Local Woman Warns Of Dangers At Ditmar’s Ford Dam
Mrs Henry Williams of Garfield warns that Neosho River at the Ditmar’s Ford dam is treacherous when water rises. A family dog named Shaggy drowned after being swept over the five foot dam and trapped by suction. Two fishermen saved a boy swept over the dam and trapped, restoring him to safety.
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Garfield
Ditmar’s Ford
Neosho River
City
Williams
South River
Chanute
Railroad unions map strategy to curb work rule changes
Five railroad unions met to study management plans they say would cut up to 80,000 jobs and raise hours and reduce pay for 200,000 on train crews including engineers and firemen. They warn the changes blur road and yard duties and could trigger a White House dispute with Aug. 16 as the dispute date. Some 180 railroads are involved across the Brotherhoods and Orders representing locomotive firemen engineers conductors brakemen and switchmen.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Kennedy
Chal- Board
White House
J. E. Wolfe
Railroads’ Bargaining Committee
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Experiment in Terror screens at Peoples Theater in Chanute
A suspense film adaptation based on The Gordons novel shows at the Peoples theater starting Sunday. The plot centers on a killer terrorizing a town with scenes filmed in San Francisco and Fisherman’s Wharf. Cast includes Glenn Ford Lee Remick Stefanie Powers with music by Henry Mancini. The Gordons have ties to Chanute through local friends and former editor E. W. Johnson.
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Chanute
Peoples Theater
Glenn Ford
Lee Remick
Stefanie Powers
Blake Edwards
Columbia
San Francisco
Fisherman's Wharf
Chinatown
Bay City
Billboard targets vandals at Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson Kansas AP vandals are offered a concrete target at the state fairgrounds a large billboard with 28 old window panes and a sign inviting breakers to throw at the panes and rocks rather than buildings fair officials led by secretary manager Don L Wiggins say they hope to curb damage during the winter and spring vandalism had been a big problem
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Don L. Wiggins
Hutchinson
Kan
Fairgrounds
Weather roundup with tornadic storms across Kansas and rainfall totals
A Kansas cold front sparked at least one tornado near Hill City and widespread heavy rain. Oskaloosa reported 5.02 inches, Lawrence 4.15, Lecompton 3.40, with 12 to 2% inches in Sheridan Graham County. Eastern Kansas saw storms, high temps 92 to 98, muggy afternoon and strong rainfall.
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Topeka
Kansas
Hill City
Morland
Lucerne
Sheridan-Graham County
Douglas
Jefferson
Oskaloosa
Lawrence
Lecompton
GNP Rises to 552 Billion in Second Quarter
The nations Gross National Product reached a 552 billion annual rate in the second quarter, up from 545 billion in the first quarter but below Kennedy administration hopes. The figure affects talk of a possible tax cut this year as a stimulus measure.
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Washington
Kennedy
Council of Economic Advisers
Council
Department of Commerce
Pomona Dam Near Ottawa Nears Completion
Army engineer Col. Andrew P. Rollins Jr. announced Pomona Dam will reach full height by December and create a large lake by next summer. The $15 million project, 65 percent complete, diverts 110 Mile Creek to allow a 700 foot dam gap closure and flood control for the Marais des Cygnes watershed benefiting Kansas and the Midwest. Governor John Anderson noted water stability will attract industry and recreation.
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Kan
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Kansas City
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Lee Hedrick
Cook Construction Co
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Kansas
Midwest
Anderson
Missouri
Osage River
Butler
Rich Hill
House Group Okays 5.5 Billion for Farms
The House Agriculture Committee approved new funds for the Agriculture Department totaling 5.477 billion dollars. The measure is 877.69 million below Kennedy’s request and 506.95 million below last year’s appropriation.
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Okays
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
Kennedy
Diamond Mining Diamond Mining
Virgil J. Garver dug up yards and alleys to locate a trap in a sewer line after seeking blueprints from city inspectors. He believes a hidden trap holds diamonds worth $1,000 reportedly flushed down the toilet by his wife during cleaning.
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Wichita
Virgil J. Garver
Garver
Three Judges to Hear Kansas Reapportionment Case
Three federal judges were assigned to hear a challenge to the 1961 Kansas Legislature reapportionment reducing the state's congressional districts from six to five. U.S. Circuit Judge Delmas C. Hill and U.S. District Judges Arthur J. Stanley and George Templar were named by Chief Circuit Judge Alfred P. Murrah. No hearing date was set. The suit, filed by Democrats, seeks injunctions against state election officials enforcing the act.
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Kansas City, Kan
Kansas
U.S
Delmas C. Hill
Arthur J. Stanley
George Templar
Alfred P. Murrah
Water Line Work Starts in Rural Thayer District
The two miles of rural water line for Rural Water District No 1 of Thayer began construction. John W. Edwards of the Farmers Home Administration announced the project aims to serve eleven farm families in a non profit operation. An FHA loan of 4090 dollars finances the work, with R E Fortune of St Paul named to the Neosho County FHA committee replacing George C Van Leeuwen whose term expired.
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Thayer
John W. Edwards
Farmers Home Administration
Altamont
FHA
Edwards
R. E. Fortune
St. Paul
Neosno
Good Will Results In Laos Peace Pact
Geneva AP reports US Secretary of State Dean Rusk credited good will on all sides for Laos peace talks success. Rusk noted Lao declarations support independence and neutrality and pledged US effort to ensure they are carried out. Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko also praised the conference.
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Dean Rusk
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Souvanna Phouma
Peru Junta Faces Home and Abroad Attacks
Peru's military junta met to plan a counteroffensive after a two day coup. Strikes and protests intensified with student unions and workers clashing with police in Lima. Some demonstrations reported arrests and property damage as the junta considers a civilian figurehead.
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Washington
U.S
Peruvian Confederation of Workers
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Manuel Prado
Preliminary Is Waived By Bloomer
Harry J. Bloomer a 28 year old ex convict waived preliminary hearings in the slaying of Wakeeney city marshal Al Claycamp and wounding of Sheriff Chet McAfee. Bloomer bound over to district court and to be arraigned Monday on first degree murder charges. Shirley Nixon 17 was declared a juvenile delinquent and absolved of responsibility in the shootings.
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Kan
Harry J. Bloomer
Trego County
Bloomer
Shirley Nixon
Wilsonville
Neb
al Claycamp
Chet McAfee
Youngstown
Ohio
Bloomsburg
Benton
Miss Nixon
Claycamp
MccAfee
Wa Keeney
Traffic Fatalities Report For Topeka Area
Kansas traffic death log shows 24 hours ending 9 am Friday with 3 deaths. July total 34. For 1962 period deaths reach 294 versus 299 in the comparable 1961 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Marshall Aims to Trap Estes in Cotton Plot Claims
Senate testimony portrays Henry Marshall as possibly attempting to trap Billie Sol Estes in illegal cotton allotment deals or facing pressure from above. William P. Mattox, a former Reeves County ASC vice chairman, said Marshall hid a secret side deal and failed to reveal it at key meetings.
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Henry Marshall
Billie Sol Estes
William P. Mattox
Reeves County
Tex
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Cmittee
Senate
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Texas Asc
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Lice
Mattox
Estes
Orville L. Freeman
ASC
John Dennison
Agriculture Department
Sen
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R-S.d
Texas
Minor accidents reported to police in two incidents
Police investigated two minor accidents with no injuries. Erma Dill backed into Ned Allen’s 1955 Studebaker in a city lot on S Evergreen causing 25 dollars damage. In the 200 block of E Main, Marion Manley backed into Mary Gericke, each car rear damage estimated at 60 dollars.
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Erma Dill
S. Highland
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Ned Allen
S. Malcolm
Allen
E. Main
Marion Manley
N. Washington
Mary J. Gericke
S. Forest
London crime hits record high in 1961 figures
Police report indictable crimes in London rose to 196,854 last year, up 4.5 percent from 1960. Scotland Yard detectives are said to be working about 60 hours weekly, above the usual 48 hours.
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Scotiland Yard
Tribune Phone Contact For Carrier Inquiries
If you cannot reach your Tribune contact, call your carrier to arrange assistance. If he is unavailable after hours, dial HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. for further contact options.
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Tribune
NATO Chief Gen Norstad Quits Post
President Kennedy accepted the resignation of General Lauris Norstad as supreme Allied Commander in Europe and NATO forces. Talks focused on potential successors General Lyman Lemnitzer or Maxwell Taylor. Norstad, in Paris since 1956, cited crisis pressures and asked to be relieved around November 1, 1962. Kennedy praised his service and his role as a symbol of U.S. commitment to the Alliance.
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Kennedy
Lauris Norstad
Europe
NATO
White House
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Maxwell D. Taylor
Paris
United States
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Larry
Free World
Cheryl Hammans Home From Hospital
Cheryl Hammans four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Wendell Hammans has been released from Neosho Memorial Hospital after a month and a transfer to Kansas University Medical Center for further treatment. Her brother Car Imen 7 helped extinguish the blaze while Eric her critically burned sibling was treated in Kansas City and is expected to return for care in August.
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Wendell Hammans
Eric
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Car Imen
Neosho Memorial Hospital
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