Tribune Engages Greek Newsman For Ranney Case
The Greek Supreme Court was to hear defense arguments for a new trial for Roger Ranney 27 former Chanute resident sentenced to death for murdering two Greek seamen The Tribune hires an English speaking Greek correspondent to report public opinion and case developments The first dispatch arrives next week An associate noted the case looks brighter with Greek press favoring Ranney and the American consul general impressed with the Greek investigation Ranney’s mother Mrs John Lowen sent a cable to the Greek prime minister pleading for a new trial asserting her son’s innocence
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Greek Supreme Court
Athens
Roger Ranney
Chanute
The
Tribune
Ranney
United States
Greece
Donaldson
Robert Cartwright
Gugas
Supreme Court
John Lowen
Constantine Karamanalis
Deep Kansas Cold Breaks Early Record On Date
A brutal cold wave grips Kansas with subzero readings after a dawn low of eight below zero at Chanute shattering a long standing record. Forecasters warn of more snow or freezing rain as a wintry mix moves in and temperatures struggle to rise.
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Gad Sicesses Messss
Topeka
Pittsburg
Goodland
Hutchinson
FBI Uses Hammers In Gambling Raid In Reading Pa
FBI swept into a downtown Reading building with sledgehammers to shut down a major gambling operation. More than 150 patrons were seized at three dice tables. seven men arrested and 100 others named as witnesses. Dozens of agents moved to Navy Marine Armory for hearings as over $25,000 in cash was seized.
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Reading
FBI
U. S. Army
Navy- Marine Armory
New Jersey
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
Hoover
Anthony la Monica
Trenton
Pasquale Pillo
Camden
George Barrow
Yeadon
Penn
Frank la Scalza
Philadelphia
Simon Rudolph
Nesquehoning
Leon Williams
Steve Dromcheck
Minersville
la Monica
JFK Ends First Year In White House
New York AP reports President Kennedy marked one year in the White House and signaled plans for a second term era of seven years and potential bid for re election. A Washington dinner at the National Guard Armory drew thousands of Democrats today.
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New York
Kennedy
White House
Washington
National Guard
Prairie Park Economy Study Shows Growth Promise
A University of Kansas study on a proposed Prairie National Park in Pottawatomie County finds strong local economic impact. Estimated 1970 tourist spending could exceed 6 million with 1,152,145 visitors in 1970 if developed by 1965, while new local business may total nearly 11 million. Tax effects include county losses on property and potential revenue gains as land use shifts to higher value development.
Special Reservist Pool Proposed to Speed Crises Calls
The Pentagon floated creating a special pool of Reservists on advance notice to fill understrength units in future Cold War crises. Secretary McNamara testified that no final decision has been made, but the plan would screen candidates with limited full-time training and prioritize recall to active Army, aiming to avoid administrative problems seen in the Berlin call up.
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Washington
Pentagon
Berlin
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Senate Armed Services Committee
Department
U.S
McNamara
City Crews Move Snow
City street department crews worked through last night until 2 a.m. for a second straight night clearing snow. City Manager R. J. Hayes said no further night hours should be needed unless new snow falls. Snow was winnowed and hauled by Randall Diver using his scraper, which speeds the job. Clearing focused downtown and on highways with Highland and City Parks serving as dumping sites.
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City
R. J. Hayes
Hayes
Randall Diver
Diver
Highland
City Manager Resigns in Parsons Kansas
Parsons City Manager Jerry M. Smith resigns effective March 15 to become sales manager of a local manufacturing firm. Smith arrived from Lawrence in 1960 and led the city during his tenure.
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Parsons, Kan
Jerry M. Smith
Smith
Parsons
Lawrence
Comstock Woman Dies From Belleville Traffic Crash Injuries
Mrs Dagny Quennt of Comstock Minnesota died in a Belleville hospital from injuries suffered in a traffic accident on U S 61 south of Belleville.
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Belleville, Kas
Dagny Qunnelt
Comstock
Minn
Belleville
U. S. 61
Moon Shot On Again For Friday
Cape Canaveral officials report a fueling mishap on the Atlas booster delaying the Ranger 3 moon mission by at least four days. Originally forecast to launch Monday, a Friday firing remains possible though unlikely, with the next ideal window not until about February 20. Ranger 3 aims to image the moon and deploy an instrument package to study moonquakes and meteor impacts.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlas
Ranger 3
Man Ends Life At Fort Scott Farm
Raymond J. Ryan, 74, called the Konantz funeral home and asked for Bruder Konantz to come. Konantz drove 12 miles to the Ryan farm and found Ryan dead from a shotgun wound with the weapon beside him. Coroner Dr. L. L. Cooper ruled death by self-inflicted gunshot.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Konantz Funeral Home
Raymond J. Ryan
Bruder Konantz
Ryan
Konantz
Ryan Farm
L. L. Cooper
Pistol Drop Sparks Robbery At Florida Service Station
Myrtle F. Webster, 53, says a man she returned a dropped pistol to Friday night led to a robbery at her Jacksonville service station. The thief fled with $250 after the firearm mishap and also took $50 from two customers.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Myrtle F. Webster
Medical Plan Misses Point on Aged Health Care
Secretary Ribicoff criticized the AMA Blue Shield plan for seniors as failing to address the core issue of rising hospital costs. He urged support for the Kennedy administration's hospital and nursing home payment proposals, noting the AMA plan would only cover doctors for patients with low incomes. He praised the plan’s recognition of the problem, but highlighted its inadequacy in protecting savings amid serious illness.
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Washington
Abraham A. Ribicoff
American Medical Association
Ribicoff
AMA
Democratic National Committee
Astronauts Wife Prepares to Watch Orbit Flight on Multiple TVs
Mrs John H Glenn Jr adds three televisions to the Glenn home for full coverage of the space flight. Anna Glenn 41, son John David 16, daughter Carolyn 14, join her in watching the event with her parents from New Concord Ohio.
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Arlington, Va
John H. Glenn Jr
America
Glenn
Anna
John David
Carolyn
Mrs. Glenn
Mrs. H. W. Castor
New Concord, Ohio
Dr. Castor
Four Perish In Home Fire In Lutherville Maryland
In Lutherville Maryland three small children and their father died in a suburban Baltimore fire. The mother leapt from a second floor bedroom and suffered multiple injuries but was listed in satisfactory condition. Fire officials said the four perished from burns and were pronounced dead at the scene. The family resided in a split level home about ten miles north of Baltimore. cause of the blaze was not immediately determined.
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Lutherville
Baltimore
Union Memorial Hospital
Raymond Tippett
Paul
Gordon
Matthew
Helen Tippett
Nationalist China Seeks $90 Million AID Loan
In Taipei Formosa Nationalist China applied for $90 million from the U S Agency for International Development to fund three projects a steel works $40 million fertilizer plant $30 million and a thermo electric plant $20 million government spokesman K Y Yin said the loans would cover construction costs for the facilities.
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Taipei
Formosa
China
U.S. Agency For International Development (Aid
K.Y. Yin
Cold Weather Training For Wichita Cadets
Wichita University ROTC cadets endured knee deep snow for cold weather drills this weekend. Officials allowed them to sleep in the campus armory due to frigid temperatures, but required daytime and two hours of nighttime outdoor training. The mercury fell to 12 degrees below zero overnight.
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Wichita
Wichita University Rotc
Horn Honked At Wrong Driver In Oxford Court
John Sissons admitted in court he honked his car horn several times after another vehicle halted ahead. He blamed the other driver as hesitant and incompetent. Prosecutor said the motorist stopping to let traffic proceed was Chief Inspector H R Bellamy of Oxford City Police. Sissons was fined $14.
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Oxford, England
John Sissons
H.R. Bellamy
Oxford City
Traffic Fatalities Log Report From Topeka AP
Topeka AP dispatch notes Kansas traffic death totals for a 24 hour period ending 9 a.m. Saturday. January fatalities count equals 24, with 1961 January totals also at 24. Comparable 1961 period shows 31 deaths.
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Topeka
Kansas
Quiet in Kremlin Signals Major Hidden Development
Western diplomats in Moscow say the quiet Kremlin move hints at a major development amid an ideological battle between Khrushchev and Molotov. Observers note ambiguity over whether the dispute is a party squabble or a wider clash involving Red China, with Molotov’s fate and Vienna posting unresolved and Pravda denouncing him as a rigid foe of peaceful coexistence.
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Kremlin
Devel
Opment
Dors
Soviet Communist Party
Red China
Berlin
Soviet Bloc
Khrushchev
Tomat
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Communist Party
Pravda
Washington
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Soviet Union
United States
Moscow Radio
Communist Movement
Radio Moscow
Leavenworth Endures Seven Hours Without Heat
Nearly 300 Leavenworth homes lost heat for seven hours in subzero weather Friday as 15 repairmen fought hazardous conditions to fix a ruptured 10 inch natural gas pipeline. The break at 9:30 a.m. left pressure from 70 to 3 psi. servicemen from nearby towns helped relight furnaces while schools and industries used standby oil heat. One worker, Charles E. Whan, 60, was overcome by fumes and hospitalized after rescue efforts.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Lawrence
Atchison
Kansas Power & Light Co
Charles E. Whan
Baldwin
Transportation Halt In City of Algiers
Algiers public transport remained paralyzed for a third day as authorities refused to provide armed escorts on buses. Moslem and European transport employees vowed to continue their strike until they receive protection against terrorists, with no official explanation given for the refusal.
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Algiers
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