Observers Spot Echo II Satellite Over Buffalo in Orbit
Buffalo couple Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Bishop and Cora Smith report sighting Echo II, the world’s largest satellite, in a north south orbit after its Jan 25 launch by the United States and Russia. They observed it at 9 15 pm and 10 50 pm, with an 111 minute planned orbit, noting the bright object rising from the south. Echo I was also seen, a smaller satellite moving east, southwest at 10 50 pm, expected to pass near the Big Dipper region tonight around 9 50.
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United States
Russia
M. E. Bishop
Cora Smith
Buffalo
Ferguson Maps Mental Health Plan to Stay First in Nation
Attorney General William M. Ferguson pledged expanded and improved Kansas mental health services as part of his Republican governor bid. He touted earlier milestones, praised personnel training legislation, and outlined steps including community centers, holding facilities in general hospitals, half way houses, expanded outpatient care, expert hospital teams, rehab counseling, and public attitude education. Ferguson and his wife traveled via Chanute, Independence, and Coffeyville on a southeast Kansas campaign swing.
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William M. Ferguson
Karl Menninger
Kansas
Ferguson
State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Counelors
Chanute
Topeka
Tioga Hotel
Independence
Coffeyville
Boone Campaigns For Attorney General
Republican candidate Tom Boone toured southeast Kansas with a Chanute stop yesterday. He visited friends along Main and promoted his campaign after arriving from Iola and Humboldt, with Coffeyville on the schedule today.
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Tom Boone
Hays
Chanute
Kansas
Main
Iola
Humboldt
Coffeyville
Violence Erupts Despite Peace Plea In New York
Nightly riots and looting continued in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant as police wounded three and arrested 122 amid shattered storefronts. Mayor Wagner urged peace, while leaders demanded Police Commissioner Murphy’s ouster and debated Communist influence in the New York riots.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Brooklyn
Harlem
Police
Michael J. Murphy
Wagner
Bandits Rob Bank Jewelry Shop In Monte Carlo Heist
Four masked men robbed the Clere Jewelry Shop near Monte Carlo Casino, firing on a policeman and a gardener, and escaped with over 1 million dollars in gems. The four attackers used a stolen pickup, fired several shots, and wounded two. The hotel crowd watched from the Hotel de Paris as the heist unfolded.
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Monaco
Hotel de Paris
Clere
Henri Natali
Natali
Orfeo Bonicchini
Chase in Kansas governor campaign swing schedule
Harold Chase, lieutenant governor and Republican candidate, plans a campaign swing through Chanute Irontola and Pittsburg in southeast Kansas. He will attend a public coffee Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Pine Room of the Tioga Hotel to meet friends and greet locals.
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Harold Chase
Salina
Kansas
Tioga Hotel
Chase
Chanute Irontola
Pittsburg
Zoning Board To Hear Appeal For Bible Book Store
The zoning board will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday on Mrs. Floyd L West Sr request for a non conforming use exception. She seeks permission to use one room of her home at 502 S Cteuben as a Bible book store in an R 1 residential zone. The Memorial building hosts the hearing.
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Zoning Board of Appeals
Floyd L. West Sr
Retail Committee Set Meeting for Tuesday at Chamber
A Chamber of Commerce retail committee meeting is scheduled for 3 p.m. Tuesday at the chamber office. The agenda includes an August back-to-school promotion and the merchant sidewalk bazaar linked to the September Mexican Fiesta cooperative feature. Royce Wells chairs the retail committee.
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Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee
Chamber
Royce Wells
Power demand eases after new highs at plant
John Lofthouse power plant superintendent reported demand easing today after hitting new highs yesterday. Peak load reached 12.440 kilowatt hours and total generation for 24 hours ended last night was 222,000 kwh, surpassing prior records of 12,300 and 216,000 kwh set Tuesday.
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John Lofthouse
Lofthouse
Heat wave to linger as Kansas scorches into weekend
Weather area forecast calls for a few scattered nighttime showers and thunderstorms with otherwise hot and humid conditions through Friday. Friday highs expected around 100 to 105, lows in the mid 70s. In Topeka, July heat remains, with today’s highs 100 to 105 and some stations reaching 108 at Manhattan. July has had 22 days so far with readings of 100 or higher statewide, and moisture remains scarce with little rain in the last 10 days.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Goodland
Hill City
Olathe
Manhattan
Crutcher Makes Second Kansas Campaign Stop in Chanute
Republican lieutenant governor candidate John Crutcher visited Chanute for the second time, after touring all 105 Kansas counties. He spoke in the heat of July about his long campaign and efforts to meet voters across the state.
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John Crutcher
Hutchinson
Chanute
Crutcher
Kansas
Kansas approves 76 million highway program for next year
Topeka AP Kansas will fund a 76 million dollar highway program for the coming year covering 625 miles of state primary and urban routes at 32 million, 95 miles of interstate at 30 million, 600 miles of secondary work at 11.5 million and 2.5 million for resurfacing. Financed mostly by federal funds, with state and local shares, the plan includes major interstate projects such as I-70 from Colby to Hays and I-35W and I-44 extensions, plus extensive right of way and bypass work.
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Topeka
Kansas
Addison Meschke
Colby
Hays
Russell
Dorrance
Wichita
Saline - McPherson County
Metcalf
Missouri Line
Kansas City
Emporia
Kansas Division
North Central Division
Northwest Division
South Central Division
Milford Reservoir
U. S. 36
Norton Reservoir
U. S. 24
Webster Dam
Wilson
Wilson Dam
Lucas
Kansas Ranks Sixth in Nation for Trailer Boat Output
Kansas Department of Economic Development reports the state holds sixth place nationally in production of travel and recreation equipment. Director Jack Lacy notes 56 firms, 3,000 jobs, 12.6 million payroll, and nearly 10,800 campers and trailers with 22,255 boats registered in Kansas. He predicts rise to fourth by year end and highlights rapid growth in new firms and boat ownership.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Department of Economic Development
Jack Lacy
Lacy
Neosho County Names New Agricultural Agent Fred DeLano
Fred DeLano took over as Neosho county agricultural agent on July 13, succeeding Bill Dickson who served three and a half years. Dickson left to become Morris county agricultural agent at Council Grove. DeLano previously aided Cherokee county at Columbus for six months and before that taught vocational agriculture at Parker. He and his wife Shirley have four children and reside in Erie.
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Fred DeLano
Neosho County
Bill Dickson
Dickson
Morris County
Council Grove
DeLano
Cherokee County
Columbus
Parker
Shirley
Intercepted Letter Hints highway plan shifts
Intercepted letter warns that a new governor may alter the state highway program for next year. It argues for building highways based on traffic counts rather than political reasons, signaling a shift in policy priorities.
De Gaulle calls for four power parley on Indochina
Paris AP: President de Gaulle urged a four nation parley among the United States Red China the Soviet Union and France to settle the Vietnam conflict and shape the future status of Indochina Cambodi a and Laos He said peace conditions and a massive reconstruction program should follow a peace agreement He noted US influence waning and warned against a broader war while criticizing Diem and US dominance in the postwar West.
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Laos
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Diem
Saigon
West
Death Takes Jim Gilbreath Teacher Here
Jim Gilbreath longtime Chanute educator died at his home 509 S Highland at 61 likely from a heart attack. He directed the Senior High Trade School since 1940 after 39 years in Chanute city schools. Born January 5 1903 in Carterville Missouri he married Mildred Lofgren in 1932. Survived by wife son Jim A Gilbreath of San Diego two grandchildren and four sisters. Funeral 10 a.m. Saturday at the Presbyterian church with Rev William T Hunt officiating. Johnson Mortuary in charge.
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Jim Gilbreath
S. Highland
Chanute
Gilbreath
Royster
Carterville
Mildred Lofgren
Pittsburg State College
Colorado State College
Greeley
Epsilon Pi Tau
The
Presbyterian Church
Af&am
BPOE
Jim A. Gilbreath
San Diego
R. K. Gillette
St. Joseph
W. O. Morton
William Short
Pittsburg
Wayne Spears
Tulsa
William T. Hunt
Johnson Mortuary
Fifty Register At Night State Primary Registration Surge
Fifty voters registered last night at the city clerk's office for the Aug. 4 state primary. Forty registered Tuesday night and 19 Monday night. Registration closes at 9 p.m. tomorrow. The office stays open 5 to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday to register noncurrent or new voters, in addition to daytime hours.
County Fair Of Neosho Aug 6 7 8 Highlights
ERIE The 10th annual Neosho County Fair will be Aug 6 7 and 8 at the county fairgrounds. Exhibits due by noon Thursday judging open class home economics 4 H foods crops and garden 1 pm free rodeo 8 pm Friday judging swine sheep home economics woodworking entomology electric and photographic exhibits 8 30 am junior beef and colts 10 am free horse pulling contest 8 pm Saturday open class junior dairy entries 8 30 am fat stock sale 7 30 pm Fair board members list officers and superintendents named for beef cattle swine sheep dairy stock poultry rabbits farm crops home economics junior exhibits and judging contests.
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Erie
Neosho County
Leo Fickel
Glen Womeldorff
Bill George
Harry Baker
Charles Carter
Ralph Baldwin
Neil Heilman
Sam Maphies
Ed Bussman
Lawrence Dick
Veryl Pontious
Don Taylor
Charles Sommers
George and
Womeldorff
Ronnie Poor
Gene Pope
Carl Yockey
Jim Wade
Melvin Hubbel
Lois O'Malley
Ken Buntin
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka July 1964 Log Summary
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death log for the 24 hours ending 9 am Thursday July 1 1964. Fatalities numbered 38, up from 306 in comparable 1963 period. Data reflects statewide traffic death tallies and daily comparisons.
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Kansas
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