Morton Predicts Kennedy Johnson Ticket Sparked by Rigged Convention
Republican national chairman Thruston Morton predicts a tough 1960 campaign with a Kennedy Johnson Democratic ticket. He says the Los Angeles convention is rigged and Nixon will win the GOP nomination on the first ballot, with Rockefeller possible as a runner up. Morton spoke at Wichita Airport and planned a $25 dinner fundraising event with 600 to 700 attendees.
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Wichita
Kan
Thruston B. Morton
Morton
Richard Nixon
House
Senate
Los Angeles
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
John F. Kennedy
Dmass
Johnson
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Nixon
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Chicago
University of Wichita
Wedgwick County
Continuance Granted In Extradition Case
A one day continuance was granted in the extradition hearing for Dale and C W Brackett of Columbus Kansas charged with disposing of embezzled property tied to gasoline thefts at Coffeyville Co op Refinery in Coffeyville Kansas Secretary of State Robert W Crawford presided in Gov James T Blair absence The 10 day extension was granted to allow filing of briefs The Brackett brothers were truckers for Fullerton Oil Co of Sarcoxie Missouri They were arrested in Carthage June 6.
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Jefferson City
Dale
C. W. Brackett
Columbus
Kan
Coffeyville Co-op
Coffeyville
Kaw
Robert W. Crawford
James T. Blair
Vernie Crandall
Charles Cook
Carthage
Brackett Brothers
Fullerton Oil Co
Sarcoxie
Vice Rampant In Buffalo Hearings Reported
The State Investigation Commission wrapped a six day public hearing in Buffalo showing vice was rampant and law enforcement lax. Police Commissioner Frank Felicetta said he did not know if sweeping changes would follow and praised his staff as doing a fine job.
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Bufalo
N.Y
State Investigation Commission
Buffalo
Frank Felicetta
Khrushchev Returns From Nine Day Austria Visit
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev arrives in Moscow after a nine day state visit to Austria. He was welcomed by officials and crowds at Zhukovsky airport as he returned to the capital.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Austria
Mark Bright Trust Fund Born From Chanute's Grief
The Mark Bright Fund begins with more than 1200 left after eight month old Mark Bright died from heart surgery in Kansas City. Chanute residents donated over 1600 to aid other children lacking insurance or funds. The Bank of Commerce will trustee the fund with Brights approving each grant.
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Mark Bright
Chanute
Mark
the Tribune
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Dean Bright
N. Forest
Bank of Commerce
Brights
Bank For Commerce
Tribune
Pecan Watershed Plan Is Explained
The ACP pooling method of federal cost sharing was explained to 23 attendees at a Pecan Creek watershed meeting at Grady school. The plan envisions five detention dams to cut flood damage by 70 percent, improve drought water supply, and stabilize year round flow, with farmers funding 30 percent and the federal government 70 percent.
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Pecan Creek
Grady
Soil Conservation Service
Kansas Watershed Review Committee
Neosho County
Charles F. Bredahl
Kansas Soil Conservation Committee
Les Branson
ACP
Manhattan
C. E.crews
Iola
SCS
Clyde Means
ASC
Ernest Harris
Soil Conservation District
Thayer
Ralph Willson
Erie
Ebar Schultz
Chanute Chamber of Commerce
James Norris
Stanley Harding
Herman Bonine
Erie Votes on $40,000 Pool Bond in Special Election
A special election is set in Erie Tuesday to decide a $40,000 bond for a municipal swimming pool. Polls run 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The plan would raise a mill levy just under $4 per $1,000 valuation for a 35 by 75 foot pool with a wading pool and dressing rooms.
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ERIE
Harvey Steele
Chanute
Arson Trial Continues For Joplin Golf Pro
The arson trial of Robert C. Speck Riggs former golf pro at Schifferdecker Municipal Course continues in Joplin with state witnesses. Six testified Thursday with nine or ten more expected. fire on October 23 destroyed the clubhouse. Evidence notes kerosene odor and missing $600 from a desk. no incendiary container found. rear door appeared forced.
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Joplin, Mo
Robert C. (Speck) Riggs
Schifferdecker Municipal Course
Schifferdecker Clubhouse
Riggs
Jasper County
Quake Jolts Lima Area With No Casualties Reported
An earthquake struck Lima and surrounding areas at 4 45 a m today. There were no reports of casualties or damage though loud subterranean noises preceded the tremor.
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Lima
Peru
Eisenhower Signs Defense Fund Bill
President Eisenhower signed a defense appropriation totaling 39.9966 billion dollars, about 661.6 million more than requested. He signed the bill Thursday before departing for a Newport R I vacation.
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Eisenhower
Washington
Newport
R. I
Traffic Fatalities Report for Topeka Area 1960-59 Comparison
Kansas traffic death log covers 24 hours to 9 am 3 during 1960 240 comparable 1959 period 279. AP notes fatalities in Topeka and surrounding area with figures for time frame.
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Topeka
Kansas
Summer Schedule For Teen Canteen
The Teen Canteen at 15 Highland near The Tribune office will close for the rest of the summer due to low attendance and funds. It will reopen on Tuesdays 7 to 9 p.m. for the remainder of summer with dues applying to the first three months after fall reopening. A spring talent show raised $337.23 with $41.38 in expenses.
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Tribune
Highland
Tip to salesman leads to death on Schmeltzer farm
James Horn 22 of Detroit was fatally shot by farmer Joseph Schmeltzer 66 on a Licking County farm after a tip led Horn to the door. Horn’s supervisor Harry Jordan 22 of Danville aided briefly as Schmeltzer shot Horn then died by unknown means. Autopsy planned.
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Columbus
Ohio
James Horn
Detroit
Mich
Kansas City
Horn
Globe Reader Service
Michigan City
Ind
Joseph Schmeltzer
Licking County
Harry Jordan
Danville
Schmeltzer
Jordan
Registration Books Open For Primary Voters
Voters not yet registered for the upcoming primary may register at the city clerk’s office by July 22. The office stays open until 10 p.m. July 18 through 22, with regular hours otherwise. Books close ten days before the election. Voters must reside in their precinct 30 days and in Kansas six months before election day. Re-registration required for name or address changes since last vote or if not voting in the last general election.
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Howard Parsons
Parsons
Kansas
Brights Recognized for Chanute Area Philanthropy
The Brights praised by the Chanute Tribune for their role in making funds available to a local cause. Mr and Mrs Bright, longtime Chanute residents, have a son Mike age three and another child beyond their three-year-old.
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The
Chanute Tribune
Brights
Mrs. Bright
Chanute
Mike
Mexican Support for Cuba Sparks Diplomatic Backlash
Mexican congressional spokesman Emilio Sanchez Piedras says Mexico backs the Cuban people against the United States. The claim draws U S inquiries as Havana newspapers hail Mexico’s stance and call for a Castro rally amid labor and youth demonstrations.
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Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Emilio Sanchez Piedras
Permanent Commission of Congress
Legislative Branch
Executive
Lopez
Washington
States Department
Cuba
Asst
Roy Rubottom
Antonio Carrillo Flores
Havana
Revolucion
el Mundo
Permanent Commission of the
Mexican Congress
Gilberto Bosques
Kennedy bets on second ballot surge for Democratic nomination
Los Angeles AP dispatch notes Kennedy supporters concede a first ballot win is unlikely and shift to a second roll call. They claim to have penetrated California, New York, and Pennsylvania delegations while still courting Iowa New Jersey Minnesota and Illinois favorables. The plan hinges on Humphrey and the three favorite sons, with vice presidential talk offered to Minnesota’s Gov Fretman and a possible three-ballot path to the nomination. Johnson and Stevenson backers counter with confidence Kennedy will fall short of 761 on early counts.
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Los Angeles
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Senate
Lyndon B Johnson
Texas
Sen
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Adlai F
Stevenson
Kennedy
California
Edmund G. Brown
Pennsylvania
Richard Daley
Chicago
Illinois
New York
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Herschel C. Loveless
Iowa
George Docking
Kansas
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Orville L. Fretman
Humphrey
Bodies Raised From Blimp Crash Off New Jersey Coast
Divers retrieved the first body from 55 feet of water and two more from the sunken 403 foot blimp’s gondola after a crash off Barnegat inlet killed crewmen. The USS Salvager assumed salvage command as Navy divers probed the wreck while other ZPG3W blimps were grounded pending investigation.
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Lakehurst
N.J. 1
New Jersey
Barnegat Inlet
Henry V. Godbold
Conway
S.C
Steve B. Thompson
3.C
Rt. 7
Box 28
Spartansburg
J.G
Richard V. Hall
Beachwood
N.J
USS Salvager
Navy
New York
McGowan
Naval Air Forces Atlantic Fleet
Norfolk
Naval Air Station
White refugees flee Congo amid mutiny and fear
Thousands of panic stricken whites including women and children fled across the Congo River from Leopoldville as mutinous soldiers took control briefly. Belgian troops and authorities raced to restore order while a refugee outflow continued toward schools and shelters as European residents aided the evacuees.
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Brazzaville
French Congo
Republic of Congo
Leopoldville
Belgian Congo
Congo River
France
Joseph Kasavubu
Braz
Zaville
Abbe Fulbert Youlou
Belgium
Brussels
Gaston Eyskens
Congo
Kamina J
Katanga
Kitona
Banane
Weather Sketches Show Warm Up With Light Showers
Topeka report notes overcast skies and high humidity across Kansas with light rain or drizzle in much of the southwest. Forecasters expect mostly cloudy conditions a little warmer through Saturday with scattered light showers and temperatures climbing to around 90 during the day and near 70 at night.
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Topeka
Kansas
Rain Delays Kansas Wheat Harvest Across Counties
Rain has halted wheat cutting in Kansas with only scattered late fields remaining north of a Concordia Sharon Springs line. In north central and northwestern areas harvests lag, while some counties show 60 to 85 percent completed. Temporary harvest offices at Lyons Scott City South Hutchinson and Syracuse have closed.
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Great Bend
Kansas
State Employment Services Harvest Labor Control Office
North Central
Northwestern
Concordia
Sharon Springs
Scott County
Ellis
Ellsworth
Ottawa
Mitchell
Rooks
Jewell
Phillips County
Lyons
Scott City
South Hutchinson
Syracuse
Finch seeks private meeting with Carole in courtroom
Dr E Bernard Finch presses to meet Carole Tregoff during noon recess in the courtroom. His attorney Grant B Cooper says strategy sessions with defendants and witnesses are needed while the judge weighs the request. The wealthy surgeon and his mistress face a second trial for the murder of his socialite wife Lee Wasser for insurance.
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Los Angeles
E. Bernard Finch
Carole Tregoff
Finch
State Supreme Court
Carole
Grant B. Cooper
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Robert G. Baker
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