Brazilian airliner crashes with 51 aboard near Rio de Janeiro
A Convair carrying 51 passengers including an American disappeared while approaching Rio de Janeiro and wreckage was found in Guanabara Bay. Navy teams recovered bodies and luggage. one congressman, Jose Gomes Talarico, had boarded in Brasilia. Pilot Joao Belloc radioed approaching Santos Dumont before contact was lost.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Guanabara Bay
Brasilia
Belo Horizonte
Island of
Paqueta
Rio
Dumont Airport
Newton B. Thompson
Waterville
Maine
American Bond and Share Electric Co
Real Airlines
George Piistern
Janet S. Latter
H. V. Lee
Thompson
Jose Gomes Talarico
Joao Belloc
Santos Dumont Airport
Paqueta Island
Calf Killed In Car Collision Near Odense Store
A Hereford calf owned by Stan Harding was killed when it ran into a car a mile and a half south of the Odense store yesterday. Sheriff Jerry Sloan identified the driver as Gus Collins of Iola. Sloan said he did not see the car or know its damage.
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Stan Harding
Odense
Jerry Sloan
Gus Collins
Iola
Sloan
Tornado Ruins 22 Years of Work at Pottstown Farm
In five minutes a dark funnel struck the Imbody homestead near Barto Pennsylvania destroying the 161 year old house and barn. The family with four children and two neighbors survived though their riding horse was killed and all accumulated belongings were lost.
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Pottstown
Curtis Imbody
Imbodys
Imbody
Barto
Here
Curtis
Castro Wagers Million Tons of Cuban Sugar
In a TV address Fidel Castro said he would concede Cuba’s U S sugar market share if 1961 production falls by a million tons, and would seek a million ton rise if output grows. He warned of seizing American investments in proportion to quota cuts and urged refiners to switch to Soviet crude within days.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Christian A. Herter
Herter
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Cuba
U.S
Eisenhower
Castro
United States
Congress
Soviet Union
Moscow Mayor Egged in Canada
Moscow mayor Nikolai Bobrovnikov on a Canada goodwill tour was hit in the neck by a raw egg hurled by Ged Janusomis, a 20 year old Lithuanian refugee. Janusomis fled Victoria Park before being arrested and later released on bail. O'Brian and two Canadian mayors continued photo ops as police pursued the suspect.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Moscow
Canada
Nikolai Bobrovnikov
Wyatt Earp
Hugh O'Brian
Ged Janusomis
Victoria Park
O'Brian
Janusomis
Franklin Miller
George Nelms
Ottawa
Bobrovnikov
Lithuania
Miller
Loot by Gem Thief Hits Cartier New York
A burglar shattered Cartier on Fifth Avenue at 4:55 a.m. and took about $30,000 in gems, leaving behind rings and a watch display. Guard Conrad Nilsson reported two suspects fled in a waiting car as police assess the loss figures with store executives.
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New York
Cartier’s
House of Jewels
Fifth Avenue
52Nd St
Conrad Nilsson
Nilsson
Lee Wasser
New Kansas Wheat Test Weight More
TOPEKA AP First ship ments of new crop Kansas wheat from southern counties show a sharp rise in test weight to 62.4 pounds per bushel from 60.0 in 1959 and the 10 year average of 59.8. Protein averages 11.6 per cent versus 12.3 last year and 12.4 the 10 year average. Highest protein, 12.4 per cent, from the southwest. 13.1 per cent in 1959. Most harvest from southern counties.
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Topeka
Kansas
Unknown Assailant Kills Paratrooper in New Jersey
A 38-year-old former paratrooper, Joseph F. Lupoli, was shot in the temple while in bed at his Lake Hiawatha home. His wife Ann, 26, reported seeing a gunshot flash but could not describe the intruder. A .22 pistol was found near the door. three children slept nearby. no motive or suspect identified.
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Lake Hiawatha
N.J
Joseph F. Lupoli
River Dr
Ann
Jean
Frank
Susan
Arthur Denny
Traffic Fatalities Report For Topeka Area
Kansas traffic death log notes 24 hours to 9 am shows 251 deaths in the comparable 1959-1960 period, reflecting a 251 count for the year-to-date span and 24-hour window. Officials compare 1959 figures to assess trends and road safety conditions across the Topeka region.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dairy Princess Crowned Carolyn Thompson in Chanute
Carolyn Thompson daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Thompson Chanute Route 2 was crowned Neo sho County Dairy Princess at a dinner for contest candidates at the Tioga Hotel. She will compete with county winners in Coffeyville next Thursday for district honors and a chance to state judging. Nancy Heilman was first alternate and Sandra Midcap Janis Richwine tied for second alternate.
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Carolyn Thompson
Wilbur Thompson
Chanute R. 2
Neosho County
Tioga Hotel
Coffeyville
Nancy Heilman
Harold Heilman
San
Dra Midcap
James Midcap
Chanute R. 1
Janis Richwine
Elvin Richwine
Stark
Miss Thompson
Sandra Warner
Arlington
Kansas Dairy
Bill Winfrey
Kansas Dairy Assn
Association
Eighly
Dale Painter
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Committee
Thompson
Chanute Future Farmers of America
Heilman
First National Bank of Thayer
Midcap
First National Bank of Chanute
Richwine
Stark State Bank
Jane Raymond
Fredonia
Leon Crooks
Parsons
Tioga Inn
Sandra Midcap
Miss Warner
Tribune
Silver Dollar Day Series Is Planned
Chamber of Commerce retail committee distributed materials for the Silver Dollar Day sales series plan at a representatives meeting last night. Mrs. Sara Wilson said 70 firms have joined and more are expected. Shopper registration for cash prizes begins July 1 with the first Silver Dollar Day set for July 21.
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Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee
Sara Wilson
Bullet Barrage Kills Policeman on Harbor Street
A bar rage of bullets killed Patrolman Vernon J. Owings on the waterfront as he and partner Richard A. Brizimbine stopped two men for car trouble. Brizimbine was wounded in the leg and two suspects Ross Wilson and Warren Durfee were arrested after a city-wide manhunt. Durfee allegedly fired the fatal shot. both suspects were held on assault with a deadly weapon and attempted murder charges.
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Los Angeles
Vernon J. Owings
Richard A. Brizenbine
Weather Update For Topeka Kansas Today And Sunday
Today in Topeka Kansas skies were clear to partly cloudy with a general warming trend. Highs are expected around 80 to 85 degrees with lows in the middle 60s. Sunday should see highs in the mid 80s and thundershowers are likely by Sunday night. Relative humidity around 40 percent at 10 am and a steady barometer at 29.04 inches. Highest and lowest temperatures on this date record back to 1911 and 1958 respectively.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Scientists Discuss Space Research Plan
In Paris an international conference of ten European nations outlines a potential shared space research strategy under the European Center for Nuclear Research. Britain, France, West Germany, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland present teams and labs but lack enough resources to launch space programs independently.
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Paris
European Center For Nuclear Research
Britain
France
West Germany
Italy
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Netherlands
Belgium
Switzerland
Homeowners Insurance Premiums Cut in Kansas
TOPERA AP reports that homeowners policy premiums will drop 10 to 15 percent starting July 1 in Kansas. Insurance Commissioner Frank Sullivan says the cut saves about one million dollars annually for new and renewed policies under the package plan. Existing insureds gain broadened coverage including TV antenna loss protection as volumes grew from 2.5 million in 1957 to an anticipated 15 million by year end 1960.
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Topera
Frank Sullivan
Sullivan
Kansas
Tribune Phone Numbers Indicated for After-Hours Calls
Readers are advised to call 700 after 6 p.m. if their Tribune phone cannot be reached by the carrier. The notice provides a direct line and suggests attempting contact through listed service channels for timely communication.
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Tribune
Brookhart Announces Candidacy for County Commissioner
Carter Brookhart of Chanute real estate and insurance announces his bid for the Democratic nomination in third district county commissioner race. a long-time Chanute resident since 1938 and active in youth baseball, he seeks a progressive administration cooperative with school boards and city officials to deliver taxpayer funded services, with non profit charges for county institutions.
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Carter Brookhart
Chanute
Brookhart
Methodist Church
the Elks
Mary K. Helmick
Jane
Kansas University Alumni Journal
Barbara
Jack
S. Highland
Neosho County
Kansas
Dr Moore Plods Into West Virginia on Coast to Coast Walk
Dr Barbara Moore a 56 year old British vegetarian crossed into West Virginia the 10th state on her coast to coast walk She started from San Francisco April 13 and aims for New York by Monday An injured left ankle after being knocked down by a car at Brazil Indiana slowed her progress near Cambridge Ohio after about 40 miles Friday and a 4 15 am EST departure from a St Clairsville motel in Ohio
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Wheeling
W. Va
Barbara Moore
West Virginia
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Cambridge
Moore
San Francisco
New York
Wiley denies foresight charges in U2 summit debate
Senator Alexander Wiley argues there is no truth to claims that lack of foresight or clumsy planning caused the Paris summit collapse. He says Khrushchev would have torpedoed the talks regardless of the U2 incident and previews a speech as a Senate committee report on the U2 affair nears release.
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Washington
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Wiley
Paris
Senate
Christian A. Herter
Herter
Japan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J. William Fulbright
Ark
Mike Mansfield
Dmont
Mansfield
Soldier Is Killed Near Junction City
Leopold E. Carrillo a 47 year old Army sergeant stationed at Ft. Riley was killed Friday night when his car left a country road five miles south of Junction City. The car skidded 200 feet across gravel struck U S 77 and plunged into a ravine. Truck driver Dave Meagher saw dust and tail lights then called for help.
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Junction City
Kas
Leopold E. Carrillo
Ft. Riley
Carrillo
U. S. 77
Dave Meagher
Titan Missile Logs Sixth Straight Flight Success
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP the sixth straight successful 5000 mile Titan missile flight clears the way for testing an advanced model. A 60 foot rocket carried a tactical nose cone to a target off Ascension Island data capsule recovered after two hours.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
South Atlantic
Ascension
Air Force
Eglin Air Force Base
Golf
Santa Rosa Island
Eglin
The
Gulf
Kansas May Storms Kill One Hurt 92 and Damage Towns
Topeka AP reports May storms in Kansas caused one death Mildred Hundley and 92 injuries plus eight million dollars in damage. Climatologist A D Robb notes six tornadoes wrecked Meriden on May 19 and total May tornadoes numbered 26 with seven million property damage and half a million crop loss.
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Topeka
Kansas
A. D. Robb
Mildred Hundley
Meriden
Robb
One Legged Handy Man Faces Death
In Quincy Florida AP reporting a one legged handyman was sentenced to death after a jury found Sie Dawson 49 guilty of first degree murder in the hammer slaying of a white woman Maggie Clayton and her 2 year old son Roger Glenn Clayton. The court postponed sentencing pending a motion for a new trial while Dawson awaits punishment.
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Quincy, Fla
Sie Dawson
Hugh Taylor
Dawson
Roger Glenn Clayton
Maggie Clayton
Alva Donnie
Alva Clayton
Clayton
Taylor
Chattahoochee
Counterfeit Twenty Found in Topeka Bank
A counterfeit twenty dollar bill appeared at a Topeka bank, one of about a dozen similar notes in the region in the past ten days. Secret Service agent Howard Haas noted the backs are blue green rather than green, with authorities tracing the pattern to Kansas City sightings.
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Topeka
Kansas City
Secret Service
Howard Haas
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Dr. Moore
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Montgomery County
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Mildred Routh
Southeast
T. B. Hospital
Lillian M. Adams
American Red Cross
Wichita
Jack Banta
Southeast Kansas
Bessie Vediz
Mt. Carmel Hospital School of Nursing
Pittsburg
Ruby Dennis
R. N
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