Accused Spy Bows To U.S. Pressure At U.N. In New York
Czech U.N. delegate Miroslav Nacvalac agreed to fly home to escape deportation after Washington revoked his U.N. status. He and his family booked a French airliner from New York, with the U.S. pressing voluntary departure or deportation. Prague and Nacvalac denied espionage charges and pledged to contest U.S. claims at the U.N. in New York. The incident could influence debates on relocating U.N. headquarters from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y
U.N
Miroslav Nacvalac
U.S
Nacvalac
New York
Czechoslovakia
Washington
United States
Vienna
State Department
Dag Hammarskiold
U.S. Army
Monterey
Calif
Army
Rotary Votes to Back Neosho Allen County Clinic Plan
The Chanute Rotary Club voted to support a cooperatively funded mental health clinic for Neosho and Allen Counties with a half mill levy in each county. Likely site is Humboldt. Rotary-Anns and several area guests attended while Pittsburg State College students provided the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute
James Butin
Melanie
Cindy Pierpont
Longmont
Colo
Raymond Pierpont
Rollin Willis
Dallas
Richard Willis
Chauncy Fisher
Bill Young
Fine Arts
Pittsburg State College
Francis James
Fort Scott
Helen Rikers
Phil Morgan
Alma
Janice Potter
Columbus
Charles Broadwell
Four Killed In Illinois Gasoline Truck Train Collision
Four Illinois men were killed in a collision at a railroad crossing in Bettendorf Iowa when a train struck a gasoline truck. The crash buckled 400 feet of track and caused a large fuel fire destroying two diesels and six cars plus fifteen freight cars damaged. Victims listed as engineer AE Blakewell 60 head brakeman William Lauder 42 head fireman Robert Jacobs 38 and truck owner Howard Wierenga 46. Loss estimated over half a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bettendorf
Iowa
Illinois
AE. Blakewell
Galesburg
Ill
William G. Lauder
Robert R. Jacobs
Howard Wierenga
Albany
Tshombe Freed In Congo After Two Months Imprisonment
President Moise Tshombe of Katanga was released from captivity by the Congo central government after two months. He appeared in good health with a broad smile and drove to Premier Joseph Heo’s residence in Leopoldville for a news conference.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Tshombe
Joseph Heo
Leopoldville
Cangolece
Amarillo Holds Cary Bockover Escaped Prisoner Apprehended
Neosho County Sheriff Jerry Sloan and KBI investigator Ray Emmons rode to Amarillo Texas to pick up Cary Bockover 17 held for burglary and larceny following his capture last night amid a hint he may have surrendered. Robert St Clair 35 of Iola remains at large after escaping Erie jail Monday. the two reportedly traveled by bus to Tulsa from Coffeyville and then split.
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Neosho County
Jerry Sloan
KBI
Ray Emmons
Amarillo
Tex
Cary Bockover
Robert St. Clair
Iola
Erie
Tulsa
Coffeyville
Stark Readiness for Saturday Centennial Celebration
Stark businessmen prepare a Centennial celebration featuring a 2 p.m. parade with antique cars and buggies led by parade chairman William Atterbury. A 4:30 p.m. barbecue on Main offers beef and chips, followed by 6 p.m. entertainment and a 7:30 p.m. street dance. Prizes include a window fan and grill. Ed Michael, 83, built a replica log cabin on Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Atteberry
Stark Merchants
Main Street
Ed Michael
Goodyear Strike Talks In Topeka Plant
Goodyear officials and United Rubber Workers Union Local 307 representatives met to settle a strike at the Topeka plant involving about 1,750 workers. The walkout began Tuesday over transfers of personnel and vacation scheduling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
United Rubber Workers Union Local 307
Weather Recap and Cold Front Bends Kansas Toward Cooler temps
A slow moving cold front triggered scattered light showers and cooler weather across Kansas. Topeka reports include small showers eastern zones with a forecast of much cooler temperatures, highs in the 30s and overnight lows around 60. Overnight lows ranged 55 to 69 across towns.
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Topeka
Kansas
LeCompton
Clay Center
Ft. Riley
Emporia
Olathe
Garden City
Goodland
Wamego
Traffic Fatalities Report For Topeka June 1961
Kansas traffic log shows 24 hours to 9 a.m. Thursday with 7 fatalities for June and 35 for the year. The comparable 1960 period records 210 fatalities, indicating year to date trends.
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Topeka
Kansas
Car crashes into bridge killing two Goodland men
A car sped on loose gravel and spun out of control before plunging into a creek after hitting a bridge abutment near Goodland Kansas. Walter H. Dinkel Jr. 24 and Lee H. Pointer 19, both of Goodland, died in the crash 10 miles south and two miles west near the Smokey Garden Reservoir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodland
Kan
Walter H. Dinkel Jr
Lee H. Pointer
Max Stephans
Smokey Garden
Chamber Plans New Series On Fair Share
Chamber of Commerce officers meet small groups to explain the Fair Share dues plan. Joe Melnyk reported at a noon Tioga Hotel luncheon that the program has been successful and will continue weekly until large firms are contacted. The June 6 meetings drew 69 members, about one third of the membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Joe Melnyk
Tioga Hotel
Melnyk
Claude Pittenger
Chanute Optimist Club
Dale Carnegie
Home Savings Assn
Centennial Corporation
Ambassador's Club
Highway and Transportation Committee
Ottawa South Highway Assn
John Anderson
Main
Lincoln
Non-Injury Vehicle Crashes Reported in Chanute and Near Erie
Police and sheriff's deputies investigated two non injury crashes yesterday. In Chanute a 1960 Chevrolet driven by Donald Harris backed from a curb and hit a 1956 International truck owned by Armour Packing Co driven by George Herrington. damage about 175 dollars. Near Erie brakes failed on a 1957 Ford truck driven by Morris Hibdon and struck a 1961 Rambler station wagon driven by Ray Campbell. both vehicles headed south. No damage totals listed.
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Sheriff's Office
Chanute
Erie
Donald Harris
N. Highland
Armour Packing Co
N. Grant
George Herrington
Neosho
Harris
US 59
Morris L. Hibdon
Hepler
Ray Campbell
Ottawa
President Kennedy Diagnosed With Mild Virus Infection
President Kennedy suffered a mild virus infection overnight. Dr. Janet Travell said his temperature returned to normal and the ailment should run its course in about two days. She noted a probable mixed bacterial and viral infection and described treatment including penicillin and tetracycline.
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Kennedy
Washington
Janet Travell
White House
Travell
Preston Wade
New York
Wade
Beter
Dr. Travell
Georgetown
George Barkley
Kennedy Kennedy
Ikeda and Rusk Close Talks Shape U S Japan Ties
Washington AP reports Japanese Prime Minister Ikeda and Secretary of State Rusk hailed three days of frank talks that laid a foundation for closer U S Japan cooperation. They described plans for broader economic collaboration and a future role for Japan as intermediary for U S programs in Southeast Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hayato Ikeda
Dean Rusk
Japan
United States
Ikeda
Rusk
Kennedy
New York
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
U.S
Southeast Asia
Buffalo Youth Injured Working Rock Crusher
An 18 year old Buffalo youth, Robert Johnson, was described in satisfactory condition at the hospital after extensive injuries while operating a rock crusher east of Bedford yesterday afternoon. He was found unconscious near trucks by Johnny Jones and could not explain how the accident occurred.
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Fredonia
Buffalo
Benedict
Robert Johnson
Pete Johnson
Johnny Jones
Johnson
Salvation Army to Hold Chanute Drive for Salvage Items
The Salvation Army announces a two week salvage drive in Chanute starting next week. The initial collection area covers 7th to 14th streets and Steuben to Plummer, with cards listing pickup times in other city areas.
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Chanute
Salvation Army
Pittsburg
7Th
14Th
Steuben
Plummer
Woman Killed at Wichita Grade Crossing
Mrs. John Waller, 53, of Wichita was killed when her car collided with the Santa Fe Texas Chief at a grade crossing in north Wichita. Engineer E. A. Beattie of Emporia said he saw her stop then move forward into the track as the train approached. Mrs. Waller resided in Wichita.
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Wichita
John Waller
Santa Fe
Texas
E. A. Beattie
Emporia
Walter
Two Men Killed In Sports Car Crash Near Troy
Two men died when a sports car crashed into a gasoline transport truck one mile east of Troy on US 36. Victims were Arnold E. Miller 24 Bendena Kan and Harold Smith Troy. Hugh Abter driver of the truck was hospitalized in St Joseph for scalp and shoulder injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Kan
Arnold E. Miller
Bendena
Harold Smith
Troy Hugh Abter
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Khrushchev vows nuclear tests and German peace bid
Khrushchev, in a televised Kremlin address marking the 20th anniversary of the Nazi attack, said the Soviet Union has developed several nuclear weapons and will resume testing immediately if the United States does. He also proposed a separate peace treaty with East Germany by year’s end if Western allies join the Soviet settlement, urging allied participation and offering Berlin as a free city.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
United States
Kremlin
East Germany
Khrushchev
U.S
Geneva
United Sttes
Britain
France
Grand Palace
Cities Service Seeks Gas Rate Increase Across Five States
Cities Service Gas Co plans higher rates for distributors in Oklahoma Texas Kansas Missouri and Nebraska. President K E Crenshaw says the rise would range from about three cents to 4 5 cents per thousand cubic feet. The filing with the Federal Power Commission seeks an effective date Friday and would affect 24 million people in 384 communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Cities Service Gas Co
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Kk. E. Crenshaw
Federal Power Commission
Washington
Guns and Watch Stolen at Thayer
The Neosho County sheriff reports a break in at a farm home owned by Clovia O Greer near Thayer. Three guns a watch and sterling silver were missing after May 17 while Greer was in Wichita, entry believed to use a pass key with no forced entry observed.
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Thayer
Clovia O. Greer
Neosho County
Sheriff's Office
Greer
Veteran's Hospital
Wichita
Baxter Springs
Thayer City Park
Steps to Reduce Drowning Danger
The City Council of Chetopa Kansas acts to curb drownings at the Neosho River by banning fishing off the dam and forbidding waders and boats within 50 feet of either dam side. Two men Eldon Luman and Elmer McCaffrey drowned near the dam while crossing the narrow walkway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chetopa. Kan
Neosho
Chetopa
Eldon Luman
Elmer McCaffrey
Welch, Okla
Red Cross Board Set to Elect Officers Next Monday
The annual Red Cross board meeting will be held Monday at 7 30 p m in the Memorial Building chapter office. Mrs. Howard Winans executive secretary said new officers will be elected and annual reports presented by chairmen. Open to anyone contributing at least one dollar to the 1961 fund campaign.
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Red Cross Board of Directors
Memorial Building
Howard Winans
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John LaRocca
Carol Moore
Linda Wagner
Linda Atkins
Roxie
Cindy Kile
Clyde Kile
Sunshiner
Tribune
Rotary
Bockover
St. Clair
Gen. Joseph
Mobutu
Stark
Stark Businessmen
Bam
Sveseveas
A.m
Lyndon B. Johnson
Buffalo Youth
Wasser
Red Sword
Berlin
Cities Service
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