Arrows Point to Toronto Dam Dedication Route
Buffalo residents plan a scenic west route to the Toronto dam dedication featuring six miles saved from Chanute to the dam. The event at 2 p.m. will include Indian ceremonial dances by Wichita Explorer Scouts and water sports such as a water skiing exhibition, boat races, and a regatta at the lake beach north of the Corps of Engineers administration building. The Chamber of Commerce coordinates carpooling and a 24 sign route to guide motorists from Buffalo west to Cog ville and north to the reservoir with Sen. Andrew Schoeppel as speaker.
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Buffalo
E. E. Church
Zastrow
Ebur Schultz
Chamber of Commerce
Toronto Dam
Chanute
Fredonia
Cogitives
Joe Melnyk
Buffalo West
Andrew Schoeppel
Corps of Engineers’ Administration
Chanute Chamber of Commerce
Tribune
Heavy Guard For 2 Convicts On Prison Trip
Two young convicts Jay Lea King and Carl Roy Chase were moved to Kansas State Prison at Lansing under heavy guard. Each carried two officers, with handcuffs and leg irons, arriving at 9:45 a.m. The escapees face minimum 37 years. Chase quipped about driving jet cars after release. They were serving 35-year terms for various charges and received an additional 20 years under the habitual criminal act.
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Ottawa
Kan
Kansas State
Lansing
Jay Lea King
Carl Roy Chase
Lansing Ete
Chase
Whch
Joe Ferns
Ferns
Fred Vogler Jr
Max Gilmore
Bill Adams
King
Floyd Coffman
Homewood
H. C. Marrs
Kansas City
Parsons
Frank Theis Campaign Visit in Chanute Kansas
Frank Theis Democratic national committee man and Senate candidate visited Chanute with county officials and candidates at a luncheon at the Tioga Hotel. He traveled from Crawford County via St Paul and Erie to challenge Senator Schoep pel, criticizing his voting record as out of Kansas interests. Theis, a former state Democratic chairman and attorney, resigned that post to run.
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Frank Theis
Arkansas City
U. S
Tioga Hotel
Chanute
Crawford County
St. Paul
Erie
Theis
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Kansas
Tribune Phone Contact Advice
If you cannot reach your Tribune contact person during work hours, try calling your carrier. if unavailable after 6 pm, call 700 for assistance.
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Tribune
Two Ex-Convicts Nabbed With Narcotics in Car
St Louis detectives arrested Wesley Trapp and Harold Hammons of Kansas City after stopping a weaving car. A suitcase and box yielded about 200 bottles of narcotics including heroin cocaine morphine and hypodermic needles along with a pistol and burglary tools. Authorities connected thefts in Olathe Kansas to the seizure.
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ST. Louis
Wesley Dale Trapp
Harold H. Hammons
Kansas City
Jefferson City
Edward Schaaf
Peter Hummel
Trapp
Schaaf
Hammons
Olathe
Kan
Sunflower Drug Co
Nation's 1960 population about 17942 million reported
The Census Bureau reports a preliminary 1960 population of about 179.4 million, up about 28 million since 1950. The gain marks the largest decade increase in U.S. history, with a final tally to be issued later this year.
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Washington
Census Bureau
District of Columbia
Weather and Outlook for Kansas After Front Passes
The forecast calls for fair skies and mild temperatures in Kansas today and Friday. Overnight cold front dropped up to two inches of rain in north central and eastern areas with some hail and wind damage reported. An unconfirmed tornado sighting was reported near Hill City.
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Topeka
Kansans
Kansas
Hill City
Stabilization Bill to Aid Small Lead and Zinc Mines
The House Rules Committee cleared for House action a bill to stabilize mining of lead and zinc by small producers. The measure aims to support small operators and is expected to be considered next week.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House
C of C Week Proclaimed and Membership Drive Launch
The city proclaims Chamber of Commerce Week as five teams of chamber directors and committee chairs begin a Monday membership drive. Seven per team will compete using prepared prospect lists with a kickoff at 9:30 a.m. at the Tioga. Prospective members will receive an outlining letter tomorrow from Chamber Manager Joe Melnyk.
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Chamber of Commerce
Joe Melnyk
the Tioga
Domestic Foreign Oil Balance Called Necessary
The Inter-State Oil Compact Commission urged 32 states to balance domestic oil production with foreign imports. It asked for import reductions when domestic output falls and said imports should supplement, not supplant, national demand.
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Detroit
Inter- State Oil Compact Commission
Mark Bright Fund Reaches 1535.52 for Child's Surgery
The Mark Bright fund rose to 1535.52 after 12 was added today by Four Square Unit five dollars Elmer Nichols two dollars and anonymous five dollars. Mark Bright is seven months old and will have heart surgery at Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City Kansas. The Kansas Crippled Children's Society approved financial assistance.
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Mark Bright
Elmer Nichols
Mark
Dean Bright
N. Forest
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Bright
Kansas Crippled Children's Society
Eisenhower Japan visit canceled over Communist threats
President Eisenhower's goodwill trip to Japan was canceled as Communist violence loomed. Prime Minister Kishi faced a collapsing parliament and automatic treaty status, while left wing protests and Zengakuren urged cabinet resignations. The crisis risked undermining the U S Japan security pact and regional stability.
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Kishi
Japan
U.S
Eisenhower Visit to Japan Canceled Amid Pressure
In Tokyo the U S Japan defense treaty faces danger from Communist pressure though the Kishi government remains set on final ratification Sunday. In Manila Eisenhower sails for Formosa expressing regret over the cancellation but pleased with Philippine reception. In Moscow Communist organs hail the cancellation while Seoul notes a revised travel schedule with Eisenhower due in South Korea Sunday.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Eisenhower
Japan
U.S. Japan
Main Points Of Treaty Between Japan And United States
Washington outlines key provisions of the new security pact between Japan and the United States. It covers mutual defensive response to armed attacks, Japan granting U S base access without time limit, joint development of defense, peaceful dispute resolution, strengthening of free institutions and economic collaboration, and a 10 year term with automatic continuation until notice to terminate.
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Washington
Japan
U.S
Far East
Eisenhower pledges U S defense for the Philippines
President Eisenhower, ending a Manila stay, promised the United States would instantly repel any attack on the Philippines in talks with President Garcia. Philippine leaders hailed the pledge as a major gain and viewed it as a clear warning to Peiping. The trip included a farewell banquet and a plan to proceed to Formosa and then to Korea amid the Japan visit cancellation.
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Manila
Eisenhower
United States
Philippines
Japan
Carlos P. Garcia
Philippine
Islands
China
Johnson denounces rioting as pure blackmail in Japan
Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson denounces Communist backed rioting that forced cancellation of Eisenhower's Japan visit. He calls it pure blackmail aimed at blocking peace seeking policy and questions U S Japan security treaty timing while noting the diplomatic setback. Fulbright says treaty ratification not related to the trip cancelation.
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Japan
Eisenhower
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Texas
Nobusuke Kishi
Johnson
Congress
United States
Free World
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Trucks Collide at US169 K47 Intersection
Semi truck drivers Lawrence Dee Pope of Nowata Oklahoma and Walter E Bacorn of Ava Missouri collided at the US169 K47 junction north of Thayer at about 1 30 pm yesterday. Both drivers escaped injury. Damage estimated 75 to the Pope truck and 500 to the Bacorn truck. Bacorn cited for failing to yield the right of way.
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Lawrence Dee Pope
Nowata
Okla
Walter E. Bacorn
Ava
Thayer
Highway Patrol
Pope
Bacorn
Mrs. Floyd N. Kelley Files for Neo Chi County Clerk Nomination
Mrs. Floyd N. Kelley of Chanute announces her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for clerk of the Neosho County district court in the August primary. She has long held party roles including county Democratic chairman and district leadership positions since 1944, and has civic ties with the Presbyterian Church and veterans organizations.
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Floyd N. Kelley
Chanute
Neo‘sho
Kelley
Erie
Presbyterian Church
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliaries
Eastern Star
White Shrine
District Court
Theft of Five Pigeons Reported by Phil Cooper
Phil Cooper of 1305 W Main reported the theft of five pigeons belonging to his son Mike, ages 11. Four birds were taken Tuesday night and one last night, with two additional thefts noted yesterday. A H Alcock reported a missing toolbox from a pickup along with tools, while a girl’s bicycle, a boat ladder, and water skis were listed stolen from the Dean Noland residence four miles south of Chanute.
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Mike
Phil Cooper
W. Main
Cooper
A. H. Alcock
N. Evergreen
Dean Noland
Chanute
Big Demands by Electrical Union for GE Contract
The International Union of Electrical Workers unveiled a large set of contract demands from General Electric, including a 32 percent minimum wage rise. Union President James B. Carey announced the package during a nine city televised conference.
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Electrical Union
Washington
International Union of Electrical Workers Today
General Electric Co
James B. Carey
Lee Wasser
Ference
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Arrows
Toronto
Commie
Ikes
Zengakuren
Ike
Peiping
White House
James C. Hagerty
Formosa
Navy
Eveniing
John D. Hickerson
Garcia
Seoul
South Korea
Korea
Kirk Wright
Bennie Wright
S. Garfield
Kirk
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