No Definition of Private Club Wichitan Claims
A private club operator, Frank Farris of La Fiesta, challenges the state’s private club definition after being charged with liquor violations. He argues no laws define a private club and asserts membership control, while the ABC Board cites membership cards and drink purchases as service. His case proceeds in court as questions on private club definitions move through Shawnee County suits.
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Wichitan
Wichita
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Today
Frank Farris
la Fiesta
Farris
Control Board
Court of Common Pleas
J. R. Cheney
Shawnee County
State Supreme Court
June Court Records Show Police Bond and Fine Rise
Police court bonds and fines for June totaled 706.50, up from May's 286.50. Parking meter violations rose to 287.25 from 243.25 with 1,264 meters issued, while first half 1964 totals reached 3,137 in bonds and fines and 1,645 from meter violations. Calls for service rose to 342. 68 misdemeanor and two felony arrests were made along with several break ins and traffic incidents.
Uncle Sam To Hike Pay Of Servants
The Senate approved a 564 million pay hike boosting 1.7 million government workers and federal judges, Congress members to 30,000, Cabinet officers to 35,000, with Supreme Court pay cut for justices. Postal workers receive about 5.6 percent increases. The plan awaits final House action after recess.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Sen
Gordon Allott
R-Cole
Vigilante Threat Prompts Taller Beach Patrols
SAN CLEMENTE Calif AP Threats of citizens forming vigilante committees to trap noisy youths have led the City Council to increase police patrols along the beach. Police Chief Cliff Murray admits problems include youths using walkie talkies to alert roving groups of approaching officers.
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San Clemente
Calif
Cliff Murray
Slow Start to Fourth of July Death Toll Low
The nation’s traffic toll stayed comparatively light early in the Fourth of July weekend as Americans traveled in large numbers. The Associated Press reports 36 deaths since 6 p.m. Thursday including a six‑person fatal crash near Spearfish South Dakota and a head‑on on U.S. 85 involving a Portland Oregon family and two South Dakota residents.
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Associated Press
Fourth of July Holiday Celebrations In Chanute
Bells will ring and flags fly tomorrow for Independence Day. Most businesses close. post office service limited. Tribune not published. Chanute VFW Post 1654 sponsors a summer band concert after the Legion vs Lawrence baseball game at City Park starting 6 30 p m and concert about 8 15 p m under Glenn Peak. Fireworks follow. Chanute Country Club hosts weekend celebration with an evening fireworks display.
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the Tribune
Chanute Vfw Post 1654
Chanute American Legion
Lawrence
City Park
Glenn Peak
Chanute Country Club
Intercepted Letter Urges Flag Day Observance
Intercepted note to Cha urges flying the Stars and Stripes and ringing bells at noon on Saturday, the Fourth of July, America’s Independence Day. The brief missive preserves a simple patriotic instruction without further details.
Paper Pistol Robbery Intervenes IRS Book Confiscation
A Dallas service station operator telephoned police crying I am being robbed. Officers arriving found Internal Revenue Service agents seizing the man’s books during the incident. The caller described knife or gun involvement, while the first officer observed the IRS agents at the scene.
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Dallas
Tex
Internal Revenue Service
Cupid Cases Drive Divorce Decree Backlog
Wichita AP attorney Clarence R. Sowers asks state District Court to order the clerk to file final decrees in more than 200 divorce cases to finish them. He represents 27 clients whose final divorces are held up over unpaid costs, arguing filings are legally due and withholding is unlawful. He cites Kansas Supreme Court rulings on deposits and costs.
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Wichita
State District Court
Clarence R. Sowers
Sowers
Kansas Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Civil Rights Bill Signed Into Law by Johnson
President Johnson signed the civil rights bill three hours after Congress passed it, urging all Americans to join in justice and hope. Mississippi Governor Paul Johnson warned of trouble desegregation may cause, while Collins was named to lead the community relations service and an advisory committee was formed.
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House
White House
Johnson
South
Mississipi
Paul Johnson
Leroy Collins
Florida
Collins
National Association of Broadcasters
Senate
Immediate Tests Of Rights Law In Several Areas
The new civil rights law faced immediate tests in cities like Kansas City Albany and St Augustine as CORE and other groups planned further testing of public accommodations while authorities warned of potential trouble in Mississippi and Florida. A 13 year old Negro boy was refused service then later served after CORE officials intervened at the Muehlebach Hotel, marking one of the first tests of the law.
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Atlanta, Ga
Muehlebach
Congress of Racial Equality
Eugene Young
Jackson
Miss
Albany
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
South Georgia
CORE
Richard Haley
New Orleans
St. Augustine
Fla
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
J. B. Stoner
Atlanta
Ku Klux Klan
North Florida
Negligence Award In NJ High School Gym Injury
A Superior Court jury awarded $1,215,140 to 17 year old Stanley Miller and his parents for a gymnastic stunt injury at Chatham Borough High School. The verdict found negligence by the Chatham Borough Board of Education and gym instructor Joseph C Cloidt for inadequate supervision during a January 1962 leap from a spring board over an obstacle. Miller was paralyzed from the neck down with some arm use.
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Morristown
Superior Court
Stanley Miller
Stuart Miller
Miller
Chatham Borough High School
Chatham Borough Board of Education
Joseph C. Cloidt
Young Miller
Tribune Phone Reach Help Line Clarified
If you don’t get your Tribune phone your carrier. If he cant be reached, dial HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m.
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Tribune
Heat Wave Strains City as 90s Bake New York
NYC endures a week of 90s with four days above 90 and two at 99. Heat triggers power trips, packed air coffers, and traffic delays while thousands flee to beaches. Teamsters walk out at a Brooklyn Railway Express terminal amid wearing Bermuda shorts debate. At the Worlds Fair, two gondolas trap sightseers for hours due to hot weather. Empire State Building tenants threaten July rent withholding while repair parts arrive.
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New York
New York City
Empire State Building
Railway Express
Brooklyn
Levine & Broder
No Loss By Fire In June
Chanute Fire Department faced seven alarms in June 1964 with no property loss. The calls included one alarm for a fire alarm, three trash fires, one for a cat in a tree, and one to Allen County and one to Tioga Township. Through six months, alarms totaled 131 with an estimated loss of $2,925, compared with 137 alarms and $7,820 loss the prior year.
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Chanute
Allen County
Tioga Township
Bill Brennan
Weather data for date with highs and lows
Yesterday temperatures reached 95 in the high and 72 in the low. A year ago today the high was 101 and the low was 72. Relative humidity at 1 p.m. and barometer readings are noted as 28.80 inches and falling. Highest on this date since 1911 and a record low since 1924 are referenced.
Independence Day Hot Weather Forecast For Kansas
Area forecast calls for generally fair skies and continued heat through Saturday. Highs near 100 Saturday with Lows in the lower 70s. Topeka reports hot humid conditions with a chance of thunderstorms as the Independence Day holiday begins.
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Topeka
Kansas
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Log for July 1964
The Topeka Kansas traffic death log covers 24 hours ending 9 am Friday with figures for July 1964. It compares the 1964 totals to the prior year’s data, noting increases and declines across the period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Flashing Travert Signal Installed at 7th Street Crossing
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co installed a new flashing red light and bell ringing warning signal at the 7th Street crossing. The three-track signal base extends about a half mile on each side. Estimated cost is $13,220. Tribune photo by Russ Corbitt.
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Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co
7Th Street
Tribune
Russ Corbitt
Fire Rages North of Los Angeles In Major Brush Fire
Seven hundred workers using shovels, bulldozers and aircraft battle a massive brush fire north of Los Angeles in Angeles National Forest. The season’s first major blaze has burned over 2,000 acres and remains out of control along a one mile front on Bee Canyon. High heat and low humidity hinder efforts with 15 mph winds expected. Two helicopters monitor the blaze while five aerial tankers drop borate solution at dawn. No homes threatened though a few summer cabins lie on the western edge near San Francisquito Canyon.
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Los Angeles
Bee Canyon
Angeles National Forest
San Francisquito Canyon
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