Engineer Fireman Killed In Fiery Crossing Crash
A Saturday crossing crash near Chanute, Kansas, killed Katy engineer W. R. Arey 67 and his fireman son R. N. Arey 38. Injured driver Walter Steinbach Jr. 31 and two others. Tank propane truck owned by Anchor Petroleum Co. of Tulsa carried 6,905 gallons. Firemen fought flames as trains and vehicles burned for hours.
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Galesburg
Here
W. R. Arey
Katy
Parsons
Chanute
Arey
R. N. Arey
Vogts
Hatcher
Steinback
Houck
Caboose
Hay
C. W. Brennan
Charles Ogle
Kenneth Wood
Dornell
Brennan
Urbana
Anchor Petroleum Co
Tulsa
Lester Koch
Scene described of tragic crash near Galesburg
Early arrivals recalled the propane tank and train collision near Urbana as two men died and two were hurt. Rescue workers and witnesses from Chanute and nearby towns described flames rising hundreds of feet and the chaotic scene as firefighters and police coordinated the efforts.
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Galesburg
George Neely
Neosho County
Urbana
R. N. Arey
Lige Matlock
Chanute
Police Department
Neely
Chet Hale
Highway Patrol
Fire Department
Fred. Johnson
Don Neely
Harold Stroud
Stroud
the Tribune
Cc. W. Brennan
H. L. Falconer
W. R. Arey
Brennan
Falconer
Oil men report disaster scene near Galesburg during air survey
A Deerfield Oil Co plane with pilot Fred Martin and two oilmen spotted a collision near Galesburg while surveying central Neosho County. They followed to Erie area, then learned the Katy freight train engineer was killed and two crew members and a truck driver were critically injured. a second train crew member died later.
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Highway Patrol
Deerfield Oil Co
Fred Martin
Federal Aviation Agency
Chanute
Dallas
Stan Rawn
Houston
Kenneth Keas
Chanute Oil
Neosho County
Urbana
Katy
Erie
Galesburg
Martin
Federal Aviation Agency Communications Center
FAA
Burrton Couple Die In Car Train Crash
A Burrton Kansas couple, Phillip Ray Hurst 21 and his wife, died in a collision between their car and a freight train. The husband died at the scene and Mrs Hurst died two hours later in Halstead hospital.
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Burrton, Kas
Burrton
Phillip Ray Hurst
Rifles Used to Fell Icicles On Highway Cliff
JOPLIN MO AP State Highway Dept employees used rifles to shoot down icicles hanging over U S 71 near Noel Missouri. They reported icicles over 10 feet long and more than a foot in diameter posing hazard to motorists along the southwest Missouri route.
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Joplin, Mo
State Highway Dept
Missouri
Noel
Highway Department
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Log For Early 1960s
Topeka traffic death log records 48 hours to 9 am noting counts during 1960 to 1962 compared with the 1959 period, indicating activity levels in Kansas road fatalities over the targeted window.
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Topeka
Kansas
High Wire Act Crashes on Kansas Turnpike
A tractor-trailer carrying the Triscal high wire act for the Ham mid-Morton circus skidded on the Kansas turnpike near Wichita, jackknifed and left the highway. Patricia Snow, 20, of Brooksville Florida, suffered undetermined back injuries. Five other performers were hospitalized for checks and released.
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EL Dorado, Kan
Wichita
Kansas Turnpike
Patricia Snow
Brooksville
Fla
Memorial Hospital
el Dorado
Love Regained But Ring Lost in Brooklyn Snow
Tommy McCauley 23 and Joyce Mullan 21 reconciled after a dispute outside a Brooklyn home when a $2000 ring vanished in a four and a half foot snowdrift. Police searched the area with flashlights and hot water, aided by Joyce's parents. the ring remained missing.
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New York
Tommy McCauley
Joyce Mullan
Brooklyn
Tommy
Joyce
Griswold In Critical Condition After Crash Near Humboldt
Griswold, 8, was in critical condition at Neosho Memorial Hospital after his 1960 Ford collided with a 1959 Ford flatbed truck four miles east and three miles south of Humboldt at 5:30 p.m. He was freed from the wreck by the truck’s occupants, France D. Wiles and Ellis Stansbury. The crash occurred as Griswold traveled south and the truck west. investigators were Trooper Ronald Craner and Sheriff Ray Emmons.
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Chanute
George Neely
Neosho County
Urbana
Fred. Griswold
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Here Saturs
Humboldt
Galesburg
Griswold
Big Chief Drilling Co
France D. Wiles
Iola R. 3
Harold Whitaker
Wiles
Ellis Stansbury
Dash
Stansbury
Ronald Craner
Highway Patrol
Iola
Allen County
Ray Emmons
Neosho GOP Chooses Delegates for District Conventions
Neosho County Republican committee met in Erie with 46 members present to pick delegates and alternates for the district convention in Parsons on March 19. Charles Henshall of Chanute gave the keynote, with resolutions praising Eisenhower and the party, pledging loyalty to Nixon, and supporting Sen. Schoeppe.
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Parsons
Neosho County
Republican Committee
Erie
Charles Henshall
Chanute
Eisenhower
U. S
Nixon
Chicago
Andrew Schoeppel
Harry Darby
Kansas
Joe Volmer
Russell Page
Pearl Redmond
Eric
Virgil Mix
Stark
Dica Magner
Galesburg
Edna Peterson
Hugh T. Jones
Wilfrid Cavaness
Dalice Rush
William G. Bodley
Frank Vaughn
Robert Pennington
Harry Rush
Thayer
Carl Olson
le Freeley
Clark Fleming
Wendell Bowyer
Eva Parr
Ora Chaney
al LaSalle
John Cole
J. T. Johnson
Elsie McMullen
Verle Craven
Cleo Dalton
Everett Strange
Shaw
Minnie Womeldorff
St. Paul
John Sherman
Bob Allen
Johnnie Johnson
H. A. Simmons
Larry McCune
Dwight Wallingford
Lou Darrington
Carrie Brant
Earlton
Pauline Shellhorn
Charles Payne
Eisenhower Heads Home After South America Tour
President Eisenhower flies from Ramey Air Force Base Puerto Rico toward Washington, completing a 10 day tour of Brazil Argentina Chile and Uruguay. He played 18 holes at the base and plans a 15 minute TV radio address from Washington tonight. the trip covers about 15500 miles and the return flight will take about three hours.
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Ramey Air Force Base
Puerto Rico
Eisenhower
Washington
Oceanside
Brazil
Argentina
Chie
Uruguay
Dorado Beach
Congressional Race Urged for McCuish
NEWTON AP John B. McCuish former state lieutenant governor says he is being pressed to run for Congress in the 4th District. Incumbent Edward H. Rees has said he will not seek reelection to a 13th term. McCuish declined to state his plans. Hart, who lost to McCuish for lieutenant governor in 1954, is now state treasurer.
Burns Fatal to Crippled Boy in Kansas Fire
Five year old Gary Beemer, crippled, died from burns after a fire at his Neosho Rapids area home. The blaze started when a small gas heater ignited clothes in the bathroom. the boy’s father extinguished the flames with a fire extinguisher.
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Emporia, Kas
Neosho Rapids
Gary Beemer
Eldon C. Beemer
Two Teens Use Satellite Echo for Two Way Radio Links
MIT electroncs lab reports two high school seniors Rafael Seifer and Perry Klein achieved two way radio communication by bouncing signals off ionized satellite trails using the Kraus effect. They timed transmissions near Explorer VI and Sputnik II orbits, with Maryland and New Jersey reception confirmed.
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Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kraus l
John D. Kraus
Ohio State Universty
Rafael Seifer
New York City
MIT
Perry J. ‘Klein
Bethesda, Md
Klein
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
Falling Tree Fatal in Oswego
A man identified as 41 year old Edward Rae Wasser died when a tree fell while he was driving in Oswego. Investigators report the accident occurred today and involve an insurance contact at the scene.
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Oswego
Aye
Edward Ae
Lee Wasser
Rae
Second Week of Filibuster Extends in Senate
Washington AP report details the second week of the civil rights filibuster with Lyndon B. Johnson stating there is no prospect of limiting debate. Round-the-clock talk resumes after a Sabbath recess as the fight over amendments to the administration bill stalls. Johnson calls for a vote to express the Senate mood and clear the air, noting no cloture is possible so long as the Southern filibuster continues.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Kansas Milding Weather Eases Cold Grip
Severe cold in Kansas is easing with moderating temperatures and cloudy skies. The forecast extends the warm trend for two more days despite ongoing snow and freezing drizzle in eastern areas. Temperatures rose to the 40s in western Kansas, snow depths varied across the state, and sub zero readings receded in some sections.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Manhattan
Concordia
Garden City
Goodland
Salina
Nothing to report in Coors III case
FBI agents and the Jefferson County sheriff's office said there was nothing to report about the Adolph Coors III case. Coors, head of Coors Industries in Golden, disappeared February 9 while going to work. His running station wagon was found abandoned on a bridge two miles north of his home, with his cap and glasses nearby and bloodstains inside.
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Golden
Colo
FBI
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Adolph Coors III
Coors
Coors ‘Industries
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Lamar
Pittsburg
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Paul Lassen
Duane Houck
Vernon Vogts
Mound Ridge
George Hatcher
Tribune
Love
Ring
Neosho
GOP
McCuish
Jerome B. Wiesner
MIT Research Laboratory of Electronics
Seifer
Perry
Maryland
Kas
Ronald L. Winesberry
Obie D. Sumiin
Tveston State
Teesdey
Coors Ili
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