Children Held In Birmingham Jail
In Birmingham Juvenile Court Judge Talbot Ellis said he will jail an undetermined number of school children arrested in a mass anti segregation drive. He offered no bond for repeat offenders, while first offenders face 500 dollars. Hundreds of Negro students were among 600 to 700 detained in waves of demonstrations.
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Birmingham
Ala
Talbot Ellis
Ellis
Parker High School
Bessemerstrators
Medal of Honor Winners Gather at White House
AP report on a White House lawn reception for 234 of 290 living Medal of Honor recipients, spanning Spanish-American War to Korea. Kennedy lauds their courage, with veterans arriving in wheelchairs and one using a cane, while families and dignitaries observe.
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Washington
White House
Mexico
Kennedy
America
Vera Cruz
Korea
Rose Garden
United States
Robert F. Kennedy
John L. Barkley
George S. Robb
Topeka
Rayin Hill
Abilene
Stanley T. Adams
Olathe
U. S. Army Reserve
Eugene
Ore
Walter D. Ehlers
Manhattan
Junction City
Veterans Administration Hospital
Buena Park
Calif
Ernest Childers
Ft. Riley
Lewis L. Millett
Command and General Staff College
Ft. Leavenworth
Burden Bus Crash Injures 24 in Kansas Route Incident
A Burden Kansas school bus sideswiped a bridge injuring all 24 aboard including eight children and driver Delbert Hensley 46. Eight pupils and Hensley were admitted to Newton Memorial Hospital at Winfield. The bus door and bridge railing tore open the right side as some children tumbled down a rocky embankment. Trooper Wayne Jones reported Hensley said he moved onto the shoulder for a pickup and hit the guard post at about 40 mph. The bus crossed the 72 foot bridge and stopped about 20 feet beyond. Injury details list Brenda Robbie and Debra Shore Teddy Shore Richard Shore and Michael Shore Dwayne Hall and John Henderson. The Burden pupils attended Burden Consolidated School. Burden sits northeast of Winfield in south central Kansas.
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Burden
Kan
Delbert Hensley
Newton Memorial Hospital
Winfield
Wayne Jones
Kansas Highway Patrol
Hensley
Robbie Shore
Teddy Shore
Brenda Shore
Richard B. Shore
Debra Shore
Michael Shore
Dwayne Hall
John Henderson
Burden Consolidated School
Brenda
Robbie
Debra
Bob Shore
Teddy
Richard
Mike
Richard Shore
Unemployment Dip Reported in Kansas
In Topeka the State Employment Security Division reports Kansas unemployment declined fractionally this week to an insured rate of 2.7 percent. This is lower than last week’s 2.9 percent but higher than the 2.4 percent rate a year ago, giving a year over year comparison that shows a modest improvement yet persistent elevated joblessness.
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Topeka
Kansas
State
Kansas Traffic Fatalities Log For May 2 to May 3, 1963
Kansas traffic death log reports 2 fatalities in the 24 hours to 9 am Friday for May, 3 deaths for May 1963, with 133 deaths in comparable 1962 period and 167 in the same 1962 frame.
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Topeka
Kansas
JayCees Award Scholarships To Three Chanute Scholars
The Chanute JayCees announced three $50 scholarships for the 1963-64 school year to Chanute Junior College. Recipients are Gary Eastburn Susanna Fickel and Sally Jones. Eastburn and Fickel graduate from Chanute High and Midway High this spring and next year. Funds come from JayCee Radio Day profits, with annual awards planned. A Miss Chanute Pageant report was also given.
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Chanute Junior College
Chanute Jay Cees
Gary Eastburn
Susanna Fickel
Sally Jones
Eastburn
Leon Eastburn
S. Central
Miss Fickel
Paul Fickel
S. Highland
Chanute High School
Miss
Ray Colvin
Kenny Kern
Pratt
Neewollah
Independence
JayCees
Collection Day Tomorrow for Tribune Carriers and Subs
Collection Day tomorrow for Tribune carriers and payment day for subscribers. Carrier boys will collect for one month in advance for May. Please have the money ready for the Little Businessmen when they call tomorrow.
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Tribune
Wild rumors of kidnaping swirl around Alcott school
Police found no evidence to support kidnapping or child molestation rumors near Alcott school. Investigators questioned several children, who offered wild stories of abduction and dismemberment. A resident at the claimed address said she had no children of school age.
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Alcott School
Stays Granted for Three California Death Row Inmates
Justice Douglas granted stays of execution to Joseph Rosato John Frank Viahovich and Donald G Franklin who were to die today in the gas chamber at San Quentin for the 1959 Anaheim restaurant owners shooting. Charles J Golston was commuted by Gov Edmund G Brown to life without parole.
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Washington
Douglas
Supreme Court
California
San Quentin
Joseph Rosato
John Frank Viahovich
Donald G. Franklin
Charles J. Golston
Edmund G. Brown
Golston
Anaheim
Calif
Man Electrocuted In Wellington Substation Accident
Robert E. Pettegrew a 25 year old city lineman was electrocuted accidentally at a Wellington Kansas substation after backing into a 13000 volt power line on Thursday.
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Wellington
Kan
Robert E. Pettegrew
Weather notes and forecast for Kansas today and Thursday
Clouds and fog spread over eastern Kansas with light showers possible. Highs today 75 to 85 degrees, lows 55 to 60. Western Kansas clearer, a high pressure system may bring more clouds and light showers in northern sections Saturday. Temperatures Thursday ranged 66 to 81 across Chanute Dodge City and Russell, with overnight lows 46 to 54.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dodge City
Concordia
Chanute
Russell
Goodland
Smallest AR A loan backs mosaic stone business
Washington AP reports the Area Redevelopment Administration issued its smallest industrial loan, $1,365 to Robert L. Horn of Sterling Kansas to start a mosaic stone work firm using limestone and cement. It will create one direct and two part time jobs with a local bank adding $420 and the Rice County IDA $210 while Horn provides $105.
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Washington
Area Redevelopment Administration
Robert L. Horn
Sterling
Kan
Rice County Industrial Development Commission
Horn
Area Crops Damaged By Late Spring Freeze
Neosho County agricultural agent Bill Dickson reported about 3 000 acres of young corn in the county will need replanting after a late spring freeze. Normal corn planting is 30 000 acres, with roughly 15 000 already planted. Hardest hit were crops under three inches tall. taller corn may show less damage. Dickson warned full extent cannot yet be known and advised awaiting a soaking rain before replanting. He estimated losses up to 15 000 to 20 000 dollars for the affected area, noting some fertilizer remains usable for future crops. Wheat and soybeans expect lighter damage, with alfalfa cuttings beginning. Wilson County similarly reports crop monitoring for freeze impact.
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Neosho County
Bill Dickson
Erie
Dickson
Triumph
Wichita
Wilson County
Dan Pherigo
Fredonia
Probe concentrates on pond bottom in Bowlin deaths
Sheriff officers widened the search to the muddy pond bottom on the Paul B Miller farm in Sedgwick County. A foot by foot sweep targets the area where the head hands and a foot of Mrs Bowlin were recovered. Earl Bowlin was shot in his farm house on April 13 and his wife’s mutilated body found in a field. Thomas Leo McCorgary is held without charge after being questioned.
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Wichita
Earl Bowlin
Sedgwick
Paul B. Miller
Crash Fatal in Junction City to Claim Life of Larry Friedly
Larry D. Friedly aged 22 from Junction City died Thursday in a one car accident. Police said the single vehicle collision occurred on a local road with Friedly the sole occupant and the victim of the fatal crash.
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Junction City
Kan
Larry D. Friedly
April Police Court Bonds and Fines Report
Police department figures show April bonds and fines totaling 326.50, bringing four month year to 1,457.50. Parking meter penalties reached 315.25 with March at 280. The four month total is 1,080.25. Forty-two dogs were picked up in April, 151 since January 1. Police cars logged 8,707 miles and 846 gallons of gas. Meals for prisoners rose to 42 with a four month total of 128. One thousand three hundred seventy eight parking tickets issued.
S W Harding Injured In Crash In Chanute
Erie man Stanlevy W. Marding, 54, of R 1, was injured in a station wagon pickup collision at 21st and Plummer about 1 15 p m. He sustained severe head cuts but no skull fracture and was listed in satisfactory condition at Neosho Memorial Hospital.
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Erie
Stanlevy W. Marding
R. 1
Plummer
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Harding
Howard Stitt
Wayne Stitt
Rockford Dietche
Chanute RK. 1
Ingraham
Sheriff's Office
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Appears in Crime Theme
Intercepted letter content hints at a crime angle with a snappy closing line. The fragment suggests a note addressed to Cha and a反comment on crime not paying, reflecting the era’s editorial voice and sensational style.
Bus Scheduling By Machines
Washington AP reports Kansas State University's engineering station will run a federal grant project to computerize bus scheduling. Public transit systems in Kansas City Cincinnati and St. Louis will participate to divide cities into routes estimate passenger loads and determine bus frequency on each route.
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Washington
Kansas State University
Engineering Experiment Station
Robert C. Weaver
Kansas City
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Weaver
Hoover Warns Apathy Behind Crime Rise
FBI director J Edgar Hoover, nearing four decades in office, warns that public apathy toward law enforcement fuels a crime surge. He cites a 114 percent rise since 1950 and urges citizens to report and testify. He recounts career steps and outlines factors driving crime, including demographics, policing, and public attitude.
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Hoover
Raymond J. Crowley
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Congress
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R. J. Chanute
Highway Patrol
Cha
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Harlan Fiske Stone
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