Dam Break Kills Five in Norwich Floods City, One Missing
Five are dead and one worker missing after a dam failure unleashed a flood that roared through Norwich Connecticut causing destruction in the downtown area. A plant explosion followed the collapse as four workers died and several residents were rescued from rising waters. The city faced power outages and a delayed newspaper print as the flood receded with mud in its wake.
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Norwich
Thomas Moody
Story
Connecticut
Lewis Sears
Harold Walz
Anna Barrett
Madeline Atterbury
Alex Pobol
Helen Roode
Norwich Bulletin
New London
Bowling trophy swindle ties multiple area associations
Chanute Bowling Assn was used as a reference in a trophy scam affecting Cherryvale Humboldt and Fredonia leagues. A salesman displayed trophies at Cherry Bowl and forced checks for orders that never arrived. Chanute had no prior knowledge. local trophies are KC sourced.
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Chanute Bowling Assn
Chanute Association
Bowling Association
Cherryvale
Enterprise Trophy Co
Oklahoma City
Chanute Group
Cherry Bowl
The
City Bowling Association
Humboldt
Fredonia
Chanute
Kansas City
More Losses of Gold Predicted
Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon warned the United States faces additional gold losses and a continuing balance of payments deficit this year. He urged redoubled efforts to curb dollar outflow in foreign aid, stimulate the economy at home, and argued tax cuts, prudently financed, can improve the payments position. He did not predict when a surplus might occur.
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Princeton
N.J
Dillon
U.S
Kansas City Man Dies In High Speed Crash
A 33 year old Kansas City man, Stephen Stanley Smith, was killed when his car traveling at high speed struck a trailer truck on U.S. 71 at the southeast edge of the city. His vehicle then overturned several times killing him instantly.
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Kansas City
U.S. 71
Stephen Stanley Smith
Ohio River flood threats ease as waters recede
The Ohio River flood belt shows relief as rains lessen and rivers fall below danger levels. Thousands remain displaced across five states with 112000 affected and total losses in the millions. In Cincinnati the river slipped from flood stage though gates remain ready. authorities warn only minor damage ahead of possible 60 foot crest.
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Ohio River
Red Cross
Ohio
West Virginia
Indiana
South Carolina
Tennessee
Middle Atlantic
New York State
Cincinnati
Four Named To CofC Board
The Rev. Claude Pittenger Dell Reed Leslie Byers and Dave McTive were named to one year terms on the chamber of commerce board of directors at a luncheon yesterday. They will replace four retiring directors as the board grows to 16 members.
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Claude Pittenger
Dell Reed
Leslie Byers
Dave Mctive
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Chamber
R. J. Hayes
Myron George
Robert L. Briley
R. D. Ward
Jess Collier
Dale Steinman
Richard Ashley
Fred Harris
Richard Willis
John Gorton
E. E. Zastrow
Dale Fairchild
Tioga Hotel
Mahlon Morley
Mild Kansas Weather Expected Through Friday
The AP reports warm conditions across Kansas with 50 to 55 degree highs today and 20s to 30s for tonight. A high pressure area to the west and northwest blocks storm tracks for at least 48 hours with light to moderate northwest winds. Wednesday highs vary from 37 in Goodland to 53 in Pittsburg. early lows range from 19 in Garden City to 32 in Topeka and Pittsburg.
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Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Pittsburg
Garden City
Tourists Count 800000 in Soviet Union Last Year
Moscow reports 800000 foreign visitors and business travelers to the Soviet Union in the previous year, including 17000 Americans and guests from other nations.
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Moscow
Soviet Tourist Agency
Soviet Union
Pilot Jumps From Experimental Plane Crashes Nearby
An engineering test pilot, Frank Singer, parachuted from an experimental single engine Beech aircraft eight miles east of El Dorado Kansas. Beech Aircraft Corp identified Singer and said the craft was not in production. He was uninjured and alone in the plane.
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EL Dorado, Kan
el Dorado
Highway Patrol
Kansas City
Beech Aircraft Corp
Frank Singer
Singer
Beech
Propst Casey Files for City Commissioner Seat
Casey Propst 910 S Central filed this afternoon as a candidate for city commissioner. He runs a drug store at 121 E Main. Allen Propst 15 . joined as the sixth filer. Others include Ira Barber Ed Caldwell Jim Taylor Don Hawley and incumbent Dave Evans. Two commissioner posts and three school board seats are open. Primary March 19 general April 2. Registration deadline 9 p.m. tonight.
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M. J. Casey
S. Central
E. Main
Shelton Propst
Allen
City Commission
Model Laundry
Ira Barber
Ed Caldwell
Jim Taylor
Don Hawley
Dave Evans
Board of Education
Dean Foster
Cole Leverenz
Floyd West Jr
Edwin Rideau
John P. Nation
Fred Cook leaps through glass to escape station fire
Fred Cook escaped a flash flame at a Lincoln filling station by diving through a narrow glass pane in a service room panel. The blast from an explosion at the Bob Hesting station damaged plate glass but caused no injuries or major damage. Cook emerged unhurt with only a torn seat and glass fragments in the door.
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Fred Cook
S. Santa Fe
Parently
Lincoln
Cook
Po Plate
City Street Department
Audience Ratings Leading TV Astray
Former NBC president Sylvester Weaver told a House Commerce subcommittee that television relies too heavily on audience ratings. He warned ratings are a flawed, subjective guide and likened reliance on them to predicting outcomes by chicken entrails. He noted ratings show relative popularity but contain errors that affect all shows.
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Washington
National Broadcasting Co
Sylvester Weaver
House Commerce Subcommittee
Weaver
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Voters urged to turn out in city primary
Intercepted letter suggests a record tally if voters turn out for the city primary and candidates for two city posts. The note is signed Yours, Cha.
Wichitan Convicted Of Manslaughter
George S. Littlejohn 62 was found guilty by a circuit court jury of second degree manslaughter in the beating death of his wife Margaret 49. Judge Clement F. Clark set a new trial motion deadline for March 29 after allowing defense filings.
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Wichitan AP
George S. Littlejohn
Clement F. Clark
Margaret Littlejohn
Littlejohn
Kansans Pay Nearly 100 Million in IRS Taxes Last Month
Wichita AP report shows Kansans paid 99.74 million dollars in taxes in the last month, up over two million from February 1962. Unemployment, withholding and social security, and estate and gift taxes drove the rise while individual income tax totals fell from a year earlier.
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Wichita
Sam
Harry F. Scribner
U. S. Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Scribner
Anderson Warns of New Taxes If Legislature Fails
Gov. John Anderson warned that failure to follow his budget plan could trigger new taxes. The Senate Republican caucus blocked combining sales tax and general revenue funds to gain about 12 million in one year. He proposed delaying sales tax residue distribution and switching funds to raise revenue, noting a potential 6 to 8 million shortfall if not adopted.
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Topeka
John Anderson
Senate
Republican Caucus
Anderson
Sen
Paul Wunsch
R Kingman
Wunsch
Senate considers shifting patrol costs for Kansas Turnpike
A bill to shift patrolling costs from the Turnpike Authority to the Highway Patrol was introduced in the Senate with Republican caucus support but opposition from Governor John Anderson. The measure, championed by Sen. Donald Hults, estimates annual patrol costs at 250000 and proposes three officers and 23 troopers for the turnpike.
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Topeka
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Highway Patrol
Senate
Republican Senate Caucus
John Anderson
Donald S. Hults
R-Lawrence
Senate Highway Committee
Turnpike Authority
Anderson
Hults
Kansas
Secretary of State
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Log For March 1963
Kansas traffic death log reports 1 death in 24 hours ending 9 am Thursday. For March 1963 total 7 fatalities, compared with 78 in 1962.
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Topeka
Kansas
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