Coon Sanders Night Hawk Follies Pioneer in Midwest Radio
Obituary notes Joe Sanders 68 died at Veterans Hospital in Kansas City. Sanders co led the Coon Sanders Night Hawk Follies with Carleton Coon, a nationally known radio act debuting December 5, 1922 on WDAF. The piece recalls early 1920s radio life and Sanders origin in Thayer Kansas and Centralia Missouri. It also covers Merry Matron Club of Prescott May Play Day in Chanute with thanks to Safari Museum staff and local merchants.
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Joe Sanders
Veterans Hospital
Kansas City
Midwest
Merry Matron Club of
Prescott
Chanute
Linn County
Linn-Bourbon County
Fort Scott
Snyder
Royce Wells
Chamber
Wells
Retail Committee
Ron Poor
Agricultural Committee
Neosho County
Tribune Phone Contact for Carrier Reachability
Instructions to contact the Tribune via phone for carrier issues. If the primary contact is unavailable, call HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
Johnson Asks End Of Right-to-Work
President Johnson urged Congress to repeal Section 14B of the Taft Hartley Act wiping out right to work in 19 states and extend minimum wage coverage to 4.5 million workers while not seeking an increase to the current 1.25 dollar federal minimum. He proposed overtime reform to double time after 48 hours and a broad overhaul of the unemployment insurance system.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Three Bands Planned For Summer In Chanute
Glenn Peak of the Chanute Recreation Commission announced a three band summer program with six week runs for grade school and junior high and eight weeks for adults. In 195? the bands enrolled 174 players across grade school junior high and adult groups. Seven performances are scheduled with sessions on Monday and Wednesday for each group.
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Glenn Peak
Chanute Recreation Commission
Evans Music Store
Peak
Break-in at St. Paul Hy Grade plant reported
A break-in at the Hy Grade Construction and Materials plant in St. Paul was reported to Sheriff George Neely at 8:05 a.m. today. The lock on a gasoline storage tank was broken and an undetermined amount of gasoline taken.
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ST. Paul
George Neely
Neely
DC-6 Plane Crashes Near Air Base. Crew Survive
A DC4 aircraft struck near White Man Air Force Base during a thunderstorm in Knob Noster Missouri. The three crew members aboard escaped unharmed, with the crash occurring about three fourths of a mile southeast of the base runway.
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Knob Noster
Whiteman Air Force Base
Kansas leaders tour Gulf ports to boost exports
Avery Evans and Harris join William Avery and 50 Kansas businessmen on a trip from Kansas City to Houston and New Orleans. The group will visit Gulf ports to promote Kansas agriculture and manufactured goods, cruise the Houston Turning Basin, and return Friday.
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Dave Evans
Fred Harris
William Avery
Kansas Economic Development Commission
Kansas
Houston
New Orleans
Town House
Kansas City
Gov. Avery
S.S. Sam Houston
Chamber weighs cosmetology school for Chanute
A Chamber of Commerce committee reviewed forming a vocational cosmetology school in Chanute under the Manpower Redevelopment Act. Key figures including Mrs. Virginia Barker and Milt Snyder noted available space, local need, and nearby programs while planning to study job placement impacts and promote related events.
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Chamber of Commerce
Virginia Barker
Milt Snyder
Bell Telephone
Chanute
Snyder
Weather and Tornado Watch Near Kansas and Missouri
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and storms tonight as a cool front crosses central and eastern Kansas. Highs today mid 70s to around 80, cooler tomorrow. Tornado forecast issued for parts of Oklahoma and Missouri with possible large hail and damaging winds from 2 to 8 p m CST, affecting several Missouri counties.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma City
Springfield
Vernon
St. Clair
Bates
Henry
Traffic Fatalities Log Report For Topeka 1965 Update
The Topeka traffic death log shows 24 hours to 9 a.m. Tuesday for May 22, 1965, with 2 fatalities. The 1964 comparable period recorded 211 deaths.
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Topeka
Kansas
Chanute New Look Project Begins Today
Work on the Chanute new look project began today as crews move in to start renovations and street improvements across the city.
Free two week Jobs Wanted ads in Tribune classifieds
The Tribune classifieds announce a two week free period for Jobs Wanted ads ending Saturday. High school and junior college students may place ads seeking summer work by writing or visiting the office, but not by phone.
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Tribune
Ash Grove Lime Plant Receives Safety Award
The National Safety Council awarded Ash Grove Lime and Portland Cement Company of Chanute its Award of Merit for an injury free period totaling 2,408,009 man hours from July 30, 1959 to December 31, 1964. A June 3 ceremony at the plant auditorium will feature Richard Smith of the Chanute Highway Patrol as principal speaker.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Ash Grove Lime and Portland Cement Company
Chanute
Council
Howard Pyle
Richard E. Willis
Richard Smith
Highway Patrol
Downtown Projects Underway Today
The city launches a major remodeling drive with Kay Hotel demolition and Main Street widening. Champney Wrecking Co. begins tearing the Kay Hotel roof as crews plan a six week razing, while Klaver and Wallace Inc expands Main by two feet in blocks from Central to Steuben. Parallel parking replaces angled spots after completion in about 45 days.
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East Main
Klaver and Wallace Inc
Kingman
Ibune
Russ Corbitt Gan
Central
Steuben
Kay
Main
Champney Wrecking Co
Topeka
Main and Highland
Klaver and Wallace, Inc
Highland
Evergreen
U S Resumes Air Strikes Against North Viet Nam
U S Navy planes from the 7th Fleet attacked a petroleum storage site at Phu Qui 125 miles south of Hanoi. Initial reports say severe damage and a burning target. The strike marked the first against the North in six days as ground fighting continued elsewhere.
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U.S
North Viet Nam
Saigon
United States
7Th Fleet
Coral Sea
Phu Qui
Hanoi
Poverty prompts government timber claim against Tennessee mountaineer
U S officials seek 1717.52 dollars from Wilford Metcalf of Del Rio Cocke County for timber cut on land the government says lies in a national forest. Congressman James Quillen pressed Agriculture Secretary Freeman to resolve the dispute, noting the broader war on poverty.
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Washington
U.S
James H. Quillen
Rtenn
Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Quillen
Orville L. Freeman
Wilford Metcalf
del Rio
Cocke County
Tenn
Congress
G. Wilson Horde
Knoxville
Metcalf
Hoover warns of growing Soviet spy threat in U S
J Edgar Hoover told Congress that Soviet agents are increasingly active in the United States posing as newsmen diplomats businessmen scientists students and cultural exchange participants He warned of growing Chinese intelligence activity and said consulates could complicate counter espionage efforts
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Congress
United States
FBI
Hoover
EKGB
Dominican Appeal By U Thant Calls for Cease Fire
United Nations Secretary General U Thant urged warring Dominican factions to halt hostilities immediately. He said peaceful means are essential for a lasting settlement and asked all involved to heed the Security Council call for an immediate cessation of hostilities. The council had earlier ordered a cease fire and authorized a personal envoy to the Dominican Republic.
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United Nations, N.Y
U Thant
Dominican Republic
U.N
Thant
Security Council
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the Tribune
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Atchison
Jim Kensett
Main Street
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Rusk
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