Six condemned men attempt deadly escape from San Quentin
Six death row inmates at San Quentin staged a violent breakout, slashing guards with iron bars, seizing weapons, and using a hidden tool to breach cell bars. After three hours, tear gas and heavy guard detail repelled the attempt and the six were returned to solitary confinement.
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San Quentin
Calif
Luis Moya
Roy B
Augustine Baldonado
Part- Kardell
C. L. Deatrickner
Moya
Ventura
Elizabeth Duncan
Deatrick
Death Row
Fourth of July Fireworks Mark Chanute Holiday Events
A general holiday on Wednesday for Chanute and nearby areas brings closures of government offices and many businesses. The 44th annual Fourth of July celebration, sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Chanute merchants, features an hour-long fireworks display at City Park starting about 9 p.m. Harold Cooper and Russ Browning coordinate the event with the VFW color guard and auxiliary refreshments. A double-header baseball program between American Legion teams from Chanute and Neodesha precedes the fireworks with games at 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
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the Tribune
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chanute Merchants
VFW
City Park
Harold Cooper
Russ Browning
American Legion
Chanute
Neodesha
Home Savings Reports Record Dividend and Growth
Home Savings Assn paid its largest semi annual dividend in 76 years totaling 116000 mailed Friday for the last six months. Total assets exceed 7 million dollars, up about 1150000 in the past year, with loans at 6160000 and savings at 5400000. The four county area staff serves about 7500 customers with offices in Chanute Humboldt Iola Yates Center Burlington and Fredonia.
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Home Savings Assn
Robert N. Allen
Neosho
Allen
Woodson
Wilson Counties
Home Savings
Kansas
Chanute
Humboldt
Iola
Yates Center
Burlington
Fredonia
Parsons
Independence
Harry Byers
Erma Joe King
Marian Shike
Marie Galt
Wendell Bowyer
Kenneth Horton
Carl Haight
Tommy Anderson
Wilbur Thompson
Gordon Barker
W. E. Oakes
Bowyer
Gloria Goff
Judy Houston
Dorothy Ford
Nancy Heilman
Denise Churchill
U S Set to Recognize Algeria as Independent Nation
Washington officials said the United States will recognize Algeria as an independent nation once France issues a formal proclamation. State Department spokesman Joseph W. Reap noted recognition would follow De Gaulle's legal announcement of Algeria's independence.
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Washington
United States
Algeria
State Department
Joseph W. Reap
France
Charles de Gaulle
Traffic Fatalities Report For Topeka Kansas
Kansas traffic death log shows 47 deaths in June by 9 am Monday for 2 days and July shows 0. The count for 1962 is 256 compared with 276 for the same period in 1961.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Forecast and Kansas Flood Showers Hit State
Partly cloudy and humid with little temperature change through Tuesday. Thunderstorms expected mainly late afternoons and nights. Overnight rains caused Solomon River floods in western and central Kansas with four inches plus in several towns. Hill City reported four feet over banks and 4.86 inches of rain. Additional totals include Quinter 4.77, Morland 4.60, Loretta 4.0, Gove 2.73, Great Bend 2.71, Natoma 3.10, Plainville 3.02, Jewell 2.40, Cawker City 2.53 and Hays lat.
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Topeka
Kansas
Solomon River
Solomon
Morland
Webster Dam
Hill City
Quinter
Loretta
Gove
Great Bend
Na‘toma
Plainville
Jewell
Cawker City
Hays
Sgt Alvin York Recovers From Prostate Surgery
Nashville AP reports Sgt Alvin York aged 74 is recovering satisfactorily from enlarged prostate gland surgery. A hospital spokesman said the operation was apparently successful and York could return home to Pall Mall, Tennessee in about a week.
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Nashville, Tenn
Alvin York
Pall Mall
Tenn
Laos Treaty Meeting Opens in Geneva
In Geneva the 14 nation Laos conference begins a new session to complete a treaty guaranteeing Laos neutrality and independence after years of civil war and a shaky truce.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Laos
Deer Story Tip Winner Named by Humboldt Reader
Mrs. R. L. Henderson of Humboldt won last week’s Tribune news tip prize for reporting a collision between a Clair Barnett family car from Humboldt Route 1 and a 400 pound deer. The deer died after sustaining two broken legs when it struck the car. The episode appeared in the Left Hand Pitch column and the paper invites tips from Chanute and four-county area readers.
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R. L. Henderson
Humboldt
Henderson
Clair Barnett
Humboldt R. 1
Tribune
Chanute
The
Grant Approves Funding for Kansas University Medical Center
The Health, Education and Welfare Department approved a $19,273 grant for Kansas University Medical Center to plan a center for treating sensory diseases. Sen. James P. Pearson, R-Kan., was informed of the grant.
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Washington
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Kansas University Medical Center
James P. Pearson
R-Kan
Ban on School Prayers Discussed From Pulpits
The Supreme Court ban on official public school prayers sparked mixed reactions in sermons. Clergy praised neutrality and warned of broader social impact while others warned of revolutionary changes. Cardinal Cushing tied the decision to religious freedom amid Cold War fears. Rabbis urged embracing Kennedy's call to deepen personal prayer and religious education.
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Associated Press
U.S. Supreme Court
Charles D. Kean
Episcopal Church of the Epiphany
Washington D.C
E. S. James
The
Baptist Standard
Southern Baptist
J. Richard Sneed
First Methodist Church
Los Angeles
U.S
Karl Marx
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Gloucester
Mass
Cardinal Cushing
New York
Edward E. Klein
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
New York City
Kennedy
St Paul break-ins net cash losses across three sites
Thieves stole 263 dollars in cash plus cigarettes and fireworks from three St Paul locations overnight. Ensche's Grocery, the St Paul American Legion Hall, and the St Paul Laundromat were entered by breaking windows and doors, with about 7 a.m. discovery. Undersheriff Lester Marts led the probe.
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ST. Paul
Eusch's
American Legion Hall
St. Paul Laundromat
Lester Marts
Ensch's
Mail order romance ends in wild feud over dog
Federal Prison Director J W Bennett related a case where a decorated paratrooper tried to torment a neighbor after a dog dispute. He ordered mail orders to his rival’s wife and used a forged name to insult others, triggering a chaotic chain of calls and threats. The man even contacted Alcoholics Anonymous to lure his neighbor’s wife into a trap.
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Washington
J. W. Bennett
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Bennett
Baltimore
Hos
Fort Worth
Alcoholics Anonymous
Topeka Woman Killed Walking Into Propeller
Mrs. Erika Farmer, 29, wife of Staff Sgt. Donald Farmer, was killed when she walked into an airplane propeller after a plane ride near their trailer court south of Topeka. Pilot James Baker, 28, had given her a ride. she turned to speak and stepped into the propeller.
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Topeka
Air Force
Erika Farmer
Donald Farmer
Forbes Air Force Bane
James Baker
Farmer
Baker
Senate Debates Aged Health Care Financing Issue
Washington AP reports Republicans and Southern Democrats clash as the Senate begins debate on health care financing under the Social Security System. House leaders delay action on an atomic energy bill aiming to clear the way for health reform. The week features limited Senate activity with adjournment planned and a partisan split over a bipartisan plan to aid the administration measure.
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Washington
Social Senate
House
Means Committee
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minneact
Iota
Senate
Kennedy
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Anderson
Soblen Severely Injured on Flight Aboard Airliner
Dr. Robert A Soblen a 62 year old spy sentenced to life for Soviet espionage attempted suicide on an Israeli airliner en route to a U S prison He slashed his wrists and stabbed his abdomen with a steak knife but survived losing two pints of blood and receiving transfusions He is hospitalized at Hillingdon with leukemia cancer of the blood and is too weak to travel at present Authorities say his return to the United States is unlikely soon while doctors assess his condition He faces possible operation though initial reports say it may not be necessary
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London
Robert A. Soplen
Soviet Union
New York
Israel
Soblen
Justice Department
Washington
United States
Hillingdon Hospital
U.S
English Channel
Scotland Yard
Third Attempt At Big High Nuclear Shot
The United States plans a third high atmospheric nuclear test in Operation Dominic, targeting a megaton-class blast above Johnston Island planned between 4 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday night July Fourth. Officials say the test near completion and would occur at about 200 miles altitude with power far exceeding Hiroshima.
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Honolulu
United States
Johnston Island
Joint Task Force 8
Johnston
Christmas Island
Washington
Kennedy
Hiroshima
Three Car Crash At Buffalo Injures Five
Five people received minor injuries in a three car crash on US 75 near the Guiou Truck Stop yesterday afternoon. Damage was about 2800 dollars. cars involved were a 1958 Chevrolet driven by Joan Bishop 19 of Yates Center a 1962 Chevrolet driven by Chester A Stuttle 55 of Lyon County and a 1958 Ford driven by Ramona Cox of Buffalo. The Stuttle vehicle struck the Cox car after the Bishop car pulled onto the highway. Passengers treated and released included Mrs Stuttle and her mother Cora Stevenson. Uninjured were several children in the two cars.
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Buffalo
US 75
Guiou
Joan Bishop
Yates Center
Chester A. Stuttle
Lyon County
Ramona Cox
Harold Hansen
Highway Patrol
Bishop
Cox
Stattle
Hansen
Stuttle
Collyer Youth Drowns in Creek
A 17 year old Collyer Kansas youth James Zeigler drowned Sunday in Page Creek south of Cedar Bluff Reservoir. Zeigler, son of Mr and Mrs Alex Zeigler, apparently was wading and stepped into a hole.
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Wakeeney
Kan
Collyer
James Zeigler
Page Creek
Cedar Bluff Reservoir
Eigler
Alex Zeigler
Good Night Reported For Sir Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill, 87, recovering from thigh fracture surgery, had a good night and asked to see morning papers. A hospital spokesman said there was no anxiety, and he sat up in a chair Sunday night after being confined to bed since Friday’s operation.
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London
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Monte Carlo
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Kardell
Chavez
Sgt
Supreme Court
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Propeller
Dr. Soblen
Ney
Cora Stevenson
Passen
Gers
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Nancy Bishop
Eddie ‘Cox
Susan Cox
Jane ‘Cox
Sir Winston
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