Ag Lab Shift Studied at Southeast Kansas Station
A nine county advisory committee met to discuss relocating the Southeast Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station at Mound Valley. Subcommittees proposed minimum site criteria and discussed options including expanding the existing site or acquiring a new location. The program panel urged stronger publicity, student outreach, and an agricultural economics expert to aid local farmers.
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Mound Valley Agricultural Experiment Station
J. C. Page
Coffeyville Dairy
Fredonia
Southeast Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Mound Valley
Kansas State University
C. Peakrs Wilson
Johnson Takes Oath Amid Stirring Rites
Washington AP Lyndon B Johnson took the presidential oath amid a stirring ceremony at the Capitol pledging to lead as best he can. He invoked a war on poverty and ignorance and urged unity, while Lady Bird Johnson held the Bible. Vice President Humphrey also took his oath at 11:57 a.m. with John W McCormack administering. Unprecedented security framed the joyous day following Kennedy’s assassination.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S. Capitol
Hubert Horatio Humphrey
Johnson
Humphrey
House
John W. McCormack
John F. Kennedy
Bill to End Death Penalty in Kansas Introduced
A bill to abolish the Kansas death penalty was introduced in the House by Rep. Jerry Griffith and colleagues. The measure would make life imprisonment the maximum criminal penalty in the state. The sponsors also sought property tax relief for seniors and the totally and permanently disabled.
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Topeka
Kansas
Jerry Griffith
Dderby
Robert Cram
R-St. Francis
Harlow B. Brown
Hutchinson
Griffith
Weather Outlook for Kansas Temperatures Rise Briefly
AREA FORECAST: Fair to partly cloudy through Thursday with warmer conditions on Thursday. Tonight’s low 20s to 25, Thursday high near 50. Kansas statewide temperatures in the 40s and 50s today, with early lows from 14 to 34 across cities. Clouds grow Thursday as a cold front reenters from Texas. Traces of rain reported in Wichita Emporia and Chanute.
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Texas
Wichita
Emporia
Chanute
Tribune Phone Contact Details
If you cannot reach your Tribune contact by phone try your carrier then call HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m. The instruction directs readers to use the specified number after business hours for connection assistance.
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Tribune
Intercepted Letter from Inauguration Day
An intercepted letter describes a sunny inauguration day with many people choosing to stay indoors watching the festivities on television. The writer signs as Dear Cha, noting a peaceful, reflective mood amid public events.
15 Siblings Name Newborn Dominick in Family Ballot
Towaco New Jersey AP report: Marius and Anne Spada welcome their ninth son. The 15 siblings held a vote to name the baby. Dominick won over John and Anthony. Father Dominick, a friend of the family, inspired the choice. The baby weighed eight pounds and is in good condition with the parents.
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Towaco
N.J
Marius Spada
Dominick
Spadas
Spada
John
Anthony
Sada
Anne
Senate Backs Amendment Plan Topeka Action
The Kansas Senate adopted a proposed constitutional amendment to base one house of the legislature on something other than population. The 24 to 15 vote drew Democrat opposition, with Republicans holding a 27 to 13 Senate edge. The measure asks Congress to submit the amendment to the states or call a constitutional convention. Similar resolutions are being looked at in other states. Considerable opposition surfaced during preliminary discussions, but today’s passage occurred without debate.
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Topeka
Kansas Senate
Congress
Santa Fe Diesel Unit Derailed Near Yard in Prank
A Santa Fe diesel switch engine derailed late last night near the yard scales south of 7th street after a 45 to 50 pound coupling knuckle was placed on the track. Eight wheels left the rails at 6 to 8 mph, with five crewmen endangered and damage valued at 1000 to 2000 dollars. The engine was back on track by 10 50 a m today. Engineer was H A Waggoner. crew included E W Seefeldt L A Allen Dr Miles and M E Felkins, all from Chanute.
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Santa Fe
7Th Street
Lester Lawrence
Lawrence
H. A. Waggoner
E. W. Seefeldt
L. A. Allen
Dr. Miles
M. E. Felkins
Chanute
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka Area 1965
Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours to 9 am Wednesday. For January 1965 the total is 21 fatalities, compared with 32 deaths in the same period of 1964. Authorities track crashes to assess trends and safety measures.
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Topeka
Kansas
Little Change For Churchill After Stroke
London AP says Sir Winston Churchill slept peacefully through the night and his restlessness is gone. A medical bulletin noted there is little to record and another bulletin will be issued this evening. This is the 12th update since the 90 year old statesman suffered a stroke last Friday.
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London
Sir Winston Churchill
Winston
Two Youth Are Mum On Fire at K State
Manhattan Kansas AP reports Larry Sayler 22 a music major who wrote reviews for the Kansas State University newspaper and his friend William Shaw 19 members of a 'Burn The Barn' group faced second degree arson charges after a large campus building burned last Friday. The pair were jailed in Riley County awaiting further proceedings.
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Manhattan
Kan
Larry Sayler
Kansas State University
Sayler
William Shaw
Sayler and
Shaw
Riley County
Donn Everett
Phi Mu Alpha
Kansas House assigns committee posts under Speaker Hill
Kansas House leadership opened with Clyde Hill naming committee chairmen. Arden Dierdorff will head roads and highways, a post tied to the Kansas Turnpike Authority, with F H Geiger as vice chair. John Bower leads education, Lawrence Slocombe chairs assessment and taxation. Hill noted party balance and that freshmen will not head Ways and Means.
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Topeka
Kansas House of Representatives
Clyde Hill
R-Yates Center
Arden Dierdorff
R-Smith Center
Roads and Highways Committee
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Roads and Highways
Rep
F. H. Geiger
Everest
John Bower
R-Mclouth
Lawrence Slocombe
Peabody
Hill
Ways and Means Committee
John Conard
Greensburg
Fred Meek
Idana
Robert A. Finney
Humboldt
Hubert Fatzer
Fellsburg
Man Is Charged With Grand Larceny
BRIE-W. S. Melton, 76, of rural Girard, was arrested yesterday by Crawford county sheriff and returned by Neosho county on a charge of grand larceny. Melton is accused of stealing a calf from Paul Schettler of St Paul last Friday night and selling it at Jay, Oklahoma. Preliminary hearing was set for this afternoon in Chanute city court.
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Brie
W. S. Melton
Girard
Crawford County
Neosho County
George Neely
Melton
Paul Schettler
St. Paul
Jay
Oklo
Mellon
Chanute
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