Chanute Piles Up Plans for LPN Training Program
The Chanute schools board approved a licensed practical nurse training program backed by the Federal Manpower Development and Training Act. A 12 month course with 40 students will start not later than September, with classroom lab work, on the job hospital training, and possible placement in southeast Kansas.
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Chanute
Buford Fisher
Board of Education
Federal Manpower Development and Training Act
Fisher
U.S. Congress
Kansas Department of Vocational Education
Neosho Memorial Hospital
National Board of Hospital Accreditation
Kansas
Dodge City
Wichita
Topeka
State Department of Vocational Education
Manpower Act
State Dept. of Vocational Education
Winter Blizzard Grips Kansas With Deep Freeze
Forecasters warn of hazardous driving as arctic air settles across Kansas. Up to four inches or more of snow, drifting, and freezing drizzle create near blizzard conditions. Temperatures plummet from 60 to near zero tonight, with highs around five above tomorrow.
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Chanute
State Board of Nurses
Hill
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Associated Press
Topeka
Area Banks Show Big Gains in 1962
Area banks in Chanute and nearby towns posted rising assets in 1962 totaling more than 22 million, with First National Bank and Bank of Commerce reporting a combined increase of 1,954,845 for the year ending December 31, 1962. The First National Bank of Thayer added 406,481 and Stark State Bank grew by 170,270.
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Chanute and
Area
Con
Chanute
First National Bank
Bank of Commerce
First National Bank of
Thayer
Stark State Bank
Chanute Banks
Thayer Bank
Stark Bank
Icy Roads Slow Traffic With Few Crashes Noted
Law enforcement reported relatively few traffic incidents by midday amid slick streets. One injury free single-vehicle crash occurred on US 169 near Shaw Road at about 11:20 p m. A second crash on K47 near Thayer involved Mrs. William Gossett. Multiple morning crashes were minor, with several on Main and Garfield and others on 3rd near Forest and Steuben.
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Highway Patrol
US 169
Shaw Road
Melvin D. Willhite
Erie Sheriff's Office
Main and
Garfield
Judy Smith
N Central
Thelma Perrin
S. Central
Perrin
Buick
Smith
Dodge
Forest
Steuben
Ford
Sylvia S. Petty
Edith
Mary L. Gahman
S. Ashby
Judy Montague
Lou A. LaRue
S. Western
Traffic Fatalities Log for Topeka January 1963
Kansas traffic death log shows 0 fatalities in the 24 hours to 9 am Friday. For January 1963 the count is 9, with 9 recorded for 1962 as a comparable period. Police report no additional details in the provided fragment.
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Topeka
Kansas
Local basketball games postponed due to ice
Ice covered roads prompted postponement of all games this afternoon and tonight. Chanute versus Independence junior high was moved to Feb. 5, Chanute versus St. John’s of Winfield junior college to Feb. 19, and Chanute versus Pittsburg high school to Jan. 18 next Friday. No updates on other area games.
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Chanute
Independence
St. John’s
Winfield
Pittsburg
Earth Slide Fatal To Four Loggers
An earth slide in the Cascade Mountains near Eugene Oregon killed four loggers on Thursday. A fifth logger, A J Irwin, survived after being buried for 1 hours as air trapped behind a stump saved him. He was from Springfield Oregon and was rescued when others dug him free after hearing him shout.
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Eugene
Ore
Cascade Mountains
A. J. Irwin
Springfield
Irwin
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A fragment from a letter warns that a seed catalog discussed Wednesday has lost its glamour with the writer ending the note with Yours, suggesting a personal exchange rather than a formal item. The text shows an intimate, domestic tone without broader context or events.
Steno Evades Taxes Claim VA Cheats Brother
Olga Hobeck, 57, tells IRS she evaded about 24000 in taxes over 20 years by listing four dependents to support herself and her brother Arthur, a schizophrenic veteran she says was mistreated by the Veterans Administration. Arthur seeks VA compensation. IRS will review the letter after it reaches proper channels.
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Chicago
Veterans Administration
Olga Hobeck
Internal Revenue Service
Hobeck
IRS
Bandit Poses as Attendant, Robs Pittsburg Station
In Pittsburg Kansas a disguised bandit tied up attendant Bill Malone and locked him in a restroom. He rifled the till, netting 44 dollars, then tried to flee as customers arrived. A tire pickup led him to pocket a 75 cent tire charge before he fled, but Malone was freed when customers heard his pleas.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Bill Malone
Malone
Navy P2V crashes at Kodiak during landing
A twin engine Navy P2V patrol plane with 12 aboard crashed and burned near the Kodiak Naval Air Station while approaching a landing. Five survivors were rushed to the hospital in serious condition after the aircraft struck Women’s Mountain about a thousand feet above the end of the strip.
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Kodiak, Alaska
Kodiak Naval Air Station
Womens Mountain
Turnpike Ice and Snow Closes Roads Across Kansas
Wichita AP reports the Kansas Turnpike coated in ice and snow from end to end with 35 to 40 mile speed limits in place until conditions improve. Chief engineer-manager L. W. Newcomer says the north end was mainly ice and spotted snow while the south end had snow. Crews sanded all night and plowed as needed. use will continue today. the road is described as in fair condition.
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Wichita
Kansas Turnpike
L. W. Newcomer
Private Talks Hint For U S Soviet One Test Ban
Informants say the United States and the Soviet Union may hold private talks on a nuclear test ban before the Geneva disarmament conference resumes. In New York, Semyon Tsarapkin has arrived as US officials note no change in Soviet or US positions amid decades long deadlock. Washington quietly weighs new approaches while Kuznetsov pushes disarmament during his visit.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
New York
Geneva
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
U.S
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Washington Post
Poultry Jamboree Set for January Twenty Ninth
Southeast Kansas Poultry Jam to be held at the National Guard armory with registration at 10 30 a m Public exhibits open then. Featured talks include Can You Barbecue Poultry Correctly with Kay Lesh and Profit Opportunities for Egg Producers with M E Jackson. Cash prizes and a grand champion trophy are planned for the egg show.
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Southeast Kansas
Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee
National Guard
Mahlon Morley
Kay Lesh
State Board of Agriculture
M. E. Jackson
Kansas State University
al Adams
K-State Extension
Harry Reed
Kansas Poultry Improvement Assn
Tom Avery
K-State
Poultry Science Department
Agriculture Committee
John Gorton
Floyd Potter
County Extension Office
Pete Raush Is Injured In Bulldozer Accident Near Chanute
A 52-year-old Chanute resident Pete Raush was reported in serious condition at Neosho Memorial Hospital after a bulldozer he was using to clear trees crashed a large limb onto his back. The accident occurred nine miles west and 2 miles south of Chanute around 11:15 a.m. today.
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Chanute
Pete Raush
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Raush
Glenn Skips Mona Lisa Visit After Publicity Plan
AP reports astronaut John H. Glenn Jr balked at a publicized Mona Lisa viewing. Officials at the National Gallery of Art, seeking publicity to boost attendance, arranged coverage. Glenn arrived early, left the scene, and headed to the Air Museum, with a later visit uncertain.
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Washington
John H. Glenn Jr
Leonardo da Vinci
America
National Gallery of Art
Glenn
J. Carter Brown
Brown
Air Museum
Mona
Officers Re-elected By First National Bank
First National Bank stockholders re-elected all officers at the annual meeting. Dale Painter remains president with Mahlon Morley as vice president and C A Wood as cashier. James Benton and Mrs Lou Lucas remain as assistant cashiers. Edna Weber is promoted to assistant cashier and executive secretary. The board remains unchanged with Robert Briley Wilfred Cavaness James F Cooper B M Dunham C W Green A F Leverenz E E Lofgren Mahlon Morley R D Painter and John Painter.
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First National Bank
Dale Painter
Mahlon Morley
C. A. Wood
James Benton
Lou Lucas
Edna Weber
Robert Briley
Wilfred Cavaness
James F. Cooper
B. M. Dunham
C. W. Green
A. F. Leverenz
E. E. Lofgren
R. D. Painter
John Painter
Army Engineers unveil 1963 Kansas district spending plan
AP reports Col A P Rollins Jr details a 1963 Kansas City district program totaling 38 million dollars across military and civil works. Civil projects include John Redmond Dam progress and Lyons County road relocation with over 2 million planned, Elk City Dam works at 8.5 million, plus safety reminders after three fatal accidents and 25 000 lost days since last July.
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Kansas City
Army Engineers
Kansas
Col
A. P. Rollins Jr
Kansas Contractors Association
Tulsa
Rollins
John Redmond
Lyons County
Elk City
Canned Blarney Available Now in Emmetsburg
In Emmetsburg Iowa the Chamber of Commerce announces a St Patrick Day parade and celebration with a playful blarney can packed in orange juice cans wrapped in green and white bunting. The first shipment includes a can for President Kennedy O Kennedy amid lighthearted blarney about the holiday toast.
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Emmetsburg
Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
Kennedy
O’kennedy
Chamber
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The
U.S. Employment Service
LPN
Max Wortman
W. 6Th
Louis Berma
Tribune
Larry Mathews
Goodland
Jerry Sloan
William Gossett
Gossets
Erie Resi
Stark State
Cha
Yours
Steno
Glenn Launching
First National
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