Western Big Three Ministers Plan United Front Talks
Washington hosts a two day strategy meeting among the Western Big Three foreign ministers to push toward a united front before Soviet negotiations. They will review German proposals and discuss Berlin crisis as Atlantic Pact Council prepares for its 10th anniversary session.
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Washington
United Front
State Department
West Germany
Heinrich von Brentano
Christian Herter Jr
John Fos
Atlantic Pact Council
Berlin
West Berlin
Dulles
Write-In Vote for Blackstun Stuns City Primary
A downtown tale explains a write-in vote for Marlin Blackstun in the city commissioner race. Glen Dormois, a local dealer, offered a Coke if Blackstun would run, then publicly supported a write-in. Blackstun finished last with one vote in the official tabulation.
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Marlin Blackstun
Glen Dormois
Dormois
Blackstun
Chamber of Commerce
Traffic Death Surge Disturbs Safety Experts
The National Safety Council reports a 3 percent rise in January and February traffic deaths to 5,290 from 5,130 a year earlier, with February totaling 2,410 and disabling injuries estimated at 200,000. No fatalities were reported in February by 524 cities, while the largest death tolls were in Norfolk, Richmond, and Wichita.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Norfolk
Richmond
Wichita
Kan
Kansas Non-Farm Employment Rises in Mid February
Kansas non farm employment stood at 530,600 in mid February, up 3,700 from a year earlier but down 3,100 from January due to seasonal cutbacks. Factory jobs led a year over year rise while unemployment reached 42,500, about 5.3 percent of the civilian labor force, up from January but below February 1958.
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Topeka
Kansas
State
Sunken USS Texas Won’t Threaten Ships Again
The USS Texas, sunk in Chesapeake Bay in 1911, has snagged seven ships in its wreckage. Navy crews used TNT to remove the top and aim to keep all sections at least 20 feet below surface. The Coast and Geodetic Survey will chart the wreck next week to prevent further trouble near Tangier Island.
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Washington
Navy
Texas
Chesapeake Bay
Tangier Island
Potomac River
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Mowrey Named Santa Fe Agent Replacing Stewart
Magnus M. Mowrey, 57, becomes the Santa Fe agent in Chanute, replacing Jerry Stewart who transfers to Enid Oklahoma. Mowrey arrived last Tuesday to start familiarization, after 41 years with the railroad beginning as an apprentice operator in 1918. He and wife Carrie own a home at 818 West Oak and have a son, a Santa Fe telegraph operator at Kinsley. They attend Nazarene church and join community groups like Kiwanis.
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Magnus M. Mowrey
Santa Fe
Jerry Stewart
Mowrey
Stewart
Enid
Okla
Tribune
Chanute
Santa Fe Railroad
Sterling
Western Kansas Division
Railroad
Carrie
W. Oak
Kinsley
The
Nazarene Church
Kiwanis
Chamber of Commerce
Gieger Appeal Continues Over Parsons Water Reservoir Land
In district court the appeal by Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Gieger challenges land condemnation awards for the Parsons city water reservoir. Testimony by three appellants heard before noon. more witnesses planned. Attorneys include Ratner Mattox Ratner Wichita and Henshall Chanute for the Giegers with Forsyth Eric aiding Parsons and city attorney Glenn Jones.
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Erie
District Court
E. L. Gieger
Parsons City
Gieger
Neosho County
Joe Volmer
Lewis Hatcliff
Giegers
Ira Williamson
South Mound
Grafton Heaton
Warren Knox
Cecil Fisher
Eric
L. R. Rathbun
Bert D. Beck Sr
Anna Marie Chappell
Vernice Parker
Chanute
Wayne Gibson
Ed McMains
St. Paul
Sam Yockey
Rural
Parsons
John Heitman
Walnut
Ratner, Mattox and Ratner
Wichita
Charles E. Henshall
Charles Forsyth
Glenn Jones
Air Force seeks funding for 70 B52H bombers
The Air Force asks for funds to purchase 70 B52H aircraft at about ten million dollars each. Boeing’s Wichita plant builds the B52G model.
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Washington
Air Force
Wichita
Boeing Aircraft Co
State Colleges' Retirement Plan Under Fire
Democratic Rep. Alvin Bauman asks Attorney General to seek Supreme Court ruling on the eight state supported colleges and universities retirement plan. He says the 1920 program may lack constitutional or statutory authorization and costs about 350000 annually. Board of Regents secretary Hubert Brighton notes no specific statute covers the plan and the Legislature rejected a broader measure.
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Topeka
Alvin Bauman
D-Sabetha
John Anderson
Supreme Court
Bauman
State Board of Regents
Hubert Brighton
Board of Regents
George Docking
Brighton
Canville Township Exceeds Red Cross Goal
Canville township surpasses its Red Cross drive goal with $171.50 raised from residents under fund chairman William G. Bodley. Mrs. R. V. Fickel led as township chairman with aides Glen Neely Leo Fairchild L. R. Taylor Jr. Fred Heinze Leon A. Spence Raymond Myers A J Elliott Merle Ely J C Thornton. Danville follows as the second township to exceed its quota with Tioga township reporting $267.22 against a $230 goal.
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Canville
Red Cross
William G. Bodley
Neosho County
R. V. Fickel
Mmes
Glen Neely
Leo Fairchild
L. R. Taylor Jr
Fred Heinze
Leon A. Spence
Raymond Myers
A. J. Elliott
Merle Ely
J. C. Thornton
Danville
Tioga Township
Directors to canvass C of C ballots
The Chamber of Commerce will announce the results of its mail election of four directors after a ballot canvass at a special board meeting at 7:30 tonight in the chamber office. Additional business includes selecting four appointive directors and discussing a chamber financial plan. Elective directors serve three years, appointive one year.
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Chamber of Commerce Mail
Chamber
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka 1959 Totals Rise
AP report shows state accident records listing traffic fatalities in Topeka. In past 24 hours zero. to date in 1959 total 109 compared with 94 in the comparable 1958 period.
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Topeka
Crosby says he failed as father by strictness and money
Bing Crosby reflects on parenting four grown sons in a two part interview. He says he disciplined too harshly and gave too much money while giving too little time and attention. Crosby notes his sons did not follow his guidance, some misbehaved, and he plans to adjust with his new baby and environment.
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New York
Bing Crosby
Crosby
Joe Hyams
Hollywood
The
New York Herald Tribune
Hyams
Nevada
Gary
Lindsay
Kansas Mother of the Year Named for Atwood Resident Irene Kelley
Irene Henderson Kelley of Atwood, Kansas, named Kansas Mother of the Year amid initial mailing errors. She is a former teacher, farm and business operator, and longtime community leader with three daughters and a history of civic service in education, church, Red Cross, and youth programs. The award will send her to New York City in May for the national competition.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Irene Henderson Kelley
Atwood
Kansas Federation of Business & Professional Women
John Selfridge
American Mothers’ Committee
New York
Kelley
New York City
American Mothers Committee
Nellie Krueger
Washington
Kas
Fred Gould
Arkansas City
Tie Achten
National Headquarters
Kansas Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Jo N. Myers
Fredonia
Danbury
Neb
Rawlins County
Alonzo W. Kelley
Federation
Order of Eastern Star
Rebecca Lodge
Federated Women’s Club
Young Women's Christian Assn
Kansas Council of Women's Clubs
Red Cross
Cancer Fund
Democratic County Committee
Mary Elizabeth Maley
Salina
Colorado Women's College
Kansas State
Manhattan
Ruth Hayden
Cottey College
Nevada
University of Kansas
Lonnie Frick
YWCA
San Pedro
Calif
Guard Unit Shifts To MP Service In Kansas
Chanute National Guard shifts from field artillery to military police as part of the Pentomic reorganization. The 174th Military Police Battalion will include units from Chanute Cher ryvale Neodesha Chanute Fredonia Burlington Eureka with HQ at Coffeyville. Chanute Battery B loses howitzers and heavy trucks while remaining personnel, openings exist for prior service or six months of Army training.
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Chanute National Guard
Raymond Friederich
Kansas Guard
National Pentomic Defense
Kansas
George Docking
Joe Nickell
Topeka
Chanute
Coffeyville
Cherryvale
Neodesha
Fredonia
Burlington
Eureka
Friederich
195Th Field Artillery Battalion
195Th Field Artillery Group
Lola
195Th Field Artillery
Yates Center
195Th Engineer Heavy Construction Group
772Nd Engineer
Cancer Crusade Starts Tomorrow
Neosho County unit of the American Cancer Society briefed its county chairmen captains and township chairs at a kickoff coffee. Sam Dixon outlined materials and block worker importance while volunteers performed skits. Local leaders from Chanute Tioga South Coffeyville and surrounding townships will wear identification cards during the crusade.
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Maple Leaf Tea Room
Ross Miller
Jeff Bilyeu
2Nd Ward
Sam Dixon
Charles Berthot Sr
4Th Ward
Tribune
Neosho County
American Cancer Society
County Crusade
John Sherman
James Boerwinkle
W. C. Steele
Carter Brookhart
Big Creek
Henry Watkins
Walnut Grove
F. J. LaForge
Lincoln
Howard Makemson
Lahore
Harold Heilman
Chetopa
Vern Heilman
Centerville
Alva McLaren
Danville
Andrew Nelson Jr
Tioga
Tioga Township
Dean Kepley
Homer Waggner
Frank Sinclair
Chanute
Hillard Blume
Charles I. Berthot
F. J. Meeker
Neosho County Chairman and Mrs. Carter, Brookhart and Mrs. A. G. Stone
Federal Funds Secured for South Coffeyville Project
A $15,023 federal grant supported a South Coffeyville project. Officials credited the funding for advancing local infrastructure and community services. The grant aims to upgrade facilities and improve public programs in the town.
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Federal Fund
South Coffeyville
Weather outlook: clouds, cooler with scattered storms
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy tonight with scattered thundershowers, turning colder. Wednesday will be partly cloudy and colder with lows in the 40s and a high near 66. Topeka notes March will bring scattered showers and possible thunder. western Kansas expected near noon and spreading east.
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Porecast
Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Commuters Loaned Their Umbrellas
The Long Island Rail Road will lend umbrellas at transfer stations for rainy day borrowing and honor-based return. The program uses umbrellas left on trains by absent-minded passengers and involves minimal financial risk for the railroad.
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New York
Long Island Rail Road
Minnie Nicholas murder trial underway in Indianapolis
Indiana jurors hear opening statements in the case against Minnie B. Nicholas charged with first degree murder for the July 31 killing of Forrest Teel outside Laura Mowrer’s apartment. Prosecution says she lay in wait and planned the shooting. defense argues it was self defense and an accidental gun discharge during a struggle.
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Indianapolis
Minnie B
Connie) Nicholas
Forrest Teel
Nicholas
Dep
Francis Thomason
Teel
Charles W. Symmes
Symmes
California
Eli Lilly & Co
Anderson
Teel Tiee
Cecil London
Earl Alexander
Laura Mowrer
Lilly Firm
Tee
Chipmunks’ Creator Seville Earns Big in Records
Los Angeles AP reports David Seville real name Ross Bagdasarian and his Alvin and the Chipmunks hit names earned $6 700 000 in novelty records and re issues in the year ending Monday. The chipmunks Alvin Theodore and Simon top the singing lineup behind the Chipmunk Song.
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Los Angeles
David Seville
Seville
Ross Bagdasarian
Alvin
Theodore
Simon
Singing Chipmunks
Four Odessa Citizens Die in Plane Crash Near Austin
Four men from Odessa, Texas identified as Harvey A. Lee Kenneth Frank Karr Royce Joe Callharmonica Marvin Lewis Gilmore were killed when their plane crashed in heavy fog five miles northwest of Austin while en route from Seville to Austin.
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Austin
Tex
Odessa
Here
Harvey A. Lee
Kenneth Frank Karr
Royce Joe Call
Marvin Lewis Gil
Witch Doctor
Seville
Chipmunks
Alvin
Fall Fatal Scaffolding Death in Belle Plaine
Clifford Claud Weatherly 49 of Castle Oklahoma died after falling twenty feet from scaffolding onto a concrete floor at a construction site in Belle Plaine Kansas yesterday. The incident is under investigation by local authorities.
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Belle Plaine, Kas
Clifford Claud
Weatherly
Castle
Okla
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