Sedan underground blast tests limits of peaceful nuke use
The United States set off the 100 kiloton Sedan device 650 feet underground at Yucca Flat Nevada in a test aimed at proving large scale earth moving via nuclear explosions. Officials described it as a peaceful goal under the plowshare program, with crater dimensions of about 1200 to 1400 feet across and 170 to 300 feet deep and most radioactivity contained underground.
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Camp Mercury
Nev
United States
Yucca Flat
Nevada
Las Vegas
Desert Proving Ground
Pacific
Philippine Sea
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Far East
AEC
JayCee Talent Show And Golf Meet Planned In Chanute
JayCee directors discussed a potato tomato music talent show to be held Thursday at 8 30 in the Memorial building after a Wichita Professional Artists Corporation program. The junior golf tournament will run July 21 22 at Chanute Country Club with 75 expected contestants and awards at Tioga Hotel.
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Tribune
JayCee
Midwest
W. Main
Dean Sutcliffe
Chanute Country Club
Tioga Hotel
Huntington
W. Va
JayCees
Three Youths Spanked In Whiting Court
In Whiting Indiana City Judge William Obermiller ordered 15 whacks each for three youths among nine punished for drinking at Whiting Beach. The sentence included shaven heads beach cleanup hair length limits and study of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution with Labor Day beach duties. Cardona received 30 days in jail and a $65 fine.
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Daniel M. Cardona
Whiting Beach
Obermiller
Cardona
Bank Regulators Issue June 30 Bank Condition Calls
The Comptroller of the Currency calls for a statement of condition for all national banks as of close of business June 30. The Federal Reserve Board and FDIC issue similar calls for system members. In Topeka State Bank Commissioner J A O Leary also calls for condition reports for banks and trust companies as of June 30.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Topeka
J. A. O'Leary
Money Stash in Junked Car Sparks Government Claim Duel
Federal officials and a growing cast of claimants contend for a 2.4 million fortune found in the trunk of an old car in Jersey City. Bookmaker Joseph Moriarty and his girlfriend Anna Petrick refuse to discuss ownership as U S authorities pursue a possible seizure based on evidence linking Moriarty to the funds.
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Jersey City
N.J
Joseph
Newsboy) Moriarty
FBI
Anna Petrick
State Prison
Trenton
Moriarty
Miss Petrick
Army Draft Call 5 000 in September
The Defense Department asked Selective Service to provide 5 000 draftees in September matching July and August. The plan aims to enroll 16 300 enlisted men, with about one third from the draft, while the Navy Marine Corps and Air Force do not expect to draft that month.
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Washington
Army
Defense Department
Selective Service
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Chanute Unit Heads to Camp Guernsey for Two-Week Training
Ninety seven members of Company B, 174th Military Police Battalion, Chanute National Guard depart for Camp Guernsey Wyoming for two weeks of drills. They travel in a 25-vehicle convoy joining units from Pittsburg Coffeyville and Iola and later additional units in Nebraska. The largest Chanute camp yet expects over 1900 Guardsmen with overnight bivouacs in Lincoln and Imperial Nebraska. Arrival at camp is planned for Sunday around 5 p.m. July 22 and return by noon July 22. Captain John Jensen Jr. commands the unit.
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174Th Military Police Battalion
Chanute National Guard
Camp Guernsey
Wyo
Pittsburg
Coffeyville
Iola
Nebraska
Cheyenne
Lincoln
Imperial
Neb
McCook
Herington
Chanute
John Jensen Jr
Weather summary and rainfall by Kansas towns
The report notes temperatures highs in the 80s to 90s with lows in the 60s to 70s and scattered showers. Dexter, Chanute, Parsons and Fort Scott reported several inches of rain while Topeka weather shows continuing showers overnight and into Thursday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dexter
Chanute
Parsons
Fort Scott
Lawrence
Goodland
Wichita
Pittsburg
Two Admit Taking Money From Estes for Allotments
Two McIntosh County Oklahoma Agriculture Department workers admitted taking payments from Billie Sol Estes to help shift cotton allotments from Oklahoma to Texas. They testified they received 1640.80 dollars and gave half to a colleague while revealing information used for public release.
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Estes
Washington
Mcintosh, Okla
Agriculture Department
Billie Sol Estes
Oklahoma
Texas
Alphonse Calabrese
Subcommittee
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
Son
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Biggerstaff
Dumas
Stone
Calabrese
McIntosh
Two Yeggs Sought in Chanute Burglary Ring
Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Chanute police pursue two known burglars tied to Santa Fe and Disney's Market heists. Thieves stole about $600 in cash and up to $4000 in checks from Disney's and emptied a safe at Donaldson's Food Center. A two wheel cart moved the heavy safe from back door to a vehicle, while attendants wore white butcher aprons to mask fingerprints. Police urge customers who cashed checks at Disney's Market Tuesday or Wednesday to report amounts.
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Kansas Bureau of Invest
Cery
Chanute
Donaldson's
Lige Matlock
Santa Fe Railroad
14Th
Matlock
Disney's
Savonburg Centenarian Dies at 103
Thomas Johnson 103, longtime Savonburg resident, died yesterday at Neosho Memorial Hospital after a hip fracture. Born May 9, 1859 in Knoxville Illinois, he moved to Kansas in 1896 from Mentor. Survived by two daughters, eight grandchildren, four great grandchildren, and five sons. funeral Monday at 2 p.m. at Friends Home Lutheran church Savonburg. Burial Swedish cemetery.
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Thomas Johnson
Savonburg
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Knoxville
Johnson
Kansas
Caroline Linholm
Friends Home Lutheran Church
Arlene
D. Bertil Gustafson
Johnson Mortuary
Traffic Fatalities In Kansas Log Shows Daily Totals
Topeka dispatch reports Kansas traffic deaths over a 24 hour stretch ending 9 am Friday: 3 for July, 5 for 1962, compared with 263 fatalities in the 1961 period and 286 in comparable 1962 data.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kennedy weighs immediate tax cut as economy weakens
President Kennedy says he is seriously considering an early income tax cut urged by business and labor but will decide based on the economy’s health in coming months. He backs current tax revisions and expects Congress to act on modernization credits and anti-depression measures while exploring a Europe interdependence plan.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Democratic Party
Party of Business
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Adult Tin Craft In Recreation Plan
The City Recreation Commission will offer an adult tin craft program for one week from 9:30 to 11:30 each weekday in the Central Park pavilion. Instructor is Mrs. Hans Herald. no fee. Contact HE 14228 to enroll. following this, a two-week craft program for youngsters led by Judy Brazil will occur.
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City Recreation Commission
W. H. McMurray
Central Park Pavilion
Hans Herald
Judy Brazil
Moroccans Invasion Report From Algiers
AP dispatch reports Moroccan troops crossed into Algeria under Premier Youssef Ben Khedda’s government and occupied the Saf Saf post 16 miles inside. Additional Moroccan concentrations were noted at Colomb Bechar, with fighting resuming in Oran and a curfew imposed amid renewed bloodshed.
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Algiers
Youssef Ben Khedda
Saf-Saf
Sahara
Colomb Bechar
Oran
Kansas NAACP Receives Third Place Award
ATLANTA AP The Kansas Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People earned a third place award at the association's 52nd convention.
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Kansas
NAACP
Atlanta
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Association
Chamber Committees Report At City Meeting
At the Tioga Hotel a Chamber of Commerce board heard reports from committees chaired by Betty Butcher Mahlon Morley and others The women’s committee outlined monthly meetings a July 17 luncheon and projects to beautify city entrances revive parks and employ teen labor A new industry committee noted a 50 000 square foot building need and a July 20 Oklahoma City trip to meet the Industrial Development Board Safari Museum reported 100 150 weekly visitors surpassing 25000 total attendance Parks recreation agriculture and highway transportation committee updates were given along with other reports
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Chamber of Commerce
Betty Butcher
Tioga Hotel
New Industry Committee
Mahlon Morley
Paul Brennecke
Morley
Chanute
Oklahoma City
Industrial Development Board
Phil Cooper
Pete Rosenthal
Safari Museum
Marlin Blackston
Glen Halbe
Parks and Recreation
Floyd Potter
Agriculture
Neosho County
Joe Melnyk
Ralph Ellis
Ambassador Club
Melnyk
Jess Collier
Highway and Transportation Committee
M. J. Martin
Rail unions reject offer to arbitrate labor dispute
In Cleveland the heads of five railroad unions representing about 200000 on train crews rejected a government bid to arbitrate the deadlocked talks over staffing levels. The unions said negotiations in Chicago were not fully explored and ar btration was premature. No immediate strike was seen amid a 30 day cooling off period and possible presidential action.
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New Orleans
J. E. Wolfe
Chicago
Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
National Mediation Board
Kennedy
Kansan Killed in Abbotsford Car Collision
Or lando Hiebert of Hillsboro Kansas was killed Thursday when two cars collided near Abbotsford British Columbia. He was about 50 years old.
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Abbotsford
B.C
Orlando Hiebert
Hillsboro
Kan
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George Norris Jr
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