95 Die in Jet Crash Over New York
An American Airlines Boeing 707 Astrojet with 95 aboard crashed into a marsh near Broad Channel in Jamaica Bay after takeoff from Idlewild for Los Angeles. No survivors were found. The disaster, the nation’s worst single plane crash, occurred on a sunny day as crowds awaited astronaut John Glenn’s New York visit.
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New York
American Airlines
Long Island
Idlewild
Los Angeles
Trans World Airlines
Chicago
Midway Air
Coast
John H. Glenn Jr
Ior
Glenn
LaGuardia
William Martin
Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department
Broad Channel
Coast Guard
Michael J. Murphy
Manhattan
Police Academy
Civil Aeronautics Board
Line
Boston
Welcome Home John Glenn Roars Through New York City
John Glenn returns to New York amid a massive parade in Manhattan. Crowds cheer from Bowling Green to City Hall as Lyndon Johnson and Annie Glenn join him, with signs, confetti, and tributes praising the Mercury team and Glenn’s space achievement.
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New York
John Glenn
America
Outer Space
Manhattan
Broadway
Lindbergh
Byrd
Ederle
Bowling Green
Glenn
Canyon of Heroes
Financial District
Trinity Church
Wall Street
City Mall
Annie
Lyndon B. Johnson
James Nichols
Charles A. Lindbergh
City Hall
Robert F. Wagner
Robert R. Gilruth
Project Mercury
Mercury
102-Year-Old Man Dies at Topeka
Ferdinand Janzen Funk died at age 102 in Topeka after a long public career. A former state legislator, he served as police judge and justice of the peace among other roles. He came from Germany near Poland, arrived in the U S at 14, and was executive secretary to Gov. Hoch in 1907. Services are planned for Saturday.
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Topeka
Ferdinand Janzen Funk
Funk
Germany
Poland
United States
Marion County
Register of Deeds
E. W. Hoch
Winter cold eases as Kansas faces rising temps by Friday
Statewide readings show record lows in northeast Kansas with Topeka at subzero. By Friday highs expected in the 30s to 40s after a gradual warmup from the frigid start. Forecast calls for fair skies and temperatures climbing through Friday with nights above freezing in many areas.
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Topeka
Kansas
Lawrence
Kansas City
State
Wamego
Garden City
Chanute High School
C-Club
Tribune
Right Name Wrong Woman Uses Airline Ticket Funds
Lan Davey a Jamaican immigrant saved money to bring his girlfriend to England. He sent 85 pounds to Estella Francis and later a stranger, also named Estella Francis, claimed the funds. The real Estella may have been unaware and remained in Jamaica while the impostor used the money. Davey awaits restitution and another chance to bring his love.
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Wolverhampton
England
Lan Davey
Jamaica
Estella Francis
Davey
Estella
In Bank
Sandy River
Lower Chapelton
London
Lowe Seeks Clerk Post in Neosho County Race
Virgil Lowe of 321 S. Rutter announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Neosho county clerk in the August primary. A lifelong county resident, Lowe runs a dry cleaning business and previously taught 15 years in rural schools including South Mound Stark and Erie.
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Virgil Lowe
S. Rutter
Neosho County
Lowe
South Mound
Stark
Erie
Memorial Service for Sen Schoeppel in March
The Senate will hold a memorial service for late Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel of Kansas on March 13, after rescheduling from March 5. Schoeppel died January 20, with senators prepared to eulogize their former colleague.
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Washington
Senate
Andrew F. Schoeppel
R-las
Schoeppel
Injured Hutchinson Businessman Dies From Crash Injuries
Pearl A. Shiny, 86, a former Wichita businessman from Hutchinson, died Wednesday from injuries from a Sunday auto crash near Kechi Kansas. His car overturned into a ditch and pinned him in the wreckage.
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Wichita
Pearl A. Shiney
Hutchinson
Kechi
Kas
$14 810 Grant For Pittsburg Redevelopment Planning
The Urban Renewal Administration awarded a $14 810 grant to the Kansas Industrial Development Commission to fund three fourths of a Pittsburg Kansas redevelopment planning project. Senator Frank Carlson said the plan aims to produce a comprehensive growth and development plan, expected to take about 18 months to complete.
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Washington
The
Urban Renewal Administration
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Pittsburg
Kas
Frank Carlson
R-Kan
Dozens Die in Peru Avalanche Strikes Conchucos
Rescue teams rush to Conchucos Peru after an avalanche kills 60 to 100 people in the Andean town and injures many. Officials warn of possible further slides as heavy rains and glacier-surrounded terrain hamper communications. The disaster follows a similar winter avalanche in Ramahirca and other Huaylas Valley settlements earlier this year.
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Lima
Peru
Conchucos
Oscar Barrios
Huaras
Ramahirca
Huaylas Valley
Juvenile Code Talk Highlights Kansas Reform Goals
Probate Judge John Young spoke to the Community Council on the Kansas juvenile code and the goals of a therapeutic approach. He defined terms such as delinquent, miscreant, and wayward child and described probation as rehabilitation within the home and society.
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Kansas
John Young
Community Council
Memorial
Neosho County
Ing
Young
Nessman
Stay of Execution Sought in Roger Ranney Case
The United States seeks a stay of execution for Roger Ranney, 28, a Chanute native on death row in Greece. A White House telegram to his mother said embassies would request a pause during appeal due to inadequate counsel and review of the trial transcript.
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United States
Roger Ranney
Chanute
Ranney
John Lowen
White House
Lee C. White
Kennedy
State Department
Greece
Aegean Sea
Don Donaldson
Donaldson
Greek Supreme Court
Leatherman Announces Candidacy for Neosho County Treasurer
Thos. F. Leatherman of Erie filed for the Republican primary for Neosho County treasurer in August. A former county treasurer, he served 1951 to 1955 and has since worked as an accountant with Harry Byers & Sons. He is a lifelong resident of the county, aged 57.
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Thos. F. Leatherman
Erie
Neosho County
Leatherman
Harry Byers & Sons, Inc
Traffic Fatalities Rise in Kansas Log
AP report lists Kansas traffic deaths for the latest 24 hours through 9 a.m. Thursday with 71 fatalities in February and 34 in March. March 0 for 1962 shows a comparison to the prior year’s period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Insured Unemployment Dips in Kansas Week Ending Feb 24
Kansas workers saw a sharp drop in insured unemployment for the week ending February 24, with the rate at 4.5 percent, down 7 percent from the prior week and 42 percent below a year ago. A total of 10,685 claims were filed, distributing $412,616, compared with 14,231 claims and $553,002 the previous week and 18,354 claims and $690,066 a year ago.
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Topeka (Ap
Kansas
Man's Body Found By Tracks Near Otis
An unidentified man, 50 to 60, was found dead beside Missouri Pacific tracks about two miles west of Otis Kansas. Sheriffs said he apparently froze to death late Wednesday.
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HAYS
Missouri Pacific
Otis
Kas
Burns Fatal To Elderly Woman In Home Fire
Mrs. Joe O Grady Sr. 71 died from burns after a fire at a Chapman area home. Her husband 75 and son Joe Jr. 37 were hospitalized for burns and exposure. all three listed in satisfactory condition.
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Abilene
Joe O'Grady Sr
Chapman
Joe Jr
Inquest Set in Deaths of Two Near Elk City
Independence AP reports an inquest scheduled for Friday over the deaths of Paul Dane Faler, 75, and his daughter in law Mrs Robert Faler, 38. Assistant county attorney William Watson noted several questions, with Faler killing himself after the woman was shot and beaten at her home. The family lived about a mile apart north of Elk City.
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Independence
Kan
Paul Dane Faler
Robert Faler
William Watson
Faler
Elk City
Chicagoans Die in Arizona Car Crash on Route 66
Three Chicagoans were killed in a three car pile up on U S 66 near Flagstaff. Victims were Richard Dolphin 19 Warren Woodrick 21 and James McCabe 22. The truck driver Bartlett MecLallen Jr 41 of Richmond Mo was involved with minor injuries to a passenger Bill Cable 35 of North Kansas City Mo.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
U.S
Richard Dolphin
Warren Woodrick
James McCabe
Arizona Highway Patrol
Bartlett F. MecLallen Jr
Richmond
Ira Pitchford
Tulsa
Okla
McLallen
Bill Cable
North
Kansas City, Mo
Pitchford
Tribune Phone Contact Guidance
Instructs readers to reach Tribune by phone via HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m. if the carrier is unavailable and the person cannot be reached.
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Tribune
Fire Department Instructors Conference Attended By Memphis
Fire Chief C. W. Brennan and assistant chief Charles Ogle attend the 34th annual Fire Department Instructors Conference in Memphis. The four day meeting covers gasoline fires supermarket fire prevention and control department organization and management industrial plant safety and fires in dry cleaning and coin operated laundries. Outdoor demonstrations include underwater rescue from a submerged car.
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C. W. Brennan
Charles Ogle
Fire Department
Memphis
Man Found Dead In Burning House
Firemen responding to a blaze at 3211 Mont gall in Kansas City found Benjamin Stovall dead from a gunshot to the temple. His wife was revived after being overcome by smoke and taken to a hospital. The three story house showed fires in two closets a bed and a daybed.
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Kansas City
Montgall
Benjamin Stovall
Traffic Deaths Reach 2630 in January Nationwide
The National Safety Council reports 2630 traffic deaths in January, matching January 1961 figures. The January total was about 200 below the month’s average, the council said.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
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