Kansas to the Sea Feasibility Study Up to Congress
Topeka AP A Corps of Engineers spokesman told a Kansas Legislative Council committee that congressional authorization is needed for a full feasibility study of Kansas River waterway transport. No formal survey has been done since 1931, though changes in economy and resources are noted. Supporters urge river navigation to boost Kansas economy and create jobs.
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Topeka
Corps of Engineers
Kansas Legislative Council
Louis G. Feil
Army Engineers District
Kansas City
Kansas River
Feil
Arkansas
Lud Strnad
Brewster Wheat
Strnad
Stanley W. Spender
Arkansas City
Kansas Tristate Committee
Arkansas Basin Development Association
Wichita
Wife Killed as Wanted Man Found Asleep in Car
Wen dell P Hughes, 40, sought for the Denver murder of his wife Donna Hughes, 37, was found asleep in a car west of Boulder by deputy sheriffs Goetz and Ream. Donna Hughes was slain in her east Denver home with throat slashed and body hacked. Hughes denied guilt and was jailed in Boulder after the arrest.
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Boulder
Colo
Wendell P. Hughes
Denver
Mountain Country
Hughes
Dale Goetz
Marsh Ream
Wall Street
Sunset
Donna Hughes
Marcia
Dwayne Smith
Wright
Hutchinson
Beauty Contestants Have Odd Titles in Fresno Event
In Fresno California three girls compete for the Fresno County employees picnic queen title. Entrants received department based titles Miss Criminal Miss Public Works and Miss Small Claims.
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Fresno
Calif
Fresno County
Gloria Arnst
Brenda Gaddis
Public Works
Donna Jean Ashsjian
Break-in at Humboldt Furniture Store in Kansas
In Humboldt, a break in at Harold's furniture store was interrupted when an officer blocked the back door. A nearby resident saw merchandise carried away. Intruders fled as a fire in a vacant house drew attention. A crowbar and three televisions were found hidden behind the store.
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Humboldt
Kan
Harold
Garrold Yockey
Builder of Horse Trailers Expands Factory on Farm
ERIE Blair Trailers has grown from a small operation to a sizable industry. Bill Blair employs seven full time workers plus himself and his wife handles the books. He bought land on highway K47 three miles southwest of Erie and built a steel shop. Last year forty trailers were built. this year sixty and he expects to double by year end. Prices range from 595 to 895 dollars. Blair’s payroll exceeds 400 weekly and 20 000 annually. Trailers are in at least 17 states with dealers in Kentucky Arkansas Colorado Oklahoma and Kansas City and Cay in Kansas. Six weeks ago he expanded into campers for pickup trucks, building two per week with a goal of at least 50 this year. Blair, a lifetime farmer, has given up farming and rents out his land while continuing to breed Appaloosa and quarter horses, maintaining a herd of about 50. He has built a race track nearby and plans to add lights and Saturday night racing.
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Erie
Blair
Bill Blair
K47
Kentucky
Arkansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Caney
Kansas
Kennedy toppled by Irish grip in Cork Car handshake
President Kennedy greeted crowds after leaving Cork City Hall when a man gripped his hand with a forceful shake and toppled him into his car. A Secret Service aide fell as agents tried to help but Kennedy quickly regained balance, smiling and waving again.
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Kennedy
Cork City Hall
Secret Service
Money changer found by youth at E Z Way Laundry
A money changer taken during a break in at the E Z Way Laundry on June 14 was found by Tom Gard while horseback riding at the southeast edge of town. Police, Sheriff Nee ly, Undersheriff VanVickle, and Assistant Chief Spencer assisted. The No Way Coin Laundry money changer was found later in a ditch near Village Creek. Investigations continue.
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S. Santa Fe
Tom Gard
William T. Gard
S. Ashby
Gards
George Neely
John VanVickle
L. R. Spencer
N. Allen
North Plummer
Village Creek
Khrushchev Arrives in East Berlin for Summit Amid Kennedy Critique
Soviet Premier Khrushchev arrived in East Berlin to meet bloc leaders as Ulbricht greeted him with a kiss. Ulbricht accused Kennedy of visiting West Berlin to turn Germans against East Germany in support of American monopolists. Khrushchev aligned with the analysis and noted the visit aimed at Ulbricht’s birthday festivities.
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Ident Kennedy
West Berlin
Khrushchev
Walter Ulbricht
Kennedy
East Germany
Ulbricht
Nina
Valentina Tereshkova
Fire in Rio building kills seven with more feared dead
A 21 story Rio de Janeiro commercial tower burned with at least seven deaths and many injured. Firemen battled flames across 10 upper floors as victims leaped from windows and a rope failed. Helicopters rescued some from the roof while others remained missing. The blaze began in Herbert Richer's office amid film stock.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Herbert Richer
Polio outbreak near Harrisburg prompts mass immunization
Harrisburg area reports thirteen polio cases in two weeks, with Atlanta CDC noting only four U.S. cases last week. A second immunization drive is planned in Cumberland and Perry counties as officials say about 84,000 residents have not yet received Sabin Type 1 vaccine this year, while over 60,000 were vaccinated last week.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Atlanta
United States
Cumberland
Perry County
State Health Department
Youth Found Dead Near Farm Equipment
LEWIS KAN AP Gary Sparke 23 of Lewis was found dead between a tractor and a grain drill on the James Cross farm Thursday. Sheriff Lloyd Britton said the victim apparently lost control of the tractor.
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Lewis, Kan
Gary Sparke
Lewis
James Cross Farm
Lloyd Britton
Seek 2 Street Lights For Plummer K39
City seeks permission from the State Highway Commission to install two street lights at the K39 Plummer intersection to improve access to town and visibility of signs including one to Neosho Memorial Hospital. City Manager R J Hayes announced the move on instruction of the city commission.
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State Highway Commission
Plummer
R. J. Hayes
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Highway Commission
Hayes
Kennedy Urges Small Nations to Back UN Peace Effort in Ireland
In Dublin President Kennedy urged small nations to imitate Ireland's support for the United Nations as essential to world peace. He addressed the Dail, received honors in Cork and Dublin, and praised Ireland as a model for equal relations with Britain. He noted the UN peacekeeping role depends on smaller nations and spoke of a hopeful future for a free Ireland.
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Univer
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National Guards Leave Early Today For Camp Guernsey
National Guardsmen from Company A of the 174th Quartermaster Battalion depart this morning for 17 days of summer training at Camp Guernsey Wyoming. The Chanute unit, 83 enlisted men and two officers in 20 vehicles, with six vehicles already leaving as advance party, converges with units from Coffeyville Cherryvale Fredonia and Neodesha at the K95 and K39 junction north of Fredonia. The full convoy is expected to total about 45 vehicles.
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Wyo
Chanute
Coffeyville
Cherryvale
Fredonia
Neodesha
Russell
Imperial
Neb
R. J. Hayes
McCook
Herrington
Jensen
Red Cross
Traffic Fatalities In Climb Across Five Months Record
The National Safety Council reports 15190 motor vehicle deaths January through May, a record for the first five months. Deaths rose 6 percent as travel rose 4 percent, giving a death rate up 2 percent to 48 per 100 million miles. May toll reached 3650, up 13 percent from May 1962, with 17 of 19 months showing increases.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Man Hancock Found Dead Near City Dam Site
Police report the body of John Hancock aged unknown was recovered from the Neosho River at the new city dam site north of the East River Bridge near the old Brown-Wells crossing. No other details were available at press time.
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John Hancock
S. Edith
Neosho River
New City Dam
East River
Brown-Wells Crossing
Foxes Trapped At Joe Rule Home Protect Chickens
Traps set at the Joe Rule residence on 1709 W Main captured a red fox after last Friday's attempt to nab Missing Not So Foxy Chickens. A second fox was caught the following night, improving safety for Kyle's hens.
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Joe Rule
W. Main
Kyle
Dean resigns as Labette superintendent to join state unification role
Dean Harry Dean Labette County school superintendent resigns effective Aug 1 to become consultant in school unification with the State Department of Education.
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Oswegp
Kan
Harry Dean
Labette County
State Department of Education
West Main rezoning approved by city commission
The city commission rezoned West Main between Garfield and Plummer to extend business districts and residential areas to fast track a Foodtown Supermarkets store. The ordinance, effective after publication, aims to end spot zoning and provide uniform zoning along Main with hearings held by the planning board. No protests were reported.
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West Main
Unani
Betwen Garfield
Plummer
Planning Board
Foodtown Supermarkets
Obcity Planning Commission
Weather Review: Hot, Fair Through Saturday
AREA FORECAST reports generally fair and hot through Saturday with a low tonight between 70 and 75 and a high on Saturday around 95 to 100. Record high and low for this date noted 102 in 1936 and 58 in 1926. Relative humidity at 1 p.m. and barometer 28.88 inches and falling.
Kansas Heat Expected Across State As Temps Rise
TOPEKA AP Temperatures in Kansas were forecast to climb into the 90s in the east and around 100 in central and western areas. Highs Thursday ranged from 92 in Emporia to 101 in Russell and Goodland. Lows tonight expected in the 70s with morning minimums from 68 at Chanute to 74 at Goodland. One day precipitation totaled 0.7 inch at Kansas City, 0.3 at Olathe and a trace at Concordia.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Emporia
Russell
Goodland
Chanute
Kansas City
Olathe
Concordia
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Log June 1963 Update
Kansas traffic death log reports 24 hours ending 9 am Friday with 47 fatalities in June 1963 compared with 256 for all 1962. Earlier fatality not previously reported indicates ongoing tallies by authorities.
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Topeka
Kansas
Bouquet Fire Triggers Woman to Jump From Moving Car
In Wichita, Mrs. Alice M. Williams leaped from a moving car Thursday when a bouquet of artificial flowers ignited as her husband lit a cigarette, preventing him from stopping. She was treated at a hospital for bruises and abrasions.
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Wichita
Alice M. Williams
Williams
Intercepted Letter Urges Kansas Sailings to Sea
A terse intercepted letter argues that if humans can reach the moon by rocket they can launch ships from Kansas to the sea, framing a bold comparison between space achievement and maritime effort.
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Kansas
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