Kennedy Heads 1962 Defense Outlook Meetings
President Kennedy convenes Vice President Johnson and top defense officials for a preliminary survey of 1962 defense problems at the Palm Beach vacation home. McNamara Gilpatric and Taylor join, with Wednesday including the Joint Chiefs to assess U S military capacity from Berlin to Southeast Asia.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Robert S. McNamara
Roswell L. Gilpatric
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Berlin
U.S
Southeast Asia
United States
Johnson
McNamara
Charles Wrightsman
Gilpatric and Taylor
Robert R. Young
C. Michael Paul
Kennedys
Frederick H. Smith Jr
Air Force
Curtis E. LeMay
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington
Joseph P. Kennedy
St. Mary's Hospital
West Palm Beach
Lake Worth
Robert F. Kennedy
Justice Department
Newport
Columbus
Ohio
Michael DiSalle
Macdonald To Lead Hutchinson Publishing Group
John P. Harris resigns as editor and publisher of The Hutchinson News after 29 years to chair the Hutchinson Publishing Co. Peter M. Macdonald, 45, becomes editor publisher and president of the Hutchinson Publishing Co. and general manager of the Harris Newspaper Group. John McCormally remains executive editor.
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Hutchinson
John P. Harris
Hutchinson News
Hutchinson Publishing Co
Peter M. Macdonald
Harris
The
News
Macdonald
Salina
Garden City
Ottalington
Spence
Iowa
John McCormally
W. Y. Morgan
Ottawa Herald
Chanute Tribune
Kansas 1961 traffic toll rises to 544 in state history
The 1961 Kansas traffic death toll reached 544, the twelfth highest on record. Late reports could raise the total. The all time peak was 683 in 1956. The latest fatality was 73 year old Mrs. Freda Cox of Goddard who died in a Wichita hospital from injuries suffered December 20 in a U S 54 collision west of Wichita. her husband Isaac, 82, also died in the crash.
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Topeka
Kansas
Freda Cox
Goddard
Wichita
U.S. 54
Isaac
Weather outlook and temperatures across Kansas
Sunny skies and mild temperatures continue in Kansas with warmer days ahead, melting most snow. Highs reach 50s statewide except northeast where snow lingers in 40s, tonight's lows in 20s, with a high pressure system over the Rockies sustaining the warming trend. Northeast remains partly snowy with 1 to 6 inches on the ground near Concordia, Abilene, and along the Missouri River.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Lawrence
Olathe
Chanute
Dodge City
Goodland
Concordia
Emporia
Rocky Mountains
Abilene
Missouri River
Final hours spike New Year toll tops NSC estimate
The final hours of the New Year holiday raised traffic deaths to 335, fires to 83, and miscellaneous deaths to 59, bringing the total toll for traffic, fires, and misc to 477. The NSC had projected 330 traffic fatalities, with historic records showing prior three-day totals of 269 in 1949-50 and 374 in 1959-60.
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National Safety Council
Associated Press
62 License Tags on Sale
Erie reports a new mail in system for 1962 Neosho County license tags reducing over night lines. Only two in person applicants opened the day as mail applicants received 900 car and 140 truck tags at the Erie post office. Tax receipts through Dec 31 total 1,321,174.76, over half the 2,095,331.28 tax roll.
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Erie
Neosho County
Freda Locke
Locke
4000 U.S. Soldiers to Germany in January Move
About 4,000 additional U.S. soldiers in two infantry battle groups will be flown to Germany in mid January. Air Force planes and personnel will join the move, drawing from bases nationwide. The groups are said to be from the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Lewis Washington. General William F. Train declined comment.
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Washington
U.S
Germany
Air Force
4Th Infantry Division
Ft. Lewis
Wash
William F. Train
Bus Driver Pleads Innocent In Mass Fatal Bus Tragedy
Duane Harris 23, bus driver involved in the December 14 crash near Greeley, pleads innocent to involuntary manslaughter charges. District Judge Donald Carpenter sets March 20 trial. The collision with a Union Pacific streamliner killed 20 children and left 17 injured while Harris survived with minor injuries.
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Greeley
Colo
Duane Harris
Dist
Donald Carpenter
Union Pacific Railroad
Harrs
New Years Holiday Uneventful Across Chanute Neosho County
Chanute and Neosho County reported one of the most uneventful New Year holidays in memory. Only one traffic accident occurred in Chanute during the holiday period, plus minor incidents including a gas can theft and vehicle damage. Police noted a quiet 15 county division with four accidents and 134 hazardous-violation arrests, none in Neosho County or involving DWI on New Year’s Eve.
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Chanute
Neosho County
Jim Breiner
Breiner
W. Main
Lois Erickson
Lafayette
Bob Rice
S. Garfield
Erie
Highway Patrol
Kansas
Tom Glasscock
Stork Derby Opens In Chanute Area On New Year
The Stork Derby in the Chanute area starts New Year with no winner in 36 hours. Neo sho Memorial Hospital staff report a possible candidate as Chanute merchants offer gifts for the first baby born in 1962 in the Chanute trade territory. Last year’s winner was Victor James Miller Jr., born Jan 4 at 1:30 a.m. in Parsons.
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Chanute
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Chanute Trade
Chanute Tribune
Victor James Miller Jr
Victor Miller
Parsons
Tribune
Hos
the Tribune
The
Trusties Who Escaped Johnson County Jail Surrender
Three county jail trusties who fled New Year’s Eve from the Johnson County jail turned themselves in at the sheriff’s office. Arnold David McGrew Jr., Gary T. Gardner, and David Woodson Campbell cited their sentences and parole timelines, with McGrew accompanied by his father upon surrender.
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Clathe
Johnson County
Arnold David McGrew Jr
Kansas City
Kan
Gary T. Gardner
David Woodson Campbell
McGrew
Tire Fix Ends With Jack Theft Near El Dorado
Floyd Holem found his car two miles from El Dorado resting on a jack after he went to fetch a replaced tire. He returned to the scene to find the car lowered and the jack stolen, prompting police interest.
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EL Dorado, Kas
Floyd
Holem
Tribune Phone Public Call Line
Instructions urge readers to contact their Tribune by phone or, if unavailable, to call HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m. for reaching the carrier. The note emphasizes alternative contact methods and timing for assistance.
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Tribune
Traffic Fatalities Log Narrow to January 1962
The Kansas traffic death log reports zero fatalities in January 1962 and zero for 1962 up to the period ending 9 a.m. Tuesday, with a comparison showing one fatality in the comparable 1961 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Crawford Retires as Earlton Rural Mail Carrier
Ernest T. Crawford retires after more than 42 years in postal service ending his Earlton rural route. He started in Labette and served 25 years on the Earlton route with Urbana additions. Future plans include beekeeping gardens travel and antique collecting with his wife.
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Crawford
Earlton
Ernest T. Crawford
Ottalie Crow
Fred Kane
Parsons
Sedan
Lam Bette
Washington, D. C
Labette
Oklahoma
Crawfords
Chanute
Santa Fe Park
Urbana
Home Savings announces 4.1% dividend rate increase
Home Savings Association reports an increased annual dividend rate of 4.1 percent on all savings and investment accounts effective January 1. Dividends payable June 30, 1962, reflect a 0.1 percent rise from past rates, with semi annual compounding. The association cites rising assets and loans, noting total assets at year end 1961 near $6.32 million, savings at $5.75 million, loans at $5.66 million, and over 6,500 customers in Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties.
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The
Home Savings Assn
Association
Robert N. Allen
Allen
Home Savings
Neosho
Wilson
Woodson
Plane Lands on Ice and Sinks Off Weatherby Lake
A man and his son landed a light aircraft on Weatherby Lake ice near Kansas City. The plane broke through while taxiing to shore, leaving them with minor cuts as they escaped. The aircraft sank in 60 feet of water and will be recovered later.
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Kansas City
Weatherby Lake
F. L. Bretch
Steven
Bretch
Trans World Airlines
Bulgaria and Iran Resume Diplomatic Relations
Sofia reports that Communist Bulgaria and Iran have agreed to resume diplomatic relations according to the official news agency BTA.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Iran
BTA
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