Man Held on Murder Charge In Babysitter Slaying
Loren Neal Duffield a 23 year old Navy aviation electronics technician stationed at Norfolk Naval Air Station is charged with murder assault and rape in the death of 11 year old Gwendolyn Padgett found near Virginia Beach. Police say Duffield admitted killing the girl and reenacted the crime after meeting her at a neighborhood laundry bulletin board.
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Virginia Beach
Navy
Gwendolyn Constance Padgett
Norfolk, Va
Loren Neal Duffield
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Duffield
Tren
Gwendolyn
Major
Grant
Former Youth Here Held in Slaying Called 'Good Boy
Loren Neal Duffield 23, a Navy aviation electronics technician at Norfolk, is charged with murder assault and rape in the slaying of 14 year old Gwendolyn Padgett who believed she was babysitting. His mother in Topeka calls him a good boy with no emotional problems.
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Topeka
Kan
Virginia
Emery L. Duffield
Loren Neal Duffield
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Gwendolyn Constance Padgett
Mrs. Duf
Iola
Navy
Betty
Robbery at Stanley Bank. suspect caught nearby
A bandit stole 2,500 dollars from the State Bank of Stanley around 11:30 a.m. and fled toward Martin City. An off duty Johnson County deputy sheriff fired a warning shot and the suspect was captured minutes later. The man gave the name Marvin Levin, 4, Kansas City. He carried something under his clothing and fled in a car. Bank officials noted prior contact about oil prospects.
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Stanley
Kan
State Bank of
Martin City
Johnson County
Kansas City
Marvin Levin
James McAnelly
McAnelly
Walter Grigsby
Richard Taylor
Ernest Kellog
Bank
Kellogg
de Soto
Weather warms as Kansas sees springlike day
Temperatures range from the 40s to 50s under mostly sunny skies across Kansas. Concordia and western areas still report about an inch of snow. Overnight lows forecast 20 to 30 degrees with highs Tuesday between 33 and 41.
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Topeka
Kansas
Concordia
Olathe
Goodland
Wichita
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Log For March 1963-67
Topeka police log records Kansas traffic deaths over 24 hours ending 9 am Wednesday covering March data from 1963 through 1967 and a comparative 1962 period counts. The brief lists fatalities by date and period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate Bill Seeks Seizure of Devices
A Kansas Senate bill would allow seizure and destruction of bingo style pinball and other coin operated gambling devices. Additional measures would place the Highway Patrol under civil service with uniform raises. A Water Resources Committee bill would raise drainage district tax levies from 2 to 5 mills.
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Topeka
Senate
Kansas Highway Patrol
Civil Service
Water Resources Committee
Big Crowd Expected at Emporia Highway 50 Hearing
Emporia Kansas witnesses a large turnout for a public hearing on the proposed Highway 50 bypass along the north edge of the city. The four lane link to Interstate 35 would start construction later this year with 90 percent funded by the federal government and 10 percent by the state. The State Highway Commission called the hearing under the U.S. Highway Act. delegation led by Addison H. Meschke.
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Emporia
Kan
State Highway Commission
State Commission
Addison
H. Meschke
Kansan Killed in Oklahoma Fertilizer Truck Crash
John Higgins 23 Kiowa Kan was killed when his fertilizer truck veered off the road two miles north of Cherokee Oklahoma and burned in a ditch. Grace Angle 71 Cherokee was seriously injured. passenger Linda Meeks 19 Mound Valley Kan suffered minor injuries.
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Cherokee
Okla
John Higgins
Kiowa
Kan
Here
Higgins
Grace Angle
Linda Meeks
Mound Valley
Bill to bar lobbyists from legislative floors in Kansas
A Kansas House bill would ban lobbyists from the floor of either legislative chamber at all times except by invitation. Introductory remarks cited privacy needs as lawmakers seek to curb harassment. Other measures include a 40 hour work week for highway workers, probate judge licensure changes, small county airport authority, and a state Well Contractors Examining Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Nesmith
R-Leawood
Nesmith
City Clerk Extends Hours for Voter Registration
Eleven voters registered at the city clerk's office last night for the city primary on March 19, bringing two night totals to sixteen. The office will stay open until 9 p.m. Monday through Friday this week for registrations, and books close Friday night until after the primary.
Crash kills two Lawrence High School girls
Lawrence Kansas AP reports Suzanne Fulcher and Sherry Kennedy both 16 died after the Fulcher car sideswiped another vehicle and crashed into a tree on U S 59 near Pleasant Grove Hill four miles south of Lawrence. Kenndy died at the scene while Fulcher died en route to Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Allen S Chambers 74 of Bayard Nebraska told investigators the car left the curve and struck him. he and his wife were unhurt.
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Lawrence, Kan
Suzanne Fulcher
Sherry J. Kennedy
Lawrence High School
Fulcher
U.S. 59
Pleasant Grove Hill
Lawrence
Sherry
Suzanne
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Allen S. Chambers
Bayard, Neb
Chambers
Howard M. Fulcher
Francis Kennedy
Richland
Vaccine Date Is Changed In Chanute
The administering date for Type III oral polio vaccine to Chanute students moved from March 21 to March 22. School nurse Margaret Wood announced the change. The adult and pre-school clinics remain set for March 24. The student immunization shift aims to accommodate a field trip to Topeka on March 21 by the Para Medics Club and several local doctors and nurses.
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Chanute
Margaret Wood
Topeka
Wichita U Bill Tabled in House
The House Ways and Means Committee tabled the Wichita University bill to Monday to allow the House Assessment and Taxation Committee time to shape a financing measure after a heated afternoon of debate.
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Topeka
House
Ways and Means
Wichita University
House Assessment and Taxation Committee
Flooding Strikes Four States As Floodwaters Rise
The Associated Press reports floods across Ohio West Virginia Pennsylvania and Indiana drive thousands from homes close roads halt trains and close schools. Tornadoes hit Alabama and Georgia with millions in damage and dozens homeless. Athens Ohio campus flood forces 800 student evacuations and isolation of the town.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Kentucky
McMinville
Tennessee
National Guard
Red Cross
Alabama
Georgia
Birmingham
Ala
Bessemer
Cave Springs
Athens
Ohio University
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Warren County
Cable Fails Cut Power To Buffalo Line Area
An underground cable at the city power plant grounds failed causing a outage to Buffalo line consumers and to industrial users north and northeast of town. Mid-America refinery Cha nute radio station and oil leases were affected. Service was restored in about 45 minutes. Plant superintendent John Lofthouse said lightning could have damaged the cable earlier. Temporary repairs were made with permanent fixes planned.
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City
Buffalo
Mid-America
Chanute
John Lofthouse
Intercepted Letter Hints Flooding as Spring Near
A brief intercepted note reads Flooding starts spring is near. It is signed Dear Cha and ends with Yours. The fragment hints at seasonal change and concern over rising water levels.
Ratner Case Recess Delays Ethics Hearing in Wichita
Commissioner Jerry Driscoll recessed the disbarment hearing of former Gov. Payne H. Ratner Sr. and his son Payne H. Ratner Jr. with no resumption date or site set. The case involves alleged ethics violations for soliciting legal business from Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen members.
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Wichita
Jerry Driscoll
Payne H. Ratner Sr
Payne H. Ratner Jr
Topeka
Fort Scott
Driscoll
Ratners
Brotherhood of
Supreme Court
Miss Davis
Ratner
The
Brotherhood of Railway
McKay
Paul Kitch
William Tinker
el Dorado
Board of Law Examiners
Attorney General's Office
Kennedy says not satisfied with Cuba troop withdrawal pace
President Kennedy declined to confirm details on Bay of Pigs fliers and refused to discuss whether they were U.S. or CIA employees. He warned against a Cuba oil blockade and urged rapid passage of tax and mental health reforms while urging Congress to act.
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Kennedy
Cuba
U.S
Central Intelligence Agency
Caribbean
Congress
Robert S. McNamara
Carribbean Island
House
CIA
Highway contracts totaling 1.3 million approved in Kansas
The State Highway Commission approved contracts totaling 1.3 million dollars for southeastern Kansas projects. Highlights include 669,910.91 for the Coffeyville US 166 city link and 5.3 miles of base paving near St Paul in Neosho County. Woodson County work covers grading and a reinforced concrete girder bridge. Contractors include Fred Beachner Joe O'Brien V and R Construction Pittsburg Kenneth McNabb B and B Industries. Vernon lies about 11 miles northeast of Yates Center.
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Kansas
State Highway Commission
Neosho
Woodson
Coffeyville
Neosho County
St. Paul
Fred Beachner
Joe O'Brien
V&r
Pittsburg
Woodson County
Vernon
Kenneth McNabb
Pleasanton
B&b Industries Inc
Yates Center
12 year old girl found alive after disappearance near Joplin
Sylvia Tonalee Bear, 12, was found alive after spending the night near a farm shack north of her home. Barbara Newton spotted her on a hat pile. the girl, muddy with scratches, described following her dog Yaller and a chase that led to the shack. Authorities planned a physician check.
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Joplin
Sheriff's
Sylvia Tonalee Bear
Robert Newton
Barbara Newton
Newtons
Tom Bear
Sylvia
Yaller
Waller
Sylvia Tonalee
Range Lane Road
Webb City
Range Line
Oats and Barley Seeding Increase in Kansas
TOPEKA AP Seeding of oats and barley rose in Kansas last week as weather improved. About 10 percent of the oats crop was seeded at week end, up from 5 percent a year ago and below the 19 percent average. Barley seeding had begun, versus 3 percent last year and an 8 percent average. Some legumes planted, winter wheat offered limited grazing, and stockmen continued supplemental feeding.
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Topeka
Kansas
Visiting hours restored at Neo sho Memorial Hospital
Neo sho Memorial Hospital resumed normal visiting hours from 2 to 4 pm and 6 30 to 8 pm with a limit of two visitors per room. Dr James D Gough Neosho County health officer warned that abuse could curtail privileges while last week only one immediate family member could visit critical patients due to high occupancy and staff illness.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
James D. Gough
Neosho County
Gough
Glen Dormois
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Field
Young Duffield
Trenton
Topeka High School
Emery Duffield
S. Lafayette
Ier
Kansan
Oklahoma
Kansas House
Mit
Main
James Shoes
W. Main
Bank of Commerce
K. James
Lassman Electric
Jones
Tribune
Larry Mathews
Wichita U
Associated Press
Cha
Yours
Robert Hoffman
Ruth Davis
J.B. McKay
Kansas Board of Law Examiners
Davis
Eugene Coombs
Coombs
JFK
Washington
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