Kansas
Italian Premier Awaits Liberal Backing Amid Crisis
Rome AP report says Premier Antonio Segni faces a looming government crisis as the Liberal party weighs withdrawing support under Giovanni Malagodi. Segni relies on Liberal Fascist and Monarchist votes for a parliamentary majority amid accusations over NATO policy.
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Rome
Antonio Segni
Italy
Liberal Party
Giovanni Malagodi
Segni
Malagodi
Christian Democrats
Lvotes
Paola Tries To End Payola Name Jokes In Kansas
Paola Kansas residents laugh off Payola comparisons as reporters and legislators discuss the town’s name. Mayor Sam Hume notes the friendly ribbing while locals recount Paola’s history from its Ojibwe and French ties to its claim as the sole Paola in the U S Postal Guide.
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Paola
Payola
Kansas
Kansas City
Midwest
Berenice Wallace
Air Force to resume Discoverer satellite program after launch failure
At Vandenberg AFB Calif an early failure halted the Discoverer series mission when a 78 foot X missile veered off course and was destroyed at 20 000 feet. No injuries or damage reported. NASA said a Venus probe and lunar vicinity shot are planned later this summer.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Venus
New Post Office Authorized for Erie
Regional postal officials announced a new post office for Erie. A 7,500 square foot site on the south side of 2nd between Main and Grant was selected with parking and truck dock facilities. Construction will be by bid for a long term lease to the post office.
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Erie
Wichita
2Nd
Main
Grant
Lassie Homecoming Tales and Buck Search Captivate Readers
The Associated Press recounts Lassie returning to Unadilla after 365 miles from Takoma Park MD while Buck the aging dog heads toward Ohio after hearing his mistress on the phone. Old Brokenhearted the half chow half collie dies from grief and age after humane care.
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Associated Press
Lassie
Sable
Collie
Sigurd Christiansen
Takoma Park
Washington, D.C
Christiansense
Unadilla
N.Y
New York State
Pennsylvania
Maryland
The
Christiansens
Dependency Money From Three Husbands
Mary M. Cardwell 37 was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to illegally receiving 26800 in dependency allotments from three servicemen husbands. Her attorney said she shared the money with the husbands' parents and children. The judge called her a Robin Hood but noted the fraud against the government remains.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Mary M. Cardwell
Bryan Simpson
Examination Question Puts FBI in Bad Light
The University of California Regents expressed regret for an admission exam item about the FBI. The question, later withdrawn, described the agency as a national police body that "operates secretly and is unresponsive to public criticism."
Royal Baby weighs 7 pounds 3 ounces at birth
Buckingham Palace announced Queen Elizabeth's newborn son weighed 7 lb 3 oz and both mother and child are doing very well. The infant joins Prince Charles and Princess Anne in the line of succession as crowds outside the palace cheered.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
Prince Charles
Princess Anne
Palace
Mother
Baby
Princess
Chanute FFA Second in Southeast Kansas Crops Judging
Chanute Future Farmers of America placed second in the Southeast Kansas Crops Judging contest hosted in Altamont. Riverton won with 3 189 points. Chanute totaled 2 927 from nine teams, with Bill Triplett leading Chanute at 783 points and David Swiler at 759.
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Altamont
Chanute Future Farmers of Ameriica
Riverton
Chanute
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Bill Triplett
David Swiler
Sapere
Linneburg
Cherryvale
Harold Wilson
Don Chickadonz
Gary Mallson
Roger Fickel
Bill Taylor
Harold Henry
O. D. Sperry
Train collision injured 21 near Meyersdale Pennsylvania
Twenty one passengers were hurt when a Baltimore and Ohio two unit passenger train struck a stopped work train near Meyersdale. Conditions were bad with snow drifts up to six feet and signals reportedly not operating.
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Meyersdale
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Frisco Hearing Ends on Passenger Service Discontinuance
A week long Frisco railroad hearing near Fort Scott and Tulsa concluded with Examiner Conley sending a transcript to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Opponents warned the move would hurt business and communities while Frisco argued current service is economically unviable with losses near $100,000 annually.
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Columbus, Kan
Frisco Railroad
Kan
Tulsa
Lester R. Conley
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Frisco
Fort Scott
James Caplinger
theKansas , Corporation Commission
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