Katanga Offer Report Touches US State Dept
The State Department said it doubts a $1 million bid to Costa Rica to recognize Katanga as independent. It linked New York agent Michael Struelens to the flap while noting he denied involvement and called the United States’ concern unwarranted. Lincoln White and Struelens issued statements defending themselves amid renewed press reports.
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Washington
State Department
Costa Rica
Katanga
New York
Moise Tshombe
Michael Struelens
Lincoln White
Struelens
White
Drew Pearson
Tshombe
United States
Contract OK For Project On 21st Road
New bids are being taken on two secondary road improvement projects near here, Neosho County commissioners said today at Erie. The work includes grading, widening, culverts and a bridge from 21st and Plummer west about three miles to the Wilson County line, and south about one half mile. Original bids were rejected because of irregularities in unit prices. Final approval has been given on a contract for blacktopping the three mile stretch from Plummer west by the State Highway Commission.
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Neosho County
Erie
21St
Plummer West
Wilson County
Kansas City
Kan
State Highway Commission
Addison Meschke
Killough Construction Co
Ottawa
Cat Usurps Attic, Flees to Porch Then Escapes
Mrs Frances Johnson alerted Oakland County to a loose cat in her Groveland Township attic. Deputy Donald G Bailey crawled on rafters to pursue it, slipped and dangled amid the living room. The cat reached the porch, was captured, then climbed a fence and escaped at the animal shelter.
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Pontiac, Mich.ap
Frances Johnson
Oakland County Sheriff's Department
Groveland Township
Donald G. Bailey
Bailey
Oakland County Animal Shelter
Mystery gunman wounds doctor outside Kansas City home
Dr Morris D Duncan a 42 year old osteopathic physician was wounded in a superficial elbow gash by a bullet fired from the shadows behind an apartment building. A second slug hit a parked car and police recovered the bullet for lab testing. Duncan did not see the attacker and knew of no motive.
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Kansas City
Morris D. Duncan
Duncan
New Pratt Motel Planned on Pratt's East Edge
A 40 unit motel is planned for the east edge of Pratt Kansas with completion aimed for the 1962 tourist season. The project is to be built to accommodate visitors and boost local travel.
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Pratt, Kan
Pratt
Weight Lifter Breaks Wrists at Chanute High School
A 16 year old Chanute High School junior, Orville Van Winkle, suffered broken wrists while weight lifting during noon free time in the school gym weight room. He slipped backward with a bar, bones snapping in both wrists, and was taken to the hospital for X rays.
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Chanute High School
Orville van Winkle
Orville E. van Winkle
S. Malcolm
van Winkle
Tribune Phone Contacts For Reachable Carrier
Guidance to contact the Tribune by phone if the carrier is unavailable. If the person cannot be reached, call HE 1 3400 after p m with the implication of an alternate contact procedure.
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Tribune
Sea Lion Returns For Free Meal On Jersey Coast
Ocean City reports a hungry sea lion attracted to free fish visits the Jersey coast returning to a dock in search of food. Sheridan, an Island Park fisherman, says the animal nicknamed Candy departed two months ago and again swam away as he approached. The creature vanished after one more failed attempt to beg for a meal.
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Ocean City
N.J
Sheridan
Coast Guard
N.Y
Candy
Joseph Noone
Deputy Chief Is Rescued In Winsted Fire Alarm
In Winsted Connecticut Deputy Fire Chief Theodore Vaill publisher of the Winsted Evening Citizen was trapped when a door latch jammed delaying a fire truck. He released after headquarters triggered a general alarm, volunteers responded and the home filled with smoke from burned food caused no injuries or damage.
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Winsted, Conn
Theodore Vaill
The
Winsted Evening Citizen
Vaill
Winsted
Fire destroys Moundridge high school building
Moundridge Kan AP fire gutted the vocational agriculture building at Moundridge High School after classes. Principal Milford Greer put the damage at about 50 000 dollars and cited possible attic wiring defect. McPherson’s fire truck aided local crews 16 miles away.
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Moundridge
Kan
Moundridge High School
Milford Greer
McPherson
Marines Pass Good Amid Criticism From Gen Shoup
Gen David M Shoup Marine commandant delivered an annual briefing hailing the corps work as passing good while noting some misses. He urged hands on training in rough conditions, praised combat intelligence growth, and warned against hate oriented lessons as Marines are taught to fight any enemy designated by the commander in chief.
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Washington
David M. Shoup
Shoup
Preliminary Waived In Chanute Car Theft Case
Robert Lee Petefish of Chanute waived a preliminary hearing in city court yesterday on a car theft charge and was bound over to district court for trial with bond set at $1500. He returned from Oskaloosa Iowa and is accused of taking a car belonging to T F Allday of 1303 S Santa Fe.
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Robert Lee Petefish
Chanute
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Petefish
T. F. Allday
S. Santa Fe
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Log For Jan 1962
Kansas traffic death log shows 1 fatality in the Topeka area in the 24 hours to 9 am Thursday. For January 1962 the total is 2 deaths, compared with 7 deaths in the comparable 1961 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Cof C Council Posts For Ten Here
Ten Chanute representatives serve on Kansas State Chamber of Commerce councils. Names include John Gorton agricultural relations. Ebar S. Schultz and Carl Weiner il business climate. Mrs. Quentin Nelson education. John W. Lapham federal taxation and finance. Dwight McCreight highway development. Robert N. Allen state taxation and finance. Phil Cooper tourist promotion. O H Cunningham water resources. Joe Melnyk chamber executives advisory. Melnyk is Chanute chamber manager. Gorton is local chamber president. Weiner is state representative. Nelson is KPCT first vice president. Lapham Chanute city commissioner. Schultz and Cunningham are past Chanute chamber presidents. McCreight board member. Allen former state representative. Cooper heads Safari Museum.
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Ebar S. Schultz
Carl Weiner
Business Climate Council
Quentin Nelson
Education Council
John W. Lapham
Federal Taxation and Finance Council
Dwight McCreight
Highway Development Council
Robert N. Allen
State
Phil Cooper
O. H. Cunningham
Water Resources Council
Joe Melnyk
Chamber
Melnyk
Chanute Chamber
Gorton
Weiner
Cold Snap To Hit Kansas Friday With Snow
Forecast calls for cloudy skies with occasional rain today then a sharp cold front from the northwest. Highs near 60 in the south today drop to the 40s and 30s tonight, with lows near 40 tonight and 10 degrees in extreme northern Kansas by morning. Strong northerly winds and snow accompany the cold wave as below freezing temperatures spread statewide by Friday.
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Topeka
Kansas
North Dakota
Kennedy to Discuss Legislative Issues in Florida Trip
President Kennedy altered plans ending his Florida stay Friday to hold weekend sessions on legislative and security matters. He will meet House Ways and Means Chairman Wilbur Mills Saturday morning, then fly to Columbus for a fund raising dinner. He also plans talks with CIA Director Mee Cone and Gen. Lucius Clay before returning to Washington.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Florida
White House
Palm Beach White House
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Pierre Annes
Columbus
Ohio
Michael V. di Salle
John A. Mee- Cone
Central Intelligence Agency
Lucius D. Clay
Berlin
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Salinger
Mills
Missouri first traffic fatality of New Year in Joplin area
A Galena Kansas family suffered a fatal crash near Joplin as Clyde Lawrence eight months died in a collision between a car and a jeep. Parents Clyde Lawrence twenty four and Odessa Lawrence twenty one were injured along with three other children Tonya two Carl Bradley four Clydean two and the twin sibling. The other driver Earl Amos Watson seventy two from Galena sustained minor injuries.
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Joplin
Galena
Kas
Missouri
Clyde Lawrence
Clyde O. Lawrence
Odessa Lawrence
Lawrence
Carl Bradley
Tonya
Clydean
13Th Street Road
Earl Amos Watson
Rt. 2
Stork Derby Enters Fourth Day in Chanute
The Chanute Stork Derby, begun at midnight Dec 31, continues into its fourth day as hospital authorities watch for the first 1962 birth. Merchants await presenting prizes to the newborn and parents, with last long wait record set at 1:45 a.m. on Jan 4 two years ago. No immediate candidates were on hand by noon today.
Texas Boy Killed In Liberal Crash
A collision between a car and a city sanitation truck in Liberal Kansas killed 16 month old Arby Lynn Gee of Pampa Texas. His parents Arby Marlin Gee and a brother Eldon Doyle Gee suffered injuries but the truck occupants were unhurt.
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Liberal
Kan
Texas
Arby Lynn Gee
Arby Marlin Gee
Pampa
Tex
Eldon Doyle
Driver Arrested After DWI and Open Bottle Charge
The highway patrol arrested William T. Robison, Gardner R. 1, at Thayer yesterday on charges of driving while intoxicated, transporting an open bottle and illegal tag use. Robison was held in lieu of $175 bond with a city court hearing set for January 16.
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Highway Patrol
William T. Robison
Gardner R. 1
Thayer
Robison
Rock Bridge Collapse Shocks Sun City Tourist Site
A natural rock bridge on the W. O. Dickerson estate near Sun City Kansas collapsed, ending a long time tourist attraction. The cause is not known. The incident is reported by AP.
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Sun City
Kan
W. O. Dickerson
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Keith Wright
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Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
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Cobb
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Army Engineers
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W. A. Carter
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Joseph M. Swing
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
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Stork Derby
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