Children answer what they want to be when grown
Fourth graders at Lincoln Grade School share varied ambitions from nurse to engineer. Steven Fulps aims to meet people as an insurance man while Curt Johnson hopes to become a surgeon and help others. Other goals include teacher, electrician and test pilot with plans to study bodies and read about medicine.
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Lincoln
Steven Fulps
Western
Jo Anna Erickson
Tennessee
Rita Barney
Curt Johnson
W. Main
Michael Phillips
W. Chestnut
Khrushchev
Beverly Grooms
N. Lafayette
Mrs Kidd Joins Joe Skubitz Staff in Kansas
Mrs Louis Kidd resigns as Montgomery County register of deeds to join Rep Joe Skubitz staff in Cherryvale Kan She led the Cherryvale Women's Republican Club and her husband John Kidd is a Republican precinct committeeman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherryvale, Kan
Louis Kidd
Montgomery County Register of Deeds
Joe Skubitz
R-Kan
Cherryvale
Women’s Republican Club
John Kidd
Tshombe Makes Sudden Dash From Katanga Capital
Katanga President Moise Tshombe secretly left Elisabethville in a police jeep, traveling via bush roads toward Ndola and possibly Kolwezi, amid uncertainty over his stance on Congo unity and threats to resist UN troops. Diplomats and U.N. officials warned of arrest or treason charges if he returns.
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Ndola
Northern Rhodesia
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Congo
Elisabethville
U.N
Tshombe
Kolwezi
George Sherry
Jadotville
Leopoldville
Cyrille Adoula
U.N. Freedom of Movement
Joseph Kasavubu
United Nations
Pop Burt Retires From Army Career At Age 74
Sgt Charles E Burt known as Pop retires after 36-year Army career ending at 74. Parachute jumper with the 505th and 82nd Airborne, he initially delayed retirement, served in World War I, and later married Irma in Louisville. Gavin recalled urging him to join the Sicily raid, and Burt earned a combat parachute jump in 1943.
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Pop Burt
FT. Bragg
N.C
505Th
Charles E
Burt
James Gavin
Army
82Nd
U.S
Old France
Casablanca
Fayetteville
Sicily
Rockford
Gavin
Sgt
Africa
France
Seven Rescued by Copter From Ship St. Anthony Blaze
A fishing vessel St Anthony, 96 feet long, burned early today off Provincetown Massachusetts. Seven crewmen were rescued by helicopter just before a violent explosion. no injuries reported. Skipper Bernardo Pennino, 50, Everett Mass., aided crew before escaping to the bow. Coast Guard plane and cutter Acushnet assisted. Helicopter Lt Joseph Tanguay, Beverly, lowered baskets to lift men to shore despite 30 mph winds.
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Provincetown
Mass
Bernardo Pennino
Everett
St. Anthony
Pennino
Coast Guard
Acushnet
J. G
Joseph Tanguay
Beverly
Hit Run Suspect Held in El Dorado
Malden Missouri woman Mary Jane Jackson reported her car was struck by a hit and run driver on the road ten miles west of the K39 K96 junction north of Fredonia. A Wichita trooper arrested the suspect, jailed in El Dorado for driving while intoxicated reckless driving and driving on the wrong side. Jackson and a small child were uninjured though the car was extensively damaged and they stayed at a local motel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
Mary Jane Jackson
Chanute
Wichita
Fredonia
Highway Patrol
Butler County
el Dorado
Jackson
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka 1963 Update
Topeka traffic death log lists 1963 counts for January and the week up to 9 a.m. Saturday with figures comparing to the 1962 period. The AP report summarizes 24 hour fatalities and year to date totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Dangerous Kansas highways prompt caution on slick roads
State Highway Patrol reports dangerous driving conditions across Kansas with ice and snow. Northwest and southeast areas worst, northeast solid ice and snow, others spotted snow. All highways open but drivers urged to use extreme caution during the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
State Highway Patrol
Phone for Tribune readers and contact numbers
Instructions urge readers to call the Tribune using the provided phone line, advising to contact the carrier if unavailable. If the primary contact cannot be reached, a secondary number HE 1-3400 is offered after 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Four Children Die in Hammond Fire
A one story frame house fire in Hammond Indiana killed four Griffin children Imogene seven Alberta three Gloria four and Clark two. Mrs Alberta Griffin 28 and three more children Anna Johnson 11 David Johnson 10 and Carolyn three months were hospitalized. Firemen said the victims were Negro. Robert Ross 21 escaped with cuts and others survived. Cause of the blaze was undetermined.
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Griffin
12 500 Scholarship Endowment For Southwestern College
Southwestern College in Winfield Kansas received a 12500 endowment from the Bruno and Emma Meyer estate in Haviland. Interest will fund scholarships for students planning missionary service in the Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield, Kan
Southwestern College
Bruno and
Emma Meyer
Haviland
Park Chief Dies After Car Skid Into Bus Stop Bench
Hayes E. Taylor sixty a city parks superintendent died Friday night when his car skidded into a bus stop bench Police suspect a heart attack Davenport a taxi driver saw him clutching his chest and gasping attendants at the hospital found no apparent injuries Taylor eight years in his post and previously worked for the state highway department and Wyandotte County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
Hayes E. Taylor
Billy Davenport
Taylor
State Highway Department
Wyandotte
Unemployment Jump Reported in Kansas
The State Employment Security Division reports Kansas insured unemployment at 3.7 percent for the week ending Saturday up from 3.1 percent the prior week. A year earlier the rate stood at 4.4 percent. Total benefit payments reached $211,799 to 5,553 claimants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
State Employment Security Division
Kansas City Council Okays Municipal Airport Expansion
The Kansas City City Council votes 6 to 3 to keep Municipal Airport as the main hub by building a new terminal. A 2,883,952 dollar contract for the structure is approved, with opponents arguing funds should go to Mid-Continent International Airport. Supporters say Municipal will be adequate for five to six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Mid- Continent International
Mid Continent
Kennedy to propose modest two stage income tax cut
Kennedy plans a two part income tax cut totaling about 10 billion dollars with July 1 effectiveness followed by a second reduction next year. The plan would offset some savings by scaling back exemptions and special treatment, with deficits likely to rise short term but revenue gains expected to follow as growth stimulates tax receipts. Details remain undecided though July 1 and a revenue code revision are central, and retroactive features face House opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Frigid Kansas Weather Prolongs Deep Freeze Across State
Bitter cold blankets Kansas as highs struggle above zero and lows drop to 10 below. Snow totals vary from one inch in Chanute to four inches feared in nearby areas, with subzero readings persisting into the weekend. The Arctic high pressure continues over the region delaying a warmup.
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Chanute
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Associated Press
Topeka
Pittsburg
Goodland
Hill City
Garden City
Russell
Dodge City
Concordia
Hutchinson
Lawrence
Olathe
Emporia
Wichita
Wamego
Salina
Arctic
Privateers Back Plans For FAA Building Support
The Chanute Privateers Inc a flying club backs the FAA facility at the airport and supports a new city building for the FAA. They met at the airport administration building electing Rev LaMoine Waldron president Charles Chauncey vice president Allan Ballow operations officer Charles Ballou resident officer and Bill Kelso secretary treasurer. The retiring president is Neal McCoy. The club has 12 members all with private or commercial pilot licenses and owns a Cessna 172. Two clubs operate at the airport including the JayCee Flying club.
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Chanute Privateers, Inc
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Privateers
LaMoine Waldron
Charles Chauncey
Allan Ballow
Charles Ballou
Bill Kelso
Neal ‘McCoy
The
JayCee Flying Club
Senators Question Cuban Crisis Briefing Findings
Two members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee expressed ongoing qualms after a closed briefing by Secretary of State Dean Rusk. They cited insufficient explanations and lingering apprehension about U S policy, including possible no invasion commitments and on-site inspections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dean Rusk
George D. Aiken
Rusk
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha From Main Street
A brief note mentions traffic and pedestrians on Main as evidence of progress in the cold war. It suggests public activity as an indicator of rising momentum without detailing specific events or figures.
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Main
Record Exports Hit New 1962 High Despite Trade Gap
Washington AP reports US exports rose 4 percent to 20.8 billion dollars in 1962, not counting military aid. Imports climbed 12 percent to 16.4 billion, widening the trade surplus to 4.4 billion while shrinking the payments deficit from 2.5 billion to about 2 billion. Officials warn the overall deficit may persist into 1963, though a continued export expansion could narrow it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Commerce Department
U.S
No On
Gulf
Staadt Heads Kansas State Board of Agriculture
TOPEKA AP Harold E. Staadt Franklin County seed specialist is elected president of the State Board of Agriculture at the 92nd annual meeting. Staadt, a wheat farmer and seed production expert, has served on the board since 1945 and was a past president in 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Harold E. Staadt
Franklin County
State Board of Agriculture
R.C. Beezley
Girard
John C. Keas
Effingham
E.R. Patton
Scott City
Staadt
Kansas Hybrids Association
Kansas Crop Improvement Association
Walter A. Hunt
Arkansas City
Edgar L. Williams
Norton
Lawrence Boom Aided by Kansas U
The University of Kansas contributed 100 million to Lawrence’s 21.5 million building boom in 1962. The Cooperative Farm Chemicals Association started a 7 million expansion, private construction reached 3.5 million including 190 thousand for two school buildings. Veterans call 1962 a strong year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Cooperative Farm Chemicals Association
Pipeline Explosion Near Halstead Leaves Hole in Ground
A natural gas pipeline owned by Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co exploded about seven miles northwest of Halstead Kansas on Friday. The blast created a 40 by 10 by 15 foot hole and a fire that burned for 90 minutes.
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Halstead, Kan
Halstead
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co
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K.C. Council Oks Municipal
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