Kansans file for offices in late primary push
Filing closes at noon as six candidates enter races for U S Senate and House across Kansas. Notables include Walters McVey Walter Shubitz J Ed Thompson and Ken Smith challenging Carlson. incumbents Avery Ellsworth and McVey seek reelection. Prohibition slate adds further ballot details.
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U. S. Senate
House
Ralph O. Brownfield
Winfield
5Th
Walter L. McVey
Independence
Joe Shubitz
Pittsburg
J. Ed Thompson
Parsons
Secretary of State
Lawrence J. Wetzel
Wichita
Congress
Garner Shriver
Harry F. Kehoe
Kansas City
Bill Sparks
Mission
U.S. Senate
Frank Carlson
R-Kan
K. L
Ken) Smith
Joseph J. Poizner
Carlson
Joe Corpstein
Nortonville
George Hart
Dale Saffels
Garden City
Rob Russell
Coffeyville
Walter McVey
Howard D. Woodworth
Stark
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Chester C. Ingels
Hiawatha
A.J. Kennedy
Prohibition
McPherson
Vearl A. Bacon
Sam Walker
Junction City
Marie Hadin
Rolland Fisher
Topeka
Nathan DeYoung
Manhattan
Ada Ninebaugh
C. E. Cowen
Oberlin
U. S
George E. Kline
Swift Strike Nets Suspected Counterfeit Ring in 3 Cities
Secret Service agents and police busted a U S Canadian ring tied to counterfeit money orders in New York Detroit and Buffalo. Arrestees include four Canadians and a Vermont man identified as Callahan Bell Kirk and Bernard from Montreal and others from Toronto and Port Arthur. All were held on various charges with bail set for New York defendants.
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New York
Secret Service
Vermont
Toronto
Detroit
Buffalo
N.Y
Canada
New York City
Edward P. Callahan
Albury
Gary Bell
Barry G. Kirk
Shaun Bernard
Montreal
Bruce W. Walker
David C. Ford
Gordon D. Atamancheck
Pasquale Dinamo
Marcel Contois
Joseph L. Levesque
Raymond Charon
Port Arthur
Ont
U.S. Border Patrol
City mayor outlines utilities needs at Chanute Optimist Club
Chanute Mayor John Lapham spoke at the Tioga Hotel on city business including aging gas pipes, maintaining electric plant reliability, and potential KG&E and Coffeyville help. He noted a deficit in the water fund, expenses for Memorial Building, and planned creation of a planning commission to address debt and growth.
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Chanute
John Lapham
Chanute Optimist Club
Tioga Hotel
Lapham
Kg&e
Coffeyville
Jother Utilities
Memorial Building
Rusk Opens NATO Consultations in Paris During Talks With De Gaulle
Secretary of State Dean Rusk began a NATO-focused swing in Paris after a tense meeting with Charles de Gaulle. He met NATO commander Norstad and U.S. representative Finletter, then planned talks with Stikker and the NATO council, with further discussions slated with Maurice Couve de Murville and Georges Pompidou.
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Paris
U.S
Dean Rusk
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Charles de Gaulle
France
United States
Rusk
NATO
de Gaulle
Lauris Norstad
Thomas K. Finletter
NATO Council
America
Norstad
Finletter
Dirk A. Stikker
Council
Maurice Couve de Murville
Georges Pompidou
Couve de Murville
Gas Well Accident Injures Two at Syracuse Kansas
Two workers from Natural Gas Co. were hurt at a gas well near Syracuse Kansas on Tuesday. Marion Leslie, 39, suffered multiple broken ribs and severe internal injuries when struck in the back by a pipe or fitting blown from the well by high pressure gas.
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Syracuse
Kan
Marion Leslie
Truman Helps West Virginia Observe 99th Birthday
Former President Harry S Truman participates in a Capitol steps ceremony in Charleston to launch a $1 million fund drive for the state's centennial celebration next year.
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Charleston
W.va
Harry S. Truman
West Virginia
Fourth Entry For Princess Adds Linda VanCleave
A fourth candidate for Neosho County Dairy Princess was announced by co chair man Floyd Potter of Chanute Chamber of Commerce. Linda Lu VanCleave, 19, daughter of Lloyd and Mrs. VanCleave of Galesburg, is sponsored by Home State Bank of Erie. Other candidates listed are Sydney Naughton, Chanute Route 3, Nancy Bartholomew, Erie Route 1, and Phyllis Rensing, Chanute Route 3. Judging begins tomorrow at 4 pm, with a banquet at Tioga Hotel at 6:30 pm where the county winner will be announced before entering the district contest on June 28.
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Neosho County
Floyd Potter
Chanute Chamber of Commerce
Linda Lu VanCleave
Lloyd VanCleave
Galesburg
Home State Bank of Erie
Sydney Naughton
Chanute R
Nancy Bartholomew
Erie R
Phyllis Rensing
Tioga Hotel
Minor Vehicle Backing Crash Causes Small Damage
A backing collision in the 100 block of W Main caused about 40 dollars of damage yesterday at 5 40 pm. Ola A Lock 65 of 1009 W 2nd backed a 1956 Chevrolet into a 1958 Oldsmobile driven by Mary L Montgomery 20 of 115 E Walnut damaging the right rear door and left rear fender. A separate report from Mrs Bud Edwards 213 N Evergreen notes a minor touch between her car and Bill Layton of Milwaukee at Elm and Evergreen earlier with no damage.
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W. Main
Ola A. Lock
Mary L. Montgomery
E. Walnut
Main
Montgomery
Bud Edwards
N. Evergreen
Bill Layton
Milwaukee
Wis
Elm and Evergreen
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Log for June 30 1962
Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours ending 9 am Wednesday for June 30 1962 in Topeka. Report notes 236 deaths for June 1962 compared with 248 in the comparable 1961 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Galena Man Missing At Table Rock
Galena Kansas authorities search Table Rock Lake for Myrl Boggs a Springfield Missouri restaurant operator missing after a driverless 14 foot motor boat owned by him was found circling near Aunt's Creek boat dock.
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Galena, Kan
Myrl Boggs
Springfield
Table Rock Lake
Boggs
Aunt’s Creek Boat Dock
Here
Jaycees Vote To Sponsor Music Show In July
Char nute Jaycees approved sponsoring a July 12 talent hunt and hour long country music show at the Memorial Building by the Professional Artists Corporation of Wichita. An eight week school of music and a contest winner prize of either a full scholarship or 150 dollars were planned. Entrants must be 30 or younger and may be from the Chanute area with solo acts or duets allowed.
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Char ‘Nute Jaycees
Memorial Building
Professional Artists Corporation
Wichita
Corporation At
Chanute Trade Area
Jack Groves
Midwest Office Supply
JayCees
Tribune
Ottawa South Highway Plan Faces Community Support
A large turnout from Parsons, Independence, Chanute, Iola, Humboldt, Erie, Coffeyville, Neodesha, Howard, Bartlesville Oklahoma, and Chanute gathered in Ottawa to discuss the Ottawa south interstate leg proposal. Jack Goodrich of Parsons was elected association president for 1962 and speakers including C Frank Virr urged continued, though static, momentum for linking to the Will Rogers turnpike.
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Ray Sheppard
John Glades
Jack Goodrich
Ottawa-South
Charles Forsyth
Association
C. Frank Virr
Tribune
Keith Wright
Bill Smith
Kan
Erie
Resus
Lesance
Representa- Alsworth
Parsons Tives
Ottawa-South Assn. Chamber of Commerce
Hos
Parsons
Independence
Chanute
Iola
Humboldt
Coffeyville
Neodesha
Howard
Bartlesville
Okla
Chamber of Commerce
Highway Committee
Ottawa South
Topeka
Yates Center
Legislative Council
Fort Scott
Kansas
Oklahoma
Ottawa
Motor Tops List Of Missing Items In Break-In Report
A string of thefts and break-ins was reported with a nine-horsepower motor valued at 287 dollars identified as the largest missing item. E. C. Benton reported the incident to police stating the motor was taken in the 24 hour period.
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E. C. Benton
Benton
Glades
Sheppard Point
Bellas
Kansas
Fred Brandon
W. 3Rd
Total State Highway Fund
Seation
Darlene Baker
Gas City
Two youths bound over on burglary charges in Thayer
Clint Johnson and Clyde Wheeler, ages 19 and 23, waived preliminary hearings in city court and were bound over to district court with $1,000 bond each after being arrested for burglarizing the Thayer Drug Store. About $375 in cash and merchandise was taken, with $15.48 recovered. A portion of cash and merchandise valued at $100 and $350 respectively remains missing as authorities search for a sack thrown into the Verdigris River from a bridge near Neodesha.
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Thayer
Clint Johnson
Clyde Wheeler
Verdigris
Neodesha
Ottawa South Highway Links Kansas to Oklahoma Network
The six commissioner highway system aims for interstate completion by 1972 with Kansas allotted 803 miles of construction. Goodrich touts Ottawa-south as a key north-south route linking to the Gulf, serving communities of 85 people and up. A new board of directors will liaison between chambers and communities as Gov Anderson and others sent letters.
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Bureau of Public Roads
Ottawa
Emporia
Virr
Congress
Kansas
Glades
Sheppard
Goodrich
Oklahoma
Gulf
Robert Finney
Humboldt
Mahlon Morley
Chanute Chamber of Commerce
Jesse Collier
LeRoy Davidson
Chamber of Commerce
John Anderson
Walter McVey
U.S
James B. Pearson
William Avery
A. H. Meschke
Errant Nuclear Rocket Aborted Over Johnston Island
The Thor missile malfunctioned during a high altitude test near Johnston Island. The nuclear device was destroyed in flight and debris fell into the Pacific with no detonation or hazardous radioactivity reported. Officials said the failure stemmed from a system malfunction and no immediate replacement date was given.
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United Staes
Johnston Island
Pacific Test Site
Joint Task Force 8
Thor
United States
Arthur Sylvester
U.S
JTF8
Johnston
Hawaii
Soviet Union
Weathercast Predicts Warm, Humid Week For Topeka Area
Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and little temperature change through Thursday with highs around 90 to 95 and lows near 65 to 70. Scattered thundershowers expected tonight and Thursday across Kansas. Precip totals Tuesday ranged from light to about half an inch in Frankfort, Rossville and Madison, with heavier rain from Rawlins to Graham counties halting wheat harvest.
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Frankfort
Rossville
Madison
Rawlins County
Graham County
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US Senate
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Senate
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Anderson
Pearson
Bob Dole
J. Floyd Breeding
McVey
Schoeppel
al Benz
District 37
Optimist International
Optimist Club
South Shelter House
Santa Fe Park
Jack Bennett
Wayne Smith
Floyd West Jr
Truman
Galena
Table Rock
Teen Canteen
Arlie Neaville
Masonic Temple
State Highway Commission
Bureau
East
Donald Harris
N. Grant
Honolulu
the Mal
Osines
Goodland
Salina
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