City approves lease termination to advance Santa Fe Park project
The city paid Dean Kepley 4000 to end a 1961 lease on 118 acres bought for Santa Fe Park expansion and water improvements. Kepley yields northern acreage after wheat harvest with full possession to the city by June 1. The move enables summer excavation to boost reservoir capacity and supports the park drive realignment with Taylor tract land.
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Dean Kepley
Santa Fe Park
Washington—House
Senate
Eisenhower
Middle East
White House
Kepley
Lulu Cross Collier
Austin
Texas
Park Reservoir
Robert Briley
Taylor
Fire destroys Elks Club in Independence
An early morning blaze on the top floor of the three story Elks Club building in Independence caused about 250000 dollars in damage. Fire chief Roy Pitts said 2 am start time and Coffeyville firefighters assisted the effort. Exalted Ruler Jack Blair estimated total loss at 250000 dollars. no injuries were reported. Cause was not known.
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Independence
Kas.p
Elks Club
Roy Pitts
Coffeyville
Independence Department
Jack Blair
City primary filing deadline nears with five candidates
Friday is the filing cutoff for the city primary on March 19. Five candidates remain for two commissioner seats and three school board posts. City Clerk Howard Parsons notes registration closes Friday and late registrations are accepted until 10 pm. Nine voters registered last night.
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Board of Education
Dallce Rush
Harold Williams
C. C. Reid
Dale A. Dahlgren
J. D. Lightfoot
Floyd R. Potter
Floyd W. Naff
Carter Brookhart
William M. Gray Jr
Paul T. Brennecke
Howard Parsons
Two Nonconfidence Motions Defeated in Israel
In Jerusalem the government of Premier David Ben-Gurion faced two nonconfidence votes, both were decisively defeated 84 to 25 and 114 to 6. In London Britain rejects immediate move to own gun weapons per Society of British Aircraft Constructors. In Topeka a five per cent preference bill for Kansas firms failed in the Senate committee. Governor Docking comments on tentative approval of his revenue program and sales tax residue proposal.
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Jerusalem
David Ben-Gurion
London
Britain
Society of British Aircraft Constructors
Topeka
Kansas
Senate State and Federal Affairs Committee
Emergency landing saves passengers after propeller slice opens DC7 roof
Captain Hansard maneuvers a DC7 at 14 000 feet to a safe landing after a left engine propeller tears a six foot hole in the cabin roof. The seven minute descent ends at Memphis airport with 41 passengers aboard and no serious injuries. The propeller, a 1400 pound four blade unit, lands in a field near Fisherville Tennessee.
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Hansard
Smithfield
Tex
American Airlines
Memphis
Fisherville
Tenn
Ear Reattached After Tractor Accident in Kentucky
Butler Kentucky. Ronald McElfresh, 17, lost an ear in a tractor accident on October 16. A surgeon saved the detached ear, nourished it in the neck, then transplanted it back to its head, restoring the youth.
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Butler
Ronald McElfresh
Emporia Woman Dies from 2 Car Crash Injuries
Mrs. Ralph T. Kinsch aged 44 of Pittsburg died in an Emporia hospital from injuries after a two car collision on U. S. 50 at Lebo February 24. Ten other persons were injured in the crash.
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Emporia
Ralph T. Kinsch
Pittsburg
U. S. 50
Lebo
Barbers in Chanute to Close All Day on Thursdays
Chanute barber shops will be closed on Thursdays following an agreement after long consideration. One barber noted that all-day Thursday closings are part of a broader program seen in many cities.
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Chanute
Just Haircut Now
FORT WORTH Texas barber O. T. Jeter laments the end of straight-edge shaving after 27 years in business. He notes rising safety concerns and the rise of electric razors, saying shaves once cheap and essential now tempt customers to self shave.
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Fort Worth
Tex
O. T. Jeter
Jeter
Israel Begins To Pull Out Of Gaza and Aqaba Gulf
Israel has started withdrawing from the Gaza Strip and Aqaba Gulf area amid parliamentary approval for the move. Premier Ben-Gurion claimed peace depends on promises by the United States and other powers while clashes and looting incidents caused casualties and disrupted materiel flow.
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Israel
Gaza
Aqaba
Jerusalem
Tisrael
Gaza Strip
Aqaba Gulf
David Ben - Gurion
United States
U.N
Ben-Gurion
Egypt
Nasser
Herut
General Zionists
Navy Blimp Fire Sparks Crew Escape at Weeksville
At Weeksville Naval Air Station near Elizabeth City North Carolina a Navy blimp burned after landing on the runway. Seven crew members leaped to safety without injury as flames consumed the gondola area following a ruptured gas tank. The pilot Lt Comdr Harry H Ray USNR and seven others escaped unharmed.
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Elizabeth City
N.C
Weeksville Naval Air Station
Here
Harry H. Ray
USNR
Navy
Fall From Truck Fatal to Farmer
A tenant farmer was killed near Kinsley when he fell from a parked truck. Edwards County Coroner Gordon Rhorer said Wilbur L. Frazier suffered a fractured neck while helping remove stock racks from the truck.
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Kinsley
Kas
Edwards County
Gordon Rhorer
Wilbur L. Frazier
Frazier
Dockings Revenue Plan Clears Senate Hurdle
The Kansas Senate narrowly backed Gov. George Docking on a 21 to 20 vote to retain the sales tax residue and proceed with a 20.5 million revenue program. The measure would shift 12.5 million from local governments to the state, risking higher local property taxes, while other tax-raising steps were tentatively approved or debated.
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Bulletin
Topeka
The
Kansas Senate Today
George Docking
TOPEKA \P
Senate
House
Docking
Howat
Snow in West Kansas and colder temperatures forecast
A winter system blankets western Kansas with 2 to 4 inches of snow as the forecast calls for increasing clouds and a bit colder weather through Thursday. Officials note 4-5 inches in Scott City and 3 inches in Goodland and Ulysses while Dodge City records 2 inches and Hill City 1. Roads remain slick with drifting from a 20 mph north wind as temperatures dip to the mid 20s tonight.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Scott City
Syracuse
Liberal
Goodland
Ulysses
Sublette
Hugoton
Garden City
Dodge City
Hill City
Chanute
Wichita
Russell
Mardi Gras Ends As Lent Opens In New Orleans
New Orleans observes the start of Lent after a Mardi Gras celebration marked by heavy crowds and continuous revelry despite rain. The city faced three homicides and street debris from parade floats and parties as thousands joined mask and costume processions over several hundred blocks in the downtown area.
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Fourth
Seventh
South Western
Seventh Street
Tribune
Native Russian Says People Tired of Soviet Government
George Jason a topflight entertainer closed the Talk for the Month Club season at Tioga Hotel with humor on his homeland Georgia and its people. Officers named for next season include Marlin Blackston president Richard Willis vice president and Les Matthews secretary treasurer. Jason quipped about communists and noted Stalin was born in Georgia. The program featured piano and magic while promising five 1957 58 season events and 75 attendees.
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George Jason
Tioga Hotel
Marlin Blackston
Richard Willis
Les Matthews
E. W. Johnson
Jason
Republic of
Georgia
Republic
John C. Metcalfe
Washington
Centuy
Harrison Wood
Elias Ward
Joe Callaway
6 Inch Snow Carpet Halts Wyoming Traffic
Cheyenne and Laramie areas dug out a six inch snow layer that blocked routes north west and south while Casper reported zero degrees. Morning winds reached 45 mph, then eased to 15 mph as plows and crews cleared highways. The storm moved into northwest Kansas with an easterly forecast.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Plains
Casper
Laramie
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Housing Bids Sought for Ft. Riley Area Project
The Corps of Engineers invites bids by April 11 for a seven million dollar housing project at Ft. Riley. The Morris Hill site will include 433 Capehart units with a cost ceiling near 16500 dollars per unit.
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Junction City
Corps of Engineers
Ft. Riley
Capehart
Morris Hill
Liberal School Teachers Pay Hiked Increases Approved
The board of education approved pay raises of 200 dollars annually for teachers with college degrees and 150 dollars for those without degrees for the next school year. The revised pay scale sets minimum and maximum salaries at 3150 to 3500 for non-degree teachers, 3300 to 4200 for bachelor's degree teachers, and 3500 to 4400 for master's degree teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Building Plan Next Step For Museum Drive
Dr. James A. Butin, chairman of the Chamber urban development committee, urged citywide backing for the Osa Martin Johnson memorial museum project at Monday's chamber meeting. He offered to join a construction planning group with city officials as nine trophy heads and other items bolster the museum case. The drive, started by his committee, may require substantial financial support as the project grows beyond the committee's capacity. Les Matthews pressed support for the city industrial fund referendum to be voted April 2. Reports covered water resources and agricultural committees with final petion dispatches and SCS watershed program discussion. The nominating committee named eight candidates for four director posts: Raymond York, Dr. Dean Gough, Marlin Blackston, Quentin Nelson, Edward C. Ranz, Floyd Naff, Wendell Bowyer and Ebur Schultz.
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Osa-Martin Johnson Memorial
James A. Butin
Chamber of Commerce Urban ‘Development Committee
Butin
Chanute
Les Matthews
O. H. Cunningham
Water Resources Committee
Ebar Schultz
Neosho
Cottonwood
Cunningsham
Schultz
Water Resources and Agricultural Committee
Soil Conservation Service
A. H. Krone
Raymond York
Dean Gough
Marlin Blackston
Quentin Nelson
Edward C. Ranz
Floyd Naff
Wendell Bowyer
Ebur Schultz
Mrs Gardner Renamed To Children s Post In Society
Mrs G O Gardner 26 Walnut is reappointed as Neosho County chairman for the Kansas Society for Crippled Children. Paul J Foley president announces Easter Seal Campaign preparations to run from May 15 to April 21. Mr and Mrs A B Olson depart for New Orleans to visit their son Captain Alan B Olson and family.
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G. O. Gardner
W. Walnut
Neosho County
Kansas Society For Crippled Children
Paul J. Foley
Wichita
A. B. Olson
New Orleans
Capt
Alan B. Olson
Dog control ordinance bans running at large and barking damage
Ordinance number 3-203 prohibits dog owners from letting dogs roam at large or cause a disturbance by barking or howling. Penalty not more than $100. Chief of Police.
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Ind
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Nev
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L. T. Hansard
Iraqi Petroleum Co
Syria
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John Potocek
D-Wellington
Paul Wunsch
R-Kingman
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R-Kiola
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Immel
Wunsch
Sen
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