Neodesha Scout at Camp Century Greenland Polar Work
Kent Goering of Neodesha and Soren Gregersen of Korsor Denmark were chosen to live and work with the U S Army Corps of Engineers at Camp Century in Greenland 800 miles from the North Pole. His letters describe surveying library work building an igloo and working at the weather station and nuclear plant. He notes temperatures of minus 82 degrees and forecasts of minus 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent Goering
Mrs. Goering
Neodesha
Soren Gregersen
Korsor
Denmark
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Camp Century
Greenland
North Pole
Goering
Neodesha Register
Boy's Life
NBC Monitor
Task Force Urges $31 Billion Boost to Education
A presidential task force headed by Purdue President Frederick Hovde urged Kennedy to enact a $31 billion education package. The plan calls for federal aid to public schools, construction, teacher salaries, and college facilities, plus a special program for distressed states and city schools. It proposes $30 per pupil yearly and $20 per child for low income states, funded with compliance by state and local governments.
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New York
Kennedy
Frederick Hovde
Purdue University
Hovde
Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticut
Hearing Set Monday For Cherryvale Man
George E. Pope a 45 year old Cherryvale Kansas man charged with first degree murder was granted a hearing on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus Judge Arthur J Stanley of the U S District court set the hearing for 2 p m Monday Pope is held in the Montgomery County jail and says he was denied visitors including his wife and a psychiatrist and confined to a sub standard holdover cell though a physician found he has a coronary condition Pope formerly cared for the Cherryvale Country Club and is charged in the December 10 fatal shooting of Howard N Smith a 24 year old Cherryvale man Smith was shot in the head with a .25 caliber revolver.
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Kansas City
Kas
George E. Pope
Cherryvale
Kan
Arthur J. Stanley
U. S. District Court
Pope
Montgomery County
Cherryvale Country Club
Howard N. Smith
Smith
Topeka Man Admits Serious Public Safety Incident
County Attorney Adrian Allen says Arthur Augustus Jr admitted to the fatal shooting of Lewis Byrd in a sealed case. Augustus used a public safety item to force Byrd, Dale Hutton and Floria Harris to accompany him to a secluded area before Byrd was struck in the head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Adrian Allen
Arthur Augustus Jr
Lewis Byrd
Allen
Augustus
Byrd
Dale Hutton
Floria Harris
Hutton
Schoeppel to Sponsor Lead Zinc Bill Push and Tax Relief
Senator Andrew F Schoeppel of Kansas said he will back bills aiding the lead and zinc industry grant tax relief to small and medium sized businesses and establish a joint Senate House watchdog committee on appropriation procedures in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Andrew F. Schoeppel
R-Kan
Senate House
Frisco Hotel Fire Kills At Least 15
A blaze swept the Thomas Hotel at 971 Mission Street in downtown San Francisco killing at least 15 people. The four story building housed many pensioners and other residents, with several victims trapped by flames or asphyxiation. Fire officials reported the early morning fire began in a first floor mattress and spread up the elevator shaft amid extreme cold. Two identified victims were Ray Gorman and Ed Saylor. many survivors were found in their underwear as ambulances ferried the injured to emergency hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Thomas
Mission St
William Murray
Murray
Ray Gorman
Ed Saylor
Earl Blake
Herbert Isett
Isett
Herter Assesses U S Cuba Laos Policy Before Senate
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter testifies to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on U S policy amid the Cuban crisis and the Laotian civil war. He briefs lawmakers in a closed session on events surrounding President Eisenhower's severing of diplomatic relations with Fidel Castro.
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Washington
Christian A. Herter
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Cuba
Laos
America
Eisenhower
Fidel Cas
Herman Bonine Home Looted by Thieves
Erie reports thieves looted the Herman Bonine home three miles west of Galesburg. Items taken include multiple shotguns a .22 caliber rifle a Browning automatic shotgun and a portable typewriter with case. The Bonines were away all day and returned about 4 30 p m finding the loss. The value of one shotgun was estimated at 250 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Herman Bonine
Galesburg
Jerry Sloan
Sloan
Bonines
Bonine
104th Birthday For LaHarpe Woman
Mrs. Theodosia Bear of LaHarpe Kansas will observe her 104th birthday Sunday. She lives with her son Will and has four other children. A Kennedy administration briefing on Cuba and Laos is expected later as President-elect Kennedy arrives from New York. Dean Rusk will help shape foreign policy after January 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iola
Theodosia Bear
LaHarpe
Kas
Bear
Will
Iro
Cuba
Laos
Herter
United States
John F. Kennedy
New York
Dean Rusk
Kennedy
Rusk
State Department
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Eisenhower
Herrer
Southeast Asia
Bangkok
Asia
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
U. S
Joseph Reap
Girl 15 Is Killed In Wyandotte County
Carolyn Guffey 15 died when a car collision threw her from the vehicle on a Wyandotte County street on a visit to a hospital. Her brother Roger 17 underwent surgery to save his eye after a staple injury while fixing a fence. This marked the county’s first traffic fatality of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Wyandotte
Carolyn Guffey
Roy Guffey
Roger
Traffic Fatalities Log From Topeka 1961 Update
The Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours to 9 a.m. noting fatalities and comparisons. It lists 1961 figures and compares with the previous year’s period, showing changes in fatalities from 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Elderly Man Killed Near Scott City
Roy Kendrick 60 of Scott City was struck and killed by a car driven by 17 year old Scott City High School student Larry Miller on U S 83 at the north edge of Scott City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott City
Kas
Roy Kendrick
U. S. 83
Larry Miller
Recreation Group Elects McMurray as Chair
Wendell McMurray was chosen president of the new City Recreation Commission at a Board of Education meeting. Secretary is Mrs. Carl Ranabargar with Mahlon Morley and Joe Balch serving as treasurer and attorney. The panel plans bylaws, outreach to area towns, and a KS University workshop visit in mid February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell McMurray
S. Evergreen
City Recreation Commission
Commission
Board of Education
Carl Ranabargar
N. Forest
Mahlon Morley
Joe Balch
McMurray
Chanute Commission
Kansas University
Bruce Burris
Sam Dixon
Jack Durham
Recreation Commission
Bank Call Urges Yearend Condition Statements
The comptroller of the currency and the Federal Reserve Board with the FDIC issued calls for the condition of all national and member banks as of close of business Saturday December 31 1960. State officials in Topeka joined with a similar bank condition call from the state bank commissioner J A O Leary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Deposit Insurance ‘Corp
Topeka
State Bank
J. A. O'Leary
UN council discards Cuba invasion charge
The United Nations Security Council rejected Cuba’s claim of an imminent U.S. invasion. Only the Soviet Union backed Cuba as members urged peaceful settlement. no vote was held. Cuban Foreign Minister Raul Roa warned that invasion threats remain despite U.S. denial.
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United Nations
N.Y
The
U.N. Security Council
Cuba
United States
States
Council
Soviet Union
Ceylon
United Arab Republic
Britain
Chile
China
Ecuador
France
Liberia
Turkey
R.A.R
Omar Loutfi
U.N
Castro
Organization of American States
U.N. Assembly
Assembly
Raul Roa
U.S
Severance Tax Case Appeals to Kansas High Court
The Kansas Supreme Court will hear a case over a severance tax on oil and gas that could force refunds totaling over two million dollars. Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. and Hugoton Production Co. seek refunds of taxes already paid after the 1957 law was deemed unconstitutional and later held valid on title grounds. The district court ordered refunds totaling 36 485.24 to Panhandle and 18 460.11 to Hugoton, with the state appealing and asking for a stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Shawnee County
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co
Hugoton Production Co
District Court
Panhandle
Hugoton
Supreme Court
Dist
Bery Johnson
Hugoton and
Charles A Clifton Struck by Car in Topeka
Charles A. Clifton of 1320 S. Santa Fe, a retired Santa Fe railroad conductor, was struck by a motor car in Topeka yesterday but was not seriously injured. He was taken to Santa Fe Hospital for a routine checkup when X rays showed no broken bones. he is expected to return home in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Clifton
S. Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Topeka
Theft of $73 Social Security Check Reported at Filling Station
Sheriff Bill Cunningham reported the theft of a $73 Social Security check cashable at a Buffalo filling station. The check was issued to Lee Wasser for Insurance and was cashed the same night, according to the Wil son County sheriff.
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Buffalo
Bill Cunningham
Wilson County
Lee Wasser
Ham
Leahy Fired as Kansas Fish and Game Director by 5-1 Vote
TOPEKA AP The Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission ousted Dave Leahy after a 5-1 vote amid resignation controversy. Leahy, who led the agency for almost 20 years, argued the dismissal followed political moves and claimed planning and research projects at state universities and teachers colleges continued under his watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Leahy
Fish, Game Commission
Topeka
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission Today
Leahy
Ed Madden
Hays
Wichita
Robert M
Statehouse
Wixson
Garden City
Public Accountant
Fish and Game Department
Commission
Weather Outlook and Kansas Political Shakeup
Continued fair and mild through Saturday with highs in the 50s and a weekend warm spell. The Pratt Tribune letter from editor notes misinterpretation of a resignation and the Kansas Game and Fish Commission board reorganization with Horton named chair and Amer secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leahy
Fish Topeka
Kansas
Tures
Pratt Tribune
Weather Bureau
Fish
Wellington
Kan
Goodland
Hill City
Horton
Gond- Amer
Land
Pittsburg
Eskimo Studying Refrigeration at Haskell Institute
Lawrence Kansas AP reports 9 Eskimos enrolled at Haskell Indian Institute. Charles Snyder 22 from Nome Alaska is among them studying refrigeration and air conditioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence, Kan
Haskell Indian Institute
Charles Snyder
Nome
Alaska
Department Store Sales Rise in the Tenth District
In the last week of 1960 department store volume in the 10th Federal Reserve district rose 18 percent from the prior year, outpacing the national four percent gain. Western Missouri up 18 percent and Kansas 13 percent. For the year, the district posted a 1 percent gain over 1959 with Western Missouri matching, while Kansas fell seven percent.
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Kansas City
Federal Reserve
Missouri
Kansas
Dock Worker Convicted Of Stealing Gasoline
John McMahon a former loading dock worker was convicted by a district court jury in Coffeyville Kansas of stealing 3500 gallons of gasoline from the Cooperative Refinery on December 28 1959. Seven others who pleaded guilty are to be sentenced January 12. The refinery audit showed a loss of 1 million gallons over 18 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffeyville
Kan
John McMahon
Baxter Springs
Olathe Naval Base Move Decision Delayed
The Navy will delay a final decision for a month or more on relocating the Naval Air Technical Training Unit from Olathe Kansas to Glyncoe Georgia after Rep. Robert Ellsworth sought reconsideration. Ellsworth met with Fred Bantz the under secretary of the Navy on the proposal.
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Washington
Navy
Robert F. Ellsworth
R-Kan
Naval Air Technical Training Unit
Olathe
Kan
Glyncoe
Ellsworth
Fred Bantz
Fort Hays Professor Heads Six-Week Argentina Trip
Dr. Gearld Tomanek chairman of the division of biological sciences at Fort Hays State College and grassland conservation expert will depart Wednesday for a six week research trip to Argentina.
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Thule
Cherryvale Man
Schoeppel
Danny Gericke
Bill Gericke
Earlton
Frisco
Wyandotte County
Recreation Group
Fidel Castro
United
High Court
CPA
Ing
Game and Fish
Agency
Frank Horton
Warders
Ray T. Amer
Pleasanton
Jon Umberger
Belleville
Age
C. L. Deardorf
Cimarron
R. W. Fowler
Weir
Amer
Amberger
Fred Leahys
Budget Department
Umberger and Dearder
George Docking
Cheyenne Bottoms
Marais Des Cygne
Neosho
Research and Management Studies
Olathe Naval Base
Argentina
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