Board OKs Added Pay Hike For Top Level School Officials
The board approves about 3500 in raises for 11 administrators and 13 teachers next term. Administrators gain 200 yearly, teachers 100 yearly, funded by state money with no tax levy increase. Contracts for three new teachers and one resignation were noted, with budget and policy discussions to follow.
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Board of Education
Royster
Supt
Buford Fisher
Chanute
Fisher
June Bennett
Summit Meeting If Way Opened
President Eisenhower said a summit conference would be a foregone conclusion if the Geneva foreign ministers conference opens the way to easing East West tensions. He added Khrushchev is the key Russian leader and emphasized progress at Geneva could justify a later summit. He warned against wage price controls in steel but urged action by labor and management, and endorsed the administration foreign aid program of 3.93 billion dollars as vital to security and peace.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
Geneva
Superior Court Judge Is Named Mother of Year
New York AP Mrs Jennie Loitman Barron a Brookline Mass superior court judge today accepted the American Mother of 1959 title and praised the American father, introducing her husband Samuel Barron Jr from the rostrum. The award was announced at the Waldorf Astoria by the American Mothers Committee before state representatives.
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New York
Jennie Loitman Barron
Brookline
Mass
Samuel Barron Jr
Daniel A. Poling
American Mothers Committee Inc
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Judge Barron
Boston
Boston University
Barron and Barron
Wellesley College
Erma
Philip Wernick
Deborah Blazer
Joy
William B. Rachlin
Comec
Bos
Porter Arrested For DUI In Topeka
Police held Walter James Porter of Topeka after an incident at Santa Fe and Cherry about 2 30 p m yesterday on charges of driving while intoxicated and transporting an open bottle. He posted a $150 bond and was released with a hearing set for 4 p m May 14 in police court.
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Walter James Porter
Topeka
Santa Fe
Cherry
Aid for Gypsum Disposal Grant Details
Gypsum Kansas received a $19,050 federal grant to assist financing a $64,000 disposal project announced yesterday. The grant funds aim to support waste collection and processing efforts in the town.
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Washington
Kas
Yester
Royster Musicians In Concert Tonight
Royster Junior High presents a combined concert at 8 p.m. in the Royster auditorium with about 160 students under Glenn Peak and Mrs. Myrna Rickart. The program features mixed chorus girls glee Choraleers orchestra and solos by Dick Andert and Christina Berry with narration by Rickey Hammer.
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Royster Junior High
Royster
Glenn Peak
Myrna Rickart
Dick Andert
Christina Berry
Rickey Hammer
Steel talks aim for quick contract without federal intervention
U S Steel negotiator R Conrad Cooper and United Steelworkers President David J McDonald voiced hope for a speedy deal after opening bargaining. President Eisenhower warned of possible government intervention under Taft Hartley if talks fail to avert a wage price spiral. Talks involve Bethlehem Republic Kaiser and U S Steel with eight other settlements due in two days. current pacts expire June 30 with a potential strike July 1.
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NEW York
U.S. Steel Corp
United Steelworkers Union
R. Conrad Cooper
US. Steel
David J. McDonald
Eisenhower
Washington
Bethlehem
Republic
Kaiser Steel Companies
U.S. Steel
Tax Equalization Board To Hear Property Assessments
Neosho County commissioners announce a 10 day period in which taxpayers may appear to request adjustments of the 1959 assessed valuations on real estate and personal property. The board of equalization is composed of the commissioners.
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ERIE
Neosho County
Board of Equalization
Storms Lash Kansas as Rain Pours Across State
Severe storms and tornadoes hit Kansas and Missouri with property damage but no injuries. Major activity centered near Wichita and Maryville with downed lines, shattered trees, farm frame damage, and heavy rainfall totals ranging up to several inches in multiple counties.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Missouri
Wichita
Maryville
Ed Barton
Hopkins
Iowa State Line
Osborne
Pratt
Valley Center
Great Bend
Hutchinson
Junction City
Arnold Zumbrunn
Upland
Kan
Lyons Creek
Holton
Topeka
D. C. Doty
McFarland
Traffic Fatalities Reported in 24 Hour Period
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the state accident records section show 150 deaths in the 24 hours ending at 9 a.m. for this date in 1959, compared with 146 in the comparable period of 1958.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dial Conversion Project Affects Chanute Bell Employees
Southwestern Bell plans a dial telephone conversion in Chanute with completion by April 1961 at an estimated 1.5 million dollars. No installation charges or rate changes for subscribers. some employees may transfer to other locations. Ground broke for the Chanute dial building at Ist and Steuben. Local leaders discussed economic and political engagement at a Chamber luncheon attended by city officials and business figures.
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Chamber of Commerce
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
A. FE. Endres
Bell
Charles Leavitt
Chanute Exchange
Endres
Chanute Dial
Ist
Steuben
Rainbow Unit marks 40th anniversary with covered dish
Chanute's Rainbow Unit 42nd Rainbow Division Veterans host a 6 30 p m dinner in the American Legion auxiliary room to honor the 40th anniversary of Chanute men returning from World War I. Henry Booe leads the chapter with Ed Parr as secretary recounting Chanute’s role and division history.
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Chanute
42Nd Rainbow Division
American Legion Auxiliary
Memorial Building
Army of Occupation
United States
France
Berlin
42Nd
Rainbow Division
States
District of Columbia
Tax Collections For State Jump
State taxes in the first ten months rose 18.74 percent over fiscal 1958, totaling 130,210,459 compared with 109,460,216 last year. Increased sales and income taxes enacted in 1958 boosted revenue, with the half cent sales tax adding 12,027,654. J F Kirchner noted processing slowdowns in tangible tax returns and estimated 173,000 more would have shown if return processing were consistent. individual income taxes reached 12,886,191 this year versus 11,370,885 prior year despite fewer returns.
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Topeka
J. F. Kirchner
Kirchner
Grimes Painting Honored At Verdigris Valley Show
Girl From Haiti by Mrs. Paschal Grimes 623 5 Lincoln received popular vote recognition at the Verdigris Valley Art Exhibit in Independence. The painting was one of 21 sold, later going to Mrs. George Lockett of Moline.
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Haiti
Paschal Grimes
Lincoln
Independence
For Want of Switch In Indianapolis
AP reports postal workers in Indianapolis endured 92 degree heat despite a new 1.9 million dollar air conditioning system. The crew struggled to activate the refrigeration unit and blamed unclear switch instructions.
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Indianapolis
Schickhardt Heads Group for Kansas Postal Supervisors
Carl Schickhardt, assistant postmaster at Chanute, elected president of the Kansas branch of the National Association of Postal Supervisors. Max McReynolds of Wichita named first vice president, Don ald Campbell of Concordia second vice president, Harold V. Brantom of Hutchinson secretary treasurer. Delegates vote to meet in Kansas City in May 1960 amid talks on federal employee health and hospital insurance plans.
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Wichita
Carl Schickhardt
Chanute
Kansas
National Assn
Max McReynolds
Donald Campbell
Concordia
Harold V. Brantom
Hutchinson
Kansas City
Kas
Donald N. Ledbetter
National Association
Senate
Scratches After 10 Story Harlem Fall
A 12 year old girl fell ten stories from a Harlem apartment and survived with only face scratches. Formnia Williams said she scolded her daughter Herschelle who was in another room. She found Herschelle by the open window and saw her fall to the landscaped ground below. An ambulance doctor reported no injuries beyond facial scratches.
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New York
Harlem
Formnia Williams
Herschelle
Kansas to receive federal funds for defense education act
Kansas schools applying for federal funds under the national defense education act are slated to receive 634000 dollars in the next fiscal year. Local districts must match funds, with projects totaling about 684,984 dollars submitted by May 1. A priority system may be unused for funds disbursed before July 1, possibly used in future years.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Board of Education
Body of Parker Found in Pearl River Near Bogalusa
The water-bleached body of Mack Charles Parker, Poplarville Mississippi, lynch victim, was recovered from the Pearl River three miles south of the Poplarville Bogalusa bridge. FBI and Mississippi officials intensified the hunt for Parker’s lynchers, with new charges filed against suspects.
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Bogalusa
Mack Charles Parker
Poplarville
Miss
FBI
Mississippi
Pearl River
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Parker
Poplarville-Bogalusa
Charity Hospital
Pearl River County
Lumberton
Ralph Bachman
Bill Hood
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Bachman
Driver Arrest Leads to Guilty Plea and Fine
Wayne Leroy Shields and Parsons R. were arrested by Officer John Young around 11 a.m. yesterday on reckless driving speeding and passing on a hill. Shields pleaded guilty in police court and was fined 50 dollars.
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Wayne Leroy Shields
Parsons R. 3
John Young
Police Department
Marriage improves grades among UC Santa Barbara students
A survey of 400 married male UC Santa Barbara students finds 80 percent show improved scholarship after marriage while 8 percent worsen. Dr. Joseph F. E. Lantagne says going home to a wife stabilizes study, time is managed better, and marriage may delay delinquency as college students mature.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
University of California At Santa Barbara
Joseph FE. Lantagne
Lantagne
Hans
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