Hurricane Hunter Goes Into Orbit
A 92 foot Thor Delta rocket launched the Tiros III weather satellite from Cape Canaveral at 4 25 a m CST to study hurricane origin development and movement. NASA reports the three stage vehicle placed the satellite about 400 miles above earth and initial passes produced good signals from tracking stations.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Woomera
Australia
San Nicholas
Calif
Wallops Island
Thayer Community Visitors Reach Wide Circle of Relatives
Mrs Bernice Walt visits sister Edith Johnson in Manhattan. J S Burt family visits Edna with Jim Hannon. Mrs Vollie Buchanan to Chanute for hand dressing. Will Berkenmeir notes his husband in nursing home. Numerous visits from Missouri to Oklahoma and Texas relatives. Marian VanMeter from Denver visits parents. teaches there.
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Verne Elliott
Wendy
Pequot Lakes
Minn
John Cheeseman
Wichita
Ross Zugmier
Raymond Stafford
Laurel
Cleo Stafford
Truman Fogleman
Jim Forbreyh
Danville
Ind
Milo Hazen
George Papusch
Fort Worth
H. M. Minnich
Jean. Papusch
M. C. Johnson
Bartlesville
el Dorado
M. L. Johnson
Oklahoma City
John Davis
Patricia
Harry McFarland
Yollie Buchanan
Jesse Johnston
Luraine Whitman
Jeff
Greg Brewer
Parsons
Wade Hannon
Edna
J. S. Burt
Marian VanMeter
Denver
Joel VanMeter
My Fair Lady Becomes Broadway’s Longest-Run Champ
Broadway musical My Fair Lady surpassed Oklahoma! with its 2,213th performance at a matinee, aiming to beat the London record of 2,238 set by Chu Chin Chow in 1916. Since opening March 15, 1956 at the Mark Hellinger Theater it grossed 18 million dollars and earned an 8 million profit on a 403000 investment.
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New York
Broadway
Frederick Loewe
Alan Jay Lerner
Mark Hellinger
Allen County ASC Office Moves to Larger Quarters
IOLA The Allen County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee announced the office has moved to larger space in the new Allen County courthouse at 201 S Washington. Chairman C R Wolford said the move provides more room for staff and field employees.
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Iola
Allen County
ASC
C. R. Wolford
Allen County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Wolford
S. Washington
Kansas Joins National Driver License Registration System
Kansas becomes one of 47 states in a national driver registration service designed to track suspended revoked or restored licenses. The program started July 1 with states sending suspension revocation and restoration data to a central clearing house for access by other states when licensing new drivers from outside.
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Topeka
Kansas
Nnational
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Mrs George Smith and Bill visit kin in Iowa and New Mexico
Mrs George Smith and Bill of Bridgeport Conn visit her mother Mrs Odeth White and siblings Claude Kenneth Clemet Wingert in Altoona Buffalo and Waverly. Also notes Santa Fe carloadings for week ending July 8 1961 and interconnections data.
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George Smith
Bill
Bridgeport
Santa Fe
Deaths and Funerals Hathaway Shoemake
Funeral services for Frank L. Hathaway were held this morning at Johnson Mortuary with Rev. Paul Life officiating. Mrs. Dale Stemple and Mrs. Hazel Slane sang Beyond The Sunset and Beautiful Isle as floral arrangements were prepared. O. H. Bates led a Masonic service at Memorial Park Cemetery. Chester Shoemake's funeral followed Tuesday at Johnson Mortuary with Rev. Fred Shaw officiating. Mrs. D. A. Finney and Mrs. Hazel Slane sang Shadows and Gods Tomorrow. Bearers included Homer Cation and Grant Cation among others. burial in Leanna Cemetery.
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Hathaway
Frank L. Hathaway
Johnson Mortuary
Paul Life
Dale Stemple
Hazel Slane
Beautiful Isle
Gertrude Baird
Myrtle Moffatt
Junior Fritz
H. L.booe
Ted Ahlers
Perry Swan
Earl Wertz
Dallas Hart
O. H. Bates
Memorial Park Cemetery
Shoemake
Chester Shoemake
Fred Shaw
D. A. Finney
Homer Cation
Carl Cation
Grant Cation
Erling Cation
Floyd Roberts
No Dental Work Payment for Dog
In Carthage Missouri a dog bit a moving car causing long scratches on a fender. The insurer rejected any dental bills for the dog, noting canine health and accident coverage may apply. Baker will receive 8.39 dollars with a draft for repair.
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Carthage
K. E
Doc) Baker
Baker
Lyon County approves one quarter mill for fair aid
Lyon County commissioners renew the one quarter mill levy to fund the Lyon County fair for another year, expected to raise about $14,000.
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Emporia
Lyon County
Kansas Rural Letter Carriers elect officers in Topeka
Henry Janzen of Sylvia was reelected president of the Kansas Rural Letter Carriers Association. Dean King of Oak Hill was chosen vice president and Donald H. Day of Winchester became secretary treasurer. Auxiliary leaders named include Mrs Virgil Young of Clearwater president, Mrs Walter Colburn Riley vice president, and Mrs Kenneth Sherwood Macksville secretary treasurer.
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Topeka
Henry Janzen
Sylvia
Kansas Rural Letter Carriers ‘Association
Dean King
Oak Hill
Donald H. Day
Winchester
Virgil Young
Clearwater
Walter Colburn
Riley
Kenneth Sherwood
Macksville
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka July 1961 Update
Kansas traffic statistics report 24 hour period to 9 am shows 0 fatalities in Topeka for July 16. Comparison of July period 1961 records 280 deaths versus 257 in the same 1960 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
No Horse Damage in Pittsburg Collision
AP reports near Pittsburg a compact car collided with a horse. Car sustained 150 in damage. The horse trotted away with only minor scratches.
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Pittsburg
Richardson Ins Agency in Chanute Main Street
Richardson Insurance Agency located at 16 East Main in Chanute. Phone contact listed as 319 for inquiries and policy services.
Eichmann admits sending Jews to death camps under orders
In Jerusalem Adolf Eichmann testified that some Jews were deported to labor camps while others were sent directly to extermination camps. He said responsibility lay with top Gestapo leaders Heinrich Himmler Reinhard Heydrich and Ernst Kaltenbrunner, while denying he gave the orders himself. The judge urged him to explain as Eichmann claimed directives came from superiors.
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Jerusalem
Adolf Eichmann
Gideon Hausner
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Reinhard Heydrich
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Eichmann
Moshe Landau
Eichmann admits role in Nazi extermination logistics
In a Chanute Tribune excerpt from July 12 1961 Eichmann describes choosing destinations and numbers of Jews to be deported. He claims partial knowledge of the extermination plan and says he could not stop orders while asserting he acted as a tool to centralize paperwork and transport. He also states six SS officers lied about his role.
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Eichmann
Snuff Tax Repealed in Oklahoma Senate Action
Oklahoma Senate votes to repeal a newly enacted 20 percent snuff tax. Sen. Ray Fine of Gore led the repeal effort in a long session Tuesday. The tax would have raised about $220 000 for the biennium and now moves back to the House for action.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Senate
Ray Fine
Gore
Tax Commission
House
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