Union Turndown Scuttles Bid To Head Off Railroad Strike
Washington Kennedy halted a looming railroad walkout by proposing arbitration by Supreme Court Justice Arthur J. Goldberg. Five operating unions rejected the idea, and Kennedy summoned legislative leaders as talks continued with no offer of immediate congressional action. The dispute centers on eliminating thousands of firemen and yard workers while railroads claim overstaffing. The carriers said they accept Kennedy's proposal.
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Washington
Kennedy
Supreme Court
Arthur J. Goldberg
Midnight
W. Willard Wirtz
James Reynolds
White House
Theodore Sorensen
J.E. Wolfe
Goldberg
Soldier Hurt as 31 Cars of Santa Fe Train Derail
A Santa Fe freight derailed near Lewis Kansas injuring a soldier from Fort Carson guarding a car load of high explosive. Sgt Anthony Ajakis was hospitalized as the crew guarded the damaged train cars. The wreck center included autos lumber and beer freight with a hot box noted by witnesses. The track is blocked and traffic rerouted through Great Bend near southwestern Kansas.
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Santa Fe
Lewis
Kan
Kansas
Great Bend
No Stops to Fill Up With Gas
Merle A. Vannordstrand, 52, a press man on vacation from Red Oak, Iowa, rode his bicycle through Chanute to visit friends near Tulsa. In two weeks he has covered 655 miles, his third trip to Oklahoma, with prior rides to Illinois and a best trip to Denver over 1300 miles. He averages 65 to 70 miles a day, rides about 10 hours daily, and stays in hotels at night. He has never owned a car and prefers cycling to work and on vacations.
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Merle A. Vannordstrand
Red Oak
Iowa
Tulsa
Tribune
Lois Erickson
Chanute
Thomas W. Murphy
Oklahoma
Illinois
Denver
Vannordstrand
Joint Plan To Process Bookkeeping
Five southwest Kansas banks have formed Data Center, Inc., a jointly owned nonprofit data processing center leasing 1,200 square feet in the Hutchinson News building. Banks include Peoples State Bank of Ellinwood Security State Bank of Great Bend First National Bank of Hutchinson Hutchinson National Bank and Trust Company and Hutchinson Publishing Company. The center aims to cut bookkeeping costs, create new jobs, and offer secure 24 hour processing with magnetic character reading already required by the Federal Reserve. The project emphasizes security with round the clock operation and will employ five to six people, including a manager. Art Collins of Hutchinson National Bank said collaboration will improve service and accuracy to match larger banks.
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Hutchinson
Kas
Southwest Kansas
Data Center, Inc
Hutchinson News
Peoples State Bank of Ellinwood
Security State Bank of Great Bend
First National Bank of
Hutchinson National Bank and Trust Company
Hutchinson Publishing Company
Mississippi
Walter Roth
Peoples State Bank
Federal Reserve
Art Collins
Hutchinson National Bank
Bean Feed Friday At Erie Reunion
ERIE Preliminary events of the 90th Soldiers and Sailors Reunion lead to the free bean feed Friday night at the fair grounds. Mike Parise orchestra performs at 8 p.m. followed by a dance at the American Legion hall. Friday features bean serving from 6 p.m. Prizes of 15, 10 and 5 dollars. Joe Rovito's Rhythm King orchestra plays for a Legion hall dance after the feed. A Parsons accordion band performs at 7:30 on the carnival grounds. Saturday includes a Main Street street dance and another Legion dance. The Cherokee Amusement Co. provides carnival attractions throughout the week.
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Soldiers and Sailors
Mike Parise
Fair Grounds
American Legion Hall
Joe Rovito
Rhythm King Orchestra
Parsons
Legion
Cherokee Amusement Co
Ethics Panel to Review Testimony in Mack Nations Trial
Kansas City area transcript of testimony by two Wichita trial attorneys Paul Lackie of Topeka and Clair Hyter of Hutchinson was forwarded by Attorney General William M. Ferguson to the Kansas Bar Association ethics committee for investigation. If the committee finds ethics canon violations, a report will go to the Board of Law Examiners.
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Topeka
Mack Nations
Wichita
The
Kansas Bar Assn
William M. Ferguson
Ferguson
Paul Lackie
Clair D. Hyter
Hutchinson
Fred Conner
Great Bend
Ethics Committee
Board of Law Examiners
Shining Light Surprises Thief in Parking Lot
Hutchinson Kansas police on patrol spotted Monty Bailey kneeling beside a truck. Sgt Lee Nusser and an officer confronted him after turning on a flashlight. Bailey admitted to stealing gas and was jailed on petty larceny charges.
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Nusser
Nasser
Monty Bailey
Crash Fatal for Teen Aged Girl in Kansas City
A car crashed into a tree near the Liberty Memorial hall early today, killing 17 year old Donna Byrd of 700 West 13th Street and injuring four others.
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Kansas City
Liberty Memorial Hall
Donna Byrd
13Th St
60 Mile Altitude X15’s Aim
Edwards Air Force Base California pilot Joseph A Walker prepares for a high altitude X15 flight aimed at surpassing 60 miles. Officials expect a possible record exceeding 314,750 feet with a cautious plan to push toward 350,000 feet next week if the machine remains safe.
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Edwards Air Force
Basf
Calif
Joseph A. Walker
Walker
Space Agency
Air Force
Robert White
Snake Found In Baby's Crib In Florida Carport Cat In Crib
A Florida woman reported a snake in a baby crib. Officer Alex Henderson found the crib empty inside the carport, with no baby present. A cat had killed a snake elsewhere and dragged it to the crib where the cat sleeps.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Alex Henderson
City Dads Delay Parking Lot Study
City commission at an adjourned meeting delayed further action on the Main and Highland two part parking lot plan. The delay stems from needing architectural inspection of the Bill Coats building and the Mussulman owned adjoining property to assess razing risk and liability. A potential purchase of the Coats building and Kay Hotel site is under study with a firm $15,000 price set for the Coats building and possible three way talks on the Kay site to reduce taxes for owner A F Leverenz. A further meeting will be convened once Coats Mussulman wall information is ready.
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Highland
Bill Coats
Coats
Charles Mussulman
Mussulman
Kay
A. F. Leverenz
Coats-Mussulman
Farm Hall Plans Unit at Bonner Springs Shrine
The Agricultural Hall of Fame executive board approved preliminary plans for the first unit of the shrine to be built near Bonner Springs off the Kansas Turnpike. The unit will host a large exhibit area workshops a conference room offices a snack bar and a gift shop with total project costs estimated at 280000 for grading water systems roads parking sewage landscaping and lighting. bids are to be sought in August contracts planned for early September.
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Kansas City
Agricultural Hall of Fame
Kansas Turnpike
Bonner Springs
Shrine
Intercepted Letter to Cha Kennedy Hint
An intercepted letter implies reflections by a Cha about time spent money and effort to win a political position. The writer notes Kennedy’s possible consideration of the costs and energy invested in attaining office. The fragment suggests internal political commentary.
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Kennedy
Weather summary for Topeka and western Kansas
The area forecast calls for considerable cloudiness and mild conditions through Thursday with a few showers tonight and Thursday. Highs in the 80s, upper 80s to 90s in western areas, nightly lows 65 to 70 east and 70 to 75 west. Tuesday highs ranged from 85 to 97 with lows from 6 in Olathe to 71 in Russell.
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Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Olathe
Russell
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Log July 11 1963
AP report from Topeka shows Kansas traffic death toll for 24 hours ending 9 am Wednesday July 11 1963. The log lists 266 fatalities for 1963 and 272 for 1962, with a 24 hour toll of 1. The figure reflects statewide traffic deaths recorded in the period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Harriman to Lead Talks as Test Ban Mission Expands
President Kennedy authorizes Harriman to negotiate with the Soviet side on a nuclear test ban and related disarmament topics. Harriman sails for Moscow July 15 with plans to confer in London first and then meet with Soviet leaders, Spaak, and British officials to gauge Khrushchev’s aims amid Western hopes and skepticism.
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Moscow
New York
London
Kennedy
National Security Council
Spaak
Gearate
Harriman
United States
Khrushchev
West
Kremlin
East Germany
NATO
Court Speed Urged In Kansas Sunday Trading Case
Attorney General Ferguson asked the state Supreme Court to expedite hearings on the Kansas Sunday trading law after a district judge ruled it unconstitutional. An Atchison County suit is set for July 31. Grocers sue, contending the law limits Sunday sales. the statute bans many items and imposes hours before 10 a m for groceries, with mom and pop exemptions.
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Topeka
Atty
William M. Ferguson
State Supreme Court
Dist
James Noone
Wichita
Supreme Court
Sedgwick County Atty
Keith Sanborn
Ferguson
Atchison County
Kansas
Turnpike Refunding Rejected by State Highway Commission
TOPEKA Kansas The State Highway Commission rejected the Kansas Turnpike Authority plan to refund more than 18 million dollars in bonds issued in 1957 to finance the 18th Street Trafficway linking Kansas City Kansas with Johnson County The vote was 42 against the proposal The plan proposed issuing 18 695 000 in bonds at an average 3 478 percent interest The new issue would be invested in government bonds until 1967 when the original issue matured The Turnpike Authority argued the refunding would save nearly 2 5 million despite highway commissioners insisting on a public letting The authority had lined up Smith Barney Co Beecroft Cole Co Ransom Co Wichita Zahner Co and others The commission favored a public sale and criticized the delay since the 1963 Legislature enabling act The decision hinged on protecting state funds pledged to the bonds and toll revenue sufficiency.
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Topeka
State Highway Commission
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Kansas City
Kan
Johnson County
Turnpike Authority
Smith, Barney and Co
New York
Planning Group Meets Tonight Planning meeting at Memorial building
The July meeting of the city planning commission will be held tonight at the Memorial building starting at 8 oclock. Planning board sessions are held in the city commission room.
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City Planning Commission
Memorial Building
Planning Board
City Commission Room
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Congress
Ft. Carson, Colo
Anthony Ajakis
Kinsley
Joseph Dalto
Sgt
Neauvex
Frank Skrzysowski
Bob Verito
Erie
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Farm Hall
Cha
Yours
Paul-Henri Spaak
Kiev
East Berlin
Warsaw
Red China
State Highway Highway Commission
Dawe
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