Kennedy Challenges Khrushchev On Joint Space Efforts
President Kennedy called on Premier Khrushchev to prove he favors joint space exploration and to meet soon with U.S. representatives. He warned space must be used for peace not war and noted possible concrete proposals for cooperation. A board of inquiry meanwhile reviews Powers contract issues from the 1960 U2 mission.
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Washington
Kennedy
Khrushchev
White House
United States
Glenn
Francis Gary Powers
Soviet Union
United Nations
Area Farm Bureau Discusses New Kennedy Plan
Seventy five Farm Bureau representatives from twelve counties met at the Tioga Hotel to review the Kennedy administration farm program and discuss official policy on national issues. Clarence Rupp of Manhattan directed the session with assistance from Frank Mosier also of Manhattan.
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Farm Bureau
Tioga Hotel
Clarence Rupp
Manhattan
Kansas Farm Bureau
Frank Mosier
Agricul
McVey Presses for Justice in Ranney Case from Greece
Rep. Walter McVey seeks assurance no denial of justice in Roger Ranney’s death sentence by a Greek court. Ranney appeals to the Greek Supreme Court for a new trial. if denied, a pardon under King Paul’s authority is possible. McVey discussed the matter with Secretary Rusk and with King-connected intermediaries, noting concerns over unfound bodies and Ranney’s innocence or guilt.
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Washington
Walter L. McVey
R-Kan
Roger Ranney
Chanute
Kan
Men Ranney
Greek Supreme Court
McVey
Paul
Greece
Ranney
Dean Rusk
Kansas
Roger
Rusk
Los Angeles
King Paul
International Commission of Jurists
Switzerland
State Department
Poisoning tied to bakery pies in Kansas towns
Health officials traced the illness to meringue on bakery made soft pies distributed to cafes in Parsons Labette County and Coffeyville. Eight hospitalizations included Manuel Bayless Jr Roy McDermott William Sharshel and Charles Steinbacher with others treated or dismissed. Authorities halted pie production and checked frozen eggs and wholesaler supplies for contamination.
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Parsons
Kansas
Labette County Medical Center
Mas Od
Coffeyville Memorial
John P. White
Labette County
Dr. White
Manuel Bayless Jr
Roy McDermott
William Sharshel
Charles
Shaw Firm At Galesburg Is Sold to Bush Hog
Parsons AP reports Shaw Manufacturing Co. of Galesburg Kansas is sold to Bush Hog Manufacturing Co. of Selma Alabama. Bush Hog will run Shaw as a wholly owned subsidiary making garden tractors power mowers and related items. The sale price was not disclosed. Plant modernization and expansion to 40 to 50 workers are planned in Neosho County near Chanute.
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Parsons
Shaw Manufacturing Co
Galesburg
Kas
Bush Hog Manufacturing Co
Selma
Ala
Bush Hog
Shaw
Stanley W. Shaw
W. H. Caldwell
Mid- America Inc
Neosho County
Chanute
Cuba invasion force training reported in Panama jungle camps
Havana radio claimed the United States is training Cuban invasion forces in jungle camps within the Panama Canal Zone, alleging a covert operation abroad.
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Key West
Fla
Havana
United States
Panama Canal Zone
Prince Charles Discharged From Hospital After Appendix Operation
Prince Charles 13, heir apparent to the British throne, was discharged today from a London hospital where he underwent an appendix operation last week.
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London
Prince Charles 13
Hutton pupils rally to save school dog Chopper
Sixth graders at Hutton School launched a fundraising drive to rescue and rehome a stray dog named Chopper. They collected coins, organized a letter and box at Palen’s Grocery, and planned a rabies shot and tag if the dog is released from the pound.
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Chopper
Typer
Harold Anderson
Anderson
Palen
Hutton
Pat Wilson
Phillip Franks
Bill
Baldness Treatment Fails for Undersheriff
In McAlester Oklahoma R J Webber 39 was charged with practicing medicine without a license for allegedly prescribing baldness treatment. The alleged patient and complainant was Undersheriff Jack Gabbert. Webber, who is an agent for a hair restoring company, was released on a $500 bond.
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McAlester
Okla
R. J. Webber
Jack Gabbert
Webber
Freedom Foundation Honors FBI Head
Freedoms Foundation named FBI Director J Edgar Hoover the American of 1961 for the most outstanding contribution to freedom. He received the top award of 5000 dollars, the foundation’s highest honor for the second time in its history.
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Valley Forge
Freedoms Foundation
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Happy Ending After Missing 80 Year Old Found Safe
Police checked an 80 year old man who had not been seen for days. They found his upstairs residence locked and could not reach inside before calling the fire department. Firefighters and an eager crowd gathered before the man, Ed Noland of 402 West, emerged unharmed and explained he had stepped out to the store.
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Fire Department
Ed Noland
Key in Car Switch May Cost 5 Dollars
Kansas City police plan to ticket all parked cars left with ignition on or with the key in the switch. The $5 penalty targets unlocked ignitions after Capt. James R. Newman said 81 percent of local thefts involved unlocked ignitions.
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Kansas City
James R. Newman
Kansas Traffic Deaths Log For February 24 1962
AP report from Topeka shows 0 traffic fatalities in the 24 hours ending 9 am Thursday for February 24. The February total and year comparisons note 1962 figures at 61 and 1961 period at 61, indicating a drop or change from prior year.
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Topeka
Kansas
Blizzard Conditions Forecast For Northwest Kansas
The AP reports a developing storm moving from the southwest and Montana with blizzard conditions possible in northwest Kansas tonight and Friday. Rain will change to snow statewide, with snow totals light in some areas and rising temperatures fading Friday afternoon.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Montana
Texas-Oklahoma
Panhandles
Northwest
Goodland
Hill City
Russell
Concordia
Pittsburg
Lawrence
Top-Level Negotiators Continue Steel Talks
Pittsburgh AP reports top-level negotiating teams keep discussions going to seal contracts for about 430,000 basic steelworkers. United Steelworkers chief David J. McDonald and U.S. Steel Corp official R. Conrad Cooper say talks focus on local problems and broader economic issues.
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Pittsburgh
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers Union
R. Conrad ‘Cooper
U.S. Steel Corp
Two Men Cleared on Misdemeanor Check Charges
Robert L. McCoy of Topeka and Don Hammer of Iola were released in city court yesterday after abating misdemeanor check charges. They paid the amount of the checks and court costs to secure their release.
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Robert L. McCoy
Topeka
Don Hammer
Iola
Glenn Tells More About Space Trip
Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr described space adventures including a weightless film container drifting by and turning his capsule to view sunrise fireflies. He meets President Kennedy Friday in Cape Canaveral for a news conference, and his doctor notes he is in excellent condition.
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Kennedy
Grand Turk Island
Bahamas
John H. Glenn Jr
Glenn
William K. Douglas
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Star
John A. Powers
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Douglas
Deadline Tonight For Men’s Class In Volleyball
Registration ends tonight for the City Recreation Commission men’s physical fitness volleyball program announced by recreation director W. H. McMurray. The second meeting is at 7:30 p.m. in Hutton School. the series runs ten weekly sessions with about 15 men present and five more planning to enroll.
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City Recreation Commission
Actting
W. H. McMurray
Hutton School
New City Recreation Commission
Three Illinois Men Die in Missouri Car Crash
Three Illinois men Sam C. Concialdi 34 Thomas Kelly 51 and George C Drucker Jr 45 were killed in a two car collision on U S 40 near Independence Missouri The other driver Ray Webb of Kansas City and Druckers brother Donald Drucker were injured.
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Independence
Illinois
U.S. 40
Sam C. Concialdi
Chicago
Thomas Kelly
George C. Drucker Jr
Wood Dale
Drucker
Donald
Ray Webb
Kansas City
Bargain Days mark Washington's 230th birthday sales
Thousands of shoppers lined up for super sales in Washington to celebrate George Washington's birthday. Typewriters in good condition sold for 22 cents and used TVs for under a dollar as stores offered limited quantities and big newspaper editions advertised deals. A parade and Mount Vernon ceremonies complemented the event while Congress prepared to read Washingtons Farewell Address.
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Washington
George Washington
Rappahannock
Evening Star
the Post
Alexandria
Mount Vernon
Congress
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Lloyd Rogers
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