Erie prophet jailed over beliefs clash with Kansas law
Kenneth L Beeney Sr 59 a self styled Erie pro phet remains in county jail amid a clash between his religious beliefs and state law. His two daughters Judy 19 and Patricia 16 have prophecies leading to pulling younger siblings Verla 13 and Letha Faye 6 from Erie schools, prompting juvenile truancy charges. Authorities note the right to beliefs but state law requires school attendance until 16 or eighth grade graduation. Beeney says God commanded him to keep the family together for a deliverer and vows the children will return to school. The Beeneys trace prophecies to I Corinthians and describe a powerful praying experience.
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Erie
Kansas
Kenneth L. Beeney Sr
Beeney
Judy
Patricia
Eric
Verla
Letha Faye
Former GI Charged With Giving Secrets To the Russians
George John Gessner 25 a former U S Army nuclear technician is charged with passing restricted data to a Soviet representative in Mexico City The case filed by U S Attorney Newell A George follows a Justice Department inquiry He faces possible death life imprisonment or a long term under the atomic energy act if convicted Gessner deserted Fort Bliss in 1960 and was confined at Fort Leavenworth awaiting arraignment in Topeka The FBI and U S Marshals will transport him for court appearances in Kansas City Panama City and Topeka The report notes his prior military service and work on nuclear warheads and missiles at Ft Bliss
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Kansas City, Kan
George John Gessner
U. S. Army
Gessner
Ft. Leavenworth
Newell A. George
U. S
Kansas
Internal Security Division
Justice Department
Soviet Union
Mexico City
Homestead
Ft. Bliss
Mexican
Ft.Leavenworth
FBI
Topeka
Arthur J. Stanley
John George Gessner
Kingsville
Tex
Hazel Blanch Raymond
Melbourne
Fila
W. Mark Felt
Kansas City
Mexico
Felt
Panama City
Panama
United States
Air Force
City College
San Francisco
Rollins College
Winter Park
Fla
Titan
Atlas
Patrick Air Force Base
Cape Canaveral
Glenn L. Martin Co
Israel Syria clash rages on eastern Sea of Galilee
Israel and Syria denied conflicting claims after a night battle along the Sea of Galilee shore. Both sides reported victory in the gravest frontier fighting in two years as air and ground exchanges involved Israeli and Syrian aircraft and tanks.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Sea of Galilee
Syria
Sports Car Crash Kills Joplin Girl
A 18-year-old Joplin girl, Marilyn Sue Thompson, died from a broken neck after a sports car overturned on U S 166 near Main Street. Driver Robert Wells Lowe Jr., 17, was hospitalized in fair condition with head and back injuries after losing control while passing a tractor trailer. both occupants were thrown from the car.
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Joplin
U. S. 166
Marilyn Sue Thompson
St. John’s Hospital
Robert Wells Lowe Jr
Lowe
Pleasant Kansas Weekend Weather Trend With Warmth Ahead
The Weather Bureau forecasts a pleasant weekend in Kansas with south winds and warming skies. Highs Sunday expected in the 50s, nights in the 30s, with a chance of showers in the southwest late Sunday. Friday highs ranged 41 to 58 from Olathe to Garden City, with lows 20 to 30 across several cities.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Olathe
Garden City
Hill City
Wichita
Driver Held on DWI Charge in Bartlesville
Gilbert F. Ford of Bartlesville was jailed today on a driving while intoxicated charge pending a hearing or bond. The highway patrol arrested him about 5 30 p m yesterday.
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Gilbert F. Ford
Bartlesville
Highway Patrol
Erie Blood Drives Surpass County Goal in Red Cross Visit
Neosho County exceeded its 340 pint target during a Red Cross bloodmobile trip with Erie contributions boosting the total. Erie raked in 116 pints on Thursday for a 110 pint Erie quota, while Chanute fell short by 14 pints over two days.
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Neosho County
Red Cross
Erie
Howard Winans
Sam Ricketts
Chanute
Planes Track Five Objects Sighting Near Missing Airliner
Search planes reported five partially submerged objects along the route of a chartered airliner missing with 107 aboard. The destroyer Brister was sent to identify them while KC97 and Sky Warrior aircraft photographed the site. A U S Air Force spokesman warned survival chances were slim as the plane was believed to have crashed after leaving Guam for Manila.
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Manila
Pacific
U.S
Brister
Joint Rescue Center
Agana
Guam
Photographic Squadron 61
Sky Warrior
Air Force
Clark Air Force Base
Missouri Man Awarded 110000 in Auto Crash Suit
Wayne W. Crouse of Dainsville Mo. received 110000 in a circuit court verdict after a highway collision on U S 69 seven miles south of Pattonsburg on Sept 23 1959 in which his wife died and his three year old daughter was injured. Oddo North Kansas City driver Victor Oddo Sr. faced the suit with his passenger Dr D M Nigro of Kansas City also injured. Crouse claims permanent brain damage and lifelong inability to work.
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Kansas City
M AP
Wayne W. Crouse
Dainsville
Crouse
Victor Oddo Sr
U.S. 69
Pattonsburg
Oddo
D. M. Nigro
Lyman Field
Bridge and car plunge into Whitewater River near Towanda
Bernice M. Schupp a 16 year old girl crawled from a tilted car after a steel bridge near Towanda Kansas slid off its base and sank 30 feet into the Whitewater River. She reached the river bank and was taken to Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital in El Dorado for observation. A school bus had crossed the span hours earlier.
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EL Dorado, Kan
Bernice M. Schupp
Whitewater
Harry Olsen
John Schupp
Towanda
Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital
el Dorado
Irishman’s Thoughts On St Patrick’s Day column
Hal Boyle reflects on what it means to be Irish on St Patrick’s Day in a lyrical AP column. He envisions Irish identity as a fusion of history, glory, music, and kinship, portraying the day as a sacred, universal rhythm that elevates the speaker above ordinary life.
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St. Patrick
New York
Castro accuses Cuba leaders of abusing authority
Prime Minister Fidel Castro charged that Cuba's revolutionary leaders are abusing their authority and creating chaos. He called for sweeping changes to the revolution's political apparatus and warned that those useless will not remain in power. He criticized revolutionary defense committees and urged gender equality and public vigilance against injustices.
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Key West
Fla
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Castro
Revolutionary Defense Committees
Red Cross County Drive Hits Early Milestones in Neosho
The annual Red Cross county fund drive shows early returns led by Neosho County chairs. Chanute quota of 6,281.20 is met through the Chanute United Fund effort. First complete township is Big Creek with 108.85 paid of 110 goal. Township leaders include Mrs. Fred Malson and Mrs. Roy Tunnell. Additional township totals and chairmen for Danville Chetopa Eric Grant Lahore Lincoln Shiloh Walnut Grove are listed with their targets. City chairmen in Eric Thayer St Paul Galesburg and Stark areas report varied progress toward regional goals.
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Red Cross County Fund
M. L. Morton
Neosho County
Red Cross
Roy Tunnell
Tioga Township
Morton
Big Creek
Fred Malson
Jhe
Malson
George Rapile
Virgil Grizzle
Paul Dryden
Harve Johnson
District
Andrew Nelson
Neosho Valley
Ernest Kepley
Robert Lopeman
E. J. King
Harley Knapp
E. Barnes
R. A. Cook
Martin McNamara
L. A. Bean
Danville
R. V. Fickel
Chetopa
Martin McFarland
Eric
Blaine Heady
Grant
L. C. Defebaugh
Lahore
Marion Showalter
Lincoln
Melvin Holding
Shiloh
Virgil Taylor
Walnut Grove
Louis Edwards
Centerville
Mission Townships
Ross James
Harold Smith
Richard Wood
Thayer
A. W. Burton
St. Paul
Frank Dick
Galesburg
Gene Winkler
Stark
E. M. Boyce
Traffic Fatalities Log Shows March 1962 Deaths
Topeka AP reports Kansas traffic death figures for a 24 hour period ending 9 am Saturday. The March 1962 tally and year to date totals reflect increases over the comparable 1961 60 day period with multiple fatalities noted.
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Topeka
Kansas
Tuberculosis Skin Tests Completed in Chanute
Readings of tuberculin skin tests for 2,750 students and staff were completed by Mrs. Jeannine Grubbs of the Kansas TB Health Assn. Less than 100 tests were positive. Positive results prompt skin tests for families and chest X rays to locate the source. Families of reactors in Chanute schools will be tested at the Southeast Kansas TB Hospital Tuesday morning.
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Jeannine Grubbs
Kansas Tuberculosis and Health Assn
Topeka
Chanute
Kansas TB Hospital
Federal Agents Seize 16 Slot Machines in State Raids
Federal agents seized 16 slot machines lacking federal tax stamps in raids on club rooms in Junction City Manhattan and Ogden Friday. Four were taken at the American Legion and Eagles Lodge rooms in Junction City two at the Ogden Legion club and six at the Manhattan Eagles Lodge. No arrests were made but forfeiture proceedings will likely destroy the machines. The action is part of a nationwide IRS crackdown on gambling activities.
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Wichita
Junction City
Manhattan
Ogden
F. Linwood Johnson
Internal Revenue Intelligence
American Legion and
Eagles Lodge
American Legion Club
Johnson
Internal Revenue Service
Lebo Teen Dies After Turnpike Crash Near Emporia
Robert Dean Simond, 18, of Lebo Kansas, was fatally injured when his car struck a bridge on the Kansas Turnpike four miles north of the Matfield Green service area after apparently dozing off. He died three hours later in an Emporia hospital while traveling alone.
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Emporia, Kas
Robert Dean Simond
Lebo
Kas
Matfield Green
Kansas Turnpike
Emporia
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