Truman At 85 Faces Quiet Life In Independence Home
The aging former president Harry S. Truman, 85, lives in a century-old Independence, Missouri house, reading four books at a time as arthritis limits his public appearances. J Edgar Hoover rejects retirement on his 45th FBI anniversary. SEC opens inquiry into Lockheed C5A deal amid cost-overrun questions. Kansas City police say incriminating evidence may lead to charges in the April double murder of Mary Ann Adler and Barbara Coughlin.
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Harry S. Truman
Independence
Truman Road
Delaware
Truman
Kansas City
New York
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
FBI
Associated Press
Lyndon B. Johnson
Nixon
Sterling Ford
Ford
Ft. Carson
Colo
Colorado
Sidney Harlow
George Henthorne
Mike Sweetser
Mary Ann Adler
Legion founders gather as 1919 Paris sketch resounds
World War I veterans recall the 1919 Paris caucus that formed the American Legion as the national executive committee meets outside Indianapolis for the anniversary. Founders Society guests attend a banquet with remarks by Congressman L Mendel Rivers. Rep Wilbur Mills proposes a simplified tax plan aiming to cut rates and reduce deductions for middle income earners.
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American Legion
Legion
Paris
France
The
Indianapolis
Ind
Society of American Legion Founders
L. Mendel Rivers
South Caroina
Carlson Library Levy Approved for Carlson Papers
Concordia City Council approves a one mill tax levy for ten years to fund a $200,000 city library for the papers and effects of former Sen. Frank Carlson. The plan would raise $100,000 city funds matched by $100,000 federal aid, with a 61 day petition possible to halt the levy.
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Concordia City Council
Frank Carlson
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Carlson Papers
Recording Artist Succeeds After Writing Lyrics On Wall
Erie man William Harvey Treadway wrote the first successful lyrics to A Poor Man's Desire on his bedroom wall. The country western ballad was released by Preview Records with Danny Dahrlin as the artist and is now rising in popularity. Treadway, nearly 43, writes words for many genres but does not read music or play an instrument. He earns four cents per copy, plus 36 cents on self-sold autographed copies, and advises persistence after two decades of effort.
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Sam Barnhart
Erie
William Harvey Treadway
Treadway
Preview Records
Hollywood
Calif
Danny Dahrlin
George Washington
Railroad
Cool Front Drops Readings Across Kansas Area
A Canadian cold front brings cooler weather and showers across Kansas. Forecasts show today highs near 60s to mid 60s with overnight lows around 40s to 50s and Friday temperatures in the 60s. A tornado was sighted near Williamsburg but caused no damage.
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Federal Aviation Administration
Martin Johnson Airport
Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
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South Central
East Central
Onaga
Paola
Hutchinson
Wichita
Great Bend
Garden City
Hill City
Wakeeney
Williamsburg
U. S. 40
U. S. 59
Iola Man Dies After Heart Attack Outside Main Street
Daniel Woodruff of Iola died on arrival at Neosho Memorial Hospital after a heart attack near 113 West Main. Firemen rushed to assist with oxygen but failed. The body was taken to Friskel Kinser Mortuary in Iola.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
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Friskel-Kinser Mortuary
Jamestown Colorado Stranded by Four Day Flood
Five foot floodwaters isolated Jamestown Colorado with four days of snow and rain flooding rivers. A new access road is being built and an emergency team has reached the town of 300 as two pregnant women near term are among those stranded. Debris clogged spillways were dynamited to relieve reservoir pressure while a youth feared drowned in Boulder Creek prompted searches.
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Boulder County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's Office
Boulder Creek
South Platte
Denver
Platte
Felix L. Sparks
Colorado Water Conservation Board
U.S. Weather Bureau
Europe During War Pictured by Speaker
Barbara Deane reports on a Southeast Kansas Extension meeting where Francine Neubauer of Topeka shared wartime Belgium memories and her journey to citizenship in the United States. She urged vigilance on freedom and civic responsibility, noting the value of sacrifice and national leadership as Americans.
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Barbara Deane
Kansas
District Extension Homemakers
Memorial Auditorium
Belgium
Francine Neubauer
Topeka
United States
Neubauer
Kansas Water Resources Board
America
Than Buu Kiem
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Housing Code Enforcement Begins in City
City housing officer Ralph Caldwell announced start of enforcement under the housing code. He will issue notices to owners of substandard properties and hold hearings for noncompliant cases while coordinating with city attorney John Sherman. Caldwell aims for cautious progress and cites recent abandoned homes and construction inspections as initial focus.
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Ralph Caldwell
Caldwell
John Sherman
District Court
R. J. Burkman
Chanute Area
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