Downtown Chanute weighs in on Finley plan to move Athletics
Residents of Chanute share mixed views on Finley’s proposal to relocate the Athletics to Kentucky. A sample includes Ortiz who dislikes the move, while others say it would harm Kansas and deprive Middle West fans of a local team.
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Chanute
Finley
Athletics
Kentucky
Ernest King
Eric
Kansas City
Louis Ortiz
Washington
A’s
Middle West
Smoking and death risk from cigarettes, panel finds
A blue ribbon federal panel reports that smoking cigarettes greatly increases the risk of early death and lung cancer, with little evidence that cigarette filters reduce hazard. It notes smoking ties to heart disease, bronchitis, emphysema, and higher death rates, especially among men, and that quitting lowers risk.
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Washington
United States
Smoking's health hazards list from government report
Washington report outlines diseases linked to tobacco use including lung cancers such as epidermoid and undifferentiated types, oral cancers, leukoplakia, bladder cancer, emphysema, peptic ulcers, Buerger's disease, toxic amblyopia, bronchitis and sleep-related breathing issues. Surgeon General Luther Terry calls tobacco a health hazard warranting action. no legislative plan yet, though study proceeds.
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Luther Terry
U.S. Public Health Service
United States
Bud Wilkinson resigns as Oklahoma football coach
Norman OK Bud Wilkinson resigned Saturday as football coach at the University of Oklahoma but will remain athletic director and keep open the possibility of running for the U S Senate. The board of regents accepted the resignation reluctantly while Wilkinson said the move was not politically motivated and he has not decided about entering politics.
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Norman
Okla
Bud Wilkinson
University of Oklahoma
U.S. Senate
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University
Board of Regents
Oklahoma
Senate
Harvey Young Heads Chanute Privateers
The Chanute Privateers Inc flying club elected officers for the year at the airport meeting. Harvey Young was named president with Robert Pennington as vice president, Sterling Martin as secretary treasurer, and Charles Larson as operations officer. The previous year’s officers included Rev Lamoine Waldron president and Allan Rollow operations officer. Dr James Kensett attended as a guest.
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Chanute Privateers, Inc
Mayor Quits After Two Days In Small Kentucky Town
Adairville, Kentucky. Ray McKinney resigned as mayor after two days and cited the federal funding for a $500,000 water plant and sewer project as a burden on his duties. He asked the town board to restore former Mayor Jimmy Betts, a mortician, who will be sworn in at the next meeting.
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Adairiville
Ray McKinney
Adairville
McKinney
Louisville
Jimmy Betts
Betts
Panamanian Crisis Deepens as U.S. Canal Tensions Rise
Diplomatic efforts surge from all sides to defuse Panama Canal crisis after deadly violence on both sides. OAS peace mission meets President Chiari while U.S. envoys confer. clashes at canal zone border continue. Panamanian casualties total 20 dead and hundreds wounded. U.S. losses include 3 dead and 49 wounded. Jails fill with looters as security tightens ahead of planned state funeral.
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United States
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U. S
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Panama Crisis Sparks Peacemaking Efforts And Evacuations
Panamanian leaders and U S authorities respond to a rapid crisis as Panama breaks relations with the United States and demands control of the canal. A shooting incident injures six in the canal zone, the U S embassy is evacuated, and Americans flee toward Costa Rica. OAS peace mission expected as Johnson seeks calm and investigates possible Communist involvement while at the UN the Security Council appeals for hostilities to end.
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United States
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Too Much Talk in Senate Delays Action
Washington AP reports the Senate debated curb on talk but adjourned for the weekend without final action. A proposed rule would require sticking to pending business for three hours daily, with a nongermane amendment allowance. Some leaders praised the idea as harmless while others feared it would erode deliberation.
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House
Senate
John O. Pastore
D-R.i
Hugh Scott
Insufficient Excuse To Miss Jury Duty
LEICESTER England AP John Coles 57 applied Thursday for exemption from jury duty citing blindness and near deafness. The town clerk refused saying that was insufficient excuse. Coles asked his member of Parliament to intervene.
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Leicester
England
John Coles
Cole
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha About Smoking Report
A fragment letter writes Dear Cha after reading a U.S. report on smoking, stating they feel all fagged out and express fatigue or disapproval of the report's findings.
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U.S
Wunsch Announces Candidacy For Kansas Governor
State Sen. Paul Wunsch plans a Wednesday press conference to declare his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor. The 62 year old Kingman Republican is a veteran leader in the Kansas Senate and has long been viewed as a potential governor candidate. Other Republicans in the race include Rep. Grant Dohm and Atty. Gen. William Ferguson, with Lt. Gov. Harold Chase and Huck Boyd also prominent in discussions as the budget message and the press conference compete for space.
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Topeka
Paul Wunsch
R-Kingman
Wunsch
Kansas Senate
Senate
Grant Dohm
Grinnell
William Avery
William Ferguson
Harold Chase
Kansas
McDill (Huck) Boyd
Phillipsburg
Boyd
John Anderson
Weather Area Forecast Partly Cloudy And Colder
Partly cloudy and much colder tonight with lows 10 to 15. Sunday remains partly cloudy and colder with highs in the 20s.
Storm center promises light precipitation across Kansas
A Kansas storm center forecast winds of 25 to 35 mph this afternoon with highs ranging from 20 in the north to the mid 40s in the southeast. Precipitation should be light, mainly snow flurries in the north central and northeast, with lingering clouds tonight giving way to mostly fair skies Sunday and continued cold temperatures.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dog Story Clears Mystery in Liberal Kansas
Liberal Kansas faced complaints of high electric bills as summer heat surged usage. Western Light and Telephone presented a 25 page statistics report to the City Commission and Kansas Corporation Commission. Local manager Fred Moffett described a former meter reader who feared dogs and would estimate readings, underbilling then causing a sudden large later bill.
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Kan
Western Light and Telephone Co
Kansas Corporation Commission
KCC
Western Light
Fred Moffett
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