General MacArthur in serious condition after surgery
Washington AP General Douglas MacArthur, 84, underwent emergency surgery at Walter Reed Hospital Monday night. He remains in the recovery room with life-support facilities available and is cognizant and talking, though seriously ill. Blood transfusions were required for internal bleeding, with the family at his suite as doctors report initial post operative recovery as good.
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Edward J. Costello
MacArthur
Winter Weather Warnings and Kansas Forecast Update
Heavy snow warnings issued for central and north central Kansas with thunderstorms forecast for the southeast. Snow in Goodland area, rain or freezing drizzle elsewhere overnight. Windy with drifting snow. lows near 20 to 40, highs 20s to 40s. Overnight rain totals varied across cities from Chanute to Wichita.
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Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
Weather Bureau
West Central
North Central
Chanute
Olathe
Emporia
Wichita
Hill City
Pittsburg
Freight Cars Escape and Captured After Chase
A string of 17 freight cars broke from a Union Pacific switch engine in Pomeroy Washington. A 16 mile chase ensued as railroad workers and police pursued the runaway cars reaching 50 to 60 mph before depot agent Bill McCrea halted them at Starbuck. He jumped aboard after passing the train, stopping it by setting hand brakes.
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Pomeroy, Wash
Union Pacific
Washington
Pomeroy
Bill McCrea
Starbuck
Wash
McCrea
Art Heist Seizes $208,000 Worth Of Paintings In Milan
Italian industrialist Mario Buscini missed a soccer game when burglars broke into his Milan apartment and carried off three paintings valued at $208,000. The works include The Nativity by Francesco Guardi and two Flemish pieces titled The Rape of Europe and a Utrecht school work.
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Milan
Italy
Mario Buscini
Francesco Guardi
Europe
Heinz
Utrecht
Elks Award Hutchison to Receive Elks College Scholarship
Chanute Chanute High School senior Lynda Hutchison has been named by the Kansas Elks Assn and its national foundation to receive a 250 scholarship. Ed Dailey announced the award as part of 4900 in Elks scholarships to 15 students. Certificates will be presented May 3 in Wichita.
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Junction City
Chanute
Lynda Hutchison
Kansas Elks Assn
National Foundation
Edmond Dailey
Elks
Miss Hutchison
Wilma Hutchison
N. Forest
Chanute Elks Club
Kansas University
the Elks
Wichita
Bolivians Rally for Pacific Port in March to the Sea
About 30,000 Bolivians led by President Victor Paz Estenssoro marched to publicize Bolivia’s demand for a Pacific port. The landlocked nation seeks access Chile once seized after the 1879 war. Chile rejects the demand, and diplomatic ties are severed.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Pacific
Chile
10000 Expected At Easter Service In Moundville
A cast of more than 200 will present the 17th annual Road to Calvary Sunrise Easter Pageant in Moundville Alabama, with up to 10000 people expected to attend the 4 am performance.
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Moundville
Ala
State to Redeem 10 of Last 11 World War I Bonds
Topeka Kansas AP State Treasurer Walter H Peery plans to redeem 10 of 11 unredeemed World War I bonds for veterans bonuses. The $1000 bonds were sent from Merchants National Bank and likely from an estate. They mature July 1 1948 and total $10,000 toward the $13,585 World War I bond fund with no issuer or recipient indicated.
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Topeka
Walter H. Peery
Merchants National Bank
Peery
Delay Bell Rebate In Southwestern Bell Rate Case
AP Missouri Topeka report notes a disputed multi million dollar Southwestern Bell Telephone rate case remains unresolved after a December Supreme Court ruling. Bell sought a 1959 60 rate increase and must refund 10 to 20 million pending final adjudication with refunds tied to case closure.
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Topeka
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Bell
State Supreme Court
Corporation Commission
William L. Mitchell
Commission
Woman Is Innocent By Insanity Reason
TOPEKA AP A 29 year old mother was found innocent by reason of insanity on charges of first degree murder of her two young daughters last January. Mrs Nori Jenkins was committed to Topeka State Hospital. The children Linda Louise four and Doris Marie twenty three months were strangled with cloth belts, witnesses said.
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Topeka
Nori Jenkins
Dist
E. Newton Vickers
Topeka State Hospital
Linda Louise
Doris Marie
City restricts cigarette sales to under 16 in Overland Park
Overland Park Kansas AP The city council approved an ordinance banning cigarette sales to anyone under 16 effective April 15. It also bars under 16s from possession or misrepresenting age. Penalties include fines up to 100 dollars or 30 days jail or both.
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Overland Park, Kan
Kansas City
Planners OK Traffic Parking Study Phase Two in Chanute
Chanute city commission approved phase two of the 701 planning, a traffic parking and street study to run with Burgwin and Martin and the Kansas Highway Commission. Field work, origin destination interviews, and data analysis will lead to a master street plan and potential Main and First street widening. Completion for the full phase is about 18 months, with interim steps including a renewed parking angle review and possible metered spaces.
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Chanute
City Commission
Kansas Highway Commission
Burgwin and Martin
The
Highway Commission
Highway
Herbert J. Johnson
Pittsburg
Junction City
Ing Lot
Robert Willis
Johnson
John Welker
Byron Wood
State Planning Agency
Main
Paschal Grimes
1St
Lincoln
Evergreen
Grimes
1St Street
Bruce Burris
John A. Grady
Empire Billiards
E. Main
Burris
Hillard Blume
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Nu- Way Trailers
Reuben Willis
West 21St Street
R. J. Hayes
Willis
American Legion Baseball Committee
City Park
Lloyd Dalton
Post
President Johnson says no general war in nuclear age
President Johnson told a labor convention that a general war is impossible in the nuclear era and nations should pursue reasoned agreement. He warned against rushing to send troops, urged patience, and urged building trades unions to help end unemployment, poverty, and discrimination. He cited Panama, Cyprus, Cuba, and Vietnam as examples and noted the need for diplomacy over brute force.
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Washington
Johnwor
Johnson
Panama
Panama Canal
Cyprus
Cuba
U.S. Naval Base
Viet Nam
Buiding and Construction Trades Department
Aflcio
Building Trades Unions
Rush for JFK Half Dollars at Treasury
Crowds lined up at the Treasury to buy Kennedy half dollars amid heavy demand. About 26 million minted this year with 65 million more planned, while Treasury limits minting due to dwindling silver dollars and high collector demand.
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Washington
Kennedy
Treasury
John F. Kennedy
United States
Treasury Building
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Reveals Coin Market Push
An intercepted letter discusses a shortage and rising demand for coins driving market values higher while consumer spending yields no additional value. The missive notes tighter supply and market pressure affecting coin prices and behavior.
Ambassador Reischauer Stabbed At Tokyo Embassy
Japanese assailant Norikazu Shiotani, 19, stabbed U.S. Ambassador Edwin O. Reischauer in the thigh at the Tokyo embassy. Reischauer, 53, underwent surgery and was expected to recover in about two weeks. An embassy official credited John Ferchak, 39, with subduing the attacker and removing the blade. Police described the incident as deranged with no political motive. Japan voiced regret and Premier Ikeda sent telegrams to President Johnson.
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Tokyo
U.S
Edwin O. Reischauer
Reischauer
Norikazu Shiotani
John Ferchak
Shiotani
Kennedy
Japan
Hayato Ikeda
Johnson
Ferchak
Hawley Buys Jeep Franchise in Local Deal
Roy L Hawley announces purchase of the Kaiser Jeep franchise from Roy Babcock. The Hawley Motor Co at 1521 W Main will market Jeeps with Don Hawley as sales manager and Warren Babcock as service manager. Babcock retires after 15 years running the Jeep franchise since May 1949.
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Roy L. Hawley
Jeep
Kaiser Jeep
Roy Babcock
W. Main
The
Hawley Motor Co
Hawley
Don Hawley
Warren Babcock
Roy Hawley
J&j
Babcock
Traffic Fatalities Log Shows March Toll in Kansas
AP report notes Kansas traffic death log for 24 hours to 9 am Tuesday lists 3 fatalities for March 1964, 125 for the year to date, compared with 24 for the comparable 1963 period. Two previously unreported February fatalities are added.
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Topeka
Kansas
State C of C meeting explained at Tioga Hotel
A noon gathering at the Tioga Hotel outlined the work of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce. Presiding was former Chanute mayor John Lapham. State Chamber reps included Rep. Bob Finney of Humboldt Clinton Atchison of Topeka George Weeks of Oswego and Lewis Moon of Independence. Twenty persons attended.
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Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Tioga Hotel
Chanute
John Lapham
Bob Finney
Humboldt
Clinton Atchison
Topeka
George Weeks
Oswego
Lewis Moon
Independence
Independence Fire Damages Building in Downtown Kansas
A blaze on the upper floor of a two story Independence building started in a water heater in a second floor apartment. Four other furnished apartments were destroyed. Occupants evacuated with no injuries. First floor offices including Selective Service Air Force recruiting barber shop shoe shine parlor and real estate and insurance offices suffered smoke and water damage. No damage estimate available.
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Independence
Kan
Stroud
Selective Service Office
Air Force
AP President Paul Miller to speak at Pittsburg State convocation
Paul Miller, president of the Associated Press, will address Pittsburg State College during a convocation on May 15. The event highlights AP leadership and college ceremonies in Pittsburg, Kansas.
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Pittsburg, Kan
Associated Press
Paul Miller
Pittsburg State College
Southern California faces floods winds fires and mud
In mid December a Baldwin Hills Reservoir leak released 300 million gallons, wrecking homes and claiming five lives. A Mojave windstorm damaged thousands of structures and spawned fires, with losses over 13 million dollars. Hydrated later, a four foot mud surge covered homes. Despite flood damage, rain benefits dry-farmed crops like barley and wheat.
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Baldwin Hills
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Royster Junior High
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Dan Newland
Melvin Marsh
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