Bomber Crash near Wichita Kills One. Two Safe
A B47 bomber from Lincoln Air Base crashed near Wichita on a routine training flight. Captain P L Pudwill, 29, from Detroit Lakes Minnesota, died in the fire. Lt F T Medrick, 26, Hastings New York, and Captain H T Jones, 34, Oakland California, survived with mild shock. The plane, over McConnell Air Force Base, split fuel and wreckage blocked U S 3 east of Wichita. Witnesses heard an explosion as the aircraft circled back to base. Weather not cited as factor.
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Wichita
Air Force
P. L. Pudwill
Detroit Lakes
Minn
F. T. Medrick
Hastings
N.Y
H. T. Jones
Oakland
Calif
Medrick
Jones
Lincoln Air Force Base
Nebraska
McConnell Afb
McConnell
Pudwill
John
Jimmy Hulse
U.S. 3
Plane Crash Fatal To Two In Missouri
In Bolivar Missouri a light plane flying in fog and darkness clipped a tree and crashed near a farmhouse killing two 18 year old youths aboard. The pilot Monte Zumbrum of Bolivar and passenger Larry Burton of Cisco Illinois a Southwest Baptist College student. The plane owned by Dr W F Zumbrum Bolivar osteopath. Coroner said they had been aloft about 30 minutes when the plane struck a 10 inch diameter tree 15 feet high, about 150 feet from Fred Hendershot’s home seven miles northwest of Bolivar.
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Boliar
Monte Zumbrum
Bolivar
Larry Burton
Cisco
Ill
Southwest Baptist College
W. F. Zumbrum
Saffels Registers As 1963 Lobbyist
TOPEKA AP Dale Saffels Democratic nominee for governor last fall registered Wednesday as a lobbyist in the 1963 session of the Legislature. Also registering was former Rep. William Mitchel Hutchinson Republican one time speaker of the House. Saffels former state representative from Garden City was Democratic floor leader during Mitchel's term as speaker. Both registered as legislative agents and counsel interested in the oil and gas unitization legislation expected to come before.
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Topeka
Dale Saffels
William Mitchel
Saffels
Garden City
Mitchel
Backgrounding Briefings Likely Dying At White House
Washington reports say Kennedy muzzled background briefings as a rule. A Palm Beach session with 35 reporters yielded quotes in Britain, prompting White House to publicize some British quotations. Kennedy may curb backgrounders and pursue on the record talks and small news conferences for direct quotes.
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Washington
Washington Institution of
Kennedy
White House
Ing
Britain
Palm Beach
Fla
Ransom cargo delay sparks Cuba airlift hints
A Pan American DC6B loaded with 15000 pounds of medicines was postponed from today to Sunday for Havana. Red Cross donation and airline officials offered no reasons. Government and Red Cross spokesmen declined details as plans linger for possible last air shipments and similar bulk aid movements to Cuba amid ongoing exchanges with Fidel Castro.
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Miami
Fila
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Pan American Airways
Havana
Pan American
Red Cross
Washington
State Department
DCGB
Shirley Lykes
Baltimore
Port Everglades
Funeral service held for George B. Wilson 88 Walnut
The funeral for George B. Wilson 88 was held at Carson Funeral Home with Dr. Homer Johnson officiating. Burial in Walnut cemetery. Wilson born Oct 23 1874 near Walnut lived there until 1955 moved to Walnut. Died Jan 4 at Whetstone Rest Home Girard survived by wife Maggie Jane Preston and multiple children and grandchildren.
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Walnut
George B. Wilson
Carson
Homer Johnson
Pittsburg
Wilson
Jesse and
Louisa Wilson
Whetstone
Girard
Maggie Jane Preston
Mason Bass
Lloyd Mein
Wichita
Floyd
Kansas City
Ora
Parsons
Glenn
Polio cases fall to lowest level since 1962
Atlanta AP reports nationwide poliomyelitis cases dropped last week to the lowest level since spring 1962. Only one paralytic case, Mrs Pauline Kerns of Girard, formerly Walnut, was recorded, with treatment at Fort Scott hospital. The Communicable Disease Center said the total in the United States declined as the week ended.
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Herbert Hahn
Mercy Hospital
Fort Scott
Walter Corn
Coffeyville
George Greve
Jim Hill
Yakima
Wash
Frank Hill
Harold
Walnut
Eric
Denver
Gene
Wichita
Memphis
Tenn
Howard
Pauline Kerns
Girard
U.S
Fort Scott Hospital
Arctic Air Brings Deep Freeze to Much of Nation
The Associated Press reports a two step cold wave with Arctic air and blowing snow hitting wide areas from the northern Appalachians to Texas and the Pacific Northwest. Subzero readings spread through Wyoming Montana Colorado and Minnesota as warm Southeast weather and storms in Tennessee Kentucky Alabama and Georgia provided stark contrast. A small tornado near Nashville caused minor injuries and property damage.
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Appalachians
Texas
Oregon
Drummond
Mont
Wyoming
Montana
Great Lakes
Rockies
Texas Panhandle
Pacific Northwest
Laramie
Wyo
Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas
Sidney
Neb
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Missouri
Mercury
Denver
Cheyenne
International Falls
Minn
Tennessee
Kentucky
Alabama
Georgia
Spring Hill
Nashville
Women’s Society to Invest 1 250 000 in Methodist School
The Women’s Society of Christian Service voted to spend up to 1 250 000 in five years to strengthen National College, a Kansas City Methodist school. The group also pledged 500 000 for a five year Christian literature program in 54 countries, sponsored by the World Literacy committee. Dr Harold E Wallace, acting president, said the funds will enable expansion at National College.
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Cincinnati
Women's Society of Christian Service
National College
Kansas City
Committee On World Literacy
Harold E. Wallace
National
Mission board notes and regional river imagery
The women's division of the Methodist Board of Missions is meeting as it prepares for the board’s 23rd annual session next week. In southern China the Salween, Mekong and Yangtze rivers run in parallel canyons before diverging toward distant seas.
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Methodist Board of Missions
Price
China
Probate hearing on Schmidt estate in Neosho County
In Neosho County Kansas a petition by Maxine M Moynihan daughter and sole heir seeks descent of real estate in Chanute and other property of Henry W Schmidt and Lula Schmidt. defenses due by February 6 1963 at 10:00 AM in Erie Kansas. The notice warns that failure will lead to judgment. Attorney for petitioner is Richard L Ashley Chanute Kansas. January 4 1963 Last Published February 1 1963
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Chanute Tribune
Neosho County
Kansas
Henry W. Schmidt
Lula Schmidt
Dea A
State OF Kansas
Maxine M. Moynihan
Eden Park
Chanute
Erie
District Court
Chanute Home Savings Association
Cecil C. Henley
Frances M. Henley
West Main Street
Alliance
Gerald Sloan
Eugene V. Conklin
Elmer E. Conklin
Elmer €. Conklin
Eugene V. Conkling
Jenna N. Sherman, Jr
W. H. Wolken
W. H. Walken
Marie Wolken
Richard L. Ashley
South Santa Fe Chanute
iAttorney
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