Return Visit Planned by Former Bethel Minister at Vilas
Former Bethel Lutheran Church minister in Vilas will visit Vilas this weekend with church and family events. Dr. Elmer Danielson and wife return from 30 years as East African missionaries on furlough with six children, attending Lois Danielson’s Bethany College graduation. Families gather at Gus Larson home and Danielsons to be honored with a new church bell fund.
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Bethel Lutheran Church of
Vilas
Elmer Danielson
Tanganyika
East Africa
United States
Lindsborg
Lois
Bethany College
Gus Larson
S. Plummer
Emil Larson
Tucson
Ariz
Oscar
Roy
Carl Larson
Alma Larson
Oklahoma City
Danielson
Eleanor
Wilfred
Dr. Danielson
Danielsons
Zamzam
South Africa
Mrs. Danielson
Upsala College
New Jersey
Bethany
Capacity Increase by North Central Natural Gas Co
The Power Commission authorized Northern Natural Gas Co. of Omaha to raise the pipeline capacity by 174 million cubic feet daily. The $37.5 million project will boost sales to existing customers across Iowa Nebraska South Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois and Michigan.
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Washington
The
Power Commission
Northern Natural Gas Co. of
Omaha
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan
Horse Betting Bill Dies in Legislature
Oklahoma City AP reports a bill to legalize pari mutuel betting on horse and dog races died in the House on a 96 to 12 vote. Rep. Virgil Tinker of Fairfax sponsored the measure for four sessions and said he would try again next session if it returns.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Virgil Tinker
Fairfax
Fact Board Seeks Settlement in Maritime Strike Talks
President Kennedy trusted fact finding board met with ship owners in New York to push a voluntary settlement as 85,000 seamen remain on strike. Board chairman David L. Cole expressed cautious optimism and sought extension to report. Talks with unions to follow. potential injunction if security is found endangered.
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New York
Kennedy
David L. Cole
Cole
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf
United States
Former California inmate arrested in Fort Scott
James A. Bentley, 24, a former California mental hospital inmate, was arrested in Fort Scott after following his wife there. He is wanted in Arizona for kidnapping, shooting, stabbing and robbery of a Phoenix gas station employee. He is expected to be extradited and questioned on related cases including an Oklahoma couple’s kidnapping near Seligman.
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Fort Scott
California
Bentley
Phoenix
Ariz
Cummings
Oklahoma
Seligman
Arizona
Clarence Northrop
Ray Emmons
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Cum ‘Mings
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Traffic Log
Kansas traffic log shows 48 fatalities in June 1961, with 261 deaths for the year to date through 9 am Thursday. The 1960 period recorded 232 deaths and the 1961 24 hour tally stood at 2.
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Topeka
Kansas
Berlin Problem Offers Several U.S. Courses
Washington notes Kennedy meets with the National Security Council to review military diplomatic and civilian defense options over Berlin. Proposals from State and Defense are eyed, including partial mobilization and new East West talks. Kennedy aims to show resolve and prepare for possible showdown with Khrushchev.
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Kennedy
National Security Council
Soviet Union
Berlin
NATO
Europe
White House
Defense Departments
Dean Acheson
Dean Rusk
United States
Khrushchev
West Berlin
Germany
Queen Finalist in St Louis Contest at Chiropractic Meet
Sybil Barret, 19, Manhattan Kansas, was among 15 finalists in the posture queen contest during the International Chiropractic Research Institute meeting in St Louis. Martha Jean Maxwell, 18, Newnan Georgia, won the title.
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ST. Louis
Sybil Barret
Manhattan
Kan
International Chiropractic Research Institute
Martha Jean Maxwell
Newnan
One Room School Faces Decline In Kansas
TOPEKA AP. The one room rural Kansas schools are closing fast under new consolidation laws. State Superintendent Adel Throckmorton cites declining enrollments, high costs, and a push for nine month terms while noting most remaining high schools lack modern foreign language courses yet still boast basketball programs.
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Topeka
Kansas
Adel Throckmorton
Throckmorton
Area Wheat Yield Shows Heavy Drop Across Four Counties
Area farmers report a sharp drop in wheat yields due to heavy spring rains and thin stands. In Neosho, Wilson, Allen, and Woodson counties harvests run 60 to 75 percent complete, with estimates of 22 to 30 bushels per acre and some fields as low as eight to 40. Drier high ground yields and moisture remain variable as floods affected bottomland crops.
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Chanute
Neosho
Wilson
Allen
Woodson
Neosho County
Bill Dickson
Erie
Dickson
Thayer
Union Negotiations Signal Wage Escalator Debate
UAW president Walter Reuther pressed Ford for a noninflationary settlement as union talks opened with Ford after General Motors. Detroit sources note the wage escalator tied to the cost of living, while GM negotiators pushed shorter work time to curb unemployment and warned against inflationary settlements.
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Ford
UAW
Walter P
Detroit
Ford Motor Reuther
United
Auto Workers Union
General Motors
Reuther
Malcolm Denise
Denise
Washington
Louis G. Seaton
Weather shows extreme heat across Kansas with highs near 100
The Weather Bureau forecasts continued hot and humid conditions in Kansas through Friday with highs of 95 to 100 and lows of 70 to 75. Scattered storms expected mainly in the northeast. Wednesday’s highs ranged from 84 at Pittsburg to 102 at Russell and several western towns hit triple digits.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Pittsburg
Russell
Garden City
Hill City
Goodland
Concordia
Hutchinson
Altamont
Oswego
Walnut
Coffeyville
Fort Scott
Osborne
Enterprise
Two From Emporia Die in Rural Wreck Southwest of Emporia
Emporia witnesses report two men died in a collision at a rural road intersection southwest of Emporia. George O. McMurphy 56 drove a Lyon County truck and John Roth 77 drove a car, both alone in their vehicles.
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Emporia (Ap
Emporia
George O. McMurrphy
Lyon County
John Roth
Tribune Delivery Helpline Notice
If you do not receive your Tribune contact your carrier. If the carrier cannot be reached dial HE 1 3400 after 6 pm.
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Tribune
United States launches first atomic battery into space
A Thor Able-Star rocket from Cape Canaveral placed three satellites in orbit including the Transit 4 A nuclear power unit. The 42-pound plutonium 238 device provided 2.5 watts, powering two transmitters, marking a historic lead over the Soviet Union in space nuclear propulsion.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Navy
GREB
van Allen
James van Allen
University of Iowa
Lions Club Officers Installed for Year
Lions Club members elected and installed new officers for the coming year during a Ladies Night meeting. Ward Witherspoon from Coffeyville performed the installation and addressed the group briefly. Marion Stevens became president, Neal McCoy is first vice president, and Bob Lewis is secretary-treasurer.
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Lions Club
Ward Witherspoon
Coffeyville
Marion Stevens
Neal McCoy
Bob Lewis
Erie Centennial Parade and Reunion Plans Announced
Mrs. Neva Snyder outlined a July 10 to 15 celebration tied to the 88th Old Soldiers and Sailors Reunion. The program includes a July 12 parade at 5 p.m., a free courthouse barbecue July 10, dances July 11 and 18, square dancing July 12, and a Bean Feed with 1000 pounds of beans on July 14 plus free acts and carnival entertainment all week.
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Erie
Neva Snyder
Snyder
American Legion Hall
Golden Clippers Saddle Club
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Fact Board
National Maritime Union
Seafarers International Union
Rine Engineers Beneficial Association
International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots
Land
American Radio Association
American Flag
Vienna
East Germany
R. D. Hydorn
Wickard and Mull Seed Co
Hydorn
Ford Company
Wasser
Russ Larson
Arkansas City
Cherokee Amusement Co
Legion Hall
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