Proposed School Budget Would Hike Tax 6 Mills
The board of education approved a tentative budget raising the 1962-63 levy to about 2.9 percent more than this year, including a four mill land purchase levy and an overall expenditure of $957,049 with about $72,000 to be raised by taxes after anticipated state funds and carryover credits.
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Board of Education
Buford Fisher
NDA
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Hutton
Roosevelt and
Alcott
Bats and Tomato Confusion Highlight Kansas News
A reader dispute over tomato growth on potato plants is explained by J E Bradshaw who says the small green fruits are potato seed pods. John Lyon warns on bat rabies following local bat captures and cites risks, treatment, and prevention. The board discusses a $50,000 land purchase and a $12 million valuation for the 1962-63 budget with levy implications.
Gasoline Distributor Encounters Coiled Mystery
AP reports Connie McClendon of Arma, while on rounds at the Dale Smith farm near Cato, stepped on an object that hissed. He realized a round, soft coil was an air hose, startling but non dangerous in the rural scene.
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ARMA
Kan
Connie McClendon
Arma Gasoline
Dale Smith
Cato
McClendon
Patriots Heed 1776 Resolve for Independence Day
Editorial urges Americans to reflect on the Declaration of Independence and the nation’s growth from a few states to a global power. It warns threats to freedom are rising and calls citizens to renew moral resolve, display the flag, and pledge action to preserve liberty for all.
Man Loses $176 Cash From Car on Main Street
Wendell McMurray of 718 S Evergreen parked on Main Street near the Santa Fe tracks yesterday at 4 15 pm. He returned ten minutes later to find a $20 bill missing from his pocket and believes the others were taken after he cashed a $176 check.
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Wendell McMurray
S. Evergreen
McMurray
Main
W. Main
Two Youngsters Bitten by Dogs
Police received two reports of youths bitten by dogs. Dirk Oden, 5, was bitten by a dog owned by Ray Owen on Malcolm Street and placed under observation by the humane officer. Marvin Walls, 17, was bitten by a German police dog at 7th and Lincoln. the dog could not be located.
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Delbert Oden
S. Malcolm
Dirk
Ray Owen
City Humane
Fred Goodseal
S. Forest
Marvin Walls
7Th
Lincoln
Fourth of July Celebration in Chanute Promises Baseball and Fireworks
The 44th annual Fourth of July event, sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and local merchants, features baseball games between Chanute and Neodesha American Legion teams at 2:30 and 6:30, followed by a large fireworks display at City Park. Government offices and most businesses close, with no mail service and The Tribune not published.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars and
Chanute Merchants
Chanute
Neodesha American Legion
City Park
the Tribune
$750000 Loan to Marymount College for Dormitory
The Community Facilities Administration announced a 750000 loan to Marymount College in Salina Kansas to finance a new dormitory for 176 women students. The loan funds will be used for construction and related facilities.
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Washington
Marymount College
Salina
Kan
Community Facilities Administration
Governors Clash Over Federal Transportation Department
At the Governors Conference in Hershey Pennsylvania Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York and Governor Wesley Powell of New Hampshire traded sharp jibes over creating a federal department of transportation. Democratic Governor Edmund G Brown of California encouraged the clash while Powell and Rockefeller sparred on the issue amid broader civil rights and elderly medical care discussions. Brown quipped about Republican contenders while Powell pressed for finishing his statement as Rockefeller pressed for a federal department proposal. Brown also teased about Richard M Nixon’s views on centralized government.
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Hershey
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Wesley Powell
New Hampshire
Edmund IG. Brown
California
Department of Transportation
Conference ‘Resolutions Committee
Rockefeller
Pow
Powell
Richard M. Nixon
Brown
Washington
Ten local Scouts earn one mile swim badge at Camp Wilderness
Nine of ten Scouts from Troop 3 of the Methodist church completed a one mile swim last week at Camp Wilderness near Independence. Pat Allen from St Patrick Troop swam earlier this spring at Toronto Reservoir. The Mile Swim started last year with 65 000 badges awarded by year end and expected to double this year.
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Camp Wilderness South of
Independence
Troop 3
Methodist Church
Pat Allen
St. Patrick's
Larry Leverenz
Gary Raney
Robert
Methodist
James Catterson
Pat Blanchard
Bruce Morgan
Jimmy Rains
Tommy Cloke
Gerald Roberts
Don Potter
Chuck Fisher
Woodrow Bower
Lee Rains
Chauncey Fisher
George Palen
Robert Briley
Chanute Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts
Camp Wilderness
Robert Bower
Jeff
Three Boys Admit Break-in At Home In Chanute
Chanute police report three boys ages 8 to 14 admitted breaking into the home of Mrs. Hazel Leabo at 1024 South Malcolm after TV screens and a back door screen were cut and a window broken. They scattered clothing and took a cigarette lighter and a jewelry box before leaving. The lighter was recovered. Parents were told to report to the police today for disposition.
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Chanute
Hazel Leabo
S. Malcolm
Kansans Urge Wheat Part Of Farm Bill
Three Kansas farm groups urged Representatives Breeding Avery McVey Dole Shriver Ellsworth to enact the wheat section of the administration farm bill and extend the feed grain program two years if no other legislation is available. They urged the majority to consider a new plan incorporating the wheat section and the extended feed program.
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Topeka
Kansas
Harry C. Colglazier
Kansas State Grange
Anson Hornung
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Martin J. Byrne
Kansas Farmers Union
J. Floyd Breeding
William H. Avery
Walter McVey
Robert Dole
Garner Shriver
Robert Ellsworth
House of Representatives
Town clamps down on public drinking during jazz festival
Middletown officials ban alcohol in public places from Friday to Wednesday to prevent disturbances seen during the 1960 festival. The ordinance bars drinking in cars on roads, at picnic spots, beaches or any public area with fines up to 20 dollars.
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Middletown
Newport
Tool Box Stolen From Erie Farm
Erie state troopers investigated the theft of a toolbox and tools worth about 50 dollars from Ernest Janssen's Erie farm. The incident occurred between noon and yesterday afternoon, with the farm located three miles east of town near highway K57 and the US 59 junction.
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ERIE
Ernest Janssen
Erie R
Janssen
Congress
Eric. Rockefeller
Topeka
Kansas
White ‘x House
Calf Killed In Collision On K39 West Of Chanute
A collision between a car driven by Kile Erickson and a 400 pound calf owned by Joe Brazil occurred about 10:30 p.m. on K39 three miles west of Chanute. Erickson, uninjured, said the calf ran from a ditch into the road. Vehicle damage was about 350 dollars. the calf valued at 100 dollars. A wrecker towed the car. Minor damage was reported in a second backing collision on W Main between a 1951 Chevrolet driven by William Gardner and a 1951 Nash backed by Paris Busby.
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Kile Erickson
S. Lafayette
Joe Brazil
S. Forest
Lester Marts
Erickson
K39
Chanute
Marts
W. Main
William Gardner
Paris Busby
S. Central
Weather Summary for Topeka Area Sees Rain and Warm Humidity
Warm humid weather persisted in Kansas with scattered showers and possible thunderstorms. Rainfall totals reported include Ness City 2.28 inches McCracken 2.68 Bazine 1.45 Scott City 1.26 Healy .63 Sharon Springs .90. Forecast calls for fair skies with little temperature change through Wednesday. lows in the 70s and highs in the mid 70s.
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Topeka
Kansas
Ness City
McCracken
Bazine
Scott City
Healy
Sharon Springs
Goodland
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Tribune
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Bradshaw
John Lyon
Neosho Memorial Hospital
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Lyon
Journal of the
Kansas Medical Society
Shawnee Mission
Fisher
Tioga
Royster Junior High
Washington Street
Leona Durham
Roberta Hempen
Miss Hempen
Chanute Junior College
Emporia State College
Cha
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Union
United States
Connie Hottenstein
Debbie
Lewis Hottenstein
Lois Erickson
GOP
Leverenz
Bill Knapp
Steve Moon
Mike McCreedy
Monty Briley
Eric Erickson
Larry Mathews
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