County Farm in Neosho County Urged to Build New Facilities
A study committee recommends constructing a 25 bed resident dormitory and a new administrator residence at the county farm east of Erie. Funded by selling all but 10 acres and a two mill two year tax levy, with no bond issue, the plan awaits county commissioners approval and voter support in November.
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Erie
Ane
Netosho County
Board of County Commissioners
Neosho Manor
Fred Stoneking
Stonekings
Stoneking
Greve
Common Market Frightens Mr. K
Alf Landon, former Kansas governor and 1936 Republican nominee, said optimism rose in Washington about U.S. and Russia military strength versus last December. He spoke before the Washington bar association after returning from a trip that included a National Press Club appearance.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Alf M. Landon
Landon
Kansas
Bar Association
National Press Club
Lan
Nikita Khrushchev
London
Khrushchev
de Gaulle
France
McMillan
Equalizer Gun Sparks Constitutional Debate
Rep. Walter L. McVey argues against Rep. Anfuso’s pistol registration bill, calling a gun an equalizer and warning registration could lead to confiscation. He says arming civilians could deter crime and protect women from attackers.
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Washington
Walter L. McVey
R-Kan
Victor L. Anfusa
D-Ny
McVey
Kansas
Anfuso
Federal Bureau of Investigation
12 Year Old Stock Trader Blames JFK for Decline
Twelve year old Pete Harpster in Tulsa discusses his stock portfolio and losses in a falling market. He blames President Kennedy for the downturn while hoping for a recovery and waiting to buy shares through his broker as he watches the Dow Jones averages tumble.
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JFK
Tulsa
Okla
Pete Harpster
Pete
el Paso
Kennedy
Job Wanted Ads Free For Students
The Tribune offers free two week classified Job Wanted ads for students seeking summer work. Ads limited to 20 words with name age and address run four consecutive days unless filled. Place in person or by letter by 10 a.m. for the same day issue to help connect employers with students.
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the Tribune
Earth Tremors Hit Mexico City and Acapulco
Earth tremors rattled Mexico City Cuernavaca and Acapulco with damaged ceilings and walls and power outages. In Mexico City guests fled the Hilton Continental in pajamas while a U S embassy site reported cracks and disruption. No immediate injuries were reported in Acapulco or Cuernavaca.
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Mexico City
Cuernavaca
Pacific Coast
Acapulco
Hilton Continental
U.S
Topeka
Philip John
Heilman
State Hospital
Clay Center
Former Policeman Louis Shoulders Dies in Saint Louis
Former Police Lt Louis Shoulders who arrested the Bobby Greenlease kidnap killers in 1953 later served time for perjury, dying of an apparent heart attack. He collapsed en route to a hospital in a police ambulance about a half hour after arrival. He was imprisoned for lying about the handling of ransom suitcases. More than half of the $600,000 ransom remains unfound.
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ST. Louis
Louis Shoulders
Bobby Greenlease
Shoulders
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka Area May 11 1962
Kansas traffic death log shows 0 fatalities in 24 hours to 9 am Friday for May 11 1962. Compare 1961 period with 163 deaths and 165 for 1962 through the same span.
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Topeka
Kansas
Investigators reap a break in the Estes case
Washington sources say Estes associates are ready to talk about his financial dealings and a Washington project revealed in Estes cash books. Senate subcommittee chair McClellan says Estes will be subpoenaed as hearings loom within a month. Tower warns the scandal could eclipse Teapot Dome in scope.
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Washington (Ap
Billie Sol Estes
Senate
Tigations
Estes
Washington
Texas Court of Inquiry
J. Sen
John L. McClellan
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Teapot Dome
Dick Andert Heads Chanute High School Student Council
Dick Andert, a junior, was elected president of the Chanute High School student council for 1962 63. Dana Williams as vice president Deedra Lucas secretary and Kathy Rose treasurer also elected. Current officers are Jim Roberts president Gary Eastburn vice president Marcia Blackston secretary and Mary Browning treasurer.
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Dick Andert
Chanute High School
Andert
Dana Williams
Deedra Lucas
Kathy Rose
Williams
Jim Roberts
Gary Eastburn
Marcia Blackston
Mary Browning
Bethany Dedicates New Dorm Wing at Deere Hall
Bethany College in Lindsborg dedicates a new $300,000 wing to Deere Hall, a men’s dormitory, to house 108 students. The hall honors Dr. Emily O. Deer, a longtime faculty member of over 50 years.
Woman Dolly Kuntz Found Dead at Farm Near Belle Plaine
The body of 72 year old Dolly Jane Kuntz was found hanging in a tool shed on her farm home six miles northwest of Belle Plaine. Coroner Dr B J Myers said she had received psychiatric care and state the death was a suicide.
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Wellington
Dolly Jane Kuntz
Belle Plaine
B. J. Myers
Laser beams may forge steel holes in seconds at Redstone Arsenal
At Redstone Arsenal a research team led by William B. McKnight studies a laser machine using a synthetic ruby rod to emit a concentrated light beam. The system amplifies radiation to focus energy and may, in time, serve as a potential anti missile weapon though officials call it not a death ray.
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Huntsville
Ala
Redstone Arsenal
Mand
Redstone
William B. McKnight
McKnight
Missile Command
Nine Die in Blast at Maumee Chemical Co Toledo
An explosion at Maumee Chemical Co in Toledo Ohio killed at least nine people all employees of the firm and injured 46. One body remains unaccounted for in charred debris as firemen probe the three story plant near downtown. A 28 year old Maumee Chemical engineer from Abilene is among the dead, Charles J Stapf Jr, son of a local banker and Notre Dame graduate.
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Toledo
Wilfred C. Lauer
Maumee River
Lauer
Charles Bigley
R. H. Baldwin
Abilene
Maumee Chemical Co
Ohio
Charles J. Stapf Jr
Stapf
Abilene High School
Notre Dame University
Abilene National Bank
Old Grist Mill Gets Facelift in McPherson County
In Lindsborg Kansas the Smoky Hill River landmark old grist mill at the south edge of town is undergoing a three story facelift for the upcoming tourist season. The cleaning and renovation are funded by labor donated by local civic clubs across the county.
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Lindsborg
Kan
Smoky Hill
McPherson County
Daffy Texas Trip Leads London to Texas Misroute
London-born Charlie Wood 65 and wife Marie 62 traveled about 14 000 miles after boarding the wrong plane in New York. They intended to reach a Texas town named London but ended up in New York again after a detour via London in Texas. Pan American absorbed the costs as they retraced steps to board the correct flight.
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Texas
London
Charlie Wood
Atlantic
Columbus
Charlie
Ford
Dagenham
England
Kitty Carassis
New York
United States
the Woods
Southampton
Idlewild
Marie Wood
Pan American
Eighth Nuclear Test in Pacific Series Atmosphere Detonation
The United States detonated its eighth nuclear device in the current Pacific test series. Dropped from an airplane, the explosion had an intermediate yield between 20,000 and 1,000,000 tons of TNT and occurred near Christmas Island, as announced by the Atomic Energy Commission and the Defense Department.
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Washington
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
Christmas Island
St Paul Man Held In County Jail
Jesse Sharp of St Paul is in the county jail on a whiskey without license charge. Sheriff Jerry Sloan said agents arrested him last night after buying a pint of bonded whiskey from Sharp. A justice of the peace hearing was set for today. Sharp has two prior similar convictions.
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Erie
Jesse Sharp
St. Paul
Jerry Sloan
Sharp
State Alcohol Beverage Control
Sloan
Justice of the Peace Court
Young Kansas girl dies from street collision injuries
Joyce Haber, a 6 year old from Longford Kansas, died today from injuries she suffered Thursday after being struck by a car while walking home from school. She was the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs Clarence Haber.
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Clay Center
Joyce Haber
Longford
Kan
Clarence Haber
Weather forecast for Kansas with warm spells and possible thundershowers
Warm, sunny weather continued in Kansas with unseasonably high temperatures through Saturday. Isolated evening or nighttime thundershowers are possible today, low near 70, highs near 90 to 95. Readings show Topeka 89 today up to 97 in Dodge City, lows 48 to 69 across the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Turtle Creek Dam
Dodge City
Goodland
Wichita
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