Main Street Widening Plan Faces Uncertainty in Meeting
City officials discussed widening Main by four feet on both sides to add parallel parking and four traffic lanes. An expected cost of up to 125000 and loss of many parking spaces drew limited support, with no decisions reached and two opposed notions debated.
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Main
R. J. Hayes
156 Park
Memorial Building
Dave Evans
Lincoln
Santa Fe
Hayes
Chanute
Parsons
Paschal Grimes
John N. Sherman Jr
Sherman
M. J. Casey
Don C. McCune
Grimes
1,000 Relatives, 200 Americans Due From Cuba
Havana AP reports 900 to 1,000 Cuban relatives of Bay of Pigs invasion prisoners and up to 205 American citizens are expected to leave Cuba this week. The Swiss Embassy said departures would use the freighter Shirley Sykes with two flights planned, while Cuban and American Red Cross preparations are in motion.
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Cuba
United States
Shirley Sykes
U.S
Red Cross
Playa Giron
Bay of Pigs
Prisoners’ Mothers Committee
Castro
Florida
Shirley Lakes
Havana
Fund Raising Firm Seeks City Chamber Meeting Support
A luncheon at the Tioga Hotel featured Earl J. Smith & Associates and Howard Parsons presenting a national fund raising service to the Chamber of Commerce. They cited Tioga’s total indebtedness, discussed costs of a membership drive, and proposed a flat 3500 plus 1500 in expenses, with no formal business session. About 100 people attended for information only.
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Lapham
George Sanders
Earl J. Smith & Associates
Howard Parsons
Chamber of Commerce
Coun- Tioga
Pos- Evans
Ness
Main
Kansas House Sends Pay Bill to Governor
The Kansas House approved a legislative pay bill by 112 to 8 and sent it to Gov. John Anderson. If signed promptly, lawmakers could receive their first paychecks in two to three days. The measure sets a $10 daily salary and $15 daily expense allotment with a $50 monthly stipend for 20 months per term.
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Topeka
Kansas House
John Anderson
John Conard
Greensburg
Rural Home Fire Damages Farm Near Chanute
A morning blaze at the Arnold Summervill farm home six miles east of Chanute damaged a bedroom and clothing in a closet. Firefighters controlled the fire, origin undetermined, after 10:15 a.m. reporting by the grandmother staying with three Sum mervill children. Sheriff and undersheriff investigated. transportation costs discussed for displaced clothing and trips.
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Arnold Summervill Farm
R. 3
Chanute
Florence Summervill
Summervill
George Neeley
John van Wickle
Summervill Home
al Summervill
Month at Sea With Quartet Of Beauties
In Honolulu the steeple jack skipper Lee Quinn on the Neophyte returned with four women crew members after a 25 day voyage from Sausalito. He plans another trip with an all girl crew but without repeating the same sailors. The journey included four storms one hurricane and a mainsail loss. Quinn’s wife Mary Ann greeted him in Waikiki as his 36th birthday was celebrated at sea.
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Honolulu
Lee Quinn
Sausalito
Calif
Quinns
South Pacific
Quinn
Waikiki Harbor
Mary Ann
Hawaii
Golden Gate
Jackie Miller
East Paterson
N.J
Man sets fire in his own car in Allentown
Joseph Strauss of Allentown admitted not driving his car since last summer though paying all the bills. He drove the vehicle downtown, took it to the city outskirts and set it on fire after discovering his estranged wife had possession. Police said the interior was damaged and Strauss was jailed on disorderly conduct charges.
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Allentown
Joseph Strauss
Strauss
Ethel
Stone Age blamed for present courtesy in speeches
University of Michigan education professor Ned A. Flanders argues the after dinner praise of speakers is a Stone Age carryover. He says chiefs visiting other tribes were ascribed supernatural powers to compensate for perceived flaws and appearance.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
University of Michigan
Ned A. Flanders
Anderson Proposes 399.4 Million Kansas Budget
Gov. John Anderson presented a 399.4 million dollar state budget for the next fiscal year to the Legislature in a joint session. He seeks to avoid major tax increases by delaying sales tax residue funds to counties and merging sale tax and general revenue funds.
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Topeka
John Anderson
Kansas
Ride-A-Wee Home cares for old dogs in Westhampton
Mike McGarvey runs a retirement kennel in Westhampton that houses aged dogs under an old-age pension plan. The nonprofit Ride-A-Wee program, with homes in Manhattan and Wantagh, charges owners 300 dollars yearly to provide full care and meals.
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Westhampton
N.Y
Mike McGarvey
McGarvey
Wantagh
Manhattan
Breakdown of Budget For Topeka Governor's Proposal
AP reports Gov. Anderson submitted a $399.4 million budget to the Legislature, with a prior year at $406.36 million and three-year totals showing shifts from delaying $12.5 million in sales tax residue funds to counties. The plan consolidates funds, aiming for a one year gain in the general revenue fund across categories such as public welfare education public safety conservation health and hospitals highways and general government.
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State Penitentiary
State Reformatory
Penitentiary
Dillon
Larned State Hospital
Osawatomie State Hospital
Anderson
Motor Vehicle Department
Highway Patrol
Topeka
John Anderson
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka For January 1963
Kansas traffic death log reports 17 fatalities for January 1963, 1 in the 24 hours to 9 AM Tuesday. Compared with 29 fatalities in the comparable period of 1962.
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Topeka
Kansas
Intercepted Letter Puts Legislators’ Wives at Capital
A fragmentary message suggests more legislators’ wives will be seen at the state capital, ending with a sign off Yours. The note references social proximity to political circles and hints at upcoming appearances.
Lewis Heads Reorganized United Fund
Chanate United Fund officers and an 11 member board were elected at a Bank of Commerce meeting. Joe Lewis became president, with Buford Fisher first vice president Floyd Potter second vice president Colleen Ikenberry secretary and Bill Young treasurer. Directors include Glen Halbe Colleen Ikenberry Elizabeth Pieper Young Potter Buford Fisher C L Fisher W G Bodley Dwight McCreight Dr Duff Wagoner Mahlon Morley. The board shrinks from 21 to 11 to streamline governance. Young reported 1962 pledges of 18 456.60 with 16 700.09 collected and 1 301.83 remaining. Disbursement plan set at 56 25 25 percent in Feb May Sept. Halbe urged organization improvements for the 1963 drive.
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Chanate United Fund
Bank of Commerce
Joe Lewis
Richard L. Ashley
Buford Fisher
Floyd Potter
Colleen Ikenberry
Bill Young
Glen Halbe
Ikenberry
Elizabeth Pieper
Young
Potter
C. L
Lot
Halbe
Cold wave grips Kansas with freezing highs and light snow
Topeka dispatch reports a third cold wave this month as temperatures plummet across northern counties and snow falls in the north. Highs reach near 10 in the north and lower 30s in the south with tonight’s lows near zero to 5 below in the north and 5 to 10 above in the south. Strong northerly winds 20 to 40 mph cause drifting and blowing as an inch of snow is forecast statewide.
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Topeka
Kansas
Border
Weather Bureau
Lawrence
Dodge City
Pittsburg
Woodpeckers discouraged in frigid Northland area
In International Falls Minnesota a logger notes trees are frozen hard as iron pipes used as markers. The town of 6,700 endures record cold with temperatures plunging to 38 below zero, yet pulpwood milling remains active as residents cope with extreme frost and automated car heaters.
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International Falls
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Office of Economic Analysis
Atchison
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