House Vote Overrides Presidential Veto on Pay Increase
The House voted 256 to 89 to override President Eisenhower and fund a 72 percent pay raise affecting 1.5 million federal workers, including 535,000 postal employees. Democratic Leader Lyndon Johnson urged quick Senate action as the bill moves toward final approval.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
GOP
Congress
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Cuba
Gough Ends Career In Banking In Chanute Neosho County
William Gough 76 retires as president of the Bank of Commerce after 42 years in Neosho County banking. He began as an errand boy in 1918, became cashier in 1928, and was named president in 1958. He will devote time to a 480 acre Benedict area ranch. He and his wife joined Chanute in 1912 and have two sons and three grandchildren.
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William Gough
Bank of Commerce
Neosho County
William G. Bodley
Gough
Peoples Home State Bank
Peoples Bank
Benedict
Train Collison Kills Three Children in Hays Drive-In Outing
A Union Pacific train struck a car carrying 10 children in Hays Kansas. Three youths Parker 14 Klaus 15 and Burkhart 13 died. Seven others injured including Sack siblings Edith Ann 17 Mary Jane 13 and Ricky 8. Driver Edith Ann Sack and two other Sack children were among those hospitalized.
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Hays, Kan
Union Pacific
Hays
Colin Parker
Tom Parker
Lois Klaus
Nick J. Klaus
Steve Burkhart
Ted Burkhart
David Sack
Edith Ann Sack
Sack
Mary Jane
Ricky
Albert Klaus
Charles Klaus
Craig Parker
Post Opening At Earlton Postmaster Job Offered
The Earlton post office seeks applicants for fourth class postmaster with a $2771 annual salary. Must reside in the local postal territory and be 18 by July 26. No max age. those over 70 may be considered only for one year renewables. Marie Morehead has been acting postmaster for the past year.
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Earlton
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Washington
D. C
Marie Morehead
Cars Loaded For Holiday
Americans hit the highways for the July 4 weekend carrying resort gear and boat trailers. The National Safety Council warns 370 traffic deaths may occur in the 78 hour holiday period from 6 pm today to midnight Monday. Fireworks toll has diminished to insignificance with no deaths reported last year or in 1958.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Associated Press
Wichita Is Leader In Traffic Safety
The National Safety Council named Wichita as the leader in traffic safety for cities in the 200,000 to 350,000 population group, reporting 0.68 deaths per 10,000 registered vehicles. St Louis topped the 750,000 to one million group with 2.3 deaths per 10,000 vehicles, while Topeka in the 50,000 to 100,000 bracket had no deaths.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Wichita
Topeka
National Safety Council
Burdick Claims Victory in Dual Campaigns
Fargo AP report says Rep. Quentin N. Burdick leads in North Dakota special U S Senate race with all but three precincts counted and a 953 vote margin. He declares, I am elected, as results appear conclusive.
Grant Approved for Leavenworth Growth Plan in Kansas
In Washington AP: Urban Renewal Administration approved a $17 970 grant to plan growth and development for Leavenworth Kansas. The grant will be matched by local funds and administered by the Leavenworth Planning Commission.
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Washington
Jocelyn Birch Peterson
Fargo
Drew
Leavenworth
Kan
John E. Davis
Elderly Couple Dead in Wichita Home
In Wichita a nurse found John Ormsbee age 70 and his wife Sarah 76 dead from revolver wounds in their home. Police believe John shot his wife then killed himself after their son J. Lee Ormsbee said they were despondent over health costs and felt like a burden. Bessie Cummings had been visiting Mrs. Ormsbee for a fractured hip.
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John Ormsbee
Sarah
J. Lee Ormsbee
Bessie Cummings
Wichita
Ormsbee
Arizona Firm Mails Checks From Receiver's Surplus
Checks totaling 5 208 044 will be mailed to 39 000 shareholders of Arizona Savings and Loan Assa after court approval. The distribution uses a 5 451 405 surplus cash fund and totals about 12 42 percent of the firm s 41 million dollars in deposits. A hearing on the proposed reorganizing plan is set before Judge Lorna Lockwood on July 28.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Arizona Savings and Loan Assa
Maricopa County
Lorna Lockwood
Arizona Savings
New Trial Sought in Parole Case In Kansas
Pardon attorney Dale Spiegel for Gov. George Docking asked Shawnee District Court for a new trial in the ruling that the governor's parole powers are valid. The motion precedes any appeal to the Kansas Supreme Court. Attorney General John Anderson argued 22 paroles were invalid due to a 1957 act. Judge Beryl Johnson upheld that claim.
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Topeka
Dale Spiegel
George Docking
Shawnee
Ashley Clinic opens with grand open house in Iola
The new Ashley Clinic at 5th and Plummer welcomes visitors Sunday from 3 to 5 PM. The $175000 facility spans over 9000 square feet with 16 exam rooms 6 doctors offices X ray and lab facilities an emergency room a large reception and inner waiting room a pharmacy lounges a vault and a business office. Staff includes five doctors three nurses a nurse aide two pharmacists a lab X ray tech five office workers and a janitor with plans to add a sixth doctor Earl Martin newly joined as business manager and a Cloverdale California background. Construction began last September with Charles Berthot Construction Co as general contractor.
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Ashley
Plummer
Earl Martin
Business Mann
Clinic
W. Main
Charles Berthot Construction Co
Lassman Electric
Heating and Air Conditioning Inc
Anderson Plumbing and Heating of
Iola
Kiene and Bradley
Topeka
Chanute
Jim Blessing
Banks cut Saturday hours in regional shift
The First National Bank and the Bank of Commerce announce changes to banking hours next Friday. Saturday banking ends with Friday hours extended to 3 30 to 6 p m while weekdays stay 9 30 a m to 2 30 p m Monday through Thursday remain unchanged. Other area banks including First National of Thayer Stark State Bank Humboldt National Bank Iola State Bank and Allen County State Bank at Lola adopt similar hours.
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First National Bank
Bank of Commerce
First National of
Thayer
Stark State Bank
Humboldt National Bank
Iola State Bank
Allen County State Bank
Lola
Vehicles Damaged In Car Collision Near Main and Evergreen
An estimated 90 damage occurred in a two vehicle collision at Main and Evergreen about 9 this morning. P H Taylor 115 N Western backed a 1960 Pontiac into a 1960 Chevrolet truck owned by Smith Lumber Co driven by Roger Roles on N Evergreen. The truck turned left into a private drive. the car suffered a rear bumper dent while the truck had no damage.
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Main and
Evergreen
P.H. Taylor
N. Western
The
Smith Lumber Company
Roger Roles
N. Evergreen
United States Property Seized in Cuba Takedown
Officials estimate US owned property in Cuba at about 300 million dollars has been seized by Fidel Castro's government. Total American assets in Cuba valued near one billion dollars with little data on other foreign investments or seizures.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Traffic Fatalities Rise in Topeka Area Log
Kansas traffic death log reports 24 hours to 9 am shows 3 deaths in Topeka area, 1960-228 comparable to 265 in 1959 period, indicating fluctuations in annual totals and regional impact.
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Topeka
Kansas
Webb City approves 170000 bond for new elementary school
Webb City voters approved a $170,000 school bond for a west side elementary school with a 389 to 110 margin. Absentee ballots were not counted.
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Webb City
West Side
All-Night Gala Pitched by J Paul Getty in England
About 2000 guests attended a lavish 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. party at Sutton Place hosted by J Paul Getty to christen his British residence and showcase the debutante daughter of Capt Jan Con stable Maxwell. The event cost over $30,000, with Getty's oil profits around $57,000 that night.
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Guildford
England
J. Paul Getty
Getty
Britain
Sutton Place
Jan Constable Maxwell
Tudor House
Henry VIII
Grand Central Station
New York
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Paris
Cuba Seizes Esso and Shell Refineries Under Castro Order
Havana reports Prime Minister Fidel Castro ordered seizure of Esso Standard and Shell Oil installations and Cuban refineries unless they process token shipments of state oil. The move follows Texaco seizure and targets oil valued at about 150 million dollars, with Cuba claiming legal authority over refineries to process state oil.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Esso Standard and
Shell
Cuba
Esso
Castro
Texaco Oil Co
Santiago
Issa
Texaco
Venezuela
Soviet Union
Revolucion
Coil
Africans Hold Million Dollar Freedom Party Celebrations
In Mogadiscio Somalia presides over a million dollar independence celebration as Italian Somaliland and British Somaliland merge into a republic. About 1.8 million Somalis live in the new nation as Rome and London pledge aid while foreign nations greet Africa's second new state in 24 hours.
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Mogadiscio
Somalia
East Africa
Kenya
Rome
Italian Somaliland
British Somaliland
Ethiopia
French Somaliland
Italy
United Nations Trust
Africa
Belgian Congo
Heat Ejected by Cold Front Sweeps Kansas
A strong cold front cut heat in Kansas Thursday night, dropping temperatures 10 to 15 degrees from Thursday afternoon. The Weather Bureau logged 28.99 inches and warned of possible storms overnight in the northeast with large hail reported in Hiawatha. Highs Thursday ranged from 99 at Hutchinson to 79 at Goodland. overnight lows included 54 at Goodland and 73 at Pittsburg.
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Topeka
Kansas
Northwest
Weather Bureau
Hiawatha
Shail
Brown
Doniphan
Atchison
St. Joseph
Leavenworth
Hutchinson
Salina
Goodland
Pittsburg
Four Deer Reported Near River by Off Duty Officer
Four deer were seen near the river northeast of here yesterday afternoon by Officer Bob Fullerton. He said the deer crossed Oasis road while he was on an off duty fishing trip. Three are reddish colored and one is white.
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Here
Bob Fullerton
Oasis Road
Tojall
Madell Hegelar
Humboldt Funeral Home Sold to Wichita Couple
The John son Funeral Home in Humboldt will transfer ownership to Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Price of Wichita effective July 16. The Prices, with two children, will assume proprietorship July 16 and move into the property around July 10. John son, an embalmer and mortician, has guided the business since 1913 and will relocate near the Neosho River.
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Humboldt
Johnson Funeral Home
Donald H. Price
Wichita
Lloyd Johnson
Methodist Church
Price
Culbertson Mortuary
Johnson
U. S
Margarite Mc‘Grew
Roy Foster
Hutchinson
Humboldt Board of Education
Neosho River
Humboldt Bridge
Body of Woman Found in House Near Wichita
The nude body of a woman was found on a blood soaked floor in a farmhouse northeast of Wichita. Sheriff Denver Bland said no ID or age could be determined at once and the cause of death was not yet known. The clothes hung on a water pipe. Victor Lygrisse of Wichita owned the house and showed it to Dennis G. Robinson, a prospective renter.
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Wichita
Kan
Denver Bland
Victor Lygrisse
Dennis G. Robinson
Greenwich Road
Bank Robber Caught After Prison Flight
Orval Lloyd Skinner, 48, escaped from Leavenworth and seized three men in Humboldt Neb then fled in a state trooper’s car. He was nabbed near Falls City on Friday morning on a farm 10 miles northeast of town. Skinner was serving a 35 year sentence entered prison in 1941.
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Falls City
Neb
Leavenworth
Kan
Humboldt
Richardson County Sheriff's Office
Orval Lloyd Skinner
Nebraska
Skinner
Lincoln
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