Auditor Traces Baker Net Worth Growth in Probe
Government auditor testified that former Senate aide Robert G. Baker's net worth jumped from 11025 in 1954 to 2166886 on February 1 1963. Statements show real estate worth 456666 and stockholdings 1582630 including 2850 Serv A Corp shares valued at 1 million. A $300000 damage suit over a vending franchise transfer sparked the inquiry as Rep Gross calls for a separate House probe into Baker's affairs.
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Washington
Senate
Robert G. Baker
Lorin H. Drennan Jr
Government Accounting Office
Senate Rules Committee
Baker
Drennan
Federal Savings and Loan Association
Baltimore
Serv-A Corp
Serv- U
Rep
H. R. Gross
Iown
House
Johnson
Saturn 1 two stage test flight aims for space edge
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP United States plans next Monday to launch the Saturn 1 on its first two stage test flight The 164 foot tall rocket at 562 tons will lift a 37700 pound satellite far heavier than any previous payload The second stage with six liquid hydrogen engines will ignite in space and deliver the power experts say could give the United States a booster lead over Russia in ballistic capability
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
United States
Russia
Best
Recessed Kansas Legislature Due To Governor Docking Funeral
Both houses paused in Topeka until midafternoon for the Kansas City funeral of former Gov George Docking with delegations from both chambers. The budget session moved slowly aside from committee work on major appropriations. Next week includes the Kansas Day observance and a Wichita civic leaders visit. A group of Republican House members proposed an outside audit of state government to identify economies, led by Reps Bill Fribley Edward Boyd and F H Geiger with other signatories.
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Topeka
Kansas City
George Docking
House
Senate
Wichita
Republican House
Kansas
General Motors
du Pont
Santa Fe
Norton
E. A. Unruh
Newton
Dick Vanlandingham
Kingman
Jackson Applies For Retirement From Kansas Supreme Court
TOPERA AP reports Justice Scuyler W. Jackson filed for retirement from the Kansas Supreme Court due to permanent physical disability. He asks the court to determine his disability and notify the retirement board to place him on retirement effective February 8, creating the first vacancy on the court since the state made positions appointive from nominations by a commission.
Poultry Jamboree Sparks Debate Over Term Hen Party
An intercepted letter asks if Tuesday’s Poultry Jamboree can be described as a hen party. The inquiry explores slang usage for a local event featuring poultry enthusiasts.
Workers Reject Company Offer At Elec tra Manufacturing Co
INDEPENDENCE Kan AP Hourly workers at Electra Manufacturing Co rejected the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers as their bargaining representative in a National Labor Relations Board election. Unofficial tallies show 467 against 146 for. Electra employs about 900 production and maintenance workers at an electronics firm.
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Independence, Kan
Electra Manufacturing Co
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
National Labor Relations Board
Electra
Weather Hits Historic Cold Snap and Snow Across Kansas
Area forecast shows heavy cloudiness and colder air with light rain to snow Friday. Topeka issues heavy snow warning for west and northwest Kansas as winter returns. Temperatures swing from 50s in the southeast to mid 30s in the northwest with lows near 15 to upper 30s. Record highs from Wichita and Topeka fall as snow arrives and forecasts call for rain, snow and possible freezing rain late tonight into Friday.
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Topeka
Kansas
West
Wichita
Goodland
Hill City
Pittsburg
Civil rights bill move gains steam in House Rules
A Rules Committee revolt aims to end hearings on the civil rights bill before Lincoln Day recess. Rep. Richard Bolling leads a bipartisan push with Republican support to force a vote, challenging Chairman Howard W. Smith as Southern Democrats temper the plan.
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Washington
House
House Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Smith
Bolling
South
Rules Committee
Johnson
Tax Cut Progress in Senate Finance Committee Vote
The Senate Finance Committee aims to complete work and vote final approval today on an $11 billion tax cut bill. If passed, debate in the full Senate would begin next week, with President Johnson urging quick passage to boost the economy. The panel approved the 14 percent withholding rate change, retroactive to Jan 1, and kept the two stage debate off the table. The overall tax cuts for individuals and corporations are now estimated at about $11.5 billion, up from $11.1 billion.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Johnson
House
Finance Committee
Behavior Workshop Opens at Parsons
A three day workshop on adaptive behavior opened at Parsons State Hospital and Training Center in Parsons Kansas. Attendees include experts from 15 states and organizers are the American Association on Mental Deficiency and Parsons with support from the National Institute of Mental Health. Notable participants include Prof Herschel W Nisonger of Columbus Ohio and Dr John J Noone of Bethesda Maryland representing NIMH.
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Parsons, Kan
Parsons State Hospital and Training Center
American Association On Mental Deficiency
Parsons Training Center
National Institute of Mental Health
Herschel W. Nisonger
Columbus
Ohio
AAMD
Division of
John J. Noone
Bethesda, Md
NIMH
Inmate Stabbed at Hutchinson State Reformatory
An inmate identified as Richard Tyrell of Wa Keeney was stabbed in the abdomen at the State Reformatory plumbing shop in Hutchinson Kansas and was hospitalized Wednesday. His condition was reported satisfactory.
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Tyrell
Reformatory
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Log For 24 Hours
Kansas traffic death log reports 1 death in the 24 hours ending 9 am Thursday. For January 1964 the total reaches 33, with 33 for the year so far. The comparable 1963 period lists 20 deaths.
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Topeka
Kansas
Sugar deal deepens Cuba Soviet pact and Castro leanings
In Moscow Fidel Castro backs Khrushchev in the Sino Soviet rift after the Soviet pledge to buy over 2.6 billion dollars of Cuban sugar in six years. A Cuban Soviet communique praises peaceful coexistence and disarmament moves while signaling Cuba’s distance from Red China and reaffirming protection against U S invasion. The statement also backs Panama Canal Treaty revision and urges better U S relations on peaceful terms.
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Moscow
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Khrushchev
China
Castro
Kremlin
Ukraine
Red China
Caribbean
Soviet Union
Panama
United States
Planning Completed For Poultry Event
Southeast Kansas Poultry Jamboree and Cha nute Spring Farm and Home Show were discussed at a chamber breakfast. Registration opens at 10:15 a.m. with talks on poultry financing and agriculture opportunities. Egg show prizes, barbecued chicken lunch, and commercial displays planned. Booth uptake declined, prompting possible show format changes or cancellation. Adams Ranch Oklahoma tour also discussed but not acted upon.
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Southeast Kansas
Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee
Harry Reed
The
Kansas Poultry Assn
State Board of Agriculture
Chirmen
Agriculture Committee
Jim Benton
Glen McLaren
JayCees
John Gorton
Jerry Williamson
Ag Committee
Adams Ranch
Oklahoma
Neely Announces Re-Election Bid for Neosho Sheriff
George E. Neely, Neosho county sheriff, announces he will seek re election in the August Democratic primary. A lifelong Democrat born near Urbana, Neely notes his experience as undersheriff and sheriff and says experience matters in law enforcement. He is a Mason and Eastern Star member, married with two sons.
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George E. Neely
Neosho County
Neely
Urbana
Neosho Com- P
Sheriff Neely
The
Masonic Lodge
Order of Eastern Star
Reservations for Chamber Legislative Conference Due
The Chamber of Commerce sponsored conference returns with a Friday deadline for reservations. Neo sho Wilson Allen and Woodson counties send invited legislators, with Erie state senator Charles Forsyth as the only definite commitment. Charles Henshall will MC as a panel leads Q&A at the Tioga Hotel ballroom starting at noon. Public attendance allowed.
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Chamber of Commerce
Neosho
Wilson
Allen
Woodson
Charles Forsyth
Erie
Charles Henshall
Tioga Hotel
Car Hits Two Cows On Rural Routes Near Liberal
Dennis Queen and Kathy Kilgore escaped unhurt after two separate cow collisions on different roads near Liberal. Both incidents left the cars badly damaged and the animals killed.
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Liberal
Kan
Dennis Queen
Kathy Kilgore
Queen
Kathy
Wham
Miss Kilgore
Poverty and hunger haunt American Indians in poverty talk
At a White House event President Johnson pledged focus on Indian poverty as NCAI leaders highlighted dire conditions. Executive director Robert Brunette described population shifts from near extinction to about 650,000, with 49 percent unemployment and average life expectancy of 42. He cited food aid reliance, limited access to college attire, and scarce credit for land development, noting a few oil and desert wealth cases among Osages and Agua Caliente.
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National Congress of American Indians
White House
Johnson
Indian Congress
Robert Brunette
Montana
Alex LaForge
Brunette
Oklahoma
Agua Caliente
Palm Springs
Calif
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3Rd Street
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Larry Mathews
Parsons
Castro Faith
Munist Party
International Communist Movement
National Guard
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Ed Worley
First National Bank of
Vern Bailey
Ralston Purina Co
M. E. Jackson
K-State
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