Mechanics Course Prospects Good
Chanute area officials discussed adding an auto mechanics course and a regional vocational technical school under the Manpower Development and Training Act MDTA. If approved the auto mechanics course could enroll up to 16 students for nine months beginning April 1, with all expenses covered by federal funds.
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Chanute
Board of Education
Chanute School Board
Manpower Development Training Act
Chanute School of Practical Nursing
MDTA
Buford Fisher
Cole Motor Co
W. Main
Neosho
Wilson
Allen and Woodson
Anderson
Rail Dispute Heads Toward New Crisis in 1966
Washington AP reports the stalled railroad work rules dispute may trigger a new nationwide strike after a February 25 congressional deadline for unresolved secondary issues. Labor officials including Wirtz and Reynolds held sessions with railroads and unions to push a solution, amid warnings of “severe wage reductions” if demands are not met.
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Washington
Lard Wirtz
James J. Reynolds
Francis A. O'Neil Jr
National Mediation Board
Wirtz
Chicago
H. E. Gilbert
Independent Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Parking Meters in Chanute Yield 1963 Revenue
City records show Chanute collected 13470.09 from parking meters in 1963, down from 14641 in 1962. The meter fund ended November with 23677.36, while December revenue was known but year end expenses incomplete. Funds support off street parking facilities with routine meter maintenance and new meters as needed.
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Chanute
Howard Parsons
Police Department
Parsons
Duffield Is Denied Death Sentence For Murder
NORFOLK Va AP Loren Neal Duffield 23 was denied a new trial and sentenced to die in the electric chair March 20 for the murder of 14 year old Gwendolyn Constance Padgett last March A jury convicted him in September fixing the death penalty Duffield a sailor from Topeka Kansas pleaded innocent by reason of insanity and his court appointed attorney William H Sands argued for a new trial citing inflammatory photographs and improper evidence related to his childhood quirks
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Norfolk
Loren Neal Duffield
Duffield
Gwendolyn Constance Padgett
William H. Sands
Topeka
Kan
Glades Folds News Conference to Announce Run
AP dispatch from Topeka reports State Senator John V. Glades of Yates Center calling a news conference for 9 a.m. Wednesday. He is expected to announce his candidacy as a Republican for lieutenant governor.
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PEKA
John V. Glades
Yates Center
Intercepted Letter on A L Athletics Home Base
A mailed note asks why the American League should not make the Athletics a member at large with no fixed home base. The query hints at franchise stability and league structure without asserting any official action.
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Athletics
Weather shifts to colder with light rain or snow
Considerable cloudiness and colder air move into Kansas from the Rockies with light precipitation. Tonight lows around 39 and highs near 49 Wednesday. Snow develops in the northwest tonight and spreads eastward, with rain in the south, ending before Wednesday forenoon.
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Topeka
Kansas
Rocky Mountains
Chanute Fallout Shelters Stocked For Emergency Use
Chanute’s public fallout shelters were stocked with 14 day supplies including water and crackers. The post office shelter houses 382 people and Memorial Building 273, with Ash Grove Cement Co. and Tioga Hotel the largest units. Toland says all marked shelters will be stocked and equipped with monitoring gear.
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Ralph Toland
Chanute Civil Defense
Chanute
Memorial Building
Civil Defense Supply Office
Kansas City
General Supply Center
Richmond
Civil Defense
Post Office
Toland
Ash Grove Cement Co
Tioga
Trial on Efforts to Block Trading Stamp Distribution
TOPEKA AP A planned trial on efforts to block distribution of trading stamps redeemable for U S savings bonds will be held in Topeka Thursday. Attorney General Ferguson and Shawnee County Attorney Brown seek a permanent injunction against American Savings Stamp Inc Chicago after a temporary injunction was dissolved. Ferguson had once ruled stamps redeemable only for savings bonds did not violate Kansas law but later reversed that opinion. The Topeka City Commission ordered drafting of an ordinance banning stamps in the capital city as several Kansas cities take action.
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Kansas
U. S
William M. Ferguson
Uled
Dist
David Prager
Ferguson
Topeka
88th Congress Opens Under Many Pressures
Washington AP reports the 88th Congress opened its second session amid campaign pressures and a backlog of unfinished business while President Johnson prepared a joint address. Leaders, praising the message, expect it to propose a multi pronged poverty plan through education and programs. debate centers on keeping the next fiscal year under 100 billion dollars and balancing domestic needs with military expenditures.
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Washington
88Th Congress
House
Senate
Johnson
Capitol
Texas
Mike Mansfield
Montana
White House
Mansfield
Everett M. Kirksen
Illinois
Chanute Building Permits Decline in 1963 Totals
Chanute issued 122 building permits in 1963 with estimated costs of 458 665 dollars, down from 125 permits and 522 455 dollars in 1962. New housing accounted for 206 000 of the total, with business construction 187 300 and remodeling 29 050. Additional permits covered moving and setting houses 9 900, trailer houses 12 000, garage and carport 14 045, and small utilities 370, while 1962 business permits totaled 106 050.
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Chanute
Erie Woman Receives 1964 Car Tags By Mail
Familiar Mrs. Bernice Tweddell of 112 S Central found the 1964 car tag number 631 matched her 1963 tag, noting she ordered renewals by mail from Erie for two years. County treasurer’s office processed mail applications in receipt order and she called the coincidence unlikely to happen often.
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Bernice Tweddell
S. Central
Four Wichita Girls Picked Up at Iola
Four Wichita girls aged 14 and 15 were found north of Iola after stealing a car reported missing from El Dorado earlier that day. Trooper Cranor said the girls ran away from home and walked to El Dorado, where they borrowed the car with the key in the ignition. The vehicle, owned by Gerald R. Siegrist of El Dorado, stayed overnight as the girls were held for El Dorado authorities.
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Iola
Kan
Wichita
Lola
el Dorado
Ronald Cranor
Gerald R. Siegrist
Traffic Fatalities Report For Topeka Area
Kansas traffic death log for 24 hours to 9 am today shows January to 14 in 1964 with 14 fatalities versus 9 in the comparable 1963 period. Deaths occurred last Friday with reporting delays noted.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tourist Factor Is Big In Ozark Region Economy
Gov. John Anderson of Kansas told Ozark-Frontier trail conference attendees in Joplin that tourism is a major factor in four-state economic balance. He said communities once depended on industry and agriculture now face a three dimensional economy with strong tourist potential to attract growth.
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Joplin, Mo
John Anderson
Kansas
Anderson
Missouri Governor Champions Ozark Frontier Trail
Gov. John M. Dalton hailed a new four state Ozark Frontier Trail as a major travel lure for motorists. He hosted a saluting meeting with Govs. John Anderson Kansas Henry Bellman Oklahoma and Orval Faubus Arkansas. Dalton praised regional cooperation and pledged Missouri support to boost tourism and shared economic benefits across all participating states.
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Joplin
John M. Dalton
Ozark Frontier
America
Dalton
John Anderson
Kansas
Henry Bellman
Oklahoma
Orval Faubus
Arkansas
Anderson
Bellman
Faubus
Missouri
State C of C Group Okays Gas Tax Hike
The Kansas State Chamber of Commerce highway development council endorsed a gas tax hike for highways and streets on Monday. The proposal calls for a half cent to state highways and one cent shared by cities counties and townships. More than 100 people attended from across the state as the plan goes to the chamber board for final action.
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Topeka
Highway Development Council
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Whomping Secret Tapes Johnson Meeting For Cotulla Boy
Daniel Garcia, a Cotulla Texas furniture dealer and former sixth grader, recalled a spanking by President Lyndon B. Johnson after appearing on Ive Got A Secret. Johnson invited Garcia to the White House, and Garcia, now married with four children, planned to visit Washington.
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New York
Daniel Garcia
Cotulla
Tex
Garcia
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Columbia Broadcasting System
Daniel
Johnson
Washington
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