11 Member Planning Board To Be Named Funds OK
City commission passed an enabling ordinance for a city planning commission of 11 members nine within the city and two nearby. Initial terms of one two and three years will be set, with pay for members none. Mayor Lapham said appointments will be made promptly.
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Funds OK
City Commission
John Lapham
Lapham
Evans
W. J. Althaber
Planning Commission
Dave Iimate
US169 Realignment Urged Between Earlton and Iola
A chamber of commerce highways committee voted unanimously to urge realigning US 169 from Earlton to Iola with an alternate Chanute route on the west edge of town. The plan will go to the board for consideration, while other items covered updates on highway K96 designation, traffic markings, sidewalk proposals, and budget-related disputes for 1963.
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Earlton
Iola
Chanute
Chamber of Commerce Highways Committee
Chamber
Jess Collier
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
American Assn
Fredonia
Fort Scott
Nevada
Collier
Paschal Grimes
Elm and
Lincoln
Grimes
Main North
Santa Fe
North
Grant
Chamber of Commerce
Policy Meet On Test Ban Is Planned
President Kennedy plans a high level meeting Wednesday to discuss U.S. policy on a nuclear test ban in light of new underground blast detection techniques. He spoke Monday with Secretary of State Rusk and disarmament negotiator Dean, amid reports of possible changes to demand inspection safeguards in any treaty with the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Kennedy
U.S
Dean Rusk
Arthur H. Dean
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Arrest Halts Peace Move in Algerian Rivalry
In Algiers the arrest of Mohammed Boudiaf by Ahmed Ben Bella loyalists halted reconciliation efforts between rival leaders. Boudiaf, a deputy premier and top Ben Bella opponent, was seized after visiting M'Sila, about 110 miles southeast of Algiers, with calls for his release mounting from figures in both camps. Ben Bella ally Mohammed Khider vowed he would intervene if needed to free him.
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Algiers
Mohammed Boudiaf
Ahmed Ben Bella
Algier
Boudiaf
Ben Bella
Mohammed Khider
U S Traffic Toll At All Time High This Year
CHICAGO AP The National Safety Council reports a rising first half toll of 18 120 traffic fatalities in 1962, up 1 210 from the prior year and projecting a possible 40 000 for the whole year if trends continue.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Jail Break Disappears From Douglas County Jail
Charles William Evans a 36 year old Denver man linked to a 23000 bank robbery in Enders Nebraska was found missing from the Douglas County jail Monday. Authorities pursue search for Evans and the other two suspects amid the April heist.
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OMAHA
Charles William Evans
Denver
First State Bank
Enders
Neb
Douglas County
Humboldt Worker Injured in Crash
COLONY Kan AP Melvin Smith a farm worker from Humboldt was injured critically today when the stock truck he was driving was struck by a Santa Fe passenger train at a crossing.
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Colony
Kan
Melvin Smith
Humboldt
Santa Fe
Man's Body Is Recovered Near Allen-Bourbon Lake
The body of motorist Clinton Sunquist, 23, Escanaba Mich, was recovered yesterday afternoon from the Allen Bourbon County lake east of here. Earlier a car he drove was found with the body of Phyllis Nadine Erickson, 24, Savonburg. Witnesses said the car left a road on a curve near the lake and plunged into the water. The accident occurred Sunday night.
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Elsmore
Allen - Bourbon County
Here
Clinton Sunquist
Escanaba
Mich
Phyllis Nadine Erickson
Savonburg
U S Steel Earnings Dip in June Quarter
U S Steel Corp reports June quarter earnings of 40.2 million, 63 cents per share, below 1962 first quarter and 1961 and 1962 June quarter marks. Dividend remains 75 cents. First half profit reaches 96 million, up from 91 million last year. Downturn mirrors other steel firms as Q2 lags Q1.
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New York
U.S. Steel Corp
Big Steel
Traffic Fatality Identified Near Grantville Kansas
TOPEKA AP A 64 year old man fatally injured after being struck by a car on July 23 near Grantville Kansas has been identified as William McKinley Lopp. The Highway Patrol says his last residence was Clinton Oklahoma where he was booked for vagrancy in 1957. He did not list any next of kin.
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Topeka
Grantville
Kan
William McKinley Lopp
Highway Patrol
Clinton
Okla
Coalgate
No Withdrawal Plan of Missiles in Europe
Washington announced that the United States has no intention to withdraw any land based missiles from Europe. A Pentagon spokesman dismissed reports of pulling Thor and Jupiter missiles from Britain Italy and Turkey amid speculation across Europe.
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Europe
Washington
United States
Pentagon
Britain
Italy
Turkey
Liberal Crash Kills Four In U S 54 Wreck Near Liberal
An eastbound collision on U S 54 eight miles east of Liberal killed three Hamilton Funds staffers and a fourth man died later from injuries. James Bruchie Liberal manager also died, while James Booth suffered serious injuries and a fifth person remained in critical condition. Trooper Kruse cites centerline crossing prior to impact.
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Liberal
Kan
U. S. Highway 54
Robert McGuire
Lloyd Marteney
Clarence Seever
Hugoton
Hamilton Funds Inc
Dodge City
James W. Bruchie
James Patrick Booth
Harley Kruse
The
Highway Patrol
Booth
U.S. 54
Boy Breaks Hip In Fall From Car
Paul Golay eight year old son of Mr and Mrs John Golay R two Wichita is listed in satisfactory condition at St Francis Hospital with a broken right hip after he slipped from the front of a family car and was run over in a driveway He was en route to Chanute Lumber game in the Roookie League and expected to be discharged later this week with transfer or home recovery.
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Paul Golay
John Golay
St. Francis Hospital
Wichita
Golay
Chanute Lumber
Pipeline connections severed by Texas wells
The attorney general reports 61 more oil wells cut off from markets amid the slant hole drilling probe, raising total wells halted to 396. These wells have a combined daily allowable output of 5,653 barrels.
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Austin, Tex
Attorney General's Office
Stormy Senate Session Over Satellite Issue
In a tense Senate debate on the Kennedy administration satellite bill Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon challenged Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield and Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota over statements and denied right to state objections. Republican Leader Everett Dirksen urged adherence to Senate rules as Mansfield defended his account.
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Senate
Washington
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Kennedy
Morse
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Mansfield
Sen
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Humphrey
Courthouse Funding Heated by Senate Row
A contentious session over courthouse financing sees an added $50,000 for the Neo sho County courthouse at Erie. The plan funds demolition landscaping parking furniture and moving costs as a one mill levy is authorized without raising total county taxes. Senate tensions rise as Morse accuses Mansfield and Humphrey and vows not to seek their protection again.
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Neosho County
Erie
Board of County Commissioners
Tribune
Shaw River
Great Bend Man Sentenced for Soliciting Minors
Lawrence Holmes, 54, a former scoutmaster, was given three years in the Lansing state penitentiary on four counts of soliciting minors for immoral acts. Three counts were felonies involving youths under 15. He received one-year terms on each count, consecutive, plus a suspended six month sentence on a misdemeanor count for a 15-year-old. Investigators said Holmes photographed naked boys.
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Great Bend
Kan
Lawrence Holmes
Lansing
Frederick Woleslager
Holmes
Colombia Seismic Toll Rises Across Central Regions
A string of quakes in central and western Colombia killed at least 20 and left about 200 injured, with hundreds homeless. The strongest quake measured 9 on the intensity scale, epicenter 155 miles west of Bogota near the Cauca River. Pereira and Manizales suffered severe damage including a garment factory collapse in Pereira where many female workers were hurt.
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Lombia
Panama
Colombia
Pereira
Andes Geophysical Institute
Bogota
Cauca River
Dilleras
Quito
Ecuador
Manizales
Cordillera
Gunmen steal up to forty thousand from university
Three armed men held up the Washington University cashier’s office in St. Louis, escaping with an estimated 35 000 to 40 000 after forcing 17 people to lie on the floor and locking them in a fire vault. No shots were fired and no one was injured. The robbers wore suits gloves and sunglasses and appeared middle aged. University officials cited payday as a factor in the cash on hand.
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ST. Louis
Washington University
Clifford Kendall
Kendall
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka Kansas
Kansas traffic death log shows totals for 24 hours to 9 am Tuesday with 67 for July 1962 and 327 for the year. Includes six previous fatalities and compares with 1961 period totals of 310.
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Topeka
Kansas
High altitude nuclear tests to continue in Pacific
The United States will press on with high altitude nuclear tests in the Pacific. The AEC and Department of Defense report substantial damage to Johnston Island’s launching pad from the July 25 Thor missile destruction, delaying tests by weeks and requiring site repairs before any further tests. The final decision rests with President Kennedy. Maj. Gen. Alfred D. Starbird, chief of Joint Task Force 8, helped shape the rebuild discussions and remains in Washington.
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Washington
United States
Pacific
Atomic Energy Commission
Department of Defense
Johnston Island
Kennedy
AEC
Alfred D. Starbird
Joint Task Force 8
Police Investigate Two Non Injury Accidents
Police investigated two non injury traffic accidents yesterday. At 11 55 a.m. at Grant and Cherry Ronald L Morris 19 of 709 N Grant and Sandra L Thompson 20 of 909 N Washington were westbound when Morris turned from the inside lane. Morris 1948 Chevrolet damage $15 Thompson 1956 Ford damage $120. At 3 40 p.m. a parked 1958 Chevrolet owned by Elsie M Nelson 611 S Lafayette was bumped in a lot at 902 W Main causing door damage $25. Other car 1955 Chevrolet driven by William C Cole 44 of 1216 N Garfield had no damage.
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Grant
Cherry
Ronald L. Morris
N. Grant
Sandra L. Thompson
Washington
Morris
Thompson
Elsie M. Nelson
S. Lafayette
W. Main
William C. Cole
N. Garfield
Pop Machine Break-in at Santa Fe Park
A pop machine at the Santa Fe Park rest rooms was broken into and its coin box removed last night. Police report the machine had been filled earlier yesterday and the money taken, but all the pop remained and no money was in the box. The box was found nearby.
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Santa Fe Park
Weather summary for Topeka Kansas region
Showers predicted across Kansas with cool turn through Wednesday. Recent highs ranged 81 to 90 degrees, lows 59 to 68. Western and extreme southern areas expect widely scattered showers, with 1.16 inches in St Francis and other amounts reported in Atwood and Oberlin.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Hill City
Chanute
Pittsburg
Concordia
Wamego
Wichita
St. Francis
Atwood
Oberlin
Osage
Fort Scott
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W. Elm
Rutter
Larson
Dye
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Frank Swope
S. Katy
Glen Halbe
Chamber of Commerce Parks and Recreation Committee
S. A. Mannoni
Howard Parsons
Mark Dodson
Howard Dodson
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