Chanute Welcomes Cypert Family From Oklahoma
New Chanute residents Mr and Mrs D F E Cypert move from Oklahoma to 1308 S Forest Chanute with children Linda Larry Dale and Dwane Dale a former deer hunter went missing in September 1959 at Jackson Hole Wyoming for three days before being found. Mrs Junior Fritz and Allen Fritz aided his recovery after a blizzard struck nearby Flagg Ranch Moran Wyoming. Dale now attends Oklahoma State Tech and Dale wrote home asking the Fritzs be contacted. A social gathering with the two families is planned.
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D. FE
Cypert
Chanute
Oklahoma
S. Forest
The
Water Service Department of
Santa Fe
the Cypert
Dale
Purcell
Okla
Jackson Hole
Wyo
Flagg Ranch
Moran
Junior Fritz
Fritz
Allen
Cyperts
Oklahoma State Tech
Linda
Larry
Dwane
Six Missing Four Injured In Naval Pier Blaze
A fire at a naval base pier in Charleston, D C, intensified by a strong breeze and two explosions, left six men missing and four injured at a degaussing station. The victims included three Navy personnel and three civilians. The Navy will investigate the blaze's cause with no damage estimate yet.
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Charleston
D.C
Naval Base
Navy
Mild and dry spell extends across Kansas state forecast
The Weather Bureau says a Pacific air mass keeps cold snaps north of Kansas and moisture down. Temperatures yesterday ranged from 64 at Hill City to 41 at Pittsburg with lows from 25 at Topeka to 35 at Concordia. Expect highs near 60 with nighttime lows in the 20s and 30s and continued sunshine today.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Hill City
Pittsburg
Hutchinson
Concordia
State High School Funds Distributed In 4-County Area
Four counties Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson receive first half state high school finance funds totaling 151 028 15 Averages based on Sept 15 enrollment Sales tax revenue a major portion Chanute schools lead Neosho distribution with 31822 14 Erie 8450 73 Thayer 7277 48 St Paul 6310 99 Galesburg 3048 66 Stark 1839 06 Second half distributed in April Joint Rural of Stark shares in three other counties Humboldt 10000 27 LaHarpe 5001 28 Moran 3872 74 Elsmore 1854 59 Freydonia 16563 Neodesha 12940 Altoona 3840 Midway 2934 Yates Center 10272 91 Toronto 983 67 Neosho Falls fails to qualify enrollment 13 Allen County superintendent Mabel V Sage Wilson County Lowell Shire Woodson County Avis Ireland.
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Neosho
Allen
Wilson
Woodson
Neosho County
Wilson County
Woodson County
Chanute
Hazel Meeker
Erie
Thayer
St. Paul
Galesburg
Allen County
Jota
Humboldt
LaHarpe
Moran
Elsmore
Freydonia
Neodesha
Altoona
Midway
Yates Center
Toronto
Neosho Falls
Mabel V. Sage
Lowell Shire
Avis Ireland
House Democrat Attacks Anderson Budget Building Plan
Topeka Rep. Dale E. Saffels criticized Gov. John Anderson s plan to divert 6 million dollars in property tax revenue from state mental hospitals to college building funds. He urged united Democratic opposition and warned the move would derail the mental health program.
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Topeka
Dale E.saffels
Garden City
House
John Anderson
Saffels
Anderson
Senate
Kansas
Bill to Abolish Capital Punishment in Kansas
Rep. Jerry L. Griffith of Derby announced plans to introduce a bill to abolish capital punishment. The measure would impose a life sentence without parole or commutation and argues no deterrent value and that executions target the poor who cannot navigate legal appeals.
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Topeka
Jerry L. Griffith
D-Derby
Griffith
Eight Story Dorm Planned at K U
Gov. John Anderson said bids are due by Feb 15 for an eight story women’s dormitory at the University of Kansas. The building costs about 1.8 million with 500 thousand funded by the state and the remainder from the Federal Housing and Home Finance Administration.
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Topeka
John Anderson
University of Kansas
Federal Housing and Home Finance Administration
Old Locomotive Helps Heat St. Joseph Plant
The Burlington Railroad moved a retired steam locomotive from storage in Galesburg to St. Joseph to serve as a heating unit after one boiler failed at Western Tablet & Stationery Co. A siding is serving as the temporary spot before connection to the plant’s heating system.
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ST. Joseph
Burlington Railroad
Galesburg
Western Tablet & Stationery Co
Western Tablet
Industrial Output Drops to Year Low
Washington AP reports a 2 percent December decline in industrial production. The Federal Reserve Board says the output index fell to 103 percent, the lowest in more than a year, after a high of 111 percent in January, based on average 1957 production.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Final Report by Ike Tonight
Dwight D. Eisenhower will address the nation from the White House at 7 30 p m CST in a final report outlining his two terms as president The speech will be carried by major networks across television and radio.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Youthful bandit robs bank. captured west of Tonkawa
Bank customer uses a company truck mobile phone to alert highway patrol. The suspect switches cars, is stopped at Lamont by Trooper George Moore, and arrested with the $1,600. The captured man is Richard G. Steinmetz, 19, with wife Sharon Sue Steinmetz, 20, and their four month old daughter.
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Billings
Okla
Highway Patrol
Tonkawa
Oklahoma
Enid
Jack Tapp
Harvey Johns
Lamont
Oklo
George Moore
Richard G. Steinmetz
Wichita, Kan
Sharon Sue Steinmetz
Four Truck Drivers Killed in Iowa Crash
In DE WITT IOWA four truck drivers died in a U S 30 collision involving two semitrailers and two relief drivers. Killed were M B Connell Jr 34 of Fort Worth Texas Thomas Tyre 42 of Lubbock Texas Mack B Potter 50 of Kansas City and John Goff 42 of Arvada Colorado. Armour Truck Line truck from Fort Worth driven by Connell skidded on icy pavement crossing a bridge then struck Potter’s truck almost head on.
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Potter
Armory funding eyed for Great Bend by Defense Dept
Defense Department recommends 93000 for a National Guard armory in Great Bend. City must raise an additional 65000. Great Bend has twice rejected bond issues for the project in the past six years.
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Great Bend
Kas
Defense Department
National Guard
Joe Nickell
Topeka
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Reported For 24 Hours
AP dispatch notes Kansas traffic totals for a 24 hour period ending at 9 a.m. with a tally of fatalities and a comparison to the same period in 1960. The brief cites Topeka figures and overall state trends.
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Topeka
Kansas
Train Crashes Gas Truck Killing Nine and Wounding Six
A City of New Orleans passenger train struck a gas truck at a Magnolia Mississippi crossing killing nine people and injuring six. The streamliner continued 300 yards flames sweeping nine cars. Authorities say the truck driver did not hear the train and there were no crossing lights or barriers.
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Magnolia, Miss
New Orleans
Magnolia
Chicago
Illinois Central
J. A
Jimmy) Livingston
McComb, Miss
John Collins
Morris Piggott
Percy Nelson
Bob Gwin
Claude Pettey
Petty
Nelson
No Tapping Hope Gone
A diver reported no response to taps from the storm sunk Texas Tower, 70 miles southeast of New York, where 28 men were aboard. Underwater sounds led to hope earlier, but rescue teams concluded the men are no longer alive as search efforts continued amid murky conditions.
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New York
Navy
Texas Tower
Atlantic
New York City
Gay
Coast Guard
Iyself
Air Force
Prospects for Kansas crops look average to excellent in 1961
Kansas crop outlook from branch station superintendents at the mid winter farm conference at Kansas State University varies from average to excellent. Southeast Kansas shows best shape for winter cereals, with some wet fall delays but mild winter good overall. central Kansas reports good wheat growth and moisture. Garden City area notes ideal winter pasturing and very good conditions, while western areas risk dryness and smaller wheat.
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Manhattan
Kansas
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Kansas State University
Floyd Davidson
Mound Valley
Davidson
Bill Duftsman
Fort Hays
Garden City
A. E. Erhart
T. B. Stinson
Tribune
Evans Banbury
Colby
Driver Arrested After DUI Charge
Police arrested Alfred Brown at Oak and Malcolm around 4 p.m. yesterday on a charge of driving while intoxicated. He was held at the city jail today pending hearing or posting of bond.
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Alfred Brown
Aus N. Malcolm
Oak
Malcolm
Nine Men, three Women On Finch Jury
Los Angeles jurors selected a panel of nine men and three women with four alternates to begin duties in the Finch murder trial. Dr. R Bernard Finch and his paramour Carole Tregoff face the charge for the July 18 1959 shooting of Barbara Jean Finch. Two prior trials ended in deadlock.
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Los Angeles
Finch
R. Bernard Finch
Carole Tregoff
Barbara Jean
Woman Admits Embezzling 2 Million from Sheldon Bank
Burnice Iverson Geiger, 58, admitted embezzling 2,126,859.10 from the Sheldon National Bank where she served as assistant cashier and director. The bank is closed pending FDIC liquidation with deposits to be paid. FBI arrested Geiger, who is in custody and waived preliminary hearing.
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Sioux City, Iowa
U.s.dist. Atty
F. E. van Alstine
Burnice Iverson Geiger
Sheldon National Bank
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Geiger
Iowa
Sheldon National
Washington
FDIC
Comptroller of Currency
Jesse P. Wolcott
L. N. Mitchell
Geigers
Congregational Church
Sheldon
Thomas Lutman
100th Birthday for Manhattan Woman
Mrs. Christina Nettrouer of Manhattan Kansas will celebrate her 100th birthday this Friday. She has lived in Manhattan 39 years and has two sons Roy of Yates Center and Ernest of Cambridge, Kan. She is grandmother to 10 and great grandmother to 14.
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Manhattan, Kas
Christina Nettrouer
Manhattan
Roy
Yates Center
Ernest
Cambridge
Kan
Tribune Contact Instructions
If you cannot reach your Tribune phone, contact your carrier. If unavailable, call 700 after 6 p.m. for assistance and further guidance.
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Tribune
New York Central Halts Train Service
The New York Central Railroad halted all commuter and long distance service into and out of Grand Central Terminal due to harbor craft crewman picketing. The Pacemaker from Chicago was the last scheduled train, terminating in Albany after failing to reach the city, leaving tens of thousands of riders stranded.
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New York
New York Central Railroad
Grand Central Terminal
the Central
Chicago
Albany
New York City
Chairman Wanted to Lead Chanute Pageant Project
Chanute seeks a general chairman to coordinate a Kansas centennial pageant with a professional staff for next summer. If not filled soon the Chamber of Commerce centennial committee may drop the project. Dell Reed appointed a subcommittee to pursue candidates. A full committee meeting is scheduled Monday at 7:30 p.m. in chamber offices.
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Chanute
Kansas
Chamber of Commerce Centennial Committee
John B. Rogers
Fof
Reed
William G. Bodley
Charles Broadwell
Carter Brookhart
Chamber
Bridge Derailment Blocks Frisco Line
A Frisco Railway freight train derailed on a Gasconade River bridge 15 miles west of Rolla, wrecking twenty one cars with nine on the bridge. Normal traffic may resume by midnight if wreckage clears. one worker injured. Passenger service rerouted via Missouri Pacific and MRT routes. bus shuttle between Newburg and Springfield.
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Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
Sedalia
Fort Scott
Kan
Newburg
Springfield
Oklahoma
Brilliant Meteor Fireball Shocks California At Dusk
A brilliant fireball flashed across California skies at dusk described as blue red green or white. Mt Wilson astronomers say it likely was part of a meteor shower currently visible this time of year with observers reporting a bluish fireball over northern California and southern Oregon.
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Los Angeles
California
Mt. Wilson
Oregon
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