Committees Propose Bills On State Education and More
Two bills would raise county wide tax levies for high schools from 8 to 10 mills and for elementary schools from 2 to 4 mills. Other measures transfer the Women Industrial Farm from Lansing to Atchison and move children to the Kansas Neurological Institute in Topeka. A consolidation plan would place library functions under a state librarian appointed by the governor. Stormont Medical Library would move to Stor mont Vail hospital with support to the Shawnee County Medical Society. A Cities of the First Class measure would restrict board of regents membership by home county. A deer, antelope and wild turkey open season bill earned Senate approval via the Forestry Fish and Game Committee.
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House Education Committee
House
State Affairs Committee
Lansing
Kansas Children’s
Atchison
Kansas Neurological Institute
Topeka
Stormont Medical
Statehouse
Stormont-Vail Hospital
Shawnee County Medical Society
Stormont Medical Library Trust Fund
Committee On Cities
State Board of Regents
Jn State Educational Institution
Board of Regents
Ray Evans
Prairie Village
School For the Deaf
Wichita University
House Forestry Fish and Game Committee
Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Kansas
Pigeon Teaches Itself Arithmetic at Royster Junior High
A white pigeon haunts Royster Junior High windows in Chanute. Judy Johnson reports the bird entered a math room to study arithmetic before leaving with teacher help. Mrs. Richard Cloke, 910 S Plummer, recalls a near lost checkbook and a later lockbox loss. Daniel and Sammy Ramirez and Marlene Truster are named Chanute teens involved in the tale.
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Royster Junior High School
Judy Johnson
Miss Truster
Daniel
Sammy Ramirez
Williams Wins Tribune News Tip Contest For Grass Fire
Mrs Henry Williams of Chanute won The Tribune weekly $3 tip prize for reporting a grass fire along Katy railroad tracks south of Chanute. A locomotive caught fire first, then a caboose, which burned after fire trucks bogged in mud.
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Tribune
Henry Williams
Chanute
Katy
Highway worker injured in Chanute area collision
A 32 year old state highway division worker was seriously hurt when a car struck him along US 169 two miles south of Chanute at 11 40 a m while he and another crew member filled a rut on the shoulder. John H Mitchell 212 S Western was taken to Neosho Memorial Hospital after the crash caused by Anna M Kepley 167 Earlton R 1 who lost control of a 1958 Chevrolet. Mitchell had worked for the highway maintenance department about six years.
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State Highway Division
Chanute
John H. Mitchell
S. Western
Anna M. Kepley
Earlton R. 1
Mitchell
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Baby Causes Car To Crash Store Front
A 15 month old girl caused a weekend crash in front of Foster Clothing Co. in Erie after grabbing the gear shift while the car warmed. The Buick struck the store, shattering windows and pushing the door frame. no injuries. Police also reported a two car crash near Erie with total losses. Clarence Hallon faces charges of DUI and reckless driving. James Underwood cited for intoxication.
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Erie
Paul Wells
S. Ashby
Foster Clothing Co
E. Main
My Wells
Brenda Wells
Foster Clothing
Foster's Drive-in
Erie Clinic
K47
US 59
Neosho County
Highway Patrol
Clarence Hallon
Emporia
Hallon
James Underwood
Carbondale
Gerald Capps
Sarcoxie
Capps
Underwood
Two Persons Killed in State Traffic
Two people died in Kansas weekend traffic incidents. Mary E. Cook, 54, of Topeka, died when her car overturned several times 52 miles east of Junction City on U S 40. Eugene M. Hilton, 32, of Overland Park, was seriously injured. Betty Joan Eberhardt, 19, of Lyons, died in a single vehicle crash 42 miles south of Lyons after her car left the road and into a creek. Ralph D. Buckman, 21, of Sterling, suffered shock after seeking help.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Mary E. Cook
Topeka
Junction City
U. S. 40
Eugene M. Hilton
Overland Park
Kan
Lyons
Betty Joan Eberhardt
Minnesota recount opens in race for governor
Three district judges begin hearing evidence in a never before seen Minnesota recount case between Republican Gov. Elmer Andersen and Democrat Karl Rolvaag. They will review 1500 to 2000 disputed ballots from 96000 challenged, with a decision possible by March 20 and potential further appeal to the State Supreme Court.
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Elmer L. Andersen
Karl F. Rolvaag
Andersen
Rolvaag
Minnesota
State Supreme Court
Traffic Fatalities Log From Topeka February 1963
Kansas traffic death log reports 32 deaths in February to 9 am Monday. The 1963 figure contrasts with 55 deaths in the comparable 1962 period and 63 in 1962 overall.
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Topeka
Kansas
Rockefeller Date Set at Topeka Fund Raising Dinner
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller, a leading 1964 GOP presidential hopeful, will speak at a Topeka dinner on April 5. Richard Rogers, Manhattan Republican state chairman, predicted Rockefeller would attract an exceptionally large crowd.
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Topeka
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard Rogers
Manhattan
Rockefeller
Dirksen Finds Evidence Of Four U.S. Fliers Killed In Bay of Pigs
Senate Republican leader Everett Dirksen says he has uncovered evidence that four American fliers were killed during the failed 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion. He plans to share findings with Sen. John Stennis as a subcommittee probes Cuba’s military strength.
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Washington (Ap
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ill
Cuba
Dirksen
Senate
Bay of Pigs
U.S
Fidel Castro
Batista
John Stennis
D-Miss
Stennis
Burglars Hit Floyd Osborn Oil Co Station
Burglars broke into the Floyd Osborn Oil Co. station at Beech and Plummer Saturday night and stole $26.25 in change, 19 cartons of cigarettes, and six cartons of soda. Bolt cutters were used to cut a door hasp. The theft was discovered after 7 a.m. yesterday. Police, the sheriff, and undersheriff assisted in the investigation.
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Floyd Osborn Oil Co
Beech and Plummer
Chanute Police
Pope to Broadcast Lenten Message Worldwide
Pope John XXIII will deliver a Lenten message to the world on Wednesday night Vatican radio will carry the address and rebroadcasts will reach audiences worldwide via connections organized by Vatican officials.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Vatican
Vatican Radio
Kennedy Backs Bid For Tax Reduction
President Kennedy urged Congress to vote a tax cut of at least ten billion dollars this year, possibly up to thirteen billion, saying a straight rate reduction could be simplest. He spoke at an American Bankers Association growth symposium honoring the banking system centennial and defended his tax plan as pro growth despite criticism from both political sides.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
American Bankers Association
ABA
National Banking System
Commercial
Two More Nominating Petitions Filed for City Office
Two additional petitions were filed with the city clerk for city commissioner and school board seats. A March 18 primary is set for the commission race with four others already in, while school board candidates total four with incumbents Rideau Nation and West Jr. plus Leverenz new. Filing deadline is March 8.
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Don Hawley
N. Larson
S&w Marine
Cole Leverenz
W. Main
Leverenz
Business Men's Assurance
Benletty Rideau
Marjorie Nation
Floyd L. West Jr
Ed Caldwell
Jim Taylor
Ira Barber
Dave Evans
Howard Parsons
Winter Concert by Royster Junior High Orchestra and Bands
Royster Junior High will host its annual Winter Concert tomorrow at 8 pm in the Royster auditorium under conductor Glenn Peak. About 125 students perform in orchestra and three bands with solos by Stephanie Moffatt and Susan Coots, guest conductor Leland Clapson, and a small admission charged.
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Royster Junior High
Royster
Glenn Peak
Strauss
Stephanie Moffatt
Sweet Betsy
Pike
Glendy Burk
Susan Coots
Leeva Carter
Sam Hedges
Jim Tallman
Mary Hupp
Nancy Corns
Mike King
Lynette Davis
Lynn Evans
Danny Donovan
Steve Erickson
Betty McCown
Kenneth Rush
David Martin
Tom Bertram
Leland Clapson
Sandy Acree
Susan Allen
Janice Dexter
Susan Hesting
Rita Meredith
Sue Oyler
Ruth Sale
Cold snap ends warm spell in northern Kansas
Sharply colder weather moved into northern Kansas with 1 p.m. readings around 58 percent humidity and barometer near 29.12 inches. Temperatures were expected to drop to the lower teens by Tuesday morning with highs around 0 in some areas and 30 to 40s elsewhere as snow flurries move across the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
Olathe
Russell
Goodland
Lumberman Forrest Kibler Dies at 57 in Topeka
Topeka lumberman Forrest O. Kibler, 57, who had worked in the trade for about 30 years, died at his home Sunday.
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Topeka (Ap
Forrest O. Kibler
Topeka
Harness Opener Sets Yonkers Race Season Tone
Yonkers New York harness racing opener attracts near 20 000 spectators as Yonkers Raceway starts the state s earliest and longest season attracting a large crowd and top horses.
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Yonkers
N.Y
Yonkers Raceway
New York
Pancake Race Returns in Liberal as Olney Fails to Enter
Liberal Kansas hosts Shrove Tuesday pancake race with 21 women entered including favorite Mary Barrington. Olney England cannot defend title after last year’s winner Carole Worley disqualified for previous titles. Gov and Mrs Anderson and other dignitaries attend as Navy Blue Angels perform and a pancake breakfast, parade, kids races, beauty contest, and talent show unfold.
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Liberal
Kan
Olney
England
Kansas
Carole Worley
Vicki Campbell
Washington
Mary Barrington
Campbell
John Anderson
William Ferguson
Paul Shanahan
G. C. Littler
Kansas City
Littler
Navy
Blue Angels
Chamber of Commerce schedules week of committee meetings
Multiple C of C committees set meetings this week at the Tioga Hotel and Chamber offices. The new industries lunch features Dean Weichman of Consultants for Industry Inc. of Cincinnati.
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Chamber of Commerce
New Industries Committee
Tioga Hotel
Dean Weichman
Consultants For Industry Inc
Cincinnati
Ohio
Paul Brennecke
Chamber
State Highway Commission
Topeka
Chanute
Jess Collier
Area Planning Commission
Jim Blessing
Chamber Board of Directors
Ford Launches Party Attack on Kansas Democratic Leaders
Rep. Walter Ford of Ulysses denounced three Kansas Democratic leaders for ridiculing the Legislature over remarks by C. O. Wright, executive secretary of the Kansas State Teachers Association. Wright claimed Kansas schools lack a social concept and the state must educate children. Ford had first challenged Wright’s remarks.
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Topeka
Kansas House
C. O. Wright
Kansas State Teachers Association
Walter Ford
Kansas
Teachers Association
Ford
Jack Graves
Frank Theis
Senate
Joe McDowell
Wright
Tribune Phone Contact Advised After 6 PM
Instruction directs readers to contact their Tribune phone via their carrier and to dial HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. for reachability. The note emphasizes using the listed number in the evening.
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Tribune
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Panthers
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Lois Erickson
ST. Paul, Minn
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pay
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John Relihan
Terry Relihan
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