Two Wortman Henchmen Found Dead in Illinois
In Belleville area, Elmer Dowling and Mel Beckman were found shot to death on a rural St Clair County road. Police called the slayings typical gangland violence and feared a widening war for rackets around St. Louis as Wortman associates were questioned.
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Belleville, Ill
Frank
Buster) Wortman
St. Louis
St. Clair County
Elmer
Dutch) Dowling
Mel Beckman
Dowling
Wortman
Beckman
Ed Kowalski
Jimmy Michaels
Joseph Costello
John Vitale
William Butler
Costello
Old Ace Cab Company
Michaels
Old Cuckoo
Vitale
Wold Branch School Road
Belleville
Joe Koch
State Traffic Fatal to Three
Three people died in Kansas traffic accidents over the weekend. James A. Moore, 74, of Bloom, Kansas, died from injuries after a Saturday crash. Eugene F. Jelinek, 33, of Milford Nebraska or Phoenix Arizona, was in critical condition after a head on collision. Robert D. Evans, 44, a Wyandotte County construction worker, was killed when struck by Eleanor Masters, 45, also of Wyandotte County, while walking along the highway. Clyde Gillespie, a Quinter construction worker, died in a car truck crash north of Burlingame on US 75. A Wichita 4 year old, Peter J. Loux, died after being struck near his home. he was the son of Richard and [unnamed] Loux.
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Associated Press
Kansas
James Arthur Moore
Bloom
Kan
Bucklin Hospital
Eugene F. Jelinek
Jelinek
Highway Patrol
Milford
Neb
Phoenix
Ariz
Robert Daniel Evans
Wyandotte
Evans
Eleanor E. Masters
Wyandotte County
Quinter
Clyde Gillespie
Burlingame
US 75
Wichita
Peter J. Loux
Richard Loux
Young Democrats Meet in St Paul to Organize Club
A meeting to foster organization of a Young Democrats Club in Neo sho County is set for 7 30 tonight at the high school in St Paul with plans for further gatherings March 19 at Erie and in Cha nute later. Larry E Harris son of Mr and Mrs Paul N Harris 329 W 5th has been named to the dean s list at the Illinois College of Optometry Chicago for the first semester.
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Neosho County
St. Paul
Erie
Chanute
Larry E. Harris
Paul N. Harris
Illinois College of Optometry
Chicago
Kansas Congressmen's Votes Are Recorded
Washington AP reports how Kansas members voted on recent roll calls. The Senate had no roll calls in the period. In the House the medida on manpower training passed 354 to 62 with support from Avery Dole Ellsworth McVey and Shriver all Republicans and Breeding Democrat.
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Washington
Kansas
Congress
Senate
House
Avery
Dole
Ellsworth, McVey and Shriver
Freight Derailment Blocks Rock Island Line in Iowa
Twelve cars of a Rock Island freight derailed near Hartford Iowa blocking the main line. A railroad spokesman said crews hoped to clear the track by about 4 p.m. Authorities compare the incident to a derailment last Friday in the same area.
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Hartford
Iowa
Rock Island
Anonymous donor sends Mrs Lowen $1000 to visit condemned son
Mrs John Lowen of Chanute receives a $1000 check from an anonymous donor signed Santa Claus to finance air travel to Greece so she can plead for Roger Ranney, 28, condemned in a Greek prison. State Department asks Athens for stay of execution while Greek Supreme Court denies a new trial. Donor linked to entertainment field.
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John Lowen
Chanute
Santa Claus
Greece
U.S. State Department
Chris Gugas
Los Angeles
Greek Supreme Court
Clem. Ranney
Gugas
Lowen
Ranney
State Department
Athens
Donaldson
Beverly Hills
California
Pilot Powers to testify before Senate Armed Services panel
U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers will speak in open session before the Senate Armed Services Committee, after a secret briefing by CIA Director John A. McCone. The briefing followed weeks of interrogation and a board of inquiry finding Powers largely complied with orders during the May 1 1960 mission over the USSR.
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Washington
Francis Gary Powers
Senate Armed Services Committee
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Russell
Central Intelligence
John A. McCone
Senate
Georgia
McCone
Powers
United States
Armed Services and Appropriations Committees
Board of Inquiry
Russia
U.S.S.R
Central Intelligency Agency
Driver Arrested on DWI Charge in Kansas City
Police arrested Ernest B. Albin of Kansas City early yesterday on a charge of driving while intoxicated after routine patrol found damage to two parked cars at 608 N. Grant belonging to J. S. Sterner. Albin appeared at the station about 35 minutes later and admitted striking the cars. The Plymouth and Mercury sustained rear damage and a taillight break respectively. Albin's 1961 Chevrolet pickup sustained no listed damage. Bond set at 125 dollars, which he said he would forfeit.
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Ernest B. Albin
Kansas City
Albin
J. S. Sterner
Sterner
N. Grant
Up and Atom Top Dancers At 4-H Event
Two Cha nute 4-H clubs captured the top two places in a Neosho County 4-H Club Days square dance contest in Erie. Up and Atom won with North to Alaska and Ever Ready took reserve honors dancing Big Daddy amid 21 teams and nearly 1000 spectators.
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Neosho County
Erie
Chanute
Alaska
Big Daddy
Leo Altendorf
Independence
Wilson County
Dan Pherigo
Fredonia
Prairie Schooners
Atom
Meadowlark
Galesburg
Hillcrest
Jolly Jayhawkers
Lucky 13
Jolly Go-Gewers
Dickson
Pearson Views Top Issues From Farm Program Talk
U S Senator James B Pearson spoke at a Neosho County club dinner on a two day southeast Kansas swing. He outlined a five year farm plan with supply management a food aid program and land use shift to parks and wildlife refuges. He favored Kerr Mills style medical aid and opposed a cabinet urban affairs department. Pearson warned about federal overreach and urged state led health options.
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United Nations
Pearson
Kansas
Washington
Andrew Schoeppel
Erie
Department of Urban Affairs
Kerr-Mills
Rearson
Neosho Coun
Young Republicans Club
Tioga
Congress
African Plane Crash Fatal to 111 Persons
Rescue parties reached the charred wreckage near Douala and found all 111 aboard dead in Africa s worst air crash. The four engine DC7C carried 101 passengers from South Africa Rhodesia and Mozambique to Europe with 10 crew including three hostesses.
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Yrounde
Cameroon
Douala
Africa
Europe
South Africa
Rhodesia
Mozambique
Luxembourg
Britain
Trans-African Air Coach Ltd
Caledonian Airways
Prestwick
Scotland
Sabena
Grace Boman Wins Tribune News Tip Award
Grace Boman of 112 East 5th won The Tribune weekly $3 tip prize for the best tip received last week. A sixth grade Murray Hill teacher submitted a student article by Bob Magill, son of Carl and Mrs. Magill, about A Visit to Myself 15 Years From Now.
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Grace Boman
Tribune
Miss Boman
Murray Hill
the Tribune
Bob Magill
Carl Magill
S. Larson
Mag
Rural Development Meeting to Discuss Neosho County Survey
Erie to host a county wide rural development meeting at 7 30 in the Erie High School multipurpose room. Bill Dickson announced the event to discuss last year s rural development survey with a presentation by Leo Cram and John Knox from Kansas State University.
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Erie
Neosho County
Bill Dickson
Toiday
Erie High School
Leo Cram
John Knox
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Telephone guidance for Tribune contact and after hours
Instruction lists how to reach Tribune via phone, advising to call the carrier if unavailable and to dial HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. for an alternate contact. The fragment provides operational contact steps and timing without broader context.
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Tribune
Tuberculin Skin Tests Begin in Neosho County
A countywide tuberculin skin testing program starts in Thayer and moves to Erie with five centers. About 5 500 children are slated to be tested and read two days later. The effort is sponsored by the Kansas Tuberculosis and Health Assn in cooperation with the county association.
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Chanute School
Chanute
Hal Davis
Mike Mee
Jeanine Grubbs
State Health
Tuberculosis Assn
Topeka
Neosho County
Thayer
Erie
St. Paul
Stark
Galesburg
Earlton
Riverview
Hillcrest
The
Kansas Tuberculosis and Health Assn
County Tuberculosis and Health Association
50 Red Guerrillas Killed In Viet Nam
South Vietnamese paratroopers killed about 50 Communist guerrillas near the Cambodian border in Tay Ninh Province after responding to a call from a besieged outpost. Earlier claims put the death toll at 100 but were revised downward.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Tay Ninh
Weather Outlook For Kansas Warms Slightly In Week
The Weather Bureau forecasts easing of the cold in Kansas with temperatures rising from teens tonight. Daytime highs range from the 20s in the northeast to the 40s in the southwest, with tonight's lows from 5 to 15 degrees. A north wind made Sunday brisk. readings varied from 29 at Concordia to 49 at Garden City. Skies were mostly clear with some clouds and a few eastern snow flurries. no precipitation is expected through midweek.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Concordia
Garden City
Dodge City
Goodland
Pittsburg
Wichita
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka March 4 1962
Kansas traffic death log records 48 hours to 9 am Monday March 4 1962. The file compares deaths for March 4 1962 against the March 4 1961 period. Readings note numbers 72 versus 79 in the prior year.
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Topeka
Kansas
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