Inmate heads to Kansas prison for seven year forgery
Richard William Hobson Jr., extradited from Oklahoma, will begin a Kansas sentence in Lansing after completing a McAlester prison term. He forged a check in Chanute in 1954, was jailed, paroled, then rearrested on another forgery charge.
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Oklahoma State
McAlester
Kansas State
Lansing
Chanute
Richard William Hobson Jr
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Neosho County
Hobson
Kennedy to Sign Bill Advancing Interstate Highway Plan
President Kennedy is expected to sign a bill financing the interstate system to completion by 1972. The measure, passed by voice vote in both houses, provides 90 percent federal funding for 11 years with a total of 11.56 billion in appropriations and maintains the four cent gas tax to Sept 30 1972. It doubles truck use tax and hikes tire tread taxes and places billboard controls with a two percent federal bonus for states limiting billboards. The federal share is about 37 billion dollars.
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Washington
Kennedy
House
Senate
U.S
Fact Finders Meet To Study Strike
A three member fact finding board appointed by President Kennedy will report on the maritime strike. The move aims to resolve a national emergency under Taft Hartley law and may lead to injunctions if needed. Union leaders warn cooling off will not end the dispute.
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New York
Ralph E. Casey
Maritime Strike Institute
Kennedy
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf Coast
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
Hawaii
Arthur J. Goldberg
United Steelworkers Union
Goldberg
Eisenhower
Living Cost Index Dips in May in U S
The Labor Department reports the cost of living fell one tenth of one percent in May due to cheaper meat and groceries. The index stands at 127.4 of the 1947-49 average with small changes for eight months. Some workers face pay cuts while others gain two to three cents hourly due to index-linked wage clauses.
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Washington
L AP
Labor Department
Robert J. Myers
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Pacific Airmotive Corp
First Sales of Fireworks in Chanute
Chanute residents were reminded by Police Chief Lige Matlock that fireworks may be sold until July 4 but may not be shot within city limits on any day except July 4. Fire Chief Bill Brennan checked stands for Libetty features and fire safety standards. 22 permits had been issued to date.
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Chanute
Lige Matlock
Matlock
Bill Brennan
Reports Vary On Prisoners In Cuba Negotiations
Directly contradictory reports emerged on the future of Fidel Castro's prisoner committee. Havana radio claimed the group planned to return to Cuba to report on failed negotiations, while the prisoners denied any plans to leave and American officials said they had no knowledge of any such move.
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Key West
Fla
Fidel Castro
Havana Radio
Cuba
Tractors For Freedom Committee
Oklahoma House halts sales tax hike for current session
Oklahoma City AP reports the House Rules Committee voted unanimously to delay consideration of a proposed one cent increase in the two cent sales tax. Speaker J. D. McCarty says the tax issue is dead for this session. The plan would have raised about 50 million dollars over 22 months. Legislature had already approved higher tobacco taxes.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
House Rules Committee
House
J. D. McCarty
J. Howard Edmondson
Torrential rain floods Junction City as harvest slows
A torrential downpour in Junction City dumps about 2.5 inches of rain in 50 minutes starting at 9:15 a.m. Surface water floods streets and basements. a pool area damage prompts minor injuries to bystanders. Western Kansas faces 100 degree heat and humidity affecting grain harvest. scattered showers forecast through Wednesday.
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Topeka
Junction City
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Phillipsburg
Russell
Kaw River
Kansas City
Emporia
Olathe
Goodland
Manhattan
Wamego
Federal Office Building Planned for Kansas City
GSA has approved designs for a new federal office building in Kansas City. The 18 story structure would cost about 39 million dollars, sit on a block between 12th and 13th streets, and lie near City Hall, the Jackson County Courthouse, the Public Library and more. The project awaits congressional appropriation.
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Washington
General Services Administration
Kansas City
Congress
12Th
13Th Streets
Holmes
Locust
City
Jackson County
Public Library and Board of Education
Missouri
12Th Street
House Passes Farm Relief Bill
The House approved a one year bill to allow hard hit farmers to use or sell hay from soil bank land. The measure targets the northern Great Plains drought region and expands soil bank rules to permit general use for droughts or emergencies.
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Washington
White House
Soil Bank
Great Plains
Traffic Fatalities Hit 1961 Totals Up For June
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic log shows 24 hours to 9 am Tuesday with 43 deaths for June. The 1961 numbers reach 256 for the year, compared with 222 in the comparable 1960 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Chanute City Plans Protest Over Gas Rate Rise
Chanute commissioners authorize funding to protest Cities Service Gas Co rate hike. projected cost to Chanute users about 5 cents per 1000 cubic feet if approved in full. The meeting also covered paving blocks on Ashby and an alley, drainage upgrades, and land deeds for a new employment office and street widening.
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Cities Service Gas Co
Chanute Gas
R. J. Hayes
Chanute
Cities and Utilities
Cities Service
Hayes
Garfield
Ashby
7Th
9Th
Main
9Th Street
Larson
Rutter
N. Grant
Chanute Municipal Airport
21St Street
Federal Indictments On Betting Charges
Indictments issued against 13 men for using illegal long distance lines to run a nationwide horse race betting system. The 20 count case, from New Orleans, targets defendants across 10 cities including New Orleans, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Miami, Biloxi, Newport. Bond set at 25 000 each. warrants issued by U S District Judge Herbert W Christenberry.
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Washington
F AP
Justice Department Today
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
New York City
Chicago
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Atlantic City
Miami
Biloxi
Miss
Newport
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Internal Revenue Service
U.S
Herbert W. Christenberry
Benjamin Lassoff
Robert Lassoff
Myron Deckelbaum
Cincinnati
Ohio
Gilbert Lee Beckley
Surf’ Side
Fla
Alfred Mones
Miami Beach
Sam di Piazza
Louis E. Bagneris
Arabi
Eugene A. Nolan
Charles A. Perez
Harold
Brouphy
Anthony Glorioso
Alfred Reyn
Peter Joseph Martino
Police Hold Bank Suspect in Indiana Robbery Case
Indiana state police nabbed suspect Charles F. Daugherty in Huntington after he and James Cox robbed a local service station and crashed a rented car while fleeing. A federal warrant tied him to a June 7 Kentucky bank holdup in Kevil, about 12 miles west of Paducah, with about $10,000 seized. Daugherty, 28, Wichita, Kans., had just been released from an Arkansas penitentiary in January after a seven year term for bank robbery.
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Huntington
Ind
Indiana
Charles F. Daugherty
Wichita
Kas
Kevil
James Cox
Marion
Daugherty
Kentucky
Kevii
Paducah
Arkansas Penitentiary
Senate poised to boost national debt limit by 5 billion
Washington AP reports quick Senate passage forecast for a bill raising the debt ceiling by five billion dollars to 298 billion. The measure aims to ensure the treasury can pay its bills next week after the House approved the proposal on Monday.
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Washington
Senate
Treasury
House
Dispute Over Joan Davis Estate Escalates in Los Angeles
Los Angeles AP report details Joan Davis estate battle. Ex-husband Si Wills Colbert seeks removal of daughter Beverly Wills Colbert as special administrator arguing lack of business experience. Trial set for July 31 on will contest and probate of 1941 will.
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Los Angeles
Joan Davis
Comedienne
Wills
Beverly Wills Colbert
Colbert
Miss Davis
Tribune Phone Relay for Contact After Hours
If you cannot reach your Tribune phone contact, call your carrier. If unavailable, dial HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. for alternate access.
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Tribune
Hutchinson man builds vast wooden microcosm of world
John Loft of Hutchinson age 72 owns a hotel, grain elevator, salt mine and a Swiss Alps home crafted entirely in wood. His 12 story replica hotel, carved landscapes, and country figures fill a gallery like collection drawing constant tourist crowds. He carved from sketches, photos, and magazines to form miniature world scenes.
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Hutchinson
John Loft Lof Hutchinson
Loft
Kansas Sky
Kentucky
Switzerland
Red Cross board approves new members at Neosho County meeting
Neosho County American Red Cross held its annual board session in the Memorial Building with reports on past year projects and the current fund drive. Officials noted 1500 holiday items and 38 gift boxes sent to veterans facilities and a 6248 dollar fund toward a 9254 goal. New board members were named and officer elections planned at the Dutch lunch.
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Board of Directors
Neosho County
American Red Cross
Memorial Building
H.C. Miller
Red Cross
Carl Ranabargar
Morris Pack
Howard Winans
Miller
Veterans Hospital
Forbes Air Force Base Hospital
Topeka
Maryland
Ranabargar
Elks Lake
Gilbert Gribble
Kansas
Mahion Morley
H. C. Bodley
Morley
William T. Hunt
Dell Reed
Jim Blessing
Art Krone
Bill Walters
Tioga Hotel
Sam Ricketts
Erie
E. B. Rowson
Hunt
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Paterson
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