Surge of Traffic Citations Highlights City Enforcement
City police issued 33 summonses and 24 warnings in a 24 hour enforcement period. Chief Morehead says efforts target lax driving, with 19 citations and one warning from the Murray Hill school zone. Parking, stop sign, and jay parking violations noted. bond hikes announced for parking and stop sign penalties. A regular officer will monitor Main Street and a new left turn ban at Lincoln and Main during peak hours begins.
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Tom Morehead
Murray Hill
West 3Rd
Morehead
Main Street
Lincoln and
Main
Grange Officers Meet in Southeast Kansas Training Session
About 225 Grange officers from 12 southeast Kansas counties attended a district officers training school at the Memorial Building. State Master Harry C. Colglazier spoke on national Grange activities and contests while units later studied home economics youth and lecture programs.
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Grange
Kansas
Memorial Building
Harry C. Colglazier
Larned
Kansas State Grange
The
Mutual Insurance Association
Pomona
Nathan Hole
Chanute
Judge Cited For Contempt In Records Case
U S District Judge Frank M Johnson Jr ordered Circuit Judge George C Wallace Jr cited for criminal contempt for failing to provide voter registration records to the Civil Rights Commission. DOJ attorneys were to file contempt proceedings as soon as possible after Wallace allegedly used dilatory tactics. The commission had said it could inspect in Barbour and Bullock counties only after records were turned over to grand juries.
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Montgomery
Ala
U.S. Dist
Frank M. Johnson Jr
George C. Wallace
Civil Rights Commission
Justice Department
Johnson
Commission
Barbour
Bullock
Wallace
Alabama
Railroads Seek Higher State Rates in Kansas
Kansas railroads petition for higher intra state freight rates from two per cent on general commodities to three per cent on wheat, corn and grains. They argue alignment with recent ICC increases on inter state shipments. Kansas Corporation Commission to hold hearing March 16-17.
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Topeka
Kansas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas Corporation Commission
Paint Executive Hoover Dies on 61st Birthday
Kansas City AP reports William Harold Hoover executive vice president of the Cook Paint and Varnish Co died today on his 61st birthday.
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Kansas City
William Harold Hoover
The
Cook Paint &Varnish Co
County Receives High School Aid in Neosho County
Neosho County districts receive 60 065 13 from the Kansas high school finance fund half of total entitlement with Chanute High School getting 28 585 44 Erie 10 625 99 St. Paul 6 983 14 Grant Rural High 5 638 82 Thayer 4 951 30 Galesburg 3 280 44 A county warrant and second half are due in spring.
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Erie
Neosho County
Kansas High School Finance Fund
Nelle Stevens
Chanute High School
St. Paul
Grant Rural High
Thayer
Galesburg
Stevens
Picket Lines At Nevada School Construction Site
About 15 Nevada high school students surrounded a picket walking a beat at the new junior-senior high school. The picket, tied to George E Baumann Construction Co, demanded wage payments and accused the firm of unfair labor practices. Classes continued in part of the unfinished building as the labor dispute affected the project.
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Evergreen
Tribune
Nevada
Laborers Union Local 663
Kansas City
Cottey College
George E. Baumann Construction Co
Laborers Union Local
Sputnik Ill Regains Its Voice Over Satellite Silence
The Soviet Union’s Sputnik IIT has regained its voice after about a month of silence. The satellite’s radio transmitter was heard by Press Wireless Inc. on Wednesday night at 7 o’clock in Napa California.
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Napa
Calif
Soviet Union
Sputnik Iit
Press Wireless Inc
Firefighters Quell Kitchen Blaze Caused by Wiring
Mount Pleasant Michigan AP report says home dinner burn started by defective wiring. Fireman Jack Lawson heard crackling, returned to station and with crew extinguished the small blaze quickly.
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Mount Pleasant
Mich
Jack Lawson
Missouri Man Killed By His Own Car
Springfield police report Harold Homer Wescott 26 a service station attendant was killed after a two car crash when his car jumped a curb and ran him over. The other driver was Walter D. Terry 28 of Springfield.
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Missouri
Springfield
Harold Homer Wescott
Walter D. Terry
Traffic Fatalities in Kansas Reach 12 for 1959
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the state accident records section show 12 deaths to date this year, with no new fatalities in the last 24 hours. The item notes a comparison to 17 deaths by the same date in 1958 and urges readers to contact their Tribune carrier if the newspaper is not delivered.
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Topeka
Kansas
Docking unveils broad Kansas policy agenda with worker benefits
Gov. George Docking urged a public employee retirement plan, expanded unemployment and injury benefits, home rule for cities, and legislative reapportionment in a joint address to the Kansas Legislature. He also touched on health care funding, anti kickback laws, and urging open meetings.
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Topeka
George Docking
Kansas
Docking
State Board of Social Welfare
Organized Labor
Winter General Hospital
Robbers allegedly robbed in Oklahoma burglary case
In Enid Oklahoma police pursue 17 to 19 year olds and five others after a $37 000 to $40 000 burglary at H C Groendyke home in December A Wichita car dealer reported a youth flashing cash leading to multiple arrests including Harold S La Sarge and others. Prosecutors say the youths may have robbed the Groendyke mansion.
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Enid
Okla
Wichita
Harold S. LaSarge
Robert Gregory
Orville Smith
Murriel White
Darlene Fees
Gregory
H. C. Groendyke
LaSarge
James Beaman
Dennis Cox
David R. Riggle
Jerome P. Cater
Derby
Kan
Car Leaves Station Takes Pump in Nevada Incident
Arthur H. MacDowell 45 of Nevada Missouri pulled away from a Clinton service station with the hose still attached. The car dragged the pump about 15 feet before disconnecting and gasoline on the hose ignited as it ran toward the tank before the hose finally dropped off.
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Clinton, Mo
Arthur H. MacDowell
Nevada
MacDowell
One-Hour Blackout Hits Ridgefield Area
A major power switching station failed in Ridgefield New Jersey causing about 33 000 homes and factories in 10 east Bergen County communities to lose power for roughly one hour Utility crews restored service within the hour and no injuries were reported
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Ridgefield
N.J
Bergen County
Mixed reactions to Docking speech in Kansas Legislature
Topeka AP reports Republican leaders praised the tone of Governor George Docking's message while noting most topics reflected GOP-initiated programs. Democrats called it forward looking. some Republicans wanted more specific proposals, especially on agriculture and industry. Docking skipped budget and tax details, promising later recommendations.
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Topeka
George Docking
Docking
Sen
Paul Wunsch
R-Kingman
Senate
GOP
Kansas
Don Hults
Lawrence
Robert Anderson
Ottwa
House
Ways and Means
John Adams
D-Osborne
John Potucek
Wellington
Sam Mellinger
Legisla
Ture
Mellinger
Noisy Ghost Expert Called to Solve Broken Windows
In Springfield Massachusetts Mrs. Charles Papineau 80 fears after 39 windows were broken since last Tuesday. Police found no crime evidence and withdrew. John C Parker a self styled poltergeist expert plans to install a recording thermometer in the bathroom to test if temperature changes shatter windows. Her grandson Wayne 13 heard thumping before glass broke. A neighbor from Seaford New York urges faith in God and calm acceptance of the unexplainable as a possible visitation.
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Springfield
Mass
Charles Papineau
John C. Parker
Parker
Kansan Winter Cold Grips State With Snow and Drops
Temperatures fell across Kansas with light rain and snow in some areas. Two inches of snow dropped in the extreme northwest. most areas had little moisture. Goodland registered nine above zero early today, while highs ranged from 35 at Goodland to 66 at Pittsburg.
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Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Weather Bureau
Pittsburg
Army Spends $59 Million in Kansas 1958 at Ft Riley
Army officials report Kansas 1958 spending at Ft. Riley totaled $59,112,021 for construction goods and services. The bulk went to military and civilian pay at $47,680,000, with personnel paid $43,300,000. Five Kansas firms received $6,813,968 for new construction and more than a dozen firms shared $4,618,053 for goods services and utilities.
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FT. Riley
Kas
Kansas
Members of 2nd Battle Group to leave for Augsburg Germany
Members of the 2nd Battle Group 2nd Infantry will depart Sunday from Fort Riley Kansas for Augsburg Germany. They are the second of five 1st Infantry Division battle groups to transfer as part of the unit redeployment.
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FT. Riley, Kas
2Nd Infantry
Augsburg
Germany
1St Infantry Division
Torre Source Question Delayed For A Year In Garlands Case
New York AP report says columnist Marie Torre will not be compelled in court for at least a year to disclose her source on a Judy Garland item. Torre, Herald Tribune columnist, finished a 14 day jail term for contempt after refusing to identify the source.
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NEW York (Ap
Marie Torre
Judy Garland
Miss Torre
New York Herald Tribune
Selenel
Suit Seeks 25000 in Pittsburg Woman Traffic Death
A district court action asks 25000 for the death of Mrs. Robert J. Albo, 29, of Pittsburg after a traffic crash near Thayer last August. Plaintiff Robert Albo sues Mary Lucille Studebaker, 19, of Thayer for wrongful death, alleging failure to yield, sudden stop and left turn without signaling led to the wreck on highway K 47.
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Erie
Pittsburg
Robert J. Albo
Thayer
Mary Lucille Studebaker
Thayer R
Albo
Robert M. Albo
Wichita
Chanute
Alico
Articles Stolen From Rural Erie Home
About $60 in valuables were taken in a break in at the Paul J Begey residence eight miles south and 1 3 4 miles west of Erie. Stolen items included two radios two cartons of cigarettes and a box end wrench set. Back door forced open and burglary occurred between 3 and 5 p m. Sheriff Jerry Sloan reported.
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Erie
Paul J. Begey
Sheriff's Office
Jerry Sloan
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Dean Oliver
Everett L. Oliver
S. Larson
Dennis Niver
Glen Niver
Sputnik
Highway Patrol
League of Kansas Municipalities
League
Wunsch
James M. Herrmann
Seaford
N.Y
Long Island
Union
Wasser
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