California resident reunites with long-lost cousin after search
Walter Hare of Palo Alto travels to Chanute and Independence after clues point to Edna Strohm, daughter of James Hare born near 1890. Mrs Strohm recognizes Hare in a photo and agrees to meet. They plan to visit relatives in Independence while Hare updates his Indiana-born father.
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California
Tribune
Walter Hare
Palo Alto
Calif
James Hare
Chanute
Indiana
Edna
Winona Burker
Edna Strohm
W. 5Th
Hare
Coffeyville Woman Dies From Highway Crash Injuries
Mrs. Bernice R. Hanson 36 dies at University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City from injuries in a head-on crash last Friday four miles south of here. The other driver, Donald Booe 27 of 317 S Wilson, was treated. fatalities in the county this year rise to six with prior crashes near St Paul and Chanute.
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Bernice R. Hanson
Coffeyville
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Here
Hanson
Donald Dean Booe
S. Wilson
Highway Patrol
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Billy XV Back Home From Hopkins Kidnap Plot
Billy XV, the U S Naval Academy goat mascot, returned to his home pasture in Annapolis after a two day Hopkins University visit. Four unidentified captors handed him back Friday night following orders from Hopkins Dean William K Morrison. Hopkins students had briefly kept the mascot from Gambrills farm, as Dean Morrison vowed to ensure safe passage for the goat to Gambrills.
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Annapolis
Billy
U.S. Naval Academy
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
William K. Morris
Hopkins
Academy Farm
Gambrills
Navy
Dean Morris
Thunderstorms sweep western Kansas ahead of cool front
Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness and warmth with southerly winds 20 to 30 mph and a few thunderstorms tonight. Strong shifting winds and scattered storms then cooler Sunday with highs near 80. In Topeka, storms spread across the state with cooler air expected after.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Tom Arnold
Marais Des Cygnes
Neosho
Goodland
Garden City
Pittsburg
Heap of People Run Neosho Memorial Hospital
Neosho Memorial celebrated its 10th anniversary during National Hospital Week with five key groups guiding operations. The board of trustees medical staff women’s auxiliary Red Cross Gray Ladies and fulltime personnel coordinate policy care and support including a new hospital coffee shop and patient services. The facility employs 125 staff in 10 departments with 75 in nursing and is overseen by five lay trustees appointed by county commissioners led by chairman Walter Poor.
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Neosho Memorial
National Hospital Week
Board of Trustees
Women's Hospital Auxiliary
Red Cross
Gordon Barker
Red Cross Gray
Don Abbueh
Ed Ashley
Donald Ray
Humboldt
Erie
Walter Poor
Capacity Crowds At Spring Show
A large crowd filled the National Guard Armory for the Chanute Spring Farm and Home Show with booths from Chanute merchants selling farm equipment appliances furniture and cars. Hawk Productions presents aerial comedy and animal acts at 3 5 30 and 8 pm with cash prizes and merchandise prizes announced after each show. The event runs tonight until 9 pm co sponsored by the Jay Cees and the Chamber of Commerce.
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National Guard Armory
Chanute Spring
Chanute
Hawk
Armory
Jay- Cees
Chamber of Commerce
Survivors of Cuban invasion hidden on Vieques island
A U S official confirms survivors of the Cuban invasion were concealed on Vieques Island off Puerto Rico. They were later flown to the U S mainland, with some hospital cases believed to be among them. The admission follows AP reports and Cuba's claimed captures and deaths.
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Washington
SAP
U. S
Caribbean
Vieques Island
Miami
Fla
Cuba
Cochinas Bay
Vieques
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Associated Press
Fidel Castro
Congress Warned Of Wheat Program
Washington AP report notes Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman warned time is short to enact a new 1962 wheat program. Freeman would implement the old program for next year and must announce by May 15 and hold a grower referendum by July 25 for quota approval by two thirds. A new act would need early July passage to take effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
Price Fixing Law In Effect Aug. 1
In Topeka the liquor price fixing law from the 1961 Legislature will take effect August 1. State ABC officials request liquor manufacturers to provide by July 1 their lowest U S selling prices. The law bars Kansas wholesalers from charging higher prices than the lowest price set elsewhere in the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Alcoholic Beverage Control
United States
Kansas
Gary Cooper in extremely critical condition in Hollywood
Hollywood AP reports Gary Cooper remains extremely critical as family spokesman denies any death statement. The cancer-stricken star is heavily sedated and fed intravenously as rumors about his prognosis spread.
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Hollywood (Ap
Gary Cooper
Cooper
Kansas Congressmen Votes Are Listed
Washington AP reports Kansas lawmakers and how they voted on recent roll calls. Senate confirmation of Julius C. Holmes as ambassador to Iran passed 63 to 17 with Carlson for and Schoeppel not voting. A separate iron curtain aid bill failed 43 to 36 with Schoeppel for and Carlson not voting. House approval of extending Mexican farm labor program two years passed 231 to 157 with all Kansans for.
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Washington
Kansas
Congress
Senate
Julius C. Holmes
Iran
Carlson
Schoeppel
House
Flashing Light Leads Police to Incubator in Joplin School
A night call sent patrolman Ronnie Latch to a Joplin school where an on off flashing light led to police discovering a home made incubator in a science lab. The device used an automatic heating lamp and was found after a key was provided by a school official.
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Joplin
Ronnie Latch
Vehicles Damaged In Minor Crashes
A car motorcycle collision at Lincoln and Walnut about 2 10 p m yesterday caused minor vehicle damage with no injuries. The car was driven by Jessie J Roberts 528 N Highland and the motorcycle by Charles R Tripp 820 N Forest. A 1954 Ford at Central near Main was damaged by fire Thursday night, report by Gene Jerome estimates damage at 20 dollars.
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Lincoln
Walnut
Jessie J. Roberts
N. Highland
Charles R. Tripp
N. Forest
Gene Jerome
Central
Main
Hollywood Hills Fire Devastates Homes Near Griffith Park
Fire swept the Hollywood Hills burning over 1000 acres with 40 mph winds. Dozens of residences were destroyed or threatened near Griffith Park Observatory. 24 homes counted as burned. No serious injuries reported as evacuees left the hillside areas. The blaze began around Beachwood Canyon and a major emergency was declared within 17 minutes. Camp Hollywood Girl Scout encampment, with 146 girls, was temporarily surrounded. Cause undetermined, with one report citing a downed power line.
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Hollywood
Calif
Hollywood Hills
Sunset Boulevards
Griffith Park Observatory
Aldous Huxley
Beachwood Canyon
Camp Hollywood
Industrial Output Shows Sharp Gain
Washington reports a 2.5 percent rise in industrial production over March, the first increase in nine months and the strongest sign the economy is emerging from recession. GNP is forecast to hit a record 525 530 billion by year end.
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Washington
U. S
Federal Reserve Board
Business Advisory Council
Department of Commerce
BAC
Labor Department
Laos Representation Blocked as Geneva Talks Open
In Geneva US Secretary of State Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko failed to resolve Laos representation at the international conference. Meanwhile rebel talks in Laos led to a cease-fire pledge and plans for coalition talks to form a unified delegation to Geneva.
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Geneva
U. S
Dean Rusk
Andrei Gromyko
Laos
Rusk
Gromyko
United States
W. Averell Harriman
de Kennedy
Pathet Lao
Delega
Soviet Union
Cease-Fire Papers Signed in Laos
A formal cease-fire document was signed in Ban Namone by government and Pathet Lao delegations. They agreed to open full-scale military and political talks here on Sunday with neutralist groups to form a coalition government and possibly negotiate a unified Laotian delegation for the Geneva conference. Speculation links talks to potential meetings among Prince Suvanna Phouma, Prince Souvanouvong, and Gen. Phoumi Nosavan.
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Trons
Geneva
Laos
Ban Namone
International Control Commission
Bannamone
Ern
Vientiane
Pathet Lao
Suvanna Phouma
Souvanouvong
Phoumi Nosavan
Civil Service Board Receives Ogden Appeal
Jewel M. Ogden former Kansas Corporation Commission conservation director appealed the KCC action abolishing his post. Attorney Paul M. Aylward said a rehearing request was filed and the KCC allegedly barred his prior petition from files. Republican majority argues the move increases state control over the Conservation Division.
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Topeka
Jewel M. Ogden
Kansas Corporation Commission
State Civil Service Board
KCC
Paul M. Aylward
Ogden
Aylward
Richard Byrd
Republican - Controlled Commission
Harry G. Wiles
Kansas Centennial Recruits Graduate From Navy Center
The Kansas Centennial Company of 100 recruits graduated Friday at the San Diego Navy Training Center. Gov. John Anderson attended and said many Kansans have served in the Navy, noting 2,222 Kansans enlisted last year. The unit marks Kansas centennial observances in its 100th year.
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San Diego
Calif
Kansas Centennial Company
Navy Training Center
John Anderson
Anderson
Navy
Hayden Named to State School Post
Hayden, former Lincoln Kansas school superintendent, is appointed state level school district organization adviser to the state superintendent of public instruction. The 1961 Legislature created the post under unified district law. State Supt. A. F. Throckmorton will pay Hayden 8500 dollars annually, effective July 1. Hayden has worked on adult education programs in the state office since last September.
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Topeka
Marle Hayden
Lincoln, Kas
A. F. Throckmorton
Hayden
Superlintendent
Traffic Fatalities in Kansas Rise in 1961 Log
Kansas traffic death log for 24 hours to 9 am Saturday shows 3 fatalities, with May totals at 21 and the year 1961 tally at 182 compared with 143 in the same period of 1960. Include local AP report from Topeka.
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Department
Kennedy
Pittsburgh
Topeka
Kansas
Bell Building Open House In Chanute
Chanute hosts an open house at the Southwestern Bell building at 20 S. Steuben from 2 to 8 p.m. and 6 30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday next week. Al Endres says tours will feature Direct Distance Dialing gear marking a major expansion. guides and narrators will lead visitors. Visitors receive favors and folders. displays include the Bell Solar Battery and the Voice Mirror to hear their voice.
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Chanute
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
S. Steuben
al Endres
Bell
Four Teens Die in Car Crash Near Phenix City
Four teenage youths were killed when their speeding car left U S Highway 431 near Phenix City Alabama, soared into the air and struck a tree about 10 feet above the ground. A fifth occupant was critically injured. The crash occurred Friday night about 22 miles south of Phenix City.
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Phenix City
Ala
U.S. Highway 431
Algiers braces for rioters on coup anniversary
Algiers deploys troops with orders to shoot if needed to stop rioting by rightist settlers on the 1958 coup anniversary. Congo leader Kasavubu calls Parliament back into session to address national chaos.
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Algiers
Leopoldville
The
Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
Two Youths Killed In Wichita Crash
Police report two youths died in a Wichita crash after a speeding car missed a curve, snapped two utility poles, hit a tree, and halted at a porch. The victims are Paul Messier, 19, a visiting Navy enlisted man from New York City, and Jerry Schaeffer, 19, of Wichita. Three others listed in fair condition at St. Francis Hospital are Chester Winegarner 20 Stephen Wenser 19 and James M Wheat 19, all of Wichita.
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Wichita
Kan
Paul Messier
New York City
Jerry Schaeffer
St. Francis Hospital
Chester Winegarner
Stephen Wenser
James M. Wheat
Allo
Six Youths Top Winners In Science Fair Honors
The National Science Fair named six teenagers as outstanding winners from 385 finalists in 45 states and six countries. In biology, James Michael Hosford, Victoria Richards, and Karen Hodges stood out for work on crayfish hormones, Osage orange nutrition, and ocean organism distribution. In physical sciences, Richard Brusch, Mary Anderson, and Joyce Yucker earned top recognition for rocket nozzle tests, cystine isolation steps, and a math problem on string properties.
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Kansas City
Karen Orton Hodges
San Antonio
Tex
Richard G. Brusch, Jr
Hammond
Ind
Mary Frances Anderson
San Diego
Calif
Joyce Lea Yucker
Albuquerque
N.M
Hosford
Victoria Richards
Miss Hodges
Texas
Young Brusch
Miss Yucker
Miss Anderson
Three Killed In Atlanta Shooting
Police say 64 year old Nesbett Lee Harper killed his wife Lois and mother in law Ida Hardin 90 then died, found kneeling in a closet. Lois Harper shot in the throat while seated watching television. Hardin killed in a bedroom doorway after a door was kicked in. Authorities suspect a heart attack caused Harper's death.
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Atlanta
Nesbett Lee Harper
Lois
Ida Hardin
Harper
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